Old School Lane's Top 10 Nickelodeon Mothers

It's Mother's Day and it's the time to get your gifts ready for the woman who loved you, raised you, and took care of you. Nickelodeon has had its fair share of mothers that are just as loving, fierce, and caring as real moms. There are even times in which we wished that the mothers we saw on TV were our moms. But what were some of the best? It was a tough list, but I was able to round out some of my favorite Nickelodeon moms of all time.

10. Joyce Rigley from The Adventures of Pete & Pete

 

Joyce a.k.a. Mom is a very typical mom who is very loving, supportive, and caring for her straight forward husband and her two sons both named Pete. She has a lively personality alongside with her understanding nature towards the weird situations that the Petes go through on every episode. However she's low on this list because the one thing that everyone is associated with the character of Mom is her metal plate. It even has its own introduction on the show. But it does come in handy from time to time picking up radio signals.



9. Stella Shortman from Hey Arnold!



Most of the parents from Hey Arnold! weren't exactly very memorable characters. When it came down to the nitty gritty, I decided to choose Stella because she's a very interesting character in the two episodes that introduced Arnold's parents. She's a doctor, she created medicines to help cure sleeping sickness for a lost civilization, she's adventurous, fearless, and kindhearted. When she gave birth to Arnold, she dedicated her time to raise him and protect him from all the dangers from the jungle. As time went on, she and Miles, her husband, left San Lorenzo and moved in with Miles' parents. She's low on this list because she only became  a mom for 1 year before she left to do her final mission to help the Green Eyed People. But every Hey Arnold fan really wants to have The Jungle Movie released to find out what happened after the final episode of the show.













8. Marianne Thornberry from The Wild Thornberrys

 

Marianne working as a mom and shooting a nature show alongside her husband while traveling all over the world is not an easy task. Her really busy schedule of handling the camera, her children, a chimpanzee, and a crazy wild child makes her very stressed at times. Her tense, down-to-earth personality is needed when dealing with her enthusiastic, but dense husband. But there are times in which she is there for Eliza and Debbie and she works hard to make sure their lives are as normal as possible.

 

7. Janet Darling from Clarissa Explains it All

 

Janet is definitely a woman who grew up in the 60s. A free spirited woman who takes care of the environment, cooks healthy organic, yet disgusting vegetarian meals, and works as a teacher and a museum employee. However, she's the voice of reason as she helps ground her family together with Clarissa's questions of growing up, Ferguson's dedication to ruin Clarissa's life by being annoying, and her husband's carelessness towards everything going on in the house. She's the stable one in the house and keeps everything in tact.



6. Dr. Wakeman from My Life as a Teenage Robot



While still getting adjusted to the whole "mother" position, she's a remarkably intelligent scientist who has built a lot of great inventions and devices. The best one she ever created was XJ9 or Jenny, a robot made with the latest gadgets and weapons to defend the world from aliens, monsters, and natural disasters. However, she gave her a personality chip to have the personality of a teenage girl. While at first, she can't handle the fact that she's a whiny, moody teenager whose main concern is making friends, fashion, and music, Dr. Wakeman sees her as a daughter than a mere creation. There are some very touching moments between Jenny and Dr. Wakeman that we see whenever the going gets tough in the world.



5. Maddie Fenton from Danny Phantom



Alongside her husband, she fights off ghosts that attack the small town of Amity Park. Similar to Marianne and Janet, she's the voice of reason of the family as tries to keep her family in tact despite being in a strange occupation. While she is kind and level headed, she's also brave and fierce taking out ghosts with her gadgets and her martial arts skills. This is one mom you don't want to mess with.



4. Didi Pickles from Rugrats



One of the most iconic moms in Nickelodeon history, Didi is a dedicated school teacher and mom raising her two boys Tommy and Dil and being supportive to her husband Stu's inventions. She's kind, courteous, caring, and always looking up on Dr. Lipshitz's baby books on how to be the perfect mom. She does everything from taking Tommy and Dil to fun trips to feeding them healthy foods to stay strong. She's a very classic character that is still remembered for years to come both on the original Rugrats and All Grown Up!



3. Wanda from The Fairly Oddparents



Even before she became a mother to Poof, Wanda was already a motherly character taking care of her dim minded husband Cosmo and her godchild Timmy. She always was the voice of reason by telling Timmy the right thing to do, cleaning up the messes that Timmy and Cosmo causes, and being the one to be by their side. When Poof came along, Wanda worked even harder taking care of the guys even more. Regardless of being a fairy with a lot of magic, the main magic that Wanda has is dedication and a caring heart.



2. Ursa from Avatar: The Last Airbender



If there was any mother that many fans were caring and concerned of, it was Ursa, Zuko and Azula's mother. Ursa was a sweet, calm, and caring woman who had to deal with Ozai's cold, harsh personality and Azula's bitter attitude. Zuko, while not as gifted as Azula with his firebending, was always giving full support by Ursa. There were many moments in which we saw Zuko happy for the first time in the show. But what makes Ursa high on the list is the sacrifice that she did to keep Zuko alive after Ozai spoke out of term with his father Fire Lord Azulon. She murdered Azulon to assure that Zuko would live and as punishment, she was banished. Throughout the entire series, we wanted to know what happened to her. Unfortunately, we never got the answer. But as of recently, there's a new series of books that will explain the entire story of Ursa and whether she's alive or not. I can't wait to finally know what happened.



1. Lois Foutley from As Told by Ginger



If you've read my As Told by Ginger review and my top 10 favorite Nickelodeon female role models, you already knew she was going to be #1. But if you're new to my blogs, Lois is an amazing parent. She's tough but fair, especially when dealing with her son Carl, she gives great advice to Ginger, she's very assertive, understandable, and kind. Being a single mom is very hard, but being a single mom with two kids working all night shifts as a nurse is even harder. However, she makes the time to be with her kids and be with them through thick and thin. She was developed very well in the show with her meeting a doctor named Dr. Dave, eventually dating him, and marrying him in the TV movie finale The Wedding Frame. She will always be my favorite mom in Nickelodeon history.



Those are my top 10 Nickelodeon moms. What are your favorite moms from Nickelodeon? Post it in the comments below. Hope to see you around Old School Lane soon. Happy Mother's Day!

-Patricia








 

Old School Lane's Not-Nickelodeon Tribute Week: Angela Anaconda

To conclude former Nickelodeon shows from other networks in the 90's, we'll finish it with an animated series based on a cartoon short. The 1996 Nicktoon KaBlam! had a lot of classic shorts such as Sniz and Fondue, Life with Loopy, Prometheus and Bob, Action League Now!, and The Offbeats. While Action League Now! would eventually have its own spinoff series, there was another short that have its own series. That short was known as Angela Anaconda. Eventually, the short became a TV series on Fox Family on October 9, 1999.

The TV series was about an 8-year-old girl named Angela Anaconda who lived in a small town named Tapwater Springs and deals with everyday situations alongside her friends Gina Lash, Johnny Abatti, and Gordy Rhinehart. She also has to contend with her mean teacher Mrs. Brinks and her rival Nanette Manoir. Nanette, being French and stuckup, is a pain for Angela and is always trying to best her in any scenario. Also in the mix are typical problems such as school, family, and everyday life. 

The show was created by Joanne Ferrone and Sue Rose. Sue Rose, the creator of Pepper Ann, was inspired by her childhood and the animation of Terry Gilliam's Monty Python cartoons to create Angela Anaconda. She even voiced Angela herself. Rose had started building a reputation of creating shows based on girls going through everyday situations based on experiences that she herself went through. She would eventually do so again with the Nickelodeon teen sitcom Unfabulous, which we'll get to eventually. The show became a program that not many people saw since it came around a few months after Digimon and every kid was going through the whole Pokemon/Digimon/Beyblade phase back in the late 90's. Even Angela Anaconda was in the 3 minute preshow of Digimon: The Movie.

The show was eventually cancelled on February 24, 2002. If you thought that Brand Spankin' New Doug was bad due to it being bland, boring, and generic, then Angela Anaconda is even worse. The show is so boring, generic, and forgettable with cliche characters, generic situations, and a redundant premise. It came out around the time of Recess and Hey Arnold! in which it delved with kids with everyday situations. Those shows did something completely different and unique to make it stand out while Angela Anaconda did nothing new. Besides the animation, the plot was very stale and there was nothing that made it special. I don't recommend checking it out.

That's all for now. Tune in next time as we go into the 2000's as we go into one of the most controversial animated shows of all time: Ren & Stimpy: Adult Party Cartoon.

Hope to see you around Old School Lane soon. Thanks for reading.

-Patricia

Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 11: Dinosaurs (ABC TV sitcom)

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and Kevin talk about one of their favorite underrated TGIF programs from ABC, Dinosaurs. Hear as they talk about the show, the characters, and the episodes.

Old School Lane's Not-Nickelodeon Tribute Week: Brand Spankin' New Doug

We now go from the first Nickelodeon teen sitcom starring a female protagonist to one of the 3 original Nicktoons. Doug, alongside with Rugrats and The Ren & Stimpy Showdebuted on August 11, 1991 in Nickelodeon. It starred a young 11-year-old named Doug Funnie living his everyday normal life in a small town named Bluffington with his family and his friends. The show became one of the most popular Nicktoons in the 90's. The show lasted in Nickelodeon until January 2, 1994 when Doug and his friends graduated from elementary school. Two years later in 1996, The Walt Disney Company bought Jumbo Productions that included Doug and Roly Poly Olie. Jim Jinkens, the creator ofDoug, was ordered by Disney to make new episodes for Doug for ABC's Saturday morning block, Disney's One Saturday Morning. On September 6, 1996, Brand Spankin' New Dougdebuted on TV.

The show takes place 3 months after the Nickelodeon Doug in which we see Doug Funnie going through his normal life as a 12-year-old boy surrounded by his best friends. As time went on throughout the whole show, there were many changes that occured. Billy West, the voice of Doug and Roger was replaced by Tom McHugh and Chris Phillips. West refused to be in the show due to the fact that there were many conflicts with the payment from Disney. Other than that, the majority of the voice actors from the original Doug came back.

A lot of people began to see that this wasn't the same Doug that they grew up with. Changes such as Skeeter getting a growth spurt, Connie losing a lot of weight, Roger becoming rich, Patti having a new haircut, Doug's mom having a new baby, the Honker Burger shutting down and being replaced by a French restaurant, and Doug's voice changing occurs...in the first episode. Other changes that occured in the show was the episode format. Instead of two 11 minute episodes like in the Nickelodeon Doug, the Disney version had one 30 minute episode broken into 3 segments. Also, some episodes focused on the other characters besides Doug. There was an episode that involved with Patti being concerned with her weight and going through an eating disorder to look good. Other changes included the animation being a little bit more brighter and the music being more different and upbeat with whistling instead of Fred Newman's scat and doo-bopping. Minor characters such as Al and Moo and Skunky Beaumont were more prominent and new characters such as Guy Graham were introduced. 

The show lasted for 3 years until it ended its run in 1999. It was the most popular show on Disney at the time. That is until Recess came along that same year and took the spot. With that said, many people hated the Disney version of Doug. Even Billy West himself says that it sucks. They hated the changes that occured in the show and found it to be just plain awful. Do I think it's a bad show? Well, to be quite honest, no. In fact, it needed this change to stick out on its own. If Doug would have been the same as it was on Nickelodeon, then people would have been more furious. I think that if Jim Jinkens would have added these changes to Doug when it was still on Nickelodeon, they would have either complained about it or they wouldn't have minded. Seriously, no one is satisfied with anything anymore. I think that the fact that it was on Disney and that Doug and Roger weren't voiced by Billy West made a lot of people turned off by it. I do agree that Billy West made Doug and Roger stand out, especially Roger, and having the new voice actors didn't really cut it. He's one of my favorite voice actors of all time and the show did go down a bit for me when he wasn't there. 

As for the changes, I really didn't mind them. I just would have preferred if they were more spaced out instead of jammed into the first episode. The fact that people mostly hated the Disney Doug for the changes that happened on the show is what gets me irritated. We all go through changes in our lives. We grow taller, we move into a new town or state, we make new friends, we lose old friends, we go to different schools, and things that we treasure are there one day and are gone the next when we least expect it. That's called life. It happens every day. The fact that the Disney Doug was able to take many risks to stand out on its own and show what everyday life really is to kids and teens is something to be commended, not hated. I don't hate the Disney Doug like everyone else who grew up with the Nickelodeon Doug does. It's a different take, while still keeping what made the original great. I recommend to give the show another chance and keep an open mind when watching it.

That's all for now. Tune in next time as we conclude the 90's with a short from KaBlam!getting its own TV series with Angela Anaconda.

Hope to see you around Old School Lane soon. Thanks for reading.

-Patricia

Old School Lane's Not-Nickelodeon Tribute Week: Clarissa Now

Around the early 90's, Nickelodeon were in the beginning of their prime of releasing unique shows such as Salute Your Shorts, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, and the three original Nicktoons. But the one show that changed the demographic of shows was none other than Clarissa Explains it All. 



As you recall from my review of Clarissa Explains it All, it was the one of the first shows on TV that featured a female protagonist and showed the everyday life of a teenage girl. The show lasted from 1991-1994 and it was one of the most popular shows on Nickelodeon. Girls related to Clarissa Darling with her discussions of boys, clothes, school, and her weird, annoying family members. But at the same time, boys liked her because of her good looks, liking things such as video games, rock bands such as Pearl Jam and They Might Be Giants, and finding things to relate with her. The final episode of Clarissa Explains it All concludes with Clarissa writing her final newspaper article talking about the future. Many people wondered what was going to happen next for her. Around 1995, CBS debuted a pilot for Clarissa spinoff named Clarissa Now or Clarissa for short. It featured a few times in Nickelodeon during the Big Help-a-Thon in which it took place after Clarissa Explains it All. 



The pilot starts with Clarissa talking with the audience about her being in a New York subway going to her first day of work as a assistant journalist. The subway becomes extremely crowded with people and eventually the train stopped and the lights went off. However, Clarissa is still optimistic about her new job and new life. When she arrives in the newspaper office, she gets introduced with a couple of her new co-workers and her boss, editor Hugh Hamilton. She then learns that things aren't as glamorous as she imagined: the co-workers are pretty mean and bitter, her office is small, cramped, and has limited supplies, and she is told to stay away from Hamilton due to being angry due to major burnout. Clarissa, wanting to prove that she's capable of being a great journalist, decides to interview people from around the city and get a story to impress Hamilton. Later on, she meets with Hamilton and shows him her story. Hamilton, not impressed at first, tells Clarissa off of being too young and inexperienced. However, he saw a lot of potential in her and lets her stay in the office.



Clarissa Now never got picked up for a TV series and to this day, has been forgotten. Overall, it wasn't too bad. The pilot sort of reminded me of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Murphy Brown in which it involved with a strong, independent woman trying to get respect in an office setting in a time in which men were the main workforce. It kept the same formula of Clarissa Explains it All, but showed it in a way that was new. There were moments in which the jokes fell flat, but it was still solid. It's such a shame that it never got picked up for a series, but then a lot of teenagers were moving on to other shows such as The Secret World of Alex Mack and more. But then again, if it would've been picked up, then Melissa Joan Hart wouldn't have been in Sabrina the Teenage Witch. At least Mitchell Kriegman is going to try again with telling this story again with the upcoming book Things I Can't Explain which continues the story of Clarissa Darling. To know more info, check out the video below in which I discussed about it and my overall opinion about it.

If you're a fan of Clarissa Explains it All, check out the Clarissa Now pilot sometime. 

That's all for now. Tune in next time as we take a look at the continuation of a popular Nicktoon on the Disney Channel with Brand Spankin' New Doug.

Hope to see you around Old School Lane soon. Thanks for reading.

-Patricia

Old School Lane's Not-Nickelodeon Tribute Week: Celebrity Double Dare

As we've been discussing over the past couple of months, Nickelodeon has had made a huge impact on television. The creative programs, the fact that it was a TV network for kids, and the copious amounts of slime made it a huge standout for the past 34 years. As time went on, a few Nickelodeon shows tried to make its way to other networks. Some have been done by the creators. Others haven't. Some have succeeded, most have failed. This week, we're going to take a look at former Nickelodeon shows that had a continuation in another network and compare it to the original. The first one to do so was the game show Celebrity Double Dare.

Debuting in 1987, the game show was shown on syndication to try to pick up a more adult crowd based on the popular Nickelodeon kids' game show. It came out a few months after Super Sloppy Double Dare debuted on Nickelodeon where it was double the mess and double the fun. This version had a team of two people: a regular contestant and a celebrity working together to gain enough points to win up to $25,000 worth of prizes. The show was hosted by Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner and the rules were pretty much the same: answer a bunch of questions to get money. If they didn't know the answer, they could dare the other team for double the dollars until eventually they would take the physical challenge. But there were a few new additions to the show that no other incarnation of the Nickelodeon Double Dare spinoffs did. First, each question had two answers and each person had to say 1 answer each. If one person got it wrong, they would lose their turn.

The physical challenges were similar to the original Double Dare in which they weren't as messy. In fact, the first physical challenge involved with the teams eating a long piece of licorice with a marshmellow in the middle. Then came the obstacle course in which they looked smaller, simpler, and less messy. Instead of getting flags, the team had to push 7 buzzers in 90 seconds ending it with one of the contestants in a dunking booth. Celebrity Double Dare had two pilot episodes and never got picked up for a TV series.

Overall, Celebrity Double Dare is boring. Very, very boring. Everything about it was just bland. The set was boring, the music was boring, Bruce Jenner was boring as a host, the physical challenges were boring, and the obstacle course was boring. It came out around the same time as Super Sloppy Double Dare when the show became hugely popular with its messy games, fun content, and the people who were involved with the show. Nothing really stood out and it played it way too safe. Eventually 3 years later, adults would get a chance to be in Double Dare with Family Double Dare, the most well known adaptation of the game show. That's the way to bring adults into Double Dare. I don't recommend checking Celebrity Double Dare out.

That's all for now. Tune in next time as we go into the 90's with a spinoff pilot of a popular 90's Nickelodeon teen sitcom Clarissa Now.

Hope to see you around Old School Lane soon. Thanks for reading.

-Patricia

Old School Lane's Top 5 Best and Worst Nickelodeon Preschool Shows

We've talked about Nickelodeon: the Nicktoons, the Nickcoms, the game shows, the movies, and so much more. But the one thing we really haven't delve deep into was the preschool shows. Unless you're a parent or an expert of television or education, you don't really have deep conversations about shows geared towards 3-year-olds. But the fact of the matter is is that they're most likely the first things we saw on TV and we have a special place in our hearts for them. Whether they're influencial, iconic, groundbreaking, have memorable characters, a colorful background, have great morals told in a smart way, or just plain edutainment fun, we're going to count down the top 5 best Nickelodeon preschool shows.

5. Pinwheel



The show that started it all with the network has to be on this list. Debuting on December 1977, the show had a simple premise consisting of humans, puppets, and short segments of blocks and cartoons. Pinwheel was a huge success when it first came out lasting for over 10 years and having 6 hour marathons 5 days a week. However, it's pretty low on this list because the show is very outdated by today's standards. Looking at it now, it's a low budget Sesame Street clone. The characters are a bit forgettable, the setting looks a bit cheap, and the cartoon segments are long and boring. But I can't deny what a huge impact Pinwheel was for Nickelodeon. Without the show's success, the network wouldn't even exist.

4. Yo Gabba Gabba!



During the late 2000's, Nick Jr. was going through a slump. With the exception of Dora the Explorer, there were no Nick Jr. programs that grabbed the kids' attention. The majority of them were either cartoons based on books. But then, two regular dads named Christian Jacobs and Scott Schultz were sick and tired of the lack of great quality preschool shows on TV. So they decided to create one that was both informative, entertainment, and fun filled with artists, performers, and life lessons. The show starred a man named DJ Lance and 5 other characters named Muno, Foofa, Brobee, Toodee, and Plex learning a themed lesson of the day and singing songs based on it. There were also special celebrity guests, 8-bit transitions, singers, and artists who drew pictures to teach to the kids. It became an instant hit and is still really popular by many kids and adults watching it. This is definitely a show that people would be looking back 10 years from now as a classic.

3. Eureeka's Castle



When Pinwheel ended its 10 year run, Eureeka's Castle was its forerunner show for the new time slot called Nick Jr. It was about a wizard named Eureeka and her friends Magellan the dragon, Batly the bat, Bog and Quagmire the moat twins, and more living in a castle going through various tasks and learning important life lessons. Just like Pinwheel, Eureeka's Castle was similar to Sesame Street with its puppets, segments, and characters. But Eureeka's Castle has aged much better than Pinwheel, it has funnier jokes, and more developed characters. Plus the show was co-created by R.L. Stine. Not much to say about it but a very well crafted preschool show that still has its charm.

2. Mr. Wizard's World



A reboot of the 1951 show Watch Mr. Wizard, Mr. Wizard's World starred Don "Mr. Wizard" Herbert would have a kid come in every week and teach him an experiement that would focus on what he was known for: science. From optical illusions to gravity, Mr. Wizard would make learning about science educational, informative, and fun. Plus, the experiements that he would teach the kids could be tried at home. Looking back at Mr. Wizard's World, it's a classic that still holds up to this day. The experiments look just as cool as it ever was and it became hugely influencial to a lot of science programs in the 90's such as Beakman's World and Bill Nye: The Science Guy. The episodes are on DVD and uploaded on YouTube. Check it out when you have a chance.

1. Blue's Clues



In the 90's, most preschool shows were preachy, sappy programs that shoved the lessons down kids' throats and had adults irratated that kids were subjected to watching them. But then Blue's Clues came along and everything changed. The show starred Steve, a young man who lived in a small house with a blue puppy named Blue. Whenever she wanted something, she would play a game simply known as "Blue's Clues". Steve would have to find 3 clues, draw them on his handy dandy notebook, and figure out what Blue wants. Along the way, he would meet up with his friends Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper, Shovel and Pail, Sidetable Drawer, Mailbox, Periwinkle, and more. They would teach many lessons for kids such as recycling, fruits and vegetables, the planets, sign language, singing, story telling, and more. While I was too old for Blue's Clues when it first came out, I cannot deny what a huge show it was to all the little kids I knew when they saw it. It was everywhere! To this day, Blue's Clues is not only the best Nickelodeon preschool show, but one of greatest kids' shows of all time. Steve Burns was one of the best kids' show host of all time and the show still holds up very well. It's a timeless classic that generations of kids will continue to watch and love.

We've talked about the best Nickelodeon preschool shows. Now let's talk about the worst. There's a ton of them. Which shows made it on the list? Let's find out.

5. Ni hao Kai-Lan



What do you get when you combine Dora the Explorer with Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat? You get Ni hao, Kai-Lan. It's the story about a little girl named Kai-Lan who learns new things alongside her grandfather and pet tiger. She also teaches a few Chinese words to the kids watching the show. Yeah, that's it. It's pretty boring and forgettable. While I did say that I don't really like Dora the Explorer, at least they do different tasks and go to various places while teaching Spanish. Imagine Dora staying in one place and teaching Spanish once every few minutes. Not fun, is it?

4. Wonder Pets



There's one word to describe Wonder Pets: monotonous. Pretty much the same thing happens in every single episode. The story is about three pets from a daycare center who save baby animals from around the world. They learn about teamwork, the animal they rescue, and the place they live in. The problem is is that show is formulaic, redundant, and annoying. Once you watched one episode, you've seen them all.

3. Max and Ruby



Just like Wonder Pets, Max and Ruby is also monotonous, redundant, and annoying. The show focuses on two siblings named Max and Ruby who go through everyday life of tea parties, gardening, and bedtime. Ruby tries to have everything neat, presentable, and nice looking while Max is the mischievious little brother who says one word per episode and tries to pester or help Ruby with her problems. Ruby neglects or ignores Max and in the end, Max helps Ruby with her problems. Plus, it's questionable on where the parents are and the indication that kids are proven to be annoying and useless until the last minute. But the worst part about this show is is that it's still on the air.

2. Binyah Binyah



In my review of Gullah Gullah Island, I said that the show was a very basic kids' show that never lived up to its full potential. But around the end of its run, it had a spinoff based on the most popular character Binyah Binyah Polliwog. The show didn't last for very long. In fact, it lasted for only 1 week. I couldn't even find videos on the show on YouTube. No one remembered it and for good reason. It was a dumb idea to begin with and critical failure at the end.

1. Blue's Room



Around 2004, Steve left Blue's Clues to go to college (actually to pursue on a music career) and was replaced by his little brother Joe. While Joe wasn't a bad character, he was not Steve and Blue's Clues wasn't the same afterwards. But if Joe was the downfall for the show, the spinoff Blue's Room killed it. It was about Blue finding a magic music box and transfering her into another world where she could talk, a bunch of uninteresting characters, and the introduction of Blue's baby brother. The show only lasted for 3 years and the popularity of Nick Jr. died along with it. That is until Yo Gabba Gabba came out!

Those are my top 5 best and worst Nickelodeon preschool shows. What preschool shows do you love or hate from Nickelodeon? Post it in the comments below. That's all for now. Hope to see you around Old School Lane soon. Thanks for reading.

-Patricia