Salute Your Shorts vs. Hey Dude

[Coach]

It's the ultimate showdown of pre-teen Nickelodeon sticoms.

I am 23 now and still remember the words to both show's theme songs.

I give Salute Your Shorts the slight edge, though Hey Dude was not without it's merits.

[Zeke]

It's a little wild and a little strannnnnnnnnge, when you make your home out on the raaaaaaaaaaaaannggge.

Hey Dude all the way. But before that, "You can't do that on Television" was the greatest. Say the words "I don't know" and you get slimed, some funny stuff. I wanted so badly to make that slime in the kitchen.

[EagleChick03]

Salute your shorts was so great. Nick at night should bring on some of the old school nickelodeon. Going even farther back, I loved Today's Special with Jeff the mannequin who came alive when the mall closed. No, I'm not making this up...I'm sure someone else remembers it!

Edited February 22, 2005 by EagleChick03

[Coach]

Oh yeah, I remember Today's Special. I remember one freaky and scary episode where they got shrunk somehow and ended up in a mug or bowl with some marshmallows. It was a valuable lesson. After seeing that, I never messed around with machines that shrink stuff, or mannequins that come alive at night.

[EagleChick03]

While we're talking about old school nickelodeon, we can't forget Pinwheel. It was such a great show. I'd love to see an episode of this stuff now that I'm older, so I did a search and didn't find anything but found this funny Web site about the show. If you grew up with cable in the 80's it will make you laugh, http://www.geocities.com/rupertdada/forgotte.htm

Edited February 22, 2005 by EagleChick03

[EagleChick03]

And because it's 1:30am, here's another web site for everyone. This one is dedicated to all classic nick shows. http://johnnorrisbrown.com/classic-nick/index.htm

yeahhh, you shouldn't have gotten me started Coach!

[UNTFan23]

Man, today's programming for children just isn't the same as it was back then. Is there anyone who thinks that the old school cartoons are way better then the stuff that's out today?

[Eagle since birth]

I did enjoy both, but I had to go with salute your shorts . . .

[Zeke]

Don't forget "Out of Control"............Greatness.

[Zeke]

One more bit of Nick info in case you didn't know......................You Can't Do That On Television at one time had Alanis Morissette (sp?) as part of its cast.

[UNTFan23]

One more bit of Nick info in case you didn't know......................You Can't Do That On Television at one time had Alanis Morissette (sp?) as part of its cast.

Really?!? OMG!!!

[Coffee and TV]

Man, today's programming for children just isn't the same as it was back then.  Is there anyone who thinks that the old school cartoons are way better then the stuff that's out today?

Oh absolutely. My daughter is almost 5 and I really have to check whatever she's watching on Nickelodeon because some of those cartoons are crap. I generally make her stick to PBS and disney.

Oh, I say Salute Your Shorts. How could you forget Ug...and Budnick. I say Saved by the Bell was better than them both though.

[JDWest567]

Camp Anawanna, we hold you in our heart.

It's hard to believe at 23, I remember more about that, then what I continue to learn, or have learned during my time in college.

[UNTFan23]

Tell me there is someone out there that used to watch Kids Incorporated. It was a cop-off of The Mickey Mouse Club, but the story lines seemed more interesting ... to me at least.

[Coach]

Camp Anawanna, we hold you in our heart.

"And when we think about you...it makes me wanna fart.

It's I hope we never part, now get it right or pay the price."

Good ol Donkey Lips, always messing up the song.

Eaglechick, I also remember Pinwheel, and after that was Eureka's Castle I believe.

[Monkeypox]

Tell me there is someone out there that used to watch Kids Incorporated.  It was a cop-off of The Mickey Mouse Club, but the story lines seemed more interesting ... to me at least.

Yeah, chick from that was in bubble-gum girl group Wild Orchid. Chick from Wild Orchid is in Black-eyed Peas.

Kids, Inc. + You Can't Do That on Television = TV Gold.

[Coffee and TV]

dont forget about Double Dare.

[Coach]

I think I saw the host of Dable Dare hosting a game show on the History Channel a while back.

[j0nat8an]

i had to vote for hey dude, but i loved both. when double dare came to dallas, my parents took me and i actually won a tshirt directly from mark summers by answering a question about clarissa explains it all. it was definately a highlight of my childhood.

[Greeneagle87]

Way too old school for me

[LadyGreen]

Ahhh the joys of being a child of the 80's!!! But I'm going to have to stick with Hey Dude for this one.

[Eagle since birth]

"And when we think about you...it makes me wanna fart.

It's I hope we never part, now get it right or pay the price."

Good ol Donkey Lips, always messing up the song.

Eaglechick, I also remember Pinwheel, and after that was Eureka's Castle I believe.

I thought it was the dude with the long hair . . . not donkey lips?

[Coach]

Ohhh yeahh. The second verse was where Donkey Lips had the rod & reel and said "this thing...it came apart".

[PerryG2480]

Alright, you guys are discussing a topic that is very near and dear to my heart...here's some stuff for nostalgia's sake:

Got the DVD, had the board game at one point.

Huge fan, the old cartoons are now out on DVD.

Sticking with the thread topic...this was the better show!

I can't believe anyone else remembers freakin' Pinwheel! I believe this was Plus and Minus...remember "Gotcha last" ???

A truly messed up show...anyone remember "barf burgers"?

I remember this show vaguely...I think I watched it every morning when I was like four.

Remember the Wuzzles? Were 80's kids' shows acid induced or what?

One of my favorites.

Sorry for all the bandwith, but images sure help.

[Coach]

Great pictures.

I was a huge Mutant Turtles fan. G.I. Joe was my favorite, but the Turtles were second. Raphael all the way, but I also liked Leonardo. The best Joe by far was Snake Eyes.

Did you ever watch/collect Ring Raiders?