"Saturday-morning cartoon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Saturday-morning cartoons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Saturday-morning cartoon (plural Saturday-morning cartoons)
  1. (historical, US) One of the animated television series that was typically scheduled on Saturday and Sunday mornings in the United States on the "Big Three" television networks, especially between the mid-1960s and the mid-1990s as a dedicated programming block for the predominately children's viewing demographic. Wikipedia link: Saturday-morning cartoon Tags: US, historical Categories (topical): Animation, Television
    Sense id: en-Saturday-morning_cartoon-en-noun-iVFxJv-R Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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