3. FOX Kids
However, let it never be said that I favored style over substance. In American football the old saying goes, "the numbers never lie." It's basically another way of saying that if you want to know the value of a player, team, or franchise you need look no further than their stats. It's not an exact science and it does have its flaws. Numbers don't tell the whole story: was the quarterback really that great, or did his receivers bail him out time and time again? Did that defense really produce, or did they face a bunch of soft teams along the way? The holes that appear from time to time make the logic of "numbers never lie" seem faulty. Let's adapt the model to 90's television. Plug in Fox Kids...and let's view the stats (shows) shall we? Bobby's World Taz-Mania Batman the Animated Series Eek the Cat The Plucky Duck Show Tiny Toon Adventures X-Men Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Spider-Man The Animated Series The Tick Animated Series The Magic School Bus Life With Louie Where On Earth is Carmen San Diego Goosebumps Animaniacs Big Bad Beetleborgs (Remember this show!?) Eerie Indiana Digimon Action Man Beast Wars Transformers Spider-Man Unlimited Viewing this through the prism of American football, you could say that Fox Kids was just about the greatest football team in the history of mankind. The Fox Kids brand may not have had the personality that One Saturday Morning did (people recall the great shows that appeared on Fox Kids, but not the brand itself, while the One Saturday Morning brand is more fondly remembered than the actual shows). What it lacked in personality, it made up for in product, which is what really counts in the end. That list above contains some of the best kids programming of all time, and some of the greatest television programs to ever appear on the small screen. Anytime you need a reminder of how awesome it was to be a 90's kid, or why we had the best television blocks, then look no further than what Fox Kids had to offer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjLNfV6LWnQ