If you ever want to re-live the days of watching your favorite cartoon on a Saturday morning, then tuning into MeTV Toons might be the closest you'll get. The channel airs vintage cartoon programs from studios like Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros. nonstop daily, and it's available even without cable. To watch Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, The Jetsons, Tom and Jerry, The Flintstones, and even international programs like the Japanese Speed Racer and the British Thunderbirds, then all you have to do is sign up for a live TV streaming service that carries MeTV Toons. Right now, those are Frndly and Philo, but we'll be updating the list once the channel starts to be available on more platforms. You can read more about these services in the list below.
How to Watch METV Toons Without Cable
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Price: $28/month
Free trial: 7 days
Devices: Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Smart TVs and web browsers
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Nothing beats the price: $28 is really cheap, one of the cheapest ways out there to get Live TV. And the fact that you get unlimited DVR -if you care about that kind of stuff- on top of that is kind of crazy. Just as a comparison, Youtube TV offers unlimited DVR but it costs three times as much.
Price: $28/month
Free Trial: 7 days
Channel lineup: A&E, AccuWeather Network, AMC, AMC Plus, American Heroes Channel, Animal Planet, aspireTV, AXS TV, BBC America, BBC World News, BET, BET Her, Catchy Comedy, Cheddar News, Cleo TV, CMT, Comedy Central, Cooking Channel, Crackle, Crime-Investigation, Deck the Hallmark, Destination America, Discovery Channel, Discovery Family, Discovery Life, FETV, Food Network, FYI, Game Show Network, GetTV, Great American Family, Great American Living, Gusto TV, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Family, Hallmark Mystery, Heroes & Icons, HGTV, History, IFC, INSP, Investigation Discovery, KIN, Law&Crime, Lifetime, LMN, Logo, Magnolia Network, MeTV, MeTV Toons, Motor Trend, MTV, MTV Classic, MTV Live, MTV2, Nick Jr., Nickelodeon, Nicktoons, Oprah Winfrey Network, Paramount Network, PlayersTV, pocket.watch, Pop TV, RetroCrush, REVOLT, Revry, Ryan and Friends, Science Channel, Smithsonian Channel, Start TV, Story Television, Sundance TV, Tastemade, TeenNick, TLC, Travel Channel, TV Land, TV One, UPtv, Vevo 80s, Vevo 90s, Vevo Country, Vevo Hip-Hop, Vevo Holiday, Vevo Pop, VH1, Vice, WE tv
Device availability: Airplay supported, Amazon Fire TV, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Google TV Streamer, iOS, iPhone, Roku, Samsung TV
Frndly TV is a streaming platform focused on family-friendly live TV channels, with an attractive price starting at $6.99. There are three plans, Basic, Classic and Premium, which respectively cost the $6.99 starting price, $8.99, and $10.99. The Basic plan only allows for SD streaming, but both other plans allow for HD. The basic plan doesn't allow for DVR recordings, but the other plans allow for 3 months and 9 months respectively. And lastly, the basic plans allows for only one simultanious stream, but the Classic allows for 2 and the Premium allows for 4.
Price: $6.99/month
Free Trial: 7 days
Channel lineup: A&E, AccuWeather, BabyFirst, BYUtv, Circle, Crime-Investigation, Curiosity Channel, DECADES, Dove Channel, Dove Family Movies, Dove Kids, FETV, FMC, FYI, Game Show Netowrk, GetTV, Great American Family, Great American Living, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Family, Hallmark Mystery, Heartland TV, Heroes & Icons, History, INSP, ION Mystery, Justice Central TV, Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network, Local Now, MeTV, MeTV Toons, Military HISTORY, Outdoor Channel, Pixel, QVC, Recipe.TV, Sportsman Channel, Start TV, Story Television, The History Channel, The Weather Channel, UPtv, Vice, World Fishing Network
Device availability: Amazon Fire TV, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, iOS, Roku
Philo's base package already has notable channels like IFC, AMC, and Sundance TV on their lineup, but with the Movies & More Extra, you get a boost of films, particularly 20th-century classics, documentaries, and celebrity biopics, all for just $3/month. The add-on includes HDNet Movies, FMC, and FETV, which are great alternatives to TMC, as well as REELZ for celebrity stories, Fandor for more modern and intellectual fare, and Sony Movies for past blockbusters. If you're on the fence about the add-on, Philo allows you to test it out for free for seven days.
Price: $31/month
Free Trial: 7 days
Channel lineup: Fandor, FETV, FMC, HDNet Movies, MeTV Toons, Movies!, REELZ, Sony Movies
Let's recap the streaming services that allow you to watch MeTV Toons without cable.
What is the cheapest way to watch MeTV Toons?
The most cost-efficient way to watch MeTV Toons content is to get a subscription to Frndly TV for $6.99/month.
How to get a free trial to MeTV Toons?
You can get a limited time free trial to MeTV Toons by subscribing to Philo, Frndly TV, or Philo + Movies & More Extra.
How to watch MeTV Toons for free?
Unfortunately there are no streaming services that offer MeTV Toons completely for free. That said, as we mentioned above you can get it for free for a limited time by subscribing to a service with a free trial. Here they are, this time ranked by which one offers the longest free trial:
How to get a MeTV Toons live stream?
The platforms that will get you a MeTV Toons live stream are:
How to watch MeTV Toons on Roku?
You can watch MeTV Toons on your Roku device by subscribing to Philo, or Frndly TV.
How to watch MeTV Toons on an Amazon Fire TV?
MeTV Toons can be accessed on an Amazon Fire TV device by subscribing to Philo, or Frndly TV.
How to watch MeTV Toons on an Apple TV device?
The streaming services that include MeTV Toons and are available on Apple TV are Philo, and Frndly TV.
How to watch MeTV Toons on a computer?
On a web browser head to the websites of Philo, or Frndly TV to start watching MeTV Toons.
How to watch MeTV Toons on iOS (iPhone or iPad)?
You can watch MeTV Toons on an iPhone or iPad by subscribing to Philo, or Frndly TV.
How to watch MeTV Toons on an Android phone?
You can watch MeTV Toons on an Android device such as Samsung or Google Pixel by subscribing to Philo, or Frndly TV.
How to watch MeTV Toons on an Android TV?
You can watch MeTV Toons on a Smart TV that runs on Android by getting a subscription to Philo, or Frndly TV.
How to watch MeTV Toons on an Xbox?
You can watch MeTV Toons on an Xbox console through .
How to pay for a MeTV Toons subscription with Paypal?
The services that accept Paypal and carry MeTV Toons are: Philo, and Philo + Movies & More Extra.
How to pay for a MeTV Toons subscription with Apple Pay?
The services that accept Paypal and carry MeTV Toons are: Philo, and Philo + Movies & More Extra.
How to pay for a MeTV Toons subscription with Google Pay?
The services that accept Paypal and carry MeTV Toons are: Philo, and Philo + Movies & More Extra.
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