Even though The Secret Saturdays, which airs on the Cartoon Network (and Teletoon in Canada), has only been around since 2008, kids are going absolutely ape over it! It’s a cartoon series that follows the adventures of the Saturdays – a family of zoologists (that means they study animals) that are doing their best to keep an important secret from being spilled. If anyone ever did find out about the cryptids – monsters that haven’t yet been discovered by science – it would spell serious trouble for both humans and the monsters themselves.
The Story Of The Saturdays
Zak Saturday and his parents, Doc and Drew, are a hard-working family. As part of an organization of scientists who protect mankind from the hidden and terrifying secrets of the world, the Saturdays travel the Earth, exploring ancient temples and bottomless caves and battling evil villains like V. V. Argost and rival cryptozoologist Van Rook. The family searches high and low for cryptids, in an attempt to keep the existence of these unusual beasts hidden from the rest of the world. In fact, the Saturdays keep many cryptids as pets, and they’re actually a pretty loving bunch.
Meet The Saturdays
Zak Saturday:
- 11 years old
- Son of Doc and Drew
- Has a special bond with cryptids, which means he can calm the weaker ones
- Primary weapon is the Claw – a staff/grapping hook combo
- Stronger than normal kids his age
Solomon “Doc” Saturday:
- Spent his whole life studying cryptids
- His mentor was Doctor Honeyco from Honey Island
- His right eye is blue with a scar over it and he has a white streak in the middle of his hair
- He’s a genius and builds many of his own gadgets
- He takes science very seriously
- He's trained in 14 different forms of martial arts
- He’s got four crystals on the knuckles of his right hand, and each has an individual power: freezing, heating, shocking and sonic vibrations
Drew Saturday:
- She believes in magic and is a mystic
- She was raised by monks after a blizzard separated her from her family in the Himalayas
- She can speak 37 languages
- She’s protective of her only son, Zak
- She is a skilled fighter whose preferred weapon is the Tibetan Fire Sword, which absorbs light and channels it into potential bursts of flame
Fiskerton:
- A 7-foot-tall “gorilla cat” with glowing red eyes
- One of the last cryptids
- Adopted by the Saturdays after losing his home in England
- He’s like a brother to Zak
- Mostly talks in grunts but the family can understand him
- Possesses great physical strength (although he can be a coward at times)
Komodo:
- 250-pound komodo dragon
- Always hungry
- Can blend in with his surroundings
- Claws sharp enough to slice through metal
- Likes to pick fights with Fiskerton
Zon:
- A surviving member of the thought to be extinct Pterosaur species
- Lives in a nest near the Saturday headquarters
- Zak saved her life
- Not scared of humans and lets Zak comb her mane and ride her
Doyle Blackwell:
- Zak’s long-lost younger brother – they have a small sibling rivalry going
- Has a tendency to show off
- He fights using a combination of grenades, lasers and hand-to-hand combat
