Ron Jones (composer)
In 1987, Jones was recruited by Chris , the head of Disney Music, to compose the music for Disney's first syndicated cartoon series, DuckTales. was impressed with Jones' work during a session on a Hanna-Barbera cartoon and admired the composer's philosophy to respect the intelligence of the audience rather than creating a "patronizing" or "cute" score that would play down to them. Jones accepted Montag's request to score DuckTales, which became one of the most successful animated programs of all time. Jones worked on DuckTales through 1988, during which time he composed, conducted, arranged, and orchestrated various memorable cues and themes which were reused throughout the show's two-season run.
Modern animation in the United States
In 1987, the TV animation division adapted Carl Barks' Scrooge McDuck comic books for the small screen with the syndicated hit "DuckTales". Its success spawned a 1990 theatrical film entitled "" and an increased investment in syndicated cartoons. The result of this investment was "The Disney Afternoon" in 1990, a two-hour syndicated television programming block of such animated shows as "Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers" (1989–91), "TaleSpin" (1990–91), "Darkwing Duck" (1991–93, also airing on ABC), "Goof Troop" (1992–94, also airing on ABC), "Bonkers" (1993–94), and "Gargoyles" (1994-96). TV animation also brought some animated feature film characters to Saturday morning, including "The Little Mermaid" and "Aladdin" both on CBS.