Robo-James’ Time Machine has been indulging in my nostalgia all this week, but the delightful thing about America is that nostalgia is no longer merely for the old. In July, Nickelodeon began running a block of ’90s kids’ shows in late night, for not-that-alter-kockers (call them alternakockers?) who want to remember the hits of their recent childhood, including Doug, Kenan & Kel and Clarissa Explains It All.
Even as someone who was an adult in the ’90s, I have to admit that that was a motherlode of classic Nick, though my own memories run more to Ren & Stimpy, Catdog and The Adventures of Pete and Pete. But I understand that Tuned Inland includes readers of less-advanced ages, so I ask you: what do you miss about these shows? Was it a more innocent time? Were you more innocent? And what I’m most curious about: how old were you when you first found yourself feeling seriously nostalgic for your childhood?
