It is not often that the three commercial networks put aside their fierce rivalries, but it does occasionally happen when it’s for a good cause.
One such event was the airing of the cartoon special Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue on Friday 9 November 1990 across the three commercial networks and regional commercial stations.
Produced by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in the United States and broadcast across the four major American networks earlier that year to an audience of 33 million viewers, the program delivered an anti-drugs message via a cast of cartoon characters representing all the major animation studios.
In the US, the program was introduced by President George H W Bush. The Australian screening was introduced by Prime Minister Bob Hawke and Mrs Hazel Hawke.
The broadcast of Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue is among the latest addition of Classic TV Guides:
- Saturday 26 September 1970 — VICTORIA VFL Grand Final
- Tuesday 7 November 1978 — MELBOURNE Melbourne Cup Day
- Sunday 17 February 1980 — SYDNEY
- Sunday 17 February 1980 — QUEENSLAND
- Saturday 25 October 1980 — MELBOURNE First week SBS 0/28
- Sunday 26 October 1980 — MELBOURNE First week SBS 0/28
- Sunday 26 October 1980 — SYDNEY Philips Soccer League Grand Final
- Sunday 26 October 1980 — BRISBANE Philips Soccer League Grand Final
- Monday 27 October 1980 — MELBOURNE First week SBS 0/28
- Tuesday 28 October 1980 — MELBOURNE First week SBS 0/28
- Wednesday 29 October 1980 — MELBOURNE First week SBS 0/28
- Thursday 30 October 1980 — MELBOURNE First week SBS 0/28
- Friday 31 October 1980 — MELBOURNE First week SBS 0/28
- Thursday 25 December 1980 — MELBOURNE A Whole World Of Christmas
- Friday 9 November 1990 — MELBOURNE Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue
Source: TV Week, 3 November 1990
