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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Best known for his humorous take on the Justice League for DC Comics, he was the co-creator of characters such as Lobo, Catherine Cobert and one of the Queen Bees which were featured in various DC-based shows such as Superman: The Animated Series, Young Justice and Justice League Action. Additionally, he wrote for The Real Ghostbusters and did storyboards for Spider-Man Unlimited, Batman Beyond and Static Shock.
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He was a pioneer for Black animation that formed Vignette Films with Floyd Norman in the 1960s, which produced educational films about Black historical figures, and started a multimedia foundation to train underserved youth in new media technology. During his 60+-year career, he worked on Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, the “Nanny and the Professor” episode of ABC Weekend Specials, Jabberjaw, Laff-A-Lympics, I am the Greatest!: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali, CB Bears, Challenge of the Superfriends, The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle and Jeckle, Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979), Casper and the Angels, The New Shmoo, The World’s Greatest SuperFriends, The New Adventures of Flash Gordon, Richie Rich, The Flintstones Comedy Show, The Little Rascals (1982), Pac-Man, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventures, Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs (1993), Taz-Mania and Dumb and Dumber: The Animated Series. He also wrote two Slimer! segments of Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters and directed 3 episodes of C-Bear and Jamal.
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He wrote for The Secrets of Isis, Shazam!, The New Archie/Sabrina Hour, Space Sentinels, Tarzan and the Super 7, Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, The New Shmoo, Space Stars, Blackstar, The New Adventures of Flash Gordon, The Smurfs (1981), The Incredible Hulk (1982), Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, The Biskitts, Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince, Pole Position (which he also developed), The Mighty Orbots (also story editor), CBS Storybreak, Dungeons & Dragons, The Littles, Challenge of the GoBots, Star Wars: Droids, Star Wars: Ewoks, The Real Ghostbusters, Teen Wolf: The Animated Series, Jem, Superman (1988), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987), Dink the Little Dinosaur, Tiny Toon Adventures, Peter Pan and the Pirates (also story editor), Batman: The Animated Series and two of its movies (also story editor), Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, Conan and the Young Warriors (also story editor), Gargoyles (also story editor), Young Hercules, Godzilla: The Series, Spider-Man Unlimited (also developer and story editor), Beast Machines: Transformers and Max Steel (2000). He also wrote an issue of Batman Adventures and three issues of Superman Adventures.
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He voiced Slug and a Toy Ghost in an episode of The Real Ghostbusters and provided additional voices to an episode of Ruby-Spears’ Superman.
SCOTT MENVILLE
(February 12, 1971- )
Notable Roles: Spanky, Bingo Beaver,
Thaddeus Micawb, Jonny Quest, Prince Dexter, Freddy Flintstone, Ralph Gumer,
Captain Cortex, Wonder Kid, Red Herring, Ma-Ti, Joe McIntyre, Slightly, Hayato,
Duane, Toby Danger, Ira Melman, Trouble/Kenny Braverman, Goro/Shoichi, Zack,
Fraz Flub, Kevin French/C-Dog, Tubute, Robin/Tim Drake, Red X, Nightwing/Dick
Grayson, Shaggy Rogers, Metamorpho/Rex Mason, Quicksilver/Pietro Maximoff,
Jimmy Jones, Bucky/James Barnes, Salad lad, Chrono Spanner/Ken Tennyson, Bucky
Hensletter, Arthur, Sneezy, Crankshaw, Stretch/Jake Armstrong, Scott Dingleman,
Dr. Octopus/Superior Spider-Man/Otto Octavius, Grady Scraps
The son of animator and writer Chuck Menville,
Scott Menville went into the “family business” by becoming a voice
actor; with his first credit being a 1979 episode of Scooby-Doo
and Scrappy-Doo. His first starring role came as Spanky in The
Little Rascals animated series in 1982, followed by Bingo Beaver
in The Get Along Gang. He proceeded to have a series
of starring, minor or guest-starring roles for Hanna-Barbera Productions,
Ruby-Spears Productions, Bagdasarian Productions
and DiC Entertainment, while branching out into live-action acting with a guest
appearance on One
Big Family in 1987. That led to his having recurring roles
on The Wonder
Years, Full
House (reprised on its sequel spin-off Fuller House), The Parent ‘Hood and
others. Interestingly, he performed on both the live-action Punky Brewster and
its animated spin-off. He has maintained a steady career as both a live and
voice actor, doing cartoons, anime dubs and video games. Most frequently, his
voice allows him to be cast in the roles of young boys like Robin in the Teen
Titans franchise and Scott Dingleman in Bunnicula. Along with acting, Menville is a
musician. He played bass guitar for the band Boy Hits Car from their founding in 1993
until 2006. The band released three albums with Menville as a member,
and their song “LoveFuryPassionEnergy” was used as the theme song for WWE wrestler Lita. Menville has been nominated
for a Young Artists Award and a Behind the Voice Actors Award,
winning several of the latter.
Saturday Credits:
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979)
The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show
The Gary Coleman Show
The Dukes
The Little Rascals
Alvin & the Chipmunks (1983)
The Get Along Gang
It’s Punky Brewster
Challenge of the GoBots
The Little Wizards
The Real Ghostbusters
Popeye and Son
The Flintstone Kids
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventures
New Kids on the Block
Peter Pan and the Pirates
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
The Little Mermaid: The Animated Series
Beethoven: The Animated
Series
Freakazoid!
Superman: The Animated Series
Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?
All Grown Up!
Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!
DC Nation: New Teen Titans
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)
Teen Titans Go!
Ben 10: Omniverse
Bunnicula
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Young Justice
Big City Greens
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He worked as a character designer on The Real Ghostbusters and Godzilla: The Series, the latter of which he also served as an executive design consultant as he did on Men in Black: The Series. He also provided animation for “The Worm Winter Games” episode of Sesame Street.
As Doc Brown once said: "30 years. It's a nice round number." We Agree, and with that thought in mind, and what with it being September when new programs traditionally began airing, we figured we'd show you the Saturday morning television schedule for all the major networks (alphabetically) that debuted 30 years ago. AND! As a bonus, since we were so busy with our 70th anniversary celebration last year, we're doing a double shot and bringing you the Saturday morning hits from 1990 AND 1991! Without further ado, while watching on Saturday morning, you may have seen these*:
1990
1991
