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Take a journey back into time for the 25 Weirdest Kid Goggle box Shows of the 60's, 70's, and 80's….
This is Role One in A 3 Part Series, click hither to read Part 2 .
Kids today will probably abound up and recollect Yo Gabba Gabba every bit the weirdest and coolest child show of their generation (weird fact, I used to hang out with DJ Lance in my higher years). And ninety's kids recall the Teletubbies . Simply most current children's telly is dismal.
I cartel any adult to watch the Disney Channel for more than 5 minutes without feeling bleak about the futurity. It'south all bargain basement sit-coms and musical poop. Laissez passer the cyanide capsules, please.
I was born in 1971, and between 60′south reruns, 70'southward grooviness and 80's dreck, Generation Ten had the
weirdest, best/worst children'due south Idiot box shows of all time.
Why? You had several factors working with/against each other.
- Hallucinatory Hollywood fallout from the hippie motion.
- Religious groups were also making kid shows, and their attempt to mold young minds was merely as surreal and unnerving.
Add in a lack of political correctness and you had a molotov cocktail of WTF.
Hither are the 25 weirdest kids tv shows from the 60'southward, 70'southward and lxxx's. Covering the charmingly odd, delightfully weird and nightmarishly upsetting. If everyone wants to salve this wackiness, I take Amazon links where bachelor nether each title.
25. Space Angel (1962-1964)
Remember when Conan O'Brien used todo skits with a real mouth superimposed over a glory'due south headshot? They stole it here, which used the same technology for its animation. Even as a v-twelvemonth-old, this juxtaposition fabricated me ill at ease.
Merely information technology wouldn't have been and then obvious if the animation really MOVED! Null except those creepy, hypnotically askew gaping maws.
24. Robonic Stooges (1977-1978)
The 3 Stooges were huge in reruns in the 70's, and Hanna Barbera thought kids would dearest a show where they were in cyborg course. Merely given all the original actors had died, the poor voice impersonators and crap animation made this zero but a pale, albeit bizarre imitation.
23. Ultraman (Original run 1966-1967)
Imagine a weekly TV show with Godzilla production values. That was Ultraman , a Japanese import. A Behemothic Robot who fought all sorts of oversize critters, it was charming despite its sub-par special effects (his costume is crawly though). Check out this prune, and be particularly mindful of the weird craven monkey at the 1:39 marking.
Cheque out the Ultraseven collection from Shout Factory at the lesser of the post.
22. Slim Goodbody (1975-?)
Slim Goodbody'smessage was commendable. The guy simply wanted to proceed kids healthy and active. Only wearing a skin-tight unitard with his guts showing made him quite unappealing. He rocked a killer afro though. He looked similar a streaker running off mid-surgery (He too looked like a clone of Ron Palillo, aka Arnold Horschach from Welcome Dorsum Kotter ). Thankfully his genitals weren't illustrated.
Perhaps if he didn't look like a flayed pervert we might have better heeded his lesson and not exist an obese nation overly dependant on technology. He was a prophet as you'll see below:
21. Zoom (1972-1978)
Imagine a bunch of obnoxious kids wearing rugby shirts, yelling a vile theme song and making necktie-die. That's Zoom in a nutshell. Check out the unhinged opening titles:
Zoom was a PBS evidence written for kids, by kids and this was a huge part of its appeal. It had an inmates running the asylum vibe that kids ate upward, but probably drove adults crazy. All that being said, teaching kids creativity and acceptance of other's differences was laudable. But all people really call back is that damn song!
Speaking of Terrible Kid Theme shows, bank check out this evil ear worm.
twenty. Gigglesnort Hotel (1975-1978)
This hotel was assorted with a bunch of odd puppets. Only by far, the weirdest was Blob , a lump of clay molded into different shapes, with varying facial expressions. Merely imagine a melted Mr Potato Head. His phonation was the real show stopper, a bunch of garbled guffaws, wheezes, and vomitous eruptions.
You gotta hear how he sounds. Seriously, WATCH IT NOW:
I could merely imagine staying in a hotel and hearing Blob'due south repulsive laugh-barfing through the walls. Non exactly a restful stay.
nineteen. Bozo The Clown (1960'south-1980's)
A kid show, hosted by a loud-oral fissure clown, with a cheap, garish set. It inspired The Simpson'southward character Krusty the Clown forth with plenty of nightmares. I wonder why I ever watched this. It's an obnoxious host and show lacking joy, organization, and humor. Kind of similar the Jerry Lewis Telethon. Certain it's for a proficient cause, but the presentation is atrocious!
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18. Star Blazers (1979-1984)
Star Blazers aka Spaceship Yamato , was an early anime import forth with Speed Racer and Battle Of The Planets .
It debuted in the U.Southward. during 1979, perfect timing given post- Star Wars mania.
Earth was a nuked out wasteland and a ship is sent to a distant globe which has a cure to reverse the ecological damage.
It'southward amazing the show aired hither at all. American cartoons never showed killing, only Star Blazers was some bleak shit. People got killed en masse each episode! And non only red shirts, major characters! You actually got emotional over losing these wide-eyed, rapid speaking folks.
The money shot each episode was the Wave-Motion Gun, a giant light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation cannon that fired from within the heroes ship the Argo. It seems like that weapon would just brand whole ship blow upward, simply boy did it look cool:
Information technology also had a catchy theme song:
17.The Sid And Marty Krofft Supershow 1976-1978
Sid And Marty Krofft were Television producers responsible for many nutty kid shows (Indeed, they'll be mentioned a LOT in Part 2). Their programs had crazy psychedelic imagery, but they deny any substances contributing to the weirdness.
The Supershow had live-action segments interspersed with numbers by the 'glam-rock band' Kaptain Kool And The Kongs. Their songs were actually written by the squeaky-make clean Osmonds, but the lyrics seemed pretty trippy:
Don't get left behind
Take a trip with us today
Nosotros will lead you to (through) a land of dreams
Krofft's got some super shows
They volition accident your mind away
Check out the song here:
The segments were a smorgasbord of weird assery. Between Dr Shrinker, Electra Women and Dyna Girl, Wonder Bug, Bigfoot and Wildboy and Mongo World you didn't know what hit you. Take Wonder Issues ; kids attach a magic horn to a junked upwardly dune buggy. This makes it fly and fight crime. What?!?
So that wraps up Top 25 Weirdest Child Shows Of The lx's, 70's and lxxx's Part 1 . Click here to run across Part 2.
And be sure to read my lists of OddBall Toys Of The 70'due south and fourscore's , Best Worst Movies and Worst Holiday Movies and TV Specials.
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