Repeal the Children's Television Act of 1990 Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/repeal-the-childrens-television-act-of-1990.html Online petition signatures en-us Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:41 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Mr. Chris Amon [Signature #56] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24370075?utm_medium=rss I will ask Congress to repeal the Children's Television Act of 1990 to replace Saturday Morning News weekend edition and the boring reality shows. And favor back is Children's programming Saturday Morning Animated Cartoons with the Action for Children's Television. I want to go with permission is education of learning. Avoid bad foods such as bad white sugar sweetening. Fight against obesity, and fight against diabetes, and avoid high blood pressure. Stay healthy, eat healthy, and exercise healthy to get lean muscles. Please, I want toys and dolls to be Made in America with Children's Animated Cartoons such as My Little Pony in 1980s from Hasbro. I will go for Seal of Good Practice Television Code from the National Association of Broadcasters to replace TV Parental Guidelines. News starts only weekdays Monday-Friday. And I want is Saturday Morning Cartoons every Saturday Morning 7:00am - 1:00pm before the NBC Sports, CBS Sports, and ABC Sports, and I want is Cartoon show on Syndication to shut down FOX because of hostile takeovers by Rupert Murdoch.

]]> Mon, 9 Jan 2023 03:45:48 UTC 24370075 Mr. Anonymous [Signature #55] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24206377?utm_medium=rss Sun, 19 Dec 2021 09:39:52 UTC 24206377 Mr. Joseph Morris [Signature #54] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22303774?utm_medium=rss Personally, I believe that many of the problems plaguing our youth can be attributed to oversaturation of educational media on television. We are breeding a generation that emphasizes "slacktivism" and social media shaming over heroism & courage. I learned these qualities from shows like Power Rangers and Sailor Moon, shows which, basically, existed before the FCC put a stranglehold on what could and could not be shown. It is also worth noting that many of my favorite childhood memories come from toys that I only learned about via commercials that were prominently featured in the station identification breaks in children's Programming blocks. I want my great-nieces and their children and their children's children to have the same memories without their parents having to pay hundreds of dollars for satellite or cable television. To summarize, I want children to grow strong, not so weak & pliable that they eat Tide Pods & believe the Earth is flat. The Children's Television Act is weakening them, and the only way to fix it is to repeal.

]]> Sun, 29 Jul 2018 04:55:18 UTC 22303774 Mr. Anonymous [Signature #53] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22218588?utm_medium=rss Bring back Saturday Morning cartoons that this law has killed. Our future generations deserve to dream through these shows.

]]> Tue, 29 May 2018 02:27:11 UTC 22218588 Miss Michelle Little [Signature #52] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21913550?utm_medium=rss I purposed to reduced from 3 hours to 1 and a half for education and 2 hours for reliable entertainment.
This also counts to teaching our children to sex on tv too early.
we need to introduced the 3 Ds!!
discipline,defiance and definition. with this law it's causing more harm then good. if forcing our older children to get into trouble, it also teaching them to be like those SJWs or worse.

]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2017 08:37:17 UTC 21913550 Anonymous [Signature #51] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20780693?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Oct 2016 08:32:46 UTC 20780693 Mr. Ben Schupp [Signature #50] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20745708?utm_medium=rss My name's Benjamin Schupp and I'm always happy to sign this petition, the only kids programming is on Nickelodeon and PBS, while Cartoon Network has been replaced by Seth MacFarlane's programming in the morning hours as well. Our children need to be introduced to the shows of our childhood especially He-Man they'll then know what their relatives grew up with and they'll probably know where Ninja Turtles came from as well as Dexter's Laboratory because in some way it's educational. It's about a little boy passionate about Science and invents stuff. As well as PBS's original programming like the ORIGINAL Sesame Street you know where Big Bird was the focus and the sketches were like Saturday Night Live but with Muppets. And there was also another great PBS show that taught kids to read with the help of a Jack Russell terrier it was called Wishbone. And that's why I'm signing this petition. And if you've kids you would sign this petition too.

]]> Wed, 5 Oct 2016 12:26:47 UTC 20745708 Mr James McKee [Signature #49] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20738561?utm_medium=rss Unlike the ESRB and Parental Advisory labels on CDs, The Children's Television Act on 1990 did more harm than good

It screwed over people who can't afford/have access to Cable/Satellite or the Internet by monopolizing what they can see for Kids TV to nothing but boring educational content

I'm not talking good edutatinment like "Big Bag" and WDR's Mouse TV, I'm talking about Litton Entertainment's monopoly on Saturday Morning

Let's think for a moment, Kids are in school for 5 days a week [excluding holidays, sick days or extreme weather] and those who can't afford Cable or SVOD/Internet can only expect Saturday Morning to appease their escapism but the bill unfortunately took their escapism away and mentally trap them in a eternal school house with trauma from attacks from school bullies in their mind

]]> Tue, 4 Oct 2016 04:12:16 UTC 20738561 Mr. Jason Ayala [Signature #48] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20696921?utm_medium=rss Your CTA law has become out of control and it needs to be abolished. We don't need to be educated every Saturday. That is what 5 days of school is for. I know we got cable, satellite and the internet, but what about those who can't afford the luxuries we got? I am talking about the poor and middle class. By enforcing this law, you are forcing them to pay for cable, satellite and the internet, just to watch their favorite cartoons, which they can't because of their poor income. All they are stuck with are nothing but talk shows, court shows, and nothing but edutainment that truly can rot their brains. By enforcing this law, you have robbed future generations of fans and animators of their imagination. This CTA law is nothing but extortion, just to fill your pockets for all the moral guardians and soccer moms that appease your greed and corruption.

]]> Sun, 2 Oct 2016 01:46:28 UTC 20696921 Patrick Tanner [Signature #47] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20255698?utm_medium=rss Bring back 60s, 70's and 80's cartoons into syndication and create better cartoons for kids.

]]> Sun, 28 Aug 2016 02:18:58 UTC 20255698 Mr Jonathan Pettinati [Signature #46] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20113526?utm_medium=rss Sat, 16 Jul 2016 06:52:18 UTC 20113526 mis JEANNA WILSON [Signature #45] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20029396?utm_medium=rss when my children were little I loved watching cartoons with with them it was such a good time!! Children of Today! don't have that memory with their parents!

]]> Thu, 2 Jun 2016 01:43:57 UTC 20029396 Mr. Anonymous [Signature #44] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19922618?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Apr 2016 08:09:02 UTC 19922618 Mr. dorian smith [Signature #43] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19772780?utm_medium=rss litton entertainment sucks. that law should be repeal. bring back saturday morning cartoons.

]]> Sat, 27 Feb 2016 04:12:31 UTC 19772780 John Boni [Signature #42] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18424978?utm_medium=rss Thu, 15 Jan 2015 09:58:28 UTC 18424978 Walter Chapman [Signature #41] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18142781?utm_medium=rss I feel I must sign this petition because of the lack of entertainment for children who dont have cable or to poor to own a dvd cartoon collection. As a kid I remember education bits spread out across the morning: In the news, One to grow on, School house rock, Time for timer, etc. This makes no sense since broadcast stations show so much trash for kids to easily see in the afternoons. I'm sure kids would be happy with old episodes of The Chipmunks and Duck Tales over nothing at all for them. They would know its age anyway since its new to them.

]]> Sun, 16 Nov 2014 08:44:19 UTC 18142781 Mr. Audie Appleton [Signature #40] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18113136?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Nov 2014 03:46:34 UTC 18113136 Kenneth Watson [Signature #39] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18089781?utm_medium=rss Sat, 1 Nov 2014 07:46:16 UTC 18089781 Mr. Keely Chow [Signature #38] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18065144?utm_medium=rss Sat, 25 Oct 2014 12:33:11 UTC 18065144 mr Anonymous [Signature #37] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17980458?utm_medium=rss Sat, 4 Oct 2014 04:40:42 UTC 17980458 Mr Scott Morgan [Signature #36] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17977872?utm_medium=rss We need to bring Saturday Morning cartoons back with the PSAs and spots like Schoolhouse Rock in between. We've slowly sunk to the point where there is no fun in learning for the children. We need to let kids be kids and stop trying to make them grow up so fast. We need to show them that learning can be fun and not everything has to be so serious and busy. Always trying to educate 24/7 burns our kids out and makes them less creative. Bring back the Saturday Morning cartoons!

]]> Sat, 4 Oct 2014 12:05:46 UTC 17977872 Nathan Lenneman [Signature #35] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17948789?utm_medium=rss Thu, 25 Sep 2014 01:36:47 UTC 17948789 Mr. Thomas Wimmer [Signature #34] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17545296?utm_medium=rss Just give Pokemon another chance, or somethin'.

]]> Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:39:35 UTC 17545296 Kirtina Blakeney [Signature #33] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17376400?utm_medium=rss Mon, 26 May 2014 03:36:02 UTC 17376400 Wesley Siler [Signature #32] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17337171?utm_medium=rss Don't know if this will do any good. But I miss the shows I grew up with and want my kids to see them, not some dumb infomercial or news ad for three hours a day. Kids are saturated with news 24/7 now they need smething to relax not turn them into mindless adults right away.

]]> Wed, 21 May 2014 09:51:37 UTC 17337171 Mr Edward Tyson [Signature #31] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17187157?utm_medium=rss Children's programming on Saturday Mornings and in syndication is one of the things that makes the television great. E/I programming should be on PBS or something of the nature, not on broadcast television. Please have a heart and repeal this law that is hurting the television industry.

]]> Wed, 16 Apr 2014 06:19:11 UTC 17187157 Wallie Blount [Signature #30] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16753376?utm_medium=rss Sat, 8 Feb 2014 05:55:55 UTC 16753376 Phillip Hatfield [Signature #29] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16607142?utm_medium=rss Sat, 11 Jan 2014 08:27:08 UTC 16607142 Mr. Kevin Boyd [Signature #28] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16473025?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Dec 2013 09:14:14 UTC 16473025 Mr. Dustin Hutton [Signature #27] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15948876?utm_medium=rss I am a 34 year old man. I spent my entire youth positively immersed in Looney Tunes cartoons. I have neither committed murder, or ordered an item from the ACME catalog to cause physical harm to others in my entire life. I make sure my four year old daughter watches my Looney Tunes DVD collection at every opportunity. UNEDITED. Please repeal this law. Give us our memories back. Please use your influence to discontinue shows that cause true moral decline, such as Honey Boo Boo and Duck Dynasty. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Dustin Michael Hutton

]]> Thu, 3 Oct 2013 08:14:01 UTC 15948876 Mark Johnson [Signature #26] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15902923?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Sep 2013 03:30:41 UTC 15902923 Joshua Dierickx [Signature #25] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15902874?utm_medium=rss I think that this an exceptional petition to try to protest against the Children's Television Act of 1990. I think this act has reduced the shows not only on Saturday mornings, but weekdays were affected exponentially. I think if you get enough comments and signatures, we might have a chance to fight back against George H.W. Bush's term when he wanted to blame cartoons, such as The Simpsons, as the Devil rather than care about the Gulf War. I think that if we have enough: Kids' WB, FOX Kids, ABC's One Saturday Morning, etc - will be back. We need to get to remove the E/I restrictions for three hours, they're effecting the viewers and the shows, altogether. Without the E/I law and bullshit, we would have a perfect time, and a peaceful time watching weekday cartoons and Saturday morning cartoons.

]]> Mon, 23 Sep 2013 03:17:15 UTC 15902874 Phillip Hatfield [Signature #24] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15740310?utm_medium=rss Thu, 5 Sep 2013 03:22:49 UTC 15740310 Mr Anonymous [Signature #23] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15546758?utm_medium=rss We Get enough education for school and T.v is a great way to release stress

]]> Mon, 22 Jul 2013 01:10:31 UTC 15546758 Michael Moeslein [Signature #22] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15496285?utm_medium=rss Saturday morning cartoons were there for us to unwind after a week of schooling. This act killed this treasured form of entertainment. Let's bring back this programming for the next generation of kids so they can build great memories of their childhood like we did.

]]> Tue, 9 Jul 2013 08:50:08 UTC 15496285 Mr Jason Myers [Signature #21] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15457848?utm_medium=rss Sat, 29 Jun 2013 02:08:07 UTC 15457848 mr Alex Hinojosa [Signature #20] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13890520?utm_medium=rss Morning cartoons are a cherished memory of my childhood. In no way shape or form has it had a negative impact on my adult life or well being. I feel its something that i would love to pass on to my children.

]]> Sat, 6 Oct 2012 10:19:36 UTC 13890520 David Salter, JR. [Signature #19] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13593769?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:48:50 UTC 13593769 Phillip Hatfield [Signature #18] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13551316?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 Aug 2012 08:59:33 UTC 13551316 Mr. Kevin Olson [Signature #17] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13458701?utm_medium=rss I worked in television throughtout the 90s, and saw the damage the act has done to children's programming. It removes from children a common social linkage given before the act.

]]> Wed, 1 Aug 2012 11:30:46 UTC 13458701 mrs grace whitley [Signature #16] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12975660?utm_medium=rss Sat, 2 Jun 2012 06:58:52 UTC 12975660 Anonymous [Signature #15] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12480488?utm_medium=rss Instead of cartoons that may have little e/i value that used to be on during after school weekdays, kids are now have to choose between the gutter trash that is either "court" shows or the even worse Jerry springer or Maury type garbage. The year after Clinton signed the act expanding it in 1996 another major downfall of cartoons started, prior to that according to wikipedia there was no end in sight of the popularity of cartoons. I would rather have kids watching non educational cartoons with f

]]> Sun, 1 Apr 2012 11:17:33 UTC 12480488 Chris Vanden Broek [Signature #14] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12353907?utm_medium=rss censorship is a crime and should have banned ban from existence long ago... like Michael said it doesn't do anything to benefit kids it only hurts them and really how is hiding the truth ever helped anything? seriously it has only made things worse. we have no uplifting cartoons anymore and that is a crime in itself. cartoons are supposed to be free spirited and btw your not just hurting kids your hurting everyone who likes animation. censorship is laziness. -Chris out

]]> Sun, 11 Mar 2012 08:33:03 UTC 12353907 Deputy Tim Coble [Signature #13] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12165767?utm_medium=rss I remember getting up every saturady morning to watch cartoons. I didnt want to watch anything educational, I wanted to be entertained. I want my kids to be able to enjoy the same thing, so I now have to go buy the DVDs of 80s cartoons. What is on TV today is the reason children are messed up.

]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 08:11:13 UTC 12165767 Brian Killcoyne [Signature #12] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11172575?utm_medium=rss Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:21:53 UTC 11172575 Mr Dan Wilson [Signature #11] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11170694?utm_medium=rss STOP PROHIBITION!!!

]]> Fri, 16 Sep 2011 06:13:27 UTC 11170694 Holly Coey [Signature #10] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10855546?utm_medium=rss Beautifully written, Michael Powell. The Sat. morning tube has gone down the tube. Except for Santa & Christmas, what childhood tradition could be more magical than a block of Sat. morning cartoons. I ache for this generation of kids & generations in the near future who will not get to grow up as we did with such quality ent. as the likes of Looney Tunes, Hanna Barbera, etc. I am sick & tired of pandering to the dictates of PC, sterilized, hateful minds who know what's "best" for America's kids.

]]> Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:22:04 UTC 10855546 Mr Jeremiah Wray [Signature #9] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10159309?utm_medium=rss Mon, 4 Apr 2011 10:55:14 UTC 10159309 Mr Christopher Nilsson [Signature #8] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10151762?utm_medium=rss Mon, 4 Apr 2011 02:20:36 UTC 10151762 Anonymous [Signature #7] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9428032?utm_medium=rss The FCC Isn't Supposed To Be The Parents. The Adults Were Supposed To Be The Parents.
Let Them Be The Parents!
They Should Decide Whether Or Whether Not To Let Their Children Watch It On TV.
I Meant Like If In Looney Tunes:Elmer Fudd Has A Gun Trying To Shoot Bugs Bunny During Wabbit (Rabbit) Season,They Should Show A Little Bit Of Violence.
They Would've Said "Don't Do The Same Thing What The Characters Are Doing
(Re-Enact) On TV." To Their Children!
- Richard Infante Gianini

]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2011 03:24:04 UTC 9428032 Rick Green [Signature #6] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9426317?utm_medium=rss I say YES! NO 4KIDS! NO ABC KIDS! YES ONE SATURDAY MORNING! YES CBS KIDS! YES KIDS CW!!!!!!!!!!

]]> Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:47:50 UTC 9426317 Derek Porter [Signature #5] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9405859?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Jan 2011 07:09:53 UTC 9405859 Mr Nick Robb [Signature #4] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9183474?utm_medium=rss Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:11:00 UTC 9183474 Mr. Michael Powell [Signature #3] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8848649?utm_medium=rss Since I started this petition, we need to find a way to get the word out to the rest of the country, who's sick and tired of our government's involvement in what our children watch on TV, because we need far less government involvement in what our children watch. Children watch these programs to get away from the stresses of school and life, and why the hell are those damn politicians taking that away from our children, anyway? Prohibition in children's programming is OVER!!!

]]> Mon, 8 Nov 2010 07:00:19 UTC 8848649 Mr. James Vipond [Signature #2] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8808871?utm_medium=rss Mon, 1 Nov 2010 12:26:18 UTC 8808871 Anonymous [Signature #1] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8806561?utm_medium=rss Educational programming for both children and adults has existed long before this legislation was passed. There was no need for more and the result of the legislation was less variety on broadcast TV, as stations have less freedom to add more variety.

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