Saturday morning in the 1980s had a very specific texture. Cartoons flickering on a boxy TV, a bowl of milk turning rainbow colors, and a sugar rush that set in before 9 a.m. It felt perfectly normal.

Saturday mornings once had a predictable routine, with cartoons on TV, a cereal box front and center, and a prize waiting at the bottom. The ’80s and ’90s turned cereal into entertainment by combining ...

A beloved classic cartoon changed breakfast for kids and adults alike forever when it became the very first animated series ...