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Saturday Supercade

1983 – 1984Show7 seasons97 episodes

AnimationFamily
68
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.6
68
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.6

Summary

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.

Good for

  • Family movie night
  • Friends night
  • Kids

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Not for tears, big ideas or scares.

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Saturday Supercade episodes

7 seasons · 97 episodes

  1. S1 E1 The Ms. Fortune Story/Mississippi Madness/Trucknapper Caper/Pitfall's Panda Puzzle, 4.8
  2. S1 E2 Gorilla Gangster/Sheep Rustle Hustle/Spaced Out Frogs/Amazon Jungle Bungle, 5.6
  3. S1 E3 The Who-Took-Toadwalker Story/Banana Bikers/Disc Derby Fiasco/Rocky Mountain Monkey Business, 5.9
  4. S1 E4 Hydrofoil and Seek/The Incredible Shrinking Ape/Magnificent 7-Year-Olds/Raiders of the Lost Shark, 4.6
  5. S1 E5 The Great Scuba Scoop/Movie Mania/The Great Q-Tee Contest/The Ventriloquist Caper, 6.0
  6. S1 E6 Gorilla My Dreams/The Great Seal Steal/The Headline Hunters/Tibetan Treasure Trouble, 7.0
  7. S1 E7 The Legs Croaker Story/Little Orphan Apey/Q-bowl Rigamarole/The Jungle Boy Ploy, 1.0
  8. S1 E8 The Blackboard Bungle/The Circus Daze/Junior Meets Kid Dynamo/Masked Menace Mess, 4.7
  9. S1 E9 Good Knight, Frogger/The Great Ape Escape/Crazy Camp Creature/Amazing Rollerskate Race, 4.3
  10. S1 E10 Fake Me Out to the Ball Game/Apey and the Snowbeast/A Christmas Story/The Sabretooth Goof, 8.0
  11. S1 E11 I Remember Mummy/How Much Is That Gorilla in the Window?/Thanksgiving for the Memories/Gorilla Ghost, 5.9
  12. S1 E12 Here Today, Pawned Tomorrow/Private Donkey Kong/Teddy Bear Scare/The Pyramid Panic, 5.7
  13. S1 E13 Hop-Along Frogger/Get Along Little Apey/Dog Day Dilemma/Double or Nothing, 7.0
  1. S2 E1 Episode #2.1, 5.0
  2. S2 E2 Episode #2.2, 5.7
  3. S2 E3 Episode #2.3, 5.1
  4. S2 E4 Episode #2.4, 6.0
  5. S2 E5 Episode #2.5, 5.9
  6. S2 E6 Episode #2.6, 5.9
  7. S2 E7 Episode #2.7, 6.0
  8. S2 E8 Episode #2.8, 5.0
  9. S2 E9 Episode #2.9, 7.0
  10. S2 E10 Episode #2.10, 5.0
  11. S2 E11 Episode #2.11, 6.0
  12. S2 E12 Episode #2.12, 6.0
  13. S2 E13 Episode #2.13, 6.0

Cast

20 of 20 · most episodes first

Crew

Music by
Dean Elliott

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Facts

September 17, 1983 · December 1, 1984 · Ended

First aired
September 17, 1983
Last aired
December 1, 1984
Status
Ended
Length
7 seasons · 97 episodes
Genres
Animation, Family, Comedy, Kids
Original language
English

Tropes

Bratty Half-Pint, Interspecies Romance, Squashed Flat +9

Q&A

6 questions, like "Is Saturday Supercade worth watching?"

Questions about Saturday Supercade

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is Saturday Supercade worth watching?

68
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68 (IMDb 6.6).

Is Saturday Supercade okay for kids?

Yes: the viewing guide lists it for kids.

How long does it take to watch Saturday Supercade?

97 h

About 97 hours: 97 episodes in 7 seasons of about 60 minutes each, aired from 1983 to 1984.

Will Saturday Supercade make me laugh?

A touch

Not much for a comedy: the title analysis gives its humor 1 of 4.

Can I half-watch Saturday Supercade?

Easy watchDemanding

Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 1 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it good for background watching.

What tropes does Saturday Supercade use?

Bratty Half-PintInterspecies RomanceSquashed FlatHero AntagonistAdaptation ExpansionBound and GaggedNamed by the Adaptation"Everybody Laughs" EndingCartoon PhysicsRemovable ShellFat, Sweaty Southerner in a White SuitA Day in the Limelightand 15 more

TV Tropes lists 27 tropes for it, including Bratty Half-Pint, Interspecies Romance, and Squashed Flat.