ALBUM REVIEWS : ** Various artists, “Saturday Morning Cartoons’ Greatest Hits,” MCA.

Forget Led Zeppelin. Never mind Black Sabbath. Ignore the Clash. The biggest musical influence on today’s rockers? Hanna-Barbera and Sid & Marty Krofft. When you hear the Ramones do the “Spiderman” theme and realize that the original didn’t sound too different--several years before Dee Dee first counted 1-2-3-4 --it’s hard to argue.

Producer Ralph Sall and his roster of mostly young artists rarely lose sight of what these songs are all about--sitting in front of the TV in your PJs with a bowl of Count Chocula.

It’s the women here who reconnect with that feeling the most. Liz Phair actually seems to have fun (!) teaming with Material Issue for the “Banana Splits” theme. No less exuberant are a Tanya Donelly-Juliana Hatfield version of “Josie and the Pussycats,” the Murmurs’ goofy “H.R. Pufnstuf” and Mary Lou Lord’s romantic “Sugar Sugar.”

Among the dudes, the most unbridled spirit is in the Violent Femmes’ giddy “Eep Op Ork A A” (a teen-rock spoof from an episode of “The Jetsons”), but the Butthole Surfers provide the standout with an “Underdog” that is majestically heroic. Really.

The best cartoon experiences engage your imagination. Same for the songs. Pass the Cocoa Puffs.

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