April 9th, 2008 - Childrens Books = TV Series
Anyone born after 1986 knows that after school cartoons are the best. Which included “Tiny Toon Adventures” (shockingly a Steven Speilberg production), “Animaniacs” (Pinky & the Brain), “Goof Troop”, “Doug”, “Rocko’s Modern Life”, “Hey Arnold”, “Gargoyles”, ”Aladdin”, ‘Mighty Max”, and the Batman, Superman and Spiderman series. Ah memory lane…stroll with me won’t you?
A lot of childhood shows are spinoffs from popular movies i.e. “Timon & Pumba” from the Lion King or “Aladdin” from the Disney Aladdin movies. Some of our favorite childhood shows (cartoon or otherwise) started with a book. Does anybody remember wishing they had Mrs. Frizzle as a school teacher?
Mrs. Frizzle’s 4th grade class had to be the most envied in the 90’s. Not only did they go on field trips but they had adventurous hands on learning– and never did a lick of homework.
The Magic School bus series became so popular with the 90’s generation, that in 1994, it was made into a afternoon TV show, airing until 1997 (on and off the air between 98′-02). Who can forget the opening song by Little Richard…
Copyrighting won’t allow the video to be posted, so here’s the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8KaZeNA7Ys
R.L. Stine is most famously known for his “Goosebumps” and “Fear Street” series.
Stine, originally a joke book writer, decided to write scary books about ghouls, ghosts, masks, evil dummies, and the general angry undead. Titles like Say Cheese and Die!, The Werewolf of Fever Swamp, A Night in Terror Tower, Night of the Living Dummy — scared kids of the 90’s for years.
Stine wrote for the 90’s teens as well — there was a fear street for every scary interest. Dead End, The Prom Queen, First Date and One Evil Summer, every book promised chills, thrills and all around stereotypical highschool drama with a little death thrown in the mix.
To complete our quick stroll, here’s the intro to one of the most recognized show’s of the 90’s:
In the case of technical difficulties:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feKHgAtqXBc