Not to take anything away from Ducktales (which was of course great) but He-Man and Inspector Gadget were actually the first animated shows to be produced exclusively for the weekday syndication market in 1983, and there were a wealth of other shows that sprang up that way between then and '87, when Ducktales first…

Wait! Wait….. Is George R.R. Martin REALLY saying his books will be done in 4 years??? Now that WOULD be fairly amazing.