The Saturday Morning Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In this premiere of A.L.F., your Saturday Morning preservationist, Christopher Jay, takes a look at the origin of the show. Included, is a look at the talent behind the scenes, a rundown of the pilot, “Phantom Pilot”, and a look at the legacy of A.L.F. after all these years. It’s not just a look at A.L.F., but also how the live-action show came to be, and how it ended up on Saturd...

Send us Fan Mail In this premiere of WILDFIRE your Saturday Morning preservationist, Christopher Jay, takes a look at the origin of the show. We take a look at the talent behind the scenes, a rundown of the pilot, “Once and Future Queen”, and a look at the legacy of WILDFIRE after all these years. It’s not just a look at WILDFIRE but also how the animated adventures of a princess and her stallion...

Send us Fan Mail In this premiere of THE WUZZLES, your Saturday Morning preservationist, Christopher Jay, takes a look at the origin of the show. Included, is a look at the talent behind the scenes, a rundown of the pilot, “Bulls of a Feather”, and a look at the legacy of THE WUZZLES after all these years. It’s not just a look at THE WUZZLES, but also how the animals with split personalities came...

Send us Fan Mail In this premiere of TURBO TEEN, your Saturday Morning preservationist, Christopher Jay, takes a look at the origin of the show. We take a look at the talent behind the scenes, a rundown of the pilot, “Turbo Thieves”, and a look at the legacy of TURBO TEEN after all these years. It’s not just a look at TURBO TEEN, but also how the animated adventures of a boy-who-could-turn-into-a-...

Send us Fan Mail In this premiere of THE MONCHHICHIS, your Saturday Morning preservationist, Christopher Jay, takes a look at the origin of the show. Included, is a look at the talent behind the scenes, a rundown of the pilot, “Tickle Crystal”, and a look at the legacy of THE MONCHHICHIS after all these years. It’s not just a look at THE MONCHHICHIS, but also how the animated DC Superheroes came t...

Send us Fan Mail In this premiere of PANDAMONIUM, your Saturday Morning preservationist, Christopher Jay, takes a look at the origin of the show. Included, is a look at the talent behind the scenes, a rundown of the pilot segments, and a look at the legacy of PANDAMONIUM after all these years. It’s not just a look at PANDAMONIUM, but also a look at the legacy of Fred Silverman and Jerry Eisenberg....

Send us Fan Mail In this premiere of THE KWICKY KOALA SHOW, your Saturday Morning preservationist, Christopher Jay, takes a look at the origin of the show. Included, is a look at the talent behind the scenes, a rundown of the pilot segments, and a look at the legacy of THE KWICKY KOALA SHOW after all these years. It’s not just a look at THE KWICKY KOALA SHOW, but also the legacy of one of animatio...

Send us Fan Mail In this premiere of THE RI¢HIE RI¢H/SCOOBY-DOO SHOW, your Saturday Morning preservationist, Christopher Jay, takes a look at the origin of the show. Included, is a look at the talent behind the scenes, a rundown of the pilot segments, and a look at the legacy of THE RI¢HIE RI¢H/SCOOBY-DOO SHOW after all these years. It’s not just a look at THE RI¢HIE RI¢H/SCOOBY-DOO SHOW, but also...

Send us Fan Mail In this retro premiere of SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU!, your Saturday Morning preservationist, Christopher Jay, takes a look at the origin of the show. Included, is a look at the talent behind the scenes, a rundown of the pilot, “What A Night For A Knight”, and a look at the legacy of SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU! after all these years. It’s not just a look at SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU...

Send us Fan Mail In the Fall of 1987, CBS was set to premiere their newest entry into the 80s Saturday Morning programming. It was a show based on the Garbage Pail Kids trading cards, and those things scared the willies out of parents. With the mention of the series, watch dog groups protested and threatened sponsor boycotts if the show made it to air. The first season of the show, all 13 episodes...

Send us Fan Mail PATRON SHOUT-OUTS at the top of the show! In this premiere of THE GARBAGE PAIL KIDS, your Saturday Morning preservationist, Christopher Jay, takes a look at the origin of the show. Included, is a look at the talent behind the scenes, a rundown of the pilot, and a look at the legacy of THE GARBAGE PAIL KIDS after all these years. It’s not just a look at GARBAGE PAIL KIDS, but also...

Send us Fan Mail My guests today are Nik and Dustin from the Cherry Bombs podcast! Do you love movies that didn't make money? Do your friends make fun of you for loving "Masters of the Universe"? Well, screw them! The movies we love are likely from our childhood, and remind us of better times. And so do cartoon! And what better way to celebrate both than to explore the lost cartoons...

Send us Fan Mail In this premiere of DINK, THE LITTLE DINOSAUR, your Saturday Morning preservationist, Christopher Jay, takes a look at the origin of the show. Included, is a look at the talent behind the scenes, a rundown of the pilot segments, “Shell Game” and "Shyler's Friend", and a look at the legacy of DINK after all these years. It’s not just a look at DINK, THE LITTLE DINOSA...

Send us Fan Mail In this premiere of GARFIELD & FRIENDS, your Saturday Morning preservationist, Christopher Jay, takes a look at the origin of the show. Included, is a look at the talent behind the scenes, a rundown of the pilot segments, “Peace & Quiet”, "U. S. Acres: Wanted Wade" and "Garfield Goes Hawaiian", and a look at the legacy of GARFIELD & FRIENDS, after a...

Send us Fan Mail In this premiere of THE LITTLE CLOWNS OF HAPPYTOWN, your Saturday Morning preservationist, Christopher Jay, takes a look at the origin of the show. Included, is a look at the talent behind the scenes, a rundown of the pilot segments, “Baby Blues” and "Too Scared to Laugh", and a look at the legacy of THE LITTLE CLOWNS OF HAPPYTOWN, after all these years. It’s not just a...

Send us Fan Mail In this premiere of PEE-WEE’S PLAYHOUSE, your Saturday Morning preservationist, Christopher Jay, takes a look at the origin of the show. Included, is a look at the talent behind the scenes, a rundown of the pilot, “Ice Cream Soup”, and a look at the legacy of PEE-WEE’S PLAYHOUSE after all these years. It’s not just a look at PEE-WEE’S PLAYHOUSE, but also the story of Paul Reuben’s...

Send us Fan Mail In this premiere of THE SUPER POWERS TEAM: GALACTIC GUARDIANS, your Saturday Morning preservationist, Christopher Jay, takes a look at the origin of the show. Included, is a look at the talent behind the scenes, a rundown of the pilot, “Seeds of Doom”, and a look at the legacy of THE SUPER POWERS TEAM after all these years. It’s not just a look at THE SUPER POWERS TEAM, but also h...

Send us Fan Mail In this premiere of MUPPET BABIES, your Saturday Morning preservationist, Christopher Jay, takes a look at the origin of the show. Included, is a look at the talent behind the scenes, a rundown of the pilot, “Noisy Neighbors”, and a look at the legacy of MUPPET BABIES after all these years. It’s not just a look at MUPPET BABIES, but also how the Muppets came to be. Explore the lif...

Send us Fan Mail In this premiere of the animated DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, your Saturday Morning preservationist, Christopher Jay, takes a look at the origin of the show. Included, is a look at the talent behind the scenes, a rundown of the pilot, “The Night of No Tomorrow”, and a look at the legacy of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS after all these years. It’s not just a look at the animated DUNGEONS &...

Send us Fan Mail The Saturday Morning Podcast had the opportunity to sit down with writer/producer Duane Poole. He discussed his lengthy career in animation at Hanna-Barbera. Listen here to get a behind the scenes look at the way HB worked back in the 1970s and 80s to produce their shows. This is a glimpse you won't find anywhere else. If you didn't know it, Duane, with his former writin...

Send us Fan Mail In this premiere of the animated MORK & MINDY, your Saturday Morning preservationist, Christopher Jay, takes a look at the origin of the show. Included, is a look at the talent behind the scenes, a rundown of the pilot segments, “Who’s Minding the Brat?” and “The Greatest Shmo on Earth”, and a look at the legacy of MORK & MINDY after all these years. It’s not just a look a...

Send us Fan Mail In this premiere of LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY IN THE ARMY, your Saturday Morning preservationist, Christopher Jay, takes a look at the origin of the show. Included, is a look at the talent behind the scenes, a rundown of the pilot “Invasion of the Booby Hatchers”, and a look at the legacy of LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY IN THE ARMY after all these years. So come along with Laverne, Shirley, and,...

Send us Fan Mail In this premiere of THE FONZ AND THE HAPPY DAYS GANG, your Saturday Morning preservationist, Christopher Jay, takes a look at the origin of the show. Included, is a look at the talent behind the scenes, a rundown of the pilot “King for A Day”, and a look at the legacy of THE FONZ AND THE HAPPY DAYS GANG after all these years. So come along with Mr. Cool, Cupcake, and, of course Th...

Send us Fan Mail In the premiere of CHRISTMAS COMES TO PAC-LAND, your Saturday Morning historian, Christopher Jay, takes a look at the origin of the show. Included, is a look at the talent behind the scenes, a rundown of the special, and a few fast facts about the world of Pac-Man. So come along with Pac-Man, Pepper, Pac-Baby, and Chomp-Chomp, all the way back to December 16, 1982.  Thanks for ‘ t...

Send us Fan Mail In the premiere of GRAMS BEAR’S THANKSGIVING SURPRISE, your Saturday Morning historian, Christopher Jay, takes a look at the origin of the show. Included, is a look at the talent behind the scenes, a rundown of the special, and a few fast facts about the world of the Care Bears. So come along with Tenderheart, Share Bear and Grams Bear, all the way back to November 22, 1986.  Than...