Toonami: Super Saturday

Toonami: Super Saturday was a Toonami programming block that premiered on Saturday, October 20, 2001. The block initially aired on Saturdays for two hours from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM and only featured reruns of the new Dragon Ball Z episodes from the week (Monday-Friday). The block remained unchanged for 7 months until June 8, 2002, when with the addition of two episodes of Dragon Ball, the block expanded to three hours and was given a new time slot, airing on Saturdays from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. However, this new time slot was short lived as two weeks later (June 22nd) it began airing from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, where it stayed until its cancellation.

Super Saturday aired for the final time on February 22, 2003. The programming block was cancelled to make room for a new non-Toonami action animation block, Saturday Video Entertainment System (SVES), which premiered the following week on Saturday, March 1, 2003.

Programming

 * .hack//SIGN
 * Dragon Ball
 * Dragon Ball Z
 * G Gundam
 * He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
 * Samurai Jack
 * Transformers: Armada
 * Zoids: Chaotic Century

October 20, 2001 - May 25, 2002 Lineup
Super Saturday premiered on October 20, 2001, with four episodes of Dragon Ball Z airing from 1:00 - 3:00 PM. There was no Super Saturday on December 8th due to Cartoon Network's 12-hour Christmas Party marathon. Super Saturday was also pre-empted on January 26th due to Toonami's Batman VS. Superman marathon. The block was also pre-empted on April 20th due to the Courage Monstervision Marathon and again on June 1st due to the June Bugs marathon. This schedule consisted of: This schedule existed from October 20, 2001 - May 25, 2002.
 * 1:00 PM - Dragon Ball Z
 * 1:30 PM - Dragon Ball Z
 * 2:00 PM - Dragon Ball Z
 * 2:30 PM - Dragon Ball Z

June 8 - 15, 2002 Lineup
On June 8th, Super Saturday expanded to three hours as two episodes of Dragon Ball were added to the back end of the block. In addition the block moved to a new time slot, airing from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. This schedule consisted of: This schedule existed from June 8-15, 2002.
 * 11:00 AM - Dragon Ball Z
 * 11:30 AM - Dragon Ball Z
 * 12:00 PM - Dragon Ball Z
 * 12:30 PM - Dragon Ball Z
 * 1:00 PM - Dragon Ball
 * 1:30 PM - Dragon Ball

June 22 - August 17, 2002 Lineup
On June 22nd, Super Saturday moved to 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM but the lineup remained the same. On August 24th, Super Saturday was pre-empted by the Cartoon Cartoon Weekend marathon. This schedule consisted of: This schedule existed from June 22 - August 17, 2002.
 * 1:00 PM - Dragon Ball Z
 * 1:30 PM - Dragon Ball Z
 * 2:00 PM - Dragon Ball Z
 * 2:30 PM - Dragon Ball Z
 * 3:00 PM - Dragon Ball
 * 3:30 PM - Dragon Ball

August 31 - November 2, 2002 Lineup
On August 31st, He-Man and Transformers: Armada were added to the block replacing two episodes of Dragon Ball Z at 1:00 PM and 1:30 PM respectively. This schedule consisted of: This schedule existed from August 31 - November 2, 2002.
 * 1:00 PM - He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002 TV series)
 * 1:30 PM - Transformers: Armada
 * 2:00 PM - Dragon Ball Z
 * 2:30 PM - Dragon Ball Z
 * 3:00 PM - Dragon Ball
 * 3:30 PM - Dragon Ball

November 9 - December 21, 2002 Lineup
On November 9th, two episodes of G Gundam were added to the back end of the block replacing one episode of Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball. There was no Super Saturday on November 30th, due to the Cartoon Network's Cartoon Theatre Marathon, and on December 14th due to The Christmas Party. This schedule consisted of: This schedule existed from November 9 - December 21, 2002.
 * 1:00 PM - He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002 TV series)
 * 1:30 PM - Transformers: Armada
 * 2:00 PM - Dragon Ball Z
 * 2:30 PM - Dragon Ball
 * 3:00 PM - G Gundam
 * 3:30 PM - G Gundam

December 28, 2002 Lineup
On December 28th, there was a Samurai Jack marathon. This schedule consisted of: This schedule only existed on December 28, 2002.
 * 1:00 PM - Samurai Jack
 * 1:30 PM - Samurai Jack
 * 2:00 PM - Samurai Jack
 * 2:30 PM - Samurai Jack
 * 3:00 PM - Samurai Jack
 * 3:30 PM - Samurai Jack

January 4, 2003 Lineup
On January 4th, there was a Zoids: Chaotic Century mini-marathon in which the final 4 episodes of Zoids: Chaotic Century'' were shown for the first and last time on any Toonami block. The mini-marathon was preceded by the regularly scheduled He-Man and Transformers: Armada This schedule consisted of: This schedule only existed on January 4, 2003.
 * 1:00 PM - He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002 TV series)
 * 1:30 PM - Transformers: Armada
 * 2:00 PM - Zoids: Chaotic Century
 * 2:30 PM - Zoids: Chaotic Century
 * 3:00 PM - Zoids: Chaotic Century
 * 3:30 PM - Zoids: Chaotic Century

January 11 - 25, 2003 Lineup
On January 11th, after two weeks of marathons, the lineup returned to normal. This schedule consisted of: This schedule existed from January 11-25, 2003.
 * 1:00 PM - He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002 TV series)
 * 1:30 PM - Transformers: Armada
 * 2:00 PM - Dragon Ball Z
 * 2:30 PM - Dragon Ball
 * 3:00 PM - G Gundam
 * 3:30 PM - G Gundam

February 1 - 22, 2003 Lineup
On February 1st, the only Toonami: Super Saturday exclusive series .hack//SIGN replaced an episode of G Gundam in the 3:00 PM time slot. Super Saturday aired for the final time on February 22nd. This schedule consisted of: This schedule existed from February 1-22, 2003.
 * 1:00 PM - He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002 TV series)
 * 1:30 PM - Transformers: Armada
 * 2:00 PM - Dragon Ball Z
 * 2:30 PM - Dragon Ball
 * 3:00 PM - .hack//SIGN
 * 3:30 PM - G Gundam