What Nickelodeon Slime Is Made Of - According To 'Double Dare' Host Marc Summers

Any kid who watched Nickelodeon in the '90s knows that it was all about the green slime. Marc Summers, host of "Double Dare" and "What Would You Do?" explains what it was actually made out of. A new documentary about Summers' life and career comes out later this year called "On Your Marc," and you can check out our full interview with him about his time on "Double Dare." Following is a transcript of the video:
Hi there. My name is Marc Summers.
“On your mark. Get Set. Go!”
You may know me from "What Would You Do?"
"I'm Mark Summers, and I wanna know how far you’ll go."
Slime gets identified with "Double Dare" a lot, and then again on "What Would You Do?" But it actually started on a show called "You Can't Do That on Television." What happened was, if you said the words, "I don't know," you would get slimed.
You know, it's weird. Slime is hot again. And there's all these recipes online that have nothing to do with what we used as real slime. It started off as vanilla pudding, apple sauce, green food coloring, and a little oatmeal. And that was our slime, and the consistency of that was far better than the stuff that I see today. I don't know what it is.
Did I ever get slimed? Oh yes. Numerous times.
Initially, on the first 65 episodes, I didn't get messy at all. And then the producers came to me and said, "Uh, you know, you gotta get a little messy." So the next thing I know, all the kids are trying to trash me with either slime or pies.
And you know some days I'd look like a Smurf. I'd be head to toe with blue whipped cream, blue kind of icing, whatever was on the course.
So yes, it was an occupational hazard in some ways, but it was a great way to make a living.
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[@walsh632]

1:11 "a little messy" Jesus

[@lndintw]

Gjoeh (little boy from vine videos) JESUS CHRIST !!

[@metaltriops5957]

its jason bourne

[@ejayforthewin]

Alex 😂😂😂

[@olamide5183]

😂😂😂

[@averymullin6892]

Gjoeh I

[@hugeclockowner7949]

This is why I never trusted nickelodeon...

[@sharonmackey9758]

Madii I trusted it and I still trust it

[@zacharyagler3007]

FILTHY you need help

[@Shibu200]

FILTHY DARK

[@AutoYoung]

Playfulpanthress It was the same thing just with no oatmeal for fuck's sake.

[@danalorenzo7381]

i was the1.4k like

[@claralazen1530]

I was on Nickelodeon when I was twelve and I got slimmed. It was cold and smooth. It had the consistency of Elmer's glue. Not chunky like it was here. The messed up thing was they wouldn't give me a towel and I had to go on and talk to the host while I was freezing my ass off in that cold studio.

[@claralazen1530]

Sophiibear I wish dude. I had to do a presentation about it a while ago and I would have killed to have a video of me on the show.

[@claralazen1530]

megan I was on the show Figure It Out.

[@DESTINY-dd5ib]

Smol Birdy which episode?

[@myatrx7105]

Smol Birdy rude ass bitch

[@claralazen1530]

mya zebo what did I do?

[@andrewdaut9731]

Me and my brother got "slimed" at the Nickelodeon hotel and it was just water and green food coloring. -_-

[@Romano41189]

Andrew Daut man that place blows

[@FunkyStudios]

They Shutdown

[@doublebubleguy12]

Same here, I was expecting the iconic slime but nope... Just water with food coloring:/

[@hannahpanda8709]

Same😂 I was like 5 when that happened

[@winglessestelle6964]

Andrew Daut 😂😂😂😂😂 I feel so bad but it's so funny😂

[@faxmachine3853]

I kept reading "slime" as "smile" for about 5 minutes.....

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

Both words are anagrams of one another.

[@aldoruiz2465]

Fax Machine you're dyslexic

[@faxmachine3853]

Aldo Ruiz i dont even know what that means

[@moeman813]

Me too, you might be dyslexic

[@coolman5242]

Fax Machine Schools been failing you bruh

[@jonjonboi3701]

This guy is from unwrapped the food network show

[@mieniese]

Jonathan Jabinigay that's where i knew him from! 😅

[@jonjonboi3701]

same here :[)

[@jayehdee]

Jonathan Jabinigay yeah the first season

[@mroonicide]

Jonathan Jabinigay oh my god how did i not notice that?!?!

[@DESTINY-dd5ib]

That slime was more chunky then now

[@shutterbug_713]

RM is mah lyfe, right as rain.

[@mirandarivera5703]

army 💞💞💞🙋🏻‍♀️

[@yuhanjiang7020]

a RM y armyy

[@Brandon-rq3ys]

It was better chunky. Made it look more like a cool color puke.

[@vashietru1848]

The chunkiness was from the lack of corn starch and using oatmeal.

[@jakedelacuesta6760]

I'm Mark Summers and this is Unwrapped where we unlock the secrets to America's favorite foods.

[@wtfiswrongwithyou9045]

Jake De La Cuesta you need more likes

[@LongAct94]

Semen+green food coloring

[@ΧειμερινήΔυσλειτουργία]

HeilEvalionMeinFührer That would be real slime and have a nice texture😂. Jk thats disgusting

[@walsh632]

HeilEvalionMeinFührer exactly what I was thinking before I clicked on this video omg ahah

[@JustusWilcox]

LMAO

[@deebo1186]

HeilEvalionMeinFührer lol I thought that

[@soaprice2]

HeilEvalionMeinFührer beat me to it.

[@superhyrulean]

Man,Much respect to Mark Summers! he was on the messiest game show in existence and he put himself through hell for that because he has a phobia where he is scared to get messy

[@lowercaseletters_]

superhyrulean OCD?

[@mercuryfever392]

@@lowercaseletters_ Yes it is OCD. He did an interview on Oprah a long time ago about it.

[@lowercaseletters_]

Katie Pfeiffer Oh wow. Thanks.

[@skipps93]

His book, “everything in its place” is fantastic where it talks all about this.

[@PJade]

I tasted the slime at Nickelodeon Studios on the tour back in 1997! They picked the kids who had the best energy and if you could answer a Double Dare question correctly, which I did both. It tasted like a combination of vanilla pudding, with chucks of pineapple. Such amazing good times!

[@catboygrendelmemeenthusias9310]

Wait so I could've eaten that tv slime?????????????????

[@isaacnoe12lh]

Deadpool303030 Is awesome haha I was thinking the same thing. When I was a kid in the 90's all I wanted in life was to be slimed.

[@Psykoses]

Deadpool303030 Is awesome Are you implying you were on the show?

[@budmeister]

It's just like how I eat the yellow snow.

[@alani5335]

Lulu Herrera u should eat yellow snow,Its really yummy and when u do pls rec it.It is banana flavored.Shh guys im trickin him

[@John-zz1oz]

Deadpool303030 Is awesome I wouldn't eat if I was you

[@AxiomApe]

Ahh, the 90s. These shows were so awesome. Along with "Global Guts" and "Legends of the Hidden Temple" . Hell yeah.

[@ransom6892]

You never watched any 90s shows

[@AxiomApe]

ran som I sure did. You have better things to do, carry on :)

[@interstateruler]

Amen, I was born in 86. Those were the good old days.

[@mariemoonpie830]

Unwrapped is my favorite thing that Marc Summer's ever hosted. I could watch that forever 😍

[@isislarios6458]

Marie Moonpie iii

[@NachoTV]

must have been sticky with that apple sauce

[@VioletDeathRei]

Nacho TV it's also generally pretty warm when they do it and get's everywhere including in pockets and down your pants. Got picked out of the crowd before a screening as a kid and got slimmed lol.

[@NachoTV]

jackson kye must have been fun experience back then. But warm is better than cold

[@Beforethecredits]

I use to love watching "Double Dare" back in the 90s. I always wanted to get slimed, I think all kids wanted to get slimmed back then though. Maybe I should do a video essay on Nickelodeon shows?

[@miap3651]

Before The Credits I

[@jacksonclaugher8315]

Before The Credits I

[@emilygarcia3587]

Before The Credits 😂👌🔥😎😂👌🔥😎😂👌🔥😎

[@ashlynkirby1252]

I’ve gotten slimed on the Kids Choice awards

[@MesmoVoid]

“Used to” until most children realized what slime is referred to as in the grown up world.

[@vvsvlogsYT]

I was waiting for *"the blood of Cory Baxter"* But that works too

[@blitztrodden4079]

Slime back then was used way better than what "slime" is today.

[@jamesallen74]

You Can't Do That On Television. I miss the OLD early 80s nickelodeon. Pinwheel, Today's Special, YCDTOTV, Tomorrow People.

[@larptroll69er22]

James Allen & "Out of Control" starring Dave Coulier.

[@antdude]

Ditto!!

[@belajadevotchka2]

Mr. Wizard's World was my favourite in the early 80s and nobody can deny the genius of "The Adventures of Pete and Pete" in the 90s.

[@beck615]

Marc Summers was the man in the 80s. Awesome host

[@jonassteinberg3779]

I like how Marc is critiquing other slime-makers with authority.

[@Alex261979]

Thanks Mark Summers for being in our live during our childhood!

[@firetiger110]

this host made my childhood better 🙃

[@_GamingKitty]

"You need to get messy a little" •He gets covered head to toe in stuff Me: "Yeh.. A little.."

[@changer_of_ways_999]

The 90s in general had a weird obsession with slime and ooze. There were literally toys that were nothing but that, gak, silly putty, slimer drinks, Ninja turtles slime pies, Ooze from the Power Rangers movie, slime in Ghostbusters 2, Ninja Turtles 2 Secret of the Ooze, everything Nickelodeon, Sonic Spinball's sewer level, actually a lot of games had weird slime stuff.

[@liv9957]

Slime today isn't even slime. It's like a creamier version of putty.

[@ThatOneDerpyPerson]

apple sauce..vanilla pudding...oat meal...green food colourings...ITS LIKE FOOD TIME!! YUM..but slime?idk its like making food in different ways XD

[@donkeykong4983]

My mind immediately went to a very distinct bodily liquid.😂😂

[@Mel-sp3xi]

When I was a kid I would watch these shows and love it so much that during bath time I would dump my bath water on my head with a cup and say "sliiiiiime" "sliiiimee" XD

[@cocofano4213]

"A little messy"throws mixture and covers top half of body

[@cryonic.]

their slime isn’t even slime, more like a chunky liquid

[@num1Jaysta]

That was the original slime

[@umuahjokuamadi-obi7452]

Oh my god i literally had the word "vanilla" in my head before he said vanilla pudding... I think i can tell the future guys

[@Melissa0774]

Ironically, Marc Summers, the guy who became known for getting messy, was actually struggling with OCD during the time he was on those shows. And it was the type of OCD that causes a person to be obsessed with germs and cleanliness.

[@interstateruler]

I was born in 86 and I got say, 80's and 90's were the good times. Not the crap we see today unless you have Paramount Plus or anything that has classic shows and cartoons

[@marykacyy6802]

HELL YEA!!!!, PROUD TO BE OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE GROWN UP WATCHING THE CLASSICS, I ALREADY KNEW THE RECIPE BUT CAME FOR NOSTALGIA

[@theradgegadgie6352]

Simple enough for the stuff I use at events. It's one of a selection of industrial food thickeners, non-toxic paint colouring (the powder you'd mix for kids to paint at kindergarten) and water. The most famous and Nick-like thickener I know of, is called Natrosol. Why people felt the need to put actual bloody food ingredients in it, I don't know.

[@DCol]

They used food ingredients in the 80s and up to the late 90s. They then switched to either Natrosol or methylcellulose around then.

[@theradgegadgie6352]

@@DCol I know.

[@spllitz]

he hated his job

[@Muurbee]

he really did.

[@TaylorKnightCosplay]

He has OCD, that’s why he was afraid of getting messy on the show.

[@infiltrator7777]

Glad to see he's doing better after the accident! Cheers!

[@YouCheekyMinx69]

This guy was always great as a host; high in energy, welcoming, quick to the point. You cant have double date without Marc. When that show makes a comeback, it'd better have Marc Summers host or else it won't be the same.

[@katrianna3712]

They are remaking the show now. They had a commercial for the reboot on tv

[@BearArmyCadet27951]

It was sad to hear about his OCD, I felt really sad for Marc Summers.

[@queerchi495]

my innocence.... my childhood gone ;-;

[@MatrixAran]

One of the alternatives to this recipe, which Nickelodeon also uses it just water and an industrial food thickener, of which there are a few to choose from, depending on the texture, and a coloring agent that doesn't stain as much as off the shelf food coloring. Methylcellulose for example will give you very viscous, almost snot like slime, and if you don't mix it just right you'll get little clumps here and there. The benefit of this mix is that it's non toxic, doesn't have any major allergens in it, and won't smell after a few minutes under hot lights. It's also super easy to clean up. Just dilute with more water. Most clothes will survive just fine if you rinse them before they dry, so you can get multiple takes out of expensive costumes.

[@BigGeak]

The "slime" these days are more of a putty than a slime

[@flamingosthatliketoeatxdkm3974]

Some of the store bought slimes are "not poke-able" but that's the original texture

[@marissamills5382]

Exactly. Dropping today’s slime on people’s heads might knock someone out or suffocate them😂

[@crashbandicoot1956]

1:07 "Uh, you know, you got get a little messy"

[@AmiKillREAL]

So how is *NICK'S* slime made?

[@thebomb7021]

the blood of their enemies

[@DCol]

They use something called Natrosol now

[@sumotaby]

Marc Summers had an extreme OCD about cleanliness. How he was able to have such mental power to do Double Dare and What Would You do, I will never know.

[@nintendonerdsvideos4727]

when the camera is on, all stuff gets blocked out. Think of it like a certain Bob who was on a game show and he thought that alligator was an animal with 3 letters in its name

[@VelvetVoice85]

Considering Summers has OCD, that's great discipline on his part.

[@SpikeShooter92]

He's said in interviews it never affected him negatively on the show, outside of having to take multiple showers after tapings. He still would get messed up and shake hands with contestants without any issue

[@FrizzleLamb]

He's right. The old slime was better than the "SLIME" we have today.

[@ringkunmori]

Wasn't he a clean freak in real life?

[@channtellawuah4856]

Ringkun Mori yes

[@bengercak8391]

Yep. He has OCD

[@junkyard157]

I swear when I see the slime videos in Instagram, I just know it isn't the slime I always see on Nickelodeon.

[@aurorasparks1985]

But what is the current ("nickelodeon awards") slime made of ?

[@yoursjuli]

Aurora Sparks I know, right!! The slime at the KCA'S has a much thinner consistency.

[@marissamills5382]

Aurora Sparks Nickelodeon has always said it’s a secret

[@makhs8750]

Nowadays "slimes" are usually made of glue and borax but you can also add other ingredients for different textures

[@cogitae]

"You gotta get a lil messy." *TECH THROW SLIME IN ALL COLOURS AND SHAPES AND CONSISTENCIES AT HIM*

[@mercuryfever392]

I always wanted to do that obstacle course so bad!

[@charlieme5150]

Damn! R.I.P. Marc Summers. I had to look up his videos once I found out he passed away this morning. 😭

[@muppetsstoogesfan1]

He's not dead. I came across this video because he linked it on his twitter account.

[@rchew2tehbecks941]

The applesauce/vanilla pudding recipe hasn't been used in 20 years, I think they last used it on Figure it Out or DoubleDare 2000. The modern slime Nickelodeon uses is methylcellulose or Natrosol food thickener

[@harune981]

1:08 how to basic is that you???

[@plutonianshome8960]

every slime maker ever- *GASP* EDIBLE SLIME OMGGGGGGGGGGG-

[@primahis2822]

0- Pluto -0 yup

[@TBONE_2004]

As Doug Walker (aka: Nostalgia Critic) said... "BALLS!" Because Marc Summers has the biggest set of balls to put himself through that much mess for a paycheck. That man has more than earned his retirement.

[@TheIMMORTALKAHNHD]

none of these kids know u man....all nick airs is sponge bob re runs now.

[@arimadx]

this is taking me back ! I loved these shows! haha

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

Marc Summers is single-handedly the best game show host yet.

[@geminijohnderson8510]

producer: you have to get a little messy * proceeds to throw ALL the slime on him like howtobasic*

[@MsEliteForever]

I didn't know his name. I was just a kid when he was on. MISS YOU.

[@JuanJDuenas]

Nickelodeon slime is REAL slime. When people use the adjective "slimy", Nick slime fits the description better than the (let's face it) play-doh-esque trend.

[@sarahmoviereviewer4109]

I miss the 90,s

[@salehashirley5994]

What the hell? It's made outta stuff you can eat? Hell SIGN ME UP LMAO 😂

[@palmtrees3117]

Marc Summers is a legend

[@octangula7914]

Slime now a days is basically soft putty.

[@dbxvhero9006]

The fact that pudding came to waste is why Beerus wants to destroy earth.

[@PaleozoicProductions]

"ur gonna get a little messy" *throws 10 gallons of slime on him* we got techraxed

[@vanevarnel7131]

Thank You Mark Summers for making this video hearing your voice brings back nostalgia

[@debauchedsoul]

When i was little i saw the slime was chunky back then but when 2014 rolled along i noticed that the slime got thinner and slimier

[@Chester_Copperpot]

If you could just go back to hosting Double Dare so I can fulfill my childhood dream of winning big on the show....then that would be just dandy. Thanks Marc.

[@aaronobyonek7206]

There was one episode where the kids had to step on the correct tiles to avoid not getting slimed

[@albertarlington6668]

Oh. I thought Mark Summer's looked like Chris Hansen from Crime watch daily. XD

[@dawnyukari138]

so technically, it's edible.

[@sullivan342]

This is REAL slime. None of that fake Instagram shit up in this house.

[@neifz4113]

No wonder their slime looks chunky

[@vjm3]

He didn't talk about this here, but Mark has a fear of being messy. Like it's a mental thing he has. So the fact that he let himself get slimed is a test to his professionalism and dedication to entertainment.

[@shadowfoxcorp]

I remember "you can't do that on television".

[@garnunce786]

i wanna watch double dare now

[@emptyspotlight]

Kind of ironic since I did read that he was OCD

[@2ndbaddestfemale]

Of course it had to be edible cuz I remembered episodes where the contestants would open their mouth and catch some of the slime.

[@greato80]

i remember all those old shows.

[@robgorman6672]

I've been slimed before and it tasted just like vanilla pudding

[@heidikamil]

i remembered a short video from Nickelodeon of how they make slime and cream pies . . . i forgot how they make the slime, but i knew it was enable . . . and this video proved me right

[@virginiab9811]

I miss this show so much! Did anyone else used to watch this and Wild & Crazy Kids or Legends of the Hidden Temple?

[@Steveman27]

"I don't know how to make that slime. You didn't give me the measurements on how to make it with its ingredients." *one second later* "Oh shit!" *I just got smiled for saying the words "I don't know"* "Damn. What I SHOULD have said was "I'm not SURE how to make that slime.""

[@sugbobayot3368]

Tech Insider: *uses KZbin font* Other Insiders: *uses Montserrat* Science Insider: It's Free Real Estate

[@mckayla3160]

Fun fact: cousin skeeter got cancelled because slime was stuck in the puppet.

[@hyphen9714]

so basically this slime is edible. I NEED THIS

[@nexus-6392]

There was a French Canadian version of Double Dare. It was called Double Défi.

[@cyberplayer9626]

I have a feeling Nickelodeon is going to start using radiation from Fallout

[@AThomasHOODX]

RIP Les Lye the creator of slime and You Cant Do That On Television

[@adcamper92]

I'm glad he's still alive

[@soulfragrance]

I predicted what it was made of before the video even started

[@j.demarco8937]

Mark should take the helm @ Nick, bring back the luster, the old magic.

[@sumeraarshad3897]

Or maybe Patrick just sneezed

[@randomvideos4390]

I've always wanted to get slimed but, um, now, NUH UH HONEY

[@champagnemusicmaker]

Yes! In the ‘80s and early ‘90s, slime was thick and chunky, which made it great and much more gross than today’s slime. That’s how it was on “You Can’t Do That on Television,” anyway. 😊