Do you remember these 5 weird 90s TV shows? | 1992 |

[@TheReviewStudios]

Do you remember watching any of these?

[@BR-jw7pm]

NOOOPE! Then again I was born in 91 sooooo...

[@Jason_Bryant]

I fondly remember Nightmare Cafe. I liked the idea of a magic building that would disappear and reappear in a completely different place.

[@napoleonfeanor]

No but many American shows never made it here

[@jwb52z9]

@@napoleonfeanor Where?

[@scockery]

I recall Mann and Machine, and vaguely remember Great Scott, but not that Tobey was in it.

[@keithtorgersen9664]

You should talk about the weird kids show that was released around this time, Ghost Writer. A group of kids who were able to communicate with a ghost through a computer. I don't remember much else about the show except that it was the kids tried to figure out mysteries and enlisted the ghost's help. I also don't remember if it was ever revealed who the ghost was.

[@charlottecorday8494]

I vaguely remember Ghost Writer, I don't think it was on very long

[@spookyluke4551]

Can't remember if it was ever officially said on camera, or if it was BTS stuff later, but I think it was the ghost of a runaway slave?

[@jwb52z9]

@@charlottecorday8494 It was on for almost 2 and a half years on PBS.

[@charlottecorday8494]

@@jwb52z9 Oh, we didn't have PBS in Spain

[@jonathancue1584]

​@@spookyluke4551YUP, IT SURE WAS, I think ghostwriter was a slave but after that episode they didn't say too much about it. Ghostwriter was a good show tho.

[@Jazz41173]

I remember (and liked ) Mann and Machine and Nightmare Cafe.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Yeah, I had a hard time finding a bad review

[@voutsider190]

So did I

[@stargazer3424]

Mann and Machine- dang! That opening is super packed with 90s Nightmare Cafe- lol was thinking up Freddy Kruger jokes and then the man himself stars!

[@TheReviewStudios]

Thanks for sharing

[@sandrafaith]

I vaguely recall _Mann and Machine_ but I mostly remember Yancy Butler from _Witchblade_ :)

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Same but I also remember her from two movies she was in. Dropzone with Wesley Snipes and Hard Target with Van Damme

[@NeonKnight83]

Yancy Butler was a piece of ass back then. I remember thinking what a fox she was as a wee lad in Hard Target.

[@trence5]

I remember Mann and Machine. Her eyes stood out to me.

[@daintycaked]

in the 90s a lot of good shows would get cancelled purely because of when it was scheduled or even the channel it was on. Now we have an abundance of bad shows that sometimes just drown out the good ones, which get canceled.

[@danielmiller3596]

Some were sent out to die against Seinfeld or Friends intentionally

[@doctorbjones2283]

I was 10 years old in 1992 and watching a lot of TV, but I don't remember any of these. However, my morning comedy radio show sometimes to show disapproval played a sound clip of a German man screaming, "Nein! Nein!" And I had no idea what it was from. Now I do, so thank you for that!

[@TheReviewStudios]

You're welcome. That clip to me was hilarious.

[@thelthrythquezada8397]

I'm with you. I was 10 as well, Ill be 42 end of May, man I can't even!

[@jkincaid582]

I was going to say that same thing. I was in 4th and 5th grade in this era, I watched Fox all the time in the fall of 1992, the Simpsons, In Living Color (that I probably shouldn't have been watching), and Martin (that I definitely shouldn't have been watching) and I have zero recollections of a werid Tobey Maguire show.

[@krazykuz13cmc]

Im 44 next month and only remember the first 2.

[@AHalevonEric]

Tobey went from jauntily protecting his mom from eggs to mopingly protecting his aunt from pumpkin bombs.

[@mattalan6618]

not really a big difference

[@daffers2345]

At least now we know what happened to his parents.

[@mattalan6618]

@@daffers2345 yep. i blame the eggs

[@SapinskiMath]

As a huge American Gladiators fan, I was all in for Knights & Warriors (which also has both full seasons on Tubi). That year was jam packed on Saturday mornings between WWF Superstars, American Gladiators and Knights & Warriors airing almost back-to-back-to-back here in the NY area. The weird thing we have to remember about American Gladiators is that in the very first season (the dark season, as a lot of diehards call it), the audience was supposed to boo the Gladiators, much like the Warriors were here. But the Glads always spoke straight in their promos, even when they were trash talking within their character roles, so they actually gained respect and love from the fans by the end. The Warriors, not a chance, cuz they always kept the characters turned on. Bonus fun fact: Knightmare was originally the Joust trainer on Gladiators, hence his stellar record in Battle Swords. He'd also go on to marry Sha-Ri Pendleton aka Blaze.

[@charlottecorday8494]

Lol I remember all of these. You know they were SO proud of that punny title "Mann And Machine".

[@TheReviewStudios]

I know, right, and her name was Eve.

[@erikkibler3466]

That was the on the nose 80’s roll over

[@thac0twenty377]

​@TheReviewStudios come on that's classic 90s cyberpunk lol

[@BR-jw7pm]

“Lord Of Rules and Discipline or just Lord” Took me a few seconds to realize that was an acronym and NOT just a nickname

[@TheReviewStudios]

😆

[@jeremybeckett6]

Yeah, I only got it when I read your comment.

[@aisforapple2494]

​@@jeremybeckett6 Same.

[@ReviewWingsDSP]

Why use so many words for wordsssss

[@brandonpage7087]

Wow, so.Tobey Maguire was playing a teenaged superhero in 1992, & a full decade later, would once again, be playing a teenaged superhero!!!

[@TheReviewStudios]

😆

[@raulzavala9061]

I was a TV Guide collector and still have the Fall 1992 Preview issue, in that same year Ben Stiller had a short lived sketch comedy and Jennifer Aniston was on another sketch show called The Edge.

[@purevalunboxing]

I loved Knights and Warriors, I watched it every week. It came on directly after Saturday morning wrestling, so it was a perfect fit.

[@clarkkent4734]

Yeah I remember watching Knights and Warriors in the UK when I was a kid

[@jphuture]

In the u.s. I think it came on Sundays after wrestling challenge ( American gladiators was after superstars on Saturday)

[@purevalunboxing]

@@jphuture In NH both Challenge and Superstars ran back to back on Saturday.

[@RogerCormanPresents]

Oh dang! I saw an episode of Nightmare Cafe back when it aired. I didn't remember anything about it except a private eye ended up at the cafe to solve who shot him. It's been bugging me for years, thank you!

[@TheReviewStudios]

Awesome, you're welcome

[@franknolan1635]

You're thinking of the episode aired 4th in the series... "Heart of the Mystery." In my opinion, the best episode of the series. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHywh6Wknb-Ed7csi=5WhNa87WogA1Z2SG

[@keithtorgersen9664]

I never saw Mann and Machine but ironic that S. Epatha Merkeson went with Dick Wolf's next show and became a massive success.

[@TheReviewStudios]

I know, right

[@Football__Junkie]

David Lynch has a real eccentric sense of humor

[@TheReviewStudios]

Some people just don't get it. Thanks for sharing

[@russellst.martin4255]

Wow, finally. When I was 9 or 10 I was the last one awake at a sleepover and Nightmare Cafe came on. It evoked such weird emotions that it formed a strong memory, but I was so convinced it was called Midnight Cafe, whenever it randomly popped in my head I would search for that and disregard everything else. I've watched 3 of your videos so far and you've already put titles to two very old memories, thank you.

[@TheReviewStudios]

That's Awesome thanks for sharing.

[@Bumblebeemagnify]

I remember liking “Mann and Machine” and I LOVED “Nightmare Cafe”! I wish these shows had lasted longer. They had interesting concepts and could have gotten better if given more time. I miss these types of shows!

[@thedude1034]

Thank you for putting up Midnight Cafe!!! Loved that show, my family would watch after Saturday night live!! Loved it!!

[@LRB9498]

After seeing the bit about "Great Scott", the dance sequence in "Spiderman 3" makes a lot of sense now...

[@minskacatral7904]

Had to click because I saw my absolute beloved series Mann & Machine in the thumbnail.

[@Makoto03]

Great video. I had no idea that Tobey Maguire was in a show.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Thank you. Honestly, neither did I until researching for this.

[@Romans8-9]

@@TheReviewStudios I watched the pilot episode, its not a bad show, kind of reminds me of Herman's head but for teenagers.

[@license2kilttheplaidlad640]

Toby did at least 2 episodes of Roseanne also

[@eddierascalhaskell4954]

I liked anything with Yancy Butler. She was always good in whatever she was in. Such an underrated talent.

[@JenMistress]

Only one for sure I knew about was Nightmare Cafe, again, dad's VHS off of TV. However, I might be somewhat familiar with Knights and Warriors, would have to watch some of them to be sure. And I wondered about the Great Scott, as some of them I found wasn't in English. That explains it. Anyways, thank you for this, did enjoy it.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Your Dad had quite the collection of videos, so cool.

[@JenMistress]

@@TheReviewStudios Yeah, there is a whole basement of VHS tapes. Quite a few of them, that's for sure.

[@ClaudiusComberbatch]

Excellent series... informational and entertaining... you put a lot a work in this and it shows....I like how in some clips you keep playing the theme music of the show you're explaining quietly in the background throughout.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Thank you

[@octowuss1118]

I love recognizing Dot Jones in random shows

[@RandJohnson]

I loved On the Air. Myself and my Twin Peaks friends had a watch party. Loved seeing so many TP actors repurposed.

[@MrDman21]

Mann & Machine was nuts 😂

[@kwaichangcaine-xu4jh]

Same Premise as Future Cop and Almost Human.

[@Kansas462]

So, the Café @5:10 is pretty much a TARDIS, which is funny because the 12th Doctor also had an episode with a TARDIS disguised as a café.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Interesting

[@mossena]

As a big Twin Peaks fan I loved On The Air, and wish it got a better chance. And man, Yancy Butler was gorgeous. I had quite the crush on her. 1993 coming up - looking forward to Wild Palms!

[@TheReviewStudios]

Ooh wild palms, I forgot all about that one. The pilot episode of On The Air was and still is hilarious.

[@professorpenne9962]

twin peaks was fantastic

[@comoyoko]

Wow! Amen brother. A kindred spirit!!!

[@gothichomemaker9511]

I loved On The Air! I try to explain it to people and they don't believe me!

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

Ah yes, 90 - 92. Pop culture struggling to be "90s" but unable to figure out what that meant. Fortunately, 1993 would figure it out.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Yes!

[@comoyoko]

Finally someone who thinks the same as me! Vindicated!!

[@thac0twenty377]

lmao

[@thac0twenty377]

"What's not the 80s but also not the 70s...."

[@sza3434]

This is the first time I haven't recognized any of the shows. Great channel, keep it up

[@TheReviewStudios]

Thank you. Yeah, these were pretty obscure.

[@adorablychaotic]

LOVE this series! New subscriber! Hope you get to the 2000s too!🤩

[@TheReviewStudios]

Thank you, we'll get up there eventually

[@X99-h6r]

Nightmare cafe is a Doctor who spinoff. The cafe is Jenna Coleman's TARDIS from the capaldi seasons.

[@reannawhite6303]

Nightmare Cafe... I knew I wasn't crazy... Much🎉

[@5th_cellar]

Nightmare Cafe would have been airing when I was 8, and would definitely have been a 'formative' thing for me if I'd heard of it before now. As it is, I wound up obsessed with liminal spaces without it and that sounds like an absolute dream come true of an afterlife.

[@Cottonrazorblades]

90s teen here , never heard of any of these shows.

[@jmfdm1]

I loved Knights and Warriors... I was 9 or so at the time and had gotten rollerblades for my birthday so the whole grab rings with a jousting stick on rollerblades looked like all the fun

[@mackjrbell7828]

Toby Maguire had the superhero bug from day one.

[@yesfed2730]

Great Scott! Was a reaction to Parker Lewis Can't Lose

[@MarkusSeaberry]

I used to watch Nightmare Cafe. I hadn’t thought about that show in over 30 years!!

[@TokyoXtreme]

I love how the stereotypical "future" home (pink with blue neon lights) looks just like a modern Korean fried chicken bar.

[@jacobc2451]

I remember a live action fighting show that Teebo was in, where two people would fight and the loser would give up their token to fill up the championship belt. Anyone remember what that was called?

[@A_YouTube_Commenter]

WMAC Masters.

[@jacobc2451]

@@A_KZbin_Commenter thank you dear Commenter!

[@alsmith9853]

Lol they loved saxophones in the 90s😂

[@TheReviewStudios]

Blame Clinton lol

[@timothylewis2527]

I vaguely recall Mann and Machine but I definitely remember Knights and Warriors. I remember seeing Great Scott in the TV Guide Fall Preview issue but never saw an episode. I loved shows like that.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Same here!

[@jamesstutz6907]

Yancey Butler from Mann and Machine was in Witch Blade TV series.

[@nathanday2595]

How did 1/2 of an episode of Nightmare Cafe air?

[@TheReviewStudios]

It was preempted with breaking news.

[@nathanday2595]

@@TheReviewStudios Asked and answered! Thanks☺️

[@bagman147]

remember loving Great Scott show, nobody else I know ever heard of it

[@xombii1311]

First one here love these nostalgic videos.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Awesome! Thank you

[@billyjoejimbob75]

Don't think I've heard of heard of Mann and Machine, but I did like Time Trax from '93

[@LyssLiLi]

*I'd take and watch this over any cringe "reality" shows in the modern day.*

[@nita409]

Knights & Warriors is on Tubi.

[@chriskimmel7736]

Did you just say great Scott was the best teen show at this time? You do realize they were Saved by the Bell

[@insomniacwriter9411]

Oh man! I LOVED Nightmare Cafe!!!! 😊❤️😊

[@Aw0lWarrior]

Not in the 90s, but my wife recently discovered Knights & Warriors on Tubi, and we've been loving it.

[@RosieIfYouKnowMe]

I was 8/9 in '92 and recall seeing Mann & Machine and was disappointed when it didn't keep airing. Nightmare Cafe I saw the title screen for while channel surfing but I was told by the title it was inappropriate so I didn't get to watch. I like the concept today and think its worth recreating.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Thanks for sharing

[@rbarrett111]

At the time I was on a permanent acid trip living under a bridge, so I really appreciate seeing what was on TV. Explains a lot, actually.

[@mikeamato9917]

I don't recall any of these shows. I did notice, however, a set of Doublemint Twins, in the footage from Great Scott.

[@jamesoblivion]

I remember On the Air. Which is crazy, given how briefly it ran.

[@DestinyPifer]

I liked Nightmare Cafe and was so upset when it was canceled.

[@brianwalker8465]

I've never heard of any of these, except for Mann and Machine (which I liked a lot!)

[@supermanscott]

I remember Mann and Machine I was 10 and Yancy Butler gave me special feelings. Lol.

[@TheTrekReviewer]

I thought Mann and Machine reminded me Of the 1976 Polce show Future cop Which stared Ernest Borgnine & Michael J. Shannon.Shannon Played and andaroid Cop that Borgnine was the only one who knew that Shannon's Chractoer was an andaroid. as for man and Macine I thought Eve seamed Like a more advance Version of Data From star trek TNG.

[@kwaichangcaine-xu4jh]

Yancy Butler was also the Star of the Witchblade TV Series.

[@stario]

The anime?

[@kwaichangcaine-xu4jh]

No. A Live Action Version which ran on TNT.

[@LancerX916]

I remember Man and Machine and Knights and Warriors. Never saw the other ones.

[@thatvikingtemper]

I vaguely remember "Mann and Machine" and "Nightmare Cafe." I was in high school.

[@KittiesofEvil]

Later in the 2000's, not sure of exact year, they did sort of a remake of Nightmare Cafe. It was called Booth at the End. Watched that one too. Not a lot of horror tv shows at that time.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Ill have to check that out thanks.

[@thac0twenty377]

Booth at the end was Damn good

[@nicolegilbert7011]

I loved nightmare cafe.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Awesome

[@raymondrufa971]

I used to watch Knights & Warriors after American Gladiators. It was a fun follow-up for me!

[@brianknapp6215]

Since you talked about _Knights And Warriors_- I hope you eventually cover similar series like RollerGames (although that was from '89), _Rollerjam_ and WMAC Masters in future videos.

[@btetschner]

A+ video! Awesome video!

[@TheReviewStudios]

Wow, thanks!

[@warpdrivefueledbyinsomnia8165]

Wow, it's fun to see Dot-Marie Jones early in her career. Her most well-known role was as Coach Beiste in Glee, but she also had a ton of work as a bit player in a lot of other big tv shows. I knew I recognized her face and had to look her up.

[@miggypeso909]

This is one of my favorite years for television when I was growing up. So many great and wacky premises and settings for shows. Great Scott was hilarious,I still remember the episode with Scott taking over the high school mascot job. One of his daydreams was running the guy he replaced over and it was just the funniest thing Ive ever seen in my 9 years of life at the time. Nightmare Cafe freaking rules too. Something my grandfather and I happened upon that became a short lived favorite of ours to watch. Good times when Fox was young and trying anything to find another hit and the other networks following suit to compete.

[@patrickkavanagh7371]

Knights and warriors I remember! Would air at like 1am by us, had to stay up late.

[@jebsmith8842]

I thought I watched a lot of TV back then, but I’ve never heard of any of these. I usually remember at least a couple of shows in your videos, but not this time. Nightmare Cafe looks really cool. Actually I think they all look pretty good. Sometimes shows in these videos look terrible and it’s no surprise that they failed, but these all looked good to me.

[@TheReviewStudios]

You are not alone these were pretty obscure. Special thanks for coming back for more.

[@Lynxan]

Hum, remember Knights and Warriors, god I loved silly things like that. Nightmare Cafe a bit, but mostly for Robert and the fact I remember it being hard to catch.

[@joshscallorn6104]

Max Headroom was trippy.

[@DanPantzig]

Welp, The Review, you've done it again, I do not remember a single one of these. Def going to look into Knights & Warriors though. Great Scott looks like a terrible Parker Lewis ripoff.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Definitely had Parker Lewis vibes. We left links in the description to all the shows if you want to check any out. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@daffers2345]

I was only about 7 when _Knights and Warriors_ aired, and although I liked watching _American Gladiators_ in that era, I never even heard of this one. It looks even more over-the-top than _Gladiators._ I'm going to look it up too!

[@tomflorio3639]

A Parker Lewis ripoff . . . while Parker Lewis was a Ferris Bueller ripoff 😄

[@Romans8-9]

Great Scott was surprisingly good. Reminds me of a teenage version of Herman's head. I'd watch it all day over Parker Lewis.

[@snoo333]

I remember some of these shows. thanks for the video.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Thanks for watching and sharing

[@thepeternetwork]

Knights and Warriors was the only show on this list I remember well. That's how the thumbnail drew me in.

[@mikesilva3868]

Remember night cafe I was 7 in 1992 it was w good tv series 😊

[@TheReviewStudios]

Awesome thanks for watching

[@mikesilva3868]

@@TheReviewStudios no problem 🤗

[@HM2SGT]

0:45 That first one, man and a machine, got done in 2013 as Almost Human. Pretty good actually. Never heard of man and machine, but I was a little busy in the Navy at the time

[@TheReviewStudios]

Forgot all about Almost Human thanks.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

My buddy gave me the soundtrack for Nightmare Cafe on cassette. 😂

[@matthowell3132]

Not sure, but have you ever talked about the show Boogies Diner?

[@TheReviewStudios]

Strangely, no. I'm thinking that we made so many from the same television year that we had to eventually move along. And this one just got left out. We'll definitely be making another pass at titles that didn't make into any videos so far. Maybe some lists of honorable mentions that lasted a little longer as well. Thanks for asking!

[@Blas4ublasphemy]

7:06 the original American Gladiators episode didn't have a referee, in fact they had a traditional looking "executioner" who wouldn't look out of place on the Knights and Warriors show.

[@krogdog]

I remember Knights and Games. I also remember briefly seeing another American Gladiators knockoff centered around rollerblading.

[@abbywonder3825]

I LOVED nightmare cafe

[@kamenanew9867]

This was a good episode. Sadly kinda forgot about on the air, definitely gotta give thst another watch. Also mann and machine looks great despite studio interference, and nightmare cafe man that looks fantastic. Tha ks for this one.

[@TheReviewStudios]

You're very welcome. I left a link for the On The Air Pilot it's worth a look.

[@tedharrington5432]

I am embarrassed to say I watched all 5 of these shows.

[@TheReviewStudios]

its alright i'm sure you're not alone.

[@FanboyMarkJabroni]

Have you covered Rollergames on your channel?

[@TheReviewStudios]

Sorry, I don't think we have.

[@danatoohey9851]

Nightmare Cafe was way under rated loved that show

[@jring49]

I stopped by because I saw the characters from knights and warriors. Just couldn't remember the name of the show. Definitely a flashback to my younger years

[@TheReviewStudios]

Thanks for checking us out and for commenting too!

[@EllisD01]

I remember Nightmare Cafe. My brother and I both enjoyed it and always wondered what happened to it. I don’t remember Great Scott, but it looks like it would have been a fun show.

[@tbw666]

they tried the Cop and Android concept again in the 2000s with Almost Human. that was actually fun to watch. failed after one season though.

[@TommyHunter-f8h]

I loved both man and machine and Nightmare Cafe

[@CentaurusRelax314]

I had such a thing for Yancy Butler. But, jeebus-looking at this clip now, I can’t believe I actually watched that show.

[@perfectlyimperfect2889]

I had to IMDB it, but I KNEW one of those "Warriors" from the Knights and Warriors clips looked familiar. The larger female one is that badass female football coach Beiste on Glee!

[@TheReviewStudios]

Oh wow! That's some impressive researchin'! Thanks for sharing!

[@paleogreg7427]

Were Great Scott's daydream sequences a forerunner for Scrubs?

[@josephfreeman8516]

Biggest Dick Wolf Failures was a sentence I wasn't ready for

[@megatronjenkins2473]

Interesting content!! Nice!!

[@TheReviewStudios]

Thanks for the visit