The WEIRD World of Nick Jr.

Ah childhood, life before taxes
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[@RuZe_Tynuch02]

In my opinion Joe is the Andrew Garfield Spider-Man of Blues Clues. Steve is Toby Maguire, and Josh is Tom Holland

[@briannabenjamin5292]

Love the comparisons! Makes sense!

[@uzumaki5277]

Even had their own NWH with the movie

[@haleypierce82793]

Perfect way of putting it!

[@THahhhh]

Nailed it. And theirs nothing wrong with that. I grew up with steve but my baby is growing up with josh 😅 its still a good show. I miss the old intro though.

[@abigailsanchez4663]

And I love three of the them all the same (maybe with a bit more of love for Steve and Joe than Josh but I still love him) as same as Spider-Man's movies

[@CMmeows]

Robbie Rotten will never be forgotten. He was number one. Rest in peace.

[@XxJohnEgbertxX]

Our homie robbie will be in our hearts forever

[@LaBellesGrace]

2016 was such a special and bittersweet time. Rip Plant dad.

[@zimmygirl777]

I'll trade them Scott Adams for Robbie Rotten. Get them to throw in DMX.😺👻

[@jamesmartin2063]

@@zimmygirl777 can you give me the link of the bbc news report of stefán karl's death

[@TheDerpyBoi]

If Bill Cosby dies, we’ll just say…Rest in Piss

[@SpecialInterestShow]

The funniest thing about Lazytown is that Robbie putting all that effort into stopping everyone is such a non-lazy thing to do. Trying to stop them literally has him being more active than he was before. It's so ironic and funny.

[@sporkzzz]

I love Robbie he's so real for that

[@msthecommentator2863]

I think that's a big reason why Sportacus never fully stopped Robbie from what he was doing. The plans he made to ruin their activity were never too much for Sportacus and the kids to handle, and it got Robbie out of the house for the first time in years. Makes sense that a guy obsessed with exercise would think of that first.

[@drewwisemanmusic424]

I had that exact same realization.

[@cfruge444]

I just find it pathetic that the villain had the most personality out of all the characters.

[@SlapstickGenius23]

@@cfruge444 as with Anpanman’s archenemy Baikinman, it’s both hilarious and satisfying that the main villain of an Icelandic book based kids show has more personality than any other main preschool show villain in existence.

[@Mskittenlover12]

Finding out Steve Burns sings the Young Sheldon theme song makes his seemingly random cameo in season 6 make way more sense all of a sudden.

[@SlapstickGenius23]

A pretty hilarious fact indeed!

[@Cozycovegaming]

ikr i love young sheldon and also blues clues so i was hyped to learn that he was in it as well as singing the theme song lol

[@kayalvizhi7611]

there’s 6 seasons of young sheldon?!!!

[@diaquallo]

And a final one

[@montelgathers0101]

YO GABBA GABBA IS FOR BABIES

[@eatatjoes6751]

The reason I liked Dora as a kid mainly was because of the obvious point-'n-click aesthetic of the show. I was into computers, so when they scrubbed the intro as the show went on my brain was like, "Noooooo...the beach house was awesome!"

[@oofmann]

I thought it was alright when I was younger but only now do I appreciate the border hoppers soundtrack

[@TeAmoConTodoMiAlma]

​@@oofmann I'm going to assume you are 11. That's the only reason you wpie comment something so ignorant.. considering more people speak Spanish across the world than English..

[@thexyzer]

Me too

[@FeligamiAdrizoeSworaBunnydoll]

Honestly Swiper was one of my favorite characters from this show. In the first season. He is more an obstacle. But in later seasons starting in season 2. We see he’s not really a bad guy. Just a child who doesn’t know better. And starting in season 3. We see a more soft side to him. And season 4? Oh my gosh! If you remember season 4! He has a lot of appearances! One of my favorites being Dora’s dance to the rescue! That special was amazing! And of course can’t forget Dora’s world adventure! Where Dora admits she’s always seen Swiper as her friend. Which yeah. Wholesome cuteness overload!!!

[@angelchan9218]

Same here! It looked like i was playing a game on computer.

[@magnetoonproductions9541]

LazyTown originally started off as a series of stage plays. Only nine out of many characters made it into the show. I wish some of them returned as one-shots.

[@gracekim25]

Oooo

[@BinglesP]

I always wondered as a kid why there was only ever 9 characters. Like, that’s a smaller cast than even Ed Edd n’ Eddy(and part of that show’s whole POINT was the small cast), of course the audience would question that even at that age!

[@SammyOmane]

That makes a lot of sense…😅

[@ForrestFox626]

Wait, it was a stage show!?

[@yowwer7290]

​@@ForrestFox626 yes, Icelandic stage show, Sportacus actor is actually the creator of the lazytown franchise, and he played Sportacus in the 90s stage show along with Stephan playing robbie in the 90s stage show aswell

[@AlaynaRarity]

You just opened up the lost memories of my childhood with this video. -Little Bear -Max and Ruby -BLUE’S CLUES! -Dora the Explorer -Yo Gabba Gabba -Wow wow Wubbzy! -Olivia (The list goes on) When Steve left the show it tore me up. But when he AND Joe came back, I was jumping with joy! (Also Steve’s video message about how he never forget about us, made me cry like a baby.)🥹

[@wctcasc]

LOL. I bet every adult teared up when Steve had a video message.

[@Jefferson76Archive]

Wonder pets actually had an entire episode where they saved a group of beetles that's played by the Beatles stuck in a yellow submarine.

[@chrisrockett5897]

Joe had a whole 3 episode arc for us to get used to him and there's even an episode introducing us to Steve and Joe's childhood. I still never got the misconception.

[@Thomperfan]

That's just it. We got used to Joe, but we weren't prepared for Steve's departure. I honestly thought that Joe was going to become part of the cast alongside Steve. It didn't really help that Steve never brought up going to college until that very episode. Not even in the first two of Joe's arc. So I think many people can be excused for being distraught by Steve's leave.

[@ethnictendo]

​@@ThomperfanHe did bring up one time in one episode of the same season he left that he would LIKE to go to college someday, but we all know that meant nothing to our child brains.

[@Thomperfan]

@@ethnictendo Which episode was that in?

[@ethnictendo]

@@Thomperfan Blue's School. Paramount+ has it in the wrong episode order and I don't know the correct one, but it's in Season 4. After the mailtime segment, Steve mentions that someday, he'd like to go to college, but before any child can process what that means, Tickety shows up to bring Steve somewhere else.

[@johnhenson4727]

Call Angela island was a rip off the light

[@neb.9489]

Do you guys remember also the Noggin era with Moose and Zee?? So nostalgic. I miss being a kid.

[@theocarinagirl6494]

I remember them as well as Piper Opossum!

[@lovelydolltime8006]

I remember the early Nick Jr era (2009 - 2012) and I also remember Moose and Zee. I also remember being disappointed one day in April 2012 when they got rid of a lot of the Moose and Zee segments between shows. It marked the end of an era for me.

[@theocarinagirl6494]

@@lovelydolltime8006 yeah… it became “the smart place to play”

[@karriecastro9165]

I kinda do remember that

[@masterripper5409]

I remember those guys and Face.

[@PhilMiCoochie]

Joe did a phenomenal job as a replacement. He was just as warm and friendly as Steve.

[@MatsuyoRific]

One of my earliest memories is that I would hide behind the coffee table whenever Face was about to sneeze, because I didn't want to get sneezed on.

[@LupitaLaChona]

As a little Mexican girl who had to learn English, Nick Jr was everything to me. Dora and Blue taught me English.

[@jennayamoody3318]

In my day, Dora for me , was the icing on the cake, taught you Spanish, and the best part, your parents know what they’re watching, or not….. you choose!

[@gracekim25]

Whoa 😮 the crazy thing is for me Dora teaching me Spanish never stuck in my head so i commend you for being able to retain English from Dora 😊 (unless I’m the reason it never stayed in my memory 🤔)

[@kawaiimarshmallowkittenaj4805]

Most of the basic Spanish terms that I can actually remember along with their meanings were words I learned from Dora lol!

[@oshakirb]

@@kawaiimarshmallowkittenaj4805 I may not like it now, but Dora taught me Spanish, as did a show called Handy Manny.

[@Therealburntmilk]

Fr I watched max and ruby so much and blues clues

[@VixxyCopeland]

Unpopular Opinion But Little Bill honestly has a special place in My heart. When I was watching that show, I wasn't familiar with other shows that had a Black Main character and had a life what was similar to my own. Even now(Despite me not agreeing with or even liking Bill Cosby) I smile when I see clips of this show. I'm not sure if I actually like it or if it's that Rose colored glasses effect tho

[@jaleahrobinson5967]

Literally me

[@dancingsun2]

Feel the exact same way :)

[@Golems_wrath]

Ironically conservatives would call little bill a woke show just because there’s a black kid, and that nick or whatever was too diverse and progressive at the time....lol no joke conservatives are that dumb. Those grublins from Spyro dawn of the dragon know nothing about reality they are nazis.

[@crazykay9422]

Me too honestly. I enjoyed the show and even remember playing computer games at school that were Little Bill related.

[@msmockturtle4921]

I think it's ok to like something even if one of the people behind the scenes was doing bad stuff. Justifies piracy

[@kaloveshoran]

my sister is 6 years younger than me, so by the time i started aging out of some of these shows, she was just aging in. i can honestly say that olivia, wubbzy, and ni hao, kai-lan were always my favorites when she had the remote. felt just as warm as the shows i watched at her age.

[@mintman325]

There was something cathartic about seeing Steve come back in that clip. I a 29 year old man just started crying. I ran to my mom and said Steve came back she knew exactly what I was talking about. It’s like Mr. Rogers, when you’re a child and someone on the tv says let’s play a game you have no idea they are just talking to a camera. They really put their all into it and I thank them every day.

[@natepike1752]

I think Blue’s Clues was most memorable to some people. People who watched Blue’s Clues in 1996 are probably adults at this point.

[@AutisticJoker88]

Probably? Try definitely. Name me one person who watched Blues Clues in 96 that's still a kid lol

[@teresagladney3921]

Nope

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

Remember me an my sister bout to Tune in the new season of nick jr just To break the button on the t.v. set😂 Cheap thing.

[@hcneysenpai6673]

me being 27, born in 1996 yes we’re adults lnfao

[@Siivajenna]

Although I'm 19 I still remember blue clues

[@MrDrvideogame]

Don't know if anyone else mentioned yet, but I remember The Upside Down Show was such a weird show. It'd be on at like midnight, or some time like that, and I'd feel cool staying up past bedtime to watch it, immediately preceding a random episode of Dragon Ball Z Kai. The main characters warped between different rooms inside their house walking through doors, they had a pet fly, stuff like that.

[@JustEpic_Yt]

I barley remember that show. It felt like a fever dream to me because I remember it airing late at night with oobi & Oswald (this in the early 2010’s I’m talking about)

[@Mooms]

I remember the Nick Jr game where you could draw things, especially the one where they’re making a smoothie

[@wieldylattice3015]

Why would you make me relive this

[@2doot]

I remember it would play it like wild hours on the channel that played exclusively Nick Jr. shows and it was a trip every single time for my sleep deprived child brain. Honestly kind of a vibe though, I really enjoy strange children's programming and it definitely shaped my interest in that sort of thing.

[@King-qc7mu]

@@Mooms I remember that too! it was one of the few (possibly the only) games that show got, so id play it non stop!

[@PantheonOfLightning]

Bro shat on half of my favorite shows, "Yo Gabba Gabba!", "Ni Hao Kai-Lan", FUCKING DINO DAN! He didn't even mention Team Umi Zoomi! Also, I shouldn't have to type this, BUT IM JOKING! Those are still my favorite shows tho, Literally lived on Nick Jr.

[@snowblizzard7623]

I grew up with Wow Wow Wubbzy, it was actually one of my favorite shows as a kid. I would actually get excited when it came on.

[@karriecastro9165]

I actually recently rewatched it it's actually cute

[@CCClarinet12]

SAME

[@TheSUPERWIND2023]

Drew Magary saying the show was overstimulating clearly hasn't seen KZbin Kids lmao

[@jerimiahbey5797]

I didn't grow up with it as much but it was awesome

[@rabrencruz99]

I always thought Stephanie and Lava Girl were played by the same actress, but they’re weren’t 😆 I also always wanted to dye my hair hot pink because of them

[@Terestrasz]

You know, with Little Bill, it's kind of interesting to see that the show didn't portray Bill in a flattering light all the time. It depicted him as being... like a child. He did mean things, he took things too far, he said insensitive things, he got mad when things went wrong even when he didn't mean to cause trouble.... kinda like a kid. It's kind of a contrast to the actual Bill Cosby whose characters were 98% "positive discrimination".

[@HetaliaAmore]

As a 26 y/o, I still hold many fond memories of these shows. Especially Blues Clues. That show lives rent free in my mind to this day.

[@Vic101NetworkYT]

I'm 23 years old and I still watch blue's clues to this very day I usually have my own handy dandy notebook but I would never forget Steve's heartwarming message

[@steven.q]

Exactly if you have paramount+ you get free nickelodeon shows on prime

[@Vic101NetworkYT]

@Jayson The Hedgehog I like the reboot I'm glad they bring back the we just got a letter

[@steven.q]

@Jayson The Hedgehog and we don't use the notebook phone as much anymore

[@thexyzer]

I may be the youngest here but I remember watching the channel as a kid (I’m seventeen

[@Hwarming]

You know why you don't remember Bob the Builder having a British accent? They dubbed it for American audiences. I thought I got mandela'd when I heard Bob speak with a British accent

[@rabrencruz99]

Yep, they aired the American dub on PBS Kids. That was the version I watched instead of the original British dub on Nick Jr.

[@YGO_BERRY]

Olivia the Pig was made in 2000. It was a book series prior to receiving an animated adaptation. She did have two younger brothers, but one wore a red tank top and the other wore black and white stripe pants, so it was most likely changed to a blue shirt to capitalize on Peppa the Pig.

[@desenhosanimados2010]

peppa pig is a idea from the 90s

[@-CloClo-]

I got shocked when you mentioned Lalaloopsy because I thought no one even remembered that the dolls existed until they were brought back at Walmart. I still have at least 8 of those dolls in my closet lol

[@pineappleprincess9704]

I knew they had a show, but I didn't know they were on tv! I thought they were direct to DVD stuff

[@winter5264]

I was so surprised and excited when he brought it up because I actually love that show. I’m 14 and I collect the dolls and I love watching the shows and movies because they’re really comforting and nostalgic for me.

[@kazooplayer3]

i remember too. the shows and movies were actually really weird lol

[@Foxff0x]

Lalaloopsies (both the dolls and the shows) were my jam when I was a kid!! My mom and I made my dolls little houses out of cardboard and fabric to set up in my room when I played with them, good times.

[@Unicornmazda]

I loved Lalaloopsy all the dolls were so unique and I thought the show was cute and fun.

[@eileenbraswell3791]

Not to mention that The Backyardigans utilizes music from all over the world. Not only was it entertaining to watch, it did good on exposing kids to non-western music, something that really came in handy in one of my music classes in college. I’d have moments in class where I’m like “wait, I’m already familiar with Rembetika/Bhangra/Cumbia”

[@paulgilbert5278]

The sheer variety of the music was ahead of its time for a preschool show. It introduced me to Cumbia, and I appreciate the show for that.

[@SlapstickGenius23]

@@paulgilbert5278 The Backyardigans not only introduced me to Bhangra and Cumbia, it also contained elements from both music genres because Canada has a diverse immigrant population.

[@bluegold1026]

The Backyardigans were the inspiration behind a series of skits I did in high school, namely because each short episode was accompanied by a different genre of music!

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

David Attenborough's been real quiet since Go Diego Go dropped. And music truly is a powerful thing, as shown with The Backyardigans and Lazy Town. So Lazy Town was based off a series of plays called Áfram Latibær! (itself adapted from a book that Scheving wrote in 1991) and Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ. Originally in the plays, the characters weren't puppets, but they started using puppets in 1999. Julianna only played her in seasons one and two. While Chloe Lang played her in seasons three and four. And in the pilot, she was played by Shelby Young (who's Leia in Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga). In the UK, they didn't have Steve nor Joe! Instead, they had Kevin who's Cameroonian! I think Steve was such a good host because he never felt like he was talking down to the kids. Kids know when they’re being talked down to and shows that don’t do that tend to be more successful. Same reason I couldn’t stand Dora, all she ever did was talk down

[@Whatareyoudoing583]

Supreme leader of North Korea?! Are you the real one or the fake one😶🇰🇵

[@noah6530]

@@Whatareyoudoing583what?

[@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881]

Same

[@Jumpman2561]

Couple things: 1. Face actually came back last year! No one watched it, but he had his own show full of music videos (preschool friendly ones) It was called Face's Music Party. :) 2. Binhyah Binyah? Yeah, he also got his own reboot series--which....didn't get very far. 3. In that show with Dora as a teenager? Believe it or not that's actually not Diego. That's her new friend Pablo. But considering that the two characters look almost identical? I can't blame you for not knowing. ;) 4. The reason you don't remember Bob the Builder being British is because....he wasn't on Nick Jr. They got the same show yes, but with an American dub with American voice actors. Great video analysis!

[@chrisrockett5897]

Diego actually got an appearance in Dora: Into the City apparently.

[@nottoptext]

​@@chrisrockett5897 and Boots

[@Jumpman2561]

Yes! But Connor mislabeled Pablo as Diego, (Not his fault) :)

[@ghostlybeautymia7413]

Pablo was actually in some episodes in DTE, He's just grown up in DAF:ITC

[@chrisrockett5897]

@@nottoptext Ah yeah, I remember that.

[@jacobjcb8883]

Fun fact:Oswald was made by the same folks that did Bob the Builder and the same man that created Bob the Builder, Keith Chapman also created the Paw Patrol as well,

[@ITSYOURBOYBOBBY]

I didn't know the creators of Bob the Builder created paw patrol thanks for telling me

[@wieldylattice3015]

Man fell off 💀

[@btaylerpackard2475]

@@wieldylattice3015 lmao

[@tonybusch8771]

I didn’t even know that was a thing.

[@wieldylattice3015]

@poo poo I grew up watching paw patrol my friend, I'm younger than you think, and I genuinely don't think it has as much substance as Bob the Builder or Oswald

[@kamalionify]

"Do you think Blue wants to put a cow in a cup and slurp it out with a straw?" WHADOYOUMEANN?!? That line absolutely KILLED ME

[@HoboGirl09]

It's going to be interesting when Ryan is older and writes a tell all book about his childhood and being filmed how it affected them.

[@CountryChristmasCripple]

As a black kid growing up in the 90s, Gulah Gulah Island was absolutely one of my favorites! 🎉

[@thexyzer]

I grew up in the 2000’s/2010’s and same

[@M8ingSeason]

Anyone else remember eating an entire tube of Little Bear edible kid's toothpaste as a midnight snack? Edit: Uh... This was supposed to be a joke. How have so many people eaten this toothpaste? What made it so irresistible?

[@The1Nomad]

HOLY SMOKES (Nostalgia blast)

[@frillydress]

Wait, there is such things as edible toothpaste? :o

[@alolannassie]

somehow, the exact moment i decided to snack on the little bear toothpaste, was ALSO the exact moment my parents decided to open the bathroom door. it's like they knew

[@kerisaltchannel3817]

Same-

[@leonardcohenfan69]

I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE it was addicting

[@sweetnuggiez5451]

When you mentioned Cat-Dog in the beginning i cried i watched that all the time at night with my grandpa, eating little debbies and popcorn, my grandpa's still alive and I REALLY wish it still aired 😢

[@BrysonTheGoober]

I think somewhere you can still find full episodes

[@sweetnuggiez5451]

where? @@BrysonTheGoober

[@Portalain0]

It may be available on Paramount+ depending on where you live!

[@unknown_limes]

I loved Wonder Pets as a kid! I've always been an animal person, and Wonder Pets was literally a show about helping cool animals all over the world. I watched it about as often as I could. That and Lazytown, god both of those were my absolute favorites as a kid.

[@devinq4605]

Never thought about the Yo Gabba Gabba ADHD thing but as someone who was diagnosed with it in the third grade, it makes a ton of sense why I watched it as much as I did.

[@jslxsf]

Same here

[@sporkzzz]

Yo gabba gabba my chemical romance crossover episode 🔥🔥🔥

[@Thee.T3xic]

Fr-

[@cureaura2023]

@@sporkzzz My friend with ADHD watched this as a young girl, and now she likes My Chemical Romance, I am showing this to her

[@fuki98]

Never got ADHD diagnosis but I fucking loved that show as a kid I even had the lance hat

[@michellejackson9763]

Actually, we did get introduced to Max and Ruby's parents, but only in the final two seasons.

[@Xx_lost_or_unheard_trackz_xX]

But most people don't know that because it was long after they stopped watching

[@Xx_lost_or_unheard_trackz_xX]

And also Max starts to speak more

[@chrisrockett5897]

​@@Xx_lost_or_unheard_trackz_xX Exactly.

[@gracekim25]

@@Xx_lost_or_unheard_trackz_xX yeah I came across that recently and it blew my mind 😂

[@michaelpopowich5095]

Yeah and now max speaks in full sentences I've been there for awhile so it's nice that he went through character development good on you Max

[@SweetlyStar3]

Alright confession time about my childhood experience with Nick Jr. -Steve was one of my earliest celebrity crushes at the small age of 6. -I always thought Franklin was the 5th ninja turtle. -Ive always been a fan of Olivia with her kickass theme song. Peppa can suck it. -I always thought Blue was male, turns out she's the lesbian lover of Magenta. -I always get Joe confused for Josh Peck. -I get Stephanie (Lazy Town) crazy confused with Lavagirl, Beauty from Bo Bo Bo and Amy Rose. To this day, I still think shes cosplaying as Amy.

[@CCClarinet12]

OMG I THOUGHT BLUE WAS A BOY AND MAGENTA WAS A GIRL TOOOOO ALSO THE OLIVIA THEME SONG SLAPPED I WATCHED THAT SHOW TOO

[@cgamer1230]

Welp, it's official now! Franklin is the new 5th member of the ninja turtles!😂

[@xamp_exclammark]

Yknow Warren Graff also worked on lazytown,thats a funny sonic connection

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Grey Griffin/DeLisle also voiced Azula around the time Wubbzy aired...so you could say Wubbzy was wholesome during the day, firebending destroyer at night on the same network. Bro, kid me was scared of Face. I kept calling him the "Nick Jr monster" because I kept getting nightmares about him (so when I realized they got rid of him for Piper, boy was I glad). Then my mom discovered Noggin for me, and I'm so glad she did because Moose A. Moose and Zee are so wholesome. And it had unique shows made just for Noggin like The Upside Down Show, Oobi, and Jack's Big Music Show. And of course, there's The N for older kids which got Americans hooked on Degrassi. Another thing about the Gullah: Their culture became what it is today because of a period of relative isolation from whites while working on large plantations in rural areas. The Africans, who came from both Central and West Africa, developed a creole culture that has preserved much of their African linguistic and cultural heritage from various peoples. And binyah means someone who is native to the Gullah community, as in someone who's been there a long time...a "been-yah".

[@chiitopia]

i will NOT tolerate face slander. take that back right now (jk lmao)

[@singer2be256]

Glad I'm not the only one who was terrified of Face

[@ChildhoodNetwork]

Talk about a trip down memory lane!!! Nick Jr was everyone’s thing to watch back then while staying home from school or even on Noggin! Thanks Conner for such an amazing nostalgia trip!

[@bigjalapeno7061]

I even watched it when I was older than it was meant for

[@zoltanwilson4277]

​@@bigjalapeno7061 Same here, bro. That's how awesome it was.

[@bigjalapeno7061]

@@zoltanwilson4277 Yea. It was some good stuff

[@nutokayno]

Roll fg 4:44

[@ashleeaguilastar]

Same

[@pineappleprincess9704]

A few other things I liked about the Backyardigans: • The fact that along with each episode having a different kind of imagination adventure, they also have different kinds of music genres for each episode! I had wondered why my mom liked the music in the very first episode in particular until I found out that the music was regae (forgot how it's spelled. Sorry ^ ^'), and it made much more sense since my mom was into that music genre! • Pablo panicking. They're not as available in the seasons after the first one, but they are there, and they're great everytime! Not only were they pretty funny, but I'd say that they're probably the parts where it sort of reminds you that they're just a bunch of kids playing together. Like, even though they're aware that it is just a game, a problem can arise in said game that gets Pablo genuinely worried hence him panicking. Oh, and sometimes it isn't even him panicking and is actually him being excited over something! But whether it be from worry or from excitment, they both end up the same way: he gets so caught up in that moment that it's all he could think about until his friends help him get back to it. Oh, and the others' ways of reacting to them is interesting too! Since they're kids, they obviously don't know exactly why he thinks that something in a game they're playing gets him this worried or excited, so there are some times where they do show some annoyance to it. However, they never actually get mad at him for it and instead, after he calms down, they find a way to get out of the pretend situation they're in! Sometimes, they even add the play names in (Like in the episode "Eureka!"), but for the most part, they just say his name straight up • Since it's a show about kids using their imaginations, they can also get away with making the kids animals while also showing or mentioning humans throughout the show! Since they are just human children who are most likely also imagining themselves as animals, with Tyrone going a step further by mentioning he's a moose and even mentioning antlers (since I'm almost certain he's the only one who's ever had his animal name said). The others just join in on him saying that!

[@ChloekabanOfficial]

Excellent points brought up.

[@ethnictendo]

Tasha's mentioned to be a hippo one time, but the others aren't stated in the show specifically.

[@emmayoung736]

​@@ethnictendo Tyrone being a moose was referenced

[@ethnictendo]

@@emmayoung736 By "the others", I meant Pablo, Uniqua, and Austin specifically, but I wasn't in the mood to type all that.

[@emmayoung736]

@@ethnictendo Well if the show ever gets rebooted, they might reference Pablo being a penguin, Austin being a kangaroo and maybe even bring up what Uniqua is (she's a uniqua btw, a creature that was created for the series)

[@kamalionify]

As soon as you mentionned Little Bear and Franklin, my heart warmed and I started to cry a little bit. Honnestly, these shows were the DEFINITION of cozy slice of life stories. :') 🥰

[@camillehardy5529]

Little bill was one of my favorite shows growing up because I could relate on the environment as a little girl living in west Philly. Despite bill Cosby being bill Cosby, the show was (looking back) very nostalgic and in a way relatable

[@writeon2593]

9:14 As someone who watched both Little Bear and Franklin, I can point out plenty of differences. The biggest difference is that Franklin's world doesn't have (or at least, doesn't show) humans, while Little Bear had humans and a regularly appearing human girl character that you can even see in one of the clips here. Thus, the two worlds are different, with Little Bear being a much smaller community as the world outside is full of humans, while Franklin's world could be as big as ours with talking, bipedal animals being the main or sole race.

[@RB01.10]

And yet I always wanted to see a crossover episode but it never happened:(

[@DFDSFUEIFH]

And Little bear's stomach is light brown, Bear in Franklin is completely brown. Lol

[@alexslusher16]

Steve in College on his first test: *What is 1 + 1?* Steve: "This is a hard question. I better go on a 22+ Minute adventure to find some clues to the answer."

[@NostalgicMadelynruthknox2003]

Hahahaha

[@tonytotals1411]

That's not a collage math test, a collage math test would include things like equasions or algebra, I'm pretty sure Steve would do the same thing though! 🤣

[@SuperMariover64]

Im just now remembering all of these shows that I used to watch as a kid, and it brings a tear to my eye to see these shows again after so many years 😭 I LOVED THESE SHOWS 💕

[@ConcreteAngelx3]

Little Bear and Franklin are the definition of nostalgia for me

[@lethalinjection145]

Little Bear had such a charming artstyle my god. if there's ever a version of me that either has kids or has to look after someone else's, i'm definitely going to put that on for them...somehow

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

The elephant show tho.

[@gunkhead]

@@nehemiahpouncey3607 *Babar. Ong hope you do Lil Bear will always be my shit

[@magnetoonproductions9541]

Fun fact: Allegra is voiced by Leona, Rondo is voiced by Lionel, Riff is voiced by Telly Monster, Lindy is voiced by Grundgetta and Mr. Cook is voiced by Arty Smartypants.

[@TECH097]

Nice to see folks still remember Between the Lions ^^

[@carlycarmine3858]

I thought this "Allegra's Window" was a dream until recently, I'm glad I found it because I watched it a few times when I was a kid

[@mimibelta259]

@@TECH097that’s a pbs kids show

[@benolae]

i know nothing of what you're talking about

[@Shuichisaihara5499]

Fun fact: Spiderus is voiced by the late Tony Jay, who in a Disney film sang a song about listing over a girl half his age

[@keeganstallard2740]

I really liked Max and Ruby, but The Backyardagans were and still are my absolute favorite, and their songs were to die for!!!

[@zimmygirl777]

Ironically, Eureeka's Castle was created by the same guy who wrote Goosebumps. R. L. Stine made a show for preschoolers. Yes, really.😺👻

[@electrofonickitty823]

Yup and Fear Street. I loved that characters

[@AutisticJoker88]

Actually, he was a writer and character designer for the show. It was Debby Beece and Judy Katschke what created Eureeka's Castle

[@zimmygirl777]

@@AutisticJoker88 I didn't know that.

[@ery9270]

He also wrote joke books as Jovial Bob Stine

[@zimmygirl777]

@@ery9270 I actually knew that. Don't Stand in the Soup was one of his books.😺👻

[@Toontastic_Juju]

Alongside Playhouse Disney and Sprout, Nick Jr. & Noggin were my jams back in the day. One of my favorite shows were LazyTown, Dora the Explorer, Wow Wow Wubbzy, Corn & Peg, Go Diego Go, The Backyardigans, and Blue’s Clues. Those shows were a lot of fun and I’m happy that I got to experience it throughout my life. It’ll forever have a place in my heart. Awesome video Conner, keep it up!

[@JustEpic_Yt]

Someone remember sprout I’m so glad I got to experience it before it closed down Edit: For some reason so autocorrected to not lol

[@ItsSalvatore]

@@JustEpic_Yt I remember it too

[@Walterlantzcartunearchive]

Bro I loved blues clues, go Diego go and wow wow wubzy

[@BrendanBarney]

I grew up with most of the shows you mentioned, so I can say I was a Nick Jr. kid back in the day, too.

[@SapphireTheArtist2002]

I still love The Backyardigans to this day. The songs are still so great and I listen to them a lot. I used to watch Blue’s Clues and Dora the Explorer a ton when I was younger. Wow Wow Wubbzy and Wonder Pets were also ones that I watched often. Yo Gabba Gabba was insane and I remember watching it for a little while, but I couldn’t tell you anything that I remembered from it. Me and my sister were more Playhouse Disney fans when we were younger, but we did watch our fair share of Nick Jr.

[@marveler8994]

It's so heartwarming that the Gullah Gullah Island couple are still together and look as happy as ever

[@nottoptext]

Timestamps: Face 1:57 Allegra's Window, Eurekas Castle and Gullah Gullah Island 2:53 Little Bear and Franklin 7:38 Blues Clues 10:07 Maggie and the Ferocious Beast 17:00 Little Bill 18:56 Dora the Explorer 22:03 Bob the Builder 26:42 Oswald 29:07 Max & Ruby 31:08 The Backyardigans 35:09 LazyTown 36:31 Yo Gabba Gabba! 43:45 Ni Hao Kai Lan 46:27 Wonder Pets 47:42 Olivia 49:19 Wow Wow Wubbzy! 50:48 The Fresh Beat Band 53:07 Miss Spiders Sunny Patch Friends 54:36 Lalaloopsy 55:46 Pinky Dinky Doo 56:27 Dino Dan 57:16 Ben and Hollys Little Kingdom 59:26 Ryan's Mystery Playdate 59:59 Paw Patrol 1:01:42

[@RowanRoblox614]

Did Connor Add moose and zee in the video

[@nottoptext]

@@RowanRoblox614 no

[@lisawintermute5711]

Thomas and Friends is missing

[@kjw21411]

@@lisawintermute5711 I don't think Thomas and Friends is a Nick Jr show...

[@aidanmallon9879]

@@kjw21411 It was for about a year or so

[@leii_1277]

As a 2004 kid, the fresh beat band was my shit idc idc. Also the rest of the shows starting with little bear and Franklin and so on and so on I just absolutely loved watching as a little kid. Especially Yo Gabba Gabba, The Backyardigans, The fresh beat band, Nihao Kailan, etc. For me, early 2000-2010 Nick Jr shows were too good.

[@NoTengoDinero69]

The only reason I ever watched Yo Gabba Gabba (in my 20’s)was because: A) it was a great watch when high as hell B) my favorite musicians like Of Montreal, MGMT, MCR, Jimmy Eat World, The Shins, Ladytron, Flaming Lips, Band of Horses, Weezer, Cut//Copy, Peter Bjorn & John, Blitzen Trapper, The Roots, etc would make appearances. The perfect show for 2000’s era stoners that loved indie rock and Adult Swim types of LSD animation. Great show for kids and weirdos like me!

[@bigjalapeno7061]

I don't remember much about it but I remember kinda liking it but I don't know if I liked it as much as some of the other shows

[@lionheartt15]

why is it that these old kid's shows have more heart and soul then like 90% of current modern day films and shows? oh wait a little something called dedication and care for what they were doing!

[@kaitlando636]

Ikr

[@locoardilla8084]

Everything today is based on appealing to the lowest common denominator in hopes to generate the most income, that's it. No heart, no soul, no passion.

[@smcphee8499]

Money and I think it just hard to market to kids now a days. The internet has lower everyone’s attention spans.

[@paulgilbert5278]

36:25 The CGI in Backyardigans was ahead of its time, compared to other kids shows of the same era and especially kids shows nowadays

[@pineappleprincess9704]

Yeah! It doesn't hold up as well now, but back then it was the best CGI ever probably!

[@honeyyb]

I have a vivid memory of being up at like 6:30am at my grandma's house watching Blue's Clues and when I said out loud where the clue was and he immediately 'responded' I thought he had actually heard me 😅 idk why but something about being up early while everyone else was still asleep made me think there weren't as many kids watching that he had to listen to 🤣🤣

[@SpottyLotti]

Thankyou for shining that light on all I used to watch as a kid. My favourite show was Team OomyZoomy, no one but my family seemed to know of its existence. But I did and I loved it.

[@dillonsukram9381]

Ive always liked quality as a kid. I would love shows like Little Bear, Franklin, Thomas and Bob the Builder. Those were great and soon during the mid 2000s everything was turning 3D. Stop motion and 2D looked beautiful!

[@_korepsyche_]

This makes me very nostalgic. I experienced a lot of trauma at a very young age in the late 90s and early 2000s, and Nickelodeon in general always gave me a great sense of comfort.

[@imid3440]

hope you’re healing

[@_korepsyche_]

@@imid3440 thank you so much

[@IHateUTTPPlsBanThemYoutube]

​@@_korepsyche_ ikr u can say nick jr changed so much

[@SpecSwamp]

Honestly, Team Umizoomi was one of my favorites, if I had to describe it, it was like Dora, but less annoying, and it taught math instead of Spanish. If I had to go back and rewatch, I’d watch Umizoomi first.

[@FanniChu]

47:42 I remember watching the wonder pets, It was one of my favorite shows on Nick Jr. I will never forget the joy the show brought me.

[@2doot]

Please do a Playhouse Disney version of this! There were so many bangers, some that are even better than Nick Jr.

[@MaxBunny7902]

@@cfruge444 Jojo's Circus ran from 2003 to 2007.

[@V00doo1Xim]

check his latest video.

[@2doot]

@@V00doo1Xim aye, thanks for letting me know!

[@batmanrules256]

Oh man, nostalgia is brewing. Max and Ruby and Blue's Clues were my jam when I was a kid. Edit: I also did not know that Bob the Builder was British.

[@gracekim25]

😂yes yes it is. The guy who made it, made PAW Patrol too

[@batmanrules256]

@@gracekim25 well holy shit

[@pillowmint4622]

y'know, now that I've actually watched and heard the clips of Yo Gabba Gabba you showed, I'm just now realizing how off-the-walls insane the show was (though I wasn't expecting *fucking My Chemical Romance* of all bands to make a cameo on the show, holy shit. also, as a person who's currently hyperfixating on the show shown immediately after that, you pointing out the zodiac sign thing has now made me eternally bothered that they didn't make Tolee one of the zodiac animals too lol (still one of my favorite characters though!)

[@pineappleprincess9704]

Yeah, I agree with Yo Gabba Gabba being off the walls. One of the biggest things I found nuts is when someone shows up onto the show without being zapped down like during the Dancey Dance segments, and yet they're STILL about the same size as the Gabba Gang themselves, who are supposedly puppets. It's so heckin' trippy

[@pillowmint4622]

@@pineappleprincess9704 the little video game segments between "skits" or whatever they're supposed to be were just also sorta...out of place, but I enjoyed them nonetheless. also, the drawing segment was practically ASMR, I wanna go listen to it again to see if it holds up.

[@abigailmorgan9110]

I don’t think I watched much of the show, so I can’t really speak to how good the show was, but Olivia is actually based on a series of children’s book from the early 00s and I loved them as a kid!

[@atavious2491]

A lot of the later shows Conner reviewed were shows I grew up on and saw when I was in daycare. That Spider show, Pinky Dinky Doo, Yo Gabba Gabba, Wow Wow Wubzzy and you forgot about the Upside Down Show. Those shows were my childhood

[@skinni_the_P00hBear]

Pinky Dinky Doo! I remember when my sibs and I tried to make a story box but there was never a box big enough 💀💀

[@bruhmoment5974]

'that spider show' miss spider's sunny patch friends?

[@atavious2491]

@@bruhmoment5974 uh, yeah!?🤨

[@saltbombcreations8336]

I remember the Upside Down Show and I think the 2 guys were named David and Shane. I wonder what happened to the show

[@imnotabin]

27:31 Funny you should say that. There were two forklifts in the stop motion series of Bob the Builder, and both were girls. As for not remembering it being British, that's because there was a US dub of the series in 2001.

[@KnitGayy]

Interesting fact, several of the little bear show episodes were written by Suzanne Collins. The same author of the Hunger Games books

[@drewwisemanmusic424]

I don’t imagine anyone else knows this show because it came out in 2015, but there was this Nick Jr. show I really liked called Little Charmers. Like Paw Patrol, it was originally from Canada. It was basically three little girls learning to use their magical powers and causing chaos along the way via various mishaps.

[@kristianl7797]

i know it

[@drewwisemanmusic424]

@@kristianl7797 hey, at least I’m not the only one.

[@BrinIoca]

I was so into Gullah Gullah Island as a kid. I forgot about it for the longest time, but once I was reminded about it, I remembered I really loved it. It also taught me the seasons, so I gotta be thankful to it.

[@tristancampbell4941]

Y'all remember Ni Hao Kai Lan and Toot and Puddle? I feel like those 2 were underrated

[@sjmhadsock4586]

Yea

[@SadieTotalDrama]

I used to watch "Ni Hao, Kai-Lan" a lot

[@karriecastro9165]

The first one yes the second one I never heard of

[@SadieTotalDrama]

What about Wallykazam!?

[@celestialinfinite9017]

Yessss omg

[@codenamexelda]

nick jr was genuinely one of if not THE BEST kids channel for me personally, I didn't know what slice of life was back in the day. but the amount of nick junior shows that were just that, Were some of my favorites. a group of friends, (commonly animal friends) just getting along and having a fun time. But i think it was right for me specifically because i was a socially akward kid with adhd. Seeing a group of friends having fun in a world i could vicariously take part in, sorta helped me more then i thought it did. It gave me a sense of belonging. As weird as it was, it was my home away from home. Also, do you guys remember when Nick Jr. and Noggin were separate companies?

[@stacygordon3322]

I wish you touched on the bumper segments of Moose and Zee. I absolutely loved seeing and singing along to those songs.

[@loodgack]

omg, I was 13-14 when Lazytown came out and I was SHAMELESSLY watching it. I got bullied in school for it, but you know what? I didn't care. and just recently, like 3-4 years ago, I found s3-4 and I CAN ONLY RECOMMEND. I was into the jokes back then as well, and they are still the same, s3-4 was even better than s2, for me. the songs are absolute bangers, every time when I come across ANY of them, I listen to them. damn. and we all became Robbie as adults. sadly the fandom was unacceptably toxic after 2017, but if you don't interact with them, you can enjoy the show very much.

[@karriecastro9165]

I only recently watched it it's actually kinda cute

[@piss7610]

My 14 year old ass shipped SportaRotten ☠️☠️☠️☠️ Man 2016-2017 was wild

[@wieldylattice3015]

Gonna be honest, Little Bear was my favorite show when I was a toddler, and I haven’t seen any other piece of media replicate the vibe it had. It exists in a separate but parallel world to our own. There’s no hate between people, only love for your fellow living creatures. There’s still practically an entire unoccupied continent to explore in the late 1800s/early 1900s setting, the world is vibrant yet familiar and cozy. There’s an entire world out there to explore and be the first to discover if you want to, with almost no danger to exploring (almost, I saw the movie). Your biggest medical concern is spending like a day with a sore throat due to the mumps (I guess it’s mild in this universe). The soundtrack draws out both feelings of nostalgia and coziness. Ultimately it’s relatable for all ages because of lot of episodes mostly center around Little Bear and his friends having good times doing stupid stuff in the woods, something that is universal to all age groups. I wish there were more shows like it (no Franklin doesn’t count) Also the Little Beat universe has *MUSICAL GHOST RACOONS THAT SNEAK INTO YOUR HOUSE ON STORMY NIGHTS THROUGH THE CHIMNEY AND COBBLE TOGETHER INSTRUMENTS OUT OF RANDOM CRAP YOU HAVE LAYING AROUND TO PLAY MUSIC WITH*

[@RB01.10]

I loved Little Bear too! What about Franklin, Blues Clues, and Dora? I always loved them too

[@smcphee8499]

Little bear was fav too. I thought Franklin and Little Bear were same show though. The only that reminded of Little bear was Oswald

[@_kaleido]

You should watch some Ghibli movies if you want similar vibes, particularly Kiki’s Delivery Service and My Neighbor Totoro

[@RB01.10]

@@smcphee8499 Franklin and Little Bear was the best crossover of our childhoods that never happened:(

[@grimm7001]

I literally JUST watched the episode about the ghost racoons!

[@cutestuffs971]

OMG FACE WAS EVERYTHING also the Oswald theme always made me so calm and chill

[@liammcnicholas918]

“What’s a fella gotta do to get some *APPLE JUICE* ?” -Pablo, 2006

[@XzyroKyxala]

I watched Blues clues in the beginning, the day Steve left was basically the day I stopped watching. I didn't take it seriously at first, thinking it was just a plot point for the episode. I'll admit, I shed a tear when you played that scene with him leaving, and him returning saying that he remembers us and were still friends til this day.

[@chrisrockett5897]

Steve had an appearance in the 100 (or 200th?) episode special, had occasional appearances and Blues Clues & You, AND the recent movie. I don't know why people think just left forever.

[@StewieJustSaidThat]

I remember Nick Jr would always air every single cartoon they owned back in the day, even if it was long cancelled, they stopped doing that after 2016 or so :(

[@lovelydolltime8006]

Same. I remember waking up early in the morning (like around 3 or 4 am) pretty often during my preschool and elementary school years and would usually watch some TV before going back to bed when my insomniac body felt like it. Oftentimes, I would watch some reruns of old Nick Jr shows during the time I was awake.

[@oliverafton1444]

...i actually watched Dino Dan... and enjoyed it a lot. Also, does anybody remember Bubble Guppies? Man i loved that show, even if it's very simple and formulaic, i still really loved it either way, heck they have made a bunch of specials that stray away from the usual formula of the show. I remember that i when i was a child, i loved shipping characters of my favorite tv shows, mostly when i was 9, and i shipped some of the characters of that show... i don't really anything else to say, than, it is enjoyable to watch at least... two episodes of sorts, since it can be sorta overwhelming with its formula- and its music

[@mangagirlyt1076]

For those who didn't know, the reason why we hardly hear Max actually speak in every episode of Max and Ruby is because Max is near non-verbal autistic.

[@jamesaustin1988]

7:41 I think Franklin was more grounded in reality than Little Bear was. It was more slice of life, while it had a storybook forest setting, it was obvious the characters lived in the present day, and Franklin would go to school and have to deal with everyday problems, such as getting scammed by a comic book ad and accidently ruining a library book and having to tell the truth about it. Little Bear, on the other hand, was more fantasy. It obviously took place in the Victorian era, and had mermaids and goblins and other mythical creatures in it There were no realistic conflicts in it, just Little Bear having fun adventures. Little Bear wasn't designed to be relatable like Franklin was.

[@sonicsaiyan07]

My mother used to record Nick Jr. shows for my sister and I on VHS and eventually after seeing Ferocious Beast enough times she actually incorporated "Great Googly Moogly" into her standard vocabulary (Similar thing hapoened with my Dad and "So help me" from Monsters Inc., though he doesn't really say it anymore)

[@themanofmotivation5237]

22:40 Oh yeah, I remember watching that movie. I don't remember much FROM it though, but that scene stuck in my head and had me laughing for awhile. Just the simple thought of Dora pulling out a bowie knife had me rolling on the floor. So I guess the movie did SOMETHING right.

[@theillusionalmariobros]

SOOO TRUE. Ryan's mystery playdate is trash and in fact I saw a video that said Ryan's mom stole a pair of jeans and refused to do her community service so she got one month jail time

[@kjw21411]

The reason you don't remember Bob the Builder being British is because it was dubbed over with American accents when it aired in the US

[@CCClarinet12]

I watched bobthebuilder and I don’t remember it being British either also I watched it on pbs I didn’t even know it was on nick jr I thought it was just pbs

[@kjw21411]

@@CCClarinet12 it was on Nick Jr. until 2004 I think, when it started airing on PBS

[@CanalAleblasco77]

In case anyone is interested in the Spanish version of Dora the Explorer ,called here "Dora La Exploradora", the main goal wasn't trying to make kids learn Spanish but English if I remember correctly, and yes, all the songs are localized

[@Ultra_rocketmus]

7:42 as a person who watched both little bear and franklin i can confirm that these are strong shows

[@LoraCoggins]

Fun Fact: Spiderus's voice actor, Tony Jay, was Frollo in Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Spiderus was his last role before he died. Love the show!

[@Staticblox]

as someone who watched This channel for a few years more then I think I was supposed to, I gotta say, I got hit with major nostalgia from being able to see older shows that I hadn't seen on for years.

[@JustEpic_Yt]

Same

[@candacew.8629]

Me too. the whole beginning felt like it was meant for me. and then the middle is where it started. Because I babysit kids when I was really young. I was still watching the shows well into my teens so that I was hang out with the kids. Even still as young adult babysitting.

[@brevin630]

Blues Clues was my favorite show as a kid. I absolutely loved it, and was legitimately obsessed with it for several years. I was less than a year old at the time, but i still have memories of when Steve first left and Joe joined. Even now, I'll occasionally go back and watch an episode or two. I even have really fond memories of watching Blue's Room (specifically the season when Joe was there), and I legitimately loved it.

[@RB01.10]

I loved Blues Clues! Did you ever got to watch Little Bear and Franklin? I loved them too as a kid.

[@BUBBA_B2397]

Blues clues was my show fr we miss u Steve 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯💯

[@PurpleLaundry]

I'm also in the "I don't remember Bob the builder being this British" group. My brother loved that show! Speaking of Oswald as well, They had a little point and click game on the website where you were in a cafe serving Oswald and his friends tasty dishes. Dude was so chill he just asked for the special.! Thanks for a fun video Also wow did I forget Face was a thing. What a nice memory.

[@phoenixxxashez]

It's scary how accurate your views on these shows mirrors mine. Especially with Blues Clues literally shaping my life as well. I loved that show so much.