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Our longest episode ever! We take a look back at Saturday morning cartoons for the naked cash grabs that they were. We're watching Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Captain N: The Game Master, and Captain Planet. We look at how this weekly event came to be and what led to the eventual fall of the phenomenon. (And also, how much would it cost for you to buy an entire episode worth of toys?) Links for this episode: Marvel Wiki: Transformers Vol 1, Issue 3 (Guest-Starring Spider-Man!) The Power Team (intro) The Power Team (episode 1) BraveStarrr: The Legend (1988) Intro (mistakenly called “Lonestarr” in episode) Neil Cicierega - “Numbers” http://www.unicron.com/ - Transformers Toy Index http://www.tmnttoys.com/ - Ninja Turtles Toy Index https://www.figurerealm.com/ - misc. Toy indexes http://toyworth.com/ - toy pricing, old and new Gizmodo: This is the First Weekend in America With No Saturday Morning Cartoons -  The Turner Foundation The Planeteer Movement