Daytime Heroes: The Ghost Walks Again (Defenders of The Earth, 1986)

 When her father, The Phantom, is presumed killed, Jedda dons the iconic purple costume herself to take on Ming and a deranged civilian named Madden, further proving her worth to the Defenders of The Earth.

Here's "The Ghost Walks Again":

Yes, they had a relationship between Jedda and Flash Gordon's son, Rick, on the show, but that was all there was.

Rating: B.

Saturtainment: Pee-Wee plays Restaurant (Pee-Wee's Playhouse, 1986)

 From season 1 of Pee-Wee's Playhouse:

Pee-Wee (Paul Reubens) and Captain Carl (Phil Hartman) play a game of restaurant, where Pee-Wee is a one-man operation.

In memory of Paul Reubens, 70, who passed away Sunday after a private struggle with cancer. No rating out of respect.

Toonfomercial: No, it's not Barbie & GI Joe, but.....! (1997)

 Please excuse the YouTuber who posted this next item.

Nissan commissioned a series of ads from claymation icon Will Vinton, including this bit, in which an explorer action figure courts a redhead, much to the dismay of her blond companion. No, it's not a meeting of GI Joe, Barbie, & Ken, contrary to what the poster stated. Dale Ishimoto appears as Mr. K, with Van Halen's cover of The Kinks' "You Really Got Me" on the soundtrack.

Coming Attractions: Scooby-Doo meets Krypto!

A few years ago, DC Comics writer Sholly Fisch had Scooby-Doo and the Mystery, Inc. team visit the Hall of Justice, which was supposedly being haunted, but, of course, it really wasn't. It was just a by-the-numbers issue of Scooby-Doo Team-Up, where Fisch was the primary writer, and not really very consistent.

Come September, the gang's headed back to the Hall of Justice again, but this time, they've got old nemesis the Joker (w/an old school model Harley Quinn) and members of the Legion of Doom to contend with. The League has gone missing, and Krypto joins forces with Mystery Inc. For now, Krypto only barks.

Check the trailer.

The plot is not all that different from Fisch's tale, with Tim Sheridan, now with DC himself, writing the movie. The film drops September 26, and likely will stream on Max sometime thereafter.

Tooniversary: Three Musketeers in Plot of The Puppetmaster (1968)

 The Three Musketeers investigate when a simple puppeteer (Don Messick, also the voice of Aramis) and his "puppet" steal the King's crown.

Rating: A.

Saturday School: Remember Project Literacy? (1986)

 In 1985, Project Literacy was formed to help not only children, but adults, too, to learn. ABC & PBS joined forces for a series of specials and interstitals, which included commentary from President Ronald Reagan, and a number of network stars.

Around 1986, ABC began running interstitals during its Saturday morning programming as well as in primetime, utilizing the talents of some the stars on their primetime roster, including Oscar winner Louis Gossett, Jr., John Ritter, and, in this quickie, Dana Delany (China Beach).

I wouldn't blame you if you didn't see these the first time around. 

Eight years later, Dana was cast as Lois Lane for Superman: The Animated Series, entering the toon pantheon.

Toonfomercial: Remember Burger Chef? (1972)

 Burger Chef restaurants were the sponsors of Rankin-Bass' syndicated Festival of Family Classics series of animated specials. The irony here, though, is that a rival studio produced the animated commercials featuring Burger Chef & Jeff.

Jeff (sounds like it might be June Foray using her Rocky voice) turns to his boss, the Burger Chef (Paul Winchell) for help whenever he runs into a difficult customer, such as, in this spot, Count Fangburger......

Today, Burger Chef is a distant memory, as it was sold by General Foods to the parent company of Hardees/Carl's Jr. several years ago.