Flashback Friday: Nickelodeon Documentary you missed out on "The Orange Years"

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-A documentary film about the Nickelodeon Network, telling the story of its humble origins deep into the SNICK years.

-Wanted to be the opposite of Disney and not treat kids like they were dumb.

-Appears to have quietly been released in 2018 but came to Hulu in 2020 with no real promotion.

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[champagnexdream]

Oh shit I need to watch this, SNICK was at its prime when I was a kid in the mid '90s.

My fave Nick shows were always the gameshows, especially Legends of the Hidden Temple, but I also loved All That, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, and a lot of Nicktoons. Doug, Rugrats, and Rocko were early staples but my faaaave is Hey Arnold. ♥

[cosmic_starz]

LOTHT was legit.

I love Hey Arnold! too <33 Gerald the real mvp. Doug, too.

[champagnexdream]

Yasss Gerald and my man Fuzzy Slippers!

I heard they're making a new LOTHT for ADULTS, IDK where the plan is for that - prob halted because of COVID - but I hope they still make it happen lol

[cosmic_starz]

It sounds amazing tbh!!

[skyler_white_yo]

Double Dare was the best, it looked like so much fun. I also loved You Can’t Do That on Television, Alanis Morissette was on that when she was a bebe.

[a_files06]

They talk about how You Can;t Do That on Television helped shape the network.

[j3]

Look at you with your impeccable taste.

[emerald_soul]

I really miss those days.

Does anyone else who has kids in their lives notice they really dislike live action shows and movies? I feel like there are waaaay less live action kid shows now and they think they're boring as a result.

[a_files06]

I still watch Power Rangers every now and then and they have dumbed it down so much more than what it was in the 90s it's ridiculous.

[madamezuzu]

YES. and then when they do watch live action it’s fucking Blippie. the quality they’re consuming makes me weep.

[piratesswoop]

i'm a teacher and some of my students seem to have a really hard time sitting still and watching movies

[vina_3]

Geez, I loved everything! Going to watch this.

[anderbobo]

I am so pumped that paramount basically has all of nickeldeon's catalog.

Fifteen was everything to me when I was like 8.

[iredale]

I was so psyched to see all my childhood favorites on Paramount! I'm trying to get my kids into Allegra's Window.