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Super Sunday (also called Super Saturday) was a 1980s American animated television series produced by Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions. It was distributed by Claster Television. Super Sunday was a half-hour block with four six-minute matinée segments of Jem, Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines, Robotix, and Inhumanoids. It aired on various television stations in syndication on Sunday mornings from October 6, 1985 to October 1986. In markets that the series aired on Saturday, the series was retitled Super Saturday. All four segments were based on Hasbro toy lines.

List

For the first four weeks of "Robotix," two consecutive episodes were broadcast as a bridge until "Jem" began airing. It is believed that the later "Inhumanoids" also ran two consecutive episodes in some weeks before the stand-alone show began.

Title Original release Episodes
Robotix October 6 – December 15, 1985 15
5 (half-hour version)
Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines October 6 – December 1, 1985 9
Jem November 3, 1985 – February 9, 1986
April 21 – April 25, 1986 (half-hour version)		 15
5 (half-hour version)
Inhumanoids June 29 – September 14, 1986
September 15 – 19, 1986 (half-hour version)		 15
5 (half-hour version)

History

The block began as Super Week, a five-day tryout that featured the first five chapters of Robotix while beginning Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines. The series were cycled through, and only two or three of the four different segments appeared in a given episode. Despite all four shorts being collected into stand-alone made-for-TV movies (as was done with previous Sunbow/Marvel collaborations G.I. Joe and The Transformers), only Inhumanoids and Jem went on to be expanded into independent full-length shows.

Stations

City Station
Baltimore WMAR 2
Boston WLVI 56
Buffalo WUTV 22
Cape Girardeau KBSI 23
Davenport KLJB 18
Dayton WRGT 45
Denver KWGN 2
Detroit WXON 20
Houston KTXH 20
Fort Wayne WFFT 55
Green Bay WXGZ 32
Greenville WHNS 21
Hartford WTIC 34
Indianapolis WTTV 4
Lincoln KBGT 8
Los Angeles KCOP 13
Louisville WDRB 41
Memphis WMKW 30
Minneapolis KMSP 9
Nashville WCAY 30
New York City WPIX 11
Oklahoma City KGMC 34
Orlando WOFL 33
Pittsburgh WPGH 53
Poland Spring WMTW 8
Portland KPTV 12
Rochester WHEC 10
Shreveport KMSS 33
Spokane KAYU 28
Springfield KDEB 27
St. Louis KPLR 11
Tacoma KSTW 11
Tampa WFTS 28
Washington, D.C. WTTG 5

References

  1. Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 618–619. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  2. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 807–808. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  3. "東映アニメーション［オールディーズ］". January 6, 2003. Archived from the original on January 6, 2003. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  4. "New York Magazine". April 21, 1986.
  5. "New York Magazine". September 22, 1986.
  6. "Retro: Lancaster/Baltimore/DC, Sat. December 14th, 1985". Radio Discussions. November 24, 2013.
  7. "Retro: Maine Mon, Sept 16, 1985". Radio Discussions. September 16, 2013.
  8. WUTV Promo Super Sunday on YouTube
  9. "Retro: Cincinnati/Dayton, Sunday, Jun 8, 1986". Radio Discussions. June 6, 2020.
  10. "Houston-September 13-14, 1986-Independents". Radio Discussions. November 26, 2007.
  11. "Retro: Northern Indiana, Sun. December 15th, 1985 (includes WTBS, USA, NICK and ESPN)". Radio Discussions. December 2, 2013.
  12. "Inhumanoids cartoon syndication listings, 1986-87". Radio Discussions. December 8, 2018.
  13. "Retro: Meriden, CT, Sunday, December 22, 1985". Radio Discussions. January 12, 2019.
  14. "Retro: Indianapolis, Sunday, Jan 12, 1986". Radio Discussions. January 11, 2020.
  15. "Retro: Columbus, NE, June 28, 1986 (day before KMTV & WOWT affilation switch)". Radio Discussions. March 17, 2020.
  16. "KCOP Los Angeles, February 22-28, 1986". Radio Discussions. September 16, 2005.
  17. "Retro: Orlando; Sun. November 23rd, 1986". Radio Discussions. September 29, 2013.
  18. "Retro: Youngstown/Cleveland/Pittsburgh, Sunday, October 12, 1986". Radio Discussions. October 29, 2017.
  19. "Retro: New Hampshire, Saturday 4/19/86". Radio Discussions. March 19, 2006.
  20. "Retro: Ottawa, ON; Sat. December 28th, 1985". Radio Discussions. October 5, 2013.
  21. "Retro: Spokane, Washington — Saturday, December 28, 1985". Radio Discussions. February 5, 2019.
  22. "Retro: Baxter Bulletin (Mountain Home, AR - Springfield, MO Area) October 4, 1986". Radio Discussions. June 9, 2020.
  23. "Retro: St. Louis, Sunday, November 10, 1985". Radio Discussions. November 9, 2019.
  24. "RETRO: Vancouver/Victoria/Seattle, August 2, 1986". Radio Discussions. February 10, 2011.
  25. "Retro: Washington-Baltimore, Sunday, April 27th, 1986". Radio Discussions. August 8, 2012.

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