Below is a copy of what was airing on Nickelodeon in the summer of 1991. I believe this is correct for at least the Eastern US, but I'm not sure how other time zones or other countries worked. I found it when I was searching for copies of other old shows that I haven't tracked down yet. Thank you to Steve of Rugrats Online for putting this together in the first place and then letting me reproduce it here. Fans of the old (pre-Dil) Rugrats can check out his pretty extensive site (that's been up since 1996).
So, what strikes me about this schedule is how vastly different it is from Nick's present-day schedule. It looks like Pinwheel (anyone remember Pinwheel?) was off the air by this point, but I used to watch that all the time in the 80s. The nighttime airings of Doug, Rugrats, and Ren and Stimpy (with the asterisks) were not the usual programming, but this was taken from TV Guide the week the Nicktoons first premiered and were broadcast in primetime. What is really sticking out to me is the Special Delivery (remember that?) installment titled Pardon Me for Living. I totally remember watching that as a kid, but I only have the vaguest of memories about it. I think it was about a shy boy, or maybe it was the one about the heavy girl who was teased (or maybe they were both in this one). And Manxmouse. I remember that one too... I believe it was a cartoon. I wish they'd re-air those old Special Delivery specials.
So, what are people's favorites from this list? Had people forogtten about any of these shows? Anything here you'd especially want me to try to track down for recaps if they're floating around somewhere?
| | Saturday | Sunday | Weekdays |
| 6AM | Lassie | ||
| 6:30AM | Littl' Bits | Kidsworld | |
| 7AM | Eureeka's Castle | Mr. Wizard's World | |
| 7:30AM | Kid's Court | Yogi Bear | |
| 8AM | Cound Duckula | Inspector Gadget | |
| 8:30AM | Heathcliff | ||
| 9AM | Inspector Gadget | Cartoon Kablooey | Lassie |
| 9:30AM | Inspector Gadget | Maya The Bee | |
| 10AM | Yogi Bear | Doug | Eureeka's Castle |
| 10:30AM | Rugrats | ||
| 11AM | Out Of Control | Ren & Stimpy | The Elephant Show (Sharon, Lois & Bram) |
| 11:30AM | SK8TV | Salute Your Shorts | Fred Penner's Place |
| 12 Noon | Dennis The Menace (1960's sitcom) | Wild & Crazy Kids | David The Gnome |
| 12:30PM | Clarissa Explains It All | The Little Koala | |
| 1PM | Lassie | Fifteen | Noozles |
| 1:30PM | Flipper | Welcome Freshmen | Maya The Bee |
| 2PM | Special Delivery: "Manxmouse" | Special Delivery: "Adventures Of Tom Sawyer" | Littl' Bits |
| 2:30PM | Lassie | ||
| 3PM | Special Delivery: "Drawing A Blank" | Flipper | |
| 3:30PM | Special Delivery: "The Tin Soldier" | Special Delivery: "Pardon Me For Living" | Looney Tunes |
| 4PM | You Can't Do That On Television | Heathcliff | |
| 4:30PM | Make The Grade | Yogi Bear | |
| 5PM | Family Double Dare | Mork & Mindy | |
| 5:30PM | Salute Your Shorts | Fifteen | Hey Dude |
| 6PM | Wild & Crazy Kids | ||
| 6:30PM | Welcome Freshmen | Clarissa Explains It All | Get The Picture |
| 7PM | Inspector Gadget | ||
| 7:30PM | Looney Tunes | ||
| 8PM | Looney Tunes | Doug* | Mork & Mindy |
| 8:30PM | Bewitched | Rugrats* | Bewitched |
| 9PM | Donna Reed | Ren & Stimpy* | Get Smart |
| 9:30PM | Mister Ed | Dragnet (' 67 - ' 70) | |
| 10PM | My Three Sons | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | |
| 10:30PM | The Patty Duke Show | Green Acres | |
| 11PM | Dobie Gillis | Hi Honey, I'm Home (repeat of latest ABC episode) | The Best of Saturday Night Live |
| 11:30PM | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mister Ed | |
| 12 Mid | Bewitched | Looney Tunes | |
| 12:30AM | Green Acres | Dobie Gillis | |
| 1AM | The Best Of Saturday Night Live | The Patty Duke Show | |
| 1:30AM | America 2 Night (Fernwood 2 Night) | My Three Sons | |
| 2AM | Dragnet (' 67 - ' 70) | Infomercials | Donna Reed (except Wednesday: Infomercial) |
| 2:30AM | Donna Reed | America 2 Night (Fernwood 2 Night) | |
| 3AM | Mister Ed | Mork & Mindy | |
| 3:30AM | My Three Sons | Get Smart | |
| 4AM | The Patty Duke Show | Dragnet (' 67 - ' 70) | |
| 4:30AM | Dobie Gillis | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | |
| 5AM | America 2 Night (Fernwood 2 Night) | Mister Ed | |
| 5:30AM | Dragnet (' 67 - ' 70) | Dobie Gillis | |
11 comments:
FIFTEEEEEEEENNNNNN!!!!!!
I was absolutely obsessed with that show! I didn't really like it though, was just obsessed with it!
A while ago I found a guy who had converted his entire Fifteen Series from VHS to DVD and was selling them on eBay for $35. I went back on a few days later and he was gone...sniff...I keep checking back every now and then.
Fifteen, definitely!
Oh, man...welcome freashman...
I remember the episode where they form 'mystery meat,' the band...or at least, the song:D
You Can't Do That on Television. THAT was an awesome show.
I remember watching Maya the Bee too....not because I liked it, but because it was the only thing on at the time. But now, all I can remember is that my brother used to make fun of the show by changing the words to the theme song to: "Maya eats her underwear." I can't even remember the real lyrics, just his ones.
My favorite Rugrats memory is that when my little cousin said it, it sounded like “Crack Rats”. My eighteen year old self almost died of laughter everytime she said it!
Pinwheel always gave me the CREEPS, I have no idea why though.
Oh, The Elephant Show! I used to love that show, and the love song too! Loved Double Dare, but SYS was my fav! I do not remember Fifteen, but I do remember Welcome Freshmen
My boyfriend longs for the days when Get Smart was on Nick at Night…
Eureeka's Castle! OMG I love you, Eureeka! And I remember David the Gnome. They were like my fav kid shows ... when I was a kid, of course.
Aw, memories! I watched pretty much ALL of these shows...of course, this was back in the day when kids' options were watch Nickelodeon or nothing at all :) There's really no other reason anyone would watch Dennis the Menace ;)
I was at the used book store, and I found a book based on the television show Fifteen. Needless to say, I snatched it right up! I'm going to start reading it tonight! squeeee!
I'll have to try really hard to find some Fifteen... I'd love to see it again. I'm sure it's pretty bad in an awesome kind of way. :) The Fifteen book sounds great... I am jealous.
The Nicktoons were only available on Sunday.
What was the Kidsworld show about?
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