Remember that one day when you could wake up without an alarm? When you would get your favorite bowl of cereal and sit between the hours of 8 and 12? This is a blog dedicated to the greatest time of our childhood: Saturday mornings. The television programs you watched, the memories attached to them, and maybe introducing you to something you didn't realize existed. Updated every weekend.
General Mills’ Wheaties cereal has always had a strong tie
to sports since it first advertised in Nicollet Park in
Minneapolis in 1927. Various sports players have since endorsed the cereal as
well as appeared on its distinctive orange box. In the 50s, General Mills did
attempt to attract children to the product by switching their sponsorship to
kids’ programming, but the sports soon returned and remains to this day.
The cut-out hoop on the back of the box.
In 1994, General
Mills made a renewed attempt to market their cereal to the younger consumers.
Instead of changing the cereal’s sponsorship once again, they decided to create
a spin-off cereal: Wheaties Dunk-A-Balls. Available for a limited time, the
cereal took the classic Wheaties taste and put it into the shape of
fully-rendered basketballs (all they were missing was a little “Spalding” stamp). To further
entice the youngsters, the back panel of the box came with the image of a hoop
that could be cut out and set up over a bowl turning breakfast into a game.
Welcome to the golden portion of our 2nd anniversary celebration!
As we celebrate, we figured we'd also take the opportunity to celebrate the various other programs enjoying anniversaries this year (at least at an interval of 5). Some we've covered, some we'll get to covering sooner or later, but all of them represent Saturday morning. For this installment, we recognize those shows turning 55. That's right, the grandparent of Saturday morning television. If our tribute looks a little sparse, that's because in the earliest days of Saturday television networks tended to fill their line-ups with reruns of weekday shows. It wouldn't be until the latter part of the 1960s original programming would become king.
Take a walk down memory lane with us, and feel free to share your memories in the comments, or over on our Facebook group or Facebook page. We'd love to hear from you!
Now, without further ado, join us in celebrating...
In the 1980s, Vince McMahon revolutionized
professional wrestling with the creation of the World
Wrestling Federation. While wrestling had been overseen by several
organizations each with their own territory, McMahon sought to take his company
nation-wide with the help of the ever-expanding new technology called cable
television. Soon, the WWF would partner with the music industry to create the
era known as the Rock
‘n’ Wrestling Connection, and he introduced the World Series of wrestling in WrestleMania.
The four circulated box designs.
As part of the
ever-growing merchandising and promotional push for the WWF, they teamed-up
with Ralston to bring the most popular wrestlers of 1991 to the breakfast
tables. Ralston’s WWF Superstars cereal featured star-shaped
artificially-flavored vanilla pieces. Ralston was sure to print prominently on
the box that the cereal contained no “tropical oils” as a means to assure
parents the cereal wouldn’t be heavy in saturated fats. During the cereal’s
brief run, the boxes came with one of four designs: Hulk Hogan, the Ultimate Warrior, the Road Warriors (aka The
Legion of Doom), and Hulk and Ultimate together. The last box also served as
the design for the promotional box sent out to stores to prompt them into
carrying the cereal. A fifth unreleased box featuring The Bushwhackers has beenrevealed recently.
WrestleMania 8 ad.
The cereal came with
a few premiums promoting itself and the WWF. Eaters could send away for a
hat with the cereal’s name on it or find one of three
flip books inside the box. There were also two contests: a chance to win
free WWF
action figures, or a trip to WrestleMania 8.
During prohibition
in the southern United States, bootleggers would use modified cars to get more
cargo space for their illegal booze as well as more speed to outrun police, and
later tax revenue agents after prohibition was lifted. All that racing around
the country backroads stuck and they began doing it for fun as well as for
business to create what would become known as stock car racing.
The origins of NASCAR.
In 1947, Bill France saw the
potential for a unified series of racing competitors and created the National
Championship Stock Car Circuit (NCSCC). The venture would oversee 40 events
over the course of a single season at the Daytona
Beach track, with a grand prize of $1,000 going to the winner. Attendance
ended up exceeding the venue’s capacity multiple times. By the end of 1947,
France and the other 35 men who represented the NCSCC gathered together to
bring France’s vision of an organized group of race car drivers to reality. On
February 21, 1948, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) was founded.
Bill France, Sr., the founder of NASCAR.
NASCAR was originally split by three
divisions: Modified, Roaster and Strictly Stock, although Roadster proved
unpopular with fans and was soon abandoned. The first Modified race was held at
Daytona Beach later that month, while the first Strictly Stock race ran at Charlotte Speedway in
June of 1949. In 1950, Strictly Stock became the “Grand National” division,
allowing for modifications to be made to the cars to improve both safety and
performance. As foreign manufacturers took notice of their cars being used in
the races, they began to show interest in entering the races themselves. In
1952, NASCAR expanded beyond the United States with its first race in Canada.
A garage with Unlimited Division racers.
Today, NASCAR is a major racing
concern still held within the France family and comprised of several different
series. In 1999, NASCAR partnered up with FOX Kids to produce an
animated series for the younger NASCAR fans. Developed by Saban Entertainment,
NASCAR Racers took place in the near
future in Motor City. Jack Fassler (Paul Dobson) had pushed for the creation of
a new Unlimited Division which would allow for cars that possessed various
technology to aid in the races along extreme reality-defying tracks. Amongst
these advancements were rocket boosters for speed and jumping, wings and
parachutes for gliding, and an inner Rescue Racer that could be ejected if the
car was in trouble. To train for these races, racers used an advanced virtual
reality simulator.
Team Fastex: Jack Fassler, Duck, Charger, Flyer, Spitfire and Stunts.
The show primarily focused on
Fassler’s Team Fastex comprised of Mark “Charger” McCutchen (Ian James
Corlett), a second generation racer; Carlos “Stunts” Rey (Rino Romano), a
daredevil who raced in order to win money for his ill father; and Steve “Flyer”
Sharp (Roger R. Cross), a retired Air Force
pilot who suffered some brain damage from an explosion during a mission. After
some convincing, Fassler’s adopted daughter (a plot point that played out
during the second season) Megan “Spitfire” Fassler (Kathleen Barr) was allowed
to join the team. Megan was also responsible for the creation of the team’s
cars and their technology. Douglas “Duck” Dunaka (Dale Wilson) was the team’s
crew chief. Mark’s brother Miles (Andrew
Francis), also an aspiring racer, often helped Duck around the pit.
Spex with Rexton on his view screen.
The primary competition for the Fastex team was Team Rexcor. The team was
owned and operated by Garner Rexton (Ron Halder) who attempted to do anything
in order to win races as well as destroy Fastex. Amongst his racers were Lyle
“The Collector” Owens (Philip Maurice Hayes) who was a spy on the Fastex team,
but with his ruthlessness and arrogance behind the wheel was ejected by
Fassler; Hondo “Specter” Hines, an incredibly sneaky and spooky driver; Zorina,
who was very ignorant and aggressive and often teamed-up with Specter to
destroy opposing cars; and Diesel “Junker” Spitz, a gang member recruited by
Rexton who managed to trash opposing cars despite being clumsy and very slow in
other regards. Spex (Richard Newman) was a cyborg and Rexcor’s crew chief.
Other racers included veteran racer Farrell Longstreet, Kent “Demolisher”
Steel, an android, and Eve “Wild Card” Kildere, a female stunt driver that
initially worked for Rexton.
NASCAR Racers promotional paint jobs on actual NASCAR racers.
The first three episodes aired as a preview movie on November 20, 1999
before the rest of the season began that February. Interestingly enough, the
actual NASCAR wouldn’t be seen on FOX until
the show’s second season when it began airing in February of
2001. The series blended 2-D traditional animation for the characters
designed by Joel Adams with 3-D computer
animation used for the racing and action sequences by Creative Logik and VanHook Studios. It was written by Michael Edens,
Mark Edens,
Steve Cuden, Scott Peterson
and Matthew
Edens, with music composed by Alexander
Van Bubenheim, David Hilker,
John Costello, Jeremy Sweet, Shuki Levy and Haim Saban (as Kussa Mahchi). To promote
the series, four racing teams were tapped to have their cars done in a scheme
representative of one of the four hero characters for a photo op. The cars were
unveiled at a Winston Cup
event on November 14th, 1999. Jeff
Gordon’s #24, Bobby Labonte’s #18
and Terry Labonte’s
#5 were all involved with the promotion early on, with Andy Petree’s #55 coming
on board after some initial challenges navigating around car sponsor
commitments. Each design had to be approved by the racing teams, Hasbro, who was handling the toy
merchandising, and FOX Kids.
Duck and Spex fighting over tools.
The series was renewed for a second season, and some changes followed.
The Unlimited Division cars were replaced with new atomic-powered XPT racers,
which looked like sleeker versions of the original cars. The second half of the
season saw the introduction of Nitro Racers with high-flux fusion units, many
of which had a six-wheel design. Feeling betrayed over not being told about her
adoption, Megan left Fastex to form her own team: The Spitfires. They were an
all-female team comprised of her, Eve, Zorina after she was booted from Rexcor,
and an intimidating racer named Chrome. Replacing Zorina was Tanker, an army
veteran whose car resembled a tank. Phil “Octane” Knox worked clandestinely for
Rexton and frequently employed a hallucinogen to his foes. The mysterious
“Redline” O’Rourke was also introduced and provided competition for Charger
both on the track and for Megan’s affections. Fastex also gets a new mechanic
in the form of the klutzy “Lugnut” Gooch.
“The Real Thing” (11/20/99) – Fastex owner Jack Fassler hires four
racers to compete in the new Unlimited Series, but ends up having to fire Lyle
“The Collector” Owens for disruptive racing.
“The Stakes” (11/20/99) – Megan fights for her father to allow her to
join the team while Lyle challenges Mark to a rigged race at the quarry.
“Heroes” (11/20/99) – Mark ends up in the river and needs saving by
his team.
“Duck Out of the Way” (2/5/00) – After Megan is hurt in an accident,
Jack blames Duck who quits and joins Rexcor in order to secretly determine if
they’re the ones responsible.
“Co-Pilot” (2/12/00) – Lyle tricks Megan into driving for him by
hooking up their simulator to his car.
“The Mission” (2/19/00) – Steve is asked by military intelligence to
destroy a chemical warfare factory during an off-road race.
“Always” (2/26/00) – When Mark’s car is rigged to die by Lyle, Mark
discovers a downed airplane with a man trapped inside.
“Boy vs. Machine” (3/4/00) – Miles is banished from the Fastex garage
after accidentally taking over a computer controlled car while Rexton plans to
hack the course to attack the Fastex cars.
“Pulp Faction” (4/1/00) – Fastex and Rexcor end up teaming up in order
to find and rescue a kidnapped Libby Fassler.
“Daredevil” (4/22/00) – Carlos falls for a female stunt driver who
tries to sabotage the team to repay a debt she owes Garner.
“Flag Bearer” (4/29/00) – Thieves hide their stolen goods in Steve’s
car, but after they fail to recognize its new paint job they attempt to take it
back by force during the race.
“Every Man for Itself (Part 1)” (5/6/00) – The Fastex Team each has
their own reasons to win the championship race, losing their teamwork in the
process.
“All or Nothing (Part 2)” (5/13/00) – Mark uses the team’s new
experimental car in the final race while Miles discovers the Rexcor driver is
actually an android.
Season 2:
“Second Chance” (10/28/00) – Carlos is almost sidelined by the new
competition until their new mechanic, Lugnut, gets him back into the race.
“Toxic” (11/4/00) – Lyle attempts to rejoin Rexcor and is tasked with
taking out Mark before the first race of the season, but ends up on the
receiving end of a toxic bath.
“Payday” (11/11/00) – A mutated Lyle is Rexcor’s newest driver, and
Mark is determined not to let a dislocated vertebrae keep him out of the race
for Lyle’s satisfaction.
“Red Flag” (11/18/00) – Brock Vanleer returns and holds the
Motorsphere hostage for his revenge on Team Fastex.
“Chain Reaction” (12/2/00) – Rexcor tampers with Fastex’s temperature
gauges to not only take out their cars, but to bomb another fuel center and
part of the city.
“Rumble” (12/9/00) – Carlos is tricked into an unofficial race while
Team Rexcor attempts to sabotage the Fastex cars with remote-control devices.
“Crash Course” (2/3/01) – Rexcor has one of Fastex’s fusion units for
the new Nitro Racers stolen, and the team has to retrieve it and save Gloria
who’s trapped on a crashed plane with the thief.
“El Dorado” (2/10/01) – Carlos saves a driver Lyle rams off the road,
and in return the driver tells the greatly in-debt Carlos about a hidden
treasure.
“The Wild Blue” (2/17/01) – Farrell Longstreet ends up poisoned by
Octane with hallucinogenic-laced water that causes him to relive a combat
mission during his next race.
“Runaway” (3/10/01) – Accidentally wrecking Farrell causes Mark to
reconsider racing while Megan discovers Jack and Libby are not her parents and
quits.
“Duck Unlimited” (3/3/01) - Garner
fires Zorina and she joins with the Spitfires and Duck is promoted to driver
for Fastex, while Lugnut takes over as pit boss.
“Hostage” (3/17/01) – Jack is abducted during a Rexcor robbery as
insurance, and Megan gives up a win in order to help Fastex recover him.
“Last Chance” (3/24/01) – Worth Dwindling tries to get Carlos to throw
the final race in order to get his father full funding for his research center,
but when it comes down to it Carlos can’t.
Welcome to the golden portion of our 2nd anniversary celebration!
As we celebrate, we figured we'd also take the opportunity to celebrate the various other programs enjoying anniversaries this year (at least at an interval of 5). Some we've covered, some we'll get to covering sooner or later, but all of them represent Saturday morning. For this installment, we recognize those shows turning the big 50--particularly cartoons of the Comic Book Superhero genre, which officially began in 1966 (comic books in general had been animated for television as far back as 1958).
Take a walk down memory lane with us, and feel free to share your memories in the comments, or over on our Facebook group or Facebook page. We'd love to hear from you!
Now, without further ado, join us in celebrating...
Actor, writer, director and producer Garry Marshall died on Tuesday. You can read the full story here.
Marshall created the 1950s nostalgia show Happy Days, which led to the spin-offs Laverne & Shirley and Mork & Mindy. Each show would go on to receive an animated spin-off on Saturday mornings: The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang, Laverne & Shirley in the Army, and Mork & Mindy.
As we celebrate, we figured we'd also take the opportunity to celebrate the various other programs enjoying anniversaries this year (at least at an interval of 5). Some we've covered, some we'll get to covering sooner or later, but all of them represent Saturday morning. As we roll further down the line, we get up there in years as we hit 45. These are the shows your parents (or even grandparents, depending on your age) were enjoying once upon a time.
Take a walk down memory lane with us, and feel free to share your memories in the comments, or over on our Facebook group or Facebook page. We'd love to hear from you!
Now, without further ado, join us in celebrating...
Despite having
existed since the 1940s, professional wrestling didn’t really take off in the
United States until the 1980s.
That's showing that shirt who's boss.
Professional wrestling, for the
uninitiated, is basically a violent soap opera in spandex. There are good guys
and bad guys, and not only did they fight in the ring, but basically anywhere
the two sides came together; all while moving along an ongoing storyline from
match to match. Originally, wrestling was broken up amongst several regional
divisions that maintained their own territory. In 1983, Vince McMahon purchased Capitol Wrestling
Corporation from his father and combined it with his own company, Titan
Sports, Inc. Together, they became what would be known as the World Wrestling Federation (known as World
Wrestling Entertainment since 2002 after a name
dispute with the World Wide Fund for
Nature).
The WWF logo.
McMahon went against tradition and
sought to get WWF programming on syndicated television nation-wide; violating
the boundaries of the other organizations. He wanted to take full advantage of
the growing cable television and video tape trading markets. His goals were
given a significant boost when he hired Hulk Hogan, who had gained notoriety
for his appearance in Rocky III, away from the American
Wrestling Association. Rowdy Roddy Piper was signed on as Hogan’s rival and
Jesse “The Body” Ventura
as an announcer. McMahon’s ranks were further bolstered by talent from the AWA
or National
Wrestling Association.
Captain Lou and Cyndi Lauper.
The next innovation came after WWF
manager Captain Lou Albano met Cyndi Lauper,
a self-proclaimed wrestling fan, on a trip to Puerto Rico and was asked by the singer to appear
as her father in the video for “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”.
This led to what’s been called the Rock
‘n’ Wrestling Connection, which featured a period of intermingling between
WWF and the music industry. It was kicked off on Piper’s interview show, Piper’s Pit, by Albano and Lauper entering into a “feud”
to be settled by a match between female wrestlers of their choice. MTV would go on to broadcast this match; the
first live match on cable and the first live women’s professional wrestling match between
Wendi Richter and The Fabulous Moolah. Other celebrities began participating
in events, and Lauper continued to use wrestlers in further music videos.
McMahon’s make or break innovation came in 1985 with the debut of WrestleMania, which is
essentially the World
Series of wrestling. The show ended up becoming the WWF’s most successful
promotion and catapulted the WWF to the top of the wrestling pile.
Fuji, Moolah, Piper, Sheik, Nikolai, Mean Gene, Hulk, Lou, Andre, Superfly, Hilbilly and Junkyard.
With Hulk Hogan’s popularity at an
all-time high, it was decided to use him to try and make a project to appeal to
the younger wrestling fans. Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘n’ Wrestling was
developed by Jeffrey Scott and
produced by DiC
Entertainment. It featured two groups of wrestlers: the faces (the good
guys) and the heels (the bad guys). Hulk (Brad Garrett, making his lead debut
in an animated series) led the faces comprised of Junkyard Dog (James Avery),
Captain Lou Albano (George DiCenzo), Andre the Giant (Ron Feinberg), Wendi
Richter (Jodie Carlisle), Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka (Lewis Arquette), Hillbilly
Jim (Pat Fraley) and Tito Santana (Joey Pento). Piper (Charlie Adler) led the
heels, which featured the Iron Sheik (Aron Kincaid), Nikolai Volkoff (Ron Gans),
the Fabulous Moolah (also Carlisle), Big John Studd (Chuck Licini) and Mr. Fuji
(Ernest Harada). Originally Mad
Maxine was meant to be one of the heels, but while the show was in
production she suddenly left the WWF and was replaced by her manager, Moolah. Announcer
Mean Gene Okerlund (Neil Ross) also made an appearance in several episodes. While
the various wrestlers would appear in live-action segments between stories,
professional actors voiced their animated counterparts (interestingly enough,
Albano would go on to become a voice actor himself on The Super Mario Bros. Super Showin 1989). A lot of the live material would be excised when the
series entered reruns in order to pare down the episode running times. Although
WWF Magazine’s August/September
1985 issue showed some earlier more realistic character designs, the final
models used on the show were a bit more simplified and exaggerated. Each character
also drove a vehicle that matched their theme, such as Piper driving a hot rod
with bagpipe-like exhausts and Junkyard driving a truck with a doghouse on the
back.
Character models featuring Mad Maxine.
Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘n’ Wrestling
debuted on CBS on September 14, 1985 and was
aired in an hour-long block of two episodes. Most episodes featured two
11-minute segments while several were full 22-minute stories. Episodes would
depict the wrestlers getting into wacky situations that often led to a competition between the two teams. Because of FCC
regulations at the time, actual wrestling was very minute in presence in favor
of delivering slapstick-laden pro-social messages. Scott wrote the majority of
the episodes with additional scripts from Larry DiTillo,
Sandy Fries
and Michael Maurer. Jim Steinman’s “Hulk Hogan’s Theme”,
which served as Hogan’s entrance theme at the time, was used for the cartoon’s intro.
Score Productions
handled the rest of the show’s music. The series was animated by HanHo Heungup Studios, Wang Film
Productions and Studio Shaft.
Hulk, Lou and Wendi going ghost busting.
Because of the long production times
in making an animated series, the storyline of the show couldn’t keep up with
the events transpiring at the WWF. In July of 1985, Snuka left the WWF and went
to wrestle for New Japan Pro Wrestling
before returning to America in the AWA. That November, Richter left after
McMahon orchestrated an
unscripted defeat of her using Moolah in disguise over disagreements about
her compensation. However, both characters remained throughout the show’s
two-season run.
“The Junkyard 500 / Junkenstein” (9/14/85) – Piper and Junkyard
compete to see who’s better for an acting role. / Andre and Junkyard make their
own metal monster who runs amok.
“The Four-Legged Pickpocket” (9/14/85) – A horse with a biting problem
and a pair of jewel thieves follow the wrestlers around town.
“Clean Gene / Andre’s Giant Problem” (9/21/85) – The wrestlers offer
to clean Gene’s house, but Piper intends to trash it over Gene’s badmouthing
them. / The wrestlers help Andre pretend to be a pastry chef when his mother
comes for a visit.
“Gorilla My dreams” (9/28/85) – Andre’s gorilla costume sees him being
accused of a jewel theft committed by an actual gorilla.
“Cheaters Never Prosper / Driving Me Crazy” (9/21/85) – The evil
wrestlers attempt to rig the Junior World Series. / Iron Sheik attempts to
learn how to drive and cheats on the test.
“The Wrestler’s New Clothes / A Lesson in Scouting” (9/28/85) – When
Andre’s suitcase goes missing Hulk and Hillbilly Jim attempt to make him a new
suit. / Tito, Wendi and Junkyard take the Grizzly Scouts, including Moolah’s
bratty niece Donna, on a camping trip.
“Hog Society / Wrestling Roommates” (10/5/85) – Hillbilly Jim’s
sisters’ future in-laws don’t approve of her marrying their son. / When Captain
Lou is evicted from his apartment he stays with the other wrestlers and becomes
a real house pest.
“Moolah’s Ugly Salon / Ballot Box Boneheads” (10/5/85) – Trouble
abounds with Moolah and Nikolai are tasked with watching a beauty salon. / The
wrestlers try to replace a crooked mayor by helping their friend’s campaign
against him.
“The Duke of Piperton / Robin Hulk & His Merry Wrestlers”
(10/12/85) – Piper has to beat his cousin in a jousting contest in order to
inherit a castle in Scotland. / A visit to Captain Lou’s uncle sees the
wrestlers transported back in time.
“Small But Mighty” (10/12/85) – Hillbilly Jim’s remedy for his sick
raccoon accidentally ends up turning the other wrestlers into children.
“Rock ‘n’ Zombies” (10/19/85) – Bobby “The Brain” Heenan’s new
amusement park was built over an old graveyard, causing a case of zombies.
“The Last Resort” (10/26/85) – The wrestlers have to investigate
throughout a hotel to find a stolen jewel.
“Bucket” (11/9/85) – Junkyard meets an alien and offers to help him
find his space ship, but the government is hot on his trail.
Season 2:
“Ali Bano and the 40 Geeks” (9/13/86) – Captain Lou gets a lamp for
his birthday, and it turns out to have an ineffectual genie inside.
“Captain Lou’s Crash Diet / Muscle Madness” (9/13/86) – Hulk, Andre
and Junkyard try to help Captain Lou lose enough weight to stay in wrestling. /
The evil wrestlers decide to help Moolah win a contest with Wendi to determine
who’s the strongest lady in wrestling.
“10 Little Wrestlers” (9/20/86) – The wrestlers must work together to
find out why people are disappearing on the cruise they were invited on.
“Big John’s Car Lot / Big Top Boobs” (9/27/86) – Piper takes over a
used car lot and starts cheating customers. / Piper and his cohorts attempt to
ruin the faces’ time working at the circus.
“The Foster Wrestler” (10/11/86) – Tito’s food and supply shipments to
India end up stolen and the wrestlers have to find the culprit.
“Ballet Buffoons / Battle of the Bands” (10/11/86) – When his sister hurts her leg, Nikolai tries
to find a replacement ballerina to save her show. / A fundraising concert is
turned into a battle of the bands between the wrestlers.
“Amazons Just Wanna Have Fun” (9/20/86) – Plane troubles lead the
wrestlers to land in the Amazon where they’re captured by a group of Amazons.
“The Art of Wrestling / The Blue Lagoons” (10/11/86) – Hulk models in
Wendi’s art class. / Helping Iron Sheik lands him and Hulk on a deserted
island.
“The Superfly Express” (9/27/86) – A train ride turns into a battle
against the plot of some jewel thieves.
“Junkyard Dog’s Junkyard Dog / My Fair Wrestler” (10/4/86) – After
another robbery, Junkyard gets a new dog to guard his junkyard. / Captain Lou
goes to England to learn how to be a gentleman.
“Ghost Wrestlers” (10/4/86) – The wrestlers help an old wrestler
remove ghosts from his boarding house.
“The Wrong Stuff” (10/18/86) – Hulk and Nikolai are chosen to go into
space, but Piper and Iron Sheik plan to sabotage their mission.
“Rowdy Roddy Reforms / Three Little Hulks” (10/18/86) – Piper is
forced by court order to reform, but his friends want the original back. / Hulk
gets a visit from his disruptive nephews.
