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  • cfi@lemmy.worldtoCalvin and Hobbes@lemmy.world30 April 1988
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    For those who weren’t around in the 80s, like myself, Calvin’s dad is actually right.

    At this point in time toy tie in programs made up the bulk of Saturday morning cartoon blocks.

    G.I. Joe, He-Man/She-Ra, Transformers, etc are examples. What’s more, a lot of these shows were low budget to minimize cost and maximize profit. Not only did they recycle scripts, they recycled whole scenes, some of which (famously He-man’s transformation) would appear in nearly every or actually every episode, unchanged









  • I went to a well funded school in New England, this was period correct even as late as 2013. For VHS especially these carts were still in use, but starting in maybe 2007/2008 some teachers would use their computer + VGA projector setup for DVDs. Especially since there weren’t enough carts to go around