Pieces of your childhood.

[ebbomega]

I came across this video some time back of Fred Rogers pitching to the US Government his plan for a children's television show. The man took 6 minutes to move the government from We-don't-like-public-television to give-the-man-$20-million.

Fred Rogers always struck me as a bit of a creepy dude but goddamn it if this speech doesn't send shivers down my spine.



Well, that spawned a whole wave of nostalgia for me, and I started clicking through related videos. How many people were like me as a preschool kid and watched CBC's family programming almost religiously? Well, then might tug at some memories for you.





esp. cool is the Fraggle Rock ad in the last one. =)

[mojo]

'If we can only make it clear that feelings are mentionable, and managable, we will have done a great service for mental health'

Kudos, Fred

[Revolver]

oh dude, hearing that mr.dessup theme again flashed me back.

and look up....look waAaAaAaAaAaaAaAaAaAaa up.

[Goodfellow]

holy fuck! that theme song is perfect for a hiphop beat sample........ time to start creating

[jenai]

Originally Posted by ebbomega

Well, that spawned a whole wave of nostalgia for me, and I started clicking through related videos. How many people were like me as a preschool kid and watched CBC's family programming almost religiously? Well, then might tug at some memories for you.

YouTube - vintage Mr. Dressup TV opening 1984

YouTube - vintage Friendly Giant TV opening 1984

esp. cool is the Fraggle Rock ad in the last one. =)

Mr Dressup had handpuppets Casey and Finnegan the dog, and i think both puppets were voiced by a woman who the guy who played Mr Dressup soon started wooing.

The actor also suffered reality problems due to people not clued into the fact that Mr Dressup is make-believe. I guess some people never grow up.

On Friendly Giant, the giraffe was named Jerome and the rooster was named Rusty, but both puppet masters were guys. Supposedly it was run this way on FG to prevent the mixing of work and romance. Tho', what is bonding over a couple pints of brewski with the union boys but a latent form of homoeroticism! :p

I think children's programming went downhill when that purple monster and those aliens became popular.

However, 1969 marks the watershed year when the nuclear home blew its collective mind.

As family devolved into single parent units, nursing homes became big business while the able bodied chased after some Hollywoodized version of the fountain of youth advertised on TV.

I think I prefer the really weird early 60s programming on CBC consisting of advertisement warning against mixing up ant poison for sugar and other dangers around the home.

As well, the scariest movie i saw was not on TV but in Grade One when we were exposed to anti-pedophile propaganda in the auditorium. The movie was 15-20 minutes, and you never saw the pedophile. All I remember is culverts and forest. Essentially the movie was designed to create fear of nature and the outdoors as a side effect. The slasher films help reinforce this "nature is evil" concept.

Though, the animes could use a "howto" on creating manga in addition to hours of anime.

So far...



Oh and how could I forget...

This one deserves its own post. My mom made me a cake of Jem for my 5th b-day <3

[jenai]

I am gonna hold off mentioning much about Soleil Moon Frye except for her role in Punky Brewster. She also starred in Wonder Years as "the other girl".

Then she got out of the acting side of show biz because the adult world conflicted with her Christian ethics, which make her the opposite of Jessica Hahn. She was the youngest director at 22, directing "WIld Horses".

Soleil as Punky 1984


Soleil as Sabrina's friend Roxie King in Season 6 on Sabrina the Teenaged Witch


Soleil today


Props to her parents, Virgil Frye and Sondra Peluce Londy. Yeop, they never changed their names when they got married, with him being an ex boxer and actor and them being sorta hippies.

Here's an interview of Soleil: Click here

Her best movie is the documentary she did of her dad in 2004. A sufferer of Pick's Disease only lasts about 2-6 years, sometimes 17 with proper care.

[SEAN!]

Originally Posted by ebbomega

I came across this video some time back of Fred Rogers pitching to the US Government his plan for a children's television show. The man took 6 minutes to move the government from We-don't-like-public-television to give-the-man-$20-million.

Fred Rogers always struck me as a bit of a creepy dude but goddamn it if this speech doesn't send shivers down my spine.

YouTube - Mr. Rogers talks to the US senate

Well, that spawned a whole wave of nostalgia for me, and I started clicking through related videos. How many people were like me as a preschool kid and watched CBC's family programming almost religiously? Well, then might tug at some memories for you.

YouTube - vintage Mr. Dressup TV opening 1984

YouTube - vintage Friendly Giant TV opening 1984

esp. cool is the Fraggle Rock ad in the last one. =)

I don't understand how the first video, when Rodgers speaks to the senate, sends shivers down your spine. It looks to me that he's probably extremely nervous, or has some speach impediment that makes him talk like that because the content of his speach is rather tame.

damn rhia i really loved all those shows you posted, save my little pony. I also really liked GI joe, Mr Dress up (actually saw him in concert too!) the old dude that lived in a castle with a sock puppet, and this tv show called c.o.p.s

[SEAN!]

Originally Posted by Revolver

oh dude, hearing that mr.dessup theme again flashed me back.

and look up....look waAaAaAaAaAaaAaAaAaAaa up.


YouTube - The Smoggies Intro

i always watched that show when i was a kid and thought they were both wack, the smoggies for polluting for no reason and the enviro crew for being such whiney fags about it.

i guess my political views originated at a young age. anyone remember captain planet? i thought the coolest episode was about the gang wars. i think there was even a rave scene in it my thug/rave tendencies were programmed at a young age i guess.

[Sykonee]

Talk about timing. I've been going on a YouTube tear of the original Transformers these last couple days. Amazing how much I still remember from it.

[KrisisID]

CAPTAIN PLANET anyone?

[KrisisID]

YouTube - Captain Planet

[KrisisID]

YouTube - Captain Planet Saves Belfast ... lol.

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by SEAN!

damn rhia i really loved all those shows you posted, save my little pony. I also really liked GI joe, Mr Dress up (actually saw him in concert too!) the old dude that lived in a castle with a sock puppet, and this tv show called c.o.p.s

Fighting crime in a future time!

[Revolver]

Originally Posted by Goodfellow

holy fuck! that theme song is perfect for a hiphop beat sample........ time to start creating

i hope your not talking about the MR. dressup theme.

dont fucking touch it! ahahah

Originally Posted by R Wellbelove

So far...

YouTube - The Raccoons: Run With Us YouTube - Under the Umbrella Tree

Oh and how could I forget...

YouTube - My Little Pony Tales Opening

NOO!...we need the OLD SCHOOL openings. that NEW SCHOOL fred penners place is wack

Originally Posted by SEAN!

i always watched that show when i was a kid and thought they were both wack, the smoggies for polluting for no reason and the enviro crew for being such whiney fags about it.

i guess my political views originated at a young age. anyone remember captain planet? i thought the coolest episode was about the gang wars. i think there was even a rave scene in it my thug/rave tendencies were programmed at a young age i guess.

LOL at "being such whiney fags about it"

[Revolver]

Originally Posted by jenai

I am gonna hold off mentioning much about Soleil Moon Frye except for her role in Punky Brewster. She also starred in Wonder Years as "the other girl".

Then she got out of the acting side of show biz because the adult world conflicted with her Christian ethics, which make her the opposite of Jessica Hahn. She was the youngest director at 22, directing "WIld Horses".

Soleil as Punky 1984


Soleil as Sabrina's friend Roxie King in Season 6 on Sabrina the Teenaged Witch


Soleil today


Props to her parents, Virgil Frye and Sondra Peluce Londy. Yeop, they never changed their names when they got married, with him being an ex boxer and actor and them being sorta hippies.

Here's an interview of Soleil: Click here

Her best movie is the documentary she did of her dad in 2004. A sufferer of Pick's Disease only lasts about 2-6 years, sometimes 17 with proper care.

basically punky brewster was on when you were like 36 and we were all 6-8 or so so kindly FUCK OFF....

[hardstylin]

Originally Posted by R Wellbelove

So far...

YouTube - The Raccoons: Run With Us YouTube - Under the Umbrella Tree

Oh and how could I forget...

YouTube - My Little Pony Tales Opening

HAHA we could have been BFF back in the day :) i liked the friendly giant too :) (i think it was called that)

[-evil-duerr-]

I'll never forget my introduction to hiphop




oh, and the pro stars



they're gonna save the day with sports and sweet hi-tops !

[ebbomega]

It's like Vanilla Ice meets Video & Arcade Top 10!

[ebbomega]

Also a blatant Nintendo promotional vehicle.

[Revolver]

here is a link to another nostalgia thread i made last week for people that didnt see it.

it has some excellent 88-94 clips in there as well

http://fnk.ca/board/f8/coffee-lounge...a-love-211129/

or if the mods want to blend the two threads together or somthin

[ebbomega]

Yeah, I considered adding it to that thread, but a lot of the stuff that I'm looking at is from the 80s....

[Revolver]

Originally Posted by ebbomega

Yeah, I considered adding it to that thread, but a lot of the stuff that I'm looking at is from the 80s....

thats right!...i forgot i had a 90s specific thread title.

had a bit of a dull moment there...

[b0ld]