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Space Cases: "Spung at Heart" - Nick Knacks Sample Platter
We return to Space Cases to introduce Elmira, Warlord Shank and the Spung. It's kinda like a metaphor or something.
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Interview - Thomas Hill (Salute Your Shorts, on-air promotions)
We have a nice chat with Thomas Hill, the co-writer of the Salute Your Shorts book, screenwriter of "The Call" episode of The Adventures of Pete & Pete, and the creative director for on-air promotions for Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite and TVLand through the 90s and 2000s. The man who came up wit...
Salute Your Shorts - Nick Knacks Episode #093
We take a look at another outdoorsy show from 1990 (technically, I know most think of it as a 1991 show), a year full of outdoorsy shows. We look at how it pushed boundaries, where it probably shouldn't have, and it's unfair ending.
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Rich Hall's TV Dinner Party - Nick Knacks SPECIAL
We take a minute to explore one of the more obscure corners of early 90s Nickelodeon. A pilot-turned-television special from Rich Hall, a man known for sniglets who was desperately hoping to not be the man known for sniglets.
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The Ren & Stimpy Show: "Black Hole/Stimpy's Invention" - Nick Knacks Sample Platter
We take a look at Stimpy's Invention, arguably the best Ren & Stimpy short, and also the one that doomed the show
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Pop Arena's Behind-the-Scenes Podcast #2 - January 2023
This month, we talk about the difference between Nick Knacks and Sample Platter, and I answer the first batch of patron questions!Youtube Version:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1aUoRBgHaU
Fifteen: "Coming Home" - Nick Knacks Sample Platter
We take our first look at children's soap opera Fifteen, with an episode about a talent show, but not the episode *called* Talent Show, that's the next episode.
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Ned's Declassified: "Substitute Teachers/The New Kid" - Nick Knacks Sample Platter
Marc Weiner essentially plays himself as a substitute teacher at Ned's school. Is there a deeper meaning to all of this? Probably not, but it's fun to pretend there is!(apologies for no early access, this video got blocked to the last minute)
Hey Arnold: "False Alarm/World Records" - Nick Knacks Sample Platter
We take a look Hey Arnold's attempt at a 12 Angry Men reference, whether or not it works, and if this kind of thing is a good idea at all.
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Wild & Crazy Kids - Nick Knacks Episode #092
It's Wild & Crazy Kids, Nickelodeon's sorta-game show going out to the park and making a mess! We take a look at the show, its creator, its 2002 reboot, and ponder why we haven't seen any more of this franchise in the last twenty years.
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Pop Arena's Behind-the-Scenes Podcast #1 - December 2022
An introductory look at my process in making Nick Knacks! Future episodes will include a Q&A section, so ask your questions in the comments on this page!Also available in MP3:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TF91FQCxGW3O5jzyUfjFpjds5pWoOqPr/view?usp=share_link
Power Rangers Super Megaforce: "The Legendary Battle" - Nick Knacks Sample Platter
I was going to make a video about Power Rangers Super Megaforce, but then Jason David Frank died, and what else could I make this video about?
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Nick News: "A Conversation with Magic" - Nick Knacks Sample Platter
On November 7th, 1991, Los Angeles Lakers star Magic Johnson told the world he was HIV positive. One of the first things he did after was to film a special for Nickelodeon and Linda Ellerbee, aiming to put a human face on the disease.
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Maya the Bee - Nick Knacks Episode #091
Nick Jr continues it's trend as the number one spot for anime somehow with Maya the Bee, a cute little cartoon about a cute little bee girl based on a book written by a big time Nazi supporter. Uh-oh.
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Nickelodeon's Most Wanted: Yogi Bear - Nick Knacks Episode #090
We take a look at the one and only time Hanna-Barbera touched down on Nickelodeon. This is the story of Yogi Bear, the men who created him, and the cartoon network that bought him.
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Are You Afraid of the Dark: "The Tale of the Chameleons" - Nick Knacks Sample Platter
Tia and Tamera step away from the twin siblings antics of Sister, Sister to give us this spooky tale of a girl replaced by an iguana, but we're just going to pretend it's a chameleon.
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Animorphs Graphix #3 - The Encounter - Opinionated Animorphs Book Guide
It's time for our next Animorphs graphic novel review! This time, Chris Grine is adapting The Encounter, a book about a boy's mental breakdown and suicide attempt. Let's see if he's up for the task.
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