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.
Episodes
159 episodes
115 SPECIAL - This is America, Charlie Brown
Happy Thanksgiving! Let's spend it with the Peanuts gang and ride the Mayflower to the new world. Believe it or not, it's something of an accurate look at the journey to America. Minus the small pox and the horrors of history that followed.&nbs...
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39:02
S09E10 Superman
Okay, so here’s the story: A savior from another place comes to Earth. He’s got powers. He’s got looks. He’s got a way with words that leads him to be an ace reporter. Oh, and he flies, deflects bullets, and probably never uses his x-ray vision...
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Season 9
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Episode 10
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1:05:47
S09E09 The New Archies
Okay, so here’s the story: Kids from the 40s coasted on some big network nostalgia into our living rooms. If they had only made a no holds barred cartoon of “Riverdale”, that would have been progress. &nb...
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Season 9
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Episode 9
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53:56
S09E08 Galaxy High School
Okay, so here’s the story: Two humans get kicked out of school on Earth, and are given a last chance at the edge of the galaxy. Can they make the grade? Can an Earth jock survive in higher gravity? Can a bookish girl become homecoming queen in ...
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Season 9
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Episode 8
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1:00:09
S09E07 Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling
Okay, so here’s the story: The heroes and heels of the wrestling world came together on Saturday Morning to rock n roll. We laughed, we cried, and we Junk Yard dogged. Here now is the...
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Season 9
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Episode 7
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1:11:36
S09E06 Kidd Video
Okay, so here’s the story: A band with four members get sucked into a magical land fueled by music. That’s right, we’re finally at YELLOW SUBMARINE: THE ANIMATED SERIES. Except they made a lots of changes. Like Ringo is now named Whiz, and Geor...
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Season 9
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Episode 6
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1:02:21
S09E05 Pole Position
Okay, so here’s the story: A brother, a sister and another sister team up with their Uncle-Doctor to be a family of spies. And they use race cars and super computers to put the enemy out of business. Because that makes all the sense and none of...
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58:24
S09E04 The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
Okay, so here’s the story: An earnest group of children survived the funny pages for 30 years and were given a Saturday Morning show. They just glossed over hits of same sex relationships, domination and stalking. &nb...
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Season 9
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Episode 4
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51:46
S09E03 Flash Gordon
Okay, so here’s the story: A football player from the 1930s blasts off of Earth and lands on Mongo. He’s on a mission to make sure worlds don’t collide. And they don’t! But our hero encounters Robin Hood-wannabas, lion men, kittenish princesses...
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Season 9
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Episode 3
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59:29
S09E02 The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam
Okay, so here’s the story: Singing supers attend a super school, and mythical gods favor a single family with the ability to grow up fast. Heroes learn to be good, villains learn to be bad, and someone should get Mr. Sampson a t-shirt.&n...
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Season 9
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Episode 2
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1:10:34
S09E01 The Many Reruns of Scooby-Doo
Okay, so here’s the story: If a story works once, it should work over and over again. Because… why the hell not? Here now is the story of how these Scooby-doobie-doo shows came to Saturday ...
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Season 9
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Episode 1
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1:14:27
104 SPECIAL - The Miner 49er - The Ruh-Roh Podcast
A group of teenagers took a wrong turn and fell into a mystery in the Ghost Town of Gold City. Join host Rubington Spears as he takes you though the crime, the suspects, the evidence and the SHOCKING revelation of Who Done It!Enjo...
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42:45
103 SPECIAL - The Crusader, the Creator and the Cap'n
Our story opens with a creator that makes a crusader and it all leads to a Cap’n. Confused? This is the story of a legendary animator who became the grand-daddy of all TV cartoons to come. Not only that, but his talent lent itself to cereal pro...
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1:02:30
102 SPECIAL - Ulysses 31
Okay, so here’s the story: Ancient Greece clashed with a galaxy far, far away in a mash up of space and mythology. You know, that old chestnut. It united two countries. It launched a studio into regular animation work. And it made fans life-lon...
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56:12
BREAKTIME! - 030 - Sbarro Pizza
And now a word from our sponsor… It’s BREAK TIME! – A micro-pod from The Saturday Morning Podcast. On this station break in the 80s/90s, we look at Sbarro Pizza! Buckle up, the pop culture is about to POP!<...
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7:35
BREAK TIME! - 028 - E.T. The Video Game
And now a word from our sponsor… It’s BREAK TIME! – A micro-pod from The Saturday Morning Podcast. On this station break in the 80s we look at Atari's E.T.: The Video Game! Buckle up, the pop culture is abo...
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13:53
S08E10 Saved by the Bell
Okay, so here’s the story: When I wake up in the morning, and the alarm gives out a warning, and I don’t think I’ll ever make it on time. By the time I grab my books, and I give myself a look, I’m at the corner just in time to see the bus fly b...
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Season 8
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Episode 10
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1:29:43
BREAK TIME! - 026 - Where's the Beef?
And now a word from our sponsor… It’s BREAK TIME! – A micro-pod from The Saturday Morning Podcast. On this station break in the 80s we look at Wendy's most famous slogan, "Where's the Beef?"! Buckle up, the...
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14:10
BREAK TIME! - 025 - Camcorder
And now a word from our sponsor… It’s BREAK TIME! – A micro-pod from The Saturday Morning Podcast. On this station break in the 80s, we look at camcorders! Buckle up, the pop culture is about to POP!...
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9:06
BONUS - 12 Seconds of Guttenberg
Back before DIC got the chance to produce THE GET ALONG GANG, Canadian animation house Nelvana was all over it. Come and listen to the commentary of this first pilot, as discussed by Chris and Dustin. Along the way they talk 80s pop culture, va...
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56:55
S08E09 - The 100th! - The Get Along Gang
Okay, so here’s the story: Take a dog and a cat and put them on TV. Hmmmm… That’s already been done. Add in a Mose. What’s next, a squirrel? Get original TV. I don’t know, let’s mix in a lamb and a porcupine and call it good. And tell them to a...
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Season 8
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Episode 9
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1:24:54
BREAK TIME! - 024 - Weird Al Yankovic, Part 3
And now a word from our sponsor… It’s BREAK TIME! – A micro-pod from The Saturday Morning Podcast. On this station break in the 80s/90s, we conclude our look at Weird Al Yankovic! Buckle up, the pop culture...
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13:48
BREAK TIME! - 023 - Weird Al Yankovic, Part 2
And now a word from our sponsor… It’s BREAK TIME! – A micro-pod from The Saturday Morning Podcast. On this station break in the 80s/90s, we continue our look at Weird Al Yankovic! Buckle up, the pop culture...
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11:52
BREAK TIME! - 022 - Weird Al Yankovic, Part 1
And now a word from our sponsor… It’s BREAK TIME! – A micro-pod from The Saturday Morning Podcast. On this station break in the 80s/90s, we look at Weird Al Yankovic! Buckle up, the pop culture is about to ...
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10:58
S08E08 The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley
Okay, so here’s the story: A child-like triangle player with a bent for plaid hits the ground in normality, and has bizarre adventures that spiral out of control. Along for the ride is a fish, a rat, a horse or two, and the lovely Ms. Malone.&n...
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Season 8
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Episode 8
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1:10:57