Time to look at what media of interest is coming out in September 2026.
Movies
A full list is available here.
- Forgotten Island, Sept. 25
DVDs and Blu-rays
A full list is available here.
- Looney Tunes Collector’s Vault, vol. 3 (Blu-ray), Sept. 8
- Supergirl (2026) (DVD, Blu-ray, 4K), Sept. 8
- Minions & Monsters (DVD, Blu-ray, 4K), Sept. 8
- Toy Story 5 (DVD, Blu-ray, 4K), Sept. 22
- The Quick Draw McGraw Show (Blu-ray), Sept. 29
Disney+/Hulu
A full list is available here.
- The Mandalorian and Grogu, Sept. 2 (Disney+)
- Toy Story 5, Sept. 23 (Disney+)
Netflix
A full list is available here.
- A Different World (2026), Sept. 24
Peacock
A full list is available here.
- The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, Sept. 14
Tubi
A full list is available here. All shows below debut September 1.
- Beetlejuice (animated series)
- Freakazoid!
- Green Lantern:TAS
- Grim & Evil
- Mucha Lucha!
Sports
- NFL football season, starts Sept. 10 (Patriots vs. Seahawks)
My thoughts
Despite being September, I notice the various streaming services are gaining a lot of horror-themed movies and TV shows, in a jump start on Halloween.
Launching this month on Netflix is the revival of “A Different World,” the 80s/90s “Cosby Show” spin-off that (after its early episodes) had nothing to do with its parent show, avoiding that show’s fate (see, well, Cosby himself). Unfortunately, Netflix’s reruns of the original series didn’t avoid AI—the owner of the series “upscaled” them, resulting in the usual AI-related horrors (jumbled background text on signs, etc.). I’d say you’re better off watching “World” on DVD, but as of this writing, only the first season is available. Meanwhile, the 2026 revival is basically A) a “next generation” series (the offspring of some of the original cast going to their parents’ school) and B) a straightforward drama.
“Forgotten Island” is a DreamWorks film set in the Philippines in the 1990s, and makes use of Philippines mythology/folklore.
Quick Draw McGraw finally comes to Blu-ray
A number of films and TV shows are hitting DVD and Blu-ray this month, including this summer’s major releases like the underperforming “Supergirl” film, “Toy Story 5,” and “Minions & Monsters.” A third volume of the Looney Tunes Collector’s Vault series is also being released on Blu-ray. Again, this one’s aimed at, well, hardcore collectors.
One prominent cartoon is coming to Blu-ray (and home video in its entirety) for the first time: “The Quick Draw McGraw Show,” Hanna-Barbera’s second half-hour TV show, produced after the success of “The Huckleberry Hound Show.”
For the unfamiliar, “Quick Draw” aired from 1959 to 1961 for 45 episodes, originally sponsored by Kellogg’s. The show also saw the first appearances of Snagglepuss, or at least a prototype. Unlike the more familiar pink version of Snag (who appeared in “The Yogi Bear Show” in his own segment), Snagglepuss here is orange and an antagonist. Giving him something in common with characters who reformed very early on, like Marvel’s Hawkeye?
The show’s segments include:
- Quick Draw McGraw: The titular character, a bumbling horse cowboy. Occasionally, he dons the persona of “El Kabong”—a parody of Zorro. However, instead of a sword, El Kabong uses an acoustic guitar to smash villains on the head (with a “kabong” sound effect). Quick Draw’s sidekick is Baba Looey, a Mexican burro (with a Speedy Gonzales-like accent) who usually has more common sense than Quick Draw. A dog biscuit-obsessed canine pet, Snuffles, also sometimes appears. Quick Draw and Baba Looey remained Hanna-Barbera mainstays over the decades, though Quick Draw’s holster guns often aren’t seen. Quick Draw’s catchphrases include “I’ll do the thinnin’ (thinking) around here, and doooon’t you forget it!” (usually said to Baba Looey, before Quick Draw does something foolish).
- Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy: A father and son dachshund duo have misadventures as they live their lives in an anonymous suburb. Doggie Daddy speaks in an imitation of actor Jimmy Durante’s voice, keeping with the duo being a partial pastiche of Spike and Tyke from Hanna-Barbera’s “Tom and Jerry” shorts. Augie clearly loves his father, often calling him “dear old dad” (and Daddy calling Augie a similar affectionate term). The two seem to have stayed popular, appearing in subsequent Hanna-Barbera shows (they appear often in “Laff-A-Lympics” as contestants). They’re also main characters in the 2020s series “Jellystone!” (Augie is a girl in that show). Doggie Daddy doesn’t seem to have an actual name—even other adults call him “Doggie Daddy” or ”Daddy!”
- Snooper and Blabber: A cat (Snooper) and mouse (Blabber) pair of private eyes. Unlike most cartoons (and Hanna-Barbera’s own “Tom and Jerry”), the cat and mouse are pals. (Blabber also looks taller than most other cartoon mice.) The duo solve various cases, ranging from capturing escaped criminals to finding missing valuables. “Super Snooper” (as he’s sometimes called) and Blabber have appeared in various subsequent Hanna-Barbera series.
As for why this is the first time the entire series is on video, the blame’s usually placed on the state of the show’s original negatives and/or a muddled state of music rights. Fortunately, both have been resolved, thus this Blu-ray release; the show is also debuting on MeTV Toons in September.
Here’s the show’s opening credits. Yes, Quick Draw (an anthropomorphic horse) is driving a stagecoach pulled by non-anthropomorphic horses, something also seen in his own shorts (per being Westerns).
Sports stuff
September is the start of fall, and thus America’s most popular sport, football, is also back. Pre-season hockey also kicks off this month, while baseball winds down before its playoffs start in October. The pressure should be on the Seattle Seahawks this season, given they’re the current reigning Super Bowl champs. (Thus why they get to kick off the football season.)
Image: “Forgotten Island.” (DreamWorks)
