I remember this show, but i do not remember a cat. I think the other viewer might have gotten this show mixed up with the ABC weekend special, it was hosted by capt. O.G. Readmore. A cartoon cat who in later episodes, became animatronic. the two shows were very similar. the both encouraged children to read, they we both based on books, and they both came on at the end of Saturday morning cartoons. ABC Weekend Special, was on a lot longer than Storybreak, though. I believe it was a spin off of the famous, or should i say, infamous, ABC after school specials. It started in the late 70's. The only difference was that it was more lighthearted.

One of the great things about this show was taking what was tried and true to attract kids (animation) and blending it with education and knowledge. There are a lot of stories kids wouldn't have ever known about had it not been for Keeshan (and later Warner) bringing them to our TV each Saturday morning. Some that come to mind include the boy whose friends made him eat worms in order to get a new bike and a boy who ate so many chocolate chip cookies he woke up one morning with chocolate spots all over him. I would love to see this show updated for the kids of today. Maybe blend a little CGI in there for effect. Not many things make me want to be 12 again but this show is definitely one of them.

I loved this series growing up. Absolute favorite episode was Dragon's Blood, the first of Jane Yolen's "Pit Dragon Trilogy" of books about the Austarian dragons and the dragon masters who train them for battle.Every episode was a classic. This series was the reason I got out of bed on Saturday mornings! So many of the classic shows of my youth are becoming available on DVD, there's no reason this shouldn't be one of them.Storybreak gave children their first taste of what reading books can be like. Some of these books (like the aforementioned Dragon's Blood) I didn't have available to me at the time, and in fact had never even heard of, but once I knew about them I had to read the full story (no matter how well done, a 30 minute cartoon can't give the entire experience of the book, but it CAN spark the interest to find the book and get the rest of the story for yourself)But the fact of the matter is, these stories WERE well done! Whether it's a story of a boy who ate too much chocolate, or a kid who was transported to a parallel dimension where Dinosaurs evolved and mankind was extinct. Silly or serious, as long as it's entertaining...and it always WAS!

Every saturday morning I would sit and watch this show. Damn I miss the 80's. The show didn't just do kiddy stuff, they did some good animated works of sci-fi as well. I remember when they did an animated telling of a book similar to "Dragon Riders of Pern" where people from outerspace train dragons for riding and battle.Keeshan's book loving cat character influenced kids to read.. no matter how "boring" it seemed.-BlazeFoxKitsune =^.^=