What an awesome children's show from the late 70's... Holy Moley! I cannot believe the show isn't available on DVD - yes, there's a compilation DVD available from the show's website, but I want the box set... Maybe they can re-syndicate this show to qualify for E/I programming, I'm sure most of the core values from that time would still hold up today! I don't know, perhaps Hot Fudge could pop up on like Noggin or some network, but I won't hold my breath for that... What do y'all think?
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"It's The Hot Fudge Show, Comin' On..."
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DToTheJ said:
If they can put old reruns of New Zoo Revue back on the air as cheap E/I programming, why not?
Noggin is owned by Nick, which is owned by Viacom, which caters to today's kids -- only. Which is why you'll find tons of SpongeBob and OddParents on Nick, and not YCDTOTV, or Ren and Stimpy, or even Rugrats. They practically avoid anything that looks like "That 70s Show".DToTheJ said:
azumanga said:
70s, hell.....a lot of far more recent shows are nowhere to be found. There are shows of all genres that were major hits in the 90s that are nowhere to be found on TV anymore. Hell, not many years ago I started to get into some of the quirkier offerings on Cartoon Network, and they have almost all been purged and replaced. Everyone is always keen to move on to the next latest, greatest, newest thing, and the minute ratings start to fall even a tad, you're SOL unless you can afford the DVD releases (I certainly can't). In general, stuff of all kinds has a much shorter shelf life in our society these days. Technology is obsoleted not long after you open the box; popular music of just a few years vintage is practically considered "oldies" before you know it; the latest Web phenomenon will be overtaken by something in a few short years (MySpace faded, Facebook arose, now everyone is wasting time on Twitter). The pace of life and the short attention span of the last generation or two have conspired to insure that the average consumer gets quickly bored and ready to move on to something new.
In fairness, with TV shows, part of the problem is the use of topical material and references that quickly become dated due to the rapid pace of change. Animaniacs was one of the lynchpins of the animation revival of the late 80s and early 90s, but it's been off the schedule for years now -- too many gags and cultural references reflect what was popular then, and is old hat now. Even a brilliant sitcom like Seinfeld seems dated to many now, so entrenched as it was in the 90s culture and zeitgeist. Even a decade ago seems like "ancient history" to an audience that constantly needs something new and different to stimulate their shallow intellect. So TV shows have their moment in the sun, then get shuttled to DVD (maybe) for the increasingly limited "nostalgia" crowd (and as the old joke goes, nostalgia ain't what it used to be).
Stanislav said:
Thats true, does seem like My Space has faded, but I believe a good chunk of that was due to the bad PR like "child was raped by a man who had found her on MY SPACE !!". Very similar to what is going on now with Craigslist. A year ago my sister-in-law was making a ton of money ( enough that she was able to quit her regular job ), selling PCs on Craigslist. Then as they say..the poop hits the fan. The murder of George Weber, the "erotic services" uproar, etc...soon Craigslist became known more to the public for such bizarre ads like "...hey come over to my house and give me HIV !!" or "..couple looking for rough hot bi-polar sex..we are off our meds so we want someone to come over to give us a whipping !!" than for regular "normal" ads like "..I have a microwave for sale..$15 or best offer". As for my sister-in-law she had to give up her Craigslist job and take a "regular" job.
"nostalgia ain't what it used to be"...couldn't agree with you more there. Heck I would go as far as say to the younger crowd ( and many adults too ) what nostalgia? Yesterday at Best Buy I bought the season one DVD of The Lucy Show. However the woman behind me was disgusted by that telling me that I should 'grow up" and that I should have bought something that "fits " my age bracket. Her suggestion? "DEXTER"!!! Ah no thank you !!!
In today's world for many..if it doesn't "fit" it becomes "weird" and that to them is totally unacceptable. Of course I don't agree with them..whatever happened to people doing the things that makes THEM happy, not what others may think?
Stanislav said:
I used to be an avid CN fan, as they did indeed had quirkier stuff, such as "Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi" and "Fosters", with as little intrusion as possible. But as soon as they started playing according to Nick's playbook (merchandisable characters only, promoting other series to the hilt), I stopped watching.
As for buying DVDs, that is assuming that they series you want has DVDs -- "Rugrats", for being Nick's most popular series, had only one DVD release for its 10th Annivesrary in 2001, plus a few DVDs of its "All Grown Up" and "Tales From The Crib" spinoffs, but never a proper box set.
mleach said:Yesterday at Best Buy I bought the season one DVD of The Lucy Show. However the woman behind me was disgusted by that telling me that I should 'grow up" and that I should have bought something that "fits " my age bracket. Her suggestion? "DEXTER"!!! Ah no thank you !!!
If you wanted to grow up, you buy "Lucy", not "Dexter" -- some of today's series are great, but many of the older series are just as entertaining. Why do you think the el cheapo dollar store DVDs of public domain shows are popular?
azumanga said:
And that is EXACTLY why CBS is finally releasing The Lucy Show on DVD, the one I bought at Best Buy was the entire season one. Myself I am glad they did, the public domain shows were OK but then again is there anybody on this board who has thought of Pat Collins lately?
I also noticed on the Lucy disc that MPI is also releasing "The Mothers-In-Law" on DVD too sometime this year, if it hasn't already.
About "Hot Fudge" I was going to suggest the "I Offer" website, somebody there may have it for sale. Usually I wouldn't suggest buying unofficial copies of a TV show but if there is little chance of a show being released then why not? Thats how I got the entire "Mama's Family" series, even the syndicated ones which havent and quite doubtful ( unless that has changed recently ) will be released on DVD anytime soon.
I have an ad for the Sept. 8, 1974 premiere of Hot Fudge with Arte Johnson on WXYZ in Detroit here: http://vintagetoledotv.squarespace.com/picture/fudge740908.jpg?pictureId=2825331
Now THAT is neat! Thanks for sharing, Toledo 11!
btw The other day, I checked - the only "Hot Fudge" DVD available is a compilation that runs around 80 minutes or so.
Just a thought: The show originated in Detroit. Maybe WXYZ could stimulate its economy by selling the rights to the show, or even the DVD's themselves.
btw The other day, I checked - the only "Hot Fudge" DVD available is a compilation that runs around 80 minutes or so.
Just a thought: The show originated in Detroit. Maybe WXYZ could stimulate its economy by selling the rights to the show, or even the DVD's themselves.
Knowing "something different" that you like requires more thought than most people are willing to give it all today.mleach said:
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