Tag Archives: Saturday Morning

RIP Marty Krofft

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Steve

Marty and his brother Sid were a huge part of Generation X’ Saturday mornings! This duo shook up the Hanna-Barbera-dominated landscape in the late Sixties to the late Seventies with their live-action shows. Many often starred SitCom stars such as … Continue reading →

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Welcome to November 2023!

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Steve

I was really excited about this month’s Header because it’s the 60th anniversary of Josie and the Pussycats debuting as a comic book; ok, it was just called Josie and it was a lazy female version of Archie. The Pussycats shift … Continue reading →

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1983: Dungeons & Dragons debuts on CBS Saturday Mornings

Posted on September 17, 2023 by Steve

What a dumb (and somewhat brave) move by CBS TV and TSR to go forward with this Saturday-Morning cartoon. Brave? Dumb? It was in the middle of the moronic Satanic Panic so anything associated with D&D, especially a show aired … Continue reading →

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Fifty Years of School House Rock

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Steve

A huge staple of Generation X’s upbringing! Seems they remained on the air to influence the first half of the Mills with additions on Economics and Computer Science. However, what ABC was doing via School House Rock wasn’t unique. CBS had … Continue reading →

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Rest in Peace Judy Tenuta

Posted on October 7, 2022 by Steve

Crap! We lost the giver goddess, petite flower, Diet Dr. Pepper spokesperson, accordion aficionado and all around hilarious person. I had been following her on her Twitter feed so I knew Judy was undergoing treatment for cancer. I didn’t know … Continue reading →

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1992: The Cartoon Network begins! Part 1: The salad years

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Steve

Cartoon and Cable Television history were made on this day! Oddly, I was living in a market lucky enough to have it on day one. I used to feel the same way about the Sci-Fi Channel but everybody soured on … Continue reading →

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RIP Billie Hayes

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Steve

Best known as Witchiepoo on Sid & Marty Kroft’s breakout hit H R Puffenstuff but I recall she continued the role for a short-lived show starring the Bay City Rollers. I can confirm she starred alongside Margaret Hamilton (the witch from … Continue reading →

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Scooby-Doo Chucks, pair one!

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Steve

These were released last Spring to coincide with the release of Scoob! the movie that obviously wasn’t a success thanks to the Pandemic killing its debut in theaters. I have yet to watch it on HBO Max and I have no … Continue reading →

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RIP Joe Ruby

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Steve

Last Wednesday, legendary cartoon writer Joe Ruby passed away. Over many years he plotted gags and wrote scripts for numerous Hanna-Barbera shows. His most famous co-creation was Scooby Doo with Ken Spears and animator Iwao Takamoto. Sadly, Saturday Morning cartoons … Continue reading →

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RIP Arte Johnson

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Steve

What an awesome, long life and career Arte had! To my parents, he a writer and bit player on Laugh-In (a show that hasn’t aged well alongside SNL). To me Arte was a cartoon voice on a handful of Seventies Saturday Morning shows … Continue reading →

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