History Recap / TheSecretSaturdays

In an Aztec temple, Zak makes the mistake of touching the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tezcatlipoca Smoking Mirror of Tezcatlipoca]], knocking him out with a powerful blast. When he wakes up, he's finds out that he is in a bizarro antimatter universe home of the Mondays, evil opposites of the Saturdays that want to switch places with the real family.

The Saturdays receive word of a rampaging [[http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2014/12/the-bigfoot-of-japan/ Hibagon]] in Tokyo, which to their surprise is actually Secret Scientist Talu Mizuki trapped in the body of one due to a body-swapping disaster at the hands of crime lord Shoji Fuzen. Now Dr. Mizuki wants vengeance against the crime lord, and the Saturdays will have to convince him to see the errors of his bloodthirst.

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Doyle and Drew go out for their anniversary night, leaving Zak and his cryptid siblings under the care of alien-studying Secret Scientist Dr. Beeman. They trick him into going out to find a spaceship, leaving the whole house to themselves, but the criminal Piecemeal, a gourmand with a steel jaw and a taste for the flesh of rare animals, sneaks into the house to check Fisk's name off his menu.

The Saturdays, Doyle, and Wadi are in China on the trail of a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_tiger Maltese Tiger]] stolen by Shoji from a Chinese village. The tiger supposedly grants good luck to those around it, but Zak is having anything but that, which everyone else attributes to the awkwardness of being around his crush, Wadi.

Doyle drops Zak off at an abandoned tourist resort in Canada to train him. The training session begins to go awry when they begin to notice something is not quite right with the water supplies in the area. It soon turns out the oddity of the water is caused by the nearby lake, which is in fact the living lake [[http://www.pantheon.org/articles/h/hinqumemen.html Hinqumemen]].

! 1: The Kur Stone Pt. 1

! 2: The Kur Stone Pt. 2

! 3: The Vengeance of Hibagon

! 4: The Ice Caverns of Ellef Ringnes

! 5: Guess Who's Going to Be Dinner?

! 6: The King of Kumari Kandam

! 7: Van Rook's Apprentice

! 8: Twelve Hundred Degrees Fahrenheit

! 9: The Owlman Feeds at Midnight

! 10: The Swarm at the Edge of Space

! 11: Eterno

! 12: Black Monday

! 13: Cryptid vs. Cryptid

! 14: The Underworld Bride

! 15: Ghost in the Machine

! 16: Something in the Water

! 17: Target: Fiskerton

! 18: Once More the Nightmare Factory

! 19: Curse of the Stolen Tiger

! 20: The Kur Guardian

! 21: Food of the Giants

Doyle and Drew go out for their anniversary night, leaving Zak and his cryptid siblings under the care of alien-studying Secret Scientist Dr. Beeman. They trick him into going out to find a spaceship, leaving the whole house to themselves, but the criminal Piecemeal, a gourmand with a steel jaw and a taste for the flesh of rare animals, sneaks into the house to check Fisk's name to his menu list.

The Saturdays go to Chile when the erupting Orsono Volcano unleashes the lizard-like monsters called [[http://cryptidz.wikia.com/wiki/Cherufe Cherufe]] upon the world. This time, Doyle is staying with them (to Doc's dismay), and they also find Argost and his half-spider lackey Munya searching for the crystals on a Cherufe egg - the next clue to Kur's tomb.

In an Aztec temple, Zak makes the mistake of touching the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tezcatlipoca Smoking Mirror of Tezcatlipoca]], knocking him out with a powerful blast. When he wakes up, he's finds out that he is in an alternate antimatter universe home of the Mondays, evil opposites of the Saturdays - and they want to switch places with the real family.

The Saturdays and Ulrajtravel to an island off New Guinea to investigate into the appearance of the pterosaur-like [[http://cryptidz.wikia.com/wiki/Ropen Duah (aka Ropen)]]. Zon falls in love with the creature, but Zak becomes afraid that he will never get to see her again if they become mates. His fears become justified when he learns of the terrible ritual the Duah will perform on its lover.

Argost hires Van Rook and Piecemeal to capture Fiskerton when he believes that Fisk is Kur based on carvings he found a few episodes back. The villains set the trap by luring the Saturdays and Doyle to Switzerland with fake cryptid reports. When the trap is sprung, Fiskerton is put in charge of protecting Zak, as Doc believes his son is the target.

Argost steals Rani Nagi's Kur-finding relic, so the enraged Queen of Nagas threatens to pull out the Atlas Pin - the enormous undersea relic that ensures the world's tectonic stability. So, the heroes split up to save the world. Doc, Doyle, Fisk, and Zon go after Argost to take the relic from him while Zak, Drew, Komodo, and Ulraj have to stop the Nagas from pulling out the pin.

The Saturdays and Argost go to Antarctica, the location of Kur's tomb based on everything they've found. There, Argost awakens the massive monster that is Kur. The Saturdays fight back against the goliath while Argost manages to gain control of it from the inside. Now, Zak and Fisk enter the giant cryptid's body to stop Argost. But the most shocking reveal will come after the battle.

It has been six months after the revelation in Antarctica that Zak is Kur in human form due to the excavation of the Kur Stone causing Kur's power to enter the pregnant Drew's body 11 years ago. Now the family is on the run from the rest of the Secret Scientists (who want the Kur problem eliminated) with no home but their airship. Meanwhile, Doyle and Zon are teaming up with Van Rook to find the truth about Argost.

The Saturdays return to the ruins of their home (destroyed at the end of Season 1) to retrieve tomes from what's left of Drew's library. However, the Cherokee spirit, [[http://cryptidz.wikia.com/wiki/Tsul_ Tsul 'Kalu]], has appeared at the base to get his hand back from Zak's Claw. Meanwhile, Doyle, Zon, and Van Rook are at a Moroccan black market for cryptids where they are ambushed by Argost, Abby, and Munya; both teams after an ape-like cryptid.

The show centers around the Saturdays, a family of cryptozoologists and part of an organization called the Secret Scientists who study the unexplained mysteries of the world in secrecy. The family is made of the 11-year-old Zak who has the power to control cryptids, his GeniusBruiser father Doc, his ActionMom Drew and his adopted siblings: a bipedal gorilla-cat known as Fiskerton (Fisk for short), a genetically modified Komodo dragon named Komodo, and a female ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropeognathus Tropeognathus]]'' pterosaur called Zon. They travel across the globe dealing with cryptids while also having to foil the machinations of V.V. Argost, the enigmatic host of the hit paranormal show ''Weird World'' who uses his program as a front for his scheme to gain power over Kur, the God of Cryptids, and take over the world.

Because this is a Recap, there will be spoilers ahead! You have been warned!

!! 1: The Kur Stone Pt. 1

!! 2: The Kur Stone Pt. 2
Having gotten the information he needed from a friend of the Saturdays, Argost heads to Brazil in search of the final piece. The Saturdays are in hot pursuit of him. In the Amazon Jungle though, Argost is the least of the family's worries as the stone is protected by a [[http://www.newanimal.org/tapir-nymph.htm Tapire-Iauara]], meaning Zak will have to use his still-nascent cryptid-controlling powers.
!! 3: The Vengeance of Hibagon

!! 4: The Ice Caverns of Ellef Ringnes

!! 5: Guess Who's Going to Be Dinner?
Doyle and Drew go out for their anniversary night, leaving Zak and his cryptid brothers under the care of alien-studying Secret Scientist Dr. Beeman. They trick him into going out to find a spaceship, leaving the whole house to themselves, but the criminal Piecemeal, a gourmand with a steel jaw and a taste for the flesh of rare animals, sneaks into the house to add Fisk to his menu.
!! 6: The King of Kumari Kandam

!! 7: Van Rook's Apprentice

!! 8: Twelve Hundred Degrees Fahrenheit

!! 9: The Owlman Feeds at Midnight

!! 10: The Swarm at the Edge of Space
With Doyle gone, the Saturdays rescue and aircraft under attack by a swarm of [[http://cryptidz.wikia.com/wiki/Atmospheric_Jellyfish atmospheric jellyfish]]. The passengers are Secret Scientist Agent Epsilon and his son Francis, who appears to do nothing but play a video game. However, the jellyfish turn to the Saturdays' airship instead, making their way into the interior and attacking its occupants. Now, Zak needs to figure out what's driving them crazy.
!! 11: Eterno

!! 12: Black Monday
In an Aztec temple, Zak makes the mistake of touching the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tezcatlipoca Smoking Mirror of Tezcatlipoca]], knocking him out with a powerful blast. When he wakes up, his family is acting strangely, and it soon turns out that he's in an alternate antimatter universe home of the Mondays, evil opposites of the Saturdays - and they want to switch places with the real family.
!! 13: Cryptid vs. Cryptid

!! 14: The Underworld Bride

!! 15: Ghost in the Machine
Doc is visited by the ghost of his mentor Dr. Lancaster in the form of an [[http://www.csicop.org/si/show/where_is_the_science_in_electronic_voice_phenomena EVP]], so the family go to Honey Island Swamp to complete his work - cataloguing the DNA of all cryptids. However, Zak, Fisk, and Komodo encounter a team of Lancaster's former colleagues and the [[http://www.unknownexplorers.com/honeyislandswampmonster.php Honey Island Swamp Monster]], who are using the database to create hybrid supercryptids.
!! 16: Something in the Water

!! 17: Target: Fiskerton

!! 18: Once More the Nightmare Factory
The Saturdays and Doyle head to Argost's deadly mansion where he hosts ''Weird World'' (where the Secret Scientists stole the Kur Stone years ago) to rescue Fiskerton from Argost's clutches. Meanwhile, Argost tries to gain Kur's powers from Fisk with little success until a mysterious snake woman appears. She introduces herself as the Naga Queen, Rani Nagi, and reveals Fisk's true nature.
!! 19: Curse of the Stolen Tiger
The Saturdays, Doyle, and Wadi are in China on the trail of a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_tiger Maltese Tiger]] stolen by Shoji from a Chinese village. The tiger supposedly grants good luck to those around it, but Zak is having anything but that, which everyone else attributes to the awkwardness of being around his crush - Wadi.
!! 20: The Kur Guardian
The Saturdays call in former Secret Scientist of ancient civilizations and Zak's former babysitter, Abby Grey to uncover information on Fiskerton's Lemurian origins (revealed when Argost captured Fisk). Their search brings them to Shangri-La, where they learn the history of Fisk's people, but Rani Nagi is on their trail in an effort to destroy Fisk.
!! 21: Food of the Giants

When Fisk is accused of attacking other Secret Scientists, Zak and the family cryptids go off to clear their names. They are soon led to the Louvre, where the Smoking Mirror of Tezcatlipoca has been reconstructed and put on display. That's where they meet a returning Zak and Komodo Monday who want to use the mirror to draw out the family airship and cause chaos through the contact between matter and antimatter.

Paraneurologist David Bara is called in by the Saturdays when Fisk begins to make strange signs subconsciously, wondering if Fisk's behavior is a clue to Kur. Meanwhile, Argost is determined to retrieve information from Fisk's brain, so he sends a neuro-parasite to get the information, which starts to drive Fisk crazy. Meanwhile, Doyle repairs the Kur Detector he took from Argost.

The Saturdays and Argost go to Antarctica, the location of Kur's tomb based on everything they've found. There, Argost awakens the massive monster that is Kur. The Saturdays fight back against the goliath while Argost manages to gain control of it rom the inside. Now, Zak and Fisk enter the giant cryptid's body to stop Argost. But the most shocking reveal will come after the battle.

Six months after the revelation in Antarctica that Zak is Kur in human form due to the excavation of the Kur Stone causing Kur's power to enter the pregnant Drew's body 11 years ago. Now the family is on the run from the rest of the Secret Scientists (who want the Kur problem eliminated) with no home but their airship. Meanwhile, Doyle and Zon are teaming up with Van Rook to find the truth about Argost.

As if the Saturdays didn't have enough problems already the Nagas have declared war against the human race by sending an army of cryptids to terrorize the world. They send their monsters to New York City while deceiving the Saturdays into believing Hong Kong was the target. Meanwhile, Zak meets Argost and forms a secret deal to let the villain teach him to master his powers.

The Saturdays decide to try cure Zak of his Kur power by finding the Epic of Gilgamesh, which details important information to do so. However, an accident sends them to Australia where gremlin-like bunyips annoy them and Zak finds it difficult to hide his pact with Argost. Meanwhile Doyle, Zon, and Van Rook serach for supervillain Baron Finster, who knows a thing or two about Argost's past.

After recovering the Epic of Gilgamesh from a Viking tomb, the Saturdays travel to India to meet a secret society of sorcerers called the Legion of Garuda. The order's leader Gokul will need the Flue to Gilgamesh to perform the magic to destroy Kur, but their enemies, the Nagas, stole it centuries ago. Unfortunately, the ritual may actually become fatal for Zak.

Having previously given Zak a neural parasite to telepathically communicate with him, Argost uses it to render Zak unconscious and capture him. Meanwhile, Doyle and Van Rook meet with Drew and the Tibetan monks who cared for her as an orphan to reveal the secret of Argost's identity. In the meantime, Zak finds that Argost has learned about Zak Monday and the Flute of Gilgamesh.

This is the Recap Page for ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretSaturdays'', a short-lived, action-oriented Creator/CartoonNetwork original series created by Jay Stephens (who also made the obscure award-winning ''WesternAnimation/{{Tutenstein}}'') and inspired by ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest'' and cryptozoology (the pseudoscience of purported creatures like Nessie or Bigfoot). It ran from 2008 until 2010 with 36 episodes over 2 seasons (sometimes put down as 3). It also had a crossover with ''WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse'' a few years after the former ended.

The show centers around the Saturdays, a family of cryptozoologists and part of an organization called the Secret Scientists who study the unexplained mysteries of the world in secrecy. The family is made of the 11-year-old Zak, his father Doc, his mother Drew and his adopted brothers: a gorilla-cat known as Fiskerton (Fisk for short), a genetically modified Komodo Dragon named Komodo, and a ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropeognathus Tropeognathus]]'' pterosaur called Zon. They travel across the globe dealing with cryptids while also having to foil the machinations of V.V. Argost, the enigmatic host of the hit paranormal show ''Weird World'' who uses his program as a front for his scheme to gain power over Kur, the God of Cryptids, and take over the world.

This is the Recap Page for ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretSaturdays'', a short-lived action-oriented Creator/CartoonNetwork original series that ran from 2008 until 2010. It centers around the Saturdays, a family of cryptozoologists and part of an organization called the Secret Scientists who study the unexplained mysteries of the world in secrecy. The family is made of the 11-year-old Zak, his father Doc, his mother Drew and his adopted brothers: a gorilla-cat known as Fiskerton (Fisk for short), a genetically modified Komodo Dragon named Komodo, and a ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropeognathus Tropeognathus]]'' pterosaur called Zon. They travel across the globe dealing with cryptids while also having to foil the machinations of V.V. Argost, the enigmatic host of the hit paranormal show ''Weird World'' who uses his program as a front for his scheme to gain power over Kur, the God of Cryptids, and take over the world.

! Crossover: T.G.I.S. (Thank Goodness, It's Saturday)

[[folder:Crssover]]
! T.G.I.S. (Thank Goodness, It's Saturday)

The Saturdays and Argost go to Antarctica, the location of Kur's tomb based on everything they've found. There, Argost awakens the massive monster that is Kur. The Saturdays fight back against the goliath while Argost manages to gain control of it rom the inside. Now, Zak and Fisk enter the giant cryptid's body to stop Argost. But the most shocking revelation will come after the battle.

The Saturdays go to Chile when the erupting Orsono Volcano unleashes the lizard-like monsters called [[http://cryptidz.wikia.com/wiki/Cherufe Cherufe]] upon the world. This time, Doyle is staying with them (to Doc's dismay), and they also find Argost and his half-spider minion Munya searching for the crystals on a Cherufe egg - the next clue to Kur's tomb.

In an Aztec temple, Zak makes the mistake of touching the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tezcatlipoca Smoking Mirror of Tezcatlipoca]], knocking him out with a powerful blast. When he wakes up, his family is acting strangely, and it soon turns out that he's in an alternate universe home of the Mondays, evil opposites of the Saturdays - and they want to switch places with the real family.

Doc is visited by the ghost of his mentor Dr. Lancaster in the form of an [[http://www.csicop.org/si/show/where_is_the_science_in_electronic_voice_phenomena EVP]], so the family go to Honey Island Swamp to complete his work - cataloguing the DNA of all cryptids. However, Zak, Fisk, and Komodo encounter a team of Lancaster's former colleagues and the [[http://www.unknownexplorers.com/honeyislandswampmonster.php Honey Island Swamp Monster]], who are using the database to create hybrid cryptids.

[[folder:Season 1]]

Reappearing after an 11-year absence, Argost searches for the Kur Stone, a relic that supposedly contains the key to unlocking Kur's power. The Secret Scientists had stolen the stone from him and split it into three pieces 11 years ago, but now Argost has managed to find two of the pieces. For the Saturdays, Argost sends two mercenaries named Van Rook and Doyle to retrieve information from them.

This is the Recap Page for ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretSaturdays'', a short-lived action-oriented Creator/CartoonNetwork original series that ran from 2008 until 2010.