r/90sTelevision

We talked to Mathew Klickstein (author of SLIMED! An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age) about how he tracked down Nickelodeon's hardest to find stars

Just published a new episode of our podcast where we sit down with Mathew Klickstein, who wrote SLIMED!, the definitive oral history of 90s Nickelodeon. If you've read it, you know how many people he managed to interview for that book (over 250), and we asked him about the ones that were genuinely hard to find.

Some highlights:

• A years long search for Alistair from You Can't Do That on Television that eventually involved tracking down his brother's YouTube video from a small pub gig in Canada
• How he landed Joe Eszterhas by cold emailing a church he'd attended over a decade earlier
• Getting John Kricfalusi (Ren & Stimpy) on the record when multiple other writers had already tried and failed
• The story behind the massive 92nd Street Y Nickelodeon reunion event he produced almost entirely on his own, including getting the fictional and animated band, The Beets, to play live for the first time ever

We also spent a good chunk of the conversation talking about the financial reality of being a working writer, which he was refreshingly honest about.

30 Years of Weinerville!

If you grew up watching Nickelodeon in the '90s, you probably remember the wonderfully weird world of Weinerville. We’re celebrating its 30th anniversary on Splat Attack with a special episode featuring Marc Weiner, Max Weiner, Ray Abruzzo and more!

We talk about the show, the characters, behind the scenes stories, and what made Weinerville such a memorable part of '90s Nickelodeon.

If Weinerville was part of your childhood, we'd love to hear your memories!

Hello! mom was on an episode of the Jenny Jones show where she interviews goth teenagers. Me and her have been searching for this episode for ages! She remembers being a senior in high school during this so that’s why we think it’s around 1991-1992. They were in the audience so their names weren’t listed, but she was with a male friend who was also goth esque.

I mention this because there are a lot of episodes we have found that have featured goths that get interviewed. But this one was a bit different, and was on the ‘teen town hall’ segment. We’ve tried to find this for years now but haven’t had luck. This seemed like the place to check.

Hello everyone,

I am looking for assistance in tracking down a specific lost episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show that aired around 1990 or 1991. My parents were guests on this episode, and while a full version titled UNLOCKED Full Episode: "Save My Marriage After Affair" was briefly hosted on YouTube by the official OWN channel, it has since been scrubbed/taken down.

Here are the specific details I have:
\* Show: The Oprah Winfrey Show
\* Episode Title: "Save My Marriage After Affair"
\* Approximate Air Date: 1990 - 1991
\* Specific Guests: Teresa Griffin and Doug Griffin

I am looking to see if anyone happens to have an archive of OWN's "Unlocked" digital releases, or if any classic TV collectors have an old home-recorded off-air VHS tape of this broadcast block in their personal collection.

Any leads, digital rips, or pointers toward a library collection holding this specific window of daytime television would be incredibly meaningful to my family.

Thank you so much for your time and help!

Watch this 1996 Lifetime movie that Kev The Ripper posted on his YouTube channel called Chasing the Dragon, starring the late Markie Post.

Hi everyone, I am trying to track down a deeply meaningful piece of my family history. My mother recently passed away, and I am desperate to find video footage of us together so I can see her and hear her voice again.

In September 1994, when I was 15 years old, my mom and I flew from Houston, TX to Chicago to tape an episode of The Jenny Jones Show (Season 4).

Here are the exact details of the episode to help any VHS collectors or archivists check their digital spreadsheets and logs:

• Episode Theme: "Daughters Who Dress Too Sexy" (Teen Makeovers).
• On-Location Field Segment: Before the studio transformation, the production crew filmed a field segment where they had all of us girls act like we were shopping at a Chicago mall. I distinctly remember a close-up shot of me trying on sunglasses in one of the stores.
• The Makeover: The on-air transformation was done by the famous Charles Ifergan Salon in Chicago.
• The Update Episode: The makeover was such a success that I did a print modeling shoot for the salon afterward. Because of this, the show featured me a second time on a later "Update" / "Where Are They Now" special showing off my modeling photos.

Because my story spanned across two separate broadcasts (the original Fall 1994 episode and the later Update segment), I am hoping someone with a digitized 1994/1995 daytime television collection might have it.

If you have any tapes matching Charles Ifergan, Houston teens, or Jenny Jones Update shows from late 1994 or early 1995, please check your files. It would mean the absolute world to me and my family. Thank you so much for your help.