If you call up watchingZoomon PBS , then we can for sure be friends .
I recentlyaskedtheBuzzFeed Communityto share the TV shows they were convinced nobody but them remembered.
Well, the BuzzFeed Community showed the F up. I got hundreds of responses, and when thearticlewent live, I got hundreds more.
So, I wanted to share some of the answers that didn’t make it into the first post, because they unlocked sooo many memories for me, and I think a little dose of nostalgia is good for the soul.
1.“OMG, who remembersThe Jerseyon theDisneyChannel? Four kids and a magical jersey that transported them into the bodies of pro athletes?!”
2.“Does anyone remember the showSpyder Games? It was a prime-time soap on MTV in the early 2000s, I think for only one season. Apart from my BFF, I’ve never met another living soul who remembers this show.”
3.“The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo! My older sister and I used to watch on Nickelodeon, but she has no memory of it.”
4.“The Guys Next Door! It was on NBC in that Saturday morning block withSaved By The BellandCalifornia Dreams. Nobody seems to remember it but me.”
5.“Rags to Riches!! It’s like ifAnniewas a show and Daddy Warbucks adoptedallof the orphans.”
6.“Raising Dad! The only things I remembered were that Kat Dennings was in it, and she worked at a bookstore/juice bar called Pulp&Fiction which I found hilarious back then. Turns out, a very youngBrie Larsonwas also in it!”
7.“Does anyone rememberTeen Angel? About a guy’sbest friendthat died after eating a six-month-old hamburger from under his bed and becomes his guardian angel.”
8.“Does anyone rememberSwan’s Crossing? Very early ’90s and starredSarah Michelle Gellar”
9.“Stark Raving Mad, with Neil Patrick Harris and Tony Shalhoub. It only lasted a season or two and was hilarious. It seems like nobody remembers that one even existed.”
10.“Kablam!on SNICK (Nickelodeon) was a total fever dream.”
11.“My grandmother and I were OBSESSED withBeauty and the Beast(the TV show). I’ve tried to explain it to people and they just can’t believe it existed, its such fever dream.”
12.“Second Noahwith James Marsden. Such a great show and didn’t get the attention it deserved!”
13.“Here’s one absolutely no one remembers (I’ve asked A LOT of people):Wait Till Your Father Gets Home.”
14.“Zoom!! I have discovered there are a crap-ton of 30-something-year-olds who have never heard of it!”
15.“The PBS gemWishbone. When the trainer took Wishbone on tour, my ex and I stood in line for almost an hour at the local mall just to get our photo with him. Mind you, we were 30+ year-old adults with no kids, but dang it, we loved that dog.”
16.Who remembers the spinoff ofThe Torkelsons,Almost Home? I don’t think it even made it a full season, but it was a bit likeThe NannybeforeThe Nannyexisted. It starred a young Brittany Murphy!"
17.The Secret CircleandHouse of Anubis.
18.“Today’s Special! A mannequin in a department store has a magic hat that makes him come alive at night and he chills with Jodie, an overnight shift worker in the store.”
19.“For me it’sDark Angelwith Jessica Alba that ran for two seasons in 2000.”
20.“Space Caseson Nickelodeon. It was aStar Trek-like show for a younger audience. I thought it was so imaginative and was obsessed with the theme song.”
21.“Tales of the Golden Monkeyfrom the ’80s. It had anIndiana Jonesfeel to it. My whole family loved it when I was a kid, but also seemed to disappear into oblivion after a season or two.”
22.“Does anyone rememberGhostwriter? Teenagers solved crimes with the help of a ghost? No one really knows what I’m talking about if I bring it up!”
23.“Not sure, but perhaps others rememberHey Dudeon Nickelodeon. It was on around the same time asSalute Your Shorts.”
24.“No one ever knows what I’m talking about when I mention,Under the Umbrella Tree!”
25.“Tower Prepon Cartoon Network. For a very short period, they tried out live-action shows but I’m pretty sure they were all cancelled after one season. It followed a group of teenagers with mysterious abilities who were kidnapped to a boarding school where weird things happen as they try to figure how they got there and why.”
26.And finally: “Flash Forwardwas so good !!! I loved that show. I ask people all the time if they remember it and they always say no.”
