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Title: I loved my childhood.
Post by: Pale Dim on August 23, 2011, 07:19:29 PM
Well, I went on a Youtube binge today and looked up the intros to all my favorite shows from Nickelodeon before the modern era. You know, shows like Ren and Stimpy, Rocko, Angry Beavers, Kablam, etc etc. Any of you guys ever have those moments?
Title: Re: I loved my childhood.
Post by: Darth Wyndisis on August 23, 2011, 07:58:34 PM
Haha, I forgot all about Kablam.  That was a good show.  Just the other day I was on YouTube watching All That.  That was like the best show ever.  Besides Rocko's Modern Life.  And Ren and Stimpy.
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Post by: Vaati on August 25, 2011, 07:17:39 PM
Any of you guys remember Hey Arnold and the Wild Thornberries? Good times. :D
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Post by: MagmarFire on August 25, 2011, 09:40:16 PM
Ooh, yeah, all good times. It's hard to believe most of them are over ten years old by now. @_@
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Post by: Pea-Tear Griffin on August 25, 2011, 11:04:27 PM
It makes me feel so freaking old to think about that because I can remember watching the show when it came out xD
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Post by: Keaton on August 26, 2011, 05:37:43 AM
My childhood (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbJADA8a8Fc&hd=1)

Note:  this is also why I'm a furry.
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Post by: DW on August 26, 2011, 10:06:45 AM
I watched several episodes of Dexter's Lab with my roommate yesterday. I get the jokes so much more now.
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Post by: Deku on August 26, 2011, 12:36:38 PM
Rugrats was awesome before Dill showed up.
All grown up was a mistake.

Dexter's lab (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pks6K74413g&feature=related) still remains (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6qFJ09KY-A) as one of my favorite cartoons (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbGAv5jvohE&feature=related) of all time. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWKWmpOYAto)
Title: Re: I loved my childhood.
Post by: Keaton on August 26, 2011, 02:08:03 PM
Quote from: Zelda Veteran on August 26, 2011, 12:36:38 PM
Rugrats was awesome before Dill showed up.
All grown up was a mistake.

Dexter's lab (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pks6K74413g&feature=related) still remains (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6qFJ09KY-A) as one of my favorite cartoons (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbGAv5jvohE&feature=related) of all time. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWKWmpOYAto)

linked for highly explicit language (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs6yg3FaEgk&t=1m34s)
Title: Re: I loved my childhood.
Post by: The Glamour Nazi on August 27, 2011, 01:15:54 PM
Powerpuff girls is on Boomerang.

You all feel ancient now.

I remember when episodes of it were still new.

*sigh*

We're all so old.
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Post by: Keaton on August 27, 2011, 03:45:14 PM
Who remembers Candle Cove?
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Post by: Mysterious F. on August 27, 2011, 04:53:14 PM
I'm one of the few who still think Rugrats didn't have a gigantic fall in quality when Dill showed up. I mean, it isn't as good as the pre-Dill stuff, but Rugrats was still one of Nickelodeon's best. All Grown Up, though...

Some other shows I loved a lot as a kid include Full House, SpongeBob, Fairly Odd Parents, Dexter's, Dragon Ball (and the other versions), Pokemon, Invader Zim, The Wild Thornberrys, Courage the Cowardly Dog, The Animaniacs, Yu-Gi-Oh! (seriously, though this does make the Abridged Series even better for me), The Powerpuff Girls...

Pretty much anything from before 2002, actually. From that year on they began to notably drop in quality with each year (Avatar is a miracle by Nickelodeon's current standards) and eventually, like any kid from the age of 11-15, went through the whole "I'm too old for kids stuff" period before, you know, high school happened and, like any teenager from 15-18... well, this thing I liked on Facebook sums it up:

Elementary school: Yay, crayons!
Middle school: Crayons? What are we, five?
High School: Holy [censored], crayons!

At least we have Ponies.
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Post by: The Glamour Nazi on August 27, 2011, 05:28:42 PM
OH! Who remember's the old Disney Channel show "Boy Meets World"?

That was a good one.
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Post by: Hi no Seijin on August 27, 2011, 08:11:41 PM
So, I'm watching Toy Story on ABC Family, and in the scene where Woody is trapped under a crate and a toolbox, I noticed that the toolbox is a Binford toolbox.  I had a nice little chuckle out of that.
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Post by: Mysterious F. on August 27, 2011, 08:34:14 PM
Quote from: Inigo Montoya on August 27, 2011, 05:28:42 PM
OH! Who remember's the old Disney Channel show "Boy Meets World"?

That was a good one.

OMG <3

Best show from childhood. How did I possibly forget it?!
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Post by: DW on August 28, 2011, 04:15:04 AM
I didn't. I've been buying the seasons as they've been coming out. The final season is released I think next month. Squee.

Also, just got a mad hankering for Batman: The Animated Series.
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Post by: The Glamour Nazi on August 28, 2011, 07:40:47 AM
OH!

Batman Beyond!

Also: Courage the Cowardly Dog.
Title: Re: I loved my childhood.
Post by: Pale Dim on August 28, 2011, 02:36:27 PM
Oh yeah, those were good shows as well!

Gosh, don't we all feel ancient?
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Post by: Mysterious F. on August 28, 2011, 03:29:03 PM
Quote from: Link104 on August 28, 2011, 02:36:27 PM
Oh yeah, those were good shows as well!

Gosh, don't we all feel ancient?

Heh. I have friends on other sites that are too old for these shows to be childhood memories. So no, I don't.
Title: Re: I loved my childhood.
Post by: The Glamour Nazi on August 28, 2011, 05:00:36 PM
Quote from: Mysterious F. on August 28, 2011, 03:29:03 PM
Quote from: Link104 on August 28, 2011, 02:36:27 PM
Oh yeah, those were good shows as well!

Gosh, don't we all feel ancient?

Heh. I have friends on other sites that are too old for these shows to be childhood memories. So no, I don't.

And I have friends that don't even know what half of these shows are.

Also: Hey Arnold!, All That, and The Amanda Show.
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Post by: MagmarFire on August 28, 2011, 06:00:57 PM
Quote from: Mysterious F. on August 27, 2011, 04:53:14 PM
Some other shows I loved a lot as a kid include Full House . . .

Finally! Someone on the Internet who doesn't hate that show! :'D
Title: Re: I loved my childhood.
Post by: Mysterious F. on August 28, 2011, 06:06:01 PM
Quote from: MagmarFire on August 28, 2011, 06:00:57 PM
Quote from: Mysterious F. on August 27, 2011, 04:53:14 PM
Some other shows I loved a lot as a kid include Full House . . .

Finally! Someone on the Internet who doesn't hate that show! :'D

I mean, yeah, it is kind-of stupid, but so are a lot of other sitcoms (for which read: almost all of them). Full House is often very funny, and I like all of the characters. It only gets so much more hate than other sitcoms because it was one of the most popular, not because it was one of the worst.
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Post by: MagmarFire on August 29, 2011, 06:51:01 PM
I guess there is a reason why it had a legendary seasonal run. Do you think the hate may just be a vocal minority?
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Post by: Mysterious F. on August 29, 2011, 07:19:04 PM
Hmm. I wouldn't really say it's Vocal Minority, since the world seems to be split pretty evenly between haters and lovers. Of course, the hatred is pretty overblown, and the show isn't perfect. I will always openly say that I like the show, however.  :P

Oh yeah, forgot Roseanne. Best show ever.
Title: Re: I loved my childhood.
Post by: Pale Dim on September 04, 2011, 02:20:39 PM
Meh. Roseanne is still being shown on several channels, it's just that they stopped making new episodes.

These youngins don't know what they missed when they were born!
Title: Re: I loved my childhood.
Post by: MagmarFire on September 04, 2011, 05:51:21 PM
Quote from: Mysterious F. on August 29, 2011, 07:19:04 PM
Hmm. I wouldn't really say it's Vocal Minority, since the world seems to be split pretty evenly between haters and lovers. Of course, the hatred is pretty overblown, and the show isn't perfect. I will always openly say that I like the show, however.  :P

I'm glad to hear you will. Holy cow, am I glad...
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Post by: Mysterious F. on September 04, 2011, 06:11:23 PM
Plus, I will always have the theme song stuck in my head. And I am not at all ashamed.
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Post by: MagmarFire on September 04, 2011, 06:22:37 PM
It is certainly a catchy tune, no doubt about that.

It's probably trumped by the Happy Days theme song, though, but hey, that's like saying your basketball skills are good and, yet, are outshined by Michael Jordan.
Title: Re: I loved my childhood.
Post by: alical on September 05, 2011, 03:43:17 AM
My favourite shows when I was younger were: Thundercats, Clarissa Explains It All, Fresh Prince of Bel Air (They've just started repeats again here, it's as great as ever!) Sabrina the Teenage Witch, The Smurfs, The Animals of Farthing Wood, Biker Mice From Mars, Gargoyles, Mummies Alive, and I'm sure there are loads more, but those are ones I really remember.
Title: Re: I loved my childhood.
Post by: Mysterious F. on September 05, 2011, 07:14:52 AM
Who doesn't love Fresh Prince? In tenth grade, my Art class happened to be during a time that allowed us to watch an entire episode of the show every day, and our really nice teacher allowed us to watch it.

Good times.
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Post by: MagmarFire on September 05, 2011, 06:09:31 PM
I can tell you that I'm not one of the haters. That show is awesome! Will Smith, FTW!
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Post by: Pale Dim on September 05, 2011, 08:09:09 PM
Fresh Prince? That show was boss!