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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Aug 13, 2022 17:48:46 GMT -5
Camp Runamuck/A look at the short lived Ha! Channel
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Post by CMWaters on Aug 13, 2022 17:54:54 GMT -5
I have to think Wild & Crazy Kids is around the corner. It's very notable because you got Arnold Schwartzenegger to do cutaways and put on the shirt. No wonder the show ceased production shortly afterwards. Where else do you go from there? Kind of tradition for him. He was on Columbus Goes Bananas and put on their shirt too, and that was a show that eventually became a Nick show.
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Post by horsemen4ever on Aug 13, 2022 20:04:11 GMT -5
Camp Runamuck is an example, along with a show like Get Smart, that the 1960's was a prime era for hot women. True any that are still alive would be in their 80's, but that is neither here or there. A 60's hot women does not seem out dated as a hot woman from the 80's. The style of 60's just aged well. Tell me I am wrong.
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Post by CMWaters on Aug 13, 2022 21:07:58 GMT -5
Camp Runamuck is an example, along with a show like Get Smart, that the 1960's was a prime era for hot women. True any that are still alive would be in their 80's, but that is neither here or there. A 60's hot women does not seem out dated as a hot woman from the 80's. The style of 60's just aged well. Tell me I am wrong. Indeed. It's why Mary Tyler Moore and Barbara Eden are my top two "retro crushes".
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Post by fg on Aug 14, 2022 20:05:03 GMT -5
I’m glad that he talked about HA! But what Greg didn’t mention was this.
on April Fools Day night in 1990, Nickelodeon (yes, that Nickelodeon) aired a four hour preview of the channel from 7P Eastern until 11. It must have been a last minute decision because the preview wasn't mentioned in my local TV guide (It might have been mentioned in TV Guide magazine).
I am sure that all those parents who let their kids watch Nick at 7p, loved the fact that Nick was showing a show that wasn't made for kids at that time. Funny thing is that my cable system up in NJ preempted Nick at Nite so the preview in my area lasted for only an hour.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Aug 14, 2022 20:16:40 GMT -5
I’m glad that he talked about HA! But what Greg didn’t mention was this. on April Fools Day night in 1990, Nickelodeon (yes, that Nickelodeon) aired a four hour preview of the channel from 7P Eastern until 11. It must have been a last minute decision because the preview wasn't mentioned in my local TV guide (It might have been mentioned in TV Guide magazine). I am sure that all those parents who let their kids watch Nick at 7p, loved the fact that Nick was showing a show that wasn't made for kids at that time. Funny thing is that my cable system up in NJ preempted Nick at Nite so the preview in my area lasted for only an hour. What shows did they air as part of that Ha! preview? Ha! seemed to focus mostly on old sitcoms, I doubt too many parents were complaining about their kids watching an hour of The Jack Benny Program or the like.
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Post by fg on Aug 14, 2022 20:59:22 GMT -5
They aired an episode of Saturday Night Live or the same half hour version that n@n aired. I do believe it was the former. The only clip I vaguely remember seeing was a sketch where Ronald McDonald (don’t know who played him in this sketch) going to bed with his wife. I heard that Comedy Central aired uncut episodes of that show in their early years. That’s what I meant when I said about parents complaining. I do not remember any other shows and that’s because mostly my cable system preempted the other three hours in favor of A&E.
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Post by horsemen4ever on Aug 14, 2022 21:01:04 GMT -5
They aired an episode of Saturday Night Live or the same half hour version that n@n aired. I do believe it was the former. The only clip I vaguely remember seeing was a sketch where Ronald McDonald (don’t know who played him in this sketch) going to bed with his wife. I heard that Comedy Central aired uncut episodes of that show in their early years. That’s what I meant when I said about parents complaining. I do not remember any other shows and that’s because mostly my cable system preempted the other three hours in favor of A&E. That is season 7 episode 2, hosted by Susan St. James, I remember that skit, McDonald and Wife, he was played by Joe Piscopo.
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Post by fg on Aug 14, 2022 21:08:20 GMT -5
They aired an episode of Saturday Night Live or the same half hour version that n@n aired. I do believe it was the former. The only clip I vaguely remember seeing was a sketch where Ronald McDonald (don’t know who played him in this sketch) going to bed with his wife. I heard that Comedy Central aired uncut episodes of that show in their early years. That’s what I meant when I said about parents complaining. I do not remember any other shows and that’s because mostly my cable system preempted the other three hours in favor of A&E. That is season 7 episode 2, hosted by Susan St. James, I remember that skit, McDonald and Wife, he was played by Joe Piscopo. Do you remember if that scene had any profanity? It probably did unless the network aired this as part of the same 30 minute SNL clip shows that n@n aired.
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Post by horsemen4ever on Aug 14, 2022 21:14:00 GMT -5
That is season 7 episode 2, hosted by Susan St. James, I remember that skit, McDonald and Wife, he was played by Joe Piscopo. Do you remember if that scene had any profanity? It probably did unless the network aired this as part of the same 30 minute SNL clip shows that n@n aired. No, you can for sure it is on Peacock, though they do edit out the music. Though the un edited version is on the Internet Archives.
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Post by fg on Aug 14, 2022 21:20:02 GMT -5
Do you remember if that scene had any profanity? It probably did unless the network aired this as part of the same 30 minute SNL clip shows that n@n aired. No, you can for sure it is on Peacock, though they do edit out the music. Though the un edited version is on the Internet Archives. Thanks. Still makes me wonder if the preview aired an uncut episode of SNL.
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Post by horsemen4ever on Aug 14, 2022 21:25:35 GMT -5
Speaking of Saturday Night Live, when we get to 1991 and a certain show, Greg has to watch some early season 6 episodes of Saturday Night Live.
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Post by fg on Aug 14, 2022 21:29:24 GMT -5
Speaking of Saturday Night Live, when we get to 1991 and a certain show, Greg some early season 6 episodes of Saturday Night Live. What do you mean?
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Post by horsemen4ever on Aug 14, 2022 21:35:19 GMT -5
Speaking of Saturday Night Live, when we get to 1991 and a certain show, Greg some early season 6 episodes of Saturday Night Live. What do you mean? Well the creator of Clarissa Explains It All was a writer in the first 5 episodes of season 6 of SNL, and made and starred in a couple of short films that appear in those episodes.
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Post by fg on Aug 14, 2022 21:49:50 GMT -5
Well the creator of Clarissa Explains It All was a writer in the first 5 episodes of season 6 of SNL, and made and starred in a couple of short films that appear in those episodes. Oh, I never knew that. Thanks.
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Aug 16, 2022 12:01:12 GMT -5
Sample Platter is next. Appears to be the SpongeBob episode "Just One Bite"
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Post by castletonsnob on Aug 17, 2022 5:59:40 GMT -5
Do you ever feel like 90s Nickelodeon was lightning in a bottle, and something that we'll never see again?
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Aug 20, 2022 22:25:11 GMT -5
While interesting, I'm more than expecting another show purge that'll really make Greg kind of regret it.
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Post by HMARK Center on Aug 21, 2022 9:23:16 GMT -5
Do you ever feel like 90s Nickelodeon was lightning in a bottle, and something that we'll never see again? Same way you’ll never get 80s MTV again; the diffusion of entertainment content across so many platforms and services means there’s no such thing as a shared experience in spaces like this anymore.
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Post by fg on Aug 21, 2022 10:38:10 GMT -5
Do you ever feel like 90s Nickelodeon was lightning in a bottle, and something that we'll never see again? Same way you’ll never get 80s MTV again; the diffusion of entertainment content across so many platforms and services means there’s no such thing as a shared experience in spaces like this anymore. The closest thing to 1980s MTV (and this is really stretching it) is NickMusic channel which launched in 2002 (ironically as MTV Hits and because of that it was more adult oriented with more profane language. The channel was renamed and in a rare twist evolved into a family oriented channel. Usually something like that doesn’t happen as far as evolving goes.)
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