"What's a team without its Captain?"
Hi there, Toonsters! RekkaDragon here with another character profile for Disney's Destiny League. As you can see, I am not only a fan of animation, but I am also a fan of sports, including hockey. The New York Rangers are my favorite team, but they don't have the heart of the champion since they buckled under pressure and lost to the Los Angeles Kings at the Stanley Cup Finals. But, that's another story. Speaking of which, this next profile is about a crime-fighting hockey player from another planet. I am referring to the leader and team captain of the Mighty Ducks, Wildwing Flashblade.
Background: The planet of Puckworld, home to a race of anthropomorphic ducks who think and feel like humans. And their favorite pastime is hockey. Who would of thought that hockey was universal sport of sorts. But, that's another story. Everything was peaceful, until the arrival of the evil Saurian Overlords. Led by Dragaunus, the Saurians raged war against the inhabitants of Puckworld and claim their world as their own. However, there are a few ducks who stood up against the Saurians. One of them was a fearless duck named Canard Thunderbeak. He and his team effortlessly stop the Saurian onslaught but Puckworld was in ruins. The battle continued in the blackness of space. During the ensuring battle, Dragaunus activated a dimensional portal. Canard fought his hardest against Dragaunus, but the gravity of the portal pulled him into dimensional limbo. Right before he got sucked in, Canard gave his mask to his best friend, Wildwing, ensuring him that he would be team captain when he is gone. After the dogfight, the two respected ships, the Aerowing, the Ducks' ship and the Raptor, the Saurians' ship, both crashed landed on Earth. Wildwing, along with his fellow ducks, Nosedive, his wacky brother, Mallory McMallard, his second in command or assistant captain like in hockey, Tanya Vanderflock, the brainy duck who talks like she has bad allergies, no offense.
Tanya: None taken.
Duke L'Orange, a former professional thief and Check Hardwing aka Grin, a super-strong muscle man type duck with a Zen-like philosophy, ended up in the city of Anaheim, CA, the home of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, now called just the Anaheim Ducks (more on that in the sidestory later). Aware that the Saurians will invade the Earth in the same manner they did with Puckworld, Wildwing and the Ducks fight to protect the Earth and end the Saurian invasion in the universe while posing as the hockey team of the same name. That is until the rise of Igor and the Disciples of Chernabog, where everything changed...for the worse.
Appearance, Gear & Personality: Wildwing is an anthropomorphic duck, which means he is part duck and part human with white feathers. When not in battle, he wears his usual Puckworld-type civilian clothes, a sea green shirt, a white jacket and brown pants with silver gray boots, which matches the colors of the classic Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. When he is playing hockey, just for fun, he wears the hockey uniform of the Mighty Ducks themselves, including the jersey with Wildwing's mask and the hockey sticks that makes an "X". Talk about H-E-Double Hockey Sticks there. But when in battle, he wears his armored suit, which matches the same colors as his other clothes. His weapons consist on two wrist-mounted Puck Launchers, which fires hockey pucks in a fast, Uzi-type rate and thanks to Rayjin and Tron, he can fire any type of pucks like Green Arrow and Hawkeye with their trick arrows, including an exploding puck and a grappling puck. And for an added edge to his fighting prowess, he wears the legendary golden mask of Drake DuCaine, once wore by his best friend, Canard Thunderbeak. Wearing it makes the wearer team captain. And as an added bonus, the mask also is used as a tracker, perfect for not only detecting things, but also good against those with a cloaking device, including Dragaunus. For personal travel, whether he has alone time or not, he rides his Duckcycle. And for some team missions that are otherwise treacherous and hard to travel, he uses the Migrator, the ultra tough all terrain vehicle that Rayjin reserved after the Anaheim Arrowhead Pond ended being owned by the Anaheim Ducks' new owners and renaming the stadium the Honda Civic Center (more on that in the sidestory) and has the Drake-1 supercomputer built in as well. Of all the characters, Wildwing is the most complex character in the story. Although a strong-willed character with a strong sense of justice, he is also flawed in many ways. For instance, he often questions whether or not he is worthy of being captain of the Ducks or feeling that saving the universe is the type of burden that is indeed hardest to bear, even for him. Despite his flaws, Wildwing is honorable, selfless, kind-hearted hero who is willing to give his life to save the universe, whether it's on Puckworld or on Earth. And he gets along with the other heroes and sees Tron, Rayjin, and Mulan as his brothers, and sister, in arms. On top of that, he has a soft spot for kids, including having a brother-sister relationship with Ariel's daughter, Melody. He is indeed a class-act.
Sidestory: In his crazed attempt to destroy the Earth and create a Saurian homeworld, Dragaunus rebuilt the Raptor and its dimensional portal and launch an attack on the city of Anaheim, CA, home of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. Right before Dragaunus activated the portal to summon his Saurian brethren, the Ducks launch an assault on the Raptor. Wildwing jumps into the Raptor and battled valiantly against Dragaunus. During the ensuring battle, the portal's controls malfunctioned and the portal was going out of control. Dragaunus, as the cowardly Saurian as he is, made his escape through the portal, vowing to fight another day. Fearing that the out of control portal will destroy the Earth, Wildwing commited the ultimate sacrifice and flew the Raptor away from Anaheim, and crash-landed in the frozen north, closing the portal the hard way. Mallory tried contacting him, but their was radio silence, fearing that their captain was dead. Unknown to the Ducks, Wildwing survived, but just like Captain America, he ended up frozen and remained that way for a millennium. Unlike the other heroes, he was frozen...alive. A millennia has passed, as the entire world has fallen into darkness. During a mission assigned by "M", Rayjin, along with Tron, traveled to the frozen north and discovered the remains of the Raptor. Rayjin remembers the stories of Wildwing, who saved Anaheim and the entire planet from the Saurian invasion. But, doesn't even know if he survived. As our intrepid heroes left the Raptor after finding nothing, they went out, furthering the investigation. Rayjin and Tron split up to find anything related to what happened that day. Rayjin walked around and all of the sudden, without looking, he tripped over something. Rayjin wiped off the snow and uncovered the golden mask of Drake DuCaine. While he as surprised of this discovery, Tron called Rayjin to the other side. And to their shock, they have found a frozen, but alive Wildwing. Several hours later, Wildwing wakes up in a hospital after hearing a nearby radio in his room, saying that the Ducks won the Stanley Cup. Wildwing asked the nurse when that day happened. The nurse replied that the Ducks won the Stanley Cup years after the new owners bought the team and ditched the Mighty Ducks name after so many seasons of not winning the Stanley Cup. Wildwing explained to the nurse that the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim hasn't won a Stanley Cup since they were an exhibition team in the 90s. This state confuses the nurse after hearing that. Disoriented, Wildwing questions the nurse what happen here, where is he and why the Mighty Ducks are called the Anaheim Ducks now. Believing that he was getting out of hand, the nurse called in the guards to restrain Wildwing. Fearing for his life, Wildwing escaped from the hospital, commandeers a motorcycle to allude to authorities and heads to his destination: Anaheim, CA. Once he got there, he saw the Arrowhead Pond still standing. But when came closer to the Pond, Wildwing discovered that it is not called the Arrowhead Pond no more. It is now called the Honda Civic Center. And to make things more confusing, he found a banner on the top the entrance that reads, "Welcome to the Honda Civic Center, home of the Anaheim Ducks." Wildwing grows even more confused of why such events like this happens, including the name change, until Rayjin shows up to consul him. Back at H.Q., Rayjin explained what happened after he disappeared. After the Saurian invasion was thwarted, the Mighty Ducks were hailed as heroes. But, with Wildwing either dead or missing, the people of Anaheim erected a statue of him, in honor of his bravery and courage to the save the planet. Even so, the revenue for the Mighty Ducks hockey team themselves weren't doing so well, without their captain. To make matters worse, that is where Igor and his followers make their move and attacked Anaheim. The Ducks fought bravely against him, but without Wildwing, they were powerless to stop him, especially with the returning Dragaunus at Igor's side. To prevent further bloodshed, the Ducks surrendered and returned with Igor to his dark lair. Defiant to the end, the Ducks stood their ground, but not enough when Dragaunus rebuilt and activated the dimensional portal and send them to limbo, never to return. Wildwing questioned if they are alive like Canard. But Rayjin doesn't have the answer to that. With the Ducks missing, Anaheim became a city of darkness and full of politics and corruption, especially in the hockey world. Business people from the east came from to Anaheim and bought the Mighty Ducks property from the previous owners and changed everything. Not only remaining the Arrowhead Pond to the Honda Civic Center, but also dropping the "Mighty" out of Mighty Ducks and renamed them the Anaheim Ducks, and they've been called that ever since. Even though they have won a Stanley Cup under that new moniker, the new owners had no plans for any throwbacks for the classic Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, for they think that the Mighty Ducks name is nothing but a thing in the past. Rayjin offered him to join the team, but Wildwing, confused about the whole situation and feeling down to what happen to his teammates, refuse to join. To top this off, Wildwing gave the mask of Drake DuCaine to Rayjin, telling him that he is not worthy. Rayjin tried to stop him, but Tron wants him to let him go because he needs to sort this thing out on his own. Feeling all alone and depressed, Wildwing wanders around the city of Anaheim, which feels like a ghost town because of the Anaheim Ducks' new owners, who put so many people out of business because of the poor revenue after the departure of Wildwing and the other Mighty Ducks. Just as he was going to call it a night, a trio of thugs were picking on a girl. Wildwing steps in and stops those thugs by not fighting (avoiding their attacks and hitting each other instead, causing tension between the trio). While those thugs were focused more on each other, Wildwing and the girl he saves make their leave. The girl he saved turned out to be Ariel's daughter, Melody. After a brief introduction, Wildwing and Melody each talked about their life stories. Melody losing her family but gaining her mother back and Wildwing on his brave sacrifice to save Anaheim, which ended up all in vain after his disappearance. They eventually became fast friends, and Melody sees Wildwing as a big brother figure. Later, after buying a present for Melody (which he will give to her as a surprise later), Wildwing went back to his apartment he has rented. When entering, he discovered on top of this drawer was the mask of Drake DuCaine and a note from Rayjin that reads:
"Wildwing,
I know it's tough right now. But, if you ever change your mind, feel free to contact me. Besides, your mask doesn't fit me anyway. You don't have to put it on if you want to. You'll know when the time is right. Never forget who you really are. Stay in touch.
Rayjin"
After reading the letter, Wildwing went to sleep. While sleeping, Wildwing ended up retrospecting his life, from his happiness in Puckworld to the rise of the Saurian Overlords, losing Canard, and so on and so forth. Even in his dreams, Wildwing feels that he is not worthy of being captain, feeling that he doesn't have what it takes, and fearing that his teammates are lost forever. That is until he hears a voice telling him, "For someone who is a brave leader, you give up so easily." Wildwing was puzzled to who spoke to him. It turns out that is the spiritual form of Gordon Bombay, the head coach of the Mighty Ducks back in Minnesota. Wildwing never actually met Bombay, but he heard of his exploits on how he turned a ragtag team of pee-wee hockey players into champions. Bombay talked about his past, from being a pee-wee hockey player himself to being a lawyer and becoming a coach. Through his mentor, Hans, Bombay learned the tricks of the trade to help the team formerly known as District 5 become the Ducks of today, including Bombay's prized student, Charlie Conroy, who sees Bombay like a father to him. The Ducks in the past had their shortcomings, including overcoming their differences, college, etc. But the one thing the Ducks never do was give up. From the championship game back in Minnesota against the Hawks to winning the gold medal from Iceland, the Ducks will always prevail at the end. Bombay ensures Wildwing one thing that no matter what happens, even if his teammates are not here, but they are here in spirit because of one thing, Ducks always stick together. Before departing, Bombay gave him one other piece of advice, always have fun. Wildwing pleaded Bombay to not leave but he disappeared. When morning came, Wildwing woke up, realizing that it was all a dream. The next day, Wildwing was minding his own business, thinking about his future and that dream he had with Gordon Bombay, when all of the sudden, a holographic image of Dragaunus appeared above the skyline of Anaheim. Dragaunus initially gloats to all the residents of Anaheim, stating that the Mighty Ducks will never rise again. Then he turns to Wildwing and challenges him to a fight. Wildwing refuses, but Dragaunus tells him that you will never be brave enough to fight unless he wants to see his fellow Ducks again. Wildwing was shocked to hear what Dragaunus had to say. Dragaunus insured to Wildwing that though the Ducks are in Dimensional Limbo, they are still alive. Dragaunus tells Wildwing to meet him in the ruins of the California Adventure amusement park tonight, alone. With no other choice, but feeling hopeful to save his fellow Ducks, Wildwing departs to his destination, taking the mask of Drake DuCaine with him, but he doesn't put it on, yet. Arriving at his destination, Wildwing demanded Dragaunus to show up and he did. Wildwing wonders how Dragaunus got out of Dimensional Limbo. Dragaunus told him how he survived. After their last battle, Dragaunus was marooned in an unknown planet because his transdimensional portal device was damanged during the fight. Dreading that he would be stuck here forever, was eventually found by Lord Igor. Igor brought him back to Earth and with his help, the planet itself, along with many Disney worlds, fell into eternal darkness. With the Mighty Ducks missing, Anaheim became succumb to darkness. To make matters worse, disguising himself as a human, Dragaunus persuaded the new owners of the Mighty Ducks to not only change the team's name to the Anaheim Ducks, but also ensure that any mention of the Mighty Ducks name is prohibited, even if the fans demanded throwbacks of the classic Mighty Ducks. Dragaunus' plot was to undermine the Mighty Ducks name in order to destroy their legacy, not just on Earth, but all the universe, even Puckworld. Frustrated over Dragaunus' story, Wildwing demanded where his friends are. Dragaunus insured that they are alive, but being the sneaky Saurian Overlord that he is, he was planning to send him to Limbo as well, to join his friends. It was a setup from the very start. This sends Wildwing into a fury, but Dragaunus was ready for him. Although his fight spirit was great, Wildwing was no match for Dragaunus, for he overpowered him at every turn. From one teleport spam to another, along with his stealth attacks, Dragaunus over powered Wildwing, leaving him exhausted. Dragaunus gloated over Wildwing, reminding him, "What's a team without its Captain?" As Dragaunus was gloating and laughing maniacally, Wildwing started to reminisce what he has remembered, his past adventures, befriending Melody, remembering Gordon Bombay's encouragement, which all ends with defining moment, Canard making him team captain when he was pulled into Limbo. When he remembers Canard's last words, "You are team captain, now." and just as Dragaunus was going to deliver the final blow, Wildwing fires his Puck Launcher at his face, sending him flying until he hits the ground. When Wildwing got up, he finally dons the mask of Drake DuCaine and he was ready to fight. Dragaunus try to fend him off, but Wildwing battled valiantly against the Saurian, not even stealth mode couldn't save Dragaunus this time, since Wildwing's mask has an anti-stealth filter. The battle raged on until Wildwing slams Dragaunus to the controls of his transdimensional portal, setting it to reverse. And one flash of light later, the Aerowing, along with the other Mighty Ducks all ended up appearing right before their very eyes. The other Ducks were a little disoriented, but Nosedive got the worst of it, stating that being trapped in Limbo is like being the in penalty box for all eternity. But when they got it all together, their focus shift towards Dragaunus. Standing side by side with their captain, the Ducks were ready to take out Dragaunus, once and for all. But the Saurian made his escape, using the portal to go back to Igor. Wildwing turns to his fellow Ducks and one big group hug later, they were all back together. But, their reunion was short-lived. A few hours later, now that the Aerowing is fixed, the Ducks decided to go back to Puckworld and undo what Igor and the remaining Saurian Overlords has done. The Ducks wanted Wildwing to come back with them, since Anaheim is no longer their home away from home, but he respectfully decline and he has his reasons. Wildwing decides to stay on Earth and help Rayjin fight against Igor and his evil forces and make the Mighty Ducks name a descent one, not just for Anaheim, but for the entire universe. Every duck all say goodbye to Wildwing in their unique way, from Nosedive hugging him while wailing cause he is staying, but not before he tells his bratty brother to stay out of trouble, to shaking hands with Duke, bowing to Grin after the big guy tells him to being one with your mind, body and spirit, Tanya giving him the back up drive for Drake-1 so it could help him and Rayjin in their fight against Igor, and finally, saying goodbye to Mallory. Although they wouldn't admit their true feelings in the beginning, both Wildwing and Mallory finally embraced on another. Wildwing wanted Mallory to look after his teammates, for he made her Assistant Captain. And Mallory ensured that wherever Canard is, they will find him. And Wildwing is confident that he will be found. Unknown to Wildwing, Melody was watching the whole thing, thinking that Wildwing was going to leave and she ran off, in tears. As the Ducks leave and use their warp drive to head back to Puckworld, Rayjin and Tron came to see Wildwing. Wildwing decided to help him in their fight against Igor. Now that Wildwing became part of the team, the only thing left for him was to give Melody her present. But Melody was unaware of Wildwing's choice to stay, so he went after her. Wildwing caught up with Melody. Melody thought Wildwing went back to his world, but he chose to stay because until the Earth is free of Igor's control, he can't leave. Besides, he will never abandon his friends, especially one who looks up to him like a big brother. Melody hugs Wildwing and he hugs her back, like any brother/sister would do. Wildwing bids farewell to Melody until tomorrow, but not before he gave her a present and she was excited for what she got. The next day at the park, Rayjin, Tron and Ariel were talking about Wildwing and how is coping with this new world and his doing just find. Though he thinks about his comrades, he knows that will be their in spirit. As for Wildwing himself, he is playing street hockey with Melody. And do you know that was Melody's present was? It was the throwback jersey of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim which she is wearing now, for its not only a symbol of friendship, but also a sign of hope that the Mighty Ducks name will return to its former glory one day. Ariel asked when did she get a jersey like that. It was a gift from a friend said Rayjin, a gift of friendship if you will. And the story ends with Melody, wearing the jersey from Wildwing, scoring a goal.
And that's Wildwing in a nutshell. Do you know why Wildwing's character is so complex? Because he reminds me of...me. Being a hero means making the tough choices and it's not the easiest job in the world, especially with the weight of the world on your shoulders. Talk about a burden hardest to bear. Anyway, I hope you forgive me for being late with the blog, Stefan. I've been quite busy a whole lot, especially now that I created U.F.A.R. on Facebook. Well, until then, see you next time. Stay frosty and Godspeed.
(Mighty Ducks movie theme by David Newman plays)
*Fade Out
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Words Of Walt!
With Disney the way it is,it's thought to believe that it was once run by a man who actually gave a damn about the company,it's fans,and it's future. These are the words that every Animation Crusader should take to heart and/or live by. These are the Words of Walt Disney!
"All right. I'm corny. But I think there's just about a-hundred-and-forty-million people in this country that are just as corny as I am."
"I do not make films primarily for children. I make them for the child in all of us, whether we be six or sixty."
"To do the things I wanted to do, I needed better artists. A cartoonist is not the same as an artist. A cartoonist knows the shortcuts and tricks—how to do things in a hurry. His work might have been comic, but it wasn't convincing. The cartoonist had to learn about art. So i sent the boys to [art] school. Some of them hated it and wouldn't go along; most of those fell by the wayside as the studio progressed. But the top men at the studio today are largely those who went through the Disney school."
"I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained."
"You're dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway."
"I've never believed in doing sequels. I didn't want to waste the time I have doing a sequel; I'd rather be using that time doing something new and different."
"Never forget that it all started with a mouse."
"A prayer, it seems to me, implies a promise as well as a request, at the highest level. Prayer not only is supplication for strength and guidance, but also becomes an affirmation of life and thus a reverent praise of God."
“Why worry? If you’ve done the very best you can, worrying won’t make it any better. I worry about many things, but not about water over the dam.”
"All of our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them."
"Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive."
"I am in no sense of the word a great artist, not even a great animator. I have always had men working for me whose skills were greater than my own, I am an idea man."
"It's kind of fun to do the impossible."
Legendary Words from a Legendary Man! Unfortunately,These words are way, way too difficult for Anne Sweeney to understand and too warped for Bob Iger to understand. Only those who truly understand Disney and have it's best interest in mind, can and will understand these words.
Animation Crusaders, Let Uncle Walt's Words Unite Us!
"All right. I'm corny. But I think there's just about a-hundred-and-forty-million people in this country that are just as corny as I am."
"I do not make films primarily for children. I make them for the child in all of us, whether we be six or sixty."
"To do the things I wanted to do, I needed better artists. A cartoonist is not the same as an artist. A cartoonist knows the shortcuts and tricks—how to do things in a hurry. His work might have been comic, but it wasn't convincing. The cartoonist had to learn about art. So i sent the boys to [art] school. Some of them hated it and wouldn't go along; most of those fell by the wayside as the studio progressed. But the top men at the studio today are largely those who went through the Disney school."
"I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained."
"You're dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway."
"I've never believed in doing sequels. I didn't want to waste the time I have doing a sequel; I'd rather be using that time doing something new and different."
"Never forget that it all started with a mouse."
"A prayer, it seems to me, implies a promise as well as a request, at the highest level. Prayer not only is supplication for strength and guidance, but also becomes an affirmation of life and thus a reverent praise of God."
“Why worry? If you’ve done the very best you can, worrying won’t make it any better. I worry about many things, but not about water over the dam.”
"All of our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them."
"Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive."
"I am in no sense of the word a great artist, not even a great animator. I have always had men working for me whose skills were greater than my own, I am an idea man."
"It's kind of fun to do the impossible."
Legendary Words from a Legendary Man! Unfortunately,These words are way, way too difficult for Anne Sweeney to understand and too warped for Bob Iger to understand. Only those who truly understand Disney and have it's best interest in mind, can and will understand these words.
Animation Crusaders, Let Uncle Walt's Words Unite Us!
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Operation U.F.A.R. is a GO!!
Hello toonsters and fellow crusaders alike.
I have recently formed a group on Facebook, that is dedicated for everything related to animation. It is called U.F.A.R.. It stands for the United Federation for Animation Rights. This group is created for one purpose, to fight for the rights of animation and against those who deemed it as the root cause of the world's problems, including our government's FCC and the moral guardians and corrupt executives that supports them. The page was created recently but it must remain secret for now, best chance it doesn't attract trolls and nay-sayers who will say stuff like, "Animation is too childish!" or "Saturday Morning Cartoons are NOT...COMING...BACK!!" And if you are interested in fight for saving animation's future, Stefan will have the group on the sidebar along with the other sites, including my Twitter and Facebook accounts. Whenever blogs me or Stefan write when its important news, good or bad, I will post it at U.F.A.R. Here is the address in case you ask.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/332277020287581/
We will fight on and preserve animation for future generations, that is if we could find a way to abolish the Children's Television Act of 1990 and give future animators a bright future, too. And Stefan, if you are reading this, I know you don't use Facebook, but if you ever change your mind, you know where to find me. I will be waiting. Thank you for your time.
U.F.A.R.: Fighting for Animation, One Crusade at a Time!
I have recently formed a group on Facebook, that is dedicated for everything related to animation. It is called U.F.A.R.. It stands for the United Federation for Animation Rights. This group is created for one purpose, to fight for the rights of animation and against those who deemed it as the root cause of the world's problems, including our government's FCC and the moral guardians and corrupt executives that supports them. The page was created recently but it must remain secret for now, best chance it doesn't attract trolls and nay-sayers who will say stuff like, "Animation is too childish!" or "Saturday Morning Cartoons are NOT...COMING...BACK!!" And if you are interested in fight for saving animation's future, Stefan will have the group on the sidebar along with the other sites, including my Twitter and Facebook accounts. Whenever blogs me or Stefan write when its important news, good or bad, I will post it at U.F.A.R. Here is the address in case you ask.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/332277020287581/
We will fight on and preserve animation for future generations, that is if we could find a way to abolish the Children's Television Act of 1990 and give future animators a bright future, too. And Stefan, if you are reading this, I know you don't use Facebook, but if you ever change your mind, you know where to find me. I will be waiting. Thank you for your time.
U.F.A.R.: Fighting for Animation, One Crusade at a Time!
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Discovery Family...Officially Dead On Arrival!
Things Just Keep Getting Worse for the soon to be Discovery Family. A fear of mine has just been realized.
http://deadline.com/2014/10/transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-move-cartoon-network-hasbro-847192/
http://www.nickandmore.com/2014/10/07/transformers-robots-in-disguise-coming-to-cartoon-network-in-early-2015/
It looks like Hasbro will be moving All of their Boy-centric shows to Craptoon Network..starting with the new Transformers Series. *facepalm* So it's now official, Discovery Family is Dead On Arrival.
Discovery Communications! Nikki Reed! Margaret Loesch! You're the Peons I blame for this mess. If you would've properly utilized The Hub Networks potential in the first place, This travesty called Discovery Family wouldn't even happen!
You people are going to Hell for this insult! And you'll have Discovery Family to keep you company!
R.I.P Hub Network, You Could've/Should've Been Awesome!
http://deadline.com/2014/10/transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-move-cartoon-network-hasbro-847192/
http://www.nickandmore.com/2014/10/07/transformers-robots-in-disguise-coming-to-cartoon-network-in-early-2015/
It looks like Hasbro will be moving All of their Boy-centric shows to Craptoon Network..starting with the new Transformers Series. *facepalm* So it's now official, Discovery Family is Dead On Arrival.
Discovery Communications! Nikki Reed! Margaret Loesch! You're the Peons I blame for this mess. If you would've properly utilized The Hub Networks potential in the first place, This travesty called Discovery Family wouldn't even happen!
You people are going to Hell for this insult! And you'll have Discovery Family to keep you company!
R.I.P Hub Network, You Could've/Should've Been Awesome!
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
SatAM Show Master List
As A Memorial.For Saturday Morning TV,here is a List Of SatAM Shows.
And Now,Here is a list of NBC Saturday Morning Shows...Both Good and Bad:
Various Hanna-Barbera Shows
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Wishkid
The Addams Family (70's show)
Smurfs
Daffy Duck
Shazam
Pro-Stars
Star Trek
The Karate Kid
California Dreams
Saved By The Bell
Saved By The Bell: The New Class
Mr.Wizard
Camp Candy
Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends
Archies
Rick Moranis in Gravedale High
Ed Grimley
Hang Time
The Godzilla Power Hour
Fraggle Rock
Gary Colemen
Kid Video
Alf: The Animated Series
The Incredible Hulk (80's show)
Punky Brewster
Snorks
Woody Woodpecker
Captain N:The Game Master
The Adventures od Super Mario Bros. 3
Underdog
Kid N' Play
Alf Tales
Mr. T
Thundar
The Adventures of Batman
Alvin and he Chipmunks:Go To The Movies
Super Mario World
Chuck Norris ????
Iron Man (70's show) ???????
Various Baby and Girly-Girl Shows.
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And Now,Here is a list of CBS Saturday Morning Shows...Both Good and Bad:
Various Hanna-Barbera Shows
Archie
Peewee's Playhouse
Teen Wolf
Fat Albert
Gilligan's Planet
Fantastic 4 (70's show) ??????
Muppet Babies
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Original Toon)
The Saturday Supercade
Little Mermaid
Tennessee Tuxedo
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour
Blackstar
Captain Kangaroo
Raw Toonage
Aladdin
The Dukes
Ghostbusters (Filmation Version)
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
Richard Pryor
Felix The Cat
Timon and Pumba
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
Wild C.A.T.S.
CBS Storybreak
Garfield and Friends
Popeye
Popeye and Son
Dungeons and Dragons
Tom and Jerry
Galaxy High
The New Adventures of Superman
Superman (80's show)
Hulk Hogan's Rock and Wrestling
Pole Position
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures
Back To The Future ?????
Where's Waldo
Beakman's World
Hey Vern,It's Ernest!
The California Raisins
Rude Dog
Zorro
Aquaman
Hello Kitty
The Weird Al Show
Rescue Heroes
Various Canadian Shows
Various Girly Girl and Baby Shows
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And Now,Here is a list of ABC Saturday Morning Shows...Both Good and Bad:
Various Hanna-Barbera Shows
Rocky and Bullwinkle??
Gummi Bears
The Littles
The Fonz
The Real Ghostbusters
Ewoks
Beetlejuice
Superfriends
The Superpowers Team: Galactic Guardians
The New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh
Pac-man
Tales from the Krypt Keeper
Spider-Man (70's show)
Quack Pack
Krow
Sonic The Hedgehog (a.k.a Sonic SatAM)
Gargoyles
Darkwing Duck
Goof Troop
Jungle Cubs
101 Dalmatians
The Mighty Ducks
Weekenders
Teamo Supremo
Teachers Pet
Sabrina: The Animated Series
Mikey's Mouse Works
Recess
House of Mouse
The Replacements
Doug (Disney's Version)
Fillmore
Kim Possible
Lilo and Stitch: The Series
W.I.T.C.H.
The Emperor's New School
Hannah Montana
That's So Raven
Suit Life of Zack and Cody
Pepper Ann
Mrs. Munger's Class
The Bugs and Tweety Show
ABC Weekend Specials
Rubix
Plastic Man
Thundarr
ReBoot
School House Rock
Bump in the Night
Cowboys of Moo Mesa
Pirates of Dark Water
Addams Family (90's show)
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
Squigglevision
The Bugs Bunny Show
The Road Runner Show
Care Bares
Mighty Orbots
Little Rosie
Madeline
Street Sharks
Hammerman
Bill Nye The Science Guy
NBA Inside Stuff
Land of the Lost
Power Rangers (Disney Era)
Various Educational Shows.
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And Now,Here is a list of Fox Saturday Morning Shows...Good and Bad:
Heathcliff???
Thundercats???
Inspector Gadget??
Alvin and the Chipmunks
The Real Ghostbusters
C-Bear and Jamal
Taz-Mania
Batman:The Animated Series
Tiny Toons
X-Men
Animaniacs
Iron Man (90's show)
Spider-Man (90's show)
The Incredible Hulk (90's show)
Fantastic 4 (90's show)
Looney Toons
Beetlejuice
Power Rangers (Saban Era)
Super Dave
Dog City
Tom and Jerry's Kids
Bobby's World
Attack of the Killer Tomatos
Toon-sylvania
Goosebumps
Big Bad Beetleborgs
Los Luchadores
Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog
Young Hercules
Masked Rider
Shinzo
Metabots
Bayblade
Monster Rancher
Mon Collie Knights
Digimon
Flint The Time Detective
Thunderbirds
Eerie Indiana
Ned's Newt
Big Guy and Rusty
Godzilla (the 90's show)
Evolution
Stickin' Around
Angela Anaconda
NASCAR Racers
Sam and Max
The Tick
Life With Louie
Spider-Man Unlimited
The Avengers
Silver Surfer
Transformers: Robots in Disguise
Eek! The Cat
Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego
The Adventures of Batman and Robin
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2K3)
One Piece
Shaman King
Ultraman Tiga
Dinosaur King
Ultimate Muscle
Sonic X
F-Zero GP Legends
Kirby:Right Back At Ya
GI Joe:Sigma 6
Mew Mew Power
Magical Do-Re-Mi
Bratz (a.k.a. the most disgusting show ever)
Viva Pinata
Chaotic
Di-Gata Defenders
Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward
Alien Racers (i think that's what it was called)
Winx Club
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
The Adrenaline Project
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And Now,Here is a list of WB and CW Shows,and...Both Good and Bad:
Looney Toons
Waynehead
Static Shock
Detention
Pinky & The Brain
Animaniacs
Road Rovers
The Mask
Earthworm Jim
Batman: The Animated Series
Superman: The Animated Series
Freakazoid
Jackie Chan Adventures
Xiaolin Showdown
Mucha Lucha
Mucha Lucha Gigante
Max Steele
Histeria
Men in Black: The Series
Batman Beyond
Tiny Toon Adventures
Taz-Mania
Justice League
Teen Titans
Card Captors
Pokemon
X-Men:Evolution
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Legion of Superheroes
The Batman
Mega Man NT Warrior
The Zeta Project
Ozzie and Drix
Lunatics Unleashed
Shaggy & Scooby Doo Get a Clue
Tom and Jerry Tales
Coconut Fred
The Boom Crew
Johnny Test
Viewtiful Joe
Spider Riders
Eon Kid
Cubix
Skunk-Fu
Will and Duwit
The World of Quest
Migi-Nation
The Spectacular Spider-Man
GoGoRiki
Dinosaur King
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2k3)
Kirby: Right Back At Ya
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Back To The Sewers
Ninja Turtles: Turtles Forever
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds
Huntik
Chaotic
RollBots
Kamen Rider Dragon Knight
Rescue Heroes
New Adventures of Nano Boy
Bolts and Blip
Iron Man: Armored Adventures
Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
WWE Saturday Morning Slam
Sonic X
Digimon Fusion
B-Daman Crossfire
Transformers Prime
Justice League Unlimited
Dragon Ball Z Kai
Yu-Gi Oh! Zexal
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I really hope you enjoyed it. RIP Saturday Morning TV. I made this with you in mind too Jase.
And Now,Here is a list of NBC Saturday Morning Shows...Both Good and Bad:
Various Hanna-Barbera Shows
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Wishkid
The Addams Family (70's show)
Smurfs
Daffy Duck
Shazam
Pro-Stars
Star Trek
The Karate Kid
California Dreams
Saved By The Bell
Saved By The Bell: The New Class
Mr.Wizard
Camp Candy
Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends
Archies
Rick Moranis in Gravedale High
Ed Grimley
Hang Time
The Godzilla Power Hour
Fraggle Rock
Gary Colemen
Kid Video
Alf: The Animated Series
The Incredible Hulk (80's show)
Punky Brewster
Snorks
Woody Woodpecker
Captain N:The Game Master
The Adventures od Super Mario Bros. 3
Underdog
Kid N' Play
Alf Tales
Mr. T
Thundar
The Adventures of Batman
Alvin and he Chipmunks:Go To The Movies
Super Mario World
Chuck Norris ????
Iron Man (70's show) ???????
Various Baby and Girly-Girl Shows.
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And Now,Here is a list of CBS Saturday Morning Shows...Both Good and Bad:
Various Hanna-Barbera Shows
Archie
Peewee's Playhouse
Teen Wolf
Fat Albert
Gilligan's Planet
Fantastic 4 (70's show) ??????
Muppet Babies
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Original Toon)
The Saturday Supercade
Little Mermaid
Tennessee Tuxedo
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour
Blackstar
Captain Kangaroo
Raw Toonage
Aladdin
The Dukes
Ghostbusters (Filmation Version)
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
Richard Pryor
Felix The Cat
Timon and Pumba
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
Wild C.A.T.S.
CBS Storybreak
Garfield and Friends
Popeye
Popeye and Son
Dungeons and Dragons
Tom and Jerry
Galaxy High
The New Adventures of Superman
Superman (80's show)
Hulk Hogan's Rock and Wrestling
Pole Position
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures
Back To The Future ?????
Where's Waldo
Beakman's World
Hey Vern,It's Ernest!
The California Raisins
Rude Dog
Zorro
Aquaman
Hello Kitty
The Weird Al Show
Rescue Heroes
Various Canadian Shows
Various Girly Girl and Baby Shows
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And Now,Here is a list of ABC Saturday Morning Shows...Both Good and Bad:
Various Hanna-Barbera Shows
Rocky and Bullwinkle??
Gummi Bears
The Littles
The Fonz
The Real Ghostbusters
Ewoks
Beetlejuice
Superfriends
The Superpowers Team: Galactic Guardians
The New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh
Pac-man
Tales from the Krypt Keeper
Spider-Man (70's show)
Quack Pack
Krow
Sonic The Hedgehog (a.k.a Sonic SatAM)
Gargoyles
Darkwing Duck
Goof Troop
Jungle Cubs
101 Dalmatians
The Mighty Ducks
Weekenders
Teamo Supremo
Teachers Pet
Sabrina: The Animated Series
Mikey's Mouse Works
Recess
House of Mouse
The Replacements
Doug (Disney's Version)
Fillmore
Kim Possible
Lilo and Stitch: The Series
W.I.T.C.H.
The Emperor's New School
Hannah Montana
That's So Raven
Suit Life of Zack and Cody
Pepper Ann
Mrs. Munger's Class
The Bugs and Tweety Show
ABC Weekend Specials
Rubix
Plastic Man
Thundarr
ReBoot
School House Rock
Bump in the Night
Cowboys of Moo Mesa
Pirates of Dark Water
Addams Family (90's show)
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
Squigglevision
The Bugs Bunny Show
The Road Runner Show
Care Bares
Mighty Orbots
Little Rosie
Madeline
Street Sharks
Hammerman
Bill Nye The Science Guy
NBA Inside Stuff
Land of the Lost
Power Rangers (Disney Era)
Various Educational Shows.
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And Now,Here is a list of Fox Saturday Morning Shows...Good and Bad:
Heathcliff???
Thundercats???
Inspector Gadget??
Alvin and the Chipmunks
The Real Ghostbusters
C-Bear and Jamal
Taz-Mania
Batman:The Animated Series
Tiny Toons
X-Men
Animaniacs
Iron Man (90's show)
Spider-Man (90's show)
The Incredible Hulk (90's show)
Fantastic 4 (90's show)
Looney Toons
Beetlejuice
Power Rangers (Saban Era)
Super Dave
Dog City
Tom and Jerry's Kids
Bobby's World
Attack of the Killer Tomatos
Toon-sylvania
Goosebumps
Big Bad Beetleborgs
Los Luchadores
Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog
Young Hercules
Masked Rider
Shinzo
Metabots
Bayblade
Monster Rancher
Mon Collie Knights
Digimon
Flint The Time Detective
Thunderbirds
Eerie Indiana
Ned's Newt
Big Guy and Rusty
Godzilla (the 90's show)
Evolution
Stickin' Around
Angela Anaconda
NASCAR Racers
Sam and Max
The Tick
Life With Louie
Spider-Man Unlimited
The Avengers
Silver Surfer
Transformers: Robots in Disguise
Eek! The Cat
Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego
The Adventures of Batman and Robin
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2K3)
One Piece
Shaman King
Ultraman Tiga
Dinosaur King
Ultimate Muscle
Sonic X
F-Zero GP Legends
Kirby:Right Back At Ya
GI Joe:Sigma 6
Mew Mew Power
Magical Do-Re-Mi
Bratz (a.k.a. the most disgusting show ever)
Viva Pinata
Chaotic
Di-Gata Defenders
Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward
Alien Racers (i think that's what it was called)
Winx Club
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
The Adrenaline Project
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And Now,Here is a list of WB and CW Shows,and...Both Good and Bad:
Looney Toons
Waynehead
Static Shock
Detention
Pinky & The Brain
Animaniacs
Road Rovers
The Mask
Earthworm Jim
Batman: The Animated Series
Superman: The Animated Series
Freakazoid
Jackie Chan Adventures
Xiaolin Showdown
Mucha Lucha
Mucha Lucha Gigante
Max Steele
Histeria
Men in Black: The Series
Batman Beyond
Tiny Toon Adventures
Taz-Mania
Justice League
Teen Titans
Card Captors
Pokemon
X-Men:Evolution
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Legion of Superheroes
The Batman
Mega Man NT Warrior
The Zeta Project
Ozzie and Drix
Lunatics Unleashed
Shaggy & Scooby Doo Get a Clue
Tom and Jerry Tales
Coconut Fred
The Boom Crew
Johnny Test
Viewtiful Joe
Spider Riders
Eon Kid
Cubix
Skunk-Fu
Will and Duwit
The World of Quest
Migi-Nation
The Spectacular Spider-Man
GoGoRiki
Dinosaur King
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2k3)
Kirby: Right Back At Ya
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Back To The Sewers
Ninja Turtles: Turtles Forever
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds
Huntik
Chaotic
RollBots
Kamen Rider Dragon Knight
Rescue Heroes
New Adventures of Nano Boy
Bolts and Blip
Iron Man: Armored Adventures
Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
WWE Saturday Morning Slam
Sonic X
Digimon Fusion
B-Daman Crossfire
Transformers Prime
Justice League Unlimited
Dragon Ball Z Kai
Yu-Gi Oh! Zexal
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I really hope you enjoyed it. RIP Saturday Morning TV. I made this with you in mind too Jase.
Sunday, October 5, 2014
A Sad Time for Animation, The Eulogy to the Hub Network and Saturday Morning Cartoons
Today, we say goodbye to the last two glimmers of hope for television and for all animation. First off, although it hasn't become Discovery Family just yet, the Hub Network. Since October 10th, 2010, the Hub Network has given us programs, past and present. But, once again, where politics and corruption has become the law of the land in all media, the Hub ended up like Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and Disney Channel. When Nikki Reed took over the network's programming format and killing off HuBoom, it was going downhill from here. And now, while Hasbro has 40% of it's format for 6 hours, Discovery will have most of the channel with nothing but reruns from shows from Discovery's past and present (Honey Boo Boo, anyone?). Here's what it should be if Nikki Reed didn't become its new head of programming, we would've still have our retro sitcoms and classic cartoons and less and less movie time, but only on the weekends. But that is not going to happen, now that the network itself is denouncing anything nostalgic. Which means, don't expect more classic cartoons or sitcoms or animes on this network.
Speaking of which, the one other thing that we will all miss...are Saturday morning cartoons. As of September 27, 2014, there are no more cartoon blocks on regular TV. NBC started this nightmare in 1992 and Litton Entertainment has finished the job. Even though we have cable, satellite and the internet, I feel bad for those who don't have the luxuries we have. It makes me sick to my stomach that these poor kids are going to see Maury, Jerry Springer and every single infomercials and news shows more often. All because of the FCC, who were convinced by those so-called moral guardians that animation is the root cause of the world's problems. If that Children's Television Act of 1990 wasn't created, none of this would've happened. PBS is good enough, but all networks with nothing but programs to fit the educational/informational mandates is what I call crossing the line. Besides, did you see the Count Chocula cereal boxes recently? Seeing an evil looking Count Chocula instead of a lovable one, represents what is happening today. The days watching our favorite cartoons and the commercials inbetween are gone. Replaced with nothing but boring infomercials, baby-mama-dramas and news about diseases and terrorism, that has since become our new reality. Before I log away, here is a list of my favorite cartoons and anime, which I haven't done years ago when I joined the ACF.
G.I. Joe
Transformers
Jem
Inhumanoids
Visionaries
Thundercats
Silverhawks
M.A.S.K
Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends
Mr. T
Bionic Six
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Fat Albert
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
She-Ra: Princess of Power
BraveStarr
Denver the Last Dinosaur
Widget
Mr. Bogus
The Bots Master
Voltron
Robotech
Sailor Moon
Ronin Warriors (Yoroiden Samurai Troopers)
Beast Wars
Jackie Chan Adventures
The Tick
Static Shock
Batman: The Animated Series
Superman: The Animated Series
Spider-Man The Animated Series
X-Men
Men in Black: The Series
Batman Beyond
The Zeta Project
King Arthur and the Knights of Justice
Double Dragon
The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic SatAm
Sonic Underground
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Captain N: The Game Master
Street Sharks
Extreme Dinosaurs
Mutant League
Megaman
Megaman: NT Warrior
Animaniacs
Tiny Toon Adventures
Freakazoid
Earthworm Jim
ProStars
Wish Kid
Filmation's Ghostbusters
The Real Ghostbusters
Extreme Ghostbusters
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling
EXO-Squad
Highlander: The Animated Series
Biker Mice from Mars
Eek! the Cat (aka Eek-stravaganza!)
Gargoyles
The Adventures of the Gummi Bears
Ducktales
Darkwing Duck
Talespin
Chip n' Dale: Rescue Rangers
The Little Mermaid (TV Series)
Teknoman (Tekkaman Blade)
Centurions
Thundarr the Barbarian
Jonny Quest
Inspector Gadget
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Super Friends
Plastic Man
With that said, to the Hub Network and to Saturday Morning Cartoons. Although you were in borrowed time, we will never forget all the things you have given us in the past and in the present.
(salutes; TAPS plays)
The Hub Network
October 10, 2010 - October 13, 2014
Saturday Morning Cartoons
1960s - September 27, 2014
Now if you'll excuse me. I am going to fight this and get this CTA law repealed...and abolished. Saturday Mornings and everything in between will rise again...someday.
(Oh, Richard by Peter Best from Crocodile Dundee plays)
*Fade Out
Speaking of which, the one other thing that we will all miss...are Saturday morning cartoons. As of September 27, 2014, there are no more cartoon blocks on regular TV. NBC started this nightmare in 1992 and Litton Entertainment has finished the job. Even though we have cable, satellite and the internet, I feel bad for those who don't have the luxuries we have. It makes me sick to my stomach that these poor kids are going to see Maury, Jerry Springer and every single infomercials and news shows more often. All because of the FCC, who were convinced by those so-called moral guardians that animation is the root cause of the world's problems. If that Children's Television Act of 1990 wasn't created, none of this would've happened. PBS is good enough, but all networks with nothing but programs to fit the educational/informational mandates is what I call crossing the line. Besides, did you see the Count Chocula cereal boxes recently? Seeing an evil looking Count Chocula instead of a lovable one, represents what is happening today. The days watching our favorite cartoons and the commercials inbetween are gone. Replaced with nothing but boring infomercials, baby-mama-dramas and news about diseases and terrorism, that has since become our new reality. Before I log away, here is a list of my favorite cartoons and anime, which I haven't done years ago when I joined the ACF.
G.I. Joe
Transformers
Jem
Inhumanoids
Visionaries
Thundercats
Silverhawks
M.A.S.K
Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends
Mr. T
Bionic Six
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Fat Albert
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
She-Ra: Princess of Power
BraveStarr
Denver the Last Dinosaur
Widget
Mr. Bogus
The Bots Master
Voltron
Robotech
Sailor Moon
Ronin Warriors (Yoroiden Samurai Troopers)
Beast Wars
Jackie Chan Adventures
The Tick
Static Shock
Batman: The Animated Series
Superman: The Animated Series
Spider-Man The Animated Series
X-Men
Men in Black: The Series
Batman Beyond
The Zeta Project
King Arthur and the Knights of Justice
Double Dragon
The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic SatAm
Sonic Underground
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Captain N: The Game Master
Street Sharks
Extreme Dinosaurs
Mutant League
Megaman
Megaman: NT Warrior
Animaniacs
Tiny Toon Adventures
Freakazoid
Earthworm Jim
ProStars
Wish Kid
Filmation's Ghostbusters
The Real Ghostbusters
Extreme Ghostbusters
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling
EXO-Squad
Highlander: The Animated Series
Biker Mice from Mars
Eek! the Cat (aka Eek-stravaganza!)
Gargoyles
The Adventures of the Gummi Bears
Ducktales
Darkwing Duck
Talespin
Chip n' Dale: Rescue Rangers
The Little Mermaid (TV Series)
Teknoman (Tekkaman Blade)
Centurions
Thundarr the Barbarian
Jonny Quest
Inspector Gadget
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Super Friends
Plastic Man
With that said, to the Hub Network and to Saturday Morning Cartoons. Although you were in borrowed time, we will never forget all the things you have given us in the past and in the present.
(salutes; TAPS plays)
The Hub Network
October 10, 2010 - October 13, 2014
Saturday Morning Cartoons
1960s - September 27, 2014
Now if you'll excuse me. I am going to fight this and get this CTA law repealed...and abolished. Saturday Mornings and everything in between will rise again...someday.
(Oh, Richard by Peter Best from Crocodile Dundee plays)
*Fade Out
Saturday Morning History Redux
With Traditional SatAM Animation blocks now extinct,I've decided to redo an old post.
If you grew up in the 70's,80's,and 90's than you probably watched cartoons on Saturday Mornings,and thus,know about them. But for those who don't here's a little info: A Saturday morning cartoon is the term for the animated television programming which was scheduled on Saturday mornings on the major American television networks from the Late 1960s to the Late 1990s.
In the United States,Saturday mornings start from 8 am. to 12 pm. Starting in the late 60's,American networks,starting with NBC,created Program Blocks for Saturday Mornings. Though most of the shows aired on these early blocks were reruns of older shows.
Starting in the late-1970s,Network executives started to air shows that doubled as Toy advertisements. This was part of a special deal they made with the Toy and Game companies. Cartoons being used to sell Toys and Games was a very common practice in the 80's.
Because they had shows that contained limited animation,Filmation and Hanna-Barbera were able to produce a decent quantity of cartoons to fill the four hour time slot,without blowing too much money.
In addition to these cartoons,some Saturday Morning Blocks aired old Warner Bros cartoons,as well as the Pink Panther and Popeye. These Cartoons,along with live-action programming,made Saturday Morning TV a great hit.
Though not everyone liked what they say. Some nutjob groups had a problem with wat was being put on Saturday Mornings.
In the Early 70's,Parents lobby groups voiced concerns about the presentation of violence,anti-social attitudes,and stereotypes in Saturday morning cartoons.
By the mid-1970s, these groups exercised enough influence that the TV networks felt compelled to lay down content rules for the animation houses that were a tad "restrictive"
In a more constructive direction,the networks were encouraged to create educational spots for their Blocks. The most successful effort was the Schoolhouse Rock series on ABC,which became a television classic.
Just as notable were CBS's news segments for children, In the News and NBC's Ask NBC News and One to Grow On, which featured skits of everyday problems with advice from the stars of NBC primetime programs.
According to some,the decline of Saturday Morning TV began in the late 1980's,though I disagree completely. However these people have a variety of reasons on why it was declining in the '80's. Here are their reasons:
Reason 1: The rise of first run syndication programs,which had a greater artistic freedom and looser standards (not mandated by a network).
Reason 2: Increasing regulation of children's programming content,including educational requirements and advertising restrictions, which limited the creative options for the shows.
Reason 3: The increasing popularity of home video; Some shows were made available on VHS (and much later, DVD).
Reason 4: The rise of cable TV channels like Nickelodeon,Disney Channel,and Cartoon Network which provided appealing kids entertainment throughout the week at nearly all hours, making Saturday morning blocks less important to viewers and advertisers. This reason is Bullshit!
Reason 5: Cable channels also have the additional advantage of being beyond FCC content regulations, meaning they do not have to abide by educational or advertising regulations. Now,This one I Believe!
Reason 6: Increased popularity of Video Games and, by the late 1990s,the Internet.
Reason 7: Many of the same networks who often showed Saturday morning shows began airing similar programs in the afternoons during the weekdays, usually when most children were out of school already. This practice has been discontinued as of late, but it was common throughout the 1990s.(Fox Kids Anyone).
Reason 8: An increase in children playing outside.
Reason 9: The success of live action Saturday morning programming for kids and teens (such as NBC's Saved by the Bell) which led to the development of more live action shows and teen programming, squeezing out cartoons. This block was called Teen NBC.
Reason 10:The gradual loss of most of the American companies which were at one time, iconic producers of kids shows. These companies include: Filmation,Ruby-Spears,Sunbow,DiC,and Rankin/Bass.
Beginning in the late 1990s,Networks started airing Anime and in the early 2000's,Canadian Shows. This was a mistake...a mistake that helped killed Saturday Morning Entertainment.
Because of FCC regulations that began in the mid-1990s, broadcast stations were required to program a minimum of three hours of children's educational/informational ("E/I") programming per week. boy,that sucks,don't it.
Yes it does. NBC,the network that produced the first SatAM Block,abandoned its Saturday morning cartoon lineup in 1992,replacing it with a Saturday morning edition of The Today Show and adding an all live-action teen-oriented block called TeenNBC. this Small block featured Saved by the Bell,California Dreams,Hang Time,and other teen comedies. And Even though the educational content was minimal to nonexistent,NBC labeled the live-action shows with an E/I rating.
In Late 1994,NBC gave up on putting any effort into it's Saturday Morning Line-Up. The Block lost its ligitness As a True SatAM Block. Today,NBC's Saturday block is pathetic and insignificant.
CBS followed NBC's example by producing a Saturday edition of The Early Show before airing their Saturday Morning block of live-action semi-educational kids programming.
The experiment lasted a few months,and CBS brought back their animated CBS Storybreak series. In 1999,CBS's Saturday Morning Block became Pathetic,So Pathetic that it wasn't considered a True Saturday Morning Block anymore. Today,CBS's Saturday Morning Block is totally insignificant....Just Like NBC's.
But Who the hell cares what happened to NBC and CBS,because we had Fox Kids and Kids WB to fall back on.
In 2004, ABC was the last of the broadcast networks to add a Saturday morning edition of their morning news program,Good Morning America,before airing their Block. In 2006,ABC's Saturday Morning Block (ABC Kids) officially became pathetic. And Like CBS and NBC,It too lost it ligitness as a Real Saturday Morning Block.
Fox carried little or no E/I programming, leaving the responsibility of scheduling the E/I shows to the affiliates themselves. The WB was far more accommodating. For several years,they've aired the history-themed cartoon Histeria! five days a week,leaving only a half-hour of E/I programs up to the local program block producers.
After Disney bought Fox Family and Fox Kids in 2001,the Fox Kids block was canned and replaced by 4Kids Entertainment's Fox Box a year later. In 2005,The Fox Box became 4Kids TV. This block ended in 2009.
Back in 2008,4Kids Entertainment fused with Kids WB creating the CW 4Kids. In 2010,the block was renamed Toonzai.
In 2011,4Kids Entertainment filed for Bankruptcy and were forced to sell their assets..including their SatAM Block,Toonzai. In 2012,Saban Brands bought out Most of 4Kids assets (excluding yu-gi-oh,which went to Konami's American Branch).
Saban aquired The Toonzai block and renamed it Vortexx. This block was lame,it was like basically Toonzai 2.0. Americans quickly lost faith in it.
Finally in 2014,just recently,Vortexx was canned due to low ratings[surprise,surprise] and replaced with an All education show block for small children,just like ABC did in 2011.
Well that was interesting. Now we are gonna give you a small timeline,chronicling the Birth and Death of Saturday Mornings.
1968?: The Saturday Morning TV is born; NBC creates the First Incarnation of its Saturday Morning Block,followed by CBS.
1973: ABC Saturday Morning TV is born.
1976: Saturday Morning TV gains Popularity.
1987: Fox Enters the Saturday Morning "Race"
1990: Saturday Mornings become Sacred.
1991: Fox Kids debuts.
1992: NBC shortens it's block and rids it of Cartoons; The Family Channel (later known as fox family and abc family) debuts it's Weekend Morning Blocks.
1993: CBS shortens it's block.
1994: NBC Saturday Morning Line-up looses it's ligitness as a True Saturday Morning Block.
1995: The WB's Kids WB debuts.
1996: The USA Network's Action Extreme Team Weekend Block debuts.
1997: ABC's One Saturday Morning debuts.
1998: The USA Network's Action Extreme Team Weekend Block ends.
1999: CBS looses the ligitness of it's Saturday Morning Block; Cartoon Network's Toonami The Rising Sun debuts.
2001: Toonami The Rising Sun ends.
2002: One Saturday Morning becomes ABC Kids; Disney buys Fox Kids and Fox Family. Fox Kids ends;Fox Box debuts.
2004: Jetix Debuts on ABC Family
2005: The Fox Box becomes 4Kids TV; ABC shortens it's block...but not much.
2006: ABC Family ends its Weekend Kids Block; ABC Kids loses it's ligitness as a True Saturday Morning Block;Kids WB starts to get pathetic;Saturday Morning TV dies late in the year.
2008: 4Kids merges with the ailing [ratings wise] Kids WB to become CW 4Kids.
2009: 4Kids TV ends.
2010: CW 4Kids becomes Toonzai.
2011: ABC Kids Ends; 4Kids Entertainment files for Bankruptcy and is forced to sell their assets.
2012: Saban Brands buys out most of 4Kids Entertainments Assets,including The Toonzai Block; Toonzai Becomes Vortexx.
2014: Vortexx Ends due to low ratings.
Well I hope you enjoyed this. Weep for the Loss of Saturday Morning Entertainment! And we all have Twisted Network Executives,Misguided Parents Groups,and The FCC to thank. Thanks A Billion,Losers!
R.I.P SatAM TV
1968-2006
If you grew up in the 70's,80's,and 90's than you probably watched cartoons on Saturday Mornings,and thus,know about them. But for those who don't here's a little info: A Saturday morning cartoon is the term for the animated television programming which was scheduled on Saturday mornings on the major American television networks from the Late 1960s to the Late 1990s.
In the United States,Saturday mornings start from 8 am. to 12 pm. Starting in the late 60's,American networks,starting with NBC,created Program Blocks for Saturday Mornings. Though most of the shows aired on these early blocks were reruns of older shows.
Starting in the late-1970s,Network executives started to air shows that doubled as Toy advertisements. This was part of a special deal they made with the Toy and Game companies. Cartoons being used to sell Toys and Games was a very common practice in the 80's.
Because they had shows that contained limited animation,Filmation and Hanna-Barbera were able to produce a decent quantity of cartoons to fill the four hour time slot,without blowing too much money.
In addition to these cartoons,some Saturday Morning Blocks aired old Warner Bros cartoons,as well as the Pink Panther and Popeye. These Cartoons,along with live-action programming,made Saturday Morning TV a great hit.
Though not everyone liked what they say. Some nutjob groups had a problem with wat was being put on Saturday Mornings.
In the Early 70's,Parents lobby groups voiced concerns about the presentation of violence,anti-social attitudes,and stereotypes in Saturday morning cartoons.
By the mid-1970s, these groups exercised enough influence that the TV networks felt compelled to lay down content rules for the animation houses that were a tad "restrictive"
In a more constructive direction,the networks were encouraged to create educational spots for their Blocks. The most successful effort was the Schoolhouse Rock series on ABC,which became a television classic.
Just as notable were CBS's news segments for children, In the News and NBC's Ask NBC News and One to Grow On, which featured skits of everyday problems with advice from the stars of NBC primetime programs.
According to some,the decline of Saturday Morning TV began in the late 1980's,though I disagree completely. However these people have a variety of reasons on why it was declining in the '80's. Here are their reasons:
Reason 1: The rise of first run syndication programs,which had a greater artistic freedom and looser standards (not mandated by a network).
Reason 2: Increasing regulation of children's programming content,including educational requirements and advertising restrictions, which limited the creative options for the shows.
Reason 3: The increasing popularity of home video; Some shows were made available on VHS (and much later, DVD).
Reason 4: The rise of cable TV channels like Nickelodeon,Disney Channel,and Cartoon Network which provided appealing kids entertainment throughout the week at nearly all hours, making Saturday morning blocks less important to viewers and advertisers. This reason is Bullshit!
Reason 5: Cable channels also have the additional advantage of being beyond FCC content regulations, meaning they do not have to abide by educational or advertising regulations. Now,This one I Believe!
Reason 6: Increased popularity of Video Games and, by the late 1990s,the Internet.
Reason 7: Many of the same networks who often showed Saturday morning shows began airing similar programs in the afternoons during the weekdays, usually when most children were out of school already. This practice has been discontinued as of late, but it was common throughout the 1990s.(Fox Kids Anyone).
Reason 8: An increase in children playing outside.
Reason 9: The success of live action Saturday morning programming for kids and teens (such as NBC's Saved by the Bell) which led to the development of more live action shows and teen programming, squeezing out cartoons. This block was called Teen NBC.
Reason 10:The gradual loss of most of the American companies which were at one time, iconic producers of kids shows. These companies include: Filmation,Ruby-Spears,Sunbow,DiC,and Rankin/Bass.
Beginning in the late 1990s,Networks started airing Anime and in the early 2000's,Canadian Shows. This was a mistake...a mistake that helped killed Saturday Morning Entertainment.
Because of FCC regulations that began in the mid-1990s, broadcast stations were required to program a minimum of three hours of children's educational/informational ("E/I") programming per week. boy,that sucks,don't it.
Yes it does. NBC,the network that produced the first SatAM Block,abandoned its Saturday morning cartoon lineup in 1992,replacing it with a Saturday morning edition of The Today Show and adding an all live-action teen-oriented block called TeenNBC. this Small block featured Saved by the Bell,California Dreams,Hang Time,and other teen comedies. And Even though the educational content was minimal to nonexistent,NBC labeled the live-action shows with an E/I rating.
In Late 1994,NBC gave up on putting any effort into it's Saturday Morning Line-Up. The Block lost its ligitness As a True SatAM Block. Today,NBC's Saturday block is pathetic and insignificant.
CBS followed NBC's example by producing a Saturday edition of The Early Show before airing their Saturday Morning block of live-action semi-educational kids programming.
The experiment lasted a few months,and CBS brought back their animated CBS Storybreak series. In 1999,CBS's Saturday Morning Block became Pathetic,So Pathetic that it wasn't considered a True Saturday Morning Block anymore. Today,CBS's Saturday Morning Block is totally insignificant....Just Like NBC's.
But Who the hell cares what happened to NBC and CBS,because we had Fox Kids and Kids WB to fall back on.
In 2004, ABC was the last of the broadcast networks to add a Saturday morning edition of their morning news program,Good Morning America,before airing their Block. In 2006,ABC's Saturday Morning Block (ABC Kids) officially became pathetic. And Like CBS and NBC,It too lost it ligitness as a Real Saturday Morning Block.
Fox carried little or no E/I programming, leaving the responsibility of scheduling the E/I shows to the affiliates themselves. The WB was far more accommodating. For several years,they've aired the history-themed cartoon Histeria! five days a week,leaving only a half-hour of E/I programs up to the local program block producers.
After Disney bought Fox Family and Fox Kids in 2001,the Fox Kids block was canned and replaced by 4Kids Entertainment's Fox Box a year later. In 2005,The Fox Box became 4Kids TV. This block ended in 2009.
Back in 2008,4Kids Entertainment fused with Kids WB creating the CW 4Kids. In 2010,the block was renamed Toonzai.
In 2011,4Kids Entertainment filed for Bankruptcy and were forced to sell their assets..including their SatAM Block,Toonzai. In 2012,Saban Brands bought out Most of 4Kids assets (excluding yu-gi-oh,which went to Konami's American Branch).
Saban aquired The Toonzai block and renamed it Vortexx. This block was lame,it was like basically Toonzai 2.0. Americans quickly lost faith in it.
Finally in 2014,just recently,Vortexx was canned due to low ratings[surprise,surprise] and replaced with an All education show block for small children,just like ABC did in 2011.
Well that was interesting. Now we are gonna give you a small timeline,chronicling the Birth and Death of Saturday Mornings.
1968?: The Saturday Morning TV is born; NBC creates the First Incarnation of its Saturday Morning Block,followed by CBS.
1973: ABC Saturday Morning TV is born.
1976: Saturday Morning TV gains Popularity.
1987: Fox Enters the Saturday Morning "Race"
1990: Saturday Mornings become Sacred.
1991: Fox Kids debuts.
1992: NBC shortens it's block and rids it of Cartoons; The Family Channel (later known as fox family and abc family) debuts it's Weekend Morning Blocks.
1993: CBS shortens it's block.
1994: NBC Saturday Morning Line-up looses it's ligitness as a True Saturday Morning Block.
1995: The WB's Kids WB debuts.
1996: The USA Network's Action Extreme Team Weekend Block debuts.
1997: ABC's One Saturday Morning debuts.
1998: The USA Network's Action Extreme Team Weekend Block ends.
1999: CBS looses the ligitness of it's Saturday Morning Block; Cartoon Network's Toonami The Rising Sun debuts.
2001: Toonami The Rising Sun ends.
2002: One Saturday Morning becomes ABC Kids; Disney buys Fox Kids and Fox Family. Fox Kids ends;Fox Box debuts.
2004: Jetix Debuts on ABC Family
2005: The Fox Box becomes 4Kids TV; ABC shortens it's block...but not much.
2006: ABC Family ends its Weekend Kids Block; ABC Kids loses it's ligitness as a True Saturday Morning Block;Kids WB starts to get pathetic;Saturday Morning TV dies late in the year.
2008: 4Kids merges with the ailing [ratings wise] Kids WB to become CW 4Kids.
2009: 4Kids TV ends.
2010: CW 4Kids becomes Toonzai.
2011: ABC Kids Ends; 4Kids Entertainment files for Bankruptcy and is forced to sell their assets.
2012: Saban Brands buys out most of 4Kids Entertainments Assets,including The Toonzai Block; Toonzai Becomes Vortexx.
2014: Vortexx Ends due to low ratings.
Well I hope you enjoyed this. Weep for the Loss of Saturday Morning Entertainment! And we all have Twisted Network Executives,Misguided Parents Groups,and The FCC to thank. Thanks A Billion,Losers!
R.I.P SatAM TV
1968-2006
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