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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: hyp on June 28, 2007, 07:32:18 PM

Title: anyone remember "Today's Special"?
Post by: hyp on June 28, 2007, 07:32:18 PM
it was pretty creepy, but i was hooked on this shit like crack.  ahhh the wonders of PBS and after school specials in the 80s.  jodie was the first black woman i ever fell in love with (other than latoya jackson).  and  :o at the toy store setting.   i wonder if this shit is on dvd yet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Today's_Special

(http://members.aol.com/legoland99/today3.jpg)

(http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/9/9d/250px-Todaysspecial.jpg)
Title: Re: anyone remember "Today's Special"?
Post by: Mr. Gundam on June 28, 2007, 07:51:20 PM
I remember that, but I thought it was on Nickelodeon.
Title: Re: anyone remember "Today's Special"?
Post by: hyp on June 28, 2007, 08:02:15 PM
i only remember seeing it on PBS.  they must have syndicated it on other networks
Title: Re: anyone remember "Today's Special"?
Post by: MrAngryFace on June 28, 2007, 09:11:42 PM
whats that one with bill cosby and the noise making pen that rocked.
Title: Re: anyone remember "Today's Special"?
Post by: FlameOfCallandor on June 28, 2007, 09:16:21 PM
HOLY SHIT! I have been trying to remember the name of that show for years.
Title: Re: anyone remember "Today's Special"?
Post by: Mr. Gundam on June 28, 2007, 09:18:52 PM
whats that one with bill cosby and the noise making pen that rocked.

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Title: Re: anyone remember "Today's Special"?
Post by: Mr. Gundam on June 28, 2007, 09:21:41 PM
Dammit...now I want to find old episodes of "you can't do that on television"

Seeing how Alanis used to be on that show, I'm sure it's all over YouTube.
Title: Re: anyone remember "Today's Special"?
Post by: MrAngryFace on June 28, 2007, 09:23:01 PM
PICTURE PAGES! Thanks, gonna find that.
Title: Re: anyone remember "Today's Special"?
Post by: TVC15 on June 29, 2007, 12:52:33 AM
Today's Special was Canadian, assclowns.  You've all been indoctrinated.
Title: Re: anyone remember "Today's Special"?
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 29, 2007, 01:00:51 AM
One of those offbeat, creepy kid's shows. The mannequin guy was FLAMING and creepier than Mr. Rogers to boot.


I used to watch a lot of shit when I was little. This show, Dusty's Treehouse, Pinwheel, Great Space Coaster. Really all garbage .. very little educational value when I think about it.


The one positive thing I remember from the 80's on Nickelodeon, was "The Tomorrow People". A great little sci-fi serial show. Special effects were awful, but the story was strangely compelling.

Title: Re: anyone remember "Today's Special"?
Post by: hyp on June 29, 2007, 01:05:11 PM
Today's Special was Canadian, assclowns.  You've all been indoctrinated.

apparently the store it was filmed in still exists in Toronto somwhere.