[INTRO — OLD CRT TV, VHS HUM, ROOM TONE] [TV STATIC] KSSSHHHHH— [CHANNEL CLICK] [PHILOSOPHER — OLD BRITISH RADIO VOICE, CALM, WARM] You spend your whole life trying to reach tomorrow… But what if this— right here— was the part you were supposed to remember? [CHANNEL CLICK] [TOM & JERRY STYLE — VINTAGE CARTOON, ORCHESTRAL CHAOS] [CAT SCREECH] [CRASH] [PLATES BREAKING] [FAST PIANO RUN] [MOUSE GIGGLE] [CHANNEL CLICK] [SHAGGY-STYLE VOICE — GOOFY, NERVOUS 70s CARTOON TEEN] Like, man… I don’t think we’re supposed to be down here. [DEEP MONSTER GROWL] [SHAGGY-STYLE VOICE] …Yep. We’re definitely not supposed to be down here! [RUNNING FOOTSTEPS] [CHANNEL CLICK] [POKÉMON-STYLE ANIME ANNOUNCER] A whole world is waiting! [CREATURE CRY] Pika-pi! [CHILD VOICE] Come on! We’re gonna miss it! [CHANNEL CLICK] [SONIC-STYLE 90s CARTOON HERO — COCKY, FAST] Too slow! [SPIN DASH SOUND] [ARCADE RINGS] DING—DING—DING—DING! [CHANNEL CLICK] [COMMERCIAL — OVERLY HAPPY 1990s ANNOUNCER] Saturday morning is HERE! Grab your cereal! Grab the remote! And DON’T TOUCH THAT DIAL! [CHANNEL CLICK] [COURAGE-STYLE — TINY TERRIFIED CARTOON DOG VOICE] Something bad is gonna happen… [DOOR CREAK] [OLD WOMAN VOICE] Oh, don’t be silly. [LOW DEMONIC WHISPER] Return the— [CHANNEL CHANGES BEFORE SENTENCE FINISHES] KSSSHHHH— [KIDS NEXT DOOR STYLE — CHILD SECRET AGENT RADIO] Sector Seven, report! [CHILD AGENT] Treehouse secure! [SECOND CHILD] Snacks secured! [THIRD CHILD] Parents approaching! [ALL] BATTLE STATIONS! [CHANNEL CLICK] [PHILOSOPHER — DISTANT RADIO] Funny, isn’t it? When you’re a child, you don’t know you’re making memories. You’re simply… living. [MUSIC CUTS] [CRT HUM] [VERY DISTANT CHILDREN LAUGHING] [PHILOSOPHER] And then one day… you would give anything to visit them again. [CHANNEL CLICK] [GAME BOY STARTUP STYLE CHIME] [8-BIT VOICE] PRESS START [BEAT BEGINS BUILDING] [CHANNEL CLICK] [90s CARTOON HERO] Let’s go! [CLICK] [SHAGGY-STYLE] Like, RUN! [CLICK] [CHILD SECRET AGENT] GO! GO! GO! [CLICK] [ANIME TRAINER] I choose you! [CLICK] [SONIC-STYLE] Catch me if you can! [CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK] [CHANNELS BEGIN OVERLAPPING] Saturday morning— Treehouse secure— Too slow— We’re gonna miss it— Something’s coming— Don’t touch that dial— PRESS START— Pika-pi— RUN! [BUILD] CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK— [VOICE — CHILD WHISPER] Do you remember? [SILENCE] [CRT POWER OFF] … [CRT POWERS BACK ON] [PHILOSOPHER — CLOSE, WARM] You never really left. [HUGE NOSTALGIC BASS DROP] [CHOPPED VOCALS] REMEMBER— REMEMBER— REMEM—REMEM—REMEMBER— [ARCADE COINS] [GAME BOY CHIMES] [CARTOON FOOTSTEPS] [LASER BLASTS] [PHONE DIAL-UP TONES] [VHS REWIND] [SKATEBOARD] [SCHOOL BELL] [POKÉMON-STYLE CREATURE CRIES] [CARTOON CRASH] [MELODIC VOCAL] Take me back— Take me back— To Saturday morning… Take me back— Take me back— When forever felt so far away… [CHANNEL FLIPPING RETURNS] [90s COMMERCIAL] Coming up next— [CLICK] [CARTOON KID] Mom! Five more minutes! [CLICK] [VIDEO GAME ANNOUNCER] CONTINUE? 9… 8… 7… [CLICK] [SHAGGY-STYLE] Like… where’d everybody go? [CLICK] [EMPTY CARTOON CHANNEL — VHS HISS] [PHILOSOPHER] Perhaps growing older isn’t leaving childhood behind. Perhaps it’s discovering how precious it was. [SOFT SYNTH BUILD] [CHILD VOICE] Can we watch one more? [ADULT VOICE, DISTANT] Okay. One more. [FINAL DROP — EUPHORIC / HEAVY] [ALL CHANNELS RAPIDLY FLIPPING] PRESS START! BATTLE STATIONS! RUN! SATURDAY MORNING! TOO SLOW! I CHOOSE YOU! DON’T TOUCH THAT DIAL! [CHOPPED VOCAL] ONE MORE— ONE MORE— ONE MORE— [MELODIC CHORUS] One more Saturday morning, One more summer night, One more world inside that television light. One more game before bedtime, One more chance to pretend— We didn’t know those days would end. [DROP FADES INTO VHS WARBLE] [OLD TV ANNOUNCER] Thanks for watching. We’ll see you tomorrow morning. [CHILD VOICE] Promise? [TV ANNOUNCER] Promise. [CRT POWER OFF] …click.
