We call them fartichokes. Roast a tray of them, eat up, and the hilarity ensues.

There was this Peter Pan and the Pirates show I really liked and I never see recognition in the eyes of others when I mention it, but it was on every afternoon as a kid in addition to Sat mornings.

I think I emember GI Joe being daily and Turtles being Saturday morning, but that might have varied by local station.