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The Best Game Shows of My Childhood
Ever want to "grab a piece of that glowing rock"? Or "take the physical challenge"? Some of my fondest TV memories from the late '80s and early '90s come from the spate of kiddie game shows that filled many of Nickelodeon's programming hours and even helped launch Fox. With game shows making a surge on TV, I wanted to take a look back at some of the competitions I remember so fondly from my childhood — both classic and ridiculous. Did anyone else obsessively watch GUTS or dream of battling video game heroes in Nick Arcade? To see all of my nostalgic flashbacks, just hit "Start."
Alberta Ferretti
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Carmen San Dief\go was actually a fully sanctioned game for class at my junior school. They said it helped with general knowledge and geography so we used to go play it in the free hour we had on fridays. It was way cool. Did anyone ever watch Crystal Maze it was a british game show but it rocked.
1All good picks Buzz! Loved them ALL!
2I was a wee bit too old for those.
3OMG! I loved Carmen Sandiego, I used to play the computer game all the time too. Wow-what a welcome flashback!
4Carmen Sandiego was amazing!
5I loved Carmen San Diego. I think I wanted to be all mysterious like her someday
6I loved Carmen Sandiego!
Everyone always wanted to go to California if they won, and it made me think that California must be pretty fabulous.
Then, my main concern was that if I was on the show (cause really, that was likely to happen!), I wouldn't know how to spell California correctly and that would be awful! Hahaha
7Do it, Rockapella!
I only recognized Carmen Sandiego and Double Dare on that list. I watched a lot of grown-up game shows as a kid. My favorite was Classic Concentration.
8No Masters of the Maze? It used to be on right after I'm telling and was hosted by Mario Lopez!
9oh carmen sandiego i love that show back in the day
10We played Carmen in computer class too..middle school for me. We had the *new* color (screen was in color) Macs.
Wild and Crazy kids and Legends, were faves for me. I hated Double Dare after a while.
11I loved them all! Thanks for the little nostalgia trip!
12OMG, Double Dare was like the best kid game show ever! It used to come on before school and I couldn't leave until it was done! I just wanted to run that obstacle course at the end.
13buzz this was a great read thanks! i recognized all the shows but 2 i think.
14BEST POST EVER. i've been trying to tell people about fun house but was at the point where i thought no one else remembered it besides me!!
15I only watched a handful of these, like Double Dare. I remember trying to simulate Double Dare in a jungle gym/kiddie park in my neighborhood--parents were not happy!
16I remember Classic Concentration fondly, and when I was older, Singled Out on MTV. There was also Love Connection, of course, and later that Blind Date show with the thought bubbles.
my kids and i are trying to remember the game show that was on water.........it had a castle etc....had to be the early to mid 90s. driving me crazy!!!
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