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There is an entire generation that grew up on Nickelodeon. The network started to get its footing in the '80s and in the '90s became the defining voice in entertainment for kids.
For the first time ever, in this book, the entire expanse of '90s Nickelodeon has been collected in one place. A mix of personal reflection and media criticism, it delves into the history of each show with humor and insight. It revisits shows such as Rugrats, Clarissa Explains It All, and Legends of the Hidden Temple, one by one. More than an act of nostalgia, this book looks critically at the '90s Nick catalog, covering the good, the bad, and the weird.
List of contents
Table of ContentsPreface
Introduction: The Gak Generation
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
All That
The Amanda Show
The Angry Beavers
Animorphs
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
CatDog
Clarissa Explains It All
Some Words on Nick Jr.
Cousin Skeeter
Don't Just Sit There
Double Dare
Doug
Fifteen
Figure It Out
Get the Picture
Guts
Hey Arnold!
Hey Dude
The Journey of Allen Strange
KaBlam!
Kenan and Kel
Nick in the Afternoon aka Long Live Stick Stickly
Legends of the Hidden Temple
Make the Grade
Mr. Wizard's World
My Brother and Me
The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo
Nick Arcade
Nick News with Linda Ellerbee
Nickelodeon All-Star Challenge
Nickelodeon Launch Box
Oh Yeah! Cartoons
100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd
The Ren & Stimpy Show
Rocket Power
Rocko's Modern Life
Roundhouse
Rugrats
Salute Your Shorts
The Secret World of Alex Mack
SK8-TV
Space Cases
Let's Briefly Talk About Nick at Nite
SpongeBob SquarePants
Think Fast
U to U
Weinerville
Welcome Freshman
What Would You Do?
Wild & Crazy Kids
The Wild Thornberrys
You Can't Do That on Television
You're On!
Conclusion
Index
About the author
Chris Morgan's stories have won the Sherwood Anderson Prize and the K. Margaret Grossman Award and been selected for inclusion in the Tulip Tree Stories That Need to Be Told Anthology and the Nowhere Magazine Best Writing Print Annual. His writing has been published in a wide variety of literary journals and magazines in the US and abroad, among them Mid-American Review, Literal Latte, North Carolina Literary Review, and Red Wheelbarrow. Beast of the World is his first poetry chapbook.
Summary
There is an entire generation of culture junkies that grew up on Nickelodeon in the ’90s. For the first time ever, in this book, the entire expanse of ’90s Nickelodeon has been collected in one place. A mix of personal reflection and media criticism, it delves into the history of each show with humour and insight.
