Hmm, by those standards I don't know. Doug, Rugrats, and Ren & Stimpy all premiered in 1991. Legends of the Hidden Temple started in 1993. I turned 7 in 1990, plus I don't think we had cable by that point. Barring a list of what shows were on Nickelodeon then, I'm going to have go with "David the Gnome". "Hey Dude" technically qualifies, having premiered in 1989, but most people probably saw it in the '90s.
Originally posted by Mr. BoffoHmm, by those standards I don't know. Doug, Rugrats, and Ren & Stimpy all premiered in 1991. Legends of the Hidden Temple started in 1993. I turned 7 in 1990, plus I don't think we had cable by that point. Barring a list of what shows were on Nickelodeon then, I'm going to have go with "David the Gnome". "Hey Dude" technically qualifies, having premiered in 1989, but most people probably saw it in the '90s.
Rugrats etc is pretty much where they made the trasition from cable network that used cheap kid shows from Canada, UK, and Japan to a network that produced everything in house.
So you hit the cusp. But it is a message board thread, ain't like I'm gonna take points off. :)
Well, 'Mr. Wizard's World' and 'You Can't Do That on Television' are two old school Nick shows I always watched when they were on the air.
Oh, and Scottyflamingo: call 'All That' shit next time and I'll stab you in the eye with a broken beer bottle*. No one is allowed to say such deceitful and blasphemous words. Superdude and Good Burger FTW.
*OK, maybe I won't go that far, but I will give you a serious wet willy if you don't take it back.
Mr. Wizard's World was the gold standard of educational kids TV. Beakman's World and Bill Nye can kiss my ass. Mr. Wizard didn't need to be wacky or dumb shit down. I still wish I had some of that powder he sprinkled on top of the water that kept your hands from getting wet. Shit was craaaazy.
YCDTOTV...better than over 70% of the SNL skits. Did any of the kids besides Alanis go anywhere? I always dug Moose...
My favorites as a little kid were "Mysterious Cities of Gold", as well as "Belle and Sebastian".
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Originally posted by ScottyflamingoMr. Wizard's World was the gold standard of educational kids TV. Beakman's World and Bill Nye can kiss my ass. Mr. Wizard didn't need to be wacky or dumb shit down. I still wish I had some of that powder he sprinkled on top of the water that kept your hands from getting wet. Shit was craaaazy.
Agreed on all counts. MWW was a really fantastic, fun, and educational show.
A quick Google search tells me it's available on DVD:
Danger Mouse still holds up today. The box sets are very reasonably priced.
Mysterious Cities Of Gold also was boss. Buy it here. (The W at Amazon)
Count Ducula was awesome! I like ducks. I liked Bananaman as well. Buy it here.
Adventures Of Pete & Pete started in 1989 so that counts.
Livewire! It was a kids talkshow that featured musical acts. I remember seeing Manowar for the first time on there. Here's the video of that, thanks Youtube!
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I was going to say Pinwheel myself (with Bill Cosby's Picture Pages as my favorite moment from that show). Pinwheel was one of my earliest TV memories as a child, along with Today's Special and Electric Company.
But yes, I personally enjoyed YCDTOT more as I grew up, so that would be the real "one answer" as it were.
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