What shows have you bought purely for nostalgia? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Svenfan1234 · 05-04-2016, 09:33 AM

Like, say you liked a cartoon when you were little and now it's available on full on DVD. You might buy it for the sake of you liking it as a child. Some shows you might've just bought for the child in you (like say, PBS Kids, Nick Jr or Disney Junior shows).

List all the shows you bought for nostalgia. It doesn't have to be specifically a cartoon, it can be any show you grew up with.

tlc38tlc38 · 05-04-2016, 12:05 PM

I bought a bootleg set of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood". I still enjoy this show and wish PBS would start airing it again.

DuckTales
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
Darkwing Duck
Pee-wee's Playhouse
The Smurfs
The Snorks
Garfield and Friends
TaleSpin
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
ALF
Gummi Bears
Dinosaurs
Hey Vern, It's Ernest!
Punky Brewster
Saved by the Bell
Small Wonder
Baywatch

Svenfan1234 · 05-04-2016, 12:42 PM

I haven't really (yet) bought sets based on my fond childhood memories of these, but these would be them:

SpongeBob SquarePants (I would only buy the "first 100" episodes set)
Rugrats
Shaun the Sheep
Dragon Tales
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Zoboomafoo
Bear in the Big Blue House
Between the Lions
The Busy World of Richard Scarry
Sagwa
The Magic School Bus
Theodore Tugboat
Postman Pat

These were (some) of my very fond childhood memories! I would so buy these if complete season/series sets of these if they were made available!

Svenfan1234 · 05-04-2016, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by tlc38tlc38

I bought a bootleg set of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood". I still enjoy this show and wish PBS would start airing it again.

I also wish that PBS would air it again, or any channel that's interested. I could see Sprout (which was owned by PBS until a little while ago) airing it in their early years, but they didn't, which surprises me. Qubo could also decide to air it, or even Antenna and Me-TV for their E/I requirements, but PBS shouldn't just let it rot in the vaults.

BigManMike · 05-04-2016, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Svenfan1234

I haven't really (yet) bought sets based on my fond childhood memories of these, but these would be them:

SpongeBob SquarePants (I would only buy the "first 100" episodes set)
Rugrats
Shaun the Sheep
Dragon Tales
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Zoboomafoo
Bear in the Big Blue House
Between the Lions
The Busy World of Richard Scarry
Sagwa
The Magic School Bus
Theodore Tugboat
Postman Pat

These were (some) of my very fond childhood memories! I would so buy these if complete season/series sets of these if they were made available!

There is a complete Magic School Bus set available. I definitely want to get that one because I loved that show as a kid. I would also want Mister Rogers Neighborhood, 1969-1999 Sesame Street, and even Season 1-3 (1992-1995) Barney and Friends as I have fond memories watching those as a kid in the mid-90s. I'd also like to have Wishbone.

BigManMike · 05-04-2016, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Svenfan1234

I also wish that PBS would air it again, or any channel that's interested. I could see Sprout (which was owned by PBS until a little while ago) airing it in their early years, but they didn't, which surprises me. Qubo could also decide to air it, or even Antenna and Me-TV for their E/I requirements, but PBS shouldn't just let it rot in the vaults.

It still airs on PBS in a few markets, mostly in Pennsylvania, in the wee hours of the morning on Saturday or Sunday.

I'm surprised Sprout didn't air it either. They aired classic episodes of Sesame Street and Barney. It seems now NBC has taken over Sprout and most of these are gone now.

Svenfan1234 · 05-04-2016, 10:13 PM

^I know. It makes me so sad.

Svenfan1234 · 05-04-2016, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by thebigcookie

There is a complete Magic School Bus set available. I definitely want to get that one because I loved that show as a kid. I would also want Mister Rogers Neighborhood, 1969-1999 Sesame Street, and even Season 1-3 (1992-1995) Barney and Friends as I have fond memories watching those as a kid in the mid-90s. I'd also like to have Wishbone.

I have fond memories of watching "Barney", "Sesame Street", and "Wishbone."

Svenfan1234 · 05-04-2016, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by thebigcookie

It still airs on PBS in a few markets, mostly in Pennsylvania, in the wee hours of the morning on Saturday or Sunday.

I'm surprised Sprout didn't air it either. They aired classic episodes of Sesame Street and Barney. It seems now NBC has taken over Sprout and most of these are gone now.

It used to air on my local station as well on Sunday mornings. I was mostly a PBS Kids kid! "Arthur", "Zoboomafoo", "Berenstain Bears", "George Shrinks", "ZOOM", "Postcards from Buster", "Cyberchase" -- good times!

BigManMike · 05-04-2016, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Svenfan1234

It used to air on my local station as well on Sunday mornings. I was mostly a PBS Kids kid! "Arthur", "Zoboomafoo", "Berenstain Bears", "George Shrinks", "ZOOM", "Postcards from Buster", "Cyberchase" -- good times!

Yes! I remember all those. I also remember the news programs in the 90s. The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Nightly Business Report, Washington Week. Wall Street Week. I had no idea what they were talking about but I loved the graphics and music, I never had cable when I was a kid so PBS was what I watched.

Svenfan1234 · 05-05-2016, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by thebigcookie

Yes! I remember all those. I also remember the news programs in the 90s. The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Nightly Business Report, Washington Week. Wall Street Week. I had no idea what they were talking about but I loved the graphics and music, I never had cable when I was a kid so PBS was what I watched.

Yay!:-)

Svenfan1234 · 05-05-2016, 01:13 PM

I was just thinking: Mill Creek Entertainment works a lot with DHX Media, who owns Arthur. They released "Postcards from Buster" as season one (but called it the complete series? I don't know why?) but I wish they would release full-season sets of "Arthur".

Marvo301 · 05-05-2016, 02:14 PM

Land of the Lost, Small Wonder, The Jetsons

Tubehead · 05-09-2016, 02:06 AM

i got so far Anmited tv series
go-bots the mini series
captain plant & the planteers
denison the menace Anmited series
fox's 1990 spider-man Anmited series
fox's 1990 volume 1 thur five x-men ANmited series
cartoon network early 2000's x-men evolution
early 2000's nicktoons wolverine & the x-men
teeange mutnat ninja turtles 1980's
he-man master of the universe 1980's
doug the complete nickelodeon Anmited series
duck tails
chip n deal rescue rangers
swat kats the complete Anmited series
the real ghost busters Anmited series
batman beyond 1 thur 3 Animated series
justice league seoan 1 & 2 Animated series
heath cliff
droopy
wood wood pecky
popeye
droopy
hong kong phooey
top cat
the jetsons
the flintstones

not really cartoons
mighty morphin power rangers
hey vern its earnest!!
goosebumps

dakert · 05-09-2016, 05:04 AM

Shows I bought purely for nostalgia were the cartoon shows of the 60s/70s that I enjoyed. There they sit on the bookshelf unwatched.

05-04-2016, 09:33 AM	#1
Svenfan1234 Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 12, 2015 Posts: 11,200	What shows have you bought purely for nostalgia? Like, say you liked a cartoon when you were little and now it's available on full on DVD. You might buy it for the sake of you liking it as a child. Some shows you might've just bought for the child in you (like say, PBS Kids, Nick Jr or Disney Junior shows). List all the shows you bought for nostalgia. It doesn't have to be specifically a cartoon, it can be any show you grew up with.
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05-04-2016, 12:05 PM	#2
tlc38tlc38 Every day’s a Dolly day! Forum Star Join Date: May 02, 2008 Location: I’m just travelin’ thru Posts: 19,271	I bought a bootleg set of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood". I still enjoy this show and wish PBS would start airing it again. DuckTales Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers Darkwing Duck Pee-wee's Playhouse The Smurfs The Snorks Garfield and Friends TaleSpin Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ALF Gummi Bears Dinosaurs Hey Vern, It's Ernest! Punky Brewster Saved by the Bell Small Wonder Baywatch
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05-04-2016, 12:42 PM	#3
Svenfan1234 Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 12, 2015 Posts: 11,200	I haven't really (yet) bought sets based on my fond childhood memories of these, but these would be them: SpongeBob SquarePants (I would only buy the "first 100" episodes set) Rugrats Shaun the Sheep Dragon Tales Clifford the Big Red Dog Zoboomafoo Bear in the Big Blue House Between the Lions The Busy World of Richard Scarry Sagwa The Magic School Bus Theodore Tugboat Postman Pat These were (some) of my very fond childhood memories! I would so buy these if complete season/series sets of these if they were made available!
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05-05-2016, 02:14 PM	#13
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,460	Land of the Lost, Small Wonder, The Jetsons
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05-04-2016, 10:13 PM	#7
Svenfan1234 Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 12, 2015 Posts: 11,200	^I know. It makes me so sad.

05-05-2016, 01:13 PM	#12
Svenfan1234 Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 12, 2015 Posts: 11,200	I was just thinking: Mill Creek Entertainment works a lot with DHX Media, who owns Arthur. They released "Postcards from Buster" as season one (but called it the complete series? I don't know why?) but I wish they would release full-season sets of "Arthur".

05-09-2016, 02:06 AM	#14
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	i got so far Anmited tv series go-bots the mini series captain plant & the planteers denison the menace Anmited series fox's 1990 spider-man Anmited series fox's 1990 volume 1 thur five x-men ANmited series cartoon network early 2000's x-men evolution early 2000's nicktoons wolverine & the x-men teeange mutnat ninja turtles 1980's he-man master of the universe 1980's doug the complete nickelodeon Anmited series duck tails chip n deal rescue rangers swat kats the complete Anmited series the real ghost busters Anmited series batman beyond 1 thur 3 Animated series justice league seoan 1 & 2 Animated series heath cliff droopy wood wood pecky popeye droopy hong kong phooey top cat the jetsons the flintstones not really cartoons mighty morphin power rangers hey vern its earnest!! goosebumps

05-09-2016, 05:04 AM	#15
dakert Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Altoona PA Posts: 3,411	Shows I bought purely for nostalgia were the cartoon shows of the 60s/70s that I enjoyed. There they sit on the bookshelf unwatched.