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Nickelodeon's ancient sketch show, Welcome Freshmen (1991-1993), tackled the now long-standing conflict between parents and kids over video games when ye readers were but babes. Sit back and watch Walter and Merv's wisdom in a pre-scapegoating era, while playing a video game worthy of the Fronz 's Fake Game Fridays.

"I mean, what harm do video games do, anyway?" Well, if the rest of the episode is any indication, they make you steal cars - like that's a first!

Meanwhile, Uncle Pidge tries to recapture his youth through early 90's nostalgia - is it too soon?


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Rainbowblack at 11/12/2006 07:18
"when ye readers were but babes"

I was old enough to to enjoy this show as well as YCDTOT and Double Dare

Watch who you call babes, im almost 30 lol
Chris Taran's Avatar
Chris Taran at 11/12/2006 09:38
Hmm, I would have been 11-13 during the time this aired but I have no memory of this show at all. And I use to watch a lot of Nickelodian back in the day. Double Dare, You Can't Do That on Television, David the Gnome, Ren and Stimpy, and a whole bunch of other shows I'm not thinking of right now.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 11/12/2006 09:46
I hate you so much for reminding me that show existed.
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Chris Taran at 11/12/2006 10:18
Heh, just noticed the Summertime video. I love that song, use to cruise o it when I was a teenager :)
What ever happened to DJ Jazzy Jeff anyway?
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wario67 at 11/12/2006 14:07
I'm I the only one that hates when they make stupid fake games like this and show them on Tv and movies
I hate it alot
why can't they just leave games out of it
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Analog Pidgin at 11/12/2006 18:11
Canadian sketch show, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can't_Do_That_on_Television" target=_blank title="YCDTOT">You can't do that on television</a> was the best. A few other shows you'd probably hate to remember: Salute Your Shorts, Hey Dude, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Arcade" target=_blank title="Nick Arcade">Nick Arcade</a>, though this last one deserves an entry on dtoid all its own.

<a href="http://www.djjazzyjeff.com/" target=_blank title="DJ Jazzy Jeff">DJ Jazzy Jeff</a> continues producing around the hip hop world, his own stuff and remixing, and he also puts out <em><strong>hott</strong></em> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hip-Hop-Forever-Vol-3/dp/B000HCPSOY" target=_blank title="Hip Hop Forever 3">throwback mixes</a>.
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Analog Pidgin at 11/12/2006 18:12
Guess HTML is out of the question there...whoops!
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BlindsideDork at 11/12/2006 22:32
I remember this show!!!!! I loved it :D
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 11/12/2006 22:34
YCDTOT was great, that wikipedia article was actually very interesting. I'd love to see some of the original non-Nick episodes. I remember liking Salute Your Shorts and Hey Dude as well. Welcome Freshman was complete ass.

My brother and I would watch Nick Arcade and laugh at how pathetic some of the challenges were. Anyone else remember Video Power, BEFORE it turned into a game show?
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