The weather today sucked so it was a perfect excuse to fill my to-do list with a big, fat NOTHING. Sitting around doing nothing all Sunday invariably leads to taking advantage of a serious addiction that there is no 10-step program for: YouTube surfing. As my mind entered into a thoughtless void, I took a stroll through memory lane, looking at old late-80s-early-90s television shows. This snapped me back into reality with a startling question: What the hell happened??
Don’t get me wrong. I enjoy my fair share of TV. There’s still a few good shows out there; House and Grey’s Anatomy are always getting recorded in this house. It’s this reality crap that I seriously just don’t get though. It’s ruining TV and ruining my life. I’m sick of hearing about those Guido tool bags on Jersey Shore. I don’t care who wins Survivor, The Amazing Race, Big Brother, or Rock of Love with Bret Michaels (*side note-has that guy showered since the 80′s? I really don’t think so.) Don’t even get me started on Bachelor.
TV used to be good. Shows had plots more than “We’re going to the bar to get drunk!” They had actual actors and actresses. Stuff was well written back in the day. Here’s a walk down memory lane people…
Some Nickelodeon classics..
Pete and Pete. I watched the hell out of this show. I really think it was ahead of its time. The intro song was awesome too.
The Secret World of Alex Mack. What ever happened to the girl that was Alex Mack?
Camp Anawana, we hold you in our hearts…
Let’s move on to what every kid growing up in the 1990′s did on a Friday night…watch TGIF!
Boy Meets World. I really loved this show. I went to school with a girl that looked just like Topanga too. I was super jealous of her.
and of course, FULL HOUSE!! Everyone loves Full House. Look how cute the Olsen Twins were!
I’m saving the best for last. If you know me, you know I have an obsession with the show Alf. Dave bought me all the seasons on DVD and I still have all my old Alf dolls. This show was my favorite and still to this day, I laugh when watching it.
I couldn’t find a video on You Tube that had embedding enabled, so above is a link to some hilarious Alf moments.
What were some of your favorite TV shows?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Power Rangers
YES!
Also: Hey Dude, Are You Afraid of the Dark, Clarissa Explains it All.
LOVE IT.
OMG Salute Your Shorts & Boy Meets World were my favorite shows evvvvver. You are right – good TV really is lacking these days. And no, Brett Michaels has not showered LOL.
Tex-How could I have forgotten about Clarissa?! That was one of my favorites! I think I need to add a part 2 to this post.
My parents still refuse to buy cable, so I never watched Nickelodeon.
But man, I miss Boy Meets World. More importantly, I miss Good Boy Meets World – it got kind of weird and not funny and just generally bad towards the end of its run.
I also used to watch Full House and Family Matters and Step by Step religiously after school (they all came on one after the other). And Saved by the Bell, when I could catch it.
What I really find myself missing a lot of the times are the good cartoons that I remember – I feel like newer cartoons are just not as funny or as entertaining. Like…what can compare to Animaniacs or Duck Tales?
THE SECRET WORLD OF ALEX MACK – I totally forgot about that show. I loved it so much. And that song brought back so many memories. Gosh – thanks for making me smile, this post is awesome!