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Articles by Christopher Jay

About Christopher Jay
After spending decades watching cartoons, host Christopher Jay decided it was time to leave Toon Town and share what he learned. As a Saturday Morning preservationist he tirelessly champions a return to the Saturday Mornings of the 1980s. Chris is the father of five kids, some of whom have been on the show. Thanks for ‘tooning in!
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Benji, Zax and the Alien Prince: The Saturday Morning Podcast

Christopher Jay

Benji, Zax and the Alien Prince Okay, so here’s the story: Take a beloved children’s character, add a bumbling robot, an alien prince, put them on the run, and then scratch your head because that CONTINUE READING…

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Space Stars: The Saturday Morning Podcast

Christopher Jay

Space Stars Okay, so here’s the story: Space Ghost meets the Herculoids, meets Astro, meets a few other Hanna-Barbera footnotes. And at the end, they all get together to blow away the big bad of CONTINUE READING…

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Space Ghost (Retro Special): The Saturday Morning Podcast

Christopher Jay

Space Ghost Okay, so here’s the story: A super hero of unknown origin and seemingly super natural, has adventures in the deepest reaches of space against a rogue’s gallery of nasty baddies. And then he’s CONTINUE READING…

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The Flintstone Kids ‘Just Say No’ Special: The Saturday Morning Podcast

Christopher Jay

The Flintstone Kids Back in the 1980s, everyone, and I mean everyone, was trying to spread one simple message: Drugs Are Bad! There were a ton of PSAs telling kids to leave narcotics alone. Celebrities CONTINUE READING…

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Drugs R Bad: The Saturday Morning Podcast

Christopher Jay

Danger Mouse (UK) Back in the 1980s, there was a problem: Drugs! There was an effort to shelter the kids from the threat. There was an effort to equip them against peer pressure. Here now CONTINUE READING…

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Danger Mouse (UK): The Saturday Morning Podcast

Christopher Jay

Danger Mouse (UK) Okay, so here’s the story: A secret agent mouse lives in a human world where he might be stepped on or eek-ed at, at any moment. But he’s the world’s only chance CONTINUE READING…

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The Saturday Morning Podcast: The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy

Christopher Jay

The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy Okay, so here’s the story: A group of ragged animals come to life when their kid has her back turned. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know this one. The CONTINUE READING…

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The Saturday Morning Podcast Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series

Christopher Jay

Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series Okay, so here’s the story: A community of imaginary creatures band together to teach lessons of sharing, caring and interdependency. No, not “The Smurfs”. No, not “Care Bears”. Boy, the CONTINUE READING…

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The Saturday Morning Podcast SPECIAL – The Banana Splits Adventure Hour

Christopher Jay

The Banana Splits Adventure Hour Okay, so here’s the story: A dog, a monkey, a lion and an elephant walk into a bar… No, wait. They form a band. Thank goodness, the other one ends CONTINUE READING…

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