Nick + The '90s

In class on Thursday we briefly talked about television shows from our childhood and how many of them are starting to show up again. This past Summer, Teen Nick aired some of Nickelodeon’s old shows from the ‘90s. I was excited to watch Doug and All That for the first time in years. Of course they weren’t as great as I remembered, which made me a little sad, but it was pretty cool to be able to see Pierre escargot and Patty Mayonaise on television again and to see the shows of my childhood trending on Twitter.

As happy as I was that Nick was curing a little bit of my ‘90s and childhood nostalgia, I was pretty disappointed they didn’t air Are You Afraid of the Dark? The show was definitely one of my favorites. I remember the eerie intro with an empty boat rocking in the water and a skateboard moving across a creaky attic floor. I loved watching the show even though I would lie awake in bed at night wondering if the pool I frequented during the summer was built over a graveyard or not. I realize now that the storylines and dialogue would be on the verge of extreme corniness, the outfits and style outdated, and the acting bad. I wouldn’t mind though, because Are You Afraid of the Dark? takes me right back to my childhood, and the intro still gives me chills like it did when I was a kid!

Here’s a clip to an episode about a creepy radio station and the afterlife. For those of you who care, Ryan Gossling might show up...so keep watching. :)