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Denver, the Last Dinosaur 2008-03-07 12:02:00 In the late 80s, kids seemed to go dinosaur-crazy. It most likely started with the first Land Before Time movie. Soon, the small screen decided to capitalize on this fad with the introduction of Denver
, the Last Dinosaur.To refresh your memory, here's a summary of the show, courtesy of Wikipedia: The show revolved around the adventures that Denver, a dinosaur who was released from his dino egg by a group of multiracial modern California teens—Jeremy, Mario, Shades, Wally and Casey, along with tagalong little sister Heather. The kids taught Denver the finer points of skateboarding and other Generation X pastimes while protecting him from concert promoter Morton Fizzback. The unscrupulous concert promoter was looking to cash in on Denver’s status to make a quick buck, but the kids were a
ABC Saturday Morning Cartoon Bumpers 2008-03-05 12:44:00 The quality and quantity of Saturday
morning cartoons has pretty much gone to hell. I wonder if the networks even do those "after these brief messages we'll be right back" bumpers anymore?Somebody on Youtube managed to capture most of the claymation bumpers that aired on ABC in the late 80s and early 90s. My favorite was always the one in which the three singers switch heads. Enjoy! Read more:Cartoon
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New Kids on the Block: The Cartoon 2008-02-29 11:30:00 I have a humiliating confession to make.I was a HUGE New Kids on the Block fan.Granted, I first got into them when I was in kindergarten and my obsession ended sometime in the second grade, but I'm still haunted by the memories to this day.How big of a fan was I? Big enough to loyally watch their Saturday morning cartoon every week.Even back then, I knew this cartoon was absolutely atrocious, but I was determined to be loyal to my beloved New Kids. I mostly watched for the interviews with the group at the beginning and the concert footage they showed at the end of each episode. I was beyond pissed when I learned that the guys didn't provide their own voices for their animated counterparts. And boy did the voice actors play up the Boston accents.There are so many cheesetastic things about t Read more:Cartoon
Commercials: Pepsi 2008-02-27 11:24:00 Pepsi is known for having some pretty interesting commercials. In the early 90s alone there were more different Pepsi commercials than I could count, maybe even more than there are today, and they were ALWAYS on. You couldn't escape them if you tried. Maybe this is why I prefer Coke.Does the "Chill Out" hand gesture ring a bell? In the summer of 1991, Pepsi ran a series of "Summer Fun" commercials in which people on the beach (including Bo Jackson, Dr. Ruth, and Gilbert Gottfried) did that inane hand thing to the song "California Sun" by The Dictators (famously covered by The Ramones). My group at day camp actually used that commercial as the basis for our skit/dance type thing at Parents Night. The skit consisted of us doing typical beach activities to "California Sun". We made a giant Pe Read more:Commercials
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Sesame Street: Plants Need Water 2008-02-26 12:23:00 When I watched SesameStreet
, I'm willing to bet that at least half of the segments they showed were made before I was born (it sucks that they seem to have abandoned that trend, huh?). Case in point: this little animation from the 70s. Possibly the most unintentionally (or maybe it was intentional) funny clip ever. I'm sure that wasn't the only plant those kids were growing. Read more:Plants
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The Baby-sitters Club 2008-02-25 12:45:00 Say hello to your friends...I was absolutely obsessed with The Baby-sitters Club book series. In fact I probably continued reading them long after I should have stopped. Naturally, I was psyched that there was a TV series based on the books. Unfortunately, it came on the Disney Channel, which was a premium channel (like HBO) back then. I had to make do with renting the videos whenever I could find them.Of course, there were a few things about the show that differed from the books. These little differences bugged the hell out of me, no matter how trivial they were (although to be fair, some of these didn't bug me until just now). Examples:Japanese-American Claudia didn't look remotely Asian.Mary Anne, who was supposed to be on the short side, towered over the others (the books ALWAYS made i
The Super Mario Brothers Super Show 2008-02-19 12:20:00 Hey, pisanos! It's The SuperMarioBrothers
Super Show!Ah, this show epitomized the cheese of the late eighties and early nineties. It had a rap, canned laughter, former wrestlers posing as video game mascots, ethnic stereotypes, "celebrity" cameos, you name it.I remember watching this after school when I was about six. However, I dreaded Friday episodes, because there was NO trace of Mario. Stupid Legend of Zelda. I wanted my Mario, dammit!To this day, I refuse to call the princess "Peach". She'll always be Princess Toadstool to me, partially thanks to this cartoon.And now for the clips.The opening theme (is it just me, or does the rapper sound like Flava Flav? And what the hell is a pisano?):Do the Mario!Here's a cameo by Magic Johnson:Did Mario drop the f-bomb?And finally, a clip from t
Out of This World 2008-02-15 13:03:00 For the record, Out of This World
is the show about the alien. Small Wonder is the one about the robot.I didn't watch this show as religiously as the others I've blogged about, but I feel obligated to do an entry about it, since I did one about Small Wonder and so many people tend to confuse the two.If you remember the theme song, you might recognize it as Bing Crosby's "Swinging on a Star". It's funny how an old standard is so often associated with a short-lived syndicated series by members of my generation. I'm sure this makes pre-Baby Boomers want to tear their hair out.So this story had your basic Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, and Sabrina the Teenage Witch formula:Evie discovers she's half-alienupon coming of age, Evie receives supernatural powersEvie abuses said powers, all while try
Small Wonder 2008-02-13 12:05:00 For the record, Small
Wonder is the show about the robot. Out of This World is the one about the alien.In my area, this show came on right before Disney Afternoon. Most people I knew referred to it as "that show with Vicki the Robot". Since I'm a redhead, I heard "You look like Harriet from Small Wonder/that show with Vicki the Robot!" more than once in elementary school. To make matters worse, the actress and I even have the same first name. Dammit, all redheads don't look alike! The last person I want to be compared to is Vicki the Robot's Satan-spawned neighbor.The Lawson family tries to pass Vicki off as their daughter. They even forge fake adoption papers for her! Illegal much? Plus, you would think that acquaintances of the family would question the fact that Vicki never changed out
Commercials 2008-02-11 12:12:00 Today, I thought I'd post some of my favorite commercials that aired when I was a kid.First, I would like to express my disappointment at not being able to find the British Knights Dymacel commercial that used to air during Double Dare. I really liked the song.This first one is still one of my favorites. Sing with me: "three pieces, two pieces, one pieces, Reese's Pieces."Because of this next commercial, the sentence "Bubble Tape: it's six feet of bubble gum for you - not them" became the bane of my parents' existence. Sheesh, that ad wasn't lying...And finally, I present a Whatchamacallit commercial. Catchy, n'est pas? Read more:Commercials
Sesame Street: Teeny Little Super Guy 2008-02-08 12:20:00 Without a doubt, "Teeny Little Super
Guy" was my favorite SesameStreet
skit. I think I identified with it a lot, because I used to play random little pretend games with various household objects. Yeah, I was a weird kid. Aside from that, it had the coolest theme song ever. I never did forget it, even during my post-Sesame Street
, pre-Youtube years. In the following clip, Teeny Little Super Guy learns about Danger. Enjoy!
Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue! 2008-02-05 12:20:00 For my first official post, I bring you nostalgic GOLD.Remember Cartoon
All Stars to the Rescue
? That was a kid's dream TV special. Where else could you see such an epic cartoon crossover? Twenty characters from ten different shows were featured, including:ALF (ALF: The Animated Series)Alvin, Simon, and Theodore (Alvin and the Chipmunks)Huey, Dewey, and Louie (Duck Tales)GarfieldBugs Bunny and Daffy DuckBaby Kermit, Baby Piggy, and Baby Gonzo (Muppet Babies)Slimer (Real Ghostbusters)Papa Smurf, Brainy Smurf, and Hefty SmurfMichelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)Winnie the Pooh and TiggerIf you need a refresher, here's a summary, courtesy of Voice Chasers: "Nine year old Corey is very worried about her older brother, Michael. He is using drugs and he just stole her piggy bank to buy som
Welcome! 2008-02-05 11:54:00 Welcome to "Remember That One Show?", a one-stop spot for the television needs of your youth!Are you constantly confusing Small Wonder with Out of This World? Have you been racking your brain trying to remember the name of that obscure Nickelodeon teen drama? Are you a twentysomething looking to relive your childhood? If the answer to any of the above is yes, you've come to the right place! Read more:Welcome
Sesame Street: Me Lost Me Cookie at the Disco 2008-03-12 13:35:00 I'm not in the mood for a long-winded entry today, so here's yet another SesameStreet
clip from before I was born. This still aired regularly when I watched the show. My Sesame Street
viewing years were during most of the 80s, when disco wasn't just passe, it was reviled. Due to this, I don't think I even knew what disco was until I watched this. I guess Sesame Street really does teach you more than just letters and numbers.Hmm, I wonder if "cookie" is a codeword for something else. Cookie
Monster sure was jonesin'.
Commercials: McDonalds Happy Meals 2008-03-10 11:55:00 If anything has remained unchanged from my childhood, it's the fact that most red-blooded American kids are treated to a Happy
Meal every once in awhile. And McDonalds
has always been quick to pick up on the latest fads and capitalize as much as possible.The following videos include Happy Meal toys that I myself once owned.Before watching these, let's have a brief moment of silence for those characters that are no longer with us: Grimace, Birdie, the Hamburglar, the Happy Meal Guys, and the French Fry Kids.Here's a commercial featuring toys from Super Mario Bros. 3. I had the springy Mario. I actually remember the day I got that. We went to the park afterwards and I saw a dead frog. Pretty eventful day in the life of a six year-old.Fraggle Rock. I always liked it, but I didn't get to watch Read more:Commercials
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PSAs: Milk 2008-03-20 11:10:00 Milk: it does a body good. This slogan signifies a simpler time, before the flashy celebrity endorsed "Got milk?" ads prevailed.The milk ads in the late 80s are notorious and were oft-parodied back in the day. The standard formula: some pipsqueak is shunned by a bigger kid, then proceeds to go off on a tangent about how drinking milk is going to magically transform them into an Adonis. Milk might do a body good, but it sure gave these kids delusions of grandeur. And turned them into real assholes.The brat in this video takes the cake. She's wearing what appears to be a wedding dress and screeching at her older brother, who joked that two of her could fit in it. Jeez, overreact much? Someone must have slipped some steroids into her drink, because she practically speaks in a baritone by the
Bumpers: USA Cartoon Express 2008-04-01 10:51:00 Believe it or not, there was actually a time when the USA network showed something besides Law and Order reruns. Once upon a time, there was a block known as CartoonExpress
. I spent many Sunday mornings watching old Hanna-Barbera cartoons (though I usually ignored the weekday afternoon block). Cartoon Express produced possibly some of the best bumpers ever.Here's a bumper featuring Slimer from The Real Ghostbusters:Here's one featuring a bunch of Hanna-Barbera characters:
Sesame Street: Forgetful Jones Does Oklahoma 2008-04-02 11:52:00 Forgetful Jones was one of my favorite SesameStreet
characters. I'm not sure why exactly, but there's just something about him. He certainly was unique.Hehe, my immature self laughed at this excerpt from his Wikipedia profile for about five minutes: "He 'rode in the saddle' with his girlfriend, Clementine."Sadly, the character was retired in 1992 after his voice actor died. Godspeed, Forgetful Jones. Sesame Street
just isn't the same without you.The video below features undoubtedly the best Forgetful Jones moment ever. That's right I'm talking about the infamous Oklahoma
parody. Classic. And how adorable is Kermit in his little director's outfit? Read more:Forgetful
Commercials: Skip-it 2008-04-09 13:35:00 "Hey now kids come gather 'round,See what just skipped into town!"Ah, Skip-it. Every little girl's favorite recess pastime... assuming anybody was actually willing to lug the damn thing to and from school.As the commercial says, "the very best thing of all is the counter on the ball". That's probably the only real incentive for buying a Skip-it... that and the pretty colors. Now that I'm older, I realize just how big of a rip-off this toy is. If I ever have kids, I think I'll just spring for a jump rope instead.Skip It! (1988) - CommercialUploaded by joecool85 Read more:Commercials
The Letter People 2008-04-10 13:05:00 Here's an obscure one for you.The Letter
People was a staple in my weekday morning PBS lineup. Although it first aired in the early 70s, the network (at least my local affiliate, which actually produced the show) showed sporadic reruns until right around the time I hit puberty.Upon surfing the web for this entry, I discovered that sometime in the 90s there was a revival. And let me tell you, it is a politically correct ABOMINATION!In the original version, there were only five female characters, each of whom represented the vowels. In the new version, F, J, K, L, P, S, T, V, W, and Y are now also female, although I and O have been turned male. Personally, I think that the old series had a better feminist message. After all, to make a word, one of the "female" letters is always needed (I kno
Commercials: Burger King Kids Club 2008-04-22 12:45:00 Until 1990, Ronald McDonald and the gang dominated the kid-friendly fast food commercial racket. However, that changed when some new mascots emerged: The Burger
King Kids Club Gang. This group of kids was even more PC than Captain Planet's Planeteers. Burger King
was determined to cover every demographic. Here's a rundown:Boomer, the tomboy: the jock of the group, who always wielded a hockey stick and never took off her roller blades. I could make a joke about her eventually replacing her blades with Birkenstocks, but she seemed pretty enamored with Lingo in one of the commercials I posted... I.Q., the stereotypical nerd: Pocket protector? Check. Glasses? Check. Wild hair? Check. Huge vocabulary? Check.Jaws, the token black guy: his shtick was his incredible appetite. His only other memora Read more:Commercials
Sesame Street: Numero Comparsa and Sun Sun Babae 2008-05-07 14:49:00 In the 1980s, the legendary Celia Cruz was among the many guest stars on SesameStreet
. Her songs always rocked. I only appreciate their awesomeness even more as an adult. "Uno, dos, tres. CUATRO.""Numero Comparsa" is definitely one of THE best Sesame Street
songs ever. I listened to it four times before even typing this entry. I so want to add it to my playlist.In this next video, Ms. Cruz sings "Sun Sun Babae" with a little help from Big Bird. I used to try my damndest to sing along, but at four years old I wasn't exactly proficient in Spanish.
A Cappella Nickelodeon Theme Songs 2008-05-08 14:04:00 This isn't an actual TV show or commercial, but it was too awesome NOT to post. In this video, the men's glee club at University of Michigan performs a medley of Nickelodeon songs. I wish we would have done something that cool back in my choir days.Theme
songs performed include:Double DareSalute Your ShortsDoug (and "Killer Tofu"!)Angry Beavers (which was after my time)Hey Dude
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