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Roundhouse (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125331/http://www.jumptheshark.com/r/roundhouse.htm) was one of the four original shows that launched SNICK (https://web.archive.org/web/20140405150522/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/3191796-snick-saturday-night-nickelodeon/?view=getnewpost) in 1992 (https://the90srewindreport.podbean.com/e/snick-1992-1997-part-1/) — but while Clarissa Explains It All (https://web.archive.org/web/20140403180532/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/2624444-clarissa-explains-it-all/?view=getnewpost), Are You Afraid of the Dark? (https://web.archive.org/web/20140403175857/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/3062913-are-you-afraid-of-the-dark/?view=getnewpost), and Ren & Stimpy (https://web.archive.org/web/20140405151605/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/2841339-ren-stimpy/?view=getnewpost) became Nickelodeon classics, Roundhouse (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Roundhouse) slowly faded (https://www.reddit.com/r/ForgottenTV/comments/1dnzrwf/roundhouse_9296/) into obscurity (https://www.reddit.com/r/ForgottenTV/comments/1fxsh9z/roundhouse_19921995/).
And that’s strange, because this show was unlike anything else on kids’ television.
Part sketch comedy, part musical, part hip-hop showcase, part after-school special, Roundhouse (https://web.archive.org/web/20140401090448/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/3112479-roundhouse/?view=getnewpost) tackled everything from first dates and peer pressure to divorce and gang violence — all through rapid-fire comedy, original songs, elaborate dance numbers, and complete early-’90s chaos.
So how did one of SNICK (https://www.reddit.com/r/ForgottenTV/comments/1e4qf8v/snick_19922005/)’s original shows become so forgotten?
In this video, we go back to the beginning of Saturday Night Nickelodeon, explore how Roundhouse (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundhouse_(TV_series)) was created, meet the ridiculously talented cast and crew behind it, look at its connection to All That (https://web.archive.org/web/20140403180532/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/3114981-all-that-welcome-to-good-burger/?view=getnewpost), and examine the ratings struggles, high production costs, and reported behind-the-scenes tension that may have helped push the show out (https://www.reddit.com/r/Xennials/comments/1rwsewz/comment/ob9b0an/) of Nickelodeon history.
Was Roundhouse (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103530/) simply too weird to survive? Or was it one of the boldest experiments Nickelodeon (https://nickrelics.freeforums.net/thread/43/roundhouse?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic) ever made?
Let me know in the comments: Did you watch Roundhouse (https://www.vulture.com/article/roundhouse-streaming-90s-nickelodeon.html) when it originally aired? And what do you remember most — the theme song, the dancing, the strange sketches, or just the feeling that you may have dreamed the entire thing?
Subscribe to Dial-Up Days for more deep dives into the forgotten, strange, dark, and surprisingly important corners of ’80s, ’90s, and early 2000s pop culture.
Dial-Up Days examines the history of Roundhouse (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTl7zNQHCgw), an ambitious 1990s variety show that helped launch Nickelodeon's Saturday night lineup (https://nickstory.fandom.com/wiki/August_15,_1992), SNICK. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNICK) This experimental blend of sketch comedy, music, and dance challenged traditional programming norms, yet remains a frequently overlooked chapter in children's television history.
Roundhouse (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125331/http://www.jumptheshark.com/r/roundhouse.htm) was one of the four original shows that launched SNICK (https://web.archive.org/web/20140405150522/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/3191796-snick-saturday-night-nickelodeon/?view=getnewpost) in 1992 (https://the90srewindreport.podbean.com/e/snick-1992-1997-part-1/) — but while Clarissa Explains It All (https://web.archive.org/web/20140403180532/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/2624444-clarissa-explains-it-all/?view=getnewpost), Are You Afraid of the Dark? (https://web.archive.org/web/20140403175857/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/3062913-are-you-afraid-of-the-dark/?view=getnewpost), and Ren & Stimpy (https://web.archive.org/web/20140405151605/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/2841339-ren-stimpy/?view=getnewpost) became Nickelodeon classics, Roundhouse (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Roundhouse) slowly faded (https://www.reddit.com/r/ForgottenTV/comments/1dnzrwf/roundhouse_9296/) into obscurity (https://www.reddit.com/r/ForgottenTV/comments/1fxsh9z/roundhouse_19921995/).
And that’s strange, because this show was unlike anything else on kids’ television.
Part sketch comedy, part musical, part hip-hop showcase, part after-school special, Roundhouse (https://web.archive.org/web/20140401090448/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/3112479-roundhouse/?view=getnewpost) tackled everything from first dates and peer pressure to divorce and gang violence — all through rapid-fire comedy, original songs, elaborate dance numbers, and complete early-’90s chaos.
So how did one of SNICK (https://www.reddit.com/r/ForgottenTV/comments/1e4qf8v/snick_19922005/)’s original shows become so forgotten?
In this video, we go back to the beginning of Saturday Night Nickelodeon, explore how Roundhouse (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundhouse_(TV_series)) was created, meet the ridiculously talented cast and crew behind it, look at its connection to All That (https://web.archive.org/web/20140403180532/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/3114981-all-that-welcome-to-good-burger/?view=getnewpost), and examine the ratings struggles, high production costs, and reported behind-the-scenes tension that may have helped push the show out (https://www.reddit.com/r/Xennials/comments/1rwsewz/comment/ob9b0an/) of Nickelodeon history.
Was Roundhouse (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103530/) simply too weird to survive? Or was it one of the boldest experiments Nickelodeon (https://nickrelics.freeforums.net/thread/43/roundhouse?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic) ever made?
Let me know in the comments: Did you watch Roundhouse (https://www.vulture.com/article/roundhouse-streaming-90s-nickelodeon.html) when it originally aired? And what do you remember most — the theme song, the dancing, the strange sketches, or just the feeling that you may have dreamed the entire thing?
Subscribe to Dial-Up Days for more deep dives into the forgotten, strange, dark, and surprisingly important corners of ’80s, ’90s, and early 2000s pop culture.
Dial-Up Days examines the history of Roundhouse (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTl7zNQHCgw), an ambitious 1990s variety show that helped launch Nickelodeon's Saturday night lineup (https://nickstory.fandom.com/wiki/August_15,_1992), SNICK. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNICK) This experimental blend of sketch comedy, music, and dance challenged traditional programming norms, yet remains a frequently overlooked chapter in children's television history.