10 weird TV shows from 1991 you may not remember.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Do you remember watching any of these? Thank You to everyone who left a comment on our community post.

[@BoredTiredAndCranky]

I don't remember Charlie Hoover or Hi Honey, I'm home, but I watched all the others. Loved Herman's Head and Eerie, Indiana.

[@keithtorgersen9664]

I don’t remember Sam Kinison being on married with children. But at some point you should bring up another weird show that was a rival to or possibly inspired by married with children, and that was Unhappily Ever After. What made it weird was the dad’s foil, a talking plush rabbit voiced by Bobcat Goldthwaite. The adult children’s roles were reversed from MWC; the daughter played by the lovely Nikki Cox was intelligent and confident and not sleazy contrasted with Christina Applegate’s character. Ryan Connolly was the dunce in the show contrasted with David Faustino’s moderate intelligence.

[@odracircomix7359]

I LOVED INSIDE HERMANS HEAD I WAS SAD IT WAS CANCELLED

[@Chuck_EL]

Also the actor who played Herman was Charlie in "Fright night"

[@Iam-still-noone]

🤔 my uncle show me some good older show - Andy Richter controls the universe - Better off Ted - those r funny

[@josefbecher4790]

Ahhh the Dinosaurs ..watching with the family, laying in the livingroom carpet with my pillow and favorite blanket... what a time

[@renee4690]

Oh yeah that was the best and nobody sitting there on their phone

[@kaylahall1219]

“I’m tha baby!” 🤣

[@RandyBaumery-q1m]

​@@renee4690 no they'd be on the cordless phone.

[@ashextraordinaire]

I was 12 years old in 1991, and I remember every single one of these shows. Herman's Head and Liquid TV were my favorites... which explains a lot, now that I think of it.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Thanks for watching

[@BadWebDiver]

I LOVED Stickfigure Theatre from Liquid Television, as well as the one about the futuristic race driver, in similar style to Aeon Flux.

[@michaelblaine6494]

I was 11,I thought I imagined half of these

[@intellectually_lazy]

me too, but i was 13, and dinosaurs, and you ever see get a life, starring chris elliot, about a 30yo paperboy?

[@ashextraordinaire]

@@intellectually_lazy Get A Life! I loved that show!

[@Kauffy901]

Seeing a Liquid Television intro right there gave me the craziest nostalgia bubbles.

[@jimbobjones9330]

It was always impressive how well Dinosaurs managed to convey modern messages. It got a little goofier when the baby became the main star, but things like the "war" episodes where they said that "W.A.R." stood for "We Are Right" always stuck out to me as extremely smart writing.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Much deeper for adults and yet still silly for kids

[@vanillajack5925]

Nuts To War

[@AbrasiousProductions]

@@vanillajack5925 here's a fun fact about that, apparently "Nuts to War" was a parody of the 7-part 1983 mini-series "The Winds of War" even the main theme sounds similar to the one in Nuts to War

[@JoeyArmstrong2800]

The satire was amazing. On par with The Simpsons

[@keithtorgersen9664]

And “What ‘Sexual Harris’ Meant”

[@NYRfan85]

Dinosaurs was soo good as a kid, but it's even more hilarious as an adult. There's so many great jokes that fly over kids' heads. One of the news anchors' names was Howard Handupme! 😆

[@TheReviewStudios]

😆

[@jeffreycairns767]

What's also funnier as, an adult, is the hockey game I just watched tonight. Lol, jk

[@lockandloadlikehell]

Why is that funny?

[@Thornbloom]

​@lockandloadlikehell he's a puppet, of course!

[@wettaloca2923]

Huh.. really??? I watched it when I was a tween. I was born in 81.. I ll have to go back and watch!

[@joester4life]

I loved Eerie Indiana. Such an amazing show! Too bad they only had a few episodes. :(

[@powertothesheeple5422]

And now we all know where the character for Saw came from.

[@LampLoungeLive]

So did I

[@gyromatical]

there was a spin-off in 1997 called Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension and it's available on Prime but it's not as good as the original

[@Mr.Bear_Nessesities]

@@gyromatical I remember watching that in 97 being excited about it and then quickly being disappointed

[@jumpboys1408]

Dude I remember the show and the fact that it disappeared very quickly. I thought they switched the time that it was airing and I couldn't find it😅

[@TheMightyPika]

Harry's sasquatch suit is some unbelievable craftsmanship. Mega kudos to whomever made that thing.

[@javierdelgado1554]

It looks as real as it gets...pretty insane.

[@LewsTherin-w9r]

It seems like they just reused to same one from the movies

[@ToyInsanity]

*whoever

[@lelandgaunt9985]

When Family matters was over the Winslow’s just put on dinosaur costumes, for the next show.😂

[@TheReviewStudios]

😆

[@JLvatron]

"Not the Mama!" "Did I do Thaaat?" "Not the Mama!" "Did I do Thaaat?"

[@deandrenicholas2545]

I guess that would explain why there was only 1 dinosaur daughter. Since Judy Winslow was Thanos-snapped out of existence.

[@stephenthomas1492]

Oh man, Liquid Television was FANTASTIC! I remember blazing up with my friends and watching that back in the day. We had such a great time growing up. So much simpler and laid back than today.

[@disco_life]

I was born in 1980, and I remember all of these shows. I also liked Æon Flux & The Head on MTV. 💜💜

[@jackflash8567]

Herman's Head is one of my favourite "guilty pleasure" sitcoms. My mum taped it when it aired so I watched it a tonne growing up. It's a shame it's this forgotten relic of early FOX because I would love a DVD set.

[@BBQRibsandTV]

I'm glad you liked it. It was a fun show to write.

[@jackflash8567]

@@BBQRibsandTV haha that’s awesome! I definitely recognise your name from the credits! You wrote for The Simpsons too didn’t you?

[@BBQRibsandTV]

@@jackflash8567 Yes, I wrote the Simpsons episode "She of Little Faith."

[@moniquemarrie]

@@BBQRibsandTVI loved Herman’s Head, as a kid. I was sad to see it go!

[@vxy357]

It was one of my favorite shows. I hate that it was canceled.

[@cameron398]

Definitely remember Dinosaurs and yes remember being a little depressed when they are died. Kind of harsh for kids who had gotten attached to the characters.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Definitely heartbreaking but, fitting. Thanks for watching

[@McPlot28]

NOT THE MAMA!

[@kylekostamo1880]

One of the best shows when i was growing up. The end is still sad to this day to me. But man i loved that show!

[@nathanspradlin8570]

The show is oddly progressive for a 90s TGIF show

[@HorribleHomeVideo]

WHEN THEY ARE DIED

[@ukekrazy1242]

I still catch myself singing "I'm the baby gotta love me..." from Dinosaurs. Thanks for the nostalgic walk down memory lane

[@TheReviewStudios]

Thanks for watching and sharing

[@keithtorgersen9664]

If anyone has seen the original Predator movie, Kevin Peter Hall also played a brief additional role in the movie as the helicopter pilot at the end of the film. In one episode of Dinosaurs it was explained that the reason the baby looks different from everyone else is that his egg was switched with Fran’s actual egg. In what would be comedic for tv but horrible in real life, the Sinclair’s actual baby doesn’t adjust well to the family- being a rather meek and sheltered child- and they give him back to the family that raised him and take back the other baby Sinclair.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Really?

[@primepm8861]

​@@bezoticallyyours83Oh yeah, I saw that one. It was pretty eerie. Reminded me of that Hallmark movie about that girl finding out she'd been kidnapped as an infant.

[@BassPlayerSusan]

"Herman's Head" was a hit-or-miss show, however its heart was always in the right place. A lot of up-n-comers got their start on that show. Point of trivia: several people who appeared on "HH" later appeared on Seinfeld: Molly Hagan: Angel--Sister Roberta; Ken Hudson Campbell: Animal--Ken (The father of the child whom George wants to name "Seven"); Brenda Strong: Self Help Guru--Sue Ellen Mischke ; Steve Hytner : Exec at Herman's office--Kenny Bania. Also, a pre-"Friends" Jennifer Anniston appears as Herman's sister.

[@mamacindyrogofsky495]

Versace suit Bania?

[@BassPlayerSusan]

@@mamacindyrogofsky495 It's gold, Jerry! Gold!

[@reynaolvera7526]

Molly Hagan was also in the movie Some Kind of Wonderful as one of Amanda Jones friends. Or enemies, depending on how you saw her.

[@nardiamcphee5239]

Jane sibbet played ross’ first wife in friends too

[@BassPlayerSusan]

@@nardiamcphee5239 Yes and Hank Azaria played Phoebe's boyfriend (the one that went to Minsk).

[@thevagrantgaming]

Eerie Indiana is one of the greatest shows of all time. There I said it.

[@MichaelAlexKawa]

Totally agree.

[@atate8571]

Absolutely!

[@carahefflinger6700]

And you are absolutely correct.

[@derekgardner6601]

It should have lasted longer than 1 season.

[@DisWldFrk90]

I had forgotten about Land of the Lost until now! Thanks for the reminder 😊

[@TheReviewStudios]

You're welcome I Hope you enjoyed it!

[@jajuangordy4394]

I remember watching Harry and the hendersons, but the one I remember watching the most was dinosaurs.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Dinosaurs is a classic

[@goldgodryukendo913x]

Also Dinosaurs was a family staple. that show rocked. I watched it when it was on Netflix or Hulu back in the day.

[@dudeman301]

Dinosaurs and Herman's head,they were two of my favorite shows

[@RM2011ish]

I remember Joe Dante (Gremlins, Innerspace, Small Soldiers) directed a few episodes of Eerie Indiana and his style and cinematography DEFINITELY added to it. The show was truly something special.

[@heidifedor]

I loved Herman’s Head whose concept was eventually used for the Pixar film, Inside Out. I remember the only thing the 4 different personalities ever seemed to agree on was that they liked sex. The only woman that Animal was not attracted to was Angel, even though she was the only woman within his vicinity.

[@LadyGreyBlack]

I loved the show and its concept, too.

[@Employee00765]

I noticed the Pixar rip off too. I loved Herman's Head so much.

[@MoroccanRose85]

I was just going to write that.

[@guineapiglady2841]

In my mind like Herman, I used rock stars, TV characters, made up people. If you get the picture.

[@Employee00765]

@guineapiglady2841 Ha! I made up characters in my head too!

[@Buggy-su4oy]

The "Herman's Head episode where Herman's upstairs neighbor, a disagreeable old lady dies and he and Yeardley's character compete for her empty apartment is hilarious.😊😊

[@TheReviewStudios]

I don't remember that one, but I definitely want to find it now 😅 thanks

[@Horsley-Green]

​​@@TheReviewStudiosIt's actually Herman and Jane Sibett's character. It's the fifth episode of season 3 "Over Herman's Head". Also, Yeardley's name is actually pronounced "Yard-Lee" as in backyard.

[@wajowski]

Ren and Stimpy came out in 91' and that was pretty weird.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Yeah, I waffled a bit with adding that one but probably should have. Thanks for watching.

[@absservices5582]

Well, it was better than bad, it's good.

[@SonOfTheDawn515]

​@@absservices5582 I fucking hated that show as a kid.

[@bentonrp]

@TheReviewStudios That was a cartoon show, though. You can't have Liquid Television and another cartoon show in your list, or people will start to complain. :)

[@eshim3961]

My parents thought I was disgusting so they wouldn't let us watch it, but my brother and I would sneak and watch it all the time and it was our favorite. Adult me sees their point.

[@acurry2323]

I would literally watch Herman's head every week when I was a teen. The early days of fox was fun. And dinosaurs is a classic

[@Maki-00]

I was so upset when Eerie Indiana was cancelled! It was so cool and unique!

[@WKHammons]

Was such a great show.

[@IamNotANumber]

I still adore Eerie Indiana. They showed it over and over in the UK on Channel 4 I think it was. I have it on DVD. My favourite episode was the Tupperwear Twins one.

[@holisticallyholly4612]

Yes! 😂I downloaded that show because I loved So Wierd growing up and read that was similar! It was more like goosebumps or are you afraid of the dark to me. ❤

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

I loved that show too, and I've been rewatching it lately. I just couldn't remember what channel I watched it on as a kid. I was thinking bbc1 or ITV on Saturday morning, but now you say C4 I'm second guessing myself, lol.

[@IamNotANumber]

@@TheRetroManRandySavage I think it was channel 4. I had a quick Google and people seem to say it too.

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

@@IamNotANumber would that then mean eerie Indiana was on a Sunday? I don't recall ever watching C4 on Saturdays, only Sunday's.🤔

[@IamNotANumber]

@@TheRetroManRandySavage yes, I remember watching it Sunday morning, pretty sure before The Waltons.

[@Grimtheorist]

I loved Dark Shadows and Eerie Indiana as a kid. Good times.

[@mcvcalvi]

Me too

[@GingerAppletini]

Did anyone notice Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the young kid in that clip of Dark Shadows? I didn’t realize he was in a series before he did 3rd Rock from the Sun.

[@katrinachance]

@@GingerAppletini Yes, he played the dual roles of Daniel/David during the series. David being the 1990's character and Daniel during the 1790's storyline.

[@Erinski]

Loved "Liquid Television". So weird and cool. I have a VHS of it somwhere.

[@adampellett4917]

I loved Dinosaurs very much and thank god for Disney+. From the darkest series finale, it was devastatingly dark to see the dinosaurs getting extinct. It was a heartbreaker. Great upload.

[@TheReviewStudios]

I definitely agree. I was watching some episodes with my daughter, and she liked it. The show really did age well.

[@PREPFORIT]

I am glad you mentioned that weird does not always mean bad. I love Eerie Indiana. It was likr The Twilight Zone for kids.

[@mysticwolf75]

I remember all of these shows except for The Grudge Match. I always thought of Eerie Indiana as Twin Peaks for kids. And thank you for referencing Inside Out - the first thing I thought of when that movie was released was "This is Herman's Head, but with a little girl". I watched Dinosaurs regularly, as well as Hi Honey I'm Home, always curious to see who the classic TV celebrity guest star was going to be! I only watched the other shows occasionally, but I do remember watching Harry and the Hendersons a few times.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Thanks for watching and sharing.

[@intellectually_lazy]

oh, snap, the instant rerun

[@eshim3961]

I was obsessed with celebrity grudge match!

[@LPTVLive]

I loved "Herman's Head." It was my first exposure to Ken Hudson Campbell. He'd go on to voice Baby Bob from the Quizno's commercials, as well as the bumpers for 106.5FM WHLK "The Lake" in Cleveland, OH for many years. Sadly, he was recently diagnosed with cancer, and had to have a sizable portion of his jaw removed as a result :(

[@TheReviewStudios]

That's sad

[@lillydee5978]

How did I never know there was a 90's version of Land of the Lost 😲 I fondly remember Eerie Indiana, Herman's Head, Dinosaurs, Liquid Television, And even though it started in 1990- Parker Lewis Can't Lose was so good imo.

[@vxy357]

Yep! I loved Parker Lewis Can't Lose until he started to actually lose because of parent groups.

[@danilejai7801]

Best part of land of the lost was the theme song, so you didn’t miss anything

[@ccharlot]

No way someone above the age of like 6 wouldn't remember Dinosaurs, that show was the opposite of obscure

[@myahnombre]

Knock the mama, knock the mama!

[@Constitutionalist76]

@@myahnombre It's "not the momma"

[@myahnombre]

Lol whatever it was it was annoying! Lol @@Constitutionalist76

[@billsalcido7878]

@@myahnombreretarded comments are 10000% more annoying 😂😂😂

[@davidpumpkinsjr.5108]

I remember Hi Honey I'm Home, though I never realized it aired on any channel other than Nickelodeon. As for Dinosaurs, it was ahead of its time in the way it skewered sitcom tropes. That kind of meta humor is common nowadays but it wasn't in 1991.

[@TheReviewStudios]

It was definitely ahead of its time and still holds up today.

[@meoohmy3231]

Loved, loved, LOVED Herman’s Head!🥰🤩

[@WeirdWonderful]

I remember both Eerie Indiana and Dinosaurs. Sadly unless a show was made with kids in mind or at least someone thought they could show it to them, than the chance of it making the leap abroad are rather low, especially if it's something that only aired briefly, like some of the ones you covered in the past.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Good point thanks

[@MaxOakland]

What do you mean?

[@WeirdWonderful]

@@MaxOakland I thought I was quite clear : O

[@madalinam6183]

​@@WeirdWonderfulNot really. By "abroad" do you mean outside its genre? If by "abroad" you mean outside the US, then you're wrong. I'm Romanian and I saw some of them on cable on Romanian and Italian tv channels in the 90s. Mostly Italian channels tbh.

[@edmadison9573]

I loved Herman's Head. Really good show with a great concept.

[@stephj740]

The 1991 version of Dark Shadows came out when I was 10 and my best friend and I were obsessed! I would sleep over at her house once a week (think Fridays) when it aired and we'd watch behind a wall of pillows that we'd duck under during the 'kissy stuff'. I remember being absolutely livid when the Gulf War coverage kept canceling episodes.

[@renegadezradio]

I seen Herman’s Head as the thumbnail I had to watch I remember all of these shows facts ‼️‼️❤️❤️❤️

[@TheReviewStudios]

Memories

[@veritech1020]

I remember watching Herman's Head and Dinosaurs regularly, and occasionally Eerie, Indiana.

[@DarthDirtYouTube]

Herman’s head was fantastic! Great show that didn’t get enough love in the days of remakes i wish someone would take a shot at this!

[@JennaLeigh]

I stumbled upon your channel during a bad insomnia night and man.... i am SO GLAD I DID. the shows/era you cover are peak childhood nostalgia for me. Your editing is great, and your narration is excellent- you have a lovely voice too. Instant subscribe!! I do not remember "Hi Honey I'm Home" but that is a seriously cool premise! Omggggg GRUDGE MATCH! i have mentioned this show to people and no one ever knew what i was talking about!

[@TheReviewStudios]

Thank you so much for sharing. We are glad you found us .

[@brianjoe66]

I was going to mention the Herman's Head joke from The Simpsons, but you nailed it.

[@TheReviewStudios]

I just couldn't pass that one up. I couldn't find the episode of Herman's head where she told Herman, " I don't sound like Lisa Simpson." Thanks for watching

[@Jessie-w5f]

May I add: I was watching a round table discussion of the writers of “The Simpsons” recently and they were talking about how emotional they all got over the end of “Homers Mom” . And how they purposely didn’t end the episode with the closing credits because Homer was sitting on the hood of his car staring up at the stars after saying goodbye to his Mom. One of the writers commented “We wanted that silent closing. But I have a feeling it was ruined by a commercial lead-in for ‘Herman’s Head’ “

[@NinjaCthulhu]

Wow, I remembered all of these shows and watched most of them. Land of the Lost & Harry and the Henderson's were unapperciated gems at the time. I also remember that Herman's Head was quite edgy, similiar to Married with Children. But my favorite was Eerie Indiana, that show rocked.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Definitely

[@dustins8137]

I remember Herman's head and adored The Dinosaurs. Eerie Indiana I remember but didn't watch but Land of The Lost is something I remember loving and as an adult couldn't find anything about it. Thanks for the vids

[@TheReviewStudios]

Thanks for watching and sharing

[@izzydeadyet7336]

I never would have remembered land of the lost if I hadn’t seen this! Shows in the 90s were so much more creative and the graphics and costumes were so much better than the cgi today!

[@melissah287]

My kids watch Eerie, Indiana and I loved it, too. The first episode with the foreverware twins is classic

[@broadcastmyballs]

I watched the hell out of Liquid Television in the early 90s (and every MTV animation back then) but had no idea there was a revival in 2014. I completely missed that. I'll have to track that down.

[@billriddle9215]

It sucks,nothing like the original 3 seasons.

[@keelangibson6902]

I remember dark shadows! My mum and I used to watch it together. I didn't realize it only made it for 12 episodes.🤔

[@TheReviewStudios]

The 1966 version ran for 6 seasons

[@luvprue1]

I loved Dinosaurs, and Herman 's head. Those were so funny. Dinosaurs had the saddest ending ever.

[@CokeCheese]

I watched Herman's Head for several episodes, but that's the only show for me as I was in college at the time. I believe I watched due to Ragsdale from Fright Night fame, but didn't stick with the show, which had several accomplished cast including Azaria, Sibbett, Smith and Hagan. It's odd how different Ragsdale looked at the time with his hair. He's still an accomplished character actor, but never quite became a main lead again. I recently saw him in the movie Renfield. Like Sibbett, a pre-friends Jennifer Aniston was also on the show, but just for a couple episodes.

[@TheReviewStudios]

That's some great info. Thanks, I had no idea he was in renfield.

[@kateruterbories2692]

I was in college, too, and loved Herman's Head.

[@vxy357]

I had just graduated from college when Herman's Head came out. It was one of my favorite shows. I remember him later on playing the revealed killer on an episode of NCIS.

[@foreignparticle1320]

Arghhh - I loved Eerie Indiana! Was exactly at the right age to savour that show when it ran. I think of it every time I see Lake Eerie on a map... (even though I know it doesn't touch Indiana!)

[@guybeleeve]

Nothing was more frustrating back then than for you to be enjoying your favorite show only for it to be interrupted by a “Special Report.” My whole family enjoyed Dark Shadows. I do remember most of these shows but didn’t have cable at the time. However, all of our neighbors did have cable and we would get just enough of a signal for free cable 😂. It would be a bit frizzy but we didn’t complain. That’s why I vaguely remember liquid tv, my brothers would watch MTV all the time. Meanwhile I’m playing video games.

[@karmabum21]

I watched it with my aunt and we were both so upset when it got canceled

[@katrinachance]

@@karmabum21 so was my sister. The big problem in my state was for three weeks it was shown later at night(when we would not be up) because of three of our local tournaments being shown on that channel.

[@ramtruck21]

I watched Dinosaurs on TGIF all the time! That was one of my family favorite. I do remember land of the lost,eerie Indiana. I did forget about Harry and the Henderson’s had a show. I remember the movie .

[@MikeEPerez]

I was 11 in 1991, so I watched, or at least remember, pretty much all of these shows. I think 1991 was around the time that we finally started getting Fox content broadcast locally (The Simpsons and Married with Children were syndicated), and Herman's Head was one of the prime examples of how "weird" Fox was. I also think Dinosaurs owes a lot of its success to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The animatronics Jim Henson's Creature Shop developed for the first two live action films were really amazing, and I think they really appealed to audiences at the time. Basically, if you were a TMNT fan, you were also a Dinosaurs fan.

[@JoeRyMi]

Jumping into a nostalgia pool is refreshing every once in awhile.

[@nicktaylor2657]

Herman's Head was one of my favorite shows of the era on FOX It did make it three seasons which was a considerable run but was mad when they didn't rerun the final season during the summer but ran another show in its timeslot that was forgettable 🤬

[@TheReviewStudios]

Definitely could've gone longer. Thanks for sharing

[@BBQRibsandTV]

I'm glad you liked it. I really enjoyed writing it.

[@movieforge01]

I remember liking Hermans Head also. Sheesh I would have completely forgotten it. Eerie Indiana was great. Feels like that show was written by kids.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Yeah It does feel like it.

[@2godless]

I enjoyed the dinosaurs and Herman’s head.

[@fournierman]

I loved Dinosaurs and Eerie, Indiana. I am still looking for both on either DVD or VHS.

[@strangebotwin-]

That “Hi honey I’m home” show looks soo bad 😂

[@brianthomas2434]

It was. I taped it and hundreds of hours of TV back in the day and for some reason almost never labeled a tape. YEARS later I found the thing, watched it and found it notable for (SPOILER ALERT) what might have been the last appearance on TV of Gale Gordon. After I watched it, the tape broke.

[@myahnombre]

We didn’t have cable, so I’m glad I missed that one.

[@brianthomas2434]

@@myahnombre it was on broadcast as well. That's where I taped it.

[@Nathan35077]

There’s a show I used to watch in the 90’s called “early edition”. It was about this guy who started receiving the newspaper a day early. So he would know about tragic events before they happened, and would try and prevent them. I remember it fondly, but I haven’t found a way to actually watch it since back then, so I’m sure if I did I’d realize how stupid it was 😂

[@djpegao]

Eerrie Indiana and Dinosaurs were heavyly broadcasted on LATAM and the latter became huge with audiences, it was one of the few shows that moved from the weekend kids block to the late night (7:30 pm both on the original run and then syndicated one)

[@alejandromolinac]

It got shown in an airline?

[@TheReviewStudios]

So cool

[@RerememBerering]

Popped in due to the thumbnail. Herman’s head was great.

[@BuildinWings]

Dinosaurs still holds up.

[@shawnfournier700]

I definitely remember watching Herman's Head, Dinosaurs, and Eerie, Indiana. I am still hoping to find them on DVDs (or at least VHS).

[@Shorty_Lickens]

There's a very specific reason why TV networks tried all these weird experimental shows in the early 90's. It was accidental or random. In case any of you are too young or dont remember, TV had evolved to the point where most of the crap we got in the 80's was cute, safe, and somewhat reliable. Happy little families in the suburbs dominated prime time, along with a handful of police procedurals, and for a while some actions shows like Magnum PI and The A-Team. But in late 1989 two groups got to put something genuinely different and basically changed the TV landscape forever. The Simpsons christmas special aired not long before christmas of 89, and The Simpsons was picked up in spring of 1990. Seinfeld had a one shot comedy special in late 89, and was also picked up as a regular series in the spring of 90. Neither one was expected to be a monstrous hit at the time, mostly because executives did not understand either series, and as a general rule executives don't put shit on the air if they cant understand it themselves. They broke the rule and were rewarded with good ratings and lots of ad revenue. Because of this, the major networks started taking risks and allowed more unusual stuff to be produced and shown to the public. A lot of those experiments failed but the ones that succeeded are now generally considered iconic television. And that was really fuckin nice if you grew up with the safe boring crap of the 70's and 80's. Those family sitcoms were mind numbing.

[@gedaman]

It also felt like every relevant comedian in the ‘90s had their own sitcom.

[@Shorty_Lickens]

@@gedaman that was part of the experimental phase but yes.

[@intellectually_lazy]

you forget the four seasons the simpsons was on tracy ulmann first

[@Shorty_Lickens]

@@intellectually_lazyI did not forget that at all. The simpsons shorts between Tracy Ullman sketches has nothing to do with any of that. Those were not simpsons seasons nor a full series.

[@ryanjacobson2508]

70's and 80's were great for music and movies ... Tv was an afterthought. Maybe TV got better in the 90's but eveything else got worse!

[@treetoptia-2903]

William Ragsdale is my teen crush! I watched every Herman’s Head ❤

[@infinity2z3r07]

Today these shows do seem weird, but back then the only one I'd say was truly weird is Liquid Television. Times change in 32 years haha

[@TheReviewStudios]

Yeah, Liquid Television was definitely the most weird.

[@sonicguyver7445]

I remember most of these shows! I was 10 in 1991 so a lot of these were at least on my radar. Oddly though Charlie Hoover, Hi Honey I'm Home, Grudge Match, and Dark Shadows I didn't even know existed until now. Harry and the Haldersons I knew as a sitcom before I knew it was a movie. Dinosaurs was something I loved on TGIF and Land of the Lost I seem to remember being something I would occasionally catch on late Saturday mornings. It had the misfortune of being in the latter half of the morning, after breakfast when your parents start trying to get you off the idiot box and to go outside. I saw maybe one episode of Herman's Head but knew it mostly through advertising and that Simpsons reference. Liquid Television I caught a bit later when MTV was playing it in reruns. I watched it along with Oddities.

[@PatMcCarthy420]

I loved Herman's Head, Dinosaurs, and most of the other shows on the list, but I'm kinda weird too lol

[@TheReviewStudios]

same here

[@V01t2]

Dinosaurs was brilliant and I used to watch Herman's Head

[@RM2011ish]

I grew up with Dinosaurs and I gotta admit that had to be one of the gutsiest ways to end a Television show. It was depressing, but definitely carried a cautionary message for the rest of us.

[@Unagodd]

I remember all of these except Charlie Hoover and Grudge Match. It really makes me wonder if I would remember shows that started in '89, '90, '92, or '93 as clearly.

[@lashermayfair0]

Man, I never saw Hi Honey I'm Home but it looks like a great plot to me! Will have to try to find the show. Edited to add: I found a VHS tape from my childhood a couple of years ago, which had been left to record on one channel for several hours- it caught the announcement of the death of Freddie Mercury, and also several episodes of Herman's Head

[@TheReviewStudios]

Oh nice, that's a great tape to have. Low quality episodes of Hi Honey are on youtube

[@charlottecorday8494]

Wow you should upload the Mercury announcement to KZbin!

[@brianthomas2434]

​@TheReviewStudios having seen the first, I suspect they were all low quality. (Rim shot.)

[@thomasdr08]

Oddly enough, my favorite moment from Liquid TV was the music video for “Instanbul” from They Might be Giants

[@Makoto03]

I remember Dinosaurs as a kid. I loved the Jim Henson puppetry and it was funny. But that ending was so dark. lol

[@TheReviewStudios]

Definitely was

[@joels5150]

I was at least aware of most of these shows. I watched Liquid Television and Herman’s Head regularly. I watched a few episodes of Dinosaurs and Harry and the Henderson’s before losing interest. The early 90’s were a wacky time.

[@JoeyArmstrong2800]

The satire in Dinosaurs was amazing. On par with The Simpsons at the time.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Definitely

[@lucyfuir6386]

I loved Herman's head. I remember every single one of these shows

[@TheReviewStudios]

Nice

[@Vuldari]

Rewatched Dinosaurs a few years back. Still holds up. I know I watched Eerie Indiana, but don't remember much. Land of the Lost is one of those things I didn't even know I remembered. If you just described it by name, I would have said I don't recall any such thing. But seeing the odd visuals makes a deep, forgotten part of my brain say ... 'Oh Yeeeaahh ... that DOES look familiar.'

[@TheReviewStudios]

Yeah, dinosaurs aged really well. I got my kid watching it she liked it. The only thing I remember from Land Of The Lost was that weird looking monkey man character. Thanks for watching.

[@Rob_1776]

I absolutely loved Herman's Head!

[@alimfuzzy]

I remember when dinosaurs first came out... the hype around it was huge. Unfortunately it didnt ive up to the hype, then got a littke bit of a resurgance with the baby catch phrase. Pre-internet meme

[@TheReviewStudios]

It's amazing how many people were saying it

[@4uhDamagecase]

the land of the lost intro sequence just gave me a real rush of nostagia. i still go back watch a couple of episodes of dinosaurs every few years or so.

[@RickCicchini]

I'm the baby, gotta love me!

[@JZJallday]

Used to love HERMAN’S HEAD!!!!

[@catholicactionbibleonlyist1813]

Harry and The Henderson's(baraly),land of the lost, and dinosaurs

[@TheReviewStudios]

I was Happy to see that Disney+ has all the Dinosaurs episodes.

[@BaldwinFanonGarveyTureShakurX]

I have my 2 year old niece asking too watch "Not The Mama" wherever I go see her. 😅 She also knows the Pink Panther theme song because I've been singing it to her from 9 months old. I have kids so I feel the need to pass down the great things from my childhood that live rent free in my head.

[@McPlot28]

NOT THE MAMA!

[@jaredpreston3815]

Herman's head was must see for me. Liquid television and Eerie Indiana were super quotable shows for me and my friends at lunch at school.

[@boblangford5514]

Eerie Indiana was a great show! My favorite was the Halloween episode, when the mummy came through the TV. So great. Land of the Lost was also a show I enjoyed on Saturday mornings. “Hackoobahnay, Porters!” 😂

[@MetalED]

I remember and watched all of these shows with the exception of Land of the Lost and The Grudge Match. I only clicked the link to watch this video because of the Herman's Head thumbnail...loved that show back when I was 12 and everything wasn't on the edge of disaster.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Herman's head seems to be the most remembered of the ten. I was close to the same age as you when it came out.

[@BigJeremyBeyer]

Harry and the Hendersons, Dinosaurs, and Land of the Lost were all shows that I watched and enjoyed.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Awesome, yeah, they were probably the most popular

[@pantherz9103]

Of course I remember Dinosaurs!! I still have a Baby Sinclair and Earl Sinclair toy for memorabilia 🦖 (so they aren’t all dead for me!!) It was a great show with many clever and satirical storylines.

[@BrandonJones-v2o]

I remember 'Land of the Lost'. I loved that show. 'Dinosaurs' too. And 'Eerie, Indiana'.

[@dawnofapril3055]

I used to watch Dinosaurs, Land Of The Lost, Harry and The Hendersons, and possibly some of Eerie Indiana.

[@Yummicookie1979]

Dark Shadows was awesome! My sister and I weren't happy when it got cancelled. Also really loved Dinosaurs and Liquid Television.