Saturday Morning All Star Hits ! (2021) Season 1 Archive Collection
The show is a parody of Saturday-morning cartoons from the 1980s and early 1990s, such as Chip and Pepper's Cartoon Madness, Fox Kids, and The Disney Afternoon, framed by an eponymous show called S.M.A.S.H.! for short. It is hosted by twin brothers Skip and Treybor (parodies of Chip and Pepper), both played by Kyle Mooney. They introduce various cartoon shows and have brief conversations between shows. The cartoons include:
Randy, a show about a dinosaur that befriends a group of teenagers. Randy falls into depression and alcoholism following a breakup with his firefighter girlfriend, before heading to music college. Randy is a spoof of Denver, the Last Dinosaur.[4]
The Create-A-Crittles, a show about four magical creatures secretly living in the backyard shed of a yuppie graphic designer and his wife. Crittle Glitter, a euphemism for cocaine, is prominently featured throughout the show. Create-A-Crittles parodies such shows as Care Bears, Alvin and the Chipmunks and Popples.[5]
Pro Bros, a show created by Ethan Rash who is known as the less prominent brother of controversial movie star/singer Johnny Rash, parodying ProStars[6] and other series where pro athletes play themselves (albeit the pilot premiering in prime time as opposed to Saturday morning). The show's antagonist "Ronnie $elfish" and his drug habit are an allegory for Ethan's brother Johnny.
Strongimals, a show loosely parodying Thundercats, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and other action cartoons of the era. The show is later retitled as Skip and the Strongimals, radically shifting its focus to Skip and his "uh... subs?" catchphrase as a result of Skip's rise to greater fame (which in itself is a reference to show The Real Ghostbusters and its eventual focus on the popular character Slimer).[5]
Lil' Bruce, an animated comedy about comedian Bruce Chandling's "crazy childhood" similar to Howie Mandel's Bobby's World. The series ends up a failed pilot due to live-action Bruce's excessive narration and a too-heavy plotline about Bruce's father leaving him and his mother when he was young.[7]
All Cartoon Stars Say Don't Say Shut Up, a public service announcement in the format of Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue warning against the consequences of saying "shut up" to one's elders. Guest stars include "President of the Country" Barbara Barone (loosely based on Hillary Clinton and Tipper Gore, particularly their advocacy campaigns for media censorship) and famous pop singer Nuance (based on Paula Abdul).
Slingers, a toy-based show parodying the animated pilot The Legend of the Hawaiian Slammers.
Others include brief clips from The Meeps (satirizing The Smurfs), Crittle Littles (satirizing Muppet Babies and Kingdom Chums), the character Puppy the Dog (satirizing classic cartoons), Dr. Von Duck (satirizing DuckTales), Egyptian Jazz Cats (satirizing music-band cartoons such as Josie and the Pussycats), Lottie (a live-action teen sitcom satirizing Blossom) and Intimate Compromise: Casino Nights Seductions an R-rated live-action film parodying such films as Basic Instinct, True Lies and L.A. Confidential and its animated counterpart Intimate Compromise: Casino Nights Seductions: The Animated Series (which satirizes the process of turning R-rated movies into cartoons such as Robocop, Rambo: The Force of Freedom, Toxic Crusaders, Police Academy and Conan the Adventurer) as seen with numerous clips from home movies, news shows and commercials promoting Nextronico's Mega Mitten (spoofing Nintendo's infamous Power Glove), Rude Cubes (Madballs), Sonic Yum gum (spoofing Bubble Yum and "For You, Not Them" Bubble Tape ads), diet sodas, sneakers and submarine sandwiches.