"I never thought it was such a bad little Saturday Morning Cartoon Show."

We've made it through! Things got downright crazy this month for ol' DJ Muppet and I must apologize for the lack of updates, but I shall make up for that right now with a massive post featuring all of the holiday special shows. Here you go! :)

Podcast for 12/05/09 - How The Grinch Stole Christmas & Twas The Night Before Christmas

Podcast for 12/12/09 - The Pee Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

Podcast for 12/17/09 - Eureeka's Castle Christmas & A Rugrats Chanukah

Podcast for 12/26/09 - A Wish For Wings That Work & A Charlie Brown Christmas

We'll see you in the new year for a day for this gem, by very special request.

Be safe on the 31st and come back to us on the 2nd in one piece, ready for another totally sweet year of cartoons, giant puppets, and chicanery of all kinds. Enjoy!

- DJ Muppet

"I got a Saturday Morning Cartoon Show..."

At last we have come to the end, the final farewell, the ultimate expression of Halloween frivolity and the bittersweet truth that many of us are just too old to get away with door-to-dooring it any more. I need a candy beard... Oh right, you came for cartoons. I can scheme later.

Our first offering today is a tale of both sweet belief in humanity and an pumpkin who probably listens to a lot of Joy Division, The Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile. While Raggedy Ann and Andy have spent a lot of time in their lives, animated or otherwise, trying to help people, there may be no more pathetic a cause than that of a squash with low self-esteem and an old woman who's afraid of living. Bet you didn't think these things got so deep, eh? (Check out the Toonopedia entry about these dolls, 'cause that's quite a history.) No fear, however, as any cartoon with June Foray (*coughGoBuyHerBookcough*) and Daws Butler just can't manage to stay sad. It's a nice salve to all the things that make us want to hide under the blankets 'round this time of year.

And what Halloween season would be complete without a dog who thinks he's World War II people, the tender faith of a little boy, and a sack of Halloween Rocks? Of course, I'm talking about It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. Aside from being one of the longest running and most beloved Halloween specials, this beauty give us excellent last minute costume possibilities. I'll say no more, as I know you guys are eager to get the celebrations started. :)

Podcast for 10/31/09 - Halloween 5 - The Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile & It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

If you're headed out tonight be safe, have either a flashlight or designated driver as appropriate for your activities, and have a great time! Bring us candy. ;)

Next week? Ka-preview!

Enjoy!

- DJ Muppet

Eeeek! A Saturday Morning Cartoon Show!

Guten tag, mein kinder! It's a wunderbar day in the neighborhood, ya? Welcome to The Saturday Morning Cartoon Show blog! 

As promised last week, this week we're pleased to bring you the short lived prime time cartoon, Capitol Critters. While it did miserably in it's original airing (ABC only aired 7 of the 13 produced episodes), I really do believe that it was a case of being ahead of its time, or at the very least of both audiences and executives trying to get The Simpsons and being disappointed because the wise cracking rat kids didn't say "Cowabunga, dude." It's smart, funny on multiple levels, and while I think the writing does need punching up in places due to he highly visual nature of the storylines, it's a thoroughly enjoyable, if occasionally heavy handed cartoon.

Podcast for 01/31/09 - Capitol Critters

You may have noticed that it's not the easiest show to find information, as result of both the era and brevity of the show, however, if you enjoy the episodes in today's SMCS, you don't really need much more. :) It's a good time. And yes, Beta and I both can't stop thinking about Cow and Chicken every time Jammit speaks. One really neat things about these copies of Capitol Critters that makes understanding them a little easier is that the voiceover promos at the end of the show are in tact, so we can see that the first episode was aired immediately before President George H. W. Bush's third State of The Union address. They clearly had some high hopes and some specific demographics in mind with this choice. On the second episode we play, the big political scandal is government officials bouncing checks. Who'd've thought such a thing would make us nostalgic, eh? In any case, it's neat stuff.

Remember, you can send us feedback and requests 24/7 here in the comments section or through e-mail, which can be found to your left. Have a great weekend everyone and we'll see you next week as we delve into the world of celebrity cartoons and bring you The Beatles. Enjoy!

- DJ Muppet