Naturally, they would perform an original song at some point during each episode. They are accompanied by their dog, Woofer (voiced by Frank Welker), and Meatballs’ personal assistant, Clyde. The premise was simple: Meatballs (voiced by Ron Masak) is an overweight rock star (based on Meat Loaf, obviously) who, from the base of his mobile home, gets into all manner of adventures with his skinny wife, Spaghetti (voiced by Sally Julian), who also happens to be a singer. There were 25 episodes, each of which ran for half an hour.

Meatballs and Spaghetti lasted for only one season, every Saturday from Septemuntil March 5, 1983. The cartoon was so short-lived, and resultantly so obscure, that most people who remember it tend to conclude that they imagined it.

So little corroborative evidence exists, and so few people remember it. Those of us who do, wonder if we actually remember it. Not many of us remember Meatballs and Spaghetti. When prodded, we remember shows such as The Jetsons, The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, Scooby-Doo, The Bugs Bunny Show, Masters of the Universe, and Transformers. Some six hours of half-hour animation treats, brought to us by the likes of Hanna-Barbera, Warner Brothers and various Japanese production companies. Many of us recall Saturday mornings in the 80s with some fondness. Meatballs and Spaghetti was an early-eighties cartoon produced in colour by Intermedia Entertainment, distributed by Marvel Productions, and broadcast in the US by CBS.

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