Saturday Morning Obscurities
78 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsSaturday Morning Obscurities is a fun look back on half-remembered kids entertainment of yesteryear. Adult siblings Melissa and Jams rewatch shows and movies of their childhood, showcasing underrated gems, finding the weird moments in popular shows you thought you knew, and discovering oddities even they've never seen before! Join us every other Saturday for a movie or a handful of TV episodes, maybe a guest appearance, and a lot of nostalgia and laughs.
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Ep14 (Ft. Tanner) Hoze Houndz
April 17, 2021 04:26 - 1 hour - 102 MBTanner (They/Them) is our special guest this episode and they've brought us the Canadian fever dream Hoze Houndz, a show about cartoon dalmatians who are supposedly firefighters, but mostly just get into a series of absurd sci-fi misadventures. The houndz fall into a time travel portal, get brain-swapped with a rival team of cat firefighters, join a cult obsessed with lint, flash some cash, and are kidnapped by pirates in an episode inexplicably featuring the Canadian folk band Great Big Se...
Ep13 Jackie Chan Adventures
April 03, 2021 03:39 - 1 hour - 98.4 MBWe're doing our first "Saturday Morning Giant" episode this week looking back on a well-remembered show, Jackie Chan Adventures! This animated version of Jackie Chan is a mild-mannered archeologist who just happens to be excellent at martial arts. He stumbles into a dangerous world of magical artifacts, and it's up to him and his chaotic niece Jade to stop a sentient dragon statue from gaining control of 12 Zodiac-themed talismans. We read the surprisingly detailed Wikipedia profiles on t...
Ep 13 Jackie Chan Adventures
April 03, 2021 03:39 - 1 hour - 98.4 MBWe're doing our first "Saturday Morning Giant" episode this week looking back on a well-remembered show, Jackie Chan Adventures! This animated version of Jackie Chan is a mild-mannered archeologist who just happens to be excellent at martial arts. He stumbles into a dangerous world of magical artifacts, and it's up to him and his chaotic niece Jade to stop a sentient dragon statue from gaining control of 12 Zodiac-themed talismans. We read the surprisingly detailed Wikipedia profiles on t...
Ep 12 Evolution: The Animated Series
March 20, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBFor our first Saturday morning cartoon based off a movie, we watched 2001's Evolution: The Animated Series, aka Alienators: Evolution Continues. A meteorite carrying alien organisms crashed into a small Arizona town and scientists at the local community college figured out how to stop it, but there's always another organism hiding out there, growing into another threat. Now they ride around town in a fire truck fighting alien monsters with dandruff shampoo. Definitely real science at work! ...
Ep12 Evolution: The Animated Series
March 20, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBFor our first Saturday morning cartoon based off a movie, we watched 2001's Evolution: The Animated Series, aka Alienators: Evolution Continues. A meteorite carrying alien organisms crashed into a small Arizona town and scientists at the local community college figured out how to stop it, but there's always another organism hiding out there, growing into another threat. Now they ride around town in a fire truck fighting alien monsters with dandruff shampoo. Definitely real science at work! ...
Ep11 Cubix: Robots for Everyone
March 06, 2021 04:01 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBThis week we're talking about the candy-colored CGI adventure Cubix: Robots for Everyone. Everyone? Everyone! Connor moves to Bubbletown, a city full of robot companions, and he's determined to find one for himself. He fixes up a junk robot no one believes could be repaired again, and with the power of friendship, the robot unlocks transformative abilities and helps Connor and his friends fight off the evil Dr. K. We discuss kids with jobs, the villain's bonkers lair, and Burger King toys....
Ep 11 Cubix: Robots for Everyone
March 06, 2021 04:01 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBThis week we're talking about the candy-colored CGI adventure Cubix: Robots for Everyone. Everyone? Everyone! Connor moves to Bubbletown, a city full of robot companions, and he's determined to find one for himself. He fixes up a junk robot no one believes could be repaired again, and with the power of friendship, the robot unlocks transformative abilities and helps Connor and his friends fight off the evil Dr. K. We discuss kids with jobs, the villain's bonkers lair, and Burger King toys....
Ep 10 (Ft. Jacq) The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
February 20, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 89.4 MBOur friend Jacq (she/her) joins us for a discussion on the infamous flop Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure, a 2012 musical movie for young kids where the audience was encouraged to get up and dance along in the theaters. Goobie, Zoozie, and Toofie are celebrating their friend Schloofy's birthday when his five magical birthday balloons float away, and they have to race across Lovely Loveville to collect them again. The adventure takes them to a diner that only serves gross milkshakes,...
Ep10 (Ft. Jacq) The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
February 20, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 89.4 MBOur friend Jacq (she/her) joins us for a discussion on the infamous flop Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure, a 2012 musical movie for young kids where the audience was encouraged to get up and dance along in the theaters. Goobie, Zoozie, and Toofie are celebrating their friend Schloofy's birthday when his five magical birthday balloons float away, and they have to race across Lovely Loveville to collect them again. The adventure takes them to a diner that only serves gross milkshakes,...
Ep 9 Tom & Jerry: The Movie (1992)
February 06, 2021 05:55 - 1 hour - 81 MBWe watched 1992's haunting Tom & Jerry: The Movie, the one where they realize the other one can talk -- a revelation that does nothing to improve their animosity. The cat and mouse befriend a young orphan girl named Robyn, and help her escape her money-hungry guardians to find her adventuring father, who she believes is still alive after he was lost in an avalanche.We encounter a gang of aggressive jazz cats, a fat dog on a skateboard, and a hand puppet that may or may not be sentient. Als...
Ep9 Tom & Jerry: The Movie (1992)
February 06, 2021 05:55 - 1 hour - 81 MBWe watched 1992's haunting Tom & Jerry: The Movie, the one where they realize the other one can talk -- a revelation that does nothing to improve their animosity. The cat and mouse befriend a young orphan girl named Robyn, and help her escape her money-hungry guardians to find her adventuring father, who she believes is still alive after he was lost in an avalanche.We encounter a gang of aggressive jazz cats, a fat dog on a skateboard, and a hand puppet that may or may not be sentient. Als...
Ep8 Comparison: Sealab 2020 & 2021
January 23, 2021 11:00 - 58 minutes - 63.9 MBWe're doing a special comparison episode talking about Hanna-Barbera's 1972 attempt at edutainment, Sealab 2020, and Adult Swim's irreverent 2000s version, Sealab 2021, which re-used the original animation with new audio tracks. "Scientist-pioneers" of all ages work in an underwater base studying the ocean and its creatures, encountering dangers like radiation barrels, compasses you can't read, and a misbehaving dolphin. In 2021, no one cares about real marine science, they're just arguing...
Ep 8 Comparison: Sealab 2020 & 2021
January 23, 2021 11:00 - 58 minutes - 63.9 MBWe're doing a special comparison episode talking about Hanna-Barbera's 1972 attempt at edutainment, Sealab 2020, and Adult Swim's irreverent 2000s version, Sealab 2021, which re-used the original animation with new audio tracks. "Scientist-pioneers" of all ages work in an underwater base studying the ocean and its creatures, encountering dangers like radiation barrels, compasses you can't read, and a misbehaving dolphin. In 2021, no one cares about real marine science, they're just arguing...
Ep7 Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil
January 09, 2021 04:22 - 38 minutes - 43 MBThis week we tried looking at a more recent show, the 2010 Disney XD cartoon Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil. Kick is a 10-year-old Evil Knievel determined to make every part of his life into a cool stunt, regardless of how this conflicts with his family's plans. Melissa describes scenes she remembers that we couldn't actually watch because only one episode of this show was available to stream? We talk about how this show is still holding onto some stereotypical gender roles while the ca...
Ep 7 Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil
January 09, 2021 04:22 - 38 minutes - 43 MBThis week we tried looking at a more recent show, the 2010 Disney XD cartoon Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil. Kick is a 10-year-old Evil Knievel determined to make every part of his life into a cool stunt, regardless of how this conflicts with his family's plans. Melissa describes scenes she remembers that we couldn't actually watch because only one episode of this show was available to stream? We talk about how this show is still holding onto some stereotypical gender roles while the ca...
Ep6 The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (2000)
December 25, 2020 14:16 - 1 hour - 95.1 MBOur special guest this week is holiday cheer as we watch the 2000 animated movie The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus, a St. Nick origin story based on a book by L. Frank Baum. Nicholas was abandoned as a baby and adopted by a loving community of fairies, and now that he's an adult and traveling among the humans for the first time, he sees many children in need. With a heart of gold and 50 identical handcrafted toys of the same cat, he sets out to deliver joy to the people, and no rock mo...
Ep 6 The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (2000)
December 25, 2020 14:16 - 1 hour - 95.1 MBOur special guest this week is holiday cheer as we watch the 2000 animated movie The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus, a St. Nick origin story based on a book by L. Frank Baum. Nicholas was abandoned as a baby and adopted by a loving community of fairies, and now that he's an adult and traveling among the humans for the first time, he sees many children in need. With a heart of gold and 50 identical handcrafted toys of the same cat, he sets out to deliver joy to the people, and no rock mo...
Ep 5 (Ft. Christina Woods) Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald
December 12, 2020 05:52 - 1 hour - 101 MBOur first special guest Christina Woods (she/her) is here to talk about The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald, a series of VHS tapes that you could only get at McDonald's. In the "Visitors From Outer Space" video, aliens land in McDonaldland, Hamburglar agrees to go on vacation with them, and the rest of the gang has to fly a rocketship across the galaxy to save him from being lost in space for the rest of his life. We talk about the familiar cast and crew that animation studio Klasky Cs...
Ep5 (Ft. Christina Woods) Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald
December 12, 2020 05:52 - 1 hour - 101 MBOur first special guest Christina Woods (she/her) is here to talk about The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald, a series of VHS tapes that you could only get at McDonald's. In the "Visitors From Outer Space" video, aliens land in McDonaldland, Hamburglar agrees to go on vacation with them, and the rest of the gang has to fly a rocketship across the galaxy to save him from being lost in space for the rest of his life. We talk about the familiar cast and crew that animation studio Klasky Cs...
Ep 4 Science Court
November 28, 2020 01:05 - 39 minutes - 43.6 MBThis week we serve and observe the 1997 edutainment show Science Court, animated in "Squigglevision"! Lawyers Doug Savage and Alison Krempel represent petty citizen disputes in Science Court, bringing in a wild variety of experts to better understand how natural law rules our everyday lives. We talk about the visual gags packed into every scene, kids who are smarter than adults, and how this was probably the first time we heard the voice of H. Jon Benjamin. More clipping in this episode,...
Ep4 Science Court
November 28, 2020 01:05 - 39 minutes - 43.6 MBThis week we serve and observe the 1997 edutainment show Science Court, animated in "Squigglevision"! Lawyers Doug Savage and Alison Krempel represent petty citizen disputes in Science Court, bringing in a wild variety of experts to better understand how natural law rules our everyday lives. We talk about the visual gags packed into every scene, kids who are smarter than adults, and how this was probably the first time we heard the voice of H. Jon Benjamin. More clipping in this episode,...
Ep 3 Hamtaro
November 14, 2020 04:06 - 43 minutes - 47.6 MBWe're talking about Hamtaro, a very cute early 2000s anime about hamsters! Laura and her family move to a new town, and while she's busy settling in at a new school, she has no idea her hamster Hamtaro is sneaking out every day to visit a clubhouse full of other neighborhood hamsters where they have little hamster adventures. We discuss how the massive cast of characters leads to surprisingly nuanced personalities, merchandise this show did have and should have had, and eggs with legs. ...
Ep3 Hamtaro
November 14, 2020 04:06 - 43 minutes - 47.6 MBWe're talking about Hamtaro, a very cute early 2000s anime about hamsters! Laura and her family move to a new town, and while she's busy settling in at a new school, she has no idea her hamster Hamtaro is sneaking out every day to visit a clubhouse full of other neighborhood hamsters where they have little hamster adventures. We discuss how the massive cast of characters leads to surprisingly nuanced personalities, merchandise this show did have and should have had, and eggs with legs. ...
Ep 2 So Weird
October 30, 2020 12:34 - 1 hour - 76.5 MBIn our first spooooky episode, we're talking about the 1999 Disney Channel original show So Weird. Fiona Phillips runs a supernatural website as she travels around America on her singer-songwriter mom's tour bus, encountering strange phenomena from ghosts to gremlins. The real mystery is how this bus can fit a whole teenage girl's bedroom and still have space for six other people. We discuss special effects makeup, alien merchandise, and just some nice brothers. Warning: Clipping audio for...
Ep2 So Weird
October 30, 2020 12:34 - 1 hour - 76.5 MBIn our first spooooky episode, we're talking about the 1999 Disney Channel original show So Weird. Fiona Phillips runs a supernatural website as she travels around America on her singer-songwriter mom's tour bus, encountering strange phenomena from ghosts to gremlins. The real mystery is how this bus can fit a whole teenage girl's bedroom and still have space for six other people. We discuss special effects makeup, alien merchandise, and just some nice brothers. Warning: Clipping audio for...
Ep 1 Ulysses 31
October 30, 2020 12:29 - 56 minutes - 61.8 MBIn our inaugural episode, we're talking Ulysses 31, a space opera version of The Odyssey! In this 1981 French/Japanese animated adaptation, Ulysses angers Zeus and is cursed to fly around in space and find the Kingdom of Hades before he can return home. His only companions are his son Telemachus, a handful of robots, a young alien girl, and a giant room full of the floating bodies of the rest of the ship's crew stuck in suspended animation. Every ship's gotta have a floating body room! We ta...
Ep1 Ulysses 31
October 30, 2020 12:29 - 56 minutes - 61.8 MBIn our inaugural episode, we're talking Ulysses 31, a space opera version of The Odyssey! In this 1981 French/Japanese animated adaptation, Ulysses angers Zeus and is cursed to fly around in space and find the Kingdom of Hades before he can return home. His only companions are his son Telemachus, a handful of robots, a young alien girl, and a giant room full of the floating bodies of the rest of the ship's crew stuck in suspended animation. Every ship's gotta have a floating body room! We ta...
Teaser!
October 17, 2020 01:42 - 2 minutes - 2.44 MBWelcome to Saturday Morning Obscurities! Our sibling hosts introduce themselves, detail the premise of the show, and forewarn you of some small audio stumbles in the first few episodes. Join us October 31st for the launch of our full episodes!