Saturday Morning's Forgotten Heroes: Calamity Jane in Without a Vengeance (1997)

 "Without a Vengeance" was the series finale of The Legend of Calamity Jane. As we discussed when first looking at this series, WB only aired 3 episodes before pulling the plug, while the rest of the series aired everywhere else.

Summertainment: Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941)

 Time to check in on the East Side Kids, aka The Bowery Boys.

Huntz Hall makes his debut in the series in 1941's "Bowery Blitzkrieg", in which Muggs (Leo Gorcey) steps into the boxing ring, competing in the Golden Gloves under the sponsorship of the NYPD. Keye Luke (billed as "Key" Luke) appears briefly as the owner of a pool hall.

Ernest "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison (ex-Our Gang) is part of this group. Edited for broadcast when it aired on channel 5 in NYC back in the day.

Old school meets new school: Our Gang in Reunion in Rhythm (aka Our Gang Follies of 1937) (1937)

 It was bound to happen, sooner or later, so Hal Roach brought back some of the original members of Our Gang. including Matthew "Stymie" Beard, Joe Cobb, & Mickey Daniels, to meet Spanky, Alfalfa, Darla, and the rest.

Originally titled, "Our Gang Follies of 1937", the film has since been reissued as "Reunion in Rhythm":

Rating: A-.

Toon Legends: Gulliver Mickey (1934)

 The title says it all, folks. Jonathan Swift's classic is parodied by Mickey Mouse as he spins a yarn for a group of orphaned mice.

Popeye would do it better nearly 30 years later.

Rating: B.

Looney TV: The Henpecked Duck (1941)

 "The Henpecked Duck" is Daffy Duck in this Bob Clampett farce, with Porky Pig as the presiding judge, Sara Berner voices Mrs. Duck.

Today, we would say that Daffy was whipped.

Rating: B.

You Know The Voice: Jeff Bergman (2026)

 Jeff Bergman has been a mainstay at Hanna-Barbera & WB for 30+ years, and recently, landed one of the biggest roles of his career, as he inherits the voice role of Mr. Potato Head in "Toy Story 5", taking over for the late Don Rickles.

This weekend, Jeff was interviewed on CBS Saturday Morning, so many of us finally got a face to go with all those voices, plus some archived footage of Mel Blanc with David Letterman.

Tooniversary: Porky's Bear Facts (1941)

 Porky Pig stars in Friz Freleng's loose adaptation of Aesop's The Grasshopper & The Ant, "Porky's Bear Facts", as he contends with a lazy neighbor...

The fact that bears normally hibernate during the winter didn't apply here.

Rating: A.