Nickelodeon Silver Ball

This here, my friends, is the Nickelodeon silver ball ident used from 1981-1984 (which I never knew existed--I just assumed the 'splat' was there from the start).



While were on the subject, did anyone else know that they took Nickelodeon Studios out of Universal Studios in Orlando? Even the Slime Machine's gone! I have a lot of good childhood memories from Nick Studios. Eh, I'll get over it I guess. They took out the Back to the Future ride, too. It's disappointing.

Pete and Pete Theme Song

Finally! I got this to work. Here's the Pete and Pete intro and lyrics. There's a dispute over the line, "Don't you talk back." Some people say it's supposed to be "Does your dog bite?" Listen and decide for yourself.



Hey Smilin' strange
You're lookin' happily deranged
Can you settle to shoot me?
Or have you picked your target yet?
Hey Sandy (ai ai ai ai)
Don't you talk back (ai ai ai)
Hey Sandy

[Lyrics from wikipedia]

Nick Rewind

I can't believe Nick Rewind is on hiatus! I hope it doesn't get cancelled! I just bought Season 1 of "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" today, and I'm trying to find "Clarissa Explains it All."

My computer is being obstinate and won't let me post the Pete & Pete intro. I'll try again tomorrow, but for now, here's a picture of it. Big Pete reminds me of Breck a little bit.

One Saturday Morning

Okay, forget the cutesy introduction stuff, and let's cut to the chase. Ever heard of Disney's One Saturday Morning? Not really retro, but it fits better on here than my other blog. It's too reminiscent to warrant a spot on "Juliana Talks Incoherently."

For those out of the loop who need clarification, One Saturday Morning was a kid's television block that ran for 5 hours every Saturday morning (duh) on ABC.

These are some of the shows from One Saturday Morning: "Pepper Ann," "The Weekenders, "Teacher's Pet," "Recess," "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh," Disney's version of "Doug," and others (those are just the ones I remember). I've added some pictures to distract you from the writing (because we all know I can write enough about nothing to start my own chrestomathy)--hehe.

This is Pepper Ann--http://www.bcdb.com/

This is The Weekenders--shows.savedisneyshows.org/weekenders/

Okay, so this TV block lasted from 1997 to 2002, where it was replaced with ABC Kids, which just plays reruns of shows from Disney Channel. That would mean that the quality of Saturday morning TV would be inversely related to how many coffee breaks the writers at Disney decide to take. We all know how they like their coffee breaks.

Of course One Saturday Morning was not a television phenomenon to shape a generation. The 1980's was supposedly the best decade in Saturday morning cartoons, but I wasn't alive for that. Mehe.

Here's the One Saturday Morning intro...now, this I don't remember. I do remember the cheeky way they said "One Saturday Morning" though. That in itself was enough to entice me for a while.

Another "Kids Inc." Theme Song

Okay, well here's the one from 1991 with Jennifer Love Hewitt. For some reason, these kids are a little creepy to me. Eh...I don't know why. Enjoy!

Kids Incorporated

I almost regret not being around to see this show...

Okay, well enjoy the "Kids Inc." theme from 1984. It had a previous theme song from it's premiere year in 1983, but I like this one better. Fergie is actually in this, but you probably knew that. Jennifer Love Hewitt was in the show a little later. I might post that one, too, in case you care one way or the other.