History Main / SaturdayMorningKidsShow

* Two or three noticeable presenters.

The types of hybrid shows that are shown in the UK on Saturday mornings -- effectively a VarietyShow aimed at kids. Broadcast US television used to have a milder variety of this kind of program -- and some were actually run five times a week, on weekdays -- but they have almost entirely been phased out in favor of shows that are cheaper to produce and which have higher profit margins. (And most US networks have actually phased out ''all'' Saturday-morning children's fare entirely.) The genre seemed to be dead in the UK, ''Toonattik'' was the last real example and it dumped its presenters and become just a cartoon block before being axed at the end of 2010. However, TheBBC brought back the format as ''Saturday Mash-Up!'' in 2017.

* ''YouCantDoThatOnTelevision'' started out as one of these (with live-action sketches instead of cartoons); the call-in segments were dropped as soon as the show was repackaged for sale to markets outside Ottawa and the music segments phased out after the first couple years while the ShowWithinAShow aspects of the link segments were played up, until what was left was a SketchComedy.

* A single woman ("Dorothée") hosted an eponymous show of this type for over fifteen years (1978-1987 and 1987-1997), building up a gigantic network of ancillary co-stars, gags, sets, etc. etc. etc. For [[GatewaySeries better]] or [[AnimationAgeGhetto wo]][[{{Macekre}} r]][[DubNameChange se]], this show more-or-less introduced France to Anime (and ''SuperSentai'' years before ''PowerRangers'').
** ''Club Dorothée'' launched the careers of quite a few French acting and showbiz personalities. A product of impresario Jean-Luc Azoulay's AB Productions, graduates of Dorothée progressed to other AB shows such as ''Series/LesFillesDaCote''. The show only ended when main TV channel TF1 severed its association with Azoulay and AB Productions [[RealLifeWritesThePlot in still unexplained circumstances]] in 1997.

* ''Hanna Barbera Dingue Dong'' (1990-1996), was just a collection of HB cartoons (''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'', ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'', etc.) interspersed with the live-action host's antics. Based on the american ''The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera''
** In fact, France had a quite bunch of such shows which alternate cartoons and inane jokes involving live-action hosts. This may have had some legal causes (laws requiring homeland-produced original content, etc.)

* A single woman ("Dorothée") hosted a show of this type for over fifteen years (1978-1987 and 1987-1997), building up a gigantic network of ancillary co-stars, gags, sets, etc. etc. etc. For [[GatewaySeries better]] or [[AnimationAgeGhetto wo]][[{{Macekre}} r]][[DubNameChange se]], this show more-or-less introduced France to Anime (and ''SuperSentai'' years before ''PowerRangers'').

* A live audience of young children

* ''Hanna Barbera Dingue Dong'' (1990-1996), was just a collection of HB cartoons (''ScoobyDoo'', ''WackyRaces'', etc.) interspersed with the live-action host's antics. Based on the american ''The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera''

The types of hybrid shows that are shown in the UK on Saturday mornings -- effectively a VarietyShow aimed at kids. Broadcast US television used to have a milder variety of this kind of program -- and some were actually run five times a week, on weekdays -- but they have almost entirely been phased out in favor of shows that are cheaper to produce and which have higher profit margins. (And most US networks have actually phased out ''all'' Saturday-morning children's fare entirely.) The genre is probably now dead in the UK, ''Toonattik'' was the last real example and it dumped its presenters and become just a cartoon block before being axed at the end of 2010.

** During the summer months the regular Saturday morning show took a break. Replacements included ''8:15 from Manchester'', ''Parallel 9'' (set on a alien planet of the same name), and ''Fully Booked'' (set in a fictional Scottish hotel).

* On Creator/TheBBC: ''(Multi Coloured) Swap Shop'' (1976-1982), ''Saturday Superstore'' (1982-1987), ''Going Live'' (1987-1993), ''Live And Kicking'' (1993-2001) - [[SameCharacterButDifferent which were all essentially variations of the same format]].[[note]]Well, mostly. ''Swap Shop'' was perhaps memorable as, like the name suggests, kids of the era could literally bring items such as toys they didn't want to a live swap event and exchange it for others they did, proving to be one of the most popular aspects of the show according to TheOtherWiki. These days, of course, we have eBay, Freecycle and such...[[/note]]

* ''Series/GetSetForLife'', an [[Edutainment edutainment]] block for preschoolers on Creator/{{CBC}}, It featured two hosts named Michael and Allison who would play pretend, do crafts, and tell stories.

The types of hybrid shows that are shown in the UK on Saturday mornings -- effectively a VarietyShow aimed at kids. Broadcast US television used to have a milder variety of this kind of program -- and some were actually run five times a week, on weekdays -- but they have almost entirely been phased out in favor of shows that are cheaper to produce and which have higher profit margins. (And one US network has actually phased out ''all'' Saturday-morning children's fare entirely.) The genre is probably now dead in the UK, ''Toonattik'' was the last real example and it dumped its presenters and become just a cartoon block before being axed at the end of 2010.

* Late lamented examples include ''{{Wonderama}}'', ''GeneLondon'', and ''Series/CaptainKangaroo''. (None of which were literally speaking ''Saturday'' fare, but it's the format, not the broadcast time that counts.) Also, ''Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse'' was equal parts straight and subvertive of the genre. And then there's all the regional variations of ''TheBozoShow''.

* Jim Varney, as his ErnestPWorrell character, briefly revived the genre with ''Hey Vern, It's Ernest!'' in 1988.

* Celebrities being interviewed and/or singing.

* Phone in competitions (often involving things that require you to watch the cartoons)

* ''Televisator [[NumberedTVStations 2]]'' (1993-1994) was a show about video games and cartoons (''TinyToons'', etc.)

* Satires of popular TV shows (''{{Taggart}}'' appears to have been done once, ''Series/DoctorWho'' has been done).

* On Creator/TheBBC: ''(Multi Coloured) Swap Shop'' (1976-1982), ''Saturday Superstore'' (1982-1987) ''Going Live'' (1987-1993) ''Live And Kicking'' (1993-2001) - [[SameCharacterButDifferent which were all essentially variations of the same format]].[[note]]Well, mostly. ''Swap Shop'' was perhaps memorable as, like the name suggests, kids of the era could literally bring items such as toys they didn't want to a live swap event and exchange it for others they did, proving to be one of the most popular aspects of the show according to TheOtherWiki. These days, of course, we have eBay, Freecycle and such...[[/note]]

* On Creator/TheBBC: ''(Multi Coloured) Swap Shop'' (1976-1982), ''Saturday Superstore'' (1982-1987) ''Going Live'' (1987-1993) ''Live And Kicking'' (1993-2001) - [[SameCharacterButDifferent which were all essentially variations of the same format]].[[note]]Well, kind of. ''Swap Shop'' was perhaps memorable as, like the name suggests, kids of the era could literally bring items such as toys they didn't want to a live swap event and exchange it for others they did- kind of like Freecycle for the pre-internet age, one supposes..[[/note]]

* On Creator/TheBBC: ''(Multi Coloured) Swap Shop'' (1976-1982), ''Saturday Superstore'' (1982-1987) ''Going Live'' (1987-1993) ''Live And Kicking'' (1993-2001) - [[SameCharacterButDifferent which were all essentially variations of the same format]].[[note]]Well, kind of. ''Swap Shop'' was perhaps memorable as, like the name suggests, kids of the era could literally bring items such as toys they didn't want to a live swap event and exchange it for others they did- kind of like Freecycle is in the internet age, one supposes..[[/note]]

* On Creator/TheBBC: ''(Multi Coloured) Swap Shop'' (1976-1982), ''Saturday Superstore'' (1982-1987) ''Going Live'' (1987-1993) ''Live And Kicking'' (1993-2001) - [[SameCharacterButDifferent which were all essentially variations of the same format]].

* On Creator/TheBBC: ''(Multi Coloured) Swap Shop'' (1976-1982), ''Saturday Superstore'' (1982-1987) ''Going Live'' (1987-1993) ''Live And Kicking'' (1993-2001)'' - [[SameCharacterButDifferent which were all essentially variations of the same format]].

* On Creator/TheBBC: ''Live And Kicking'' (1993-2001)
** And its predecessors ''(Multi Coloured) Swap Shop'' (1976-1982), ''Saturday Superstore'' (1982-1987) and ''Going Live'' (1987-1993) - [[SameCharacterButDifferent all essentially variations of the same format]].

** During the some summer months the regular saturday morning show take a break. Replacements included ''8:15 from Manchester'', ''Parallel 9'' (set on a alien planet of the same name), and ''Fully Booked'' (set in a fictional Scottish hotel).

* On TheBBC: ''Live And Kicking'' (1993-2001)

* Probably one of the originators of the genre was ''Howdy Doody Time'', dating back to the 1950s.

** ''SM:TV Live'' (1998-2003), notable for launching the mainstream careers of AntAndDec and Cat Deeley, and for having an ''extremely'' high amount of {{Parental Bonus}}es.

* On Creator/{{ITV}}: ''{{Tiswas}}'' (1974-1982, starting as a regional series in UsefulNotes/TheMidlands before it went nationwide by its final series)

* On {{ITV}}: ''{{Tiswas}}'' (1974-1982, starting as a regional series in TheMidlands before it went nationwide by its final series)

* CBS attempted a plethora of these types of shows in the '80s and '90s, including both ''PeeWeesPlayhouse'' and ''Hey Vern It's Ernest!'' along with ''TheWeirdAlShow'' and the acquisition of ''BeakmansWorld'' from Creator/{{TLC}}.
* ''TheAquaBatsSuperShow'' is a sort of half-{{Homage}}, half-parody of these types of kids' shows.

* Thanks to deals RCTV had with Disney, they had Club Disney during the 80's and 90's, while its rival Venevisión had El Club de Los Tigritos. Both shows were phased out around early 00's, though Venevisión still has cartoon hosts presenting cartoon hosts, but nothing else.

* Late lamented examples include ''{{Wonderama}}'', ''GeneLondon'', and ''CaptainKangaroo''. (None of which were literally speaking ''Saturday'' fare, but it's the format, not the broadcast time that counts.) Also, ''PeeWeesPlayhouse'' was equal parts straight and subvertive of the genre. And then there's all the regional variations of ''TheBozoShow''.
** The ''[[TheSimpsons Krusty The Klown Show]]'' is a parody of these; Groening and others [[TwoDecadesBehind acknowledge the anachronism]].