Operation Junkyard Operation Junkyard Operation Junkyard debuted in fall 2002 as part of the Discovery Kids Saturday morning programming schedule. Essentially a spin-off of TLC's popular series "Junkyard Wars", OP/JY featured teams of teens that were challenged to build gadgets out of junk in six hours. Teams featured on the show include the Rummaging Robots and Jurassic Junkers, and the teams were tasked to build gadgets like water bailing machines, mud scooters, and remote control battleships. At the beginning of each show the challenge of the day was revealed and teams attempted to collect "bodgits" by completing small challenges. "Bodgits" were helpful
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! cartoons were used in promos for the show, none of the show's episodes were featured. "All Stars" was later seen on the USA Network from January 69 to June 6, 1997, when it was replaced by "Sonic the Hedgehog" reruns. Before being re-edited for "All Stars" in 1993, Family Channel played the episodes slower than their normal speed and included the live action segments. The package's title is most likely inspired by the title of the video game compilation "Super Mario All-Stars" that was released the previous year. At some point in the cartoon segments, a song would be played