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Saturday 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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Ep 42 Revolutionary Girl Utena

2022/06/25

We continue Pride Month by watching the 1997 anime Revolutionary Girl Utena!

Ep 41 Cybersix

2022/06/11

We’re kicking off Pride Month with the 1999 cartoon Cybersix! Our titular hero escaped from the evil science lab that tried to make her into a super-soldier, and she now spends nights as a protector of her city -- and days as mild-mannered high school teacher Mr. Adrien Sidleman.

Ep 40 Meet The Robinsons

2022/06/04

Let us introduce you to Meet the Robinsons, a 2007 Disney animated feature film that’s way more chaotic than you’d expect.

Ep 39 (Ft. Pete) The Big O

2022/05/21

Special guest Pete joins us to talk about The Big O, the 1999 anime that aired on Toonami and Adult Swim.

Ep 38 Where’s Wally

2022/04/30

This week, the wonderful Wilkinsons watched Where’s Wally! This is a 1991 cartoon based on the popular seek-and-find books known in the US as Where’s Waldo.

Ep 37 (Ft. Jason) The Venture Bros.

2022/04/16

Our friend Jason joins us for our first ”Saturday Night Obscurities” episode about an adult cartoon, the long-running Adult Swim series The Venture Bros!

Ep 7 Eureka: Blink

2022/04/01

We’re still watching Eureka, now on episode 7, ”Blink.” Two competing teams of Global Dynamics scientists need to race against the clock to complete an anti-missile shield, and they turn to a dangerous super-speed drug to help them work faster.

Ep 36 LazyTown

2022/03/19

We watched the 2004 Icelandic show LazyTown, a mix of live action human athleticism, puppets, and musical numbers.

Ep 35 Dragon Booster

2022/03/06

We watched the 2004 animated series Dragon Booster.

Ep 34 My Brother and Me

2022/02/19

The siblings talk about a siblings-based classic, the 1994 Nickelodeon sitcom My Brother & Me! This show follows the misadventures of young brothers Alfie and Deedee, and their friend Goo.

Ep 33 Sheep in the Big City

2022/02/05

We’re talking about an old favorite, the 2000 Cartoon Network show Sheep in the Big City! Sheep is a sheep who is wanted by General Specific and his Top Secret Military Base for a sheep-powered ray gun. With his farm in danger, Sheep escapes to the Big City to hide out from the military and try to make a living on his own.

Ep 32 Olive, The Other Reindeer

2021/12/25

It‘s Christmas! We watched the 1999 TV special Olive, The Other Reindeer. Olive is a dog who loves Christmas. She hears on the radio that one of Santa‘s reindeer has broken their leg and can‘t fly, and Santa will have to rely on ”all of the other reindeer” to make Christmas happen this year

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TheEdgeOfMyPete 2021/12/31

Kick Back, Relax, It's Saturday! (It's Saturday!)

This podcast is an absolute joy. As an adult with some heavy nostalgia for the shows and cartoons of weekends past, I can't help at smile during each ...

★★★★★

Daoud F. 2021/12/27

Come over and watch cartoons!

If you ever watched cartoons with siblings, cousins, or even that occasional Saturday morning after a sleepover with friends, you’ll love getting to c...

★★★★★

T Wilkinson 2021/02/09

I feel like part of the family!

I absolutely love the banter and joy that these two bring to these topics. As an adult who has never stopped watching cartoons, these two podcasters ...

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