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JackBurton 12-01-09 12:08 PM

Re: Your Top Ten Childhood Shows?
 

Originally Posted by PacMan2006 (Post 9864426)
Wow, blast from the past!

Sorry about that, guys. I didn't realize that I had never posted the link to the article.

Here you go: Top 20 Kid Shows from the 80’s & 90’s

This was a tough list to compile, and will certainly not satisfy everyone, but hopefully it's an enjoyable read.

Thanks for posting, PacMan2006. Within the parameters you set, I think you came up with a good list and provided nice background info for each show.

Goat3001 12-01-09 01:28 PM

Re: Your Top Ten Childhood Shows?
 
Nice list :up:

A lot of my favorites are on there but I am surprised that All That made it to #1. I liked the show but I thought there were a few better shows around that time. Thats IMO of course as I probably would have put Salute Your Shorts and Pete & Pete up higher and Are You Afraid of the Dark? would have been #1.

critterdvd 12-01-09 03:18 PM

Re: Your Top Ten Childhood Shows?
 
Jem
Speedracer
Doug
Rugrats
Salure your Shorts
Clarissa Explains it all

Unclejosh 12-01-09 08:50 PM

Re: Your Top Ten Childhood Shows?
 
Force Five
Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers

story 12-01-09 08:58 PM

Re: Your Top Ten Childhood Shows?
 
Well-written article and a fairly good order. I'd say that while All That wasn't my favorite show I think it was pretty accessible to most kids without being too terrible and I appreciated the variety-show-for-kids format. Since you asked about Nickelodeon shows and a vast majority of the shows on the list are from Nickelodeon, those that are different (TMNT, MMPR, Fraggle Rock) feel a little out of place. Still, nicely done.

Lastdaysofrain 12-02-09 07:25 AM

Re: Your Top Ten Childhood Shows?
 
My favorite shows growing up that were actually aimed at kids?
- Kids Inc
- Growing Pains
- You Can't Do That on Television
- Don't Just Sit There
- Pee Wee's Playhouse
- Kidd Video
- Adventures of Pete and Pete
- Eerie Indiana

Shows I watched as a kid (pre-teen) that were probably not appropriate for kids but that I loved
- Young Ones
- SNL
- SCTV
- Night Flight
- 20/20
- Friday the 13th The Series

Lastdaysofrain 12-02-09 07:27 AM

Re: Your Top Ten Childhood Shows?
 

Originally Posted by PacMan2006 (Post 8649421)
Thanks for chiming in on this, guys.

If you had to pick a top 3 or top 5 live action shows that aired on Nickelodeon from the late 80's to 90's, what would they be?

1) Adventures of Pete and Pete
2) You Can't Do that on Television
3) Don't Just Sit there
4) Turkey TV
5) Ren and Stimpy

macontosh2000 12-02-09 08:01 AM

Re: Your Top Ten Childhood Shows?
 
I didnt have cable when i was a kid, so i missed out on a lot of the Nick shows.

1. Animaniacs
2. Friends
3. Ducktails
4. Pinky and the Brain
5. Tiny Toons
6. Power Rangers
7. Double Dare
8. Sabrina the Teenage Witch
9. Seinfeld
10. Spin City

I was watching tv with my brother alot this summer and I have to say kids shows suck nowadays.

JuryDuty 12-02-09 08:58 AM

Re: Your Top Ten Childhood Shows?
 
Sesame Street
Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
Electric Company
You Can't Do That on Television
Hong Kong Phooey
Hanna Barbara Laugh-o-Lympics
Smurfs
Muppet Show
Bugs Bunny
Three's Company

superdeluxe 12-02-09 12:38 PM

Re: Your Top Ten Childhood Shows?
 

Originally Posted by PacMan2006 (Post 8647447)
Slightly off topic from the regular TV show threads, but...

I'm working on an article for an online publication that counts down the top 20 childhood shows.

These will mostly be from the late 80's to the mid 90's, so it would help if you were born in the late 70's or early to mid 80's.

But I'd love to know what people's top ten (or even 20) childhood shows were so I can get a gauge of what people liked, and what shows seem to repeat on everyone's lists.

Thanks.

**NOTE***: I'm looking for more shows that were geared towards children specifically. Meaning, I'm not so much looking for "The Cosby Show" as I am, say, a Nickelodeon show such as "Are You Afraid of the Dark" or "Smurfs."

robotech
Double Dare
You can't do that on Television!
Star Blazers
Gummi Bears
Darkwing Duck
Uncle scrooge and the nephews? (I forgot what this was called)
Hey, Dude!
Ren and Stimpy
Smurfs
Alf
Spidey and Friends

Michael Corvin 12-02-09 12:42 PM

Re: Your Top Ten Childhood Shows?
 

Originally Posted by PacMan2006 (Post 9864426)

This was a tough list to compile, and will certainly not satisfy everyone, but hopefully it's an enjoyable read.

Thanks for the link, you did a commendable job. It's a tad heavy on the Nickelodeon shows though.

maingon 12-02-09 12:55 PM

Re: Your Top Ten Childhood Shows?
 
Dino-Riders (no one mentioned it so far :( )
Dinosaucers
The Real Ghostbusters
Ninja Turtles
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Darkwing Duck
Duck Tales
Adventures of Pete and Pete
Doug
Rugrats
Salute your Shorts
Clarissa Explains it all
Chip n Dale's Rescue Rangers
Rocko's Modern Life
Ren & Stimpy
The Secret World Of Alex Mack
Tailspin


theres probably a bunch I forgot about.

boredsilly 12-02-09 02:21 PM

Re: Your Top Ten Childhood Shows?
 

Originally Posted by Michael Corvin (Post 9866826)
Thanks for the link, you did a commendable job. It's a tad heavy on the Nickelodeon shows though.

Yeah, I liked the list, but it probably should have just been a Nick only list. Since it was nearly that anyway.


Originally Posted by Goat3001 (Post 9864750)
Nice list :up:

A lot of my favorites are on there but I am surprised that All That made it to #1. I liked the show but I thought there were a few better shows around that time. Thats IMO of course as I probably would have put Salute Your Shorts and Pete & Pete up higher and Are You Afraid of the Dark? would have been #1.

I liked All That at the time well enough, but it wasn't even in my top ten of Nick shows running at the time. I recently watched Salute Your Shorts in the last year or so, and that show still holds up. I was surprised at how funny it was. Pete and Pete so strange, but definitely top notch.

My top 5 Nick shows from when I was in the target demo would be:

Salute Your Shorts
Doug
Are you Afraid of the Dark
Rocko's Modern Life
Pete and Pete

They weren't great shows, but I did enjoy most of the Nick gameshows too.

The Bus 12-02-09 02:49 PM

Re: Your Top Ten Childhood Shows?
 
The big ones:

Batman: The Animated Series
DuckTales
TaleSpin
Thundercats
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles


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