Man, I don't remember this show, but it sounds totally like the wacky stuff we had back then. Maybe it was one of those short-lived series that didn't get much attention. You checked out any old TV listings or asked on old-school cartoon forums? Might find some diehard fan who …
uhm not sure if this helps but did the series have other supernatural elements? A kid with magic drawing sounds familiar... like kinda along the lines of 'Harold and the Purple Crayon' but not quite. You might be mixing up different shows from back in the day? Memory's a funny …
I wish this was real, would've been a blast to watch! I mean, sure, breaking the fourth wall was a concern back then, but shows do it all the time now. Maybe it's time to start a petition for a reboot where they do come to our world! #SailorMoonInRealLife
Man I totally get you, those bumpers were iconic. I finally found some decent rips on a forum last year. Give me a sec to find that link again.
Def sounds like a case of the Mandela Effect. I grew up watching those shows and I swear it was always Augie Doggie. Maybe the station made a typo on the schedule or something, things were a bit more fast and loose back in the day lol.