Old School Nick and others..

[roseyred]

Okay so i was on youtube and i saw all these videos talking about the back in the day nickolodeon shows and i thought wow todays tv for kids SUCK! Watching the Rugrats, Rockos Modern Life, Hey Arnold, And Angry Beavers taught me lifes little lessons like you shouldnt walk around with your diaper off because it gets drafty. Snow falls because a cloud farts it out, If a guy or girl likes you they pick on you and call you football head, and not to mention old school horror movies are the best.

My Question and the point of this thread is when you were growing up what show on nick or any other networks did you watch?

[cheebacheeba]

Living in Australia, where cable tv only really arrived when I was around 13-14 (back in 94-95) as I recall, I never watched a specific network...we just had like free to air tv prior that.

The cartoons I watched were a little more oldskool.
He-Man, M.A.S.K, The smurfs, inspector gadget, the original x-men and 90's spider-man, She-Ra, Voltron, transformers Gen 1, trapdoor, the dreamstone...etc...I honestly don't think cartoons have ever been as good as those.

Caught some rugrats and invader zim in later days though, and also ren and stimpy in my early teens...they were cool....though I have noticed NICK toons have gone to shit, most of them trying to be ren and stimpy but falling short.
Don't even get me started on what they show YOUNGER kids these days.

[roseyred]

Haha i know. I get up once in a blue moon on the weekdays really early and turn on some of the kids channels to see whats on and it sucks. Its like watching school programs not cartoons anymore.

Spongebob tries to act like ren and stimpy and at first i thought it was pretty damn good but now it sucks big time.

[CryptKeeper13]

I used to watch tons of stuff the original run of the power rangers, scooby doo, spiderman, the xmen, pete and pete, camp nowhere, are you afraid of the dark?,GI joe, transformers, beast wars, there is a lot more but I'm not going to get into them besides mentiong Ahh! Real Monsters which I watch towards the end of my childhood.

[roseyred]

Another good one i forgot to mention was salute your shorts. I loved that show i cant find it anywhere andmore not even youtube Id love to see some old episodes i recorded some when i was younger but vhs tapes suck nowadays.

[fortunato]

Oh yes. Nickelodeon from the years 1988-1997 was like a third parent to me.

I've always said that the Golden Age of Nick ended with CatDog.
And Hey Arnold! was the last truly great show that Nick had.

Nick was supposed to put out all of their old shows on DVD a few years ago. They started to; they put out the first season of Clarissa Explains It All, the first season of Are You Afraid of the Dark?, and the first and second seasons of Pete and Pete. They stopped after these due to corporate B.S. and the like.

I also know that Joe Murray (creator of Rocko's Modern Life) has been actively trying over the past few years to acquire the rights to his show so he can put out an extras-loaded complete uncut Rocko's Modern Life DVD set (which would allow me to die a happy man).

At any rate, what about Nick Arcade? Wild and Crazy Kids? Legends of the Hidden Temple? Welcome Freshmen (Nickelodeon's Saved by the Bell)? Guts (I had such a crush on Mo)? What Would You Do? etc.

[cheebacheeba]

Back in the day, I used to look forward to watching "the wonder years".
...the dino related stuff, Dinosaucers, dino-riders, and denver the last dinosaur.
What about back when TMNT was first out?
That first series was the SHIT!!!!!
THE SHIT!
I loved that show.

I just bought "defenders of the earth" on dvd too...that was pretty good if anyone knows what it is at all.

One day I'll have a whole series of alla these.

[CryptKeeper13]

THe entire original run is out for Are You Afraid of the Dark?.. I had to import all 5 seasons from Canada but still they were the official release.

[scouse mac]

Haha i know. I get up once in a blue moon on the weekdays really early and turn on some of the kids channels to see whats on and it sucks. Its like watching school programs not cartoons anymore.

Spongebob tries to act like ren and stimpy and at first i thought it was pretty damn good but now it sucks big time.



Its called getting older!!

When I was growing up my folks would always talk about watching utter shit like Bill & Ben the Flowerpot Men, Muffin the Mule, The Clangers and Magic Roundabout when they were kids.

Compare that to what I watched like TMNT, Defenders of the Earth, He-Man, Dungeons and Dragons, Grange Hill et al and they used to say exactly what you're saying. That my fav kids shows were rubbish and theirs taught them lessons and meant something.

Its purely a generational thing, you know your getting older when you start saying 'back in my day' and actually meaning it!!

[novakru]

What was that show called that had green slime dumped on heads when they said,'I don't know?'

[cheebacheeba]

Compare that to what I watched like TMNT, Defenders of the Earth, He-Man, Dungeons and Dragons, Grange Hill et al and they used to say exactly what you're saying. That my fav kids shows were rubbish and theirs taught them lessons and meant something.


I think those are way more awesome, no matter what.
The 80's kids had cooler cartoons (not to mention the theme songs), action figures, and the best children/phantasy films of all...I don't think it was about the message, c'mon, when prince adam started talking at the end, you turned that shit off. Voltron...HAD no message.
The era just rocked.
...and I maintain, the shit I've seen since has been on a downward slope, why?
Because I can still watch, and prefer the aforementioned shows to anything today.
I mean c'mon..
Beyblade? Pokemon? Card Captor? Every Nicktoon that looks just like the last one?
The two most acceptable cartoons I've seen come out in ages are the current spider-man and x-men ones...but even THEY had better versions, back in the 90's...which wasnt BAD for cartoons, when you take invader zim into account, but still the beginning of a downward spiral.

and the younger kids, what theyre showing them nowadays on tv is like something I'd expect in a special ed class.

[scouse mac]

The two most acceptable cartoons I've seen come out in ages are the current spider-man and x-men ones...but even THEY had better versions, back in the 90's...which wasnt BAD for cartoons, when you take invader zim into account, but still the beginning of a downward spiral.


Ive got so many of the 90s X-men on VHS, taped straight off the TV, and Ive seen the newer one which just does not compare at all.

My son loves some of the stuff around today, Ben 10 and Grim Adventures especially. Im sure the is some good stuff around but there are so many channels now that most are filled up with shite.

[Freak]

I grew up on Nickeloden.Pete and Pete,Are You Afraid of the Dark?,Rocko, Angry Beavers.I also watched alot of TMNT and even had a small window of liking Power Rangers.I also loved MIghty Max(at least I think that was the name).

But now I look at cartoons today and my lord there is some stuff out there that make me wonder what kind of drugs the people that comes up with these shows are taking.

[roseyred]

I grew up on Nickeloden.Pete and Pete,Are You Afraid of the Dark?,Rocko, Angry Beavers.I also watched alot of TMNT and even had a small window of liking Power Rangers.I also loved MIghty Max(at least I think that was the name).

But now I look at cartoons today and my lord there is some stuff out there that make me wonder what kind of drugs the people that comes up with these shows are taking.

I loved all them shows to!

I know look at Yo Gabba Gabba for instance when i watch that show i feel like im tripping. than theres wow wow wubbzy which makes children look stupid. they need to bring back the classic shows for sure!

[scouse mac]

But now I look at cartoons today and my lord there is some stuff out there that make me wonder what kind of drugs the people that comes up with these shows are taking.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3DcChXNyYQ


Before my time, but Magic Roundabout was one long mushroom trip

[Doc Faustus]

What was that show called that had green slime dumped on heads when they said,'I don't know?'

That's You Can't Do That on Television.

[Doc Faustus]

Back in the day, I used to look forward to watching "the wonder years".
...the dino related stuff, Dinosaucers, dino-riders, and denver the last dinosaur.


Denver the Last Dinosaur was awesome. It proved that sunglasses and a baseball cap can pass anything off as human.

[Doc Faustus]

By the way, I found these on Wikipedia. It's weird how the He-Man guy is totally drinking the Kool-aid, while the Transformers guy is all about toys.

http://www.he-man.org/cartoon/exclusivefeatures/exclusive-mastersseriesbible-intro.shtml
http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/

[neverending]

Fascinating documents, Doc!

[SodaGirl]

I loved pretty much all of Nick's shows. I would make a point to be home on Saturday nights so I could watch SNICK. "Are You Afraid of the Dark" was by far my favorite, as I was always a horror buff at heart. I have the first 2 seasons on DVD as well as the "Freaky Favorites" DVD. The only other Nick DVD I have is Clarissa.

"Hey Dude" was another favorite of mine.

I enjoyed Nicktoons as well, all of them. Rugrats was probably my favorite at the time, but looking back I can't even pick.

And of course, the game shows. I loved watching reruns of them on Nick GAS up until a year or two ago when they changed the network and did away with them. Sigh... Finders Keepers was awesome.

Other than Nick shows, I was into the really popular sitcoms, like TGIF shows.

[fortunato]

There's a new kids' show out on Cartoon Network called The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack which is actually pretty great.
It's weird, often creepy, and very creative. It reminds of the type of program Golden Age Nick would have shown. So it's nice to see a show like that produced nowadays.

[bloody_ribcut]

ren and stimpy, hey dude, are you afraid of the dark...i remember growing up on "snick" roccos modern life, doug, rugrats....man, those were the good ol days.

[roseyred]

werent they? :( they need to get rid of the crap today like icarly true jackson and other shit and bring back the good shows. i bet nickolodeon would get even better ratings.

[Freak]

I dont have kids but if I did I don't know if I would let them watch alot of the Nick Jr. shows but the afternoon stuff would be alright.


I admit I do love Spongebob and The Fairly Oddparents.

[bloody_ribcut]

i carlys already a nickalodeon staple, so her career is pinned down. if you really want to see them so bad though, you could find everything your looking for on youtube. if not then at netflix of your local video retailor. nickalodeon has so much new shit theres no room to show the old stuff.

[novakru]

I loved all them shows to!

I know look at Yo Gabba Gabba for instance when i watch that show i feel like im tripping. than theres wow wow wubbzy which makes children look stupid. they need to bring back the classic shows for sure!




I watch YGG every day with my 2 year old. That show is a classic in the making. I have modeled my LIFE by the words of wisdom they have the honor to bestow on us.
And Jack Black guest starred....that man is like... sorta, kinda, like a god or something.

no dissin of the gabba dude:cool:

[roseyred]

Haha jack black is sort of like a god. The god of funny. Im sorry though yo gabba gabba is way to weird for me lol.

[Doc Faustus]

And they took their name from the Ramones.

[Despare]

I agree completely, it's the same with the movies though. Have any of these cookie cutter Disney or Nick stars had movies that even approach Shirley Temple's films? Nope...