Peter Puck

Back in the 1970s, NBC carried NHL hockey games nationwide. As the sport would be new to many viewers, the network commissioned the Hanna-Barbera animation studios to create a series of short cartoons explaining the rules and fundamentals of the game. The host of these cartoons was Peter Puck, a hockey puck complete with arms and legs (and skates!), who would happily brief newcomers to the world of professional hockey. These cartoons also aired on Hockey Night in Canada, which is the Canadian equivalent to the US's Monday Night Football.

In honor of this weekend's NHL All-Star Game, I present to you the first four episodes of the adventures of Peter Puck. Enjoy! Go Flyers!

Previously on Lost

On the eve of the season 5 premeire of Lost, here is an amateur film titled "Previously on Lost," about one man's attempt to catch up with the previous four seasons in one weekend. Funny stuff!

Saturday Matinee: Crimson Ghost, Part 1

Welcome to the latest subject of the returning Saturday Matinee. Yeah, I know it's Friday, but it's easier for me to get this posted now so that it's in place for the entire weekend.

The latest feature is The Crimson Ghost. I saw this back in the late 1980s on a local UHF station (colorized, no less) and found it quite intriguing. Others may find it intriguing for two reasons. One, the face of the Crimson Ghost was used as the logo for the punk rock band the Misfits, and two, the Ghost's right hand man is played by Clayton Moore, who went on to greater fame portraying the Lone Ranger in various films.

It's not often you see an action film where the villian is the star.

Enjoy!


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Game over by PES

I saw this over on the Secret Fun Blog, the author of which received a good word from the artist who created this film. The title is "Game Over" and was created by an artist who goes by the name PES. The film recreates classic video games such as Centipede, Space Invaders, Asteroids, and yes, even Pac-Man, using common household items. This really caught my attention, and I'll be checking out more of his work, which you can see in the video links that appear after the film is completed. Enjoy!

Saturday Matinee: More Intermission Films

I am happy to announce the return to this blog of the Saturday Matinee! This week I only have another montage of intermission films, but next week I plan on starting another great serial. Enjoy!

Seinfeld Babies

Submitted for your approval, from the 1990s ABC series Muppets Tonight, I bring you---"Seinfeld Babies!"

Saturday Supercade

The holidays are offically over, and January has no particular theme to spend a whole month on, so for the next few weeks the blog will be completely freeform. I'll be posting whatever I feel is worth posting--you know, like a normal blog.

Here is a montage of show openings from an early to mid 1980s cartoon called Saturday Supercade. Airing on Saturday mornings on CBS, the show was an hourlong program featuring cartoons based on popular video games at the time. Frogger, Pitfall, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr, and Qbert were the video games of choice for this show. Like the Pac-Man cartoon I've featured several times, this was yet another way for the networks to cash in on the blooming video game craze.

This show is by no means a classic, and certainly isn't good, but it is a minor footnote to Generation X pop culture. See for yourself!