What affiliate/station did you watch SPC on, and when did it air?

[PizzaCatFan]

As far as I understood it, it did run briefly in the US in 91, but did not gain much traction going head-to-head against the Ninja Turtles cartoon. They brought it back in the mid-90s because it fit in well with their live-action block of Power Rangers, Samurai Syber Squad, and Masked Rider.

Nothing could beat TMNT until it went off the air.

Probably was only in select markets then, or as you said for a very brief time, because I don't remember it airing anywhere around me....and I have two markets to tap from.  Maybe it aired too early (ie: 6 AM).  Still, news to me 

If I may digress.....SPC did ultimately fit in better with Saban's roster of live-action and other animated series (all Japanese-made) they put together at the time, circa mid-1990s.  Add to it Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball / DBZ starting to gain a small but loyal following despite the crap timeslots they all got.  I do think the contemporary 'anime' craze that was getting underway at that point also gave it a better shot..even if just for that one year.  At least here in the U.S., it would take two more years, DBZ making the move to Cartoon Network, and this little thing called Pokemon to catch worldwide hype for anime to really boom.  I'd say SPC, Sailor Moon, and the time Dragon Ball / DBZ was in syndication, planted those seeds.

That said, it's interesting the choices some TV execs and programming directors make...what to air and what time.

[spartacat]

Nothing could beat TMNT until it went off the air.

It was also an unfortunate time for rival superhero team cartoons. Remember "Stunt Dawgs" and "Biker Mice from Mars"?

I do think the contemporary 'anime' craze that was getting underway at that point also gave it a better shot..even if just for that one year.  At least here in the U.S., it would take two more years, DBZ making the move to Cartoon Network, and this little thing called Pokemon to catch worldwide hype for anime to really boom.  I'd say SPC, Sailor Moon, and the time Dragon Ball / DBZ was in syndication, planted those seeds.

Sailor Moon's commercial success really kicked off the import boom of the 90s. It most likely pushed Saban to resurrect the show, even just to break up what would have been 90 minutes of teens fighting robots. Too bad SPC was never big enough here to spawn much in the way of toys and merch for the North American market

That said, it's interesting the choices some TV execs and programming directors make...what to air and what time.

I'll say. I had to get it via antenna from WNYO in Buffalo at 6 AM, but my friend (who had cable) got it at 3 PM from Fox Rochester. Even after it went off-air in the US, it ran at 2 AM on YTV in Canada for another lap of episodes before it got canned there too. If they ran at 5:30 AM instead of Tom and Jerry, I'd be much happier... sun wasn't up, so the signal was much clearer.

[rcom88]

I believe it was on UPN, which was channel 31 for me. This show was airing in the Summer, which is when I discovered it. I'm not sure if it was airing beforehand, though. But what I do know is that the show stopped airing in syndication in early September of '97. I remember that was the time in which I began 4th grade. The last episode that I saw was "Samurai Charm School" on a Thursday.