The Secret Saturdays

The Secret Saturdays is an American animated television series created by Canadian cartoonist Jay Stephens (creator of the Emmy-winning cartoon Tutenstein) for Cartoon Network. It debuted on October 3, 2008, in the United States. The show finished its run on January 30, 2010. It aired reruns on Boomerang on December 5, 2011, until June 1, 2014.

Summary
Zak Saturday and his parents, Doc and Drew, are a family of planet-saving scientists called "The Secret Saturdays." Living in a hidden base, they are part of a secret organization of scientists known as The Secret Scientists who protect mankind against the hidden and terrifying things of the Earth. In the series, folktales aren't just legends, but actual mysteries that the Saturday family must solve. Traveling all over the planet, the Saturdays explore ancient temples and bottomless caves, as well as battle with villains which includes the evil V.V. Argost (who hides his evil plans under his TV show Weird World) and the masked mercenary Van Rook, who specializes in capturing cryptids. Scouring the globe in search of cryptids, the Saturdays attempt to keep the existence of these unusual beasts secret, to protect both mankind and the creatures themselves. The Saturdays and their exotic cryptid pets are a loving bunch, trying to work through everyday family matters and squabbles in between their adventures. In both seasons, the Saturday family races V.V. Argost to stop Argost from controlling Kur, a mythical all-powerful beast that can supposedly raise and control a cryptid army.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Great Characters, like the Saturday family: Zak, Doc, and Drew; as well as Fiskerton, Komodo, Zon, Doyle, Van Rook, Professor Mizuki, Ulraj, Wadi, V.V. Argost, Munya, Abbey Grey, The Mondays, etc.
 * 2) Good voice acting like Nicole Sullivan, Will Friedle, Phil Morris, Sam Lerner, Fred Tatasciore, Corey Burton, and Diedrich Bader.
 * 3) Great animation done by PorchLight Entertainment, as their last animated show before they shut down in 2009.
 * 4) Good theme song.
 * 5) Great story acts, such as the ones that revolve around the Saturday family facing their greatest enemy, V.V. Argost.
 * 6) The series is influenced by the style of 1960s-era Hanna-Barbera action series (such as Jonny Quest) and is combined with Jay Stephens' own personal interest in cryptozoology.
 * 7) Many funny moments, such as when V.V. Argost has his own TV show despite being a villain, and when Doc ate a Fiskerton haired sandwich and didn’t mind.
 * 8) Great heartwarming moments, such as the great bond between the Saturday family.
 * 9) The relationship between Zak and Wadi is very cute.
 * 10) The ending is very good and satisfying.
 * 11) The Saturdays appear in Ben 10: Omniverse episode "T.G.I.S." teaming up with Ben Tennyson and Rook Blonko in stopping the villain Dr. Animo who has revived the Saturdays' archenemy V.V. Argost. The episode confirms The Secret Saturdays and Ben 10 share the same reality (Ben 10 references have previously appeared in a few Secret Saturdays episodes).

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Sadly, this show is not as memorable as other Cartoon Network shows as anyone hardly even remembers it.
 * 2) The crossover with Ben 10: Omniverse, while a decent episode, is greatly inferior to Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United.

Reception
The Secret Saturday received positive reviews. It has a 7.1/10 on IMDb.com. It is considered one of the most beloved forgotten Cartoon Network shows of all time.

Trivia

 * This is the second time Nicole Sullivan and Will Friedle have both worked together in a cartoon. The first time was in Disney's Kim Possible.
 * This is also the second time Nicole Sullivan and Fred Tatasciore have worked together in a cartoon. The first time was in Family Guy. However, they do minor roles in Family Guy and major roles in The Secret Saturdays.
 * This was the final series to be produced by PorchLight Entertainment.

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