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Pinwheel (1976)
It all coming back
I remember Pinwheel, but not much of it. Bill Cosby was awesome, remember Picture Page? I do remember the snail and his shell/living room, but I don't remember the show being 8 hours long, probably because my mom would not let me watch it for eight hours. I would have however, it was an awesome show. Don't get me wrong, I love cartoons, and a recent one on Nick is called Static Shock has caught my 4 year olds interest. It is decent, meaning it has a clear "good guy" who shows the "bad guy" the error of his way without violence. But real live actors interacting with puppets and cartoons will always catch peoples attention in any genre with any age group. Look at SNL, Crank Yankers, Sesame Street. Two classics, and one real funny show, using the same premise as Pinwheel. Bring it back, at least on Boomerang.
Today's Special (1981)
Finally!
I found others who thought this show rocked...way better than the stuff Nickolodeon has now. I adored this show and watched it everyday, along with pinwheel and you can't do that on television, which was sketch comedy at it's best (originals of SNL excluded, of course-they were older)and I would love a DVD of the seasons, my 4 year old would love it. I remember thinking that Jodie was so cool, being able to be at a big store overnight. Things I learned about the show since searching; I didn't know it was Canadian (they have some good shows, check out Degrassi: The New Generation)I also didn't know it was on PBS, and I surely didn't know that it was 28 minutes, 50 seconds long, and Nickolodeon cut out precious minutes of this show.