TV series

Saturday Supercade

1983–1984 · 7 seasons

Bright, bouncy cartoon segments that bounce from one arcade gag to the next, easy to dip in and out of.

Overview: Saturday Supercade is an animated television series produced for Saturday mornings by Ruby-Spears Productions. It ran for two seasons on CBS beginning in 1983. Each episode is composed of several shorter segments featuring video game characters from the Golden age of video arcade games.
How it feels: Light, whimsical, absurd and campy. Brisk and fine in the background.
About: Friendship, survival, family
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
survival
family
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: kids
Form: anthology
animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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B.J. WardFanny Frog (voice)
Robert RidgelyPitfall Harry (voice)
Kenneth MarsQuickclaw (voice)
Bart BravermanBones (voice)
Judy StrangisPauline (voice)
Peter CullenMario (voice)
Noelle NorthRhonda (voice)
Dick BealsQ*Bit (voice)
Nancy CartwrightKimberly (voice)
Peter RenadaySpace Marshall Vaughn / Legrin (voice)
Sparky MarcusDexter (voice)
Billy BowlesQ*Bert (voice)
Ted Field, Sr.Tex (voice)
Frank WelkerQ*Ball / Q*Mongus / Coily / Ugg / Wrongway (voice) / Donkey Kong Jr. (voice) / Bongo / Fred (voice)
Bob SarlatteFrogger (voice)

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Genres: animation, family, comedy, kids
Starring: B.J. Ward, Robert Ridgely, Kenneth Mars, Bart Braverman, Judy Strangis, Peter Cullen, Noelle North, Dick Beals
Length: 7 seasons, 97 episodes, 60 min each
Network: CBS
Country: United States of America
Languages: English