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Let's celebrate the things that made it worth waking up on a Saturday: Cartoons and Cereal! Each episode of The Saturday Morning SuperCast reminisces about the cartoons we enjoyed while we polished off a bowl of sugar-laden goodness!
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It's a two-fer folks! It's all Bill & Ted all the time this week! We start out discussing one of the most intrguing media tie-in cereals, and then we talk about the show that went along with it. Your enjoyment of this episdoe will depend greatly on your fondness for the characters. I think you'll enjoy.
In the '80s, Little-everything was BIG. Muppet Babies, Little Clowns of Happytown...well....Muppet Babies was big. What about tiny magicians? Little Wizards was a show....and that's about it. Should it be better-remembered? Listen and find out. But first, the crew takes on DINERSAURS...which was a cereal. And that's about it. A concept that...well, just listen.
Of all the shows in the "And Son" category, this show is one of them. Popeye and Son takes what could be a great concept and just kinda...well...it's not a TOTAL disaster. Unlike the release of ProGrain cereal. A cereal aimed at tweens that looked like a health-obsessed adult brand. I can't imagine why it failed.
What do you get when a toy line has one toy? A pretty not-bad cartoon! My Pet Monster was a great concept, and the cartoon took that concept and...walked with it. Did they stumble? You'll have to listen to find out. Which is also what you'll have to do to find out how to pronounce Mueslix, a cereal that is aimed squarely at adults who can say the name properly.
We have a bit of a different cereal discussion this time out as we discuss whether Heartwise deserved all the legal obstacles it had to deal with based on the name and the marketing. Trust me, it's more fun than it sounds. Also fun is our cartoon, ALF Tales! See our favorite Melacians tell some earthbound stories from our past!
We're sticking with 1987 again and cartoons based on existing properties. This time, it's Hello Kitty, the international phenomenon that is still going strong today! Did the FurryTale Theatre charm us, or did we throw tomatoes? Listen and find out! But first, we discuss a cereal line that seems so obvious it's amazing it hasn't been more successful: KEEBLER COOKIES! Why do the elves not translate well to the cereal bowl? We try to eat our way to the bottom of this one.
In the 80s, Jim Henson could do no wrong. Fraggle Rock was a HUGE hit for HBO, so someone decided it would also make a great cartoon! Did it? You'll have to listen to find out. Speaking of knockoffs, Crisp Crunch was a Cap'n Crunch clone that spurred the crew to discuss other knockoff cereals that they rememeber fondly. How many of these did you see in your local grocery store?
Hey Willie! The SuperCast Crew is gonna talk about everyone's favorite cat-eating alien, Gordon Schumway, aka ALF! The animated series takes place on Melmac, and Jeff has fond memories of it. Does it hold up? You'll have to listen to find out. But first, the gang discusses Cirspy Critters cereal, which was revived in the 80s for...about a month and a half. But you probably remember the commercial. Trust us.
Today's show is an experiment: We're discussing a cereal that none of us ever had and a show that one of us never saw! Luckily, YouTube helped us out with the show, but the cereal...well...let's hope for a revival. What is Norman, and why is Cory so averse to human-named cereal? Listen and find out!
We keep the live-action train going this time as we discuss a little-remembered Saturday morning show featuring Benji, the dog that owned our hearts in the mid '70s til the mid '80s. This show actually holds up kinda well! Almost as well as Fruit & Fibre cereal held up to scrutiny from the health nuts out there. How well, you ask? Listen and find out!
Can Dirk the Daring save the princess? That all depends on your supply of quarters!! The gang discusses Dragon's Lair, based on the cutting-edge laserdisc arcade game! But first, they get all adult-y and talk about a healthy (???) cereal: Raisin Bran! Actually, the healthy part depends on which brand you buy. Listen and find out why!
"DID I DO THAT?" - Yes, yes you did. You gave us a strawberry and banana flavored cereal named after one of the most annoying characters this side of Jar Jar Binks. In the early 90's, Urkel-mania was EVERYWHERE, even on the cereal aisle. Is this one best left to the dustbin of history? Probably. What about Saved By The Bell? It's practically an institution, but should it instead be locked away in a vault, never to be seen again? Listen and find out!
Morning Funnies was a neat idea for a breakfast cereal, but it doesn't seem that anyone thought ANY further than that when producing it. Listen to the crew bemoan this fact, but first hear what Olivia thought about the latest in the Little Debbie line of cereals. THEN, the main event, PEE WEE'S PLAYHOUSE!!! Does this show hold up to a more "mature" audience? Only one way to find out!
This week the crew tackles something new: A live-action Saturday Morning "Sitcom"...or maybe it should be sit'com" since the situation part is obvious but the comedy...well, we'll talk. But first, let's talk about a cereal that's Just Right. At least, that's the name of it. Is it really just right? Listen and find out!
The crew discusses just how generic a cartoon can get with The Gary Coleman Show, but before that they discuss the wisdom of centering a cereal around a character from a movie that is 40 years old. How do they REALLY feel? Listen and find out!
What's small, has a tail, and lives in the crawlspaces of your house? No, nothing that creepy, just The Littles!!! Finally, a show that might have actually held up since the 80s! But first, the crew discusses a knockoff of....Kix? Body Buddies....Jeff likes the box and....that's kind of it.
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Your episodes are amazing! The three of you work well together, and the cereal+cartoon combo is perfect, as I have deep interest in both. Keep up the great work! I couldn't find a SMSC website or FB page to send an email message, so hopefully you get this. Would also be cool if you had a shirt or bumper sticker for sale. I would definitely show it off. I'm only on episode 35 after 1 year of listening, so I'm glad there's more in the library for me to enjoy. So don't go canceling! I'll gladly do the dishes at the end of an episode, if it means the podcast continues with more great episodes!!