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Saturday mornings in 1967 were super. And I mean that literally. All eleven shows that premiered during this time featured one form of superhero or another. Be it heroes from the comic books, heroes of the jungle, prehistoric heroes, or alien animal heroes that shot hot lava balls from their horns. It was the heyday for these cartoons, and one that would be short-lived, thanks to outside sources who wished to limit the violence on the Saturday morning schedule. But, more on that in a later post.

Hanna-Barbera led the pack in animated fare with an amazing SIX hours of programming; three of those hours comprised of original material. Filmation was on their heels (and would gain even more next year) with 90-minutes of new shows. Broken down by network, both CBS and ABC, who had finally woken up and gotten into the Saturday morning game, offered four new shows each. NBC wasn't far behind with three new offerings.

Needless to say, the 1967-68 season was an exciting one for a child. So, if you were a child back then, and are interested in remembering what you watched, then grab you box of Quisp & Quake cereal and let's begin the journey.

Good news for fans of Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law. New episodes of the series kick off tonight at 12:15 am (so Monday morning, if you wanna get technical about it). In tonight's episode, Harvey tries to help yet another fellow Hanna-Barbera character, Shazzan the Genie. The problem is, Peanut is Shazzan's master, so Harvey is out of luck. The episode, which is either titled "Shazzan" or "Mufti Trouble" depending on which part of the Adult Swim site you go to, is currently playing on Adult Swim Fix. Ah, how I've missed the folks and animals who work at Sebben and Sebben: Peter Potamus, Avenger, Mentok the Mind Taker, and of course, the one and only Phil Ken Sebben. Rock on.