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The Secret Saturdays

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Promo poster for the series.

The Secret Saturdays (originally called Cryptids) is an upcoming American animated television series created by Canadian cartoonist Jay Stephens (creator of the Emmy-winning cartoon, Tutenstein) for Cartoon Network. The series is about a family of secret agents that work to keep the truth about cryptids from getting out, to protect both the human race and the creatures themselves. [1] It premiered in Fall 2008. [2] There were several sneak peeks of the show on September 1, 2008.

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[edit] History

When Stephens first pitched the show, it was called Cryptids, after the monsters undiscovered by science. It involved a crack team of globe trotting cryptozoologist that were uniquely qualified for the job because they were once cryptids themselves. Okapi, Komodo, and Megamouth, along with their nine-year-old human mascot, Francis, served as a sort of anti-detective team. They scooted across land, sea, and air in what is called Campercopter, and their goal is to preserve the mystery of the world’s strangest creatures before they are exposed by humans or destroyed by the Cryptids' nemesis, Monsieur Dodo. When this version got him nowhere with many networks — though they did show interest for some time — he went "back to the drawing board". [3]

Months later, the show was picked up by Cartoon Network with its current format and name. Nine-year-old Francis became 11-year-old Zak Saturday, and many of the original characters were canned. For a time, the network wanted the show's name to be The Secret Adventures Of Zak Saturday, but it was later re-decided.[4][5] Unlike other mystery shows, the goal of 'The Secret Saturdays' aren't to expose the truth about cryptids, but to keep them secret.[6][7][8]

In July 2008, Cartoon Network started a viral campaign for the show. Several commercials for a website called 'Cryptids Are Real' aired on Cartoon Network.[9] Each commercial featured a pet of the Saturday family: One showed Fiskerton, another Komodo, and a final one showed Zon.[10][11][12] On one area of the website held a 'secret' document.[13] While most of the words were blacked-out, the names of Drew and Doc (two of the main characters) were revealed. The website also showed a blueprint of the Saturdays family's airship. During San Diego Comic-Con 2008, booklets about a show called Weirdworld (the show-within-a-show) were given out, with the website for it on the back of them.[14] Unlike the previous website, this one couldn't be traced back to Cartoon Network. On July 29, Gawker showed a photo of a supposed dead monster that washed ashore in Montauk, Long Island.[15] However, it was later revealed to be part of Cartoon Network viral campaign for The Secret Saturdays.[16] Later, commercials for Weirdworld aired on Cartoon Network for a few weeks before a commercial for the Secret Saturdays was aired on August 14.

[edit] Premise

Doc, Drew and Zak Saturday are a family of world-saving scientists called "The Secret Saturdays". Living in a hidden base, they are part of a network of cryptozoologists who protect mankind against all the hidden and terrifying things in this world. In this show, ordinary folktales aren’t just legends, but real-life mysteries and adventures. Traveling from the hot Gobi Desert to the icy Marianas Trench, they explore ancient temples and bottomless caves and tangle with twisted villains, all in the attempt to keep the existence of cryptids secret, to protect mankind and the creatures themselves.

[edit] Episodes

The Kur Stone: Part One

The Kur Stone: Part Two

The Vengeance of Hibagon

The Ice Caverns of Ellef Ringnes

Guess Who's Going to Be Dinner?

The King of Kumari Kandum

Van Rook's Apprentice

Twelve Hundred Degrees Farenheit

The Owlman Feeds At Midnight

They Swarm at the Edge of Space

Black Monday

Eterno

Cryptid vs. Cryptid

The Underworld Bride

Ghost In The Machine

Somthing In The Water

Target Fiskerton

Once More The Nighmare Factory

Curse Of the Stolen Tiger

The Kur Guardian

Food Of The Giants

[edit] Characters

[edit] Heroes

  • Doc Saturday: Solomon "Doc" Saturday is the father and the "Indiana Jones"-like character who spent his whole life studying cryptids and builds many of the gadgets the family uses. Voiced by Phil Morris.
  • Drew Saturday: Drew Saturday is the mother and the one who "believes in the magic". Thus, she is willing to believe in something before the evidence is found. Being raised by gypsies, she is used to traveling around the world. Voiced by Nicole Sullivan.
  • Zak Saturday: Zak Saturday is their 12-year-old son who jumps right away into every adventure. Zak has a special bond with cryptids, and may have the power to communicate with them. Voiced by Sam Lerner.
  • Doyle : Van Rook's former apprentice and Drew's long-lost younger brother, Doyle had previously helped Zak at the end of "The Ice Caverns of Ellef Ringnes", starting a stable relationship with him. In "Van Rook's Apprentice", his mask was removed while he and Drew were fighting, revealing his identity to her. Drew is initially distrustful of him when it appears as if he set her up in order to steal an artifact from their home, but he earns her trust by stealing a piece of the Kur Stone from V.V. Argost. He now lives with the Saturdays, but unlike the other Saturdays, Doyle uses street smarts, has a tough attitude, and rushes into things head-first. He uses a jetpack and concusion grenades. Voiced by Will Friedle.
  • Fiskerton: Fiskerton is an eight-foot-tall "gorilla-cat" with glowing red eyes called a "Fiskerton Phantom" that was adopted by the Saturday family when he lost his home in Nottinghamshire, England. Voiced by Diedrich Bader.
  • Zon: Zon is a surviving member of a thought to-be-extinct Pterosaur species who lives in a nest near the Saturday Headquarters.
  • Komodo: Komodo is a 250-pound komodo dragon owned by the Saturday family that can turn invisible.

[edit] Villians

  • V.V. Argost: The series' main villain and host of the show Weirdworld. He is obsessed with finding the powerful cryptid, Kur. Voiced by Corey Burton.
  • Munya: Munya is Argost's manservant can inject himself with the DNA of a Papuan Giant Spider to transform into a half-human/half-cryptid monster in battles.
  • Van Rook: A rival cryptozoologist, Leondias Van Rook is solely interested in proving the existence of cryptids for money. Similar to Doc Saturday, he is an inventor and has many high-tech gadgets. Helping Van Rook is his sidekick Doyle.

[edit] Friends/allies

  • ulraj: he is the king of kumari kandom. he is a very nice and sweet boy...for a king after all. ^^ and he is indeed a friend of zak's.
  • wadi: she is the daughter of the leader of the hasi. she is a theif and he father does not apporve of that!. she also may have a crush on zak as well told in; the curse of the stolen blue tiger. she is a very sweet and loves shine things! 

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