The Saturday Morning Podcast
Rewind and take a deep-dive back to the 80's to see how all those wonderful Saturday Morning shows came to be. Explore the cast, creation and legacy of all your childhood favorites. Relive what it felt like to wake on Saturday Morning in the 80s -- It'll make you feel like a kid again! Grab a bowl of cereal, 'toon in, and experience the greatest decade the world has ever known!
Episodes
It's the return of Pods R Us! It's that time of year when we look back at the hottest Christmas toys of yesteryear! Let's set the Saturday Morning Time Machine for 1981, and see what's waiting.
Happy Holidays, and thanks for 'tooning in!
Happy Thanksgiving! To celebrate the season, we need Fall pumpkins. And a turkey, or at least a cowardly big cat. To me, Thanksgiving has always been about an evil Toymaker trying to take over the mythical land of Oz. As I'm sure it is for most families.
Here now is a holiday feast you have to hear to believe.
Thanks for ‘tooning in.
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Okay, so here’s the story: When the moon is destroyed in 1994, it ensures that “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness” isn’t just an album, but a way of life. Flashforward 2000 years where recognizable monuments are rusting, “Jaws 9” was a thing, and a group of heroes try to put right what once went wrong. Or, something like that.
Here now is the story of how this super-science show came to Saturday Mor...
Okay, so here’s the story: A comedian and the kid of a famous singer get together at a bowling alley and have a great time. They perve on women, they introduce bubbling-under bands, and constantly clash with the executives of the network they’re on. Sounds like a great time for the kids.
Here now is the story of how this kids variety show came to Saturday Morning.
Who were the hosts?
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Okay, so here’s the story: There’s a night when an escaped zoo monkey gets zapped by an alien ship and then develops alien abilities. The only thing left to do is take up with a brother and sister and their grandmother. Oh, and throw in some flim flam men who are constantly trying to steal your monkey. Because that’s how you comedy.
Here now is the story of how this bananas show came to Saturday Morning...
Okay, so here’s the story: a rock and roll DJ is tasked with running a TV studio named after him. His young assistants are along for the ride, and they get into adventures of unspecified magnitude. Mainly because this show was [echo] LOST MEDIA!
Here now is the story of how this wolf rockin’ show came to Saturday Morning.
Who was the Wolfman?
What do we know about this show?
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Okay, so here’s the story: A pack of dogs on death row have adventures outside of the Big House and experience freedom. Did that happen? Oh, God! What if they were dead when we started and these are just conflated memories and patchwork pieces so we knew who they were. Maybe they didn’t exist. Maybe on one could talk to the animals. Or, maybe this was a cartoon. Yeah, that makes me feel better.
Here now ...
Okay, so here’s the story: An alien comes to Earth and looks like a puzzle that took the world by storm. When he’s scrambled, he’s useless. But when he’s solved – LOOK OUT!!! – He’ll fight crime and put bad guys in their place. Throw in a dash of Hispanic representation and a certain Puerto Rican boy band, and you just might have a hit.
Here now is the story of how this logic-defying show came to Saturda...
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 all sounds like word salad.
Look, just come with me on the journey, I guarantee it will be rewarding. And heart-warming. And family friendly. And no bitch jokes.
Here now is the story of how this bonkers/canine show came to Saturday Morning.
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Okay, so here’s the story: A band of people and their dog hit the open road to tour and help people along the way. No, it’s not a Scooby-Doo show. I swear it’s not. But it’s sort of a Scooby prequel.
Here now is the story of how this rock n roll show came to Saturday Morning.
Where did this show come from?
Can dogs play the drums?
Was Meatballs a surrogate for Meat...
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 the week in a finale that's epic. It's just too bad it's kinda forgotten.
Here now is the story of how this future-verse show came to Saturday Morning.
Was this an original show?
Was ...
Okay, so here’s the story: A gang of alien supers, who can do all kinds of party tricks, get their own show. And one day, they might even unite with others to save the universe. Until then, they’ll defend their planet while wearing as little as possible.
Here now is the story of how this blobby show came to Saturday Morning.
Can shape-shifters be more than mattresses?
Is there an...
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 off-set with a boy who parachuted into the valley of the dinosaurs and must survive in a hostile wilderness. Eat your heart out, Doug McClure!
Here now is the story of how this super hero space show came to Saturday ...
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 said to stay clean, and networks invested in one off specials to keep kids from taking one toke over the line. Or any tokes for that matter.
Here now is the nexus of these specials, a hybrid of PSAs, The Flintstone Kids, and a certain glove...
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 are the Top Ten Anti-Drug PSAs from the 80s. See how many you remember, and thanks for 'tooning in.
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 of stopping the evil Baron Silas Greenback from world domination. Though, he would probably make a lovely dominatrix.
Here now is the story of how this silly spy show came to the UK from the suburbs of Manchester.
Where did this sho...
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 toys come to life and run away, only to almost get blown to bits my the kid next door. This sounds like it’s going to be a real toy story… in an antiquated way.
Here now is the story of how this patchwork show came to Saturday Morning.
Where did the char...
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 80s were full of this trope.
Here now is the story of how this Fraggle-tastic show came to Saturday Morning.
Is it possible to dance your cares away? Even if you have a white man’s overbite?
What...
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 in the missionary position. I mean, with them being in position to become missionaries. You know what, let’s start over.
Okay, so here’s the story: Someone dropped some ‘shrooms and watched “Laugh-In”. And then thought this show into existence.
He...
Okay, so here’s the story: Kids from the future must partner with their ancestors in the 1980s to fight a super powerful criminal. Which sounds like just the thing kids should be doing. Then again, in the 1980s, we were allowed to go out all day and do whatever as long as we were back before dark. And that was in the day and age of Milk Carton Portraits, strangers with candy and stranger danger. So… this totally check...
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