Tuesday, 02 June 2009
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Nickelodeon Shows You Probably Forgot About, But I Didn't
As some who spent a majority of their childhood in the 1990s, I amassed a great deal of knowledge about 90s Nickelodeon as seen HERE and HERE. The gilded age of Stick Stickly and every couch was draped with orange. Life was a good. But a number of television shows fell through the cracks and even during the bouts of nostalgia every 90s kid feels about the Nickelodeon of their youth often go unmentioned. It is my hope that in reading this article you will exclaim, "OH YEA! I Remember That!" several times.
Here are the top 5 of those shows:
5) The Journey of Allen Strange
Typical "girl meets alien, alien comes to live with girl's family, there's an awkward romantic tension between alien and girl, alien tries to go back home" story. This show joined Snick towards the end of my Nickelodeon watching days. I still remember it, though. In fact, every so often I'll catch an old rerun of Malcolm in the Middle and go "Hey! Look! It's Allen Strange!" I don't remember much from the actual show other than he could read books fast by touching them.
4) Cousin Skeeter
This show had a puppet. But he wasn't just any puppet. He was a puppet who no one ever recognized as a puppet. You probably don't remember this show because it wasn't very good. I don't really have any positive memories about Cousin Skeeter. Except, maybe, for that time MC Lyte was on. I remember that episode for some reason. In any case I think the theme song and opening sequence tells you all you need to know about the show:
3) Aaahh!!! Real MonstersThe one animated section on this list and also the one most likely to be remembered. It was certainly beloved (I know I always liked it), but I still believe that most people end up leaving this one out when remembering their favorite 90s Nickelodeon shows.
It was a surreal little show that followed the adventures of 3 monsters: Oblina, Ickus, and Krum. With Oblina sounding like Chuckie Finster and Ickus sounding straight out of Cow and Chicken. Solid show all around if for nothing else than its everyday absurdity and wackiness.
2) Roundhouse
Nickelodeon's answer to In Living Color (which I also loved as a child, Homey don't play dat!) and precursor to All That. This show seems to be one of the few Nickelodeon shows that people are genuinely divided on. You have people like me who LOVED it and then you have the ungrateful group of people that hated it. Shows on Nickelodeon are generally either universally loved (Aaah! Real Monsters) or universally rather disliked - hated (Cousin Skeeter). I loved Roundhouse so deal with it. In fact I probably would have preferred that it carry on a few years more to All That being created. That's right, I said it.
1) My Brother and Me
This show did not last very long, but it certainly made an impact. It was only on for one season but I'll never forget Kendall Gill showing up, Goo Punch!, Alfie not wanting to wear tights in the school play, and Alfie's flat top. Every episode was a classic. Shame they killed it off.
Do you remember any of these shows?
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Nope. Then again, I'm not that old.
I was ready to be like, I remember all these shows! But I actually don't. I only remember Ahh! Real Monsters ;_;
I remember all those except for Roundhouse. They were good shows.. most people don't remember Allen Strange so that's cool that someone did! haha
Also remember
The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo
The Brothers Garcia
As Told by Ginger
I remember round house and ahh! real monsters. I didn't really like anything on nickelodeon, though. I thought it was pretty lame. (Okay, i did have a soft-spot for The Adventures of Pete and Pete)
I remember all but 2 & 1.
I remember the Alien pretty well actually, and I used to watch a lot of Cousin Skeeter. hahaha. I miss AHH Real Monsters. But so does every one else that I know that has been reminiscing on old Nick shows. I wish they had all these seasons on DVD or something!
Hahahaaa. I remember Cousin Skeeter.
That show was really weird. ._o
And, of course, Ah! Real Monsters. x]
The only other one I might know is the Allen Strange one. Though I'm not positive...
oh, and 100 deeds for eddy mcdowd.
wild and crazy kids..
@JadedJanissary@xanga - Pete and Pete is like my all-time favorite show ever! I loved the theme song soo much
Aah! Real Monsters was good!
i remember 3, 4, 5. ahh, real monsters was fun hahaha. i miss old school cartoons
YAY I remember all of these... and "You Can't Do That on Television", "The Secret Life of Alex Mack", "Doug", and "Clarissa Explains it All"
:)
ha, I remember all of these.
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters was freakin' awesome!
I still get laughed at for my extensive knowledge of Aahh! Real Monsters. But you know what, I am not ashamed.
@shes_lump@xanga - I wish they actually finished that show. The finale would have been interesting.
awww my brother and me was my favorite show back then.
Aah! Real Monsters & Cousin Skeeter were great.
thanks for bringing back the memories, man.
I miss Space Cases. I also enjoyed the shows on Nick Jr like Maya the Bee, Adventures of the Little Koala, Noozles, Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics, David the Gnome and Eureeka's Castle.
I remember Cousin Skeeter and Aaahh!!! Real Monsters. I miss shows like that.
Nope. Aaahh!! Real Monsters was one of my favorites. Cousin Skeeter was dumb, and so were some of the others, but that one was still one of my favorites.
"Roundhouse"! I freakin' loved that show and I thought I was the only person in the world that remembered it. XD
I remember Allen Strange and Ahh Real Monsters. My absolute favorite was Clarissa Explains It All
i've never even heard of these shows before.
I do not know any of those television shows. Then again, I hardly ever watched/watch television.
Oh my god. Cousin Skeeter. The memories.