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If you're going to have a really close group of friends I think it's better to stop at four people, because if you let it get to five, well, at some point someone is going to say, "Goooo Planet!" as a joke. And then someone will be like, "I'm earth!" And someone else will be like, "I'm fire." Someone will take wind. And someone will take water. And the fifth friend--the runt, if you will, will have to be heart. And that is the dumbest power ever. If you only have four close friends no one ever has to be heart.
That is what Captain Planet taught me.
Sadly, I remember the songs to all of those shows. And I loved those shows as well. But, honestly, I don't understand how you can call "Hey, Dude" bad. It rocks my world.
I loved Perfect Strangers. Cousin Balki from Mepose? Where his family worked as goat herders? And the theme song - "STAN-ding TALL, On the Wings of My Dreams..." And not that you asked, but whatever happened to great (read: Awful but great) TV theme shows?
Thank you for this Jennie! - this is a great start to my Thursday.
Okay, the word irregardless sends me over the edge! WHY DO PEOPLE USE THAT WORD?
Now, I used to LOVE Charles in Charge with his dumb friend Buddy. And in real life the oldest daughter turnedout to be some druggie or porn star or something.....
I must be too old for that Captain Planet thing, or they just didn't show it in California.
GREAT POST!
h! a! which element would you want to be? I like how the Russian chick says wind all, "weeeeeeend!"
Nicole, I mean, it's good, but just in a very bad way. Hee.
GSR, all of these theme songs have been stuck in my head since I wrote this. It's awesome. I keep trying not to just start shouting "CHARLES IN CHARGE, OF OUR DAYS AND OUR NIGHTS," because I'm at work and I'm probably not supposed to do that.
Melissa, irregardless sends me over the edge. It pisses me off that just because so many people say it, it's starting to become more accepted. NO. NO NO NO.
Was Salute Your Shorts the one with the Awful! Waffle! Awful! Waffle! Awful! Waffle!?
Also, is it sad that I know EXACTLY what scene that is from Saved by the Bell, even without watching it?
That was the other great thing about Captain Planet, how it reinforced our cultural stereotypes. I'd be water, so you could be fire. That's how I love you.
(P.S. My sister still watches Saved By the Bell. (Hi, Jenn!))
Yep. Watched all of those. The worst Saved By The Bell moment was when they each picked up an instrument and played in a band kind thing with oh my God, I can't go on it's so awful.
Growing Pains. It was a pretty good show (and I had a 'thing' for the sister, Tracy Gold(?)). My neighbor used to think it was hilarious that it sounded like 'groin pains'. An excellent point.
The Awful Waffle was indeed from Salute Your Shorts and somehow involved ketchup?
My sisters and I have a "Words We Hate and Ban from the English Language" list. Moist is at the top, so thanks for recognizing.
Also, Charles in Charge was an awesome show. And I too oddly know all the words to the Salute Your Shorts theme song. Ah, childhood.
I thought the awful waffle involved pancake syrup and a tennis racquet?
(Hi Heather! Anne!)
for some reason i remember ketchup being around? but you're probably right...
Jenn, no, it's not sad, because that scene was a very important moment in the lives of many, many people.
h! a! that's so nice of you. You know how much I heart fire.
Sir, I almost included that because of Boner.
Bertha, I honestly do not remember that.
doahleigh, there's this scene of How I Met Your Mother where Neil Patrick Harris says moist like 80 billion times.
Jenn, the awful waffle sounds . . . awful.
Ah, wackopedia...
An "awful waffle" is an oft-mentioned form of camper-enforced punishment on the show. Despite large amounts of assumptions of what one may be, the closest scene on the show to describe an awful waffle involves a falsely accused camper of stealing things who begins to receive the punishment. The camper is held down on a table, someone grabs a racket, and someone gets syrup. The camper is let go before the awful waffle takes place. Michael Bower later explained that the racket would be pressed on a camper's bare stomach to make a waffle imprint, and then syrup would be poured on him.
You know what other word should be banned? Congealed. It is just gross. And when people say that they made a congealed salad instead of a Jello salad, it makes me want to puke.
maybe i associated ketchup with syrup b/c they come in similar bottles...and ps. that sounds extremely unpleasant?! and sticky.
Wackopedia is the most important website of our time.
i totally watched salute your shorts and hey dude because of my little sister.
do you remember roundhouse? because THAT was a bad show (but all of the guys were dancers in newsies, so that was kinda cool.)
you made my day! seriously, at first I was like "oh no, i love those Jennie!". But you did too, so thats okay.
Never watched Captain Planet but I would totally rule with 'heart', cause love never fails and all. its like a trump card. Out of every Saved by the Bell, that scene annoys me the most! Jessie couldnt act at all. PILLS?! ha. "But I need them Zack" and then she cries. Quickest recovery ever! I definitely loved Perfect Strangers, and I had to crack up because I completely remembered the theme song of Salute your Shorts! It made me remember "Hey Dude".
Did you see the Super Bowl commercial for some kind of energy drink where the guy clamps jumper cables to his nipples and the power of his dancing starts a car? At the GSR's house, we were all like, OMG, is that the kid from Salute Your Shorts?!?! And it's TOTES Donkey Lips. Glad to see he's still getting work.
I wish shows now had more cheesy theme songs.
May I add groin to the list of Worst Words?
Also, I'm married to a man named Charles and I sing CHARLES IN CHARGE OF... any time I put him in charge of something. It's great.
I for one am relieved that we figured out what the Awful Waffle is.
kat! I vaguely remember Roundhouse. I may have to look it up on Wackopedia.
Sarah, I mean, really, the everyone's acting on SBTB left a lot to be desired.
mg! I KNOW! Donkey Lips is famous! Sort of. To me.
Jenn, please, groin doesn't need to be said ever.
1. I loved Balky.
2. I met Zack Morris and it was one of the highlights of my teenage career. I have the picture.
I have nothing to say about the rest.
I never watched any of those shows. I feel like such a loser sometimes.
Wow. What a bummer comment this is.
Hello, Collective.
Groin does not bother me as much as penis does! EWWWW
Courtney, I'm going to need to see that picture.
Scott, you are the opposite of loser. Don't bum.
Melissa, I have no problem with penis. Heh.
When I was a little kid my favorite show was Perfect Strangers, except I didn't know the name because I couldn't read yet so I just used to pester my mom all the time and ask her why "Balky" wasn't on all the time.
That show SHOULD be on all the time. Still. Even now.
For Halloween, my fiance went as Ug from "Salute Your Shorts." And he was wicked proud of himself for it too. And he also likes to tell people that we met in a "Hey Dude" chatroom (NOT true). Your post is leading me to believe that there's something mentally unstable about him. I'm just not sure.
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