The Secret Saturdays is an American
animated television series created by Canadian
cartoonist Jay Stephens (creator of the Emmy-winning cartoon
Tutenstein) for
Cartoon Network. It debuted on October 3, 2008, in the United States. The series follows the adventures of the Saturdays, a family of
cryptozoologists that work to keep the truth about cryptids from getting out, in order to protect both the human race and the creatures themselves. The Saturdays travel the Earth searching for cryptids to study and battling twisted villains like the
megalomaniac V.V. Argost. The series is influenced by the style of '60s-era
Hanna-Barbera action series (such as
Jonny Quest) and is combined with Jay Stephens' own personal interest in cryptozoology. The show finished its run on January 30, 2010. It aired reruns on
Boomerang on December 5, 2011 until June 1, 2014. The Saturdays appear in
Ben 10: Omniverse episode "
T.G.I.S." teaming up with Ben Tennyson and Rook Blonko in stopping the villain Dr. Animo who has revived the Saturdays' archenemy V.V. Argost. The episode confirms
The Secret Saturdays and "
Ben 10" share the same reality (references to Ben 10 have previously appeared in a few episodes in
The Secret Saturdays).