Retrovision

July 29, 2006 · 9 comments

I just finished ordering Clarissa Explains It All: Season 1, an old Nickelodeon show and one of my favorites as I was growing up. Hopefully it will get here before the summer is over so I can watch it with the other interns.

Ordering the DVD put me in a reminiscent mood and got me thinking about all of the shows I used to watch on Nickelodeon. Here are a few that I used to watch all the time:

Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Salute Your Shorts, You Can't Do That On Television, The Adventures of Pete and Pete, Hey Dude (intro video), The Secret World of Alex Mac, Doug, David the Gnome, Wild and Crazy Kidz (theme song), Rocko's Modern Life, The Elephant Show, Guts, and All That.

Am I forgetting any?

Update: Thanks for all the comments so far. I totally forgot about the following shows: Legends of the Hidden Temple, Ren & Stimpy, Double Dare, Ahh! Real Monsters, What Would You Do?, and Gak. Keep 'em coming.

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  • molly

    here’s hoping clarissa comes soon. hey dude was my favorite.

  • Emily

    Salute Your Shorts… oh shoot, that was my FAVE! I watched every single one of those shows.

  • Trish

    Um. Good list, but what about Legends of the Hidden Temple with the almighty Olmec? Come on now, Jakey-poo. It was a classic, despite that nobody ever seemed to win….ever.

  • Brittany

    “what would yo do?” with that one host…and the theme song went “what what, what what, what what would do you?” and they got slimed if they answered a question wrong? anyone? maybe not…

  • Katie

    i LOVED clarissa explains it all!

    dont forget ren and stimpy, Double Dare, and Ahh! Real Monsters

  • Joe

    soo about a week or two ago i wathced the second season of the Adventures of Pete and Pete. the eldest pete reminds me of skip soo much. i had forgotten all about Artie, “The Strongest Man In The World”. do you remember the episode when young pete got grounded on the 4th of July then dug a tunnel out of his house? thats the best one. and you forgot the she “Gak”

  • Shawn

    Yeah, I loved me some Nickelodeon in my day, but I only got to watch it when i went to my grandparents house, cuz i didn’t have cable. I know other people were in the same boat and you’re probably laughing when you read this.

    In more important news the Cubs swept the Cardinals for the second time this season, but this time it was 4 games! (Jake was at one, he’ll tell you more about it soon (won’t you jake?).

    Oh and i just thought of THE SWEETEST Nick show ever.
    Wet, Wild, and Crazy Kids!!!! OMG, how sweet was that.

  • Shawn

    noticed that jake had Wild and Crazy Kidz in his post. I feel dumb, but it was still the sweetest show. Thought i’d try and make up for my stupidity by giving you a link to the theme song. Brings back great memories of doing nothing but watch nick and lay on the carpet.

    http://www.nick.com/all_nick/gas/watch/show_info/sounds/wildcrazy_theme.wav

  • Emily

    Jake, I’m totally praying for you bud!! Just so you know. I hope you’re ok!