Less-celebrated shows of Saturday mornings in the 90s

May 10, 2016 8:57 PM

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BIKER MICE FROM MARS

This show & Hook still define my fashion sense.

The Secret World of Alex Mac

Back when girls could be rad superheroes - This corporation-fighting tween could turn into liquid metal - wear baggy jeans, backwards caps, and make tomboys everywhere feel less outta place.

Young Hercules

Ryan Gosling's greatest performance to date. Hands down.

The Adventures of Hercules

Evil Sorbo maaaaad

Xena, Warrior Princess

AYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYEEEEE

Bump in the Night

This claymation madness was so 90s... Gross, unique, fever-dreamish - a ton of work for the benefit of kids.

Pirates of the Dark Water

Prince of Persia meets Pirates of the Carribean meets... Pokemon? This show was so weird and great.

WMAC Masters

This took a bit of googling to find again. It was like... a Mortal Kombat soap opera.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR66Fjczwfk

Muppet Babies

This show was so surreal. Funches said it best https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTz99xo1OcA

Mighty Max

A wise-crackin' kid with insanely negligent parents, traveling time, space, and dimensions to learn about history, with his owl & viking pals. Weirdly dark at times.

Extreme Dinosaurs

Another strong submission in the mutant teen crew genre. Their "April" was a paleontologist who helped them... escape science?

Street Sharks

Mutant quartets gettin' ripped & keepin' it reel. Get it? Reel? Because sharks?

Life with Louie

Louie Anderson's best performance, until he BLEW MINDS in Zach Galifianakis' "Baskets"

Bobby's World

Howie Mandel did this. I don't know why, but I loved it.

Pepper Ann

Way too cool for 7th grade, Pepper Ann, she's, like, one in a milliooooon.

Goosebumps

Usually terrible, compared to Are You Afraid of the Dark, but some great ones. JonTron covers it perfectly, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bszMsPl-EHY (laughed to tears in the bathroom scene)

Mummie Alive

Okay, I actually hated this one, but it was watchable & the theme song is still stuck in my head, "muuuummies aliiiive!"

Eureeka's Castle

I barely remember this one, but I do remember it being terrifying, enthralling, and coming with a great theme tune. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpnZPM99JSM

Beetlejuice

Kinda thpooky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO1x632BzSQ

Cowboys of Moo Mesa

The furthest reach in the genre of ripped, mutant, animal pals.

Gargoyles

Broody, moody, wacky, afterschool cartoon. Think Batman meets TMNT.

Gummy Bears

Bouncing here and there and everywhere https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRTSZZgCUik

Reboot

The greatest show of all time.

Angela Anaconda

HIGHLY under-rated cartoon from the short lived channel "Fox Family"

Pete & Pete

If the theme song doesn't make you want to cry & time travel, you're a monster. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY_3uxzkoV4

BIKER MICE FROM MARS *deneneneneneneneh* BIKER MICE FROM MARS

10 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

god I miss Pete and Pete

10 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 0

Yes to all of them. I was going to add Pete and Pete, but you snuck it in the last one. Anybody wanna see Petunia dance?

10 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Gargoyles was bestest Disney cartoon ever

10 years ago | Likes 19 Dislikes 3

These shows with gushers, pop tarts, and beef jerky made my Saturday mornings. X-Men, Beast Wars & Batman the Animated series were the titss

10 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

I don't know if there's a more '90s theme song than "Pete & Pete."

10 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

The whole album is amazing. Polaris was the name of the band

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

What about SWAT Kats?!?

10 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

Damn I loved that show. Season 2 got way darker and had the best Intro of any cartoon at that time

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I loved Street Sharks and had a bunch of the toys.

10 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

You mean the ones that Vin Diesel some?

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Sold **

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Oh man, what about Super Mario, the TWO different kinds of Sonic, and MEGA MAN!!!!

10 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

My 6 year old has discovered Super Mario and the various Sonics on Netflix. Mario...did not age well. Sonic Underground is surprisingly OK.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Dr. Ro-BUTT-nik!

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Mighty Max! Loved that show! Also pirates of dark water was canceled too soon

10 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

PREACH

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I'm waiting for it to get a second chance (hopefully with the same animation style). Everything else seems to be getting one

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Anyone remember Double Dragon?

10 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

refresh my memory - with links!

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

What about The BeastMaster the tv series?

10 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Gummy Bears! Give me some of that bouncy juice and take this +1

10 years ago | Likes 31 Dislikes 0

Used to pretend the "little hugs" juice that comes in tiny plastic barrels was gummy berry juice.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

ugh, daydreamed me on that GBJ, running next to the bus erryday! That is, until I daydreamed I was Tony Hawk, sk8in up the highway.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Now listen to Alicia Keys sing the thene on Jimmy Fallon's show. https://youtu.be/kpT_5iPe_Bs

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

That was awesome, thank you.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

My life is more complete now from having listened to this.....thank you.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

David motherfucking Xanatos he probably planned this.

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

wah?

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

He plans everything we are so far behind him its not even funny

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

And everything that he DIDN'T plan we can probably blame on Demona!

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Sonic Underground, Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century, Redwall

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

James Bond JR!!

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

What about all of the TAS shows? (Spiderman, Batman, X-men)

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

If you haven't seen Pirates of Darkwater and Gargoyles, you are a severely incomplete person.

10 years ago | Likes 22 Dislikes 1

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10 years ago (deleted Jun 13, 2020 6:42 PM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

You can't just "watch" these sorts of things. You need a bowl of cereal, or be under the influence of a mind altering substance.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

I still rewatch Gargoyles about once a year

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I'm a disgruntled 34 year old that they never finished Pirates of Darkwater

10 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 0

Ioz was my hero, I wish I still had those action figures

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Same. They used to run the episodes out of order or something (or maybe my schedule was just inconsistent).

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Noy Jitat!

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

WISHBONE WHERE ARE YOU? Also, Gargoyles was the shit

10 years ago | Likes 103 Dislikes 0

Still have the VHS of the first episode of gargoyles (full length movie) that came with a VHS board game similar to nightmare.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I thought of that just after posting! What's the sto-ry Wishbone!

10 years ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 0

Omfg I loved wishbone! I used to read the books too

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

What's the story, Wishbone?! *Bark bark*

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

The first few episodes of gargoyles, and the ones where they find Arthur hold up quite well. Still enjoyable at 32.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Alright op. This was awesome. I need to get a you a cold one. What's yer poison?

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

How about Ecto Cooler Hi-C and vodka

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Super Soaker (the backpack-attachment kind), filled with 2 gallons of a Hemmingway.

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Hmm....OK. but you have to climb the aggro cragg

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAS My LIFE is an aggro cragg!

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Anyone remember "Bettleborgs?"

10 years ago | Likes 98 Dislikes 1

And Beetleborgs Metallix, hell yeah

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Oh Yeah. I think Jay Leno Came out on It

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I used to have a bunch of the toys, saw it on Netflix few years ago and that show does not hold up at all. Not even remotely.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

BIG. BAD. BEETLE BORGS.

10 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

METALLIX!

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

YES!

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

HOLY SHIIT THAT WAS SO awesome.plus Flabber!! weirdly Robin williams/Elvis lookalike ghost

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Hated the show, loved flabber

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

gotta love comedians

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

V.R. Troopers http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108978/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 "troopers, 3, go, virtual reality!"

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I had this show on vhs!

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

That show was my jam when I was little.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

*Beetleborgs

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Whoops

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

In kindergarten I found out this hyperactive kid LOVED that show too, so for some reason when it got cancelled I blamed him in my mind...

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Sorry, Jacob. It's not your fault.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

And Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad

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I had a beetleborgs spinning bug gun toy thing. It was the shit

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

YES. Bug-themes tween power rangers, whose sensei was a ghost that looked like a blue cross between Elvis and a dog, in a haunted house!

10 years ago | Likes 31 Dislikes 0

Wait...was that Jay Leno?

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Holy crap I remember that show I just couldn't for the life of me remember what it was called.

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

I gotchu fam

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Oh wow I remember Pepper Ann

10 years ago | Likes 74 Dislikes 0

Those three remind me of the three chicks from Ed Edd and Eddy

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Poor Milo.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I remember watching the first episode! Good god I'm getting old.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I named my JRT Pepper Ann after her!

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

That whole " ONE SATURDAY MORNING" Line up was the shit!! Doug, Pepper Ann, Recess. That theme song got me hype!

10 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Oh man Doug was my JAM!

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Doo do do dodoo!

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Is she cool? Is she lame?

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

She's much too cool for 7th grade, Pepper Ann Pepper Ann she's like one in a million!

10 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

WMAC is the only of those I don't know. Fucking nostalgia spewing from every orifice right now.

10 years ago | Likes 70 Dislikes 1

You & me both, buddy

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

WMAC was so fucking cool. It's a shame that it has not gotten a DVD release.

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

I remember it was hard for me to remember what channel it was on.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I used to watch this show for the stories, and the fact Bruce Lee's daughter was involved for some reason.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I loved tha Show! Plenty martial aartist fight in a fun places. And rhe host was Bruce lee's daughter or something?

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I used to watch that shit. It was sorta like what WWE is to Wrestling. Martial arts action with some story sprinkled on top.

10 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

Same, I loved it. I was fully behind Tsunami

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

The one guy was even in the MK movie. He's in the first match against Liu Kang. I I think his name was Machine in the show.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

What about THUNDERCATS??

10 years ago | Likes 19 Dislikes 1

And Dino Riders, Visionaries, SilverHawks, Centurions, BraveStarr, etc.The 80s was the shit.Click for nostalgia: http://youtu.be/UOuNwIRuCdA

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Too 80's, I think

10 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

What about SWAT Kats?

10 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

THUNDER

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THUNDER!

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

THUNDER!

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

THUNDERCATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Whooooooo!

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

So many good shows. One of my favorites growing up was Exosquad.

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Thanks for Cowboys of Moomesa. No one believes me when I tell them that show existed.

10 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

OK - found the intro, I might die https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_zbeX6yoRI

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Why hasn't Michael Bay made 4 movies out of this yet?

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I wasn't sure I believed me anymore, but I had a poster from The Den magazine of it. Cow cowboys, brilliant!

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

SAME

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Same here! And no one believes me about Street Sharks either. They always think I made it up because I love sharks.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

ANGELA ANACONDA NO ONE REMEMBERS IT I THOUGHT I WAS INSANE

10 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 1

I remember it vaguely. I mostly remember wondering why they would always address each other by their full names.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Hey hello, welcome to my very own show!

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

Shooby Dooby Doo Wah wahhhhh my name is Angelaaaaa!

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CANADIANS!!!!

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

This show traumatised me as a child

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Why? I don't remember it being weird? Or just the animation style

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I used to look very similar to Angela as a child and I was so scared they were using my image for her... I was a weird kid

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

They stole your soul!!

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Hahaha I knew it! you can prove that I'm not crazy now!

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Bonkers, Freakazoid, Animaniacs, Darkwing Duck, Talespin, Ducktales...

10 years ago | Likes 77 Dislikes 1

I still know how to say "Who cut the cheese?" In French because of Freakazoid lol

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Runs around in underwear! Freakazoid! Freakazoid!

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Most of those were weekdays after school, not Saturday morning.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Mystic knights

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Eerie Indiana was one of my faves. Out of this world too

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Posted the lesser celebrated ones - not the ones we see regularly on FP!

10 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

I had completely forgotten about Moo Mesa. This post reminded me I had a couple of the action figures.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

But what about Galidor?

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Recess, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Rocko's Modern Life, Ren and Stimpy, Pinky and the Brain, Cow and Chicken, Cat Dog, Rugrats...

10 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

Captain planet!

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Johnny Bravo, The Life of Ed Grimley, Wacky Races, Doug, Ahh! Real Monsters, Dexter's Laboratory, The Tick, Daria, Tiny Toons Adventures...

10 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Goof Troop, Chip n' Dale Rescue Rangers, oh man *dies*

10 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Cadillacs & Dinosaurs!

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Mighty Ducks? Am I the only one who remembers it as epic hockey-playing crime-fighting ducks, rather than a movie about humans?

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

GULLAH GULLAH ISLAND

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Yessss!

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Based on this list I am 2 years older than you.

10 years ago | Likes 151 Dislikes 0

How old are you?

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Hey dude, salute your shorts, Ernest

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I was too old for pepper Ann but this reminded me of this I forgot I had forgot. It needs those cats that flew fighter planes

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Swat Katz?

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

omg, like 40% of the comments are yellin at me about Swat Katz - I DIDN'T SEE IT

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I'M SORRY

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I failed you...

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Yes!

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Truth me now, are you my older bro, Smelliot?

10 years ago | Likes 39 Dislikes 0

You've made me realize I'm not much of "90's kid" in the internet sense. Born in 93 but I've only heard of a few of these and seen less Haha

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

The Adventures of Pete & Pete

10 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

You have me confused on your age. Some of these were too old and some too young, But I know them all.I'm guessing diff maturity same age,30?

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Thumbs up for 30's.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I have pretty strong memory since I was 2ish. I'm mid-20s

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Gotcha. I remember watching Muppet babies and Eurekas Castle when I was about 4-5.Then this show about a girl bee with a grasshopper friend

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

27, so I might be between you two. But I remember these all perfectly.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Was that Maya the Bee? Was Maya the Bee a thing?

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Based on this list I am 2 years young than OP. I know only a few of these.

10 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

I knew exactly one. Gummy Bears was the shit.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I know approx 4 of these... 92?

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

93

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Born in 87, UK. Remember jumping out of bed at times that now seem impossible, just to watch 95% of these. I reckon OP must be late 80s.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Although now Ive just seen OPs username and feel like an idiot.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Haha, you were close though. I also have a hard time believing that all of those shows ever had a playtime at the Norwegian television.

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