Let's talk about nostalgia.
When I was little there were three main shows that I watched religiously: Rainbow Brite, Care Bears, and My Little Pony.
Rainbow Brite was my absolute favourite of the three. I have pictures of me in a Rainbow Brite costume standing in front of the Christmas Tree – like three or four years in a row. And to this day, I refer to Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer on a regular basis.
Care Bears was the next best and just like Rainbow Brite the movies where the best especially the Movies I and II (and Care Bears in Wonderland which seems to have vanished off the face of the earth, but I still remember the songs). Care Bears was always Bear's favourite and partially her namesake.
I feel like I should have like My Little Pony more than I did, but I think that it was only interesting to be because the girl who was friends with the Ponies was called Megan (and spelled wrong!). And the movie – it had all the makings to be good: a oddly large cast, Flutter Ponies, and The Smooze.
My friend Kiwi gave me a copy of The My Little Pony Movie for Christmas a few years ago and let me tell you, it does NOT stand up to the test of time*. Oddly enough Care Bears does a pretty good job and Rainbow Brite is still top-notch.
Have you guys heard about Teen Nick's 90's Are All That? They're playing all those shows that I watched when I got a little older. Besides Clarissa Explains it All, the three shows I remember the most are The Adventures or Pete & Pete, Salute Your Shorts, and Hey Dude!
It's funny, but these three shows from the 90's pretty much play out like my favourite shows from the 80's.
A few years ago I found The Adventures of Pete & Pete on DVD and it's everything I remember it to be and more! If anything, the show actually got better with age – the story lines are smart and absurd, the acting is quality, and the guest star list is insane. And it has Artie: The Strongest Man in the World!
And let's be honest – can you find anyone who doesn't know the words to the Salute Your Shorts theme? I once tried to convince my friends to go as Anawanna campers for Bay To Breakers so we could push a keg in a canoe across San Fransisco. Everyone loves Salute Your Shorts, even to this day.
aparently due to some law suit, I can't find the video for this...
But Hey Dude!? This show premiered 22 years ago, and I swear I remember liking it. Or at least I remember watching it. We found a DVD of the first season at Target the other night and watched the first few episodes. Oh man, is it painful. No one can act, it's got a single camera set up, and they apparently blew all their budget on the horses. And the second –second! – episode is a battle of the sexes! Ah, 1989 Nick... good for a laugh.
What did you love as a child that does not stand the test of time?
*Please note that I am NOT talking about the new My Little Pony youtube sensation.
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