Who can forge the lovable cartoons we sat down every afternoon to watch? When I was growing up, all of the kids on my block would run inside after school to watch our favorite (and on many occasions seriously gross) cartoons: Rugrats, Doug, Ren & Stimpy, Rocko's Modern Life and Hey Arnold!
The cartoons were followed by parent-friendly family programming: Double Dare (and Family Double Dare), GUTS (and later, Global GUTS), Legends of the Hidden Temple, Figure it Out, Wild and Crazy Kids, Get the Picture, Welcome to Weinerville and What Would You Do?
Next came the "young adult" programming and the much-loved SNICK: Salute your Shorts, Hey Dude!, The Adventures of Pete and Pete, Are you Afraid of the Dark?, Clarissa Explains it All, All That and Round House (I've only found one other person who remembers this show!)
So, this wasn't my most informative post, but if you loved these shows then I'm sure you'll agree that there is just far too much to say about each and every one of them! Enjoy the memories.
Flash-Forward
*You can catch some of these great shows on NickGAS if you have cable/sattellite (Legends of the Hidden Temple, GUTS and Global GUTS, Figure it Out).
*Disney eventually gained the rights to "Doug" and aired it on ABC on weekend mornings. Don't get me started though, they absolutely butchered the show!
*They also (apparently) continued making episodes of "All That" for several seasons, but with a sub-par cast. I refuse to watch.
*While Nickelodeon still broadcasts popular kid's programming, I doubt that "Hannah Montana" could ever be as good as 90s Nick :)
