welcome freshmen- Money

[@EnemyAce88]

This show never got the respect it deserved.

[@GSU2004]

+EnemyAce88 It was truly unrated. I loved it! This needs to be on DVD

[@josephcalderon906]

I don't know what's the hold up considering all the crap nick has released from shows after 1998.

[@josephcalderon906]

+EVIE COSPLAY Are you kidding me?.that damn cartoon became so popular. that the goddamn network in their twisted wisdom decided to let the cartoon occupy most of the time slots throughout their day schedule. and by 2003 or 2004 it was nothing but spongebob T.V..

[@josephcalderon906]

+EVIE COSPLAY Well, if nick video released my brother and me the complete series and zoey 101, why not freshmen?.but look at the way they treated the kenan and kel DVD's.

[@josephcalderon906]

+ERIE FRYE Spongebob indeed, and now ever since the damn show became so so popular,no scratch that.a pop culture phenomenon,now the daytime portion of the network is nothing but spongebob!well,for the most part of the daytime schedule!.

[@13lood13ath]

Holy shit the nostalgia is strong with this one, I used to watch Welcome Freshman EVERY time it was on. I forgot how rockin that theme song was too. This needs to be on dvd ASAP.

[@killerpretty]

+13lood13ath same here i use too watch this lol i almost forgot about

[@josephcalderon906]

+13lood13ath Right you are!.

[@tomgallowitz4464]

Yes, loved this show

[@bradyanderson6311]

@@tomgallowitz4464 nickelodeon wanted their own Beverly Hills 90210.

[@shannarobinson7550]

@@bradyanderson6311 No, that was Fifteen. That show was amazing!

[@nicholaidrake1144]

ahhh high school in the early 90's. such memories. I miss this show and this era of Nickelodeon!

[@josephcalderon906]

You're not alone, so do i.

[@josephcalderon906]

+EVIE COSPLAY Hi evie!, i just came by to state to you that i'm truly and truthfully with every step of the way. this show was always really seen most unfortunately and overshadowed by it's fellow teen live programs salute your shorts and clarissa, and also pete and pete as well.

[@josephcalderon906]

+EVIE COSPLAY Yeah ! what a pity! huh?.this unique and mostly hilarious look at high school never really got the recognition it actually deserves in my opinion.

[@josephcalderon906]

+EVIE COSPLAY Well in order to have that dream come true. real fans urgently need to start a online petition to the very good people at shout! factory.

[@josephcalderon906]

+EVIE COSPLAY Now where do we commence?.

[@sarab6842]

I remember this and that show Fifteen!!

[@alexsmith6914]

Ryan Reynolds made his debut on that show as a little kid. lol

[@j.pochita]

Alex Smith yeah he stinks. Hands always in his pockets. Crappy drummer. Lousy attitude. Pee-ew.

[@tysonac06]

NO WAY! I'M TELLING ALEX SMITH, I WISH I WAS BORN IN THE 90'S SO I COULD SEE RYAN REYNOLDS AS A KID!

[@Echolyris212]

OMG I loved fifteen. It was funny as heck

[@WhiteRabbitAlice]

Fifteen. Omg that might be the show I've been trying to think of ...I've been trying to remember the name of it for many years!! Thanks 👍 OMG IT IS!! THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME!!!

[@blackphoenix77]

I vaguely remember this show. The opening reminds me of the opening to Kids in the Hall

[@viviannichols3582]

The super 8 film style was so cool!

[@timothylewis2527]

I was a freshman when this show came out. Never forgot about it.

[@malvavisco10]

These were big kids to me when this came out. Now watching it, they look like little kids.

[@kenhollis6197]

@@malvavisco10 Same. I was only 4-6 when this show was on.

[@davidbrady6077]

I was a preteen when this show came out

[@jennymars4097]

Me too! I had forgotten about it till tonight such a good throwback.

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

"You Can't Do That On Television, " is still the best Nick show.

[@Akihito007]

Barf the cook lol.

[@yvonnelopez9449]

And alanis morissette was on that show lmao 😂😂😂

[@yvonnelopez9449]

@Noah Levine yes 👍 lmaooo.. Good times

[@robbierice7442]

Agreed

[@susanfit47]

The first television pilot of the show was filmed in May 1990, featuring a group of local actors in the main roles, among them was future Backstreet Boys member Howie Dorough. After the success of the pilot, the show was picked up, but the roles were recast, according to series creator Bob Mittenthal "Those kids did a good job, the proof is that the show was picked up as a series, but research told Nickelodeon it needed better-defined characters". The central characters, all students at the fictional Hawthorne High, gather for the show in a shopping-mall setting and talk about their freshman lives. This banter often segues into comedy sketches such as the commercial parody on the prank-proof suit. Welcome Freshman's characters are: - Kevin (played by Chris), the cool kid and perhaps the most normal character, with the exception that he tends to develop crushes on every girl he meets. - Walter (Rick), the "surfer dude" of the ensemble. He's ultra-laid-back and affable but not too bright. He's a regular in detention hall. - Merv (David), the genius nerd and proud of it. His claim to fame: "Merv-u-mentaries," in which he attempts to expose school scandals like cheating. Often these backfire. - Alex (Jocelyn), the beautiful and bossy one. She's boy-crazy and materialistic. - Tara (Jill), the conscience of the group. She's into recycling and animal rights.

[@bamcandido]

This should be out on dvd.

[@Adamguy2003]

Evie Frye, good call on all of those except 'Fifteen.' I remember that as basically just a boring, forgettable teen drama and living proof that not everything Nick made in the 90's was gold.

[@NoirFan01]

Agreed. There must be some legal reasons that this series and round house are not on DVD. And I want to add that I thought Merv was Geeky-Cute when this series first aired

[@axelfoley1406]

This and Salute your Shorts

[@JustinFrazier_360]

@La Catrina Especially the game shows from Nickelodeon

[@lowjamz828]

Just thought about this show again. Totally feeling the 90s nostalgia vibe. Wish these shows were all on dvd so we could enjoy classic nick whenever we wanted.

[@dennisgrier2687]

As a kid it took me a while to get the concept of the show and it always threw me off. It was a sketch show disguised as a sitcom, which was actually genius.

[@MonaKej]

Oh, wow!! I had totally forgotten about this entertaining show until some episodes popped up as recommendations! It's coming back!! I loved this back in the day. It's nice to be able to revisit episodes now. Binge watching! 😍❤🤗

[@rusty534]

Whoa, flashback to the 90's & thinking what a great time that was, unlike today -2022. This show is about 30 years old now & still as good now as it was then! Thanks for uploading this .✌

[@kyrunya]

Why did I forget this show existed? I used to LOVE Nickelodeon in the 80s and 90s!

[@robbierice7442]

Man this brings back memories. I loved Welcome Freshmen before the Dan Schneider era 90's nick was where it was at

[@kathleenc8]

I used to love this show. my favorite time of day was Saturday Night. I loved Snick. I know this show wasn't on Snick but it was a Nick show. And I loved the big orange couch. "snick-or-treat". Kids today have no idea what they missed with Nick in the 90's. I wish those shows would bring a comeback. shows like; You Can't Do That On Television, Roadhouse, Pete and Pete, Are You Afraid of the Dark, Clarissa Exlains It All, All That, Welcome Freshman, Fifteen, the Amanda Show, Kenan and Kel, and shows like that.

[@bradyanderson6311]

Roundhouse, not roadhouse.

[@bradyanderson6311]

Kath, edit your comment more.

[@eblasphamy1]

Growing up in the 90s graduating in 2000 was the best,best childhood!!! Everything sux now,i see noone at parks loitering 6kids deep walking down the streets nothing it's sad. And punk is dead among them the theme song for our shows were even rad!

[@2010thekingofkings]

Couldn't agree with you more!!

[@GSU2004]

YES! Today's Kids Will Never Know! NICK rocked in the 80's and early 90's

[@briansolo]

eblasphamy1 Right there with ya, c/o 2000 right here! :-) I feel sorry for today's young'ns

[@buckbundy8642]

Class of 99 here. After 2002 it seems everything went down the shitter. Today’s kids will never know great TV like we did.

[@papi-champoo6033]

Don't forget the jnco's and chilling on those green transformers just because it was the spot to hang out on.

[@Mr06261984]

was my favorite show in 1991. loved my summer in hong kong....my highlight of childhood

[@GSU2004]

Thanks for uploading an episode! Unlike these other folks, I appreciate it. You took me back to MY NICKELODEON!! Welcome Freshmen was my show! I watched every episode

[@susanfit47]

Everytime I see show, this brings back memories. I miss the 90's! I seen Welcome Freshmen when it was on Nickelodeon from 1991 to the mid 1990's until late October 1996. This show along with the classic mix of game shows, Double Dare, Family Double Dare, Think Fast, Make the Grade, Wild & Crazy Kids, SK8-TV, Get the Picture, What Would You Do?, Nick Arcade, GUTS/Global GUTS, Nick Coms starting with Hey Dude, Clarissa Explains It All, Salute Your Shorts and up through You Can't Do That on Television, Out of Control, Don't Just Sit There!, Kids' Court, Eureeka's Castle, Fifteen, the short-lived The Nick Hit List, Mr. Wizard's World, Nick News, Roundhouse, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Nick Wildside Show, Beyond Belief!!, Weinerville, Pete & Pete, Special Delivery, The Tomorrow People, early All That, Alex Mack, My Brother and Me, U to U, Bing! The Sound of Something New, Space Cases, Shelby Woo, Kenan & Kel, the first five Nicktoons, Doug, Rugrats, Ren & Stimpy, Rocko, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Hey Arnold!, KaBlam!, foreign cartoons like Danger Mouse, Count Duckula, Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea, and The Littl' Bits, and reruns, like Bullwinkle, Dennis the Menace, Flipper, Lassie, Heathcliff, Mork & Mindy, Adventures of Superman, F Troop, Inspector Gadget, Underdog, Looney Tunes, Yogi Bear, Muppet Babies, Muppet Matinee, The Muppet Show, The Alvin Show, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Beetlejuice, Gumby, Tintin, Land of the Lost, Tiny Toons, and a cartoon packaging called Cartoon Kablooey, which showed classic Paramount and UPA cartoons.

[@Trellizm]

This and salute your shorts are classic

[@bradyanderson6311]

Paramount+ has that summer camp sitcom without this.

[@SneauxMan08]

@@bradyanderson6311 They're gonna be on Paramount+?

[@TheGrungeGamer2]

My childhood has come back! :D

[@jeremiahhaubenreiser6075]

This show ruled.

[@hbk42581]

Haha. Merv-U-Mentary was always my favorite segment!

[@ladyfire44]

Even History with Mr. H.

[@alexandradecember]

My dad was in this show & Rick Galloway is a close family friend of ours. He & his wife had a baby, Brody a few months ago. He's the cutest baby EVER to exist. It's awesome watching these clips knowing I know some of these people.

[@kylegabauer2006]

Nickelodeon’s answer to Saved By The Bell

[@buddyhollyjam06]

Just like Rugrats was Nickelodeon’s answers to Muppet Babies.

[@arhsmacdude]

I have been trying to find welcome freshmen for over a year now! Thanks dude! I love how you included the commercial bumpers too! You rock. Now if only this was on DVD... XD

[@Stellaluna88]

Thanks for posting. I love the fashions from this era and they take me back to my own high school days.

[@arlichar11]

i loved this show, it was on way before i was in high school. but lookin back i actually knew kids who were very similar to these characters

[@ShyGuy83]

Ironically enough, the last time I remember seeing this show on TV was in 1998 when I myself was a high school freshman.

[@Trellizm]

This and salute my shorts sumes up my middle school years

[@TheAaronFreeze]

Crazy Flashback

[@chrisreitze1314]

I forgot about this show until the theme came into my head while hiking

[@susanfit47]

Happy 31st Anniversary to Welcome Freshmen, which premiered on Nickelodeon on this day (February 16, 1991).

[@guaposneeze]

When I was a little kid in the early 90's, 14 year old Freshmen seemed like the height of mature sophistication. They were in high school! They were basically adults in my mind.

[@paulguseman6004]

In my shoddy memory Mortis the Safety Tortoise was on every episode. I wonder why that stuck in my head over everything else.

[@only257]

love ths show use to watch when i was 7 in 1991 until i was 12 in 1996

[@Rudy3145]

Dave Rhoden works for 5-11 tactical and lives in the Washington state/Portland area. Jill setter-rusk is a dental hygienist married to a firefighter living in weechie each

[@metal7ful]

back in the day when there were no cell phones

[@EugeneAxe]

Or toxic social media.

[@simplyjuannie5128]

There were cellphones then. Zack Morris had a huge one.

[@kenhollis6197]

@@simplyjuannie5128 Yeah, but only rich people had them. It was far different from every kid having one.

[@AldenRDavis]

Ah, the good old days of classic Nickelodeon

[@travisbost469]

That Kevin Jill the vice principal and some other guy who were in Nick Arcade

[@MrBoswel1]

loves this show so.much yes

[@DementedDistraction]

This show totally prepared me for high school. :P I used to watch it all the time until they changed the cast and tried to turn it into a drama instead of a comedy. I had the biggest crush on Alex...

[@yvonnelopez9449]

Omg i used to watch this when i was like 9 so old school..... Had a crush on Merv lmao...😂😂😂😂 good times..

[@EugeneAxe]

Lol, nice, true nostalgia. I used to have a crush on Tara. Gotta love the early 90's one strap overall look too.

[@yvonnelopez9449]

@@EugeneAxe you got that right.... I miss the 90s..... Is that right now its not that good as it was back then.....but what can you do right ✌😜

[@anthonygarcia6746]

takes me back lol i love this

[@epcotman32]

This was much more better than saved by the bell.

[@alicenine4225]

man I loved welcome freshman. It made me think highschool would kick ass (it didnt ;( ) i loved tara her hair ,her attitude everything :D I still hear the name "merv" and think "Merv the perv" :D

[@Rudy3145]

Merv (Dave Rhoden) is alive and well living in Washington State working for 5-11 tactical products. Tara (Jill Setter) still lives in Florida and works for a dentist. She's married to a firefighter. Alex (Jocelyn Steiner) I believe lives in Washington DC and Walter (Rick Galloway) live in California and works or owns a lighting business uses for entertainment.

[@susanfit47]

the last time I remember seeing this show on TV was in October 1996.

[@jenniferkubik8686]

I remember seeing this episode when it aired. Can't remember when I stopped watching Nickelodeon. This episode had to have been from 1991 or 1992.

[@I_am_Dane_Youssef]

This was much better than the extremely overrated SAVED BY THE BELL.

[@susanfit47]

I liked Welcome Freshmen during the Geraldine Laybourne/Herb Scannell era of 90's Nickelodeon.

[@Andy-Mesa]

Early 90s Nick show themes were bangers.

[@SP84Fanatic]

This was from a 1993-1994 rerun of the show; hence the Legends of the Hidden Temple plug during the credits (and the older style of "we'll be right back"/"now back to.." bumpers are used; they would be retired late in 1994 or early in 1995).

[@SneauxMan08]

does anyone think this is like nickelodeon's version of saved by the bell?

[@josephcalderon906]

It was but much funnier.so you're not alone on that opinion.

[@Adamguy2003]

+SneauxMan08 There were a few differences I can remember. 1. 'Welcome Freshmen' was much funnier, and took itself much less seriously. 2. "SBTB" portrayed high school as fun, safe, and clean. 'Welcome Freshmen' portrayed it as the seventh circle of Hell, especially for underclassmen. 3. The "Administrator" characters on the shows were pretty much polar opposites. Mr. Belding on 'SBTB' was an out- of- touch prude, but also shown to be a good, decent man just doing his job who really cared about the kids and almost always acted in what he believed to be everyone's best interests. Mr. Lipman on 'Welcome Freshmen,' in contrast, was a selfish, sadistic prick (Albeit an extremely funny selfish, sadistic prick) who hated the kids, especially freshmen, and took advantage of any opportunity he could get to make their lives miserable.

[@josephcalderon906]

Yeah, at least he was very funny.

[@josephcalderon906]

+Adamguy2003 Lippman is the son that barney fife didn't know he had.

[@josephcalderon906]

+SneauxMan08 Yeah, as a matter of fact it was described in it's entry in the complete directory of prime time network shows book.

[@susanfit47]

Theme music, from seasons 1 & 2, taken from the episodes "How We Look", "Extracurricular Activities", "Mind Games", "Knowledge is Power", "Growing Up", "Technology", "Money", "Authority", "Express Yourself", "Careers in the Making", "Language", "What We Eat", "Getting Even", "Bullies", "Ecology", "Success", "Confirmity", "Communication", "The Grass is Always Greener", "Dating", "Holidays", "Secrets", "Health TV", "Choices", "Competition", & "Friends".

[@dmase9057]

awesome show...

[@susanfit47]

This was taken from a Nickelodeon rerun 1996. The show aired originally Saturday Evenings and Sunday Afternoons from February 1991-February 1994 with repeats until Oct. 1996 for 30-minute episodes.

[@Rudy3145]

Sorry, weechie wachie fl, Jocelyn is a lawyer in wash dc, I lost track of Chris lobban and Rick lives in LA doing lighting for productions and events. Mike speller lives in Chicago and does classes on acting/improv stuff

[@janesmith7676]

Geez, haven't seen this since probably like 1994. Theme song is pretty rockin' and I like it more than I did back then - also holds up better than the show. I also remember when the show got inexplicably retooled with a more conventional, dramatic tone a couple seasons later - wondered what that was about and I guess I still do.

[@iroc31407]

so hard to find episodes with merv in it. thank you sooooooo much for the upload.

[@Doobie1975]

I much prefer the episodes with Merv & Tara over the episodes with Grant & Erin, I thought Merv & Tara were funnier and far more likable characters than Grant & Erin.

[@brandonscales8472]

I loved seeing Jill Setter as Tara wearing overalls with one strap undone.

[@GSU2004]

+Brandon Scales That was the style back in the day for the ladies

[@SteveCarras]

I did too. Now married, she's Jill Setter-Rusk (was my favorite, too!)

[@briansheil9763]

Vice Principal Lippmann’s jokes are crazy. But, very funny.

[@susanfit47]

Howie Dorough (of Backstreet Boys fame) was originally cast to play the role of Kevin St. James in Nickelodeon's "Welcome Freshman." After the pilot was successful, the producers replaced Howie with Christopher Lobban.

[@Atisuto]

Classic stuff! Almost forgot about this show! Thanx for posting!

[@nicksullivan4994]

When is TeenNick ever gonna show Welcome Freshmen on NickSplat?

[@ladyfire44]

Who knows. I wish Nick release this on iTunes

[@brookswilliams5239]

They need an app with all 80s 90s Nickelodeon shows

[@susanfit47]

24:07 - "What will Clarissa do today? A country China? An astronaut? A swami? We'll find out when Clarissa Explains It All. Tonight at 6/5c only on Nick. Hi, this is Kirk Fogg. Stay tuned for Legends of the Hidden Temple. Next on Nick.

[@susanfit47]

According to Jocelyn Steiner, several actresses had auditioned for the role of Alex before she got cast, including Brittany Daniel who was a final contender for the role.

[@susanfit47]

The show's original format was a sketch comedy show with a certain theme integrated in each episode in the first 2 seasons. Some of the comedy routines involved a tortoise named Mortise teaching children about safety, a historian named Mr. History who talks about past generations of freshmen, the bumbling, freshman-hating, vice principal Mr. Lippman imagining himself as a stand-up comedian telling really bad old jokes that insult freshmen, and a student named Billy Cushman who, though his appearance was occasional, provided not only a good example of how not to behave, but also a good example of flatulence. Each episode had two or three short skits about the gang's misadventures in high school. Recurring skits Home-Room Announcements-Mr. Lippman, the vice principal, doing the morning announcements (at the same time, imagining how he'd really like to say them as a stand-up format). Coach Roach The Merv-U-Mentary-Merv's amateurish attempt at uncovering news and scandals at the high school. Mr. History-featuring the gang as high school students of a past time period. Mike Who-featuring close-ups of a sidelined high school basketball player driving the crowd wild with a single wave. Eventually cut after vice Principal Lippman said it was too distracting, resulting in a tense showdown between Lippman and Who. Mortise the Safety Tortoise In the 3rd and 4th seasons, the sketch format was abandoned and Welcome Freshmen became a regular retootled sitcom and character driven. The gang became sophomores, except Walter who flunked and was held behind. Merv and Tara left, with Merv skipping the rest of high school and going straight to college, and Tara and her family moving to a Biosphere. New characters came in: Manny and Erin (incoming freshmen) and Grant, a junior who was Erin's brother and soon became Alex's boyfriend. Eventually Walter moves up to sophomore as the teachers all threatened to quit if they had him another year.

[@tashmoore3825]

I thought this is what high school would be like, & now I understand some of how I gravitated towards Broadcast Arts Club. Hmmm. I never cared much for Saved By the Bell.

[@newstarcadefan]

Hey thanks for the upload. You just made my night. and have a Merry Christmas!

[@videovixen203]

Life in the 90’s. Sighhhhh 😊

[@RoseQueen86]

I wish at the very least they would put this Netflix or Hulu.

[@chazhowell6]

Back when Nickelodeon was good. I miss this show!!

[@hamursh]

Other people who liked this video include Bebee Bluff, Scrooge McDuck and Rhonda Wellington Lloyd.

[@tripphenke158]

A quadra trapper keeper

[@ririmari2717]

I remember this but it wasnt my favorite. I remember changing the channel everytime it came on.

[@darrenmoriarty2351]

Welcome freshmen classic explanin it All

[@citizenofcorona8783]

The principal reminded me of Mr. Burns

[@Doobie1975]

am i the only one who could see Jason Hervey playing Walter?

[@shekiascott1866]

Memories 😊

[@josephcalderon906]

This still underrated high school sitcom spoof really deserved much praise as salute your shorts did. it lasted a season longer than shorts,but it was the worst season of the series.

[@susanfit47]

I'm in search of the theme music from this show...anyone know where I could find it online?

[@lucymitchell5716]

Tara and Alex were my favorite on this show.

[@susanfit47]

Welcome Freshmen originally aired from 1991 to 1993 and lasted 4 seasons. This is probably a rerun from 1996.

[@alexandradecember]

yeah rick is married now! he's a close family friend of mine. he looks basically the same, just a little older. he is the CUTEST son in the world, named Brody. He's a little over a year. And his wife, Ali, is the sweetest. They're actually going to my dad's wedding this August. Rick is kind of like my non-biological uncle. I'm not sure the name of my dad's character but I know he was a consistent character through a season. rick is doing a lot of tech work now instead of acting, same as my dad.

[@ladyfire44]

Wax my big round chrome dome?! You've got some explaining to do, smart boy. Do you know the penalty for impersonating an administrator of this school. You are about to find out.

[@deletedwaffles]

It's strange. I haven fragments of the show running around in my head but I just don't really remember much about it.

[@pjbozac8895]

Kids in the hall for Nickelodeon

[@geddoe316]

Imdb says tara was only on 8 episodes? That can t be right can it?

[@tonysmobileautobody]

love this thanks for posting

[@susanfit47]

Welcome Freshmen Schedule Archive (Feb. 16, 1991 to Oct. 27, 1996) please

[@cooldesert30]

Wow, forgot this show. Love the theme show. Not sure about the comedy bit.

[@alexandradecember]

lol this is starting to be the most ridiculous conversation. Ok, here's the extent of mine and Rick's relationship/friendship/whatever. My dad met him on the show, which then they became friends. Later in the 90's, my dad had me and then later on down the road, Rick moved to California. Then a few years later, we moved to California. Then, I was able to see Rick (when I was in elementary school) a little more frequently. Then later, my family and I moved to Vegas and I didn't see him again

[@thenalch3337]

Lippman ruled!

[@TakatofanAgain]

Just so you know, knowing this is from VHS, the quality is better than I expected. Ignore others.

[@douglasmoriarty5241]

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[@susanfit47]

Mortise the Safety Tortoise didn't join until season 2.

[@douglasmoriarty5241]

eah, the name Master Chief - I never really got it, it seems kinda... redundant. On the other hand, what do I know? I've kinda watched people play Halo, but I've never actually played it myself. This was a fun little addition to my Punx though. I thought I'd try something different, stretch myself a little, try something others might like.