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Radish-powered cities. Shrink rays. Puppet jazz bands. Disco witches in jukeboxes. Welcome to the wonderful world of kids' TV in the '70s and '80s. In Part 2 of our weird TV countdown, we're diving even deeper into the shows Gen X forgot they were obsessed with—from Dr. Shrinker and The Bugaloos to Richard Pryor's Pryor’s Place and 3-2-1 Contact.

Yes, we’re talking about Fraggle Rock, where a sentient trash heap gave life advice. And Pee-wee’s Playhouse, where furniture screamed and Laurence Fishburne rocked a Jheri curl.


00:00 - Intro
00:50 - Dr. Shrinker (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125223/http://www.jumptheshark.com/d/drshrinker.htm) — Jay Robinson
03:02 - Fraggle Rock (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125219/http://www.jumptheshark.com/f/fragglerock.htm) — Jim Henson (creator/performer, e.g. Gobo Fraggle)
06:19 - The Bugaloos (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125231/http://www.jumptheshark.com/b/bugaloos.htm) — John McIndoe
09:15 - The Joy of Painting (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125210/http://www.jumptheshark.com/j/joyofpainting.htm) — Bob Ross
11:41 - Pryor’s Place — Richard Pryor
13:53 - Mr. Wizard’s World (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125239/http://www.jumptheshark.com/m/mrwizardsworld.htm) — Don Herbert
15:36 - Wonderbug — David Levy
17:23 - 3‑2‑1 Contact (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125202/http://www.jumptheshark.com/t/321contact.htm) — Liz Moses (among original hosts)
19:33 - ABC Afterschool Specials (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125335/http://www.jumptheshark.com/a/abcafterschoolspecial.htm) — (anthology; no single star)
21:47 - Pee‑wee’s Playhouse (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125348/http://www.jumptheshark.com/p/peeweesplayhouse.htm) — Paul Reubens (Pee-wee Herman), Laurence Fishburne