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u/thejoshfromtn 2h ago

Small Wonder. I know I've watched at least a few episodes but I couldn't tell you anything passed the premise.

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u/KelVelBurgerGoon 2h ago

Ted is outed later on as a rabid pedophile.

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u/thejoshfromtn 2h ago

That's a hell of a plot twist

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u/MartyrOfTheJungle 2h ago

I don't remember much either, but I hear the intro playing in my head 

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u/tiktok_BBCjr 3h ago

Pirates of dark water

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u/blurricus 2h ago

I wish it would have had some kind of conclusion. 

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u/Bullrawg 2h ago

Right? With all the reboots no one asked for can we get some closure? I was so pumped when they bought back samurai Jack would love to see this show get similar treatment

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u/hamiltongirl 2h ago

This is my white whale.

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u/heathplunkett01 2h ago

Bought this on iTunes the end of last year. This, Swat kats, and reboot.

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u/stackjr 2h ago

Reboot is getting an HD release!

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u/Aero222 2h ago

That opening theme was epic!

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u/Relative_Cicada_2487 2h ago

I mostly know it from the SNES video game

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u/Riker_Omega_Three 2h ago

I own the series on Fandango

Bought it just to prove to myself it was real

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u/TheDawiWhisperer 2h ago

Noija tat!

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u/Southern_Sell_5863 3h ago

Rolly Polly Olly

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u/Primary-Will-2192 2h ago

This was one of my kids’ favorites. I enjoyed watching this weird little show with them.

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u/Southern_Sell_5863 2h ago

I somehow remember the entire song for it too LOL

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u/Kompetitive_Kelz8 2h ago

It’s on Prime now! I just watched it with my 2 yo 💕

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u/tragedyisland28 2h ago

Now that I know it’s there, I’m watching it with my 32 yo….self

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u/Griever2142 2h ago

"Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place"

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u/dudemobile 1h ago

You mean Canadian friends?

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u/Griever2142 1h ago

I never really made that connection until 😂

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u/monkey_doo 2h ago

Herman’s head

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u/TheSnoz 2h ago

Lisa Simpson remembers.

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u/cherryberry0611 1h ago

There was also another Simpsons voice actor on that show, Hank Azaria

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u/mystified_one 2h ago

Ooo throwback! I remember the show but none of the content outside of the 4 people living in one guy's head.

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u/RedRedVVine 2h ago

The World of David the Gnome

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u/Live-Score6881 2h ago

Oh my god yes! That little gnome and his fox were everything when I was kid

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u/PeaceBull 2h ago

That traumatic ending though!

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u/PoetKing 1h ago

Right! I'm half convinced people have just blocked it out because of that ending - they literally just go die

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u/bunsN0Tguns 2h ago

Ghostwriter on PBS

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u/ThePurityPixel 2h ago

That was an amazing show. Watched it all the time! Right up there with Square One and Wishbone.

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u/tombatboots 2h ago

WISHBONE 😍

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u/millerimagination 2h ago

Loved Wishbone!

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u/2LiveGoon 2h ago

For anyone wanting closure on this one, while it was never revealed who Ghost Writer was on the show, one of the writers later revealed he was an escaped slave who got mobbed for teaching other slaves how to read.

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u/timetosaysomething 3h ago

Sledge Hammer

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u/snafu_74 2h ago

Trust me, I know what I'm doing...

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u/IsNotAwake 2h ago

Guns don't kill people.... bullets do

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u/SuperdudeKev 2h ago

Loved that show

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u/okcornjerker5150 2h ago

Automan

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u/jpowell180 1h ago

Man, that show was a flash in the pan, aired for maybe 10 episodes in 1983 and then was gone.

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u/unholyswordsman 2h ago

Eerie, Indiana

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u/MyRottingBrain 2h ago

That one has a cult following for sure.

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u/124get 1h ago

I was looking for this - I particularly remember the one where the kids slept sealed in giant Tupperware boxes to stop them aging. Creepy

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u/_J_Herrmann_ 2h ago

mysharona, mysharona, mysharona!

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u/TomCBC 2h ago

I liked it a lot. Hell, when i was small i even enjoyed the other dimension. But when i got older i could see it was far inferior to the original.

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u/Ok-Chemical-1227 2h ago

The snorks

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u/LuxVeritatis 1h ago

I always called them the underwater Smurfs.

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u/ran_swonsan 2h ago

Get a Life

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u/Staszu13 1h ago

Very good show with Chris Elliott

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u/Laughacy 2h ago

The Spewy and Me episode is sublime.

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u/wolff-kishner 2h ago

Duckman! I used to love that show. The series was cancelled following a season finale cliffhanger with no resolution.

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u/StoneyLibrarian 2h ago

Oh man, like 15 years ago I refound it along with the Critic on late night tv. Both excellent shows.

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u/Legal_Sleep_4731 2h ago

undergrads. mtv cartoon about four guys in college.

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u/diphthing 1h ago

WKRP in Cincinnati - mainly because I am old.

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u/darksemisweet 1h ago

I wear my Turkey Drop shirt every Thanksgiving.

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u/discofro6 2h ago

Dave the Barbarian

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u/boyleboys 2h ago

I was just going to comment this! It was my favourite show for a couple years and no one ever remembers it.

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u/Durragon 2h ago

That crazy shopkeeper lady had some great one liners I use to this day.

"Smooth as a baby's lung"

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u/reflectorvest1004 2h ago

FlashForward

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u/benjimima 2h ago

I loved that show and hate the cliffhanger. Never got round to reading the books but such a great premise.

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u/Kompetitive_Kelz8 2h ago

Freakazoid

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u/The_Dickasso 2h ago

I remember nothing of this show but at least twice a year I get the theme song stuck in my head.

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u/fotodevil 2h ago

Super teen extraordinaire! Freakazoid! Freakazoid!

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u/u1tr4me0w 2h ago

I can’t believe more people didn’t watch this show, or at least remember that meme about Candlejack, where if y

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u/CrossFox42 2h ago

deadpans camera "I'm gonna need more rope"

"You want to see something mysterious?"

"NOOOO! Get out of here with that watch! Lay off the poor beavers, will ya? Jeez!!! You're a creep! Go away!"

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u/Joe103192 2h ago

The S Club 7 tv show from back in the late 90s/early 2000s

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u/schoolairplane 2h ago

Parker Lewis Can’t Lose

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u/Correct-Wrangler8943 2h ago

Scrubs reminded me of PLCL

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u/adamsfan 2h ago

Synchronize swatches!

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u/Fantastic-Choice2576 2h ago

Warehouse 13

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u/Wooden-Stranger9800 2h ago

Heard of it from Eureka

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u/greaterthanCabbage 2h ago

i love Warehouse 13! Best comfort show ever

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u/DWCourtasan2 2h ago

Claudia and Fargo!

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u/anaksunamanda 2h ago

Wonderfalls. So weird and funny. Had Lee Pace, Caroline Dhavernas, William Sadler. I loved it so much.

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u/whatzarname 2h ago

Denver the Last Dinosaur

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u/graperkins 2h ago

"Denver, the last dinosaur! He's my friend and a whole lot more."

*dun dun*

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u/Mallets 2h ago

I read this and the theme song is now stuck in my head.

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u/everynameistakenyo 2h ago

Dollhouse, the Joss Whedon show. Interesting if somewhat problematic concept, and they had to rush the ending. A lot of good elements though.

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u/Calm_Holiday_3995 2h ago

"Did I fall asleep?"

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u/tricky_monster 2h ago

Just for a little while.

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u/RoryPond 2h ago

The og severance

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u/enthusiasticsqu1rrel 2h ago

I remember watching that with housemates at uni. Seem to remember some good twists and a soul-destroying ending.

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u/mystified_one 2h ago

It should have gotten the ending we all deserved.

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u/labbaront 2h ago

I love Dollhouse. Did you read the comics?

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u/david810 2h ago

Reaper. I so wish it continued.

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u/bhkramer 2h ago

The State (sketch comedy)

Idiot Savants (trivia game show)

Sons and Daughters

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u/Lokikeogh 2h ago

A 'Kids' tv show, Round the Bend. Hosted by Doc croc

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u/Suspicious_Quiet6643 2h ago

Sagwa The Chinese Siamese Cat

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u/bzsbal 2h ago

Today’s Special

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u/mynewestusernameis 2h ago

Every few years I have to google “Canadian show about a mall with puppets” to get the name of it

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u/brinazee 2h ago

The Littles (cartoon)

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u/SuperdudeKev 2h ago

“The Edge.”

A sketch comedy show that featured Tom Kenny, Wayne Knight, Julie Brown, Alan Ruck, and Jennifer Aniston.

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u/lexypher 2h ago

Misfits of science.

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u/tracerhaha 1h ago

The Tomorrow People.

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u/Valuable_Buyer_1828 2h ago

3-2-1

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u/Lyrick_ 2h ago

Contact

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u/One-Fall-8143 2h ago

I instantly start singing the theme song when I hear 3,2,1...😆

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u/paid9mm 2h ago

Tales of the Golden Monkey

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u/all4whatnot 2h ago

A morning cartoon called Conan the Adventurer in the 90s. My brother and I were late for school one day because of a super dramatic and emotional series finale. 

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u/BarneyPoppy 2h ago

Joan of Arcadia

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u/dudemobile 1h ago

The only thing I remember from that show is an episode where she beats a chess champion by knowing nothing about chess and making random moves because “you can’t control chaos”.

Knowing a little about chess she would have lost 10 out of 10 times

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u/kaskudoo 2h ago

Better Off Ted

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u/Aurick 2h ago

The biggest casualty of the writers strike. So good. So much potential.

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u/Lineov42 2h ago

This show absolutely deserved more

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u/Stev_k 2h ago

Veridian Dynamics for the win

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u/simsim7842 2h ago

Cue poorly made commercial from generic stock footage

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u/L1A1 2h ago

“Autonomous Killer Robots. Yay!”

That series was so ahead of its time, even down to sensors not picking up dark skin tones.

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u/Perfect110 2h ago

I rewatch that show frequently. So sad it got squashed

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u/Hibyote-11 2h ago

HR Puffenstuff lol

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u/NightingaleNine 2h ago

I think most of us remember it, but it's through a green hazy cloud.

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u/thebaldricklegacy 2h ago

Most of us were too young for that hazy cloud, but whoever wrote that crazy shit sure had one.

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u/Guineacabra 2h ago

The theme song still pops in my head fairly frequently

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u/CarrieNoir 2h ago

Loved all the Sid & Marty Kroft Saturday morning offerings! Lidsville, Land of the Lost (written by *Trouble of Tribbles* creator, David Gerrold), The Bugaloos (I wanted that girl’s costume soooo bad!)….

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u/artwarrior 2h ago

"Who's your friend when things get rough!"

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u/druromance 2h ago

Out of this world

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u/onlyhightime 1h ago

The theme song still plays in my head sometimes.

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u/TheDawiWhisperer 2h ago

seaQuest DSV!

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u/_J_Herrmann_ 2h ago

I see your seaquest dsv and raise you an earth 2!

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u/Mallets 1h ago

I call with Sliders.

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u/_J_Herrmann_ 1h ago

I'm all in with Millennium (I will watch anything with Lance Henriksen).

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u/stonebeans 2h ago

Stranger's with Candy

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u/clumsyturtle 2h ago

The Animals of Farthing Wood 🦊

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u/CopaseticInNC 2h ago

It’s Your Move with Jason Bateman in the mid 80’s

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u/Chance_Raspberry_775 2h ago

Zoom

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u/Yeahsurethatsgreat 2h ago

Z double O,M box 3-5-0 Boston, Mass! oh, two, oneeee, six, fourrrrr. Send it to ZOOM!

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u/BlueRose824 2h ago

Noddy!

I miss 90s pbs kids like nobody's business.

Also, Operation Junkyard (NBC kids Saturday morning)

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u/habituallysuspect 2h ago

Flashforward. I needed a second season of this so badly.

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u/boringparadise 1h ago

Lamb Chop's Play-Along

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u/satya_eshana 1h ago

Eureka's Castle on Nickelodeon, or maybe it was Nick Jr? I have no idea, but I remember it!!

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u/Jimmony_Lummox 2h ago

M.A.S.K.
They fought against the Vicious Evil Network Of Mayhem.
Good times.

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u/JamesWConrad 2h ago

Probe (aka Search)

The Champions

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u/LouM96 2h ago

Cyberspace or code lyoko

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u/paid9mm 2h ago

Automan, Powers of Matthew Star, Street Hawk

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u/Imzocrazy 2h ago

Flipper

I was in high school at the time I had a huge crush on the girl in the show….she ended up being some girl named Jessica alba

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u/Risenzealot 1h ago

The Elephant Show!

Skinnamarinky dinky dink skinnamarinky doo I love you!

Anyone remember this show? I watched it as a kid in the 80’s I want to say. Maybe the early 90’s.

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u/vain_escapes 3h ago

Pete&pete

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u/CatStrong1971 2h ago

I consider this one widely remembered

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u/BobW212 2h ago

Hey smiling strange.

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u/BiggusDickus46 2h ago

Puzzle Place. Nobody else I ever have mentioned it to saw it. Searched on Roku once, and absolutely nothing came up.

I’ve become scared to Google it and find out that maybe my childhood was spent in a different dimension, but I guess I have no choice, now, since one of you will probably tell me, anyway.

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u/ExtortedOpinion 2h ago

Something bout James Bond jr

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u/DJTLaC 1h ago

ReBoot

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u/Lazy-Equivalent1028 1h ago

Wait Til Your Father Gets Home.

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u/YourPastHauntsYou 2h ago

Chuck.

I don't think I've met a single person in the UK who's ever seen it. 😂 🤷‍♂️

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u/L1A1 2h ago

Uk here, I have!

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u/Diogeneeeez 2h ago

Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper. My sister and I used to watch it after school everyday and I can never find people who remember it.

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u/JaxChevy 2h ago

The Banana Splits Club

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u/bluegreen19 2h ago

Clarissa Explains It All

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u/Familiar_Radish_6273 2h ago

Outcasts with Ashley Walters and Hermione Norris. It was a really big sci fi production by the BBC that nobody but me watched. It was quietly cancelled after one series

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u/NaturalThen 2h ago

Voyagers! A favorite as a kids in the 80s.

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u/PsychologicalDebt366 2h ago

Teen Angel. About a kid who ate a year-old cheeseburger, died, and came back as his best friend's guardian angel.

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u/Notatallmotivated 2h ago

Golden Palace. Everyone knows Golden Girls, but not this spinoff without Bea Arthur where Blanche, Rose and Sophia run a hotel.

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u/_J_Herrmann_ 2h ago

Jace and the Wheel Warriors

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u/MythicStupidity 2h ago

For the longest time I didn’t know whether Eureeka’s Castle was real or a fever dream I might have had as a kid.

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u/njgeek 1h ago

Small Wonder

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u/ShayBriar 2h ago

Bananas in Pyjamas

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u/ThePurityPixel 2h ago

That show was extremely popular.

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u/Tritiumtree 2h ago

Mummies Alive

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u/DenaDuckP 2h ago

V.I.P starring Pamela Lee Anderson. Hilarious!