If you liked Pinwheel on Nickelodeon in the early 80s, here's a link that has some of the bizarre songs & lyrics from the segments on it. The song from Chapi Chapo was like the theme melody of my childhood- I remember singing it in my head ALL THE TIME even though I didn't know any words. But I never realized back then that it was a kickass pop song.

http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/St...io/8390/pin.htm

pinwheel pinwheel spinning around... blah blah blah i can't remember the words.

i do remember pinwheel; but not very well. i do remember watching today's special everyday with my mom though. that show ruled.

wasn't that the one with the mannequin who had the hat that brought him to life? and the funny security guard?

I remember both Pinwheel and Today's Special, although the titles to both of them escaped me for about a decade until just recently. But neither of them compare to Muppet Babies, Clarissa Explains It All, Salute Your Shorts, etc.

But My Brother And Me? That show...I hope all the actors die in a pool of their own vomit.

what the hell? do you have something against alfie, dee dee, and goo? are you insane?

you forgot one of the most important keystones....hey dude. i mean, c'mon, they worked on a dude ranch! it makes me laugh just thinking about it!

Hey Dude has got to be one of my all-time favorite shows. Ted, Brad, Melody, Mr. Ernst, Buddy, Danny, Kyle, Jake, and Lucy. You just can't get enough of them.

(Edited by StephanieW at 2:47 am on Jul. 21, 2002)

hey dude was so cool. i watched that show all the time.

Oh...I enjoyed My Brother And Me. I chuckled lightly at their antics. "Don't hold your breath!" "Hit me!" "Goooo" it all was entertaining for the 7 episodes that were made.

Then Nickelodeon decided to show My Brother And Me for an hour every weekend. Fine. Now let's do the math: 7 episodes X 2 airings a week for upwards of THREE years. What does that equal? PAIN. It equals nausea any time I think of anyone selling candy bars ("hey, it's our FLY jackets"). When Deedee got that retardo haircut...and that poor white kid. The sole white kid and he was so annoying. Then remember when the dishwasher flooded? AAAGGHHH.

I should not remember this much about this show. Hey Dude, YES. Clarrissa, YES. Pete & Pete, YES. I loved these shows. They were smart. Funny. Cool. They had more than SEVEN episodes.

Of course...nothign is worse than Weinerville....

Lucy! I totally forgot her name (but not Lucy, who could forget the adult-figure-ernest-lovin-advice-giver (I actually don't know if she loved her some Ernest, but I always thought they should have hooked up)). Wow I just did a parenthesis in parenthesis....

But Laura Innes (Dr. Weaver of ER) was on Hey Dude! once playing Ted's teacher. She got it with Ernest too. And what was up with Ted's replacement guy (Cody? What was his name?)? And what was up with how Ted came back and they kept the replacement guy?

And the dad from Clarrissa is on a new Fox show. It's like Candid Camera but instead of just someone farting, the victim stumbles into a situation-comedy type thing. Like, Victim is a hairdresser and he thinks he's been hired for a wedding, but he sees the groom kissing a bridesmaid so he freaks out. The whole thing is scripted out and adlibbed...it was interesting. But the dad on the show is Marshall from Clarissa.

Odd...

pete and pete. how could i have forgotten? i feel so ashamed. that show is great. right now, i simply cannot think of a greater show than pete and pete. yes, i resolve to sit here, cleanse my mind, and think of nothing except for pete and pete until a greater show is created or brought to my attention.
(<--me thinking of pete and pete)

i always resented them mixing up the guy characters on hey dude. they seemed to shuffle them around.

The only reason I'm up now is to see Pete and Pete. That may truely be the greatest show ever.

no, it is the greatest show ever. and where are you seeing pete and pete at? is it on? or did i just misunderstand your comment? sorry, i get a little crazy at the mention of pete x 2.

...and hey sandy is one of the greatest theme songs ever. polaris had some really good songs on that show. i really like waiting for october.

It's on Noggin, the station that started playing Daria again.

Yeah, aside from the newer Nick stuff that I guess I'm just to old for, Noggin also shows Clarissa, Daria & Pete & Pete. Noggin, MTV2, and the Game Show Network form a triumverate of stations that I need. Of course I would be satisfied with just the Game Show Network.

::sits and thinks about the wonders of the Game Show Network::

Hey Sandy is an awesome song. My friend got obsessed with Pete & Pete (rightfully so, the show had Michael Stipe, Janeane Garofolo AND Iggy Pop) and I did some online research for her about Polaris. I found out a whole lot of interesting stuff. THe band is/was a side project from some other band that was moderately successful in the indie scene (I assume). Too bad I can't remember anything I learned that night...

AND Steve Buscemi... can't forget Steve Buscemi.

Will

...but the coolest character was definitely a certain strongest man in the world

also notable from the show~ orange lazarus

(Edited by damon at 10:50 pm on Jul. 21, 2002)

of course, no contest there.

noggin is the greatest! they play ghostwriter! i worship ghostwriter, dude.

and hey dude rules me, as well as pete and pete.

i especially enjoy the episode of pete and pete when the father has to get rid of the bowling ball. even the strongest man in the world failed at this.

i loved that episode. and also the one about the shop teacher and the many mysteries of his hand. has anyone else seen big pete's odd role in the movie "slackers?"

was that movie any good? with pete and max fischer in it, i figured it might be ok, but i never went to see it.

That movie definitely wins the award for "Most random/confusing/senseless movie ever." although Jason Schwartzman was really fantastic in it. The hair-doll...hah...

well, there were certainly funny elements to it, like the hair doll, but it was no masterpiece. let's put it this way...it's not as bad as the cable guy, but it is certainly no office space.

I swear, one of these days.
::motions gun shooting people::

Gg-gg-gg-ggg-guh.

Okay that works a LOT better when one can actually see the movie.

I haven't seen Slackers, but The Cable Guy is totally underrated. I think we've had this conversation on the board before, but except for the last 30 minutes or so, Cable Guy is hilarious.

well, not many things are. office space is brilliant.

I agree. I loved The Cable Guy. There are so many people that I know who thought that it wasn't any good. I always felt like the weird one since I really liked it. I think someone called it a dark comedy. Ah.. All I know is that I appreciated it.

back to today's special...

how did that mannequin manage to lose his hat in every episode? you'd think that you would be more careful with an accessory that was keeping you alive...

Yeah, I really need to see if Kazaa has some episodes. I would love to see it again. The security guard was a puppet, there was a mouse and then a human woman and a "manneqin."

And they never showed the store during store hours did they?