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 On 02/07/2014 at 04:47 PM by Nick DiMola See More From This User » |
Anybody remember years ago in the '90s when Friday nights used to mean an awesome block of shows? Family Matters, Full House, Step By Step, Boy Meets World, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and some other wacky shows that came and went (anybody remember Dinosaurs?).
Ok, yeah, watching them these days, they're all really lame shows that only kids would like, but damn did I look forward to Friday night! Me, my brothers, and my Mom would go out for pizza with one of her friends and her kids before TGIF kicked off, which was always fun. After, we'd stop at the 7-11 next door and get a candy bar or one of those giant blow pops and head home.
If re-runs were on of any of the shows, the TV would be clicked off for a half an hour or more for some SNES action. I distinctly remember going through both DKC 1 and 2 during TGIF downtime on Friday nights. See, in my house, I couldn't play games on school nights, so Friday night was something truly magical. Nothing more exciting than that bus ride home, knowing what I was in for when I got home.
There's so much magic in childhood - it's sad that as you get older that magic truly disappears. You can see the spark in your kids' eyes though, so I hope that eventually their Friday nights will be as awesome as I remember mine to be as a kid. Not sure where this burst of nostalgia came from, but sometimes it's nice to reflect on the past.
Tonight is actually going to capture a bit of that magic. Chessa is going out for a night on the town with one of her friends, which means it's a boys night in the DiMola house. Going to bring the little guys to my parents' pizzeria for a pie and will probably swing home with them after and put on a movie and have some fun in their play area in our basement. Maybe I'll pick up some ice cream or something for a final treat before they head to bed. Guess we'll see.
Hope you guys are excited for your weekends!
Oh, before I forget here's today's thread:
My TGIF didnt start until Firefly.
I hated sitcoms, so I usually had my nose stuck in a book on Friday nights. Plus, TGIF didn't start until I was in high school, and my parents didn't believe in TV, so I couldn't have watched even if I'd wanted to. Saturdy morning cartoons on the other hand...I miss those.
Have a fun guys night!
My TGIF were watching early 2000s Cartoon Network and Nick, with shows like Dexter's Laboratory, PowerPuff Girls, Ed, Edd & Eddy, SpongeBob, Hey Arnold, Pokemon, and many more, and much later I had Fairy OddParents, Danny Phantom, Avatar and Power Rangers, both new and old, added to the mix. Good times.
Oh yeah Dexter's Laboratory. I loved that show "DEE DEE NO!"
This, is Dee Dee, just like my little sister who'd pal around with me and by best friend as we made home movies and recorded comedy radio shows for fun in High School. She was never meddelsome like Dee Dee though. She was always a good sport and joined in on the fun. Man, I miss those times.
I remember TGIF. I watched it for a bit, but not for it's full run. I got a little older, I guess.
I hope you enjoy your night with the boys!
Can't say it's TGIF for me. I work Monday to Saturday, sooo tomorrow I can definitely say TGIS.
Dinosaurs! Loved that show when I was younger.
I remember Dinosaurs, I recently started watching it again on nexflix, since I was too young to understand. I do remember having a talking Baby Sinclair plush, I think it was almost as big as me at the time. Never knew where it came from.
Aw, you kids are going to love you dude. AND their grandparents run a pizza joint? Your kids are set for life.
But yeah Nick, I definitely remember TGIF on ABC and watch all those shows you mentioned. I really miss being a kid and not having a care in the world.
I didn't like any of those shows, but I would watch Dinosaurs because it was Jim Henson related.
But I know what you mean. Friday nights were fun as a kid. We get some double pizzas and crazy bread from Little Caesar's, rent NES and SNES games for a buck at the local Pay-Less Video, and then go home and play!
We had very similar Friday nights as kids, and yes I remember all those shows. Even Dinosaurs. I only watched Sabrina for Salem and the old guy.
I was a little too old for most of TGIF too, but I did watch some at the beginning. Right when TGIF was getting popular, I was starting to watch USA Up All Night with Rhonda Sheridan and Gilbert Gottfried... I can't really say I was making the better choice, but all of those Troma movies were kind of hilarious.
*coughs* HELL YEAH!
I own Dinosaurs Trading Cards. I never saw the end until I saw it on Youtube.
Love Topenga, and Sabrina.
Man I miss TGIF!
Hope yours was great! Family time is really important.
Dinosaurs! Seems that most people don't remember that show. Truly a shame. But hey, your parents own a pizzeria? That's pretty awesome!
GOTTA LOVE ME!
I never really watched this show regularly, but one second hearing those silly lines from Baby Sinclair and they were fused to my brain. At any spare moment I might just yell really loudly, "NOT THE MAMA!" just for giggles.
Friday nights were pizza nights at my home. My Dad and I would drive to the pizza shop and pick one up. Yeah!
They are also doing 'Girl Meets World' on Disney Channel this year so you can relive the experience all over again.
I can relate. But instead of playing games after TGIF was over, we geared up for some great SCi-fi action on public television with Blake's 7, Hitchhikers Guild, Red Dwarf, Doctor Who, The REd Green Show and Space. Not all at the same time but off an on as the years went.
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