Old Nickelodeon nostalgia thread

mechanismj · Post by **mechanismj** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:56 pm

Anyone here watch Nickelodeon back in the day? By back in the day, I mean the 80's and very early 90's.

I've been on this nostalgia kick recently, and I was digging through youtube trying to find clips of all the old shows from back then. It's always fun.

Shows like Today's Special, Pinwheel, Turkey TV, Count Duckula, David The Gnome, Adventures Of Little Koala, Inspector Gadget, Mister Wizards World, and of course, the greatest show ever, You Can't Do That On Television. It was always a dream of mine to get slimed as a kid.

Seriously classic programming that isn't anywhere to be found these days. Back when Nickelodeon had a soul and wasn't a corporate monster.

Someone once showed me this site...

http://www.johnnorrisbrown.com/classic- ... eme-songs/

There's a bunch of old theme songs from some of those shows. Good times.

Man, I wish I was still a kid sometimes!

sevenELIXIR · Post by **sevenELIXIR** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 9:14 pm

double dare all the way

Derail · Post by **Derail** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 9:59 pm

salute your shorts and hey dude was my shit!

wwbjd · Post by **wwbjd** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:56 pm

No one.. ever.. will top Mr. Wizard. Ever.

sevenELIXIR · Post by **sevenELIXIR** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:12 pm

what a pimp

harpoon dodger · Post by **harpoon dodger** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 2:01 am

I didn't get Nickelodeon or whatnot up here in Canada but I always liked Inspector Gadget...You Can't Do That on Television was good too, but I dont remember much of it.

ryetronics · Post by **ryetronics** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 2:30 am

harpoon dodger wrote:I didn't get Nickelodeon or whatnot up here in Canada but I always liked Inspector Gadget...You Can't Do That on Television was good too, but I dont remember much of it.

I believe a lot of the early Nickelodeon programming was produced in Canada. You Can't Do That On Television and Mr. Wizard were definitely made up north.

I saw Mr. Wizard on one of those VH1 I Love the 80's shows (can't remember which year). I was surprised to see him b/c I could have sworn that he was dead!

What was the show that took place in a department store, where all the mannequins would come to life at night, and they'd hang out on the roof of the high-rise?

mechanismj · Post by **mechanismj** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 2:46 am

ryetronics wrote:
harpoon dodger wrote:I didn't get Nickelodeon or whatnot up here in Canada but I always liked Inspector Gadget...You Can't Do That on Television was good too, but I dont remember much of it.
I believe a lot of the early Nickelodeon programming was produced in Canada. You Can't Do That On Television and Mr. Wizard were definitely made up north.

I saw Mr. Wizard on one of those VH1 I Love the 80's shows (can't remember which year). I was surprised to see him b/c I could have sworn that he was dead!

What was the show that took place in a department store, where all the mannequins would come to life at night, and they'd hang out on the roof of the high-rise?

That was Today's Special. That one guy would turn into a mannequin if his hat was removed. The only way to turn him human again was to put his hat back on and say say "Hocus Pokus Alamagokus!"

harpoon dodger · Post by **harpoon dodger** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 7:10 am

Holy fock, Today's Special!! Man I remember that show...it was one of those different ones. When I think of it now it seems very boc...all that TVO/PBS stuff was very boc actually.

YELLOW · Post by **YELLOW** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 4:04 pm

pete and pete is my favorite

thedisavowed · Post by **thedisavowed** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 6:57 pm

YELLOW wrote:pete and pete is my favorite

Do you have episodes of that? I'd love to see that show again.

zander two · Post by **zander two** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 7:50 pm

Does anyone remember a show that had Bill Cosby, and it involved drawing? I believe it was called Picture Page or something like that.

YELLOW · Post by **YELLOW** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:20 pm

yes disavowed you can download them from most p2p programs...not slseek though i beleive...but seasons 1 and 2 are out on dvd

mechanismj · Post by **mechanismj** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:55 pm

zander two wrote:Does anyone remember a show that had Bill Cosby, and it involved drawing? I believe it was called Picture Page or something like that.

Yeah, picture pages started out as a segment on Pinwheel, and then became its own show... or perhaps it was the other way around.

soupbandit · Post by **soupbandit** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:20 am

There used to be a kid at my middle school who has a piece of the Aggro Crag from GUTS.

I was quite jealous

VIATRIPHOP · Post by **VIATRIPHOP** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:41 pm

The Adventures of Pete and Pete kicked ass.

mechanismj · Post by **mechanismj** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:46 pm

VIATRIPHOP wrote:The Adventures of Pete and Pete kicked ass.

Agreed. That show was quite bizarre for being on a kids network. That, Salute Your Shorts, and Welcome Freshmen were great early 90's shows.

The Other · Post by **The Other** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:51 pm

are you afraid of the dark?

mechanismj · Post by **mechanismj** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:59 pm

I never found it particularly scary as a kid. However, there were some entertaining episodes. That one where that girl goes back to the 60's. There was also that one where a kid was trapped in a mall for the night and it turned out the mall was a giant pinball machine or video game or something. That was fun.

harpoon dodger · Post by **harpoon dodger** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:00 pm

That show was great...for a while. I always got a kick out of it though.