MIDNIGHT MAYHEM: Super Mario Brothers Frustration

Please take 20 minutes out of your lives and watch this. We've all felt this way at one point while playing Mario......

ALF is a radical dude

Where were you the first day you met ALF?

Classic Nickelodeon: Kids Court

 

Nickelodeon was definitely our most watched TV channel when we were kids. There were so many amazing shows that there are just too many to name! One show that comes to mind is Kids Court. 

Kids Court is a show where a studio audience filled with kids watches two kids discuss real life grievances that were mailed in by real life kids. When the two sides are done representing their cases, the studio audience then yells and screams like wild animals trying to be the loudest. The "Judge-o-meter" would measure the decibels of the screaming and whichever side was loudest wins the case! The show ends with host Paul Provenza going around the child audience asking the kids to say what is unfair. If something was unfair they'd yell "UNFAIR!!!!!!!!". The show even had two courtroom sketch artists. We always thought they had the coolest job in the world!!!

Kids Court ran for four years from 1985 to 1989. Below is a full episode, which is in 2 parts. Enjoy the stroll down memory lane and the extremely funny looking 80s kids!

Happy 20th Birthday Sonic!!!

This week, Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog turns 20. The first game of the series, "Sonic the Hedghog", was released on June 23, 1991 and Sega never looked back. Sonic became their mascot and had brought them much success.

Seems like just yesterday we were sitting on the floor with our new Sega Genesis kickin' ass with Sonic's Spin Attack! We played for hours and hours and hours until we beat the game. We beat it so many times that we started to have competitions to see who can get through each level the fastest, who can beat the game the fastest, who can go through each level without losing one ring, etc, etc. Good times!

Below is a video of someone else doing pretty much the same thing that we did as kids. Not only is the game amazing, the music is great too. Take a look and a listen!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONIC!!!!!!!

WEIRD: E.T. boxing E.T. with Queen's "We Will Rock You" as the soundtrack

Here is some random weirdness for you. We have E.T. boxing E.T. and the music they are boxing to is Queen's "We Will Rock You". I bet you never thought you'd see two E.T.'s boxing each other while doing a synchronized dance to a Queen song!!!

Slap Bracelets: The coolest fad of the 80s and 90s

Do you remember slap bracelets? Of course you do! They were the biggest fad from the late 80s and early 90s that all of the radicool kids had. If you didn't have one, then obviously you weren't very radical or cool.

Slap bracelets were made out of flexible stainless steel "bistable" spring bands sealed within a fabric cover and they came in tons of colors and patterns! Screw the "Silly Bandz" that the kids are wearing today. Slap bracelets were soooo much cooler...

Eventually, they were banned in many schools (including ours) because kids were accidentally slitting their wrists. We never got injured and never even met a kid who got injured by one of these, but when we do meet you we are gonna slap you in the face. WATCH OUT...

Happy Birthday Frank Oz!

 

We loved the Muppets as kids. We still do. And Frank Oz (Richard Frank Oznowicz) voiced and puppeteered Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Grover, Cookie Monster, and Bert, among many others. He was born today on May 25, 1944 and is 67 years old! Happy Birthday Frank!!

After writing this post, it got us thinking. Besides Kermit the Frog, Frank Oz has stuck his hand up Miss Piggy's ass more than anyone else in the world!!!!!

Handi-Snacks Cheez'n Crackers are FantaSTICK!!!

Here is an old Kraft Handi-Snacks Cheez'n Crackers commercial from 1995. It features "Stick Figure" who is the famous plastic red stick you use to spread the cheese with. He's a pretty funny guy! Was he in any other commercials or did Kraft fire him since they thought he was too cheesy? HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Stick Figure has some great lines such as:

          "My rooms got a sunroof...I can eat crackers in bed...AND I get to splash around in a tub full of cheese!!"

          (Acts like he's JAWS) "Pretty scary huh? Oooh! I'm shakin' in my cheese!!"

          "Give me all your cheese! This is a STICK up!!"

          "It's great being me. Only one small problem. NO ROOM FOR A BRAIN!!!"

          "Enough with the yackin'...it's time for snackin'!!"

          "Handi-Snacks. FantaSTICK!!"

I used to love eating these during lunchtime when I was a kid. My mom didn't buy them too often so whenever I'd open my lunch bag and see the cheez'n crackers goodness, I'd be so happy. I haven't tried them in sooooo long. Are they any good anymore???


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Video Title: (1995) Kraft Handi-Snacks Cheez'n Crackers "Stick Figure" - 90's TV commercial
Product: Kraft Handi-Snacks Cheez'n Crackers
Original Air Date: 1995
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BREAKING NEWS: "Macho Man" Randy Savage Dead at age 58

Today we lost a legend of the 80s and 90s. "Macho Man" Randy Savage died after having a heart attack while he was driving his car, which then smashed into a tree. It is believed that the trauma from the car accident was the cause of death.

He was definitely one of our favorite wrestlers to watch back in the WWF days. We have many good memories watching him say “Oohhh Yeahhhhhhh!!!” and finishing people off with his famous elbow drop.

Randy, you will be missed!

Here's a flashback to 1992 with "Macho Man" Randy Savage selling WWF wrestling toy figures!

If you ERECT it, they will cum...err, come

This rap about the Erector Set is totally radical. Didn't all 90's commercials have rap involved some way or another?

Did you guys erect things with the Erector Set? We never erected Erector Sets....we were Lego guys.


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Video Title: (1995) Erector Set - 90's TV commercial
Product: Erector Set
Original Air Date: 1995
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MORGUE MONDAY: Ralph James (aka Mr. Turtle)

Right now, we know you're asking yourself, "Who is Ralph James"? We asked the same question. Ralph James was a voiceover artist who voiced Mr. Turtle from the classic Tootsie Pop commercials, which ran from 1978 to 1982. Ralph James died at the age of 67 on March 14, 1992. That was 19 years ago today! He had a small part but he will be remembered forever!

We have fond memories of this commercial. We always liked how Mr. Turtle was a grumpy old man and didn't want to deal with the weird naked kid's questions. "GO ASK MR. OWL, YOU YOUNG WHIPPER SNAPPER SON OF A BITCH YOU!!!!"

RIP Ralph James

Popsicle: A frozen drink on a stick!

Who doesn't have great memories of eating a Popsicle stick on a hot summer day as a kid? The best part was that there were TWO Popsicle sticks rather than one, which made it double the fun!

It just so happens that on this day today, March 11, 1986, the Popsicle went from a two-stick pop to a one-stick pop. We couldn't find many facts to corroborate this but we thought we'd blog about it anyway so we had an excuse to post a hot chick sucking a Popsicle!

Were you the "little-licker" that precisely licked back-n-forth between each pop until it split up the middle and then you double-fisted each pop??!!? Or were you the "deep-throater" and you sucked the whole thing dry till it was gone??!?!?!

It's NERF Liquidator Football or nothin'

Here is a NERF Liquidator Football commercial from 1995. This football has a really cool design which creates a perfect spiral and allows you to throw the ball far as ever! There's a "hydro ring" filled with liquid that's around the football that helps you complete that perfect Hail Mary pass in the end zone for the win!

Do you know what NERF stands for? Well, it stands for "Non-Expanding Recreational Foam". We personally don't remember the NERF Liquidator Football but certainly remember the classic fluorescent colored NERF spiral footballs which everyone in the neighborhood had back in the early 90's.

Do you guys remember the NERF Liquidator Football? We googled it and it's nowhere to be found anywhere online. Looks radical though!


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Video Title: (1995) NERF Liquidator Football - 90's TV commercial
Product: NERF Liquidator Football (Tonka)
Original Air Date: 1995
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Dizzy Grizzlies: Now that's a double snack!

Here is a Dizzy Grizzlies cookie commercial from 1995. These cookies were a spin-off of Teddy Grahams. The cookie consists of a graham cracker shaped as a gnarly Grizzly Bear who is shreddin' it up by rollerblading, biking, or skateboarding. The back side of the cookie has a layer of either chocolate or vanilla frosting mixed with rainbow sprinkles.

As an added bonus, on the back of each specially marked box has a 3-D puzzle made from magic sprinkles! We actually took a screen grab from the video to see if the 3-D magic eye puzzle would still work.

Guess what? It works!! And we discovered a secret word next to the bear (which wasn't mentioned in the commercial). Go give it a try and let us know what word you see!

Stare at this 3-D magic image. What do you see?

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Video Title: (1995) Dizzy Grizzlies cookies (Teddy Grahams) - 90's TV commercial
Product: Dizzy Grizzlies (Nabisco)
Original Air Date: 1995
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Flash your friends with Nickelodeon's Flash Screen!

Here is a Nickelodeon Flash Screen commercial from 1994. This toy looks so awesome and it's perfect for sleepovers! You basically have to stand in front of the screen which can attach to any door. Then you or your friend must hold the "zapper" and let it flash. It will leave a shadow of whatever is in front of the screen. And it gets even cooler since at the end of the zapper is a glowing pen which you can use to alter the shadow however you like! Also, it's a nice touch how the light is green - just like Nickelodeon's famous slime!

Now that's rad!!

What isn't rad is that this toy was discontinued due to the fact that it was possibly causing kids to have seizures. These toys are worth a lot of money now so go check your attics for one!!

The zapper

The zapper with screen and door hanger

Flash Screen box

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Video Title: (1994) Nickelodeon Flash Screen - 90's TV commercial
Product: Nickelodeon Flash Screen (Mattel)
Original Air Date: 1994
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Pop-a-wheelie on a Big Wheelie!

Here is a Big Wheelie commercial from 1995. These look so fun. It's cool how these boys make it look so easy to pop a wheelie and spin at the same time. What a great idea for a toy! We never had this kind of toy bike. We always had the regular Big Wheels. Did any of you guys have these?

Bad ass lookin' Big Wheelie

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Video Title: (1995) Big Wheelie (Big Wheels) - 90's TV commercial
Product: Big Wheelie (Empire)
Original Air Date: 1995
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Have some Strollin' Fun with Barbie and Kelly!

Here is a Barbie commercial from 1995 that shows a Strollin' Fun Barbie and Kelly toy set. What makes this set special is that Baby Kelly will start waving to everyone as she's being pushed in her stroller! What a happy baby!!

This Barbie playset includes a Barbie doll, a Kelly doll (which you can make wave), a stroller and lots of baby play pieces.


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Video Title: (1995) Strollin' Fun Barbie & Kelly - 90's TV commercial
Product: Strollin' Fun Barbie & Kelly (Mattel)
Original Air Date: 1995
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A Barbie-Q picnic! Thanks to Barbie and her minivan!

Here is a Barbie commercial from 1995 that shows a Barbie mini-van toy set. This Barbie Minivan is awesome since you can fit many Barbie dolls inside it. It looks like it can fit Barbie, Ken, Barbie's friend, and a spot for Baby Kelly (it even includes a baby seat for Baby Kelly!!!)

It becomes even cooler since it has a sunroof, the seats are adjustable, the baby seat for Baby Kelly is removable, and there's a trunk that has many outdoor grilling accessories (plus many more surprises!)

Wow!! All of this makes a perfect Barbie-Q!!!!!


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Video Title: (1995) Barbie Mini Van (with baby seat for Kelly) - 90's TV commercial
Product: Barbie's Mini Van (Mattel)
Original Air Date: 1995
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"Wild Side Show": Rare Nickelodeon TV show (buffalo episode) Parts 1 - 3

This episode is from 1992 and it's hosted by Jessica Duarte and Scott Tunnell. Part One starts off with Jessica and Scott on stage at the San Diego Zoo with a South African Cheetah. Next, they talk about different animal colorings and camouflages and why they have them. After that, they hang out with some Rhinos and get slimed by one!

Part Two begins with Jessica and Scott at Custer State Park in South Dakota where they see a herd of Buffalo, which are actually called American Bison. Next, they visit The Prairie Edge which is a store there that sells Native American art. Then they visit Steven Kutcher aka "The Bug Man" who has thousands of insects and bugs which he keeps as pets. They include tarantulas, cockroaches, scorpions, spiders, beetles, and many more.

Did Jessica call the Arachnophobia spiders radical? Yes she did! That's RADICAL!!!

Part Three has Jessica and Scott going to the Triple Seven Buffalo Ranch in South Dakota. There Scott meets up with some boys and he wears Coyote fur while crawling alongside a herd of Buffalo. Then Jessica and Scott jump on a couple of horses and round up some Buffalo! They herd them over to stalls where they get treated with their shots.

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"Wild Side Show" was a TV show for kids on Nickelodeon that was hosted by two kids and featured various wild and zoo animals with an emphasis on education and wildlife conservation.

We used to love this show and luckily recorded a couple of episodes when they originally aired. There's barely any information about Nickelodeon's Wild Side Show anywhere online. As of writing this, there's no info on Wikipedia and barely any on IMDB. But after doing extensive research and gathering clues from around the web, here is what we found:

The show definitely premiered in 1992 but there are conflicting reports of when exactly. We personally think it was on Sunday, August 23, 1992 at 8:30pm EST and after that Sundays at 5:00pm EST (other sources have premiere dates listed as February 1, April 10, and August 22, 1992). We also believe the show lasted for two seasons (each with a different set of hosts) and that reruns were shown on Nickelodeon for at least until 1995.

SEASON ONE (13 Episodes):
Premiere: Sunday, August 23, 1992 at 8:30pm EST on Nickelodeon (?)
Host: Jessica Duarte
Host: Scott Tunnell
Locations: Mostly at the San Diego Zoo & Wild Animal Park
(plus other locations throughout the US)

SEASON TWO (13 Episodes):
Premiere: Saturday, November 6, 1993 at 5:30pm EST on Nickelodeon
Host: Jillian Hirasawa
Host: Gordon Michael Woolvett
Locations: Africa and Ontario, Canada's Chapleau Crown Game Preserve


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Video Title: (1992) Wild Side Show - Nickelodeon TV show (buffalo episode, parts 1, 2 & 3)
Product: Nickelodeon's Wild Side Show
Original Air Date: 1992
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"Wild Side Show": Rare Nickelodeon TV show (dolphins episode) Parts 1 - 3

This episode is from 1992 and consists of three parts which is hosted by Jessica Duarte and Scott Tunnell. Part One starts off with Jessica and Scott at the San Diego Zoo with a bird called a Scarlet Macaw. Then they talk about all different kinds of birds and how they're related to dinosaurs. After that they play a game called "Animal Relatives" and have us guess which animals are the most closely related to each other. (Spoiler Alert! It's kinda funny how all 3 questions are the answer C and the animals are the most different from the original animal! We answered correctly, so where is our busload of 1990's tourists wearing fanny-packs, fluorescent clothing, and radical sunglasses???)

Part Two begins with Jessica at The Theater of the Sea in Islamorada, Florida talking about bottlenose dolphins. It then shows how physically handicapped people can swim with the dolphins for therapy. The next segment is Scott and Jill talking about different types of wild cats, especially Tigers and how they could soon become extinct. (It's radical how they decided to include the puking cat in this segment!)

Part Three has Jessica and Scott at the San Diego Zoo and they're talking to zookeepers and trainers about how they started their careers. Next, Jessica goes swimming and dancing with the bottlenose dolphins! After that, she goes on a boat with a Marine Biologist to look for dolphins in their natural habitat. Unfortunately, she finds a mother dolphin trying to bring her lifeless baby dolphin back to life. The poor baby drowned. It was taken to SeaWorld for an autopsy.

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"Wild Side Show" was a TV show for kids on Nickelodeon that was hosted by two kids and featured various wild and zoo animals with an emphasis on education and wildlife conservation.

We used to love this show and luckily recorded a couple of episodes when they originally aired. There's barely any information about Nickelodeon's Wild Side Show anywhere online. As of writing this, there's no info on Wikipedia and barely any on IMDB. But after doing extensive research and gathering clues from around the web, here is what we found:

The show definitely premiered in 1992 but there are conflicting reports of when exactly. We personally think it was on Sunday, August 23, 1992 at 8:30pm EST and after that Sundays at 5:00pm EST (other sources have premiere dates listed as February 1, April 10, and August 22, 1992). We also believe the show lasted for two seasons (each with a different set of hosts) and that reruns were shown on Nickelodeon for at least until 1995.

SEASON ONE (13 Episodes):
Premiere: Sunday, August 23, 1992 at 8:30pm EST on Nickelodeon (?)
Host: Jessica Duarte
Host: Scott Tunnell
Locations: Mostly at the San Diego Zoo & Wild Animal Park
(plus other locations throughout the US)

SEASON TWO (13 Episodes):
Premiere: Saturday, November 6, 1993 at 5:30pm EST on Nickelodeon
Host: Jillian Hirasawa
Host: Gordon Michael Woolvett
Locations: Africa and Ontario, Canada's Chapleau Crown Game Preserve

WE WILL POST ANOTHER WILD SIDE SHOW EPISODE VERY SOON. STAY TUNED!!!

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Video Title: (1992) Wild Side Show - Nickelodeon TV show (dolphins episode, parts 1, 2 & 3)
Product: Nickelodeon's Wild Side Show
Original Air Date: 1992
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