Okay, sleepyheads, here’s the scenario: You work at a TV station as the newly hired Saturday morning cartoon programmer. The station’s owner (you’re warm, supportive, r-i-c-h uncle) has given you carte blanche to air any cartoon you wish, from 7 a.m. till noon. You can choose from any cartoon ever made. Got it? Let’s go.
Carnac’s Magic Pix:
7:00-7:30 The Road Runner Show
7:30-8:00 Dastardly and Muttley in their Flying Machines
8:00-8:30 Jonny Quest (the original series)
8:30-9:00 Mr. Magoo
9:00-9:30 Jetsons
9:30-10:00 Flintstones (only featuring the Great Gazoo)
10:00-10:00 Space Ghost
10:30-11:00 Underdog
11:30-12:00 The Dudley Do-Right Show
For the complete cartoon list, click on http://web.archive.org/web/20000622012030/http://yesterdayland.com
7:00-7:30 Casper (I will be asleep still)
7:30-8:00 Madeline (I will be getting cereal and reading the comics during this)
8:00-9:00 Hilarious House of Frightenstein not a cartoon but two episodes of this are necessary between 8 and 9
9:00-9:30 Josie and the Pussycats
9:30-10:00 Tiny Toons
10:00 - 10:30 Fat Albert
10:30 - 11:00 Beetlejuice
11:00-11:30 Gargoyles
11:30 - 12:00 Animaniacs
I’m so sad this won’t be happening tomorrow Maybe I will dream of it tonight though.
7:00-7:30 Trigun
7:30-8:00 Family Guy
8:00-8:30 Recess
8:30-9:00 Tiny Toon Adventures
9:00-9:30 Samurai Jack
9:30-10:00 X-Men
10:00-10:00 Spider-Man
10:30-11:00 Batman: The Animated Series
11:30-12:00 Animaniacs
7:00-7:30 Betty Boop
7:30-8:00 Classic Bugs Bunny
8:00-8:30 Animaniacs
8:30-9:00 Pinky and the Brain (NO Elmyra!)
9:00-9:30 Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends
9:30-10:00 Batman Adventures
10:00-10:30 Batman Beyond
10:30-11:00 The proposed Buffy the Vampire Slayer series*
11:00-11:30 Justice League Adventures
11:30-12:00 The Simpsons
*I’ve seen character mock-ups for this one. Dawn is in it, even though it’s set during Buffy’s high school period (so it’s all imaginary continuity). Check it out at www.buffy-animated.com .
7:00-8:00 Bugs Bunny (and Friends)
8:00-9:00 The Banana Splits (sure, not a cartoon… but they showed cartoons)
9:00-9:30 Transformers
9:30-10:00 G-Force
10:00-10:30 Star Blazers
10:30-11:00 Speed Racer
11:30-12:00 Animaniacs
7-7:30: The Amazing Spider-Man
7:30-8: The Fantastic Four
8-9: An hour of Looney Tunes, featuring Bugs Bunny, course
9-9:30: Space Ghost & the Herculoids
9:30-10:30: Couple the new Justice League of America with old DC superhero cartoons of the '60’s
10:30-11: Spongebob Squarepants
11-11:30: Scooby Doo, the original series (This was only 1/2 hour long as I recall)
11:30-12:00 The original Jonny Quest of the '60’s.
After that, it’s time to be getting out and doing something.
7:00-7:30 BuckyO’HareandtheToadWars
7:30-8:00 Bump in the Night
8:00-8:30 Weekenders
8:30-9:00 Digimon (Seasons 2 and 3)
9:00-9:30 Transformers (All series’, except the anime ones, run in chronological order)
9:30-10:00 Sonic the Hedgehog (ABC version)
10:00-10:00 Cybersix
10:30-11:00 Escaflowne
11:00-11:30 X-Men: Evolution
11:30-12:00 Various 90s animated Marvel comics series. (Starting with a run of the enitre “Spider-Man,” start to finish, then “X-Men,” “Iron Man,” etc.)
Of course, I’d give it all up to have Bosda’s request for new episodes of CDRR granted.
Blast! I can’t believe I forgot to put The Real Ghostbusters on there, somewhere. (But not “Slimer!” I hated that crudely animated little rat of a spinoff.)
Man, I am still too tired to work out a whole schedule, but my dream schedule would have to include Jackie Chan Adventures. My favorite cartoon on tv. Now, since I could include anything, from the past or present, I am going to have to think about this a little longer.
Well, obviously, one would need a “Best of Adult Animation” at night with well-placed disclaimers. Family Guy would be a perfect fit, and I’d put The Simpsons in there too. Everyone needs The Simpsons. Futurama, and probably some others. Ren and Stimpy (early Krisfaluci-era and some of the Games ones-some of them were funny), Rocko’s Modern Life, and Invader Zim-they aired on a kids’ network, but they found their cult following with adults. Nice little night or something, I would think.
7-8- Fat Albert
8-9- Bugs Bunny/Road Runner
9-10- Land of the Lost/Sigmund & the Sea Monsters
10-11 Hong Knog Phooey/Bullwinkle
11-12 Pee-Wee’s Playhouse
Maybe I will dream of it tonight though.