Saturday Morning Cartoons XLIII: Potluck
Posted by Ross Rosenberg
It’s catch-as-catch-can this Saturday on Ectomo. Strolling through the fields of internet, harvesting what we could, no particular theme presented itself, no one flavor stood out. So today it’s a stew of animation goodness, a hodgepodge of styles and tastes; because sometimes you have to make the best of what’s lying around.
Dr. Tran “Dickable Afternoons”: “Remember those good times at home, in the 1800s, back when you and the neighborhood rowdies would romp around, kicking an old piece of rope? And then Mom would call you inside, where you’d all gather at the dining-room table, while she served up a steaming hot plate of Dr. Tran’s Old Fashioned Peppermint Dickables.”
Ark: In the future a mysterious pandemic has decimated the population of the world. Survivors have retreated to huge ships and set out for uninhabited lands. The exodus has begun, under the leadership of one man.
Log Driver’s Waltz: I was reprimanded for not including this in my Canadian themed SMCs of a few weeks ago, so I include it here now. Chicks dig log drivers.
Strange Invaders: Some couples want to have a baby so badly, they don’t care how they come by it, even if it falls, glowing, from the sky. Watching this, an episode of Invader Zim featuring space aliens who resembled human babies came to mind. Could this have been the inspiration for Vasquez and Co.?
The Tick “The Tick vs. The Tick”: It was mentioned in the ectochat earlier this week that the SMCs needed more Tick, and I agree. In this episode, The Tick and Arthur go to a superhero nightclub. However, it seems that there is already another gentleman who goes by The Tick, and he’s not ready to give up the name. Also, “I’m the Evil Midnight Bomber, What Bombs At Midnight!”
Dr. Tran “Quiet Log Time”: “I’m gonna kill you.”
Saturday Morning Cartoons XLIII [YouTube]
Categories: Rail, Superhero, Post Apocalyptic, Ectochat, Ads, Science Fiction, Saturday Morning Cartoons, Animation
Posted at 11:11 am on September 27, 2008
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Log Driver’s waltz reminds me of the best Bugs Bunny episode ever: Hillbilly Hare.
Comment by taoist — September 27, 2008 @ 12:03 pm
Oh god, the Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs At Midnight. I don’t recall a damn thing about that episode, just that he was both me and my dad’s favorite character of the entire show.
Comment by chesh — September 27, 2008 @ 12:08 pm
dr. tran’s mouth is SO expressive, i love it.
tick is classic saturday morning and this is a great ep. any chance of getting The Tick vs. The Mole-Men as this ep was written by Venture Bros. co-creator Jackson Publick (then Chris McCulloch i believe) and was left off the season one dvd collection.
also, more duckman. gotta get some duckman up in here.
Comment by DocSprinkl — September 27, 2008 @ 12:46 pm
I have a hankering for some dickables
Comment by ITHIDET — September 27, 2008 @ 12:52 pm
“you got legs, baby! you’re everywhere!”
Comment by Haux — September 27, 2008 @ 1:33 pm
The world would be a much dimmer place were it not for Dr. Samuel Celine Dion Tran.
Comment by Oni — September 28, 2008 @ 1:25 am
shit and here I thought I was the only one that had seen Ark
Comment by Joe Blo — September 28, 2008 @ 7:07 am
Dang it, Dr. Tran is supposed to be a little Vietnamese boy, not an American.
Comment by Mogo The Mugger — September 29, 2008 @ 6:49 pm
man i used to watch log drivers waltz on tv during sat. morning cartoons all the time… how canadian
Comment by Laighid — October 3, 2008 @ 4:47 pm
Yup, me too. Thanks for including it!
Comment by January — October 3, 2008 @ 8:59 pm