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Saturday Morning Cartoons' Greatest Hits

Various Artists - Alternative - Indie Rock

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Audio CD (December 5, 1995)
Original Release Date: December 5, 1995
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Mca
ASIN: B000002OYG
Also Available in: Audio Cassette | Vinyl

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (40 customer reviews)

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1. Tra la la Song (One Banana, Two Banana) [The Banana Splits] - Material Issue, Liz Phair
2. Go, Speed Racer, Go! [From Speed Racer] - Sponge
3. Sugar, Sugar [From the Archie Show] - Mary Lou Lord, Semisonic
4. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? - Matthew Sweet
5. Josie and the Pussycats - Tanya Donelly, Juliana Hatfield
6. Bugaloos - Collective Soul
7. Underdog - Butthole Surfers
8. Gigantor - Helmet
9. Spiderman - The Ramones
10. Johnny Quest/Stop That Pigeon - The Reverend Horton Heat
11. Open Up Your Heart And Let The Sun Shine In - Frente!
12. Eep Opp Ork Ah-Ah (Means I Love You) - Violent Femmes
13. Fat Albert Theme - Dig
14. I'm Popeye The Sailor Man - Face To Face
15. Friends/Sigmund And The Seamonsters - Tripping Daisy
16. Goolie Get-Together - Toadies
17. Hong Kong Phooey - Sublime
18. H.R. Pufnstuf - The Murmurs
19. Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy - Wax

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5.0 out of 5 stars Unique and Solid Tribute Album!, May 29, 2004

By	K. Brown "El Rudo Lucky Pierre!" (Walnut, Ca USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

There is so much to embrace here! It seems like there's a new tribute album released every day, but the misses usually outweigh the hits.

This album is one of the great few hits. It opens with The Banana Splits by Material Issue (and Liz Phair on vocals!), which is one of the best tracks on the CD. They put a raw energetic indie-style spin on the song, but without losing the essence of the original.

The unmistakable Ramones sound hits home with their take on Spiderman. Like Liz Phair & Material Issue, the Ramones keep the passion of the tune we knew and loved as kids, but sped it up, and we hear Joey, in that traditional high-octane Rock & Roll spirit, yell "Look Out!" before going into the instrumental portion.

About the only songs that left me cold were Sponge's "Speed Racer" and Helmet's "Gigantor." The theme songs we knew and loved as kids were unrecognizable; only the lyrics give you a clue which tune they cover.

Other shining moments are Reverend Horton Heat's "Johnny Quest" and Frente's "Open Up Your Heart and Let the Sun Shine In." There's nothing quite like Pebbles & Bam-Bam singing the latter tune, but these cats do a great cover!

So much to enjoy on this CD! Worth the money and time!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Turn on the TV and break out the Cocoa Puffs..., January 2, 2003

By	Jack Fitzgerald "JFD" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

"Saturday Morning - Cartoon's Greatest Hits" is a fun spin for anyone who grew up watching cartoons in the early to mid 1970s. You probably ate a lot of overly hyped sugary cereal, but the Cocoa Puffs, Trix and Quisp trivia is another story. This collection from 1995 was one of those "tribute" disks featuring altern/modern rock artists.

Liz Phair (with Material Issue) has a fun time with "The Tra La La Song" from Banana Splits. Sponge doesn't fare so well with their take on "Go Speed Racer Go." I recently heard a remix that used samples of the actual theme and sound effects from the show, as well as some of those bad voiceovers. Hilarious. But again, I digress. Matthew Sweet's version of "Scooby-Doo, Where are You?" is faithful to the original and one of the best cuts on the disk. Both Helmet's "Gigantor" and Ramones "Spider-Man" really rock. My favorite cut is probably the Reverend Horton Heat medley of "Jonny Quest/Stop that Pigeon," a bizarre combo, with some blistering guitar work on J. Quest. Multiple key changes, dramatic time alternations. Very cool.

Dig also does a fairly faithful "Fat Albert Theme" comlete with "Hey hey hey!" Watch out for Sublime's version of "Hong Kong Phooey" which is a little edgier than the dog janitor may have intended.

Some other choices are less obvious, like "Open Up Your Heart and Let the Sun Shine In" from the Flintstones, rather than the theme that everyone knows. Another is the Violent Femmes "Eep Opp Ork ah-ah (means I love you)" from The Jetsons.

Okay, and what is Happy, Happy Joy, Joy from Ren and Stimpy doing here?

Pour yourself a bowl of Cap'n Crunch, put on this disk, and enjoy reading the back of the box, or in this case, the interesting liner notes.

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5.0 out of 5 stars All the songs you remember.. with a twist, July 10, 2006

By	Wiliam J. Starling (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Great CD with songs you remember as a kid. I really got it because of the "Tra La La" Song from the Banana Splits, but all the others are great re-makes; Hong Kong Phooey, Scooby Doo, Stop the Pigeon, Fat Albert's Theme, Spiderman.. and others.

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5.0 out of 5 stars So good I bought it 5 times
I first bought this CD for my brother for xmas in '95(sort of forgot to give it to him), and since then it has been the most frequently borrowed(read stolen) cd I own. Read more

Published 1 month ago by K. Nuernberger

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome bands for awesome cartoons
I have been a huge fan of many of the bands that covered these children's cartoon songs. It's primarily a joke, but a great one at that.

Published 3 months ago by C. Korb

4.0 out of 5 stars Big fun
I'm a little old for most of these cartoons and artists, but I'll give this cd four stars for the two cuts I can relate to. Read more

Published 4 months ago by Twice-lived

5.0 out of 5 stars Is actually a great kids cd
Our seven and four year old love this album and I don't mind recalling my wasted youth. The boys recognize speed racer and spiderman and have developed a new appreciation for... Read more

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Published 13 months ago by Mel Zorro

5.0 out of 5 stars New life for an old favorite
I had this CD in college and listened to it a lot. It was a great trip down memory lane, plus a lot of the interpretations were just great songs. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable Classics...
I bought this CD the day it came out when I was in college and it's still one of my 5 favorite records 12 years later. Read more

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4.0 out of 5 stars oh to be 11 again...
frente and w:ax make this album worth a look. still not convinced? who hasn't wondered what a "spider man" cover by the ramones would sound like?

Published 20 months ago by Todd Jarnes

5.0 out of 5 stars Nostalgically silly
Hail to a passed era: when cartoons were an excellent balance of nonsense and violence. When bands didn't sound like everybody else. Read more

Published 21 months ago by Rachel E. Mcdonnough

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing.
We read all the previous reviews and thought this disc would be a keeper. We (my husband, three kids 14, 10, and 5) tried it on a warm, spring evening in the car. Read more

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