Saturday morning cartoons got a little more grown-up with the debut of Hanna-Barbera’s Pirates of Dark Water in 1991. Blending sci-fi with swords and sorcery, the show had more in common with Japanese anime than it did with other CONTINUE READING…
Every now and then, you stumble across a cartoon from your childhood that feels like it lived in the quiet corners of Saturday morning. Not a blockbuster. Not a toy‑aisle titan. Just a sweet little CONTINUE READING…
If you grew up in the early eighties, you probably remember the strange and wonderful moment when The Dukes of Hazzard jumped from Friday night live‑action into full‑blown Saturday morning animation. It was called The CONTINUE READING…
There are certain Saturday morning cartoons that feel like they were dreamed up by a kid who mixed every cool idea they ever had into one big bowl. Thundarr the Barbarian was exactly that kind CONTINUE READING…
In the fall of 1985, Saturday morning cartoons took a spooky detour when The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo premiered on ABC. It was the seventh incarnation of the beloved franchise, but this time, the formula CONTINUE READING…
The 1950’s introduced us to Tales From the Crypt, a wry, sardonic E.C. Comics series that turned the saccharine theme of good versus evil on its head. Like its comic predecessor and the HBO horror anthology CONTINUE READING…
After the success of the 1984 film Ghostbusters, a cartoon adaptation was inevitable. With most of the characters from the movie appearing in this series (though in slightly altered form…Ray was a bit chunkier and Egon CONTINUE READING…
“Hong Kong Phooey,Number One Super Guy,Hong Kong Phooey,Quicker than the human eye…” For his day job, Penrod Pooch worked as a police station janitor, which wasn’t nearly as glamorous as it sounds. His fellow employees, CONTINUE READING…
“There’s no need to fear,Underdog is here!” Leonardo Productions, the creators of Tennesee Tuxedo, had their biggest success with the adventures of a super-powered pooch named Underdog. In the guise of the “humble and lovable” Shoe CONTINUE READING…
While dogs always seem to get top billing at the movies, cats have consistently stolen the show on the small screen. Among the greats include Felix, Tom, and Sylvester, one name stands out as slightly CONTINUE READING…
When the many suns of the planet of Prysmos came into alignment, the results were catastrophic. The planet was thrust back into the Dark Ages, where magic equaled power. Because of the cataclysm, the planet CONTINUE READING…
In the golden age of Saturday morning cartoons, few shows captured the imagination quite like The Snorks. Premiering on NBC on September 15, 1984, this animated series from Hanna-Barbera invited kids to explore the colorful, CONTINUE READING…
Long before The Spice Girls, Jem and the Holograms had Girl Power and then some. Underwritten by Hasbro, who wanted an MTV-influenced doll line to rival Mattel’s Barbie, Jem came on the scene as part of CONTINUE READING…
Looking back at the Saturday morning cartoon of the ’80s based on the iconic Mr. T. CONTINUE READING…
“Captain CAAAAAAAAVEMAAAAAAAN!” Captain Caveman was a prehistoric superhero unfrozen by three teenage beauties. They took him around in their van, solving mysteries across the country. And he could fly. Young boys of the world, set CONTINUE READING…
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