TOM KANE DEAD AT 64

 

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He was the announcer of Birthday Land and additional voices in The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat; Dr. Doom in Spider-Man: The Animated Series; a soldier and tech in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command; The President of Outer Space, a rebel, Walter Carbonite, Cooter, Nostrillian Captain and a crewmember in Duck Dodgers; Roswell in Power Rangers S.P.D.; Ultimos, Donovan GrandSmith and Arcticguana in Ben 10 (2006); Magneto, Professor Thornton and a scientist in Wolverine and the X-Men; Announcer #2 and a dad in Back at the Barnyard; and Yoda, Admiral Yularen, Captain Jayfon, Tactical Droid, Police Droid, Twi’lek Punk, Secret Service Officer, Police Captain, Orderly, Major Rigosso, Oked, Balnab Bounty Hunter, Mr. Borkus, Kraken, Medical Droid, Cultist Aide, Cultist Gunner, a creature, a guard and the narrator in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

TED TURNER DEAD AT 87

 

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Among his many founded cable networks was Cartoon Network, whose airtime was populated by the acquired libraries of MGM/United Artists, Hanna-Barbera and Ruby-Spears. His environmental initiatives resulted in the creation of Captain Planet and the Captain Planet Foundation. 

DAVID KENDALL DEAD AT 69

 

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He directed several episodes of Bizaardvark and Coop and Cami Ask the World.

LEN STRAZEWSKI DEAD AT 71

 

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He co-created the character of Prime, which appeared in the animated Ultraforce series, and Jesse Quick, which appeared in the Teen Titans Go! comic. 

GERRY CONWAY DEAD AT 73

 

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Best known for his character-defining run on The Amazing Spider-Man, Conway had long tenures at both Marvel and DC comics.  Characters he’s co-created have appeared in various adaptations, including:
 
DC: Atomic Skull in Superman (1988) and Young Justice; Black Spider in Young Justice; Firestorm in Super Friends and Justice League Action; Hamilton Hill in Batman: The Animated Series, The Batman and Young Justice; Killer Croc in Batman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, The Batman, Beware the Batman, and Teen Titans Go!; Killer Frost in Young Justice and Justice League Action; Jason Todd in Young Justice and the New Teen Titans shorts; Count Vertigo in Batman: The Animated Series, The Batman, and Young Justice; Vibe in DC Nation, Teen Titans Go! and Young Justice; Vixen in Teen Titans Go! and Justice League Action.
 
Marvel: Marvel’s Dracula in Spider-Woman and Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends; Glory Grant in Spider-Man: The Animated Series; Hammerhead in Spider-Man (1981), Spider-Man: The Animated Series, and The Spectacular Spider-Man; The Jackal in Spider-Man: The Animated Series, The Spectacular Spider-Man and Marvel’s Spider-Man; Man-Wolf in Spider-Man Unlimited and The Spectacular-Spider-Man; The Punisher in Spider-Man: The Animated Series and X-Men: The Animated Series; Spider-Man clone Ben Reilly in X-Men: The Animated Series and Spider-Man: The Animated Series; Tarantula in Marvel’s Spider-Man; Tombstone in Spider-Man: The Animated Series and The Spectacular Spider-Man.
 
For the screen, Conway wrote for Dino-Riders, Batman: The Animated Series and Spider-Man: The Animated Series.

ALAN OSMOND DEAD AT 76

 

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The oldest member of the famous Osmond family of performers, he once voiced himself in The Osmonds animated series as well as performed on the songs used on it with his brothers.

PATRICK MULDOON DEAD AT 57

 

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He played Jeffrey Hunter on Saved by the Bell (1989).

DON SCHLITZ DEAD AT 73

 

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His song, “The Gambler”, appeared in more than the titular franchise; including in Alvin and The Chipmunks (1983).

RICHARD DONAT DEAD AT 84

 

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He played Reuben Bright on the “Cougar!” episode of ABC Weekend Specials and Deej in Star Wars: Ewoks.

SID KROFFT DEAD AT 96

 

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Along with his brother, Marty, Sid was half of Sid & Marty Krofft Productions. They began as theatrical puppeteers before moving into television by designing the characters and sets for The Banana Splits Adventure Hour for Hanna-Barbera. That allowed them to branch out on their own to create H.R. Pufnstuf, The Bugaloos, Lidsville, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, both versions of Land of the Lost, Far Out Space Nuts, The Lost Saucer, The Krofft Supershow which included Dr. Shrinker, Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, Kaptain Kool and the Kongs, Wonderbug, Bigfoot and Wildboy and Magic Mongo, The Bay City Rollers Show, and Pryor’s Place.

ARNE OLSEN DEAD AT 64

 

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He was the screenwriter for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie.

RIP BARRY CALDWELL

 

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He did storyboards for Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!, The New Adventures of Zorro, The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show, The Smurfs (1981), Blackstar, Pandamonium, Alvin & the Chipmunks (1983), Yo Yogi!, Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs (1993), Pinky and the Brain, Histeria!, The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries, Static Shock and Duck Dodgers; was the story director for The Gary Coleman Show, Rubik the Amazing Cube, Saturday Supercade, the “Bad Cat” episode of ABC Weekend Specials, It’s Punky Brewster, and several Chipmunks specials; storyboard supervisor for Ozzy & Drix; sequence director for Tiny Toon Adventures and its specials; a director on Animaniacs; and wrote a segment for Tiny Toon Adventures and Animaniacs. 

ST. PATRICK'S DAY EPISODES AND SPECIALS (2026)

Happy St. Patrick's Day! To celebrate the day when everyone considers themselves Irish, we're bringing you a collection of St. Patrick's-themed episodes from some of your favorite Saturday morning programs. Know of any we missed? Let us know!

The Care Bears Family

"Grumpy's Three Wishes"

To bring confidence to a boy named Alvin, Grumpy makes three wishes on an eight-leaf clover...with surprising results.

Doc McStuffins

"St. Patrick's Day Dilemma"

Doc's new Irish paper doll, Fiona, refuses to get cleaned up after getting dirty and wants to go dance in the St. Patrick's Day parade.

Inspector Gadget

"Luck of the Irish"

Gadget must retrieve Ireland's famous Blarney Stone after Dr. Claw steals it.

Jackie Chan Adventures

"Tough Luck"

The Enforcers break out on their own and their first caper spoils Jackie's plans to return a cursed gem to its tomb in Ireland.

The Loud House

"No Such Luck"

Lincoln is excluded from family activities when everyone thinks he's a jinx.

Martin Mystery

"Rage of the Leprechaun"

An angry leprechaun wants the mystic four-leaf clover Martin has that grants the holder limitless good luck.

¡Mucha Lucha!

"Shamrock and Roll"

Rikochet discovers he has a tricky leprechaun doppelganger and is led into a match with him for the rights to the "Rikochet" name.

Puppy Dog Pals

"Somewhere Under the Rainbow"

The pugs journey to the end of the rainbow to find a pot big enough for Bob's St. Patrick's Day stew.

"Pups of the Dance"

Bob wants to learn traditional Irish dance before heading to Ireland, but Bongo and Rolly must find the instructor first after he disappears.

"Find That Fiddle"

The pets must find a new bow for Bob's fiddle so he can play at the festival.

The Real Ghostbusters

"The Scaring of the Green"

In exchange for getting the Ghostbusters out of legal trouble, police chief O'Malley asks them to help rid his family of a leprechaun's curse.

Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1981)

"Scooby's Luck of the Irish"

A leprechaun tortures the gang with the promise of a pot of gold.

Teen Titans Go!

"Beast Boy's St. Patrick's Day Luck, and It's Bad"

When accidentally pinching Beast Boy on St. Patrick's Day curses the team with bad luck, they must get gold coins from a leprechaun to free themselves.

"The Gold Standard"

Wishing to become a leprechaun causes Beast Boy to become obsessed with gold.