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Date Posted: 00:23:30 03/26/25 Wed
Author: JeffsFort
Subject: 13yo me would be so happy I didn't forget!
In reply to: JeffsFort 's message, "IMAGINE Magazine Question for 4/15" on 23:31:31 03/23/25 Sun

There are so many I want to include just because I've taken the time to rewatch them fairly recently which is making it hard to choose just one. Most recently I binge watched 4 of the five seasons of "Silver Spoons" with Ricky Schroder and can't believe I didn't stick with it throughout it's first airing. I'm taking a short break from it and will tackle it's fifth season with Rick at age 16 very soon. ::sigh:: Then there were the reruns I grew up watching. The Monkees, The Partridge Family, and of course all the cartoons that they won't allow children to watch anymore. Night Rider with so many of the teen heart throbs of the time with guest appearances that on first run made the inner gay boy scream at the top of his lungs. Cuties in the main cast, Growing Pains, The Wonder Years, and Doogie Howser! Hehehe, I could go on for hours. (Malcolm in the Middle! OMG! Absolute classic!!!)

But I'm going to go with a sketch comedy show that by all rights was never expected to completely blow up in the states that still holds a place in my heart today. One that a failing network actually rebranded itself in its image and to this day is doing extremely well with the core of that image very much still intact. The network: Nickelodeon. The show: You Can't Do That On Television! (YCDTOTV). It probably shouldn't have worked then and it could never work now but, man was it awesome to see once Canada finally shared it with us. Why they waited so long, 'I don't know...' (Looks up at ceiling and cringes, lol!)

From the parody cancelation cards at the start of the show to let you know that "Hit & Run on Seseme Street" or some other ridiculous show would not be seen tonight meaning we were stuck with YCDTOTV, to yet another thwarted firing squad execution or horrifying menu item at Barth's Burgery, I honestly fell in love with the show's cast and all it's quirks. Obviously I wasn't alone.

As for cuties... There were more than anyone's fair share. My primary crush on that show was Alasdair Gillis who was a regular by the time Nickelodeon started airing the show but in hind sight, he did have competition. For me that list would include Adam Reid, Jonothan Gebert, Corey Fraser, Doug Ptolemy... Gun to head, if I had to name a runner up to Alasdair, I would need to say Kevin Schenk who I would find in reruns. OMG he made denim look amazing. Just sayin' ;) If you haven't seen this show, you really missed out. If you have, some of those episodes are still out there. Just gotta do some hunting.

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  • Honestly.. you'll find this funny. -- Dom, 10:17:09 04/06/25 Sun
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