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BoosterBronze
02-21-2006, 02:15 PM
I remember a show when I was a wee pup, maybe the early to mid 80s.

It was live action, set in a mall, and the characters were a puppet mouse and a guy who was really a manikin but had a magic hat that made him alive. There were others but I don't recall them.

Does this ring any bells with anyone, cuz it's been bugging me all day?
Scorpion13
02-21-2006, 02:18 PM
Todays Special.

I remember that one. Watched it all the time on old-school Nickelodeon.
BoosterBronze
02-21-2006, 02:19 PM
Todays Special.

I remember that one. Watched it all the time on old-school Nickelodeon.

You are SO the man. That's been eating at my brain all day.
Scorpion13
02-21-2006, 02:19 PM
Nope, just a dork who remembers useless shit.

But thanks anyway.
DDM
02-21-2006, 02:46 PM
The mouse rhymed everytime. I also used to watch Dustin's (sp?) Treehouse. And Simon who created a world with a chalkboard...
venom029
02-21-2006, 04:26 PM
This will be a blast from the past for fans of the series.

http://www.retrojunk.com/details_tvshows/386-todays-special/

For some reason i loved Sam the security guard, but jeff as cool too
BoosterBronze
02-22-2006, 01:29 PM
Here's another challenge for my more memory inclined mates.

It was a live action adventure show, probably the late 80's, early 90's.

The hero had a battle armor, (that might have had a flame thrower) and his boss/mentor was a pixelated head on a tv screen. I think he had a black best friend, and I recall it being on right after the old live action "Superboy" show saturday mornings.

That's all I can remember.
Scorpion13
02-22-2006, 01:42 PM
VR Troopers.

It also had a dog that talked in an awful Jack Nicholson impression. It was one of the many sentai/tokusatsu shows that sprung up right after the mega-success of Power Rangers.
BoosterBronze
02-22-2006, 01:54 PM
VR Troopers.

It also had a dog that talked in an awful Jack Nicholson impression. It was one of the many sentai/tokusatsu shows that sprung up right after the mega-success of Power Rangers.

Nah, that wasn't it. I remmeber VR Troopers.

This wasn't a Power Rangers inspired show. It only had one guy in armor, and I think it was pretty street level crimefighting.
Scorpion13
02-22-2006, 02:07 PM
Huh. Sorry, thats all I remember.
Ontir
02-22-2006, 03:08 PM
The girl from VR Troopers, Sarah Brown went on to originate the roll of "Carly Roberts-Corinthos" on General Hospital.
brian2322
02-22-2006, 03:12 PM
Here's another challenge for my more memory inclined mates.

It was a live action adventure show, probably the late 80's, early 90's.

The hero had a battle armor, (that might have had a flame thrower) and his boss/mentor was a pixelated head on a tv screen. I think he had a black best friend, and I recall it being on right after the old live action "Superboy" show saturday mornings.

That's all I can remember.

i remeber this one but cant remeber the name but i have two of the figures.The character was alien brought up by humanswho could transform into the power ranger type guy.
I reemeber he had a crossover with the power rangers
Scorpion13
02-22-2006, 03:14 PM
Masked Rider?

It was a "Sabinized" Kamen Rider import.

Guy with a grasshopper mask and armor. Is that it?
venom029
02-22-2006, 03:27 PM
was it big bad beetle borgs?
brian2322
02-22-2006, 04:22 PM
Masked Rider?

It was a "Sabinized" Kamen Rider import.

Guy with a grasshopper mask and armor. Is that it?

yeah grasshopper mask guy
DDM
02-22-2006, 05:29 PM
Does anyone remember Paddington Bear? It was a stop motion show with a British man narrating everything, including Paddington Bear...
CaptainAwesome
02-22-2006, 05:37 PM
Does anyone remember the show "Welcome Freshmen" on Nickelodeon? It was about five or six friends that hung out at the mall a lot. It came on in the early 90's. It came on around the same time as Hey Dude and Kids Inc. Just another crazy nostalgia show.
Stretch Dude
02-22-2006, 08:04 PM
Does anyone remember the show "Welcome Freshmen" on Nickelodeon? It was about five or six friends that hung out at the mall a lot. It came on in the early 90's. It came on around the same time as Hey Dude and Kids Inc. Just another crazy nostalgia show.

Welcome Freshmen was awesome, like all of early-90's Nickelodeon.

Hell, I even think Nick showed that "Happy Halloween from Welcome Freshmen" spot a few years ago.
TheWolfOfAsgard
02-22-2006, 09:19 PM
Does anyone remember Paddington Bear? It was a stop motion show with a British man narrating everything, including Paddington Bear...

I remember that.


And I remember Mr Humphreys from Are You Being Served always had his Paddington Bear in bed.
BoosterBronze
03-02-2006, 01:41 PM
Here's another challenge for my more memory inclined mates.

It was a live action adventure show, probably the late 80's, early 90's.

The hero had a battle armor, (that might have had a flame thrower) and his boss/mentor was a pixelated head on a tv screen. I think he had a black best friend, and I recall it being on right after the old live action "Superboy" show saturday mornings.

That's all I can remember.

SUPER FORCE!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098917/

It's wierd to answer my own question, but after a week of asking everyone I know, a dude at my gym actually remembered the title! I can finally sleep now.