Talking about my childhood TV shows because I can

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Mona The Vampire (1999-2008)


This show was about a girl who dressed up as a vampire and her two friends (who would dress up as a Princess and an Alien). She'd pretend to solve mysteries as a vampire detective. The catchy theme song forever lives in my head and I enjoyed watching this show as kid. Frankly I liked anything vampire related (except Twilight *shudders*).

Ruby Gloom (2006 - 2008)



I loved this show because of the art style. Unusually colourful and cute for an otherwise Gothic show. It was about an optimistic girl living in a world of monsters in a castle. One character was named Misery and I remember an episode about Friday the 13th where everyone else suffers from bad luck, but Misery experiences good luck instead and is utterly freaked out because it is the only day when good things happen to her. She makes a remark that her family warned her of this day.

Jacob Two-Two (2003 - 2006)



A show about a Jewish Canadian family. The main character, aptly named Jacob Two-Two, had an unusual vocal quirk of saying things twice. Admittedly after watching this show, I briefly had a habit of doing that. I vaguely remember a plot about two evil teachers, but I can't remember the specifics.

Time Warp Trio (2005 - 2006) (Warning: Flashing imagery).



I think this show had a good premise, but poor execution. The show was about a magical book that allowed three boys to travel through time. In their journeys, they meet their distant descendants from the future. Something that always bothered me is that the designs of the relatives just look like genderbent versions of the main characters. They look more like they could be their sisters rather than distant descendants. Further, the designs and animation are rather cheap looking.

You have to suspend your disbelief a lot because the descendants often talk directly to the main characters which is just a massive paradox and well...it's best not to overthink this show. The main characters are largely flat stereotypes, but the idea of a time travelling book was pretty cool. It's a shame that this show was otherwise lacking.

I have more shows to talk about, but I'll leave it there for now and add on other shows to this thread as I think of them. Do you know any of these shows? What did you think?

I guess I'm older than you, because I don't know those shows. To me this is still the best, and one I can enjoy as an adult:

The Adventures of Pete & Pete:



Reminds me of every summer day I had as a kid.

This was my favorite show all throughout middle school. It had everything I liked. Giant robots, aliens, video games, mass destruction, a punk metal soundtrack, etc.

I am unfamiliar with both of those shows. The - what looks to be a Garden Gnome- in The Adventures of Pete & Pete intro is a little unnerving. However, that's just me. I've near always found Garden Gnomes and Ventriloquist dolls to be unsettling. Heck I don't even like those decorative miniature dolls that sit on toilet paper rolls.

Anyway, here's a couple more shows. There's no real point to this thread I'll admit.

Wingin' It (2010 - 2012)



This was an odd show. A Canadian sitcom about a teenage boy who finds himself living with an angel. The angel helps him navigate high school life. Also, I'm pretty sure the head teacher or something was turned into a raccoon. Frankly this show seems more like an absurd dream, but nope - it was a real show.

W.I.T.C.H (2004 - 2006)



Based on an Italian Manga series, this magical girl show lasted two seasons. Above is the UK version of the theme song for season one, which is noticeably different from how they marketed it to American audiences:

We didn't have tv till the apollo 7 on color tv
i did some searching, it must have been the seventh, from cape canaveral, <i remember that for sure, the whole event was rather boring, there was only color on the german tv so the tv was always on german channels,

I remember the lineup was somehing like this:
















Elzebeth Montogomery was very atactive woman.


Kapow! Loved the show.

I remember Jacob Two-Two, although I didn't watch it a lot. It was kind of quirky and weird, though. What was up with the green-skinned dude?

I never say Ruby Gloom as a kid, but I randomly discovered it on the internet a while ago, and all the episodes are available on youtube. I'm rather of fond of it tbh. Misery's the best.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... Z8rjtX6VL5 (mind the listing's sometimes slightly out of order)

But one show I remember very fondly from my childhood is Growing Up Creepie, about a goth girl raised by insects. It was quirky and tried to be a little educational by presenting bug-related factoids at the end of every episode. Also on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... yU4ndAaHVe



But most of my kid years were spent watching Spongebob and Fairly Odd Parents. I was also hugely into Ben 10 later on, but we didn't have Cartoon Network at home, only at the campsite where we went for the summer, when I'd spend most of my time playing outside and stuff, so I didn't watch it that much anyway. Always made me sad.

One of my favourite televisions shows from childhood.

Strong, female lead.

It is liberating to be able to talk about your own life, without it being censored for being racist?!