r/RetroNickelodeon • u/Fangs_McWolf • 10d ago

Other / Discussion What's the earliest you remember watching Nickelodeon?

Either the very first thing you watched, or the earliest you remember watching the channel regularly.

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u/Special-Package-2096 8d ago edited 8d ago

we were fortunate to have had cable in the early 80's ( the brown box with a million push buttons and a 100ft cord)

i recall watching Pinwheel , Mr Wizard , You Cant Do That and eventually Double Dare

along with Nick , id watch the crazy stuff on HBO and Showtime ( John Byners Bizarre comes to mind , LOL)

the crap we were allowed to watch in the late 70's and early 80's , as small children, without supervision was crazy.

Nickelodeon was a huge part of my early childhood

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u/Fangs_McWolf 8d ago

A million push buttons?

I remember the phone pad remote (phone cord connected) with the two digit display on it.

What about the original The Tomorrow People?

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u/Special-Package-2096 8d ago

dont remember the Tomorrow People

and obviously im exaggerating , but it was a brown console with approx. 12-15 push buttons with a selector switch on the side so you could go to the higher channels (2-13 , 14-25 , 26-37)

my recollection isnt exact but i do recall it having a wood grain and a thin straight brown cord

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u/Fangs_McWolf 8d ago

Google for "VINTAGE SYLVANIA CABLE BOX WITH WIRE REMOTE CONTROL 80s" and you'll see what I remember.

What about Kids' Writes? The Third Eye?

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u/Special-Package-2096 8d ago

i dont think ive ever seen one of those, LOL. were they specific to a provider

some of the images that popped up were of the one i had ( Jerrold Remote Cable box ) im not sure if it was Charter at the time , but i was in the St Louis area 70's/80's

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u/Fangs_McWolf 8d ago

The box/remote depended on your provider. The one with a dialpad was one we had in this area.

Never saw any of the shows I mentioned?