Why was Nick so good?

[CastletonSnob]

Last night, I read Slimed!, and it got to thinking: What made Nick so great back in the day? Was it because it appealed to kids so perfectly, with the shows and bumpers? Is it because they had a little something for everyone, with cartoons, live action shows, game shows, and even a news show? What was it?

[zolok2.0]

What was it?

Could it be that you were a kid and enjoyed it, but now you don't because you aren't the targeted demographic anymore?

[MrExcelion]

It felt ahead of its time. The shows [animated and live action] were both beloved. I'd also say there was less competition back then, and nicks offerings were just better

I googled Nickelodeon downfall and found this:

https://morrymitrani.wordpress.com/2...ns-golden-era/

I seem to remember Spongebob being the reason for the shift

[CastletonSnob]

It felt ahead of its time. The shows [animated and live action] were both beloved. I'd also say there was less competition back then, and nicks offerings were just better

I googled Nickelodeon downfall and found this:

https://morrymitrani.wordpress.com/2...ns-golden-era/

I seem to remember Spongebob being the reason for the shift

I stopped reading after he said Disney Channel had almost no notable programming. What about Darkwing Duck? Goof Troop?

[ZombyChan]

I stopped reading after he said Disney Channel had almost no notable programming. What about Darkwing Duck? Goof Troop?

How about the disney channel original movies of which maybe 60% were fucking great.

[Ifeanychukwu]

Rocket Power was the shit. That's all I have to say.

[Daez]

It felt ahead of its time. The shows [animated and live action] were both beloved. I'd also say there was less competition back then, and nicks offerings were just better

I googled Nickelodeon downfall and found this:

https://morrymitrani.wordpress.com/2...ns-golden-era/

I seem to remember Spongebob being the reason for the shift

I was never a huge fan of cartoons, and I never really watched the animated series. I remember Nick for their unique non-cartoon stuff. Stuff like "Are You Affraid of the Dark" and the game shows. Those were great. The problem is that Disney started producing actual shows while Nickelodeon stopped. Disney is also much, much better at marketing its stars. Countless stars have come through the Disney Channel line up... Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Raven Simone, etc.

[Osoroshii]

I stopped reading after he said Disney Channel had almost no notable programming. What about Darkwing Duck? Goof Troop?

And Tailspin, and DuckTales... But didn't they actually air on ABC instead of the Disney Channel itself? I remember watching and loving each of those shows, but we never had Disney or any of the premium movie channels in our cable package.

[Powerogue]

Looking back, it had some gems, but the main thing was I had that channel, and I didn't have cartoon network, or I probably would have watched more of that.

Nowadays some of the core shows like Spongebob and Fairly Odd Parents have been milked so long they're completely out of ideas. Spongebob in particular is just unwatchably disgusting since they brought in that guy who worked on Ren & Stimpy.

Disney Channel is doing good though, with Wander Over Yonder and Gravity Falls, those are modern gems, let me tell you.

[Flutterguy]

I stopped reading after he said Disney Channel had almost no notable programming. What about Darkwing Duck? Goof Troop?

Wasn't that Disney Afternoon on another affiliate? I don't think it was the actual Disney Channel.

I know it consisted of Darkwing Duck, Goof Troop, Gargoyles, Tale Spin, Rescue Rangers, and a number of others that came late before Disney Afternoon was removed from afternoon programming.

I know they basically went to Toon Disney, but not the core Disney Channel.

[Super Kami Dende]

Nick at Night was awesome, So were most of their cartoons. Cartoon Networks Toonami was awesome in the 90's aswell, then Adult Swim started when i was a Teen and that was also amazing.

90's truely had the greatest cartoons. because no one was constantly triple checking their work to make sure no annoying fucktards were offended by something.

[MrExcelion]

I stopped reading after he said Disney Channel had almost no notable programming. What about Darkwing Duck? Goof Troop?

Agreed, that article's author seemed to be exaggerating, though I do think he's right about Spongebob being the reason for nicks major change. Though I remember watching these shows, were they on disney channel proper when they initially aired or abc? Maybe that was stunting Disney Channel's ability to compete when some of its best shows were on broadcast

Wasn't that Disney Afternoon on another affiliate? I don't think it was the actual Disney Channel.

Yeah I think that's what I watched

[Deleted]

I did never like Nickelodeon at all. I was a Cartoon Network person when I was a kid.

[NightZero88]

I think partly it was because as said, not a lot of people had cartoon network but everyone had Nick. I remember going on vacation and they had cartoon network and it was 24/7 cartoons back then. I sat in front of the TV virtually all day and night because it was so awesome to watch Tom & Jerry at 2am. So yeah, my reason was I had Nick and nothing else so I watched that. Also, Legends of the Hidden Temple.

[eschatological]

Darkwing Duck, Duck Tales, etc, was never on the Disney Channel - or at least it was also on something else. I never had the Disney Channel growing up, but I watched those shows all the time. I feel like they were on basic cable, like ABC maybe.

[xylophone]

Us 90's kids had it the best.

[Stayfrostee]

legends of the hidden temple, Hey Dude, Wild and crazy kids, GUTS, etc

[Flutterguy]

legends of the hidden temple, Hey Dude, Wild and crazy kids, GUTS, etc

Double Dare, You Can't Say That on Television, Pete & Pete..

[CastletonSnob]

Double Dare, You Can't Say That on Television, Pete & Pete..

Salute Your Shorts, Are You Afraid of the Dark.

[NightZero88]

Salute Your Shorts, Are You Afraid of the Dark.

Ohhhh we will share a lifetime of the fondest memories....