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10 of the most bizarre 80s kids TV shows that ever existed.

Remember these bizarre TV shows from the 70s and 80s? From Bill Cosby & Morgan Freeman in Electric Company, Land of the Lost to You Can't Do That on Television, we'll take a trip down memory lane and explore the weirdest shows that Gen X kids loved back in the day!

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
00:57.60 - The Electric Company (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125154/http://www.jumptheshark.com/e/electriccompany.htm)
02:52.67 - You Can't Do That On Television (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125215/http://www.jumptheshark.com/y/you_cant_do_that_on_television.htm)
04:46.65 - Land of the Lost (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125326/http://www.jumptheshark.com/l/landofthelost.htm)
06:33.25 - The Great Space Coaster (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125158/http://www.jumptheshark.com/g/greatspacecoaster.htm)
08:03.85 - Zoobilee Zoo (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125252/http://www.jumptheshark.com/z/zoobileezoo.htm)
10:05.46 - Lidsville (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125326/http://www.jumptheshark.com/l/lidsville.htm)
11:22.93 - New Zoo Revue (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125344/http://www.jumptheshark.com/n/newzoorevue.htm)
12:44.75 - Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125314/http://www.jumptheshark.com/s/sigmundandtheseamonsters.htm)
14:31.22 - Zoom (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125252/http://www.jumptheshark.com/z/zoom.htm)
16:24.23 - H.R. Pufnstuf (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125301/http://www.jumptheshark.com/h/hrpufnstuf.htm)


Whether you remember these shows or blocked them out, we’ve got the cringe clips, behind-the-scenes chaos, and sarcastic commentary you’ve come to expect from our deep dives into retro TV.

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You didn't dream it (https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/80166/lost-magic-zoobilee-zoo). Zoobilee Zoo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoobilee_Zoo) was a real TV show (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/ZoobileeZoo) that aired from (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090553/) 1986 to 2001, featuring (https://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1980s/zoobilee-zoo/) real human actors painted as animals, singing original Broadway-style songs in a fantasy village. And you've spent your entire adult life trying to prove it existed.

In this episode of Fever Dream Nostalgia, we break down everything about Zoobilee Zoo (https://www.google.com/search?q=Zoobilee+Zoo+site:www.reddit.com&sca_esv=4670bc32c8433710&sxsrf=ANbL-n5cs2pJq1lnYCxeIrNRw3BMO_HCLg:1776577925539&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwizpqvBnPmTAxUwrCsGHSfnNqcQrQIoAnoFCIoBEAM&biw=1235&bih=547&dpr=1.1): how it was created by the director of Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special and the Star Wars Holiday Special, how the theme song was composed by the future creators of Power Rangers, how the puppets were built by the man who would invent the Furby, and how one of the makeup artists went on to win an Academy Award. We explore why this show, endorsed by every major educational organization in America, aired so quietly that millions of kids watched it and then couldn't prove it was real for twenty years.

Zoobilee Zoo (https://lostmediawiki.com/Zoobilee_Zoo_(partially_lost_children%27s_TV_series;_1986-1987)) is one of the most fascinating cases of collective half-memory in pop culture history, a show that was never on DVD, never made it to streaming, and lives on primarily through the Internet Archive and worn-out VHS tapes. If you've ever described "humans painted as zoo animals singing on TV" and had someone look at you like you were losing your mind, this video is for you.

What's the show YOU swore was real that nobody else remembers? Drop it in the comments.

I love these shows

The Electric Company
Land of the Lost (70s)
New Zoo Revue
Zoom
H.R. Pufnst