Auto Pilot Auto Pilot: The Super Mario Bros. Super Show September 13, 2018 To get into the retro gaming mindset of AVGC this coming weekend, we watched the first episode of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show from 1989 with Captain Lou Albano as Mario and Danny Wells as Luigi in both live action and animated forms.
Auto Pilot Auto Pilot: Captain Power August 23, 2018 Arriving in 1987, Captain Power was an insanely ambitious TV show and toy line where the toys would interact with the action on screen and the show tried to capture both kids and adults with a dark setting and mature themes alongside laser battles and explosions.
Auto Pilot Auto Pilot: MASK August 16, 2018 A beloved franchise from the 80’s, MASK or the Mobile Armored Strike Kommand were led by billionaire Matt Trakker, who assembled a team of specialists to wield powerful masks and pilot transforming vehicles to battle Miles Mayhem and the forces of VENOM.
Auto Pilot Auto Pilot: C.O.P.S. August 2, 2018 Debuting in 1988 from animation factory DIC, C.O.P.S (Central Organization of Police Specialists) followed the titular group of heroic law enforcement agents, led by the badass Bulletproof Vess, as they battled the criminal organization of crime-lord Big Boss.
Auto Pilot Auto Pilot: The Weird Al Show July 19, 2018 Taking it’s inspiration from Pee-Wee’s Playhouse and Weird Al’s own brand of humor that we saw in things like the classic comedy UHF, The Weird Al Show aired on CBS in 1997 for one season as Al learned life lessons, watched fake TV shows and interacted with an insane group of guest stars.
Auto Pilot Auto Pilot: Tales from the Cryptkeeper July 12, 2018 Building off the insane success and popularity of HBO’s Tales from the Crypt, The Cryptkeeper toned down his creepy tales and brought them to Saturday mornings for the kid-friendly animated spin-off, Tales from the Cryptkeeper.
Auto Pilot Auto Pilot: ProStars June 28, 2018 Michael Jordan, Bo Jackson and Wayne Gretzky teamed up in 1991 to form the ProStars, who helped kids in need and used their sports skills and an assortment of gadgets to battle various supervillains.
Auto Pilot Auto Pilot: WMAC Masters June 21, 2018 Auto Pilot is back once again for the summer and we’re kicking things off with the wonderfully insane martial arts show from 1995, WMAC Masters, that is like if Mortal Kombat and the WWE had a kid friendly baby as real life martial artists adopt wacky alter egos and compete for a shot to claim the Dragon Star.
Auto Pilot Auto Pilot: Masters of Horror October 12, 2017 Bringing together legends of the horror genre, Showtime’s Masters of Horror kicked off it’s anthology series with Incident On and Off a Mountain Road, directed by Phantasm’s Don Coscarelli.