Old School Nickelodeon Rules

Wow, so I just happen to flip on Nickelodeon, what treacherously awful programming they have on these days. There is zero imagination or creativity in this junk. Growing up in the mid 90's was pretty much the golden age for kids television. You never realize what you had until it's gone, I guess.

The line up of shows that Nick aired during the 90's was epic. Salute Your Shorts, Pete and Pete, Ren and Stimpy, Doug, Hey Dude, Clarissa Explains It All, Welcome Freshmen… The list goes on and on. Why does the programming on Nick not measure up these days? There is a real lack of imaginative ideas and the taking of chances. It feels like they just got lazy and less apt to produce material with a bit of an edge to it.

Remember Ren and Stimpy? There was definitely material on there that you look back on now and realize “wow, they would never put something like that out again”. Why are they so scared these days? Did that stuff really do any harm to us?

The really sad thing is that Viacom (the parent company of Nickelodeon) has not even released our old classic shows on DVD. Viacom only released the first and second season of Pete and Pete and no seasons of the other shows previously mentioned.

For the love of these old shows, faithful viewers have transferred their old VHS tapes to digital files and posted them onto You Tube. I did some searching around and found some of these old shows for your viewing. Enjoy

Salute Your Shorts Season 1 Episode 1 (Part 1)


Salute Your Shorts Season 1 Episode 1 (Part 2)

Salute Your Shorts Season 1 Episode 1 (Part 3)

Click here to buy Pete and Pete on DVD