Rated K: For Kids By Kids (& The Big Ballot) - Nick Knacks Episode

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

As rough as the show was, the whole "by kids, for kids" attitude it brought was the best thing to happen to the channel.

[@EddietheHead32]

Robyn Griggs became a soap actress and horror actress late into her career. She sadly passed away a couple of months ago from cervical cancer at the age of 49.

[@TackyRackyComixNEO]

Y'know, it's kinda funny, the original incarnation of Rated K almost seems like a precursor to the modern movie podcasts of today, especially in how much the unscripted, disorganized thoughts of laymen is part of the appeal in these shows. Granted, an uninformed adult doing a podcast about movies is likely still gonna be a lot easier to listen to than an uninformed child doing the same, but it's interesting to think about how Nickelodeon was essentially doing what everyone with a Blue Yeti mic is doing these days nearly 20 years before the trend really caught on in the mainstream.

[@rosebyanyname]

I am shocked that a David Byrne art film was discussed on a movie review show for kids!

[@TMC1982Part2]

I noticed at the 22:50 mark a clip from Blind Date starring a pre-Die Hard Bruce Willis in his first major movie role and an uncharacteristically brunette Kim Basinger.

[@gaialanzer81]

I used to watch this. I vividly recall the episode where they talked about Poltergeist 3 and they showed the clip of young Lara Flynn Boyle being pulled into a glowing puddle in the parking structure. Stood out to me because that was the first thing I ever seen of that movie (wind up watching it years later). Glad someone shed some light on this show. I remember there was a time on the net where I tried to look up this show (forgot its name, so I was searching "Nickelodeon 80s movie review show") and I couldn't, for the life of me, find anybody talking about it, even on Nickelodeon nostalgia sites. Now things seem to have made their way on the web and all the "empty spots" are being filled out. Pretty cool!

[@SabreRoseTiger]

I caught that same scene on TV when I was five years old. It took me almost 15 years to find out what it was I had watched.

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

I really miss Siskel and Ebert; I really learned a lot about critiquing film from them.

[@TMC1982Part2]

I think that the internet unfortunately, made shows like Siskel and Ebert obsolete. Before then, Siskel and Ebert were kind of the ultimate authority on film criticism. But now, there are places like KZbin, IMDb, Reddit, or Rotten Tomatoes to gauge what's "good" and "bad" in the world of film.

[@benmalsky9834]

They were actually fair and had their reasonings for liking or disliking something, and they didn’t just scream and yell for the sake of getting attention. They understood what they wanted to say, and even for all the times they disagreed on something they were FAIR.

[@janedoe3043]

They're not the ones to follow lol

[@mollyclark6828]

Literally only came to this video to watch my Aunt Robyn at 26:49 😂💙

[@metalstuccolath347]

Random trivia, Brad Kane would go on to be the singing voice of Disney's Aladdin. I was right about the age for this show and I remember that I didn't find the kids natural and relatable at all. Even at age 11/12 I could see how cheesy it was and how the reviews weren't saying anything interesting. I totally don't remember the second season at all with the reboot, funnily enough.

[@Poody]

I came to comment this haha. I’m surprised it wasn’t mentioned.

[@yayforeffort]

The kids giving uninformed hot takes that only kids would understand I kind of think is the point, your friends in the lunch room hadn't seen all the movies. The cringe and stuttering is more on the producers and directors not giving the kids enough time to prepare and not doing enough takes. You've got to remember they didn't have youtube, where you can literally watch just this show again. The concept of the show, uninformed kids explaining culture to other kids why they should or shouldn't watch a movie is a precursor to the internet.

[@TMC1982Part2]

I remember when Todd in the Shadows did his "One Hit Wonderland" video on "Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas. At one point in the video, Todd describes the song as essentially being about Carl Douglas just coming out of watching a kung-fu movie and in almost a stream of consciousness, telling his friends about all of the cool parts. That's what "Rated K" feels like in a nutshell. If you're want a movie review show that's genuinely informative, enlighteningly, and analytical then this isn't the show for you. Like you said, it's just a show about ignorant, uninformed kids giving out a bunch of hot takes but nothing truly in-depth.

[@TMC1982Part2]

I think an ideal Nickelodeon film review type of show, would be to have an actual, professional critic to serve as kind of a traffic cop, guiding force, and moderator. I'm thinking of Linda Ellerbee on the "Nick News" show in that she was an adult figure, who the young audience can respect and wouldn't talk down to them.

[@TORLBC]

Doing the Lord's work -- Pop Arena chronicling every Nickelodeon show will go down as an all-time project in KZbin history. Love ya, man, from a fan (the sentient ABA basketball).

[@good03boy]

Nickelodeon should have had some of the Rated K hosts as celebrity contestants on Double Dare in early 1987 to promote the show. It could've brought attention to Rated K.

[@FreezingInfernos]

Holy shit Roger Ebert came for that kid's soul

[@bakomusha]

I give Rated K a rating of N, for Network Growing Pains! Also I'm such a dork just seeing baby Will Wheaten and Jerry O'Connell made me smile!

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

That was Nick during this time, trying to find it's way.

[@christophermartin1785]

It's proto-film KZbin!

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

I was just thinking the same thing!

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

That's one way to see it, the idea of "normies" doing a show on whatever topic they think is cool.

[@tannith_toyart]

Yeah, I thought so too

[@only257]

Christopher Martin 😌

[@brettbutlerisok4561]

Okay, I love your work but I HAVE to see more about the cast of You Can't Do That On Television, on the White House lawn!

[@mattperiolat]

I have memories of some Rated K episodes, specifically reviews of Stand by Me, The Golden Child (!), Assassination (!!) and The Color Purple (!!!), but says a lot that all I really remember is the Matt and Rebecca period. I may have seen the later format once, but you make an interesting point - how the show changed formats. When you get there, you can argue how DNA from Rated K is in Don’t Just Sit There and later still in Wild and Crazy Kids. But all discussions for another time. Interesting show for a time Nick was still figuring out what it wanted to be. Patience, gentle viewer, Double Dare is coming.

[@50yearslater90]

F for Fake is a great film. Kudos good sir!

[@pumpkinmaryam5500]

The blimp kca is still a kaleidoscope

[@SabreRoseTiger]

It's always a good day when a new Nick Knacks comes out, even when it's not a show I watched (this went off the air about six months before I discovered Nickelodeon). And I believe that's the same Brad Kane who is the singing voice of Aladdin.

[@TheBronyBraeburn]

The Big Ballot is the First Kid's Choice Awards? No way in hell. It is more like proof of concept or a predecessor.

[@blackoutcreature965]

Were kids really watching Moonlighting all that much back in the mid-80's for it to make the "Best TV Show" category?

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I recall a few in school that did.

[@ShadowWingTronix]

I did. I didn't care about the romance stuff but the comedy and mystery stuff was fun.

[@MsKala]

I watched it every week.

[@rexsexson5349]

I was born in 77 and can't remember anyone talking about moonlighting not even once. It was all about Back to the Future, A Team, Karate Kid, Ghostbusters, Transformers, GI Joe, You Can't Do That On Television, wwf&nwa, Double Dare, Pacman, Super Mario Bros., Shirt Tales, Smurfs, California Raisins, Voltron, M.A.S.K., Muppet Babies, Pee Wee's Playhouse Etc. But never Moonlighting.

[@only257]

Rex Sexson agreed huge back to the future fan 🙂

[@jonathanstern5537]

Shame Michael J. Fox didn't win. He's the only one who turned out to be a decent human being.

[@lorddalek]

Rated K: For Kringe!

[@jenniferschillig3768]

I look forward to your tackling Mad Movies...which was, in a way, the grandfather of MST3K.

[@chrislang9442]

A hit and miss perspective. I actually felt that the stuttering improvisations were a bit more genuine and cooler to watch than other shows, even though Siskel and Ebert did pwned them in that episode. You did hit correctly that the “2.0” format was exactly like “Entertainment Tonight” and I detested it for its fake, slick production. However, you failed to mention the few months in-between “The Big Ballot” and the new format, which REALLY stunk. As they were bringing in new reviewers and weeding out really cool people like Lakmini and Matt, they were cutting the movie reviews and creating skits for the critics since they didn’t have many movies to review. Thus, we got garbage from one critic who throughout the entire episode kept asking, “Now that I’m a big star, should I change my name to one name, Jen, like Madonna, or should I keep it at two names?”, and would ask the other critics for advice. THAT was pointless, and I missed the movie reviews right then and there.

[@rosyhearts7681]

Would love some interviews from those original kids about their experiences on the show

[@vgtrp]

Oh to remember a time when Disney acknowledged Song of the South's existence. Anyway, I can see what they were going with, but getting average kids to do the show was a mistake. They should have kids that have at least some passion for film and the process, it's obvious from the clips you showed the had no idea what they were talking about and sometimes focused on superficial things. I wonder towards the end of Roger Ebert's life when he was battling cancer, he thought that's it's not as painful as that time I was on Rated K.

[@ericahart711]

Off topic but does anyone else remember Kids Pick The President?

[@ericahart711]

This was a mock election held on the Nick website. The only election I remember was 2009.

[@justinstewart8954]

@@ericahart711 Yes, they did one in 1988 with a 1-800 number to vote. ( Bush vs. Dukakis. ) It was announced as 49% to 51%. Don't remember who won. But I do remember calling the line and getting a real person who asked my name.

[@OptimusShr]

I remember one of them. It was one of Clinton's elections but I don't remember which one. He did film a thank you for a commercial on the channel.

[@mattperiolat]

Justin Stewart Bush won. I forget the original broadcast special of Don’t Just Sit There, but the episode was re-aired on Inauguration Day 1989.

[@rexsexson5349]

Yep. I remember.

[@HIdeyourhearts]

Glad my upload of a late episode of Rated K could be of some use in your video.

[@SaskRider2]

I imagine Nick Knacks is gonna save Double Dare for the end of the '86 block. Save the best for last.

[@pronkb000]

I saw this list on a message board, not sure if it was Tweeted or posted in Patreon, but you'd be correct if the list is: #048 - Curious George #049 - Zoo Family #050 - Rated K: For Kids By Kids #051 - The Donna Reed Show #052 - My Three Sons #053 - Mister Ed #054 - The Monkees #055 - Mysterious Cities of Gold #056 - Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea #057 - Double Dare The first 3 have held true, so we've got a litany of '50s and '60s TV to get through before three pretty compelling-sounding episodes (not that the 4 before it probably don't have fascinating stories and histories of their own).

[@Clay3613]

As a child and teen, I very much enjoyed adult films like Westworld, Network and The Godfather.

[@Gaambit]

Loved the choice to have all the background music on this one be the Ferris Bueller's Day Off soundtrack!

[@klax001]

I appreciate the Sigue Sigue Sputnik song playing faintly in the background. I thought I was imagining it until around 2:22 when it does that repeating echo effect in the vocals lol. Vice City introduced me to 80's music and I've gotten deep into it ever since. Always digging deeper for forgotten bands that made great synth/new wave songs.

[@PipimiOden]

I can't trust Wikipedia for everything, so I occasionally use IMDB for personal research, but even that's inaccurate. Especially the wonder pets page

[@datguyyo]

I think Wikipedia is good for broad subjects on stuff that are well-documented and have had multiple publications about it. However, when it comes to the more obscure stuff, like The Big Ballot, that's where the information is questionable since there has not been much published on the matter.

[@pronkb000]

I find IMDB is pretty good for cast and crew info (i.e., stuff that's literally shown in the movie or the credits) but it's Trivia pages for both movies and actors is a landmine. Reference it at your own peril.

[@OptimusShr]

Wikipedia is good if the page has sources that you can look up and evaluate but in and of itself is not a good cite.

[@jenniferschillig3768]

I SAW that Song of the South re-release! (I was fourteen; my dad and I took our neighbor's little girl.) I was just as pumped over the Star Trek IV preview before it, since I was a newly minted Trekkie. But I liked it back then. I was also a new GWTW fan, and got a kick out of recognizing Hattie McDaniel.

[@pronkb000]

First movie I ever saw in a theater. I didn't really get it, I'm not sure I fully understood the concept of what a movie was (even though Song of the South barely qualifies as such, it was more like the TV that I watched). At age 4, of course all the slave stuff was totally over my head.

[@jenniferschillig3768]

@@pronkb000 Well, that's the thing...SotS technically takes place AFTER the Civil War, and from what I've read, earlier drafts of the script make that clearer (Uncle Remus telling Sally, "I'm a free man now, I don't have to take this."). But it isn't all that clear in the finished script, and either way, the ex-slaves are still perfectly happy to stay behind and serve their former masters instead of forging new lives for themselves.

[@Clay3613]

@@jenniferschillig3768 Why is Remus such a problem and not how helpless and saccharine the main child actor is?

[@RoyStorey]

if there was ever a jr. version of gregg turkington's character from On Cinema this is it

[@abraveastronaut]

I really enjoy that transition into Big Ballot Mode.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Noticed a shot from "The Boy Who Could Fly", that was a cool film.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

@Eleanor Ridley Funny, the US tapes never had that!

[@mattperiolat]

Eleanor Ridley They broadcast similar warnings for Boy Who Could Fly when it was run on the Disney Channel. I remember them!

[@mattmc5069]

They had the right idea, kids do love movies. And kids do enjoy G/PG movies. But I didnt know one single kid who had ONLY kid movies in thier collection. It's in our nature to be bad and sneak R rated movies to. Ask most teens about 13 in the 1980s what do you wanna watch? The new Friday the 13th or Citizen Kane? Most will agree Friday. Also not all kids mouth off like those hosts. Alone with other kids/teens our own age, yes. But we never did that in front of adults.

[@skeeter5834]

This was the 80s kids channel awesome

[@MattyHervey]

I don't remember the revamped version.

[@SonicMoon1]

Boosting the algorithm to OVER NINE THOUSAND!! With one comment.. Also with a concept of a kids film review series. It feels like this would succeed now a days on KZbin. There’s also probably a thousand like this now. Some of which have screaming high pitched voice adults who remember it so we don’t have to.

[@codeblack9407]

Your nick knack videos are so handsome

[@evanread9219]

And do you have some of them from 2000s

[@icky_sticky_mars]

These kids are like young Gregg Turkingtons

[@heidifedor]

I hope you do The Monkees.

[@pronkb000]

It appears the next 3 are Nick at Nite shows (Donna Reed, My Three Sons, Mr. Ed) and then The Monkees after that (which I always saw as more of a Nick show even if it aired on Nick at Nite too). Then the really golden stuff for '86: Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea, Mysterious Cities of Gold, and Double Dare to close the year out.

[@BallparkHunter]

Debi Thompson won Best Female Athlete. There was a segment where she accepted it while cooking on her stove. However, as a Mets fan why do I not know who won Favorite team or male player!

[@justinstewart8954]

I think the Big Ballot's Favorite Sports Team was The New York Mets. I'm not positive.

[@pronkb000]

Strawberry, Gooden, Keith Hernandez, McDowell, Kevin Mitchell...lots of good kids' role models there. Of course maybe that was part of their appeal.

[@Rych3rInLyf3]

KKK? Thats not good

[@pronkb000]

At least it wasn't filmed at the Apollo Theater.

[@therabbitslayerr]

Thanks for the upload. Its just a little hint of my childhood

[@ianury5614]

Cool Vid Poparena! I agree, the show never really found it's balance, and is better for it's influence that it is to actually watch it.

[@TMC1982Part2]

Rated K in its initial format, has the same problem as Don't Just Sit There later had, albeit in talk show form. They both had a "for kids, by kids" approach, which is fine and good in theory for a channel like Nickelodeon. But the hosts are way too raw, unsophisticated, and unpolished and as result, it doesn't make for "good" television (at least unironically). Maybe, I'm someone, who when reading or watching a film review, I don't want the critics to speak at what's perceived to be my level. I want the critic to enlighten me. I don't mean, be condescending or talk down to me, but give the impression that they have a wealth of knowledge and understanding of film history and the art of filmmaking.

[@KimRinzley]

That Roger Ebert fatality was the best!

[@Furore2323]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

[@sycamoreleaves74]

I used to watch this show, what a trip down memory lane! I remember the Lost Boys episode, but everyone loved Lost Boys.

[@yszman6478]

I think they should have just used experienced child actors, you know people that know something about movie. However the problem there is, they are not going to be too critical and risk alienating directors, casting agents, and film studios.

[@Nickman826]

They really did need to get kids with film knowledge, that would've made things less awkward and over reliant on surface level stuff like how Ringwald looks

[@ryanlemay6296]

I didnt think I remembered this show, but once I saw that booth, I totally remember this show! And I definitely remembered Brad Kane. In fact until this video I thought Rated K was always hosted by him. I seem to remember them airing smaller segments as filler between shows. Somewhere I have a tape with him interviewing Corey Feldman and getting h im to say "Im a hound dog" lol

[@pythonagm]

I love your stuff.

[@jbanks979]

For a show I genuinely loved as a 6-7 year old, I was expecting a healthy dose of cringe......and it was more than I was expecting. I will say though as an actual child, I didn’t catch how bad they all were at this I will say this may have helped support my love of needing to quantify and rate pop culture (it helped when there was a thing called the internet later and one didn’t need a tv show). I’m also a little nostalgic for when something like this was produced for a Viacom network and not public access. (GREAT WORK WITH THIS AS PER ALWAYS) I KNEW the kids choice awards was a rated K thing initially

[@TackyRackyComixNEO]

You could say that the show did its job perfectly in this respect, considering they were making it pretty much solely to appeal to kids and not really to anyone outside that demographic. The fact that we as adults can look at it and only feel secondhand embarrassment really goes a long way in showing how super focused this show is there. Chances are had I seen this as a kid I would've loved it then too for the concept alone. This is pretty much how kids talk about movies, so I guess I see that kind of authenticity as a success in a way, even if it isn't totally compelling of a watch if you're older than like 14 years old.

[@jenniferschillig3768]

Geez, I used to watch this show when I wasn't much older than the kids doing it. Now that I re-watch some of these reviews, they seem to me like school book reports on books the readers really didn't understand or like much. ("I like the funny parts. There were seven or eight funny parts. They made the movie more fun.") However, I DO remember that this show was the first place I ever heard of the novel and movie Rebecca.

[@only257]

Jennifer Schillig 😊

[@meyerj75]

That would have been even more cooler if at least one of the teenage hosts wore a custom made NBA basketball jersey over their sweaters on the show. I would really look forward to watching that one.

[@cantrip7]

The clips were hard to watch! Psychic screams during the Siskel/Ebert bits

[@nonenone4560]

I don't know much about editing videos, so I'm not sure if it's impossible to fix due to the poor audio quality, but the sound balancing is really off in some of these clips. Especially the Big Ballot clips are so quiet I had trouble hearing them.

[@TackyRackyComixNEO]

Some of the clips feel like they've had way too much noise reduction done on the audio, to the point of losing a lot of the key audio information and making the clips sound like they were recorded underwater.

[@gatorboymike]

I wouldn't worry about being too old to get anything out of shows like this, Greg. As this show itself proves, kids' opinions aren't worth much.

[@evanread9219]

Hi I heard you have a 1992 Kids Choice Awards do you have any more the ones from the 80s and 90s

[@newgoodsongs2908]

The things the narrator criticizes about the show are all the things that made it refreshing, relatable, memorable and interesting. The main issue with the show is it had no rerun value.

[@rafaelhakimian6873]

20:07 It's pronounced "Kee-sha"

[@DougMorris1045]

IIRC, this show had a minimalist reboot as a “Rated K segment” on the live weekend show “Total Panic”. I’m sure you’ll find out more when you cross that bridge.

[@Talowolf]

I remember really WANTING to watch this show since I loved movies so much, but it's scheduling seemed really inconsistent at the time and I could never find it. Ironically enough, the only episode I do remember catching had a review of one of the Poltergeist sequels.

[@LittleJoeTheMoonlightCat]

Much like My Rating System, but unlike Rated K, where K was the ONLY letter to be consistent, Because T could be Torture, or Terrific, ALL of My Letters Are Consistent.

[@robertkirby8685]

A new Nick Knacks episode! Just as I woke up.

[@codeblack9407]

Nick knack episodes are amazing

[@TMC1982Part2]

I was about 4 going on 5 years old when The Big Ballot happened. Were the Monkees really that "relevant" among Nickelodeon's target audience in 1986-87? I know that the Monkees had a big comeback after MTV did a 24 hour marathon (dubbed "Pleasant Valley Sunday") of their 1960s sitcom. But I still considered them a band that were at their peak when your parents were youngsters.

[@justenleonas]

As soon as the opening started to play, I thought of a very similar show.. on Disney. Movie surfers anyone?

[@matthewhunter1193]

I don't know how many people watched Rated K, but I wouldn't be shocked if it was responsible for half of The Last Jedi critiques currently on KZbin.

[@hollowman7168]

Whoa whoa this was the first kids choice Awards?! Huh.... Oh guess not then -_-

[@BuckyNugget]

I used to watch it, I guess because they were my age, and also we just watched whatever was on TV, which wasn't much.

[@Hewylewis]

Since 1986 is coming to an end, will you be reviewing Double Dare soon?

[@pronkb000]

I saw a list posted on a message board somewhere (which has held true for the first 4 episodes of '86) that has Double Dare coming as the final episode of the year. We've got 3 Nick at Nite shows, The Monkees, and two animated imports to go through first, though I suppose he always has the right to change his mind.

[@Lurker1979]

The revised Rated K is the one I remember.

[@CartoonTriper]

33:19 in fair play, beside the uncomfortable thing about racism from the movie, is kinda right about be boring

[@dantheman8103]

I will say I was a little younger then the kids in the show, but I do remember enjoying this as a kid. I liked kids like me hosted it and it came off like real people talking, and thought it worked. Of course I have found out since I got older that I clearly did not have real picky taste (likely the by product of having limited options). But I thought it was a good show and didn't remember noticing the things pointed out.

[@samfeldstein4498]

I'm surprised An American Tail wasn't nominated for Best Movie

[@justinstewart8954]

7:28 He mumbles the name of the movie so badly that I can't figure it out.

[@TackyRackyComixNEO]

listened to it several times to figure it out, pretty sure he was saying The Man Who Knew Too Much.

[@LittleJoeTheMoonlightCat]

Ah Rated K For Kids By Kids, the Show that Made Me a Media Reviewer.

[@datguyyo]

Okay, call me crazy, but I could've sworn that there was an episode of Rated K where Kermit the Frog makes a guest appearance. A brief clip of it was online at one time, but I'm not sure what happened to it.

[@dantheman8103]

No idea about a clip online, but I am almost sure he was in an episode.

[@only257]

Never heard of this I was 2 in 1986 and I don’t remember watching Nickelodeon at the time looks like a interesting show🎥😌

[@michaelbuono4007]

21:11 well the kids who made Bill Cosby and the Cosby show win definitely aren’t regretting that now😅

[@josecarrales2842]

Golly, your stuff makes me cry....but in the good way. Nostalgia is my favorite anxiety to have. I remember these shows, I liked Rated K because it did seem like it was for "us," the then kids. The years 1980 to 1991 seem longer than they were. I think, as I watch your offerings, it is because...at least where Nickelodeon was concerned...there was so much change. From Pinwheel, through Watch Mr. Wizard's World, to the later stuff you will review, it seems like decades had passed. I greatly look forward to these installments. Keep on keeping on. By the way, who is the announcer who narrates the promos?

[@Tacom4ster]

I like the casual format as a podcast fan, but they are too casual with little engagement of filmmaking, as they are not film nerd kids. I was a film nerd kid reading plenty of reviews, and I might not like this series

[@ShadowWingTronix]

Not everyone is a film nerd, so getting an average kid perspective would be welcomed by some kids, or at least enough the show was on awhile.

[@EmployeeAMillion]

Well...looking at that title sequence...it seems this show had very poorly concieved branding.

[@LaDracul]

RIP Robyn Griggs

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

So really, this show needed some nerdy kids to even out the rest.

[@bitwize]

How would the Rated K kids rate _F for Fake_ ? Would they give it an F... for Fake?

[@russw8813]

Was Rated K the original bad Skype based podcast???

[@toonjay7232]

Yeah Wikipedia articles for most of the KCAs are messed up. Several years ago the 1992 KCAs were uploaded on KZbin and "Boyz N the Hood" was nominated for Favorite Movie, and that stuck in my head because I thought that was odd, but of course Wikipedia claims that movie wasn't nominated.

[@joeybaseball7352]

When are you gonna "on the television"?

[@abiodunsulaiman2297]

He's not going to, it was only on nick at nite, also suggest things for nick knacks.

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

17:24 that kid looks eerily similar to Dustin from Stranger Things.

[@bakomusha]

Agreed!

[@rexsexson5349]

That's the point of his character. That's why I love that show.

[@Rocketboy1313]

I hate the idea of just taking "Real" kids and expecting them to be able to talk about a subject. Sure, get a swath of kids from different backgrounds so that they can relate different worldviews when talking about movies or shows, but make sure they know what they are talking about. Give them classes on story structure, editing... they are working for a TV show, it all would clearly be relevant to their interests and make them better able to do their jobs in the moment. Heck, you could even have little segments at the end of the show where a real film critic comes out and talks about things like sound mixing, or the 180 rule. You know, the show's audience can develop as film viewers.