Just found this sub. I am wondering if anyone could help out with more info. I grew up in Miami in the 80's/90's and back then we had some awesome places for kids to go for birthdays and such. We had Dandy Bear, Discovery Zone and the chain themed restaurants. But we had other more unique and fun places too. There was the Riverboat Playhouse that was amazing. It had that rocket ship that took you up high for a few quaters and the singing band of animals. But there was another pirate themed place that was the coolest. It had this trash can game where you had to throw balls in the cans with looney toon characters in them. It had a whole water area with boats you could ride, which was super exciting and terrifying at the same time as a little kid. My siblings and I have talked about it many times before, but we can't figure out the official name of the place. It may have been super simple. Any info or memories of this badass place are appreciated.
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Look I know all about what the guy did. BUT I think everyone overreacted I mean come on give the guy a break he was literally in an adult theater. What the heck do you think goes on in there? Lol. His show was hands down better than Sesame Street and Mr. Roger's Neighborhood.
Stupid Auto Mod won't let me say his show's name without it thinking I'm talking about something else. Now, where's my bike??? hehe!
ETA: Fun fact Cowboy Curtis was played by Lawerence Fishburne.
I remember so many details about this game, but no character names outside of vague guesses. It was a 2D game with a simple cartoony style. You’d click around the environment to be taken to little activities. The main character you interact with was s brownish yellow little boy with pointed ears(?) a red shirt and cap, and blue shorts. There was a friendly robot and a weird ‘antagonist’ that was just this brown lumpy monster. There was a garden activity where you would plant seeds and watch them grow into flowers, and they could crossbreed. There was a cooking game where you pulled stuff from the fridge and see what it would make. You could plant a seed in the yard and it would grow into a fruit tree. There was a breakout mini-game. Sometimes the robot would give you the option to paint some of the objects in the yard, and you got three textures to choose from, Ice, Hay, and Sticks. There were these slightly unnerving animations that I believe were tied to the breakout game? The names I feel like I remember are ‘Robby Top’ the robot, ‘Fuzzylump’ the monster, and ‘Oddy’, who was the main boy, but none of these pull up anything on google, so idk if they’re at all accurate. Please I just wanna know I didn’t fever-dream this game I remember spending so much time playing.
I remember a scene of the family's cat getting dragged into a bush and killed that made a allusion to "the curiosity killed the cat" saying. Also one of the son getting tied on the bed by the creatures and breaking a bottle filled with coins, I think. They were quite small and bald and befriended the daughter that played in the playhouse. I tried looking it up before but everything pointed me to the leprechaun movies, but the monsters in this one were quite slender though.
Hello everyone. :D
I honestly have no idea how reddit works but I really REALLY want to find this lost episode for my Sci-Fi teacher. So, in April 1960, CBS played an episode of Playhouse 90 which was a film adaption of the Pat Frank novel Alas, Babylon. Its about a hypothetical where the US is bombed by soviet nukes and how the few survivors keep themselves alive blah blah y'know apocalypse. According to their website, The UCLA Film archive does has the restored reels but they're only showing it in the library or on tours and since I live all the way in MI, I obviously cant just go watch it. I have no idea if they have digital rips of the episode anywhere or if anyone online has it either, but I'm thinking I might email and ask the Archives just in case.(Unless any of you say its a bad idea; I only know lost media searches from youtube videos lol) One website says its on Disney+ but I just recently checked and I can’t find it at all on there? That's the only way I can think to get it. It needs to be able to transfer to a physical copy as well btw.
My teacher has been looking for this since 2015, maybe 14. I'm leaving as a senior and really want to find it before I graduate/he retires. Finding this would mean a whole lot to me and him so I'm looking forward to help from you all on here. Thanks in advance xx
Heres both the UCLA link and the posters + an ad I found on google.
https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/events/2015/03/28/playhouse-90-alas-babylon
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I’m looking for a game released probably mid 90’s to the early 2000’s. It’s a vibrant game and I remember the phrase “Billy’s Playhouse” being used a lot. One part of the game involves a (cow???) character at this yellow machine that dispenses what looks to be chocolate chip cookies, and you have to count the chocolate chips or something. The graphics weren’t the best. But you could exit out to the main “map” and I think there was a dog house on the main map? Where you could click on it and do more activities.
Did they do intermission then? I have a distinct memory as a child of there always being an interval and someone coming out with the ice cream tray to sell little pots of ice cream. Fact or false memory?
I remember it having a pc game that I used to leave running all of the time and my mom would get onto me because the music would repeat. It was called Macy's Playhouse? It was about a cartoon mouse who I believe was a girl and she wore a triangle shaped dress. The animation was drawn with thick black outlines on if I remember correctly.
Please welcome today's contestants:
- Kate, a legal services attorney, had a very adventurous trip to a national park;
- Harsh, an analyst, pet a stingray; and
- Amy, an engineering manager, sang "Creep" at karaoke but not badly enough. Amy is a 23-day champ with winnings of $855.600.
Jeopardy! round
BILLBOARD TOP 200 ALBUMS IN 2021
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
PLACE YOUR FAST FOOD ORDER
DEADLY SINS, ELSEWHERE
AMERICAN POETRY
I'LL "PUNCH" YOU
Scores going into DJ: Amy $11,800, Harsh $1,200, Kate $2,400.
DD1 - $600 - WORLD GEOGRAPHY - Named for a monarch, this landmark is found on the border between Zambia & Zimbabwe (Kate won the window maximum of $1,000.)
Double Jeopardy!
HISTORY PLAYS
SUBTITLES
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
ON THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM
1950s TELEVSION
BE VERY QUIET
Amy's opponents kept the DDs away from her, but that didn't stop Amy from building a large runaway at $31,000 vs. $8,000 for Kate and $3,200 for Harsh.
DD2 - $800 - SUBTITLES - "I Want to Believe": the 2008 film sequel based on this TV show (Harsh lost $2,000 on a true DD.)
DD3 - $1,200 - HISTORY PLAYS - In 1934 December was an apt month for the Broadway opening of a play about this Penn. place where George Washington was tested (On the very next clue from the previous DD, Harsh regained his $2,000, leading to what might have been Ken's first use of "No harm no foul".)
Final Jeopardy!
SCULPTORS - Los Angeles artist George Stanley sculpted this, first handed out at a private banquet on May 16, 1929
Everyone was correct on FJ. No "Monday superchamp curse" for Amy, as she added $11,000 to win with $42,000 for a 24-day total of $897,600.
Odds and Ends
That's before our time: No one knew the legendary "Playhouse 90" production about ill-fated boxer Mountain McClintock is "Requiem for a Heavyweight".
This day in shilling: Just in case you weren't aware of these products from their ubiquitous advertising, they gave us a category devoted to fast food items.
Ken's Korner: He refers to the police as "smokies" and does a rather tenuous impression of Jimmy Carter.
One more thing: A clue stated that what one does when seeing a VW Beetle is "punch buggy". I've always heard it called "slug bug".
Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Victoria Falls?DD2 - What is "The X-Files"? DD3 - What is Valley Forge? FJ - What is the Oscar (Academy Award)?
