There WERE some quality Saturday Morning shows. They were well meaning and well done, and very non-commercial.
“Animals, Animals, Animals,” with Hal Linden narrating.
“Make a Wish” with Tom Chapin. He’d explore a theme. Lots of stock footage and rapid-fire poetic narration.
A really odd one whose theme song I can hum but can’t for the life of me remember the title of. The frame was that a troupe of entertainers was visiting town. They had sketches and songs. Very artsy and brainy.
Chuck Jones produced one called “The Old Curiosity Shop.” Puppets, kid actors. Jones was the owner of the shop. He never appeared, but he called in to set up the theme of the show.
