Grab a big bowl of Lucky Charms and get comfy on the couch as we find ourselves transported back in time to Saturday, June 10, 1978. Returning to this long ago Saturday morning once again, there are several viewing options to choose from at 8:30 am: brain melting cartoons include Speed Buggy on channel 2, Globetrotters on channels 3 and 4, or Brady Kids on channel 5 or the more educational live-action Big Blue Marble to watch "hula-hoop hopefuls in California practicing for a national championship" on channel 11 or the always dependable Mister Rogers on PBS Channel 12 WHYY-TV serving the Wilmington, Delaware and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania areas. We also have our first fright flick of the day, the 1961 black and white film, The Devil's Hand on the great Philadelphia independent WTAF-TV channel 29:
From 9 to 10 there are a couple classic 'toons: Bugs Bunny/Road Runner on channels 2 and 10 or Woody Woodpecker on channel 5, along with the slightly less classic Scooby's Laff-A-Lympics on channels 6 and 7, and some more Mister Rogers on channel 13, with Sesame Street popping up at 9:05 on channel 12. 9:30 brings more Popeye & Friends on channel 5 if you didn't get your Popeye fix earlier at 7:30, along with the possibility of seeing a live action Spider-Man sketch on Electric Company on channel 13:
When 10 am rolls around, 1944's Voodoo Man with Bela Lugosi and John Carradine on channel 9 is the obvious choice, though there's always Flintstones on channel 5 or Sesame Street (again) on channel 13 as an option:
More cartoon goodness at 10:30 with Batman/Tarzan on channels 2 and 10, Pink Panther on channels 3 and 4 and Archies on channel 5, with Wild Wild West as a live action drama alternative on the much beloved independent WKBS-TV channel 48 broadcasting out of Philadelphia:
Saturday morning wraps up at 11:00 with the Krofft Supershow on channels 6 and 7, a rerun of I Dream of Jeannie with guest star Sammy Davis Jr. on Channel 11, some cartoon I have absolutely no recollection of called Baggy Pants on channels 3 and 4, or Zoom on channel 13 for the PBS set. As we savor the last fleeting minutes of this long gone Saturday morning, 11:30 am presents a trio of intriguing sounding possibilities for our viewing pleasure: Secrets of Isis on channels 2 and 10, Space Sentinels on channels 3 and 4, or the 1970 sci-fi film The Forbin Project on channel 9:
And just like that, we emerge out of the bustling cartoon mecca of Saturday morning and into the vast open plains of Saturday afternoon. Shall we go outside and play in the sun for the remains of the day like normal, healthy children? Or shall we instead stay inside only to sit zombie-like in front of this boob tube...our pale, glowing skin becoming an ever more sickly pallor, the very hue of white noise static emanating from an unused channel on the UHF wavelength...? Tune in next time to find out!
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