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Saturdays

American Gladiators
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A Kid’s Love Letter to American Gladiators

May 8, 2026 Mickey Lee 0

There was a stretch of time when American Gladiators felt like the most intense thing on television. Not just exciting. [Continue Reading]

Flight of the Navigator
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Coffee, Woodsmoke, and a Silver Ship in the Sky

March 29, 2026 Mickey Lee 1

Some mornings still smell like woodsmoke and childhood, pulling me back to slow Appalachian days when cartoons, coffee steam, and a silver ship on TV made the world feel bigger than the valley that raised me. [Continue Reading]

Lazer Tron
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Lazer Tron Was a Saturday Afternoon Superhero

February 10, 2026 Mickey Lee 0

You already know this, but there was a time in my life when Saturday afternoons meant one thing and one [Continue Reading]

Bob Caudle
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So Long For Now: Remembering Bob Caudle

November 16, 2025 Mickey Lee 0

Bob Caudle, the unmistakable voice of Southern wrestling, passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 95 Saturday [Continue Reading]

80s Saturday Mornings
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Cold Saturdays in the 80s

March 10, 2025 Mickey Lee 0

After a long cold winter would keep me inside instead of outside playing with friends, the first glimpses of warm [Continue Reading]

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Saturday Morning Cartoons of 1985

September 24, 2022 Mickey Lee 0

Saturday mornings in 2019 are a far cry from the Saturday mornings of 1985.  Hell, it’s been that way since [Continue Reading]

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Some of My Favorite Saturday Morning Cartoons of the ’80s

August 27, 2021 Mickey Lee 1

This edition of Friday Five highlights five of my favorite Saturday morning cartoons of the ’80s. Check them out and then tell me yours! [Continue Reading]

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