Lee Majors Presents Funshine Saturday Sneak Peek (ABC, 1974)

Narrated by Don Adams, the Six Million Dollar Man himself is here to let you know what new cartoons are in store for 1974.

That is, if he's not foiled by PSSST, Public School on Saturday and Sunday Too, played by improv sketch group The Ace Trucking Company, featuring Fred Willard doing an Oliver Hardy bit.

PSSST steals the cartoon tapes from Funshine Saturday, who was on his way to show them to Lee Majors and his kids.  Who is Funshine Saturday, you ask?

You asked for it.  Proof that there can be no just and loving God.

We get some Bionic Man schtick and a visit to the Let's Make a Deal set, but no cartoons until halfway through.  Even then, they're uniquely stingy with the clips.  We get Schoolhouse Rock, Devlin, Korg 70,000 BC, These Are the Days, New Adventures of Gilligan, and Hong Kong Phooey.  The main theme is that these are educational shows, though they make an especially weak argument for it.  Over the ending credits Don Adams blurts out "Yeah, there's also Bugs Bunny and Super Friends."

ABC 1983 - The ABC Saturday Preview Special

An historical look back this time.  This was when Menudo videos were spliced in between everything.

ABC 1982 - Pac Preview Party

The dullest so far.  Everything is the cartoon version of an existing IP.

The NBC Saturday Morning Preview Revue 1974

There's a hierarchy of terrible television.  The seventies.  Kid's live action shows.  Specials.  So here's a special for live action TV in the 70s, staring all your favorite nightmares from Sid and Marty Krofft.




Supposedly, by the Pink Lady and Jeff era, the Kroffts were being horrible on purpose.  I can believe it here.  Every frame is more terrifying than the last.  HR Pufnstuf not terrifying enough?  How about marionettes.  Elvis Jimmy Osmond dancing with pimps not weird enough for you?  Bring in the clowns!