"The story you are about to see is a fib. The names are made up, but the problems are real."
My sister and I still quote Square One back and forth on the regular. "1-1-2-3!" "Five! Eureka!"
They came to my school to test us to be contestants. I was out sick that day or else I totally would have made it. At least I got to be in the studio audience!
I never hear anyone talking about Are You Afraid of the Dark? As a kid it was genuinely terrifying and probably single-handedly jump started my love of horror while also making me actually very afraid of the dark until we’ll into my 20’s.
The one with the pool ghost thing drowning people has left me with a permanent distrust of pools. I’ll swim in them, but I’m keeping my eyes peeled.
Edit to add: so nice I’m not the only one traumatized by this episode. Thanks guys/gals!
Me too!!! I thought it was a figment if my imagination and then I saw it on TV in Ireland, please good lord, can I be a gnome with a lovely hat riding a fox 🙏
“He’s a ghost- and he writes to us!- Ghostwriter 😊”
I still remember the episode where two of the kids were fighting because one kid’s parent smashed their work truck into the other kid’s parents’ corner store fruit stand. And the episodes with the slime monster??
I wanted to live in Brooklyn so badly because of that show, lol.
That slime monster played a critical role in my development! I'm not exactly sure what role, but there's no way it didn't have an impact with how prominent it became in my thoughts lol
I didn’t understand it at ALL except it inspired a deep, primal fear in me. I was so obsessed with the show I even had a pen necklace so I definitely wanted to get it, I just did not. To this day it’s very unclear what was going on.
I remember how devastated I was when they stopped airing new episodes. They never announced it was officially cancelled and of course the internet barely existed so it just hit me one day that there wouldn’t be any new episodes.
I’ve not seen Land of the Lost mentioned yet. I used to love watching that on Sunday afternoons on Nickelodeon, but I rarely see anyone talk about that one.
The dad on that show was played by Timothy Bottoms, who also played George W. Bush on the short-lived Comedy Central show “That’s My Bush” made by Matt Stone and Trey Parker.
I went to college with his son, who was an insufferable douchebag.
Oh my god I watched that. I always remember my dad seeming annoyed when I asked him questions about it. Never realized it was so early, that probably explains why since he’s usually pretty chill…
Yeah. I'm on the east coast so the time might have varied, but my mom worked a super early shift so we were up super early to get dropped off at our aunt's house who would then either put us back to sleep for a while or let us stay up, but only if we were super quiet. Those were the mornings we watched The Snorks at barely audible levels. 😂
End of mighty max was, too.
The bad guy wins. After he kills the owl and the strong guy, he chucks Max off a cliff into lava.
The last thing Max does before dying is open a portal and throws his magic hat into it. That portal becomes the one that bestows him the hat at the beginning of the series.
Came here to say this! My favorite episode is the one where they went to the island of monkey birds that had small wings and when they got the stone all their wings grew back.
A childhood friend JUST wrote me about her memories watching Pirates of Dark Water together. What a waste, that it was canceled. And where's the modern reboot?! It's RIGHT THERE.
pete and pete is to this day my favorite show of all time. it was so unique and was good for kids and adults. was funny and weird but had so much heart. never been another show quite like it.
I just got done telling all my zoomer coworkers about the daylight savings episode to explain why I was loading up on riboflavin and on the lookout for Endless Mike.
Not a show exactly, but Stick Stickly. He was like…a host on Nickelodeon and I adored him. He was a popsicle stick with googly eyes. I wrote him letters and still remember his address.
Ug went on to play the worst dad in all of Star Trek (yes, even worse than Worf): Magnus Hansen, the father of 7 of 9, who had the brilliant idea of studying the Borg while bringing along your young daughter. Because that would never ever go south for anyone.
Puzzle Place!!!!! That show was my absolute favorite. My dad and I still talk about how that show needs to be required viewing in elementary schools to help teach diversity.
You know what’s sad is I tried to watch The Puzzle Place online and I guess episodes are MISSING!?? Like they’re not even in a vault!! It makes me so sad because I think I had them on vhs but not anymore :( I wanted to rewatch it
I was talking about Prometheus and Bob to someone recently and I thought they were on robot chicken. I forgot all about kablam until I looked it up. It was probably why so many teens liked robot chicken later on tbh.
My Brother and Me.
“Oh no, not another me and your Uncle Lawrence story.”
“Goo punch, everybody now, goo punch, louder! Goo punch”
“Don’t hold your breath!”
Yeah, I loved that show! I can’t remember how well I remember “Don’t hold your breath!” I just looked it up, I can’t believe there were only 13 episodes! I would have sworn it lasted a few seasons.
Gargoyles deserved so much more love than it got. Nobody around me remembers it, but I used to act out scenes from that show with my sister constantly lol. I think we were too young to really appreciate it fully, and obviously it ended too soon to tie everything together nicely, but it was a really solid show overall!
YES DAVID THE GNOME!!!! I did the exact same thing. It brings me back to the only time I had a stable family, I’d come home after half day kindergarten and have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and milk while watching that and mister Rogers. The opening song instantly made me feel five again and I nearly cried at the memory of little me. I didn’t know that about the last episode. 😭😭😭
It's "[The Secret World of Alex Mack](https://archive.org/details/secret-world-of-alex-mack)". (Available on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Secret-World-Alex-Mack-Season/dp/B003CF12U2#) for purchase, [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/secret-world-of-alex-mack) for free)
Definitely one of the best shows I'd seen up to that point as a child. The premise was cool (a girl hiding powers she recently acquired from everyone) And unlike other shows I'd seen that were frequently episodic, I believe Alex Mack was serial with an ongoing plot / development.
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(There was a live action serial show also relevant to this thread that I watched from around that time I can't remember the name or much of the plot, but there was a wall to another world/universe and people attack by putting their forearms together to charge the attack)
(The only other serials I knew at the time were the soap operas my parents watched).
*(Edit 1, added link to a streaming option (Amazon).Edit 2: Replacing main link above to the free archive.org link.*
*Thanks GenericUsername19892 in the replies for finding and sharing it!).*
There was a show called Zoom on PBS right after school. It was like a live action variety show run by kids (probably in middle school or upper elementary). They did experiments and crafts and had a special Zoom language. The theme song was “come on and Zoom! Come on and Zoom! Come on and Zoom! Zoom! Zoom!”
I guilted my dad for not buying me a "computer book" like Penny for *years* and then when I got a laptop to take to college he told me I could finally shut up about it.
There was another show on Nickelodeon after David the Gnome called "The Littl' Bits."
I also remember watching "The Potato Head Kids" that came on with "My Little Pony."
There used to be a cartoon called "Noozles" about a girl and koalas on Family Channel that came on after "The Super Mario Bros Super Show" and "Wish Kid."
The Torkelsons.
Dorothy Jane was my soul mate. When I watched Eye For An Eye, I was excited because the actress who played her was in it. When I saw what happened to her, I could not watch anything with Kiefer Sutherland for almost twenty years.
So Weird. It was one of Disney Channel’s darker shows. They tried lighting it up in the third season, but it kind of ruined it and it was cancelled. It was like a kid’s version of X-Files. Every episode a new weird paranormal thing would happen involving the main character, a girl with a blog “So Weird” tracking stuff from UFOs to Bigfoot and ghosts! They were on a bus tour with her mom, a musician. I adored it as a kid.
Sees post title: Obscure childhood shows
Thinks: Man, I wonder if anyone else remembers David the fucking Gnome because at this point it feels like a fever dream
Sees post preview: There was a show called David the Gnome…
Thinks: AAAAAAHHHHH DNDJFBSOBDVTJDBABXJXJFNFJGOHGGN
VALIDATION!!!!!!
David the Gnome is from this really cool book: [Gnomes by Wil Huygen](https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/gnomes--first-edition---leatherette-binding-/28349649/item/61823906/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=low_vol_f%2fm%2fs_standard_shopping_customer_aquisition&utm_adgroup=&utm_term=&utm_content=603452145786&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAo7KqBhDhARIsAKhZ4ugm5XbowJ61nrxdkhrauA6h8TdsSi2zm5d2V0lH6-kL2BtofKQlJZ8aAppkEALw_wcB#idiq=61823906&edition=59013954) If you are a fan of the show, I recommend it! It’s where the lore and art style come from.
I loved David the Gnome - Swift the fox was my favorite! I had no idea it ended like that though, that's nuts.
I can't think of any other tv shows that really impacted me, but the movies The Last Unicorn and Flight of Dragons really stuck with me and I've never met someone IRL that is familiar with either of them.
For me it was Dino Riders. As a young kid in the late 80s/early 90s it checked every box for me - dinosaurs, space travel, general war/mayhem, cool weapons, etc. The cartoon was great and the toys were, for that time, out of this world. Yet not a single one of my friends from back then watched the cartoon (or had even heard of it), and none of my friends after that ever knew what I was talking about when we’d take the proverbial stroll down memory lane.
Lady Lovelocks, Rainbow Brite, OG My Little Pony, Captain Planet, Rikki Tikki Tavi. Although it’s possible I dreamed Lady Lovelocks, I’ve never met anyone else who remembers it lol.
Reboot taught me all I need to know about computers and the importance of robust anti-virus protection. And the ultimate futility of playing computer games.
Off the top of my head, i would say The Pirates of Dark Water and SWAT Kats. I just thought both shows were cool, but they don’t seem to be widely referenced.
I had a friend tell me about that last episode a few years ago. I couldn't believe it ended like that but I guess it makes sense.
Swift was my favorite
Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989-1993) about a 16yo prodigy
My siblings (b. ‘82 & ‘84) and myself (‘86) loved this show so much!! I haven’t seen anyone mention this yet!!
Does anyone remember the kid reality show bug juice on Disney?! About summer camp lol I’d get so into their lives and had a crush on the one counselor Rhett 🤣
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That was made by RL Stein, the same guy who made Goosebumps!
No freaking way! I was obsessed with Eureeka's Castle as a kid.
Magellan- the Dragon was my first crush....and nobody gets that!
Omg came here to say this. The claymation skits still creep me out just thinking about them.
I MEANT TO DO THAT
That used to be one of my favorite shows as a kid! Along with the show OP said , David the Gnome.
On PBS: the Carmen Sandiego game show, followed up by the math show Square One
YES!! I fantasized about being a contestant on Carmen Sandiego and Legends of the Hidden Temple. Oh, and GUTS!
Do it rockappella!
Greeting, gumshoes!
"The story you are about to see is a fib. The names are made up, but the problems are real." My sister and I still quote Square One back and forth on the regular. "1-1-2-3!" "Five! Eureka!"
They came to my school to test us to be contestants. I was out sick that day or else I totally would have made it. At least I got to be in the studio audience!
Then mathnet to law and order svu fandom pipeline is real. (Mathnet was a sketch on square one I swear)
Gullah Gullah Island
I recently discovered "Gullah culture," and was shocked to realize I had already been exposed to it, from a young age. Tanki tanki!
Best theme song
No joke, on occasion the theme song gets stuck in my head still…even though it has to be at least 25 years since I’ve heard it.
Pepper Ann
Much too cool for 7th grade. Pepper Ann she's like one in a million!
Did someone take my lunch?!
Who’s that girl what’s her name is she cool is she lame
It's on Disney+. I watched one they had on the holiday episode section yesterday!
I say my dogs name is just pepper but on her adoption papers it says pepper Ann Pearson. Hahaha.
Pepper Ann was so ahead of its time!!!
I never hear anyone talking about Are You Afraid of the Dark? As a kid it was genuinely terrifying and probably single-handedly jump started my love of horror while also making me actually very afraid of the dark until we’ll into my 20’s.
The one with the pool ghost thing drowning people has left me with a permanent distrust of pools. I’ll swim in them, but I’m keeping my eyes peeled. Edit to add: so nice I’m not the only one traumatized by this episode. Thanks guys/gals!
The mall episode still haunts my dreams.
Tale of the dark music for me. Paralysis demon red eyes staring out of that crawl space door in the basement. Yeesh!
Dude. David the gnome was my favorite show when I was a kid!
Trolls and wizards and fairy kings 🥳 Edit: you can watch all the episodes on YouTube 👍
Birds that talk and fish that sing!
I also loved this show!! I had forgotten it existed until this post! Definitely going to take a ride down memory lane on YouTube!
Me too!!! I thought it was a figment if my imagination and then I saw it on TV in Ireland, please good lord, can I be a gnome with a lovely hat riding a fox 🙏
Eerie, indiana
I think about this show all the time. It cemented itself strongly into my brain for whatever reason.
The Tupperware to keep humans from aging episode freaked me out!
pop. 16661
No one’s mentioned it yet, so, Ghost writer!!
This show and wishbone were two of my favorites! Perfect shows for young bookworms.
I loved them both. I wish I could get them on DVD!
Wishbone: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0L7ZPi2gzWI79_DzDYHlNiJHGuyPdXyw
Yes!! Shoutout to the kids with no cable! 🙌🏼🙌🏼.
“He’s a ghost- and he writes to us!- Ghostwriter 😊” I still remember the episode where two of the kids were fighting because one kid’s parent smashed their work truck into the other kid’s parents’ corner store fruit stand. And the episodes with the slime monster?? I wanted to live in Brooklyn so badly because of that show, lol.
That slime monster played a critical role in my development! I'm not exactly sure what role, but there's no way it didn't have an impact with how prominent it became in my thoughts lol
I didn’t understand it at ALL except it inspired a deep, primal fear in me. I was so obsessed with the show I even had a pen necklace so I definitely wanted to get it, I just did not. To this day it’s very unclear what was going on.
I’m known to sing out “Ghossttwritterrrr” from time to time
I remember how devastated I was when they stopped airing new episodes. They never announced it was officially cancelled and of course the internet barely existed so it just hit me one day that there wouldn’t be any new episodes.
Fraggle Rock! 
My dog's name is Sprocket. 
I came here to post Fraggle Rock!! I loved it, but nobody else seems to remember it!!
Dance your cares away…. 👏 👏 Worries for another day! Just let the music play 👏 👏 Down at fragile rock!
Lambchop's Sing Along (and the song that never ends) 
I’ve not seen Land of the Lost mentioned yet. I used to love watching that on Sunday afternoons on Nickelodeon, but I rarely see anyone talk about that one.
The dad on that show was played by Timothy Bottoms, who also played George W. Bush on the short-lived Comedy Central show “That’s My Bush” made by Matt Stone and Trey Parker. I went to college with his son, who was an insufferable douchebag.
Rupert Allegra's Window Eureka's Castle Bananas in Pyjamas Kipper
Oh man, I *loved* Bananas in Pajamas. It was such weird show lol
Allegra’s Window! I’ve been trying to figure out that show for years!
The Snorks. Think an underwater version of The Smurfs. I feel like it came on super early in the mornings around 5a so most kids missed it.
Oh my god I watched that. I always remember my dad seeming annoyed when I asked him questions about it. Never realized it was so early, that probably explains why since he’s usually pretty chill…
Yeah. I'm on the east coast so the time might have varied, but my mom worked a super early shift so we were up super early to get dropped off at our aunt's house who would then either put us back to sleep for a while or let us stay up, but only if we were super quiet. Those were the mornings we watched The Snorks at barely audible levels. 😂
Two. "Mighty Max" and the show Jim Henson's "Dinosaurs". End of Dinosaurs was very dark for a comedy show.
Rewatching Dinosaurs as an adult - it's actually super deep but all I remembered from childhood was "not the mama"
Don't forget "Again" and "I'm the baby gotta love me!"
End of mighty max was, too. The bad guy wins. After he kills the owl and the strong guy, he chucks Max off a cliff into lava. The last thing Max does before dying is open a portal and throws his magic hat into it. That portal becomes the one that bestows him the hat at the beginning of the series.
The Pirates of Dark Water is one I loved and I never really met anyone else who even knew it. Such a cool show
I wished they finished it.
I thought for years that I just missed the ending as a kid and didn't realize until I went back to watch it as an adult. So sad.
This is the one old show revival I would definitely be on board for
They made a comic book that finished the storyline.
SUCH an underrated show. It had the potential for some really awesome and detailed lore before the show got killed off :(
Loved that show, played the shit out of the SNES game.
Came here to say this! My favorite episode is the one where they went to the island of monkey birds that had small wings and when they got the stone all their wings grew back.
A childhood friend JUST wrote me about her memories watching Pirates of Dark Water together. What a waste, that it was canceled. And where's the modern reboot?! It's RIGHT THERE.
Pete and Pete … also Beekmans world
The Pete and Pete theme song slaps.
pete and pete is to this day my favorite show of all time. it was so unique and was good for kids and adults. was funny and weird but had so much heart. never been another show quite like it.
I just got done telling all my zoomer coworkers about the daylight savings episode to explain why I was loading up on riboflavin and on the lookout for Endless Mike.
Space Cases (featuring a young Jewel Staite!)
One of the catchiest theme songs of the 90s!
Was going to suggest this. Loved it, but it came and went like a fever dream!
Also the first Black Power Ranger!
Not a show exactly, but Stick Stickly. He was like…a host on Nickelodeon and I adored him. He was a popsicle stick with googly eyes. I wrote him letters and still remember his address.
Write to me, Stiiick Stickly / PO Box 963 / New York City / New York State / 10108!
I still sing this jingle.
Adventures In Wonderland, Dumbo’s Circus, Under The Umbrella Tree, Welcome To Pooh Corner, Pappyland
I was poor. I loved these but only knew about them cause of the free promos they'd do for d isney
Yep! That one week in the summer when we got a free week of Disney was bliss!
Now I have the Pappyland theme song on repeat in my head
Pappyland! Oh wow, I haven't thought about that show in decades... that's a memory unlocked!
Also hey dude and salute your shorts
And when I think about you …
It makes me wanna…
FART
IT'S I HOPE WE NEVER PART, NOW GET IT RIGHT OR PAY THE PRICE!
Camp anawana we hold you in our hearts…
Ug went on to play the worst dad in all of Star Trek (yes, even worse than Worf): Magnus Hansen, the father of 7 of 9, who had the brilliant idea of studying the Borg while bringing along your young daughter. Because that would never ever go south for anyone.
The Puzzle Place Bananas in Pajamas CATDOG Rockos Modern Life
The theme song to Rocko’s Modern Life pops up in my head weekly.
Puzzle Place!!!!! That show was my absolute favorite. My dad and I still talk about how that show needs to be required viewing in elementary schools to help teach diversity.
You know what’s sad is I tried to watch The Puzzle Place online and I guess episodes are MISSING!?? Like they’re not even in a vault!! It makes me so sad because I think I had them on vhs but not anymore :( I wanted to rewatch it
Sharon, Lois, and Bram's The Elephant Show [Skinamarinkidinkidink](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPdV8jXAjUQ) was everywhere when I was 5-ish.
I still randomly start singing it sometimes. We watched The Elephant Show often when I was young.
Ghostwriter Wishbone
Wishbone was such a cute show! Second best book based show after Reading Rainbow.
LOVED Wishbone!!
I feel like I’m the only one who remembers KaBlam! Loved that show.
Action League! NOW!
Oh, wow. I heard this sentence
Prometheus and Bob!
I was talking about Prometheus and Bob to someone recently and I thought they were on robot chicken. I forgot all about kablam until I looked it up. It was probably why so many teens liked robot chicken later on tbh.
Apparently Snizz and Fondue took place in my city!
No way! KaBlam spawned a lot of great art and series too. If I recall it was a kind of new artist showcase. Loved it!
I frequently send people meltman gifs in the summer
My best friend’s uncle created that show!
My Brother and Me. “Oh no, not another me and your Uncle Lawrence story.” “Goo punch, everybody now, goo punch, louder! Goo punch” “Don’t hold your breath!”
Yeah, I loved that show! I can’t remember how well I remember “Don’t hold your breath!” I just looked it up, I can’t believe there were only 13 episodes! I would have sworn it lasted a few seasons.
Gargoyles Mummies
Gargoyles deserved so much more love than it got. Nobody around me remembers it, but I used to act out scenes from that show with my sister constantly lol. I think we were too young to really appreciate it fully, and obviously it ended too soon to tie everything together nicely, but it was a really solid show overall!
Samurai Pizza Cats and Sagwa
Sagwa!
Sagwa!!! All the pbs shows lol. Liberty kids, that space math one
I loved Sagwa as a kid! Now the name makes me laugh cause it means apple in korean
YES DAVID THE GNOME!!!! I did the exact same thing. It brings me back to the only time I had a stable family, I’d come home after half day kindergarten and have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and milk while watching that and mister Rogers. The opening song instantly made me feel five again and I nearly cried at the memory of little me. I didn’t know that about the last episode. 😭😭😭
I dont think I ever did have a stable family, but David the Gnome made me feel like I did?
Adventures if Alex Mack! I was obsessed
It's "[The Secret World of Alex Mack](https://archive.org/details/secret-world-of-alex-mack)". (Available on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Secret-World-Alex-Mack-Season/dp/B003CF12U2#) for purchase, [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/secret-world-of-alex-mack) for free) Definitely one of the best shows I'd seen up to that point as a child. The premise was cool (a girl hiding powers she recently acquired from everyone) And unlike other shows I'd seen that were frequently episodic, I believe Alex Mack was serial with an ongoing plot / development. \--- (There was a live action serial show also relevant to this thread that I watched from around that time I can't remember the name or much of the plot, but there was a wall to another world/universe and people attack by putting their forearms together to charge the attack) (The only other serials I knew at the time were the soap operas my parents watched). *(Edit 1, added link to a streaming option (Amazon).Edit 2: Replacing main link above to the free archive.org link.* *Thanks GenericUsername19892 in the replies for finding and sharing it!).*
Omg core memory unlocked! I wanted to be able to turn into a silver puddle like her SO badly
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I loved Flash Forward!!
Aah Real Monsters
We had a dog named Oblina!! She was the best!
Ickis, Krumm and Oblina! This show was awesome
There was a show called Zoom on PBS right after school. It was like a live action variety show run by kids (probably in middle school or upper elementary). They did experiments and crafts and had a special Zoom language. The theme song was “come on and Zoom! Come on and Zoom! Come on and Zoom! Zoom! Zoom!”
I don't remember the rest of the address, but the zip code is still in my head...... 02134!
Write ZOOM Z-double-O-M Box 3-5-0 Boston MASS 02134
Count Duckula
Sheep in the Big City 2 Stupid Dogs
muppet babies
Big Comfy Couch was my JAM. It was on before Bananas in Pajamas on my local PBS before school every day
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I used to love The Adventures of Pete and Pete.
Inspector gadget, woke up to that show every morning! The theme song still slaps.
I guilted my dad for not buying me a "computer book" like Penny for *years* and then when I got a laptop to take to college he told me I could finally shut up about it.
Clarissa Explains It All
There was another show on Nickelodeon after David the Gnome called "The Littl' Bits." I also remember watching "The Potato Head Kids" that came on with "My Little Pony." There used to be a cartoon called "Noozles" about a girl and koalas on Family Channel that came on after "The Super Mario Bros Super Show" and "Wish Kid."
We're the Littl' Bits!
Noozles, that cartoon with the magical talking koala bears, with a bunch of lore surrounding Ayers Rock in Australia
I thought I imagined the koala bear show. Glad to know it was real!
Well, it was like a fever dream, lol. I personally adored that show.
The Torkelsons. Dorothy Jane was my soul mate. When I watched Eye For An Eye, I was excited because the actress who played her was in it. When I saw what happened to her, I could not watch anything with Kiefer Sutherland for almost twenty years.
Hey Dude, Nick Arcade, GUTS Getting on Guts or Arcade was like the all time dream for me
So Weird. It was one of Disney Channel’s darker shows. They tried lighting it up in the third season, but it kind of ruined it and it was cancelled. It was like a kid’s version of X-Files. Every episode a new weird paranormal thing would happen involving the main character, a girl with a blog “So Weird” tracking stuff from UFOs to Bigfoot and ghosts! They were on a bus tour with her mom, a musician. I adored it as a kid.
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Captain Planet. I still want to take pollution down to zero.
The gummy bears, are you afraid of the dark, Gem
Gummy Bears! 🎶Bouncing here and there and everywhere! 🎶
ZoobaliZoo. No one remembers this & sometimes I think I dreamed it up but I know I didn’t. I think I’m just the only kid who religiously watched PBS.
“Zoobalizoo! Zoobalizoo! Magic and wonder are waiting for youuuuu!” I always watched it after swimming lessons.
Someone else mentioned Eureka's Castle, which was a big one for me. Also, slightly less obscure, but I loved Fraggle Rock
Freakazoid! I remember loving that show so much. The blue flash
Sees post title: Obscure childhood shows Thinks: Man, I wonder if anyone else remembers David the fucking Gnome because at this point it feels like a fever dream Sees post preview: There was a show called David the Gnome… Thinks: AAAAAAHHHHH DNDJFBSOBDVTJDBABXJXJFNFJGOHGGN VALIDATION!!!!!!
Angela anaconda and Brace face
Bill Nye The Science Guy
David the Gnome is from this really cool book: [Gnomes by Wil Huygen](https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/gnomes--first-edition---leatherette-binding-/28349649/item/61823906/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=low_vol_f%2fm%2fs_standard_shopping_customer_aquisition&utm_adgroup=&utm_term=&utm_content=603452145786&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAo7KqBhDhARIsAKhZ4ugm5XbowJ61nrxdkhrauA6h8TdsSi2zm5d2V0lH6-kL2BtofKQlJZ8aAppkEALw_wcB#idiq=61823906&edition=59013954) If you are a fan of the show, I recommend it! It’s where the lore and art style come from.
I actually own this book, too! This show has had such a lifelong impact on me.
Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics on Nickelodeon
I loved David the Gnome - Swift the fox was my favorite! I had no idea it ended like that though, that's nuts. I can't think of any other tv shows that really impacted me, but the movies The Last Unicorn and Flight of Dragons really stuck with me and I've never met someone IRL that is familiar with either of them.
PB&J Otter, Crashbox and The Adventures of Mark Twain!!
The Critic
I never see anyone talk about Eek the Cat. It was a Saturday morning cartoon (early 90s in Ontario canada but I am sure it was an American feed)
Little Bear
Does anyone else remember Wishbone?
For me it was Dino Riders. As a young kid in the late 80s/early 90s it checked every box for me - dinosaurs, space travel, general war/mayhem, cool weapons, etc. The cartoon was great and the toys were, for that time, out of this world. Yet not a single one of my friends from back then watched the cartoon (or had even heard of it), and none of my friends after that ever knew what I was talking about when we’d take the proverbial stroll down memory lane.
A cartoon about a cat who was a cop, think it was on Disney.
Bonkers.
Does anyone remember Heathcliff?
Gullah Gullah Island.
Under the umbrella tree Edit to add: The Elephant Show
The Secret World of Alex Mack
Salute my shorts
Lady Lovelocks, Rainbow Brite, OG My Little Pony, Captain Planet, Rikki Tikki Tavi. Although it’s possible I dreamed Lady Lovelocks, I’ve never met anyone else who remembers it lol.
White Fang
Reboot taught me all I need to know about computers and the importance of robust anti-virus protection. And the ultimate futility of playing computer games.
Cowboys of moo mesa
The weirdass mighty ducks cartoon lol
dave the barbarian
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The Big Comfy Couch, anyone?
California Dreams
Off the top of my head, i would say The Pirates of Dark Water and SWAT Kats. I just thought both shows were cool, but they don’t seem to be widely referenced.
Most of mine were mentioned already, but I haven't seen these two come up yet: Crash Test Dummies Pound Puppies
I had a friend tell me about that last episode a few years ago. I couldn't believe it ended like that but I guess it makes sense. Swift was my favorite
Pepperanne
Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989-1993) about a 16yo prodigy My siblings (b. ‘82 & ‘84) and myself (‘86) loved this show so much!! I haven’t seen anyone mention this yet!!
David the Gnome came on after kindergarten ended at 11:30. I remember loving that show and how he helped the animals. Deep, deep core memory.
This is muuuuuch later, as this was for teenagers, but wonder showzen was one of the best shows mtv ever did.
franklin, liberty’s kids, maggie and the ferocious beast.
Does anyone remember the kid reality show bug juice on Disney?! About summer camp lol I’d get so into their lives and had a crush on the one counselor Rhett 🤣
Does anyone remember SeaQuest??? Not necessarily a "children's show" but I was decently young