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The Most WTF Very Special Episodes That Gen X Will NEVER Forget
My previous video titled the Top 10 Very Special Episodes That Traumatized 80s Kids really hit a nerve with my audience, and the comments were filled with recollections of many other very special episodes that made it clear…we have never forgotten these shows that attempted to teach us valuable life lessons.
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So today I am gonna cover all of those episodes and more.
Welcome to…the most WTF very special episodes that Gen X will never forget.
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My Favorite Gen X Things on YouTube--Episode 2
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Hey you guys…and welcome to episode 2 of My Favorite Gen X Things on UA-cam…my weekly series about all of the cool videos and channels that I found this week that are perfect for those of us who grew up in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Join this channel to get access to perks: ua-cam.com/channels/9retNVEP6tcx88-nS8S5jw.htmljoin Fly on the Wall www.youtube.com/@flyonthewallpod/videos Sleepcore: Nostalg...
My Favorite Gen X Things On YouTube (Episode 1)
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Hey you guys. Welcome to the premiere of my new weekly series…my favorite Gen X things on UA-cam! (A weekly video roundup of all of my favorite things I watch on UA-cam every week that are perfect for a Gen X audience.) It might be old commercials from the 80s. Maybe it's a made for TV movie from the 90s. It might be something brand new created by a Gen Xer. The possibilities are endless! I wil...
You Don't Remember These TV Shows Unless You're Gen X -- 70's Kids Edition!
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Episode three of It's A Gen X Thing You Wouldn't Understand…TV Shows You PROBABLY don't remember unless you're GEN X…the 70s kids edition!
Neglected 90s Movies That Deserve More YouTube Reactions: Episode Two (#12-#31) REUPLOAD
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REUPLOAD DUE TO COPYRIGHT CLAIM. The 1990s was so full of great movies and way too many are getting neglected decades later. Here is episode two in my series 101 Neglected 90s Movies That Deserve More UA-cam reactions. Numbers 12-31. Let me know in the comments what 90s movies you love that no one ever seems to talk about. They might just show up in a future episode! ua-cam.com/video/9L81JicQAx...
When You're Blindsided By an 80s Sitcom
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Hey you guys. When I posted my recent video "10 Very Special Episodes That Traumatized 80s Kids," I know y'all thought I forgot about this one. But I didn't forget. I could never forget Sandy. He deserves his own bonus video….before I make the full follow up video. So let's reminisce for a few minutes and shed some tears together, shall we?
10 'Very Special Episodes' That Traumatized 80s Kids
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In the 80s, family sitcoms decided to pivot to more serious content once or twice a season usually during sweeps. And these became known as "very special" episodes. These episodes became an opportunity to teach valuable life lessons to Gen X kids through relatable characters. But sometimes, they managed to traumatize us in the process. And they did it with a laugh track. These are 10 of the mos...
You Don't Remember These 1980s TV Shows (Unless You Were An 80s Kid) - Part 2 PRIMETIME Edition
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Today's video is all about awesome 1980s primetime shows that you probably don't remember unless you were an 80s kid. Part two in a series. Here is part one: ua-cam.com/video/_znBvbHMo2Q/v-deo.htmlsi=Ruv8wLmof5KqTjw- PS…I know that Boomer parents and millennial siblings were around from time to time. And some of these shows, we actually watched because of our moms. But, we're just speaking in g...
The Man Who Broke A 1980s TV Game Show
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Michael Larson was a contestant on the popular 1980s game show Press Your Luck. He went on a legendary run that had the audience shocked, the host losing his mind, his fellow contestants frustrated, and network executives on the phone with their legal team. CBS didn't want to air the episode. How did he get there? How much money did he win? Did he get to keep it? Did he cheat? I'm going to answ...
Why Soap Operas Were So Insane In the 80s and 90s (More Crazy Storylines Included)
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Soap operas in the '80s and '90s were absolutely insane, and I gave some examples of all that craziness in a recent video. From cloning to underground cities and even demonic possession, the soap world went all out. But as many of you pointed out in the comments, there was so much more madness that I didn’t cover, which means... follow-up time! Hey, I’m Natalie, and welcome to my channel, My So...
You Don’t Remember These 1980s TV Shows (Unless You’re Gen X)
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There's this whole other category of 1980s TV shows, these little nuggets of nostalgia, that didn’t quite make it to the TV Hall of Fame. Shows that, if you bring them up today, you’ll get nothing but blank stares…unless the person you’re talking to grew up in the 80s. I'm talking the shows made specifically for Gen X tweens and young teens…that absolutely no one older or younger would have eve...
Soap Operas in the 80s and 90s Were INSANE
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Daytime Soap Operas in the 80s and 90s were absolutely bananas. These soaps did some unbelievable things, and our moms and grandmas couldn't get enough of these stories. But still, there were times when Soap Operas just took it a step too far. Which means I HAD to put together a list of the most insane storylines that I can remember.
1990s TV Miniseries Were Next Level (and most are on YouTube) REUPLOAD
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By the 90s thanks to the rise of cable the networks took things to the next level. Miniseries in the final years of the 20th century often boasted cinematic production values, and featured top-tier acting talent, intricate plots, and lush, immersive settings that rivaled big-screen releases. In addition to the broadcast networks, cable channels like HBO had entered the miniseries game and appar...
The Best ABC Afterschool Specials (that you can watch on YouTube)
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The Best ABC Afterschool Specials (that you can watch on UA-cam)
10 Beloved 70s & 80s TV Characters Played by the Wrong Actor (In the Pilot)
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10 Beloved 70s & 80s TV Characters Played by the Wrong Actor (In the Pilot)
These (16) Things Made It Awesome To Be A Kid in the 80s
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These (16) Things Made It Awesome To Be A Kid in the 80s
1980s Miniseries Were Must See TV -- PART TWO
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1980s Miniseries Were Must See TV PART TWO
1980s TV Game Shows -Whammies, Ceramic Dalmatians, and Betty White!
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1980s TV Game Shows -Whammies, Ceramic Dalmatians, and Betty White!
Wheel of Fortune's Forgotten Origin Story (Who Was Drunk During the Pilot?)
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Wheel of Fortune's Forgotten Origin Story (Who Was Drunk During the Pilot?)
1980s Miniseries Were Must See TV (and most of them are on YouTube)
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1980s Miniseries Were Must See TV (and most of them are on UA-cam)
What is Generation X? It’s Complicated.
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What is Generation X? It’s Complicated.
Indiana Jones - How to Create and Destroy an 80s Kid's Hero
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Indiana Jones - How to Create and Destroy an 80s Kid's Hero
Why Star Wars Fans Are Mad (Special Edition)
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Why Star Wars Fans Are Mad (Special Edition)
The Forgotten 1990s Burt Reynolds Sitcom That You Should Watch (It's even better as an adult)
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The Forgotten 1990s Burt Reynolds Sitcom That You Should Watch (It's even better as an adult)
12 Gen X Teen Jobs That No Longer Exist
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12 Gen X Teen Jobs That No Longer Exist
Those random times 1980s TV shows turned into musicals (for a scene or two)
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Those random times 1980s TV shows turned into musicals (for a scene or two)
Neglected 90s Movies That Deserve More YouTube Reactions -- Episode One #1-11
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Neglected 90s Movies That Deserve More UA-cam Reactions Episode One #1-11
30 Neglected 80s Movies That Deserve More YouTube Reactions (and should be on your watchlist)
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30 Neglected 80s Movies That Deserve More UA-cam Reactions (and should be on your watchlist)
The SHOCKING thing this Gen Xer did when facing the million dollar question on a 90s TV game show
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The SHOCKING thing this Gen Xer did when facing the million dollar question on a 90s TV game show
Two WOMEN wrote The Incredible Hulk TV Series and it was soooo good…so what happened to She Hulk?
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Two WOMEN wrote The Incredible Hulk TV Series and it was soooo good…so what happened to She Hulk?

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  • @CoachFromL4D2
    @CoachFromL4D2 2 хвилини тому

    Edith's acting was so realistic. It makes you visualize you're own grandma or aunt panicking.

  • @CoachFromL4D2
    @CoachFromL4D2 9 хвилин тому

    Which higher up's in the studios looked at some of these and just said "Yup"?

  • @st.anselmsfire3547
    @st.anselmsfire3547 30 хвилин тому

    That "Good Times" episode is even darker when you know about how Joe Jackson treated his kids. By the way: Albert Ingalls was not a real person at all. He is probably loosely based on Freddie Ingalls, Laura's real-life brother. I'm from Wisconsin. Laura Ingalls Wilder is one of our only celebrities that everyone likes.

  • @Catglittercrafts
    @Catglittercrafts 35 хвилин тому

    I think them leaving the part out about the guy being schizophrenic was a good idea. It’s unnecessary information for the story to have an impact and it further stigmatizes a disease that normally just really just hurts the person that has it not caused them to try and sexually assault the people around them.

  • @st.anselmsfire3547
    @st.anselmsfire3547 36 хвилин тому

    I have to wonder about the guy who did the laugh track for "The Facts of Life." "Hey, we haven't had many laughs in this episode where a teenage girl kills herself. Let's throw on in!" "Where?" "Right in the middle of this story one of the girls is telling about when a friend of hers jumped off the roof." "Brilliant!"

  • @Crows23rdChapter
    @Crows23rdChapter 50 хвилин тому

    I was so heavily invested in the cast of Good Times 😢😢😢 When James died, when Penny was abused, when Wilona was fighting to adopt her, when Keith broke his leg...so many episodes I broke down about. I cried like I lost someone when Florida screamed damn 😔 And? I somehow thought Sesame Streets neighborhood was real but like, the show was only the Muppets who visited that real street 😅

  • @socalsal627
    @socalsal627 Годину тому

    I couldn't sleep for a long time after that Good Times episode, it made me physically sick and I still think of that scene when I see an iron for some reason even though I'm 53. I think TV took things too far quite often.

  • @robertsquared2916
    @robertsquared2916 Годину тому

    That LHOTP with Sylvia and the blacksmith in the clown mask is the stuff of my 8yr old self’s nightmares

  • @peachjackson3856
    @peachjackson3856 2 години тому

    Oh, Out of This World!!!! That was my jam!!! I would touch my fingertips together endlessly, hoping desperately that it would work. And I’m not saying if it did or not 😂

  • @NorCalTC
    @NorCalTC 2 години тому

    My elementary school and jr highs best friends sister nickname was “Punky” they still call her that till this day and she’s almost 40😂

  • @NorCalTC
    @NorCalTC 3 години тому

    Man, I miss the sitcom days. Married with Children, growing pains, fresh prince, are you afraid of the dark, I’m a lil embarrassed to say but I was even on 90210😂 plus many more obviously. I still watch king of queens every single night before bed, and I have for years

  • @sarahsilverlight2064
    @sarahsilverlight2064 3 години тому

    My So-Called: (Snarkily, regarding prostitution). "I guess if you want to call it crime." SO, you don't call prostitution crime? Sounds like you're almost promoting it by acting like prostitution isn't a crime, so, so what if young girls do it? Shame on you for acting like selling yourself is ok by u because you don't consider it to really be a crime. You've younger, impressionable viewers watching, or doesn't THAT matter to you either??!!! Most young girls go into that life because they're sexually abused, so your cavalier, repulsive attitude about it is just horrible. Wth happened to you that you think like this? I almost feel sorry for you. How horrible that you use your influence as a UA-camr to possibly make kids think that that life is ok because it's really no big deal anyway. YOU and others like you are the reason we've so many problems as a society! Again, you should be ashamed (but, sadly, your type never is 😡).

  • @tammyhammons9034
    @tammyhammons9034 4 години тому

    Thanks for sharing these. I had forgotten about a lot of these. However the facts of life about s****** has always stuck with me even as a grade school student watching it for the first time.

  • @mrsrobophile
    @mrsrobophile 4 години тому

    I was born in 1979 and I remember most of these. But the song for 3-2-1 Contact plucked some buried early-life string. WILD! I remembered all the lyrics. Ditto Square Pegs and Kids Incorporated. I really loved Out of this World and Small Wonder. And I definitely remember My Two Dads, especially the one episode that had Zelda II footage in it, even if it was portrayed totally wrong.

  • @GEMof72
    @GEMof72 6 годин тому

    That too Close for Comfort episode had a chance to address that men get assaulted too & missed the mark!!!

  • @Huktonnfonix
    @Huktonnfonix 6 годин тому

    Cherry almost died a winner.

  • @Jmonkeh
    @Jmonkeh 7 годин тому

    Some of these things are heartbreaking to watch. Listening to audiences laugh at horrible scenarios, just because back then these were issues that weren't taken seriously, or watching Janet Jackson in her first acting role acting out that scenario knowing that at home she and her brothers were actually being abused...

  • @eymannassole6162
    @eymannassole6162 7 годин тому

    Remember when HBO did these in the 90's...calista flockheart was a bulimic, ben affleck was on the roids

  • @TheDjagent
    @TheDjagent 8 годин тому

    I most remember “Stoned.” I watched it while visiting my Grandparents. Afterwards, my Grandfather asked me if I knew to stay away from the kids who were doing dope. I assured him I was staying away.

  • @eymannassole6162
    @eymannassole6162 8 годин тому

    Bro.... Mr Hooper, you got me crying like I'm 5 yrs old again

  • @maxnorton1209
    @maxnorton1209 9 годин тому

    It was definitely a good decision to change “Shopper’s Bazaar” to “Wheel Of Fortune”, and change the way it was played. The original was terrible!

  • @anniewarbucks9697
    @anniewarbucks9697 10 годин тому

    FTT- yassssss I have a box set too! And I use some of the episodes in my classroom! And I still watch it on my own. (If you or anyone reads this-did anyone touch on Nickelodeon’s Fifteeb????xx

  • @shirley2447
    @shirley2447 10 годин тому

    I loved the wheel with Chuck and the shopping rooms.....

  • @tonydumont
    @tonydumont 10 годин тому

    LOVING the channel, you've hit some great episodes. VERY well done :)

  • @vicandsam7576
    @vicandsam7576 11 годин тому

    Awwww Big Bird😢

  • @stee8345
    @stee8345 12 годин тому

    I'm soooo glad your channel showed up in my recommendeds! Instant sub here !.🎉

  • @quiddityocean
    @quiddityocean 13 годин тому

    It’s heart breaking to see the number of people killed turn from 29 to 30, reminding it was happening anytime.