[aclelland]

My 6 year old thinks that the screen goes black in some shows because that's when the exciting part is about to happen. Of course, it's actually where the program would normally break for ads . On Netflix/Disney+ this doesn't happen (yet!) so he's come to the conclusion that it's just a signal of impending excitement :)

[ChrisKnott]

This is normal in the UK because BBC never had ads. I remember foreign cartoons would often actually cut back in time slightly. It could be quite confusing but I just accepted it as some weird characteristic of TV.

For example Scooby Doo would be falling to his death... Fade to black... Fade back in... and he's higher up (?!)... Shaggy swings in and saves him.