Here I Come to Save the Day...

"Here I come to save the day!"
That means that Mighty Mouse is on the way.

Yes sir, when there is a wrong to right
Mighty Mouse will join the fight.

So though we are in danger
We never despair...
We're not worryin' at all
We're just listenin' for his call...
"Here I come to save the day!"

Or, how about this one:

Could he stop a train with the touch of his hand?
Ummm, no.

Could he fly through the air with the greatest of ease?
Ummm, no.

Did he have X-ray vision?
Ummm, no.  As a matter of fact he was rather near-sighted.

The only thing Crusader Rabbit could do when faced with a crisis was...run...really fast.

And there was my favorite Saturday morning cowboy hero:

Gene Autrey...and Champion, of course.


And this guy:

Ok, Barney Fife doesn't really belong in this group, but he did bumble his way into saving the day every once in a while.

But the world did seem better and safer back then, when from out of nowhere a mythical, or cartoonish, or TV character would come along...just in the nick of time...to set things right.  To make it all better.  To punish the evil-doers and vindicate the good folk.

To save the day.

That kinda thing doesn't really happen, we find out...after so many years, and so many experiences, and so many disappointments.

Days are saved by each and all who work for the good...
work toward inclusion, not exclusion...
who strive for peace not conflict...
who value human life, not devalue it...
who take seriously the call to care for one another...
who know that positive change comes from decent people exercising good will.

Ah, but those good old days...remember this hero?