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Aah, the 90's. A time of bliss, a time of stupidity, a time of a bunch of things that I really can't remember and really don't care about anymore. When I hear that something important happened during this time period, I often realize that I don't remember it happening. My 90's experience was cushioned under heavy, TV-enforced padding.

Judging by how I was only two when it began and twelve when it ended, I guess that shouldn't be too much of a surprise. But they were my earliest, most vulnerable years.

Here are a couple prime examples of what affected my perspective of life, all the way up to adolescence:

MIGHTY MAX
Yes, I was a Mighty Max kid. I used to get up at 6:30am to watch this odd, twisted, and thoroughly macabre cartoon. And I collected a few of the toys, too. But when I recently found a page with a picture of each of the toys, and read a description of each and every episode, I quickly realized that not only was Mighty Max stupid, it was graphically so.

But my dad thought it was a pretty neat show, so I'll take that on a positive note. To tell the truth, I can't remember most of what I read up on concerning the show. But I guess it was good enough--or shocking enough--to have a lasting impression on me.

BATMAN/SUPERMAN ADVENTURES
I loved this show. I thought it was the coolest thing. And I've heard since that it was the best cartoon representation of these Heroes. But I see pictures from the show, and I sometimes wonder how I liked it so much. Maybe I've forgotten what it's like to have watched these.


I'll probably update this as I remember what had a profound effect on me during those banal years. Feel free to add input of your own--what influenced you, during your childhood years?

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I loved Airwold, Knight Rider, Thundercats, He-man, and Transformers. I saw an episode of Airwolf several years ago and I *cringed* during the entire show.

IT WAS DUMB!! I don't want to mess with the memories of my other shows. Of course Hasselhoff's Jump in my Car music video referenced on Hatrack has gone a long way in destroying that memory too!

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Silverhawks! They were partly metal, partly real, and partly AWESOME! Like Thundercats in space!
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Quantum Leap, Knight Rider, Wild Wild West, Get Smart, and Dragnet. And everything Nick at Nite (remember Block Party Summer? Oh man, they used to have the best lineups).
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All That!, Kenan & Kel!, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, etc.

I liked all of the above, especially the Good Burger takes on All That. To my great horror, the movie was a flop, and a poor one at that.

And I DO remember the red couch. I have that good of a memory. Cool, Huh? [Big Grin]

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Nick used to have some great shows. Hey Arnold was one of the better cartoons.

--j_k

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