The Saturday Morning Podcast

156 SPECIAL - Saturday Morning Fantasy, Part 1

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1092977/fan_mail/new] Okay, here's the story:  After years of studying, tearing apart, and becoming an expert in the culture of Saturday Morning cartoons, I finally got in on the fun.  If I had been a studio executive, what would I have ordered? What would they have replaced on the schedule? Could any of them have been hits? All these questions and more will be answered in SATURDAY MORNING FANTASY PART 1! Thanks for 'tooning in!

The 70s - S1E10 - Casper and the Angels

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1092977/fan_mail/new] So, here’s the story. There’s a ghost, and some cops, and a few other goodie-whompers. It’s a story that goes back to the 1930s, and works its way to the end of the disco decade. You won’t believe how much the creators sold the rights for. You would never guess who some of the players in the cast were. But if you stick around to the end, I guarantee you a hell of a pep talk about animation.               These stories and more are featured in this look at CASPER AND THE ANGELS.  Thanks for 'tooning in!

S12E10 The Super Mario Bros Super Show

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1092977/fan_mail/new] Okay, here’s the 4-1-1: Take a minor character from the legendary “Donkey Kong” series and make a big deal out of him. Sure, he was the hero. But all he did was jump and climb. I could do that. Even if I was 300 pounds I could probably… I don’t know, do one or the other maybe. Sorry Pauline, you gonna die. Kids, this is the story of how this Mushroom Kingdom show came to syndication.                         Where did this show come from?                         Was it supposed to be bigger?                         Just what was Club Mario?      All these questions, and more, will be answered in this look at THE SUPER MARIO BROS SUPER SHOW!  Thanks for 'tooning in!

The 70s - S1E9 - Fangface

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1092977/fan_mail/new] Okay, here's the story: Take one part Scooby-Doo, one part Tazmanian Devil, and shake them together in a decanter of "I Was a Teenage Werewolf", and you've got a new show. Where did this show come from? Why is it important in the history of Ruby-Spears? A baby! Why did it have to be a baby? All these questions and more will be answered in this look at FANGFACE. Thanks for 'tooning in!

S12E09 Police Academy

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1092977/fan_mail/new] Okay, here’s the 4-1-1: Crime! The city was full of it. Desperate measures were needed. Desperate measures were taken. Police Academy. They’re lean… mean… obscene. Each and everyone of them striving to defend… or upend. Now that they’re ready for the real world, crime is no longer a number one problem. They are.  Kids, this is the story of how this zany show came to syndication.                         Where did this show come from?                         Why did this show come?                          Does it come often?                All these questions, and more, will be answered in this look at POLICE ACADEMY! Thanks for 'tooning in!