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He wrestled for the WWF (now the WWE) which led to his being one of the featured characters in Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘n’ Wrestling.
Remember that one day when you could wake up without an alarm? When you would get your favorite bowl of cereal and sit between the hours of 8 and 12? This is a blog dedicated to the greatest time of our childhood: Saturday mornings. The television programs you watched, the memories attached to them, and maybe introducing you to something you didn't realize existed. Updated every weekend.
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He wrestled for the WWF (now the WWE) which led to his being one of the featured characters in Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘n’ Wrestling.
Celebrating Pride with an infographic of LGBTQ+ characters featured in Saturday morning programming!
This is what Saturday morning favorites are available to stream this month on the major services. NOTE: Not all titles are available on the 1st, and availability is subject to change at the providers' discretion.
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
Amethyst: Princess of Gem World (DC Nation shorts)
Angelina Ballerina
Atom Ant
Back at the Barnyard
Batman Beyond
Batman: The Animated Series
Blaze and the Monster Machines
Bobby’s World
Bunnicula
Busytown Mysteries
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
Cave Kids
Cool McCool
CyberSix (certain areas)
Denver the Last Dinosaur
Dog City
Droopy: Master Detective
Duck Dodgers
Flying Rhino Junior High
Freakazoid!
Garfield & Friends
The Gumby Show
Horseland
Justice League Action
LEGO Ninjago
Max & Ruby
Medabots
Mister T
Monster Rancher
My Pet Monster
Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the
Legend
Ned’s Newt
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
One Piece (8 seasons)
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
Pelswick
Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver
Pokémon the Series: Ruby &
Saffire
Pokémon the Series: XY
Pokémon the Series: XYZ
Popeye and Son
Pound Puppies (2010)
The Real Ghostbusters
ReBoot
Richie Rich
Rusty Rivets
Sabrina’s Secret Life
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!
Shazam! (1974)
Shimmer & Shine
The Smurfs
Sonic Boom
Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM)
Sonic X
SpongeBob SquarePants
Strange Days at Blake Holsey High
Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries
Tales from the Cryptkeeper
Taz-Mania
Tenkai Knights
Thomas and Friends
Tom and Jerry Kids
Tom and Jerry Show
Tom and Jerry Tales
Transformers: Cyberverse
Turtles Forever
Wacky Races (1967)
What’s New, Scooby-Doo?
WildC.A.T.s.: Covert Action Teams
Xiaolin Chronicles
Yogi’s Galaxy Goof-Ups
Yogi’s Space Race
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s
Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V
Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
Jackie Chan Adventures
Jeannie
The Karate Kid: The Series
Men in Black: The Series (season 1)
Monster Rancher
Partridge Family 2200 A.D.
The Real Ghostbusters (season 1)
ReBoot
Sonic X
Street Fighter: The Series
The Weird Al Show
101 Dalmatians: The Series
Amphibia
Avengers: United They Stand
Big City Greens
Big Hero 6: The Series
Bunk’d
Chibi Tiny Tales
Coop and Cami Ask the World
Darkwing Duck
Dino Ranch
Disney’s Adventures of the Gummi
Bears
Disney’s Doug (Disney episodes)
Doc McStuffins
DuckTales (2017)
Elena of Avalor
Gargoyles/Gargoyles: The Goliath
Chronicles
The Ghost and Molly McGee (NEW EPISODES!)
Gigantosaurus
Goof Troop
Hamster and Gretel
Hercules: The Animated Series
Jake and the Neverland Pirates
Kiff (NEW EPISODES!)
LEGO Star Wars All-Stars
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
The Lion Guard
The Little Mermaid: The Animated
Series
Marvel’s Moon Girl & Devil
Dinosaur
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Mickey Mouse
Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series
Milo Murphy’s Law
Mira, Royal Detective
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat
Noir
Miraculous World: New York, United
Heroez
Miraculous World: Shanghai, the
Legend of Ladydragon
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
The Owl House
Pepper Ann
Pickle and Peanut
Puppy Dog Pals
Recess
The Rocketeer (2019)
Roll it Back
Schoolhouse Rock!
Silver Surfer: The Animated Series
The Spectacular Spider-Man (1 season)
Spider-Man (1981)
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
Spider-Man Unlimited
Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Spider-Woman
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Star Wars: Droids
Star Wars: Ewoks
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Tangled: The Series/Rapunzel’s
Tangled Adventure
Teacher’s Pet
Timon & Pumbaa
Vampirina
Walk the Prank
Wolverine and the X-Men
X-Men: Evolution
X-Men: The Animated Series
Apple & Onion
Doc McStuffins
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (season 9 only)
My Little Pony: Pony Life
One Piece (2 seasons)
Pickle and Peanut
Pikwik Pack
Pokémon the Series: XY
Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest
Pokémon the Series: XYZ
Saved by the Bell (1989)
Sonic Boom!
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Teen Titans Go!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)
The Tick (1994)
Where’s Waldo? (2019) (season 1)
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens
Apple and Onion
Aquaman (1967)
Batman Beyond
Batman: The Animated Series
Ben 10 (2005)
Ben 10 (2016)
Beware the Batman
Care Bears: Unlock the Magic
Craig of the Creek
Green Lantern: The Animated Series
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo!
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
Sesame Street
The Smurfs (1981)
Static Shock
Super Friends
Superman: The Animated Series
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
Teen Titans Go!
The Batman
Total DramaRama
We Baby Bears
What’s New, Scooby-Doo?
Young Justice
44 Cats
Angelina Ballerina
Beyblade Burst Quad Drive
Beyblade Burst Rise
Beyblade Burst Surge
Beyblade Burst Turbo
Bunk’d
DC Super Hero Girls (2019)
Dinosaur King
Gigantosaurus
Goosebumps (season 1 only)
Hotel Transylvania: The Series
Johnny Test
LEGO City Adventures
LEGO Friends
LEGO Ninjago
The Magic School Bus (1993)
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat
Noir (season 1-3)
Molang
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (4 seasons & film)
Oggy and the Cockroaches
One Piece (13 seasons)
Pokémon Indigo League
Power Players
Power Rangers Dino Fury
Rabbids Invasion
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles
Sonic Boom
Sonic X
Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the
Big City
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) (2 seasons)
The Batman (2004)
Tom and Jerry Tales (NEW!)
Transformers: Cyberverse
Transformers: Rescue Bots (season 1)
Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy
Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015)
Winx Club
Yu-Gi-Oh!
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
All Grown Up!
Alvinnn!!! And the Chipmunks
Archie’s Weird Mysteries
Blaze and the Monster Machines
Breadwinners
Bunsen is a Beast
The Cassagrandes
ChalkZone
Doug (Nickelodeon episodes)
Heathcliff (1984)
Inspector Gadget (1983)
It’s Pony
LEGO City Adventures
The Loud House
Madeline/The New Adventures of
Madeline
Max & Ruby
The New Archies
Oswald
The Penguins of Madagascar
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles
Ryan’s Mystery Playdate
Shimmer and Shine
Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM)
SpongeBob SquarePants
Star Trek: The Animated Series
Strawberry Shortcake’s Berry Bitty
Adventures
Super Mario World
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) (3 seasons)
Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?
Angelina Ballerina
Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps
Beethoven: The Series
Chaotic
Fievel’s American Tails
Garfield and Friends (4 seasons)
The Mummy: The Animated Series
The New Woody Woodpecker Show
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
Postman Pat
Roger Ramjet
The Savage Dragon
Saved by the Bell (1989)
Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Bitty
Adventures
Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the
Big City
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat
The Weird Al Show
Where’s Waldo? (2019)
Wing Commander Academy
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
The Adventures of Flash Gordon
The Adventures of Sam & Max:
Freelance Police
ALF: The Animated Series
Anatole
Angelina Ballerina
Archie’s Weird Mysteries
Bump in the Night
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
City Guys
Conan the Adventurer
Cool McCool
DC Nation Shorts
Denver the Last Dinosaur
Dino Squad
Dinosaur King
Dog City
Flying Rhino Junior High
Freakazoid!
G.I. Joe: Sigma 6
Garfield and Friends
Horseland
Inspector Gadget (1983)
Jane and the Dragon
Jem
The Karate Kid: The Series
The Legend of Calamity Jane
LEGO Friends
LEGO Ninjago
Littlest Pet Shop (2012)
Madeline/The New Adventures of
Madeline
Medabots
The Mini Munsters (ABC Saturday Superstar Movie)
Monster Rancher
My Pet Monster
Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the
Legend
Ned’s Newt
The New Archies
The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries
Oggy and the Cockroaches
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
Pelswick
Popeye and Son
Pound Puppies (2010)
ReBoot
Rescue Heroes
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
Sabrina’s Secret Life
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo!
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
Shazam! (1974)
Shelldon
Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd
Century
SheZow
Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM) (Spanish only)
Sonic X
Space Patrol
Stargate: Infinity
Strawberry Shortcake’s Berry Bitty
Adventures
The Super Globetrotters
Super Mario World
Tales from the Cryptkeeper
Transformers: Animated
Transformers: Beast Machines
Transformers: Cybertron
Transformers: Energon
Ultraforce
Ultraman Tiga
The Wacky World of Tex Avery
The Weird Al Show
Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?
Wild C.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s
Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
As part of
the merchandising blitz that followed the cartoon, Post joined in with a new cereal in 1983:
Smurfberry Crunch, named for the fruit that served as the primary food source
for the Smurfs. The cereal was comprised of berry-flavored red and dark blue
pieces that were six tiny balls assembled in a star shape. A number of premiums
were included during the cereal’s run, including Smurf rub-ons,
glow-in-the-dark
stickers, cut-out
award buttons, Presidential
campaign buttons, a game
on the back panel, tin
signs, and a contest to win an entertainment center. Most of the
commercials were animated, featuring the Smurfs producing the cereal and
singing a jingle to the tune of Tchaikovsky’s
“The Nutcracker Suite”
(which was in keeping with original showrunner Gerard Baldwin’s desire to
feature classical music in the series). Most of the primary cast reprised their
respective roles for the various commercials. Actor and musician Jack Black has claimed to have
appeared in a non-animated commercial being pulled in a red wagon (although
no visual evidence has been found as yet).
The cast was also severely cut
down, featuring only Papa, Smurfette, Clumsy, Brainy, Lazy, Hefty, Snappy,
Sassette, Greedy, Jokey, Vanity, Painter, Grandpa, Wild, Smoogle, Baby and
Handy on a rotating basis. It was at this time that Winchell left the show,
allegedly being disgusted by the scripts. Any representation of Gargamel’s
character was voiced by Bell for the season. Ratings, which had begun to
steadily decline by this point, went into a freefall. NBC unsurprisingly
cancelled it at the end of the season, leaving it with an unresolved
cliffhanger. During its run, the series was nominated multiple times for Daytime
Emmy Awards, winning for “Outstanding Children’s Entertainment” in 1983. Papa and
Brainy would go on to appear in the anti-drug special Cartoon
All-Stars to the Rescue a few months after the series ended.
Each season had a unique opening
sequence and ending theme. The intros all typically showed different scenes of
the Smurfs engaging in their daily lives before transitioning over to
Gargamel’s attempted capture of them. Prominent new characters introduced
within that season were incorporated into the intro. The end of the sequence
usually featured a Smurf or several Smurfs sliding down a hollow log and
running over to where the show’s title was, sitting on top of a mushroom over
it while other Smurfs appeared behind the letters; initially as eyeballs and
later popping into full view. The 1st season’s featured an opening
narration introducing the audience to the world of the Smurfs, while the 2nd season’s had
the Smurfs singing actual lyrics to their theme song. The 8th season intro had more of a
narrative element to it, as Hefty and Sassette were on a mission to bring Papa
Smurf a book from which he would read to the other Smurfs. That book would
serve as the transition to the title screen, bypassing the log sliding portion.
The 9th season’s intro set up the time traveling premise and showed
the Smurfs escaping from some period threats before heading towards a
stone-carved version of the show’s logo. The 4th season intro is
probably the most recognized out of all them as a truncated version was used
for the syndicated rerun series Smurfs’ Adventures. Beginning in 1986, these half-hour episodes
featured some minor edits and time-compression (which resulted in the voices
sounding a bit higher than normal) in order to allow two stories to run in the
allotted time. For the first four seasons of episodes the season 4 closing
theme was also used over the end credits. Starting with season 5 episodes, the respective
original ending themes were used. Adventures would air on
various independent stations before going to USA
Network
in the early 1990s, and then to Cartoon
Network,
where it would run throughout the 90s, and Boomerang, where it remain
until 2022, eventually returning in 2023. It also aired on Teletoon Retro in Canada.