Ocean Girl is on Netflix! What other oldies would you like to see?

[Sakrysta]

For those of you who, like me, have wished some of the old kids' sci-fi shows would become available again - yay! Since I don't have a region-free DVD player, I haven't seen this fun little show for a really long time. I used to LOVE it though. Watching it now, it has a real "Babylon 5 for kids" vibe. The hairstyles are absolutely hilarious, but overall it's a great little show.

So, rather than making this thread ONLY about Ocean Girl, which will no doubt attract about 3 replies, what other old kid shows would prompt an instant reaction of running to the TV and plopping down for a nostalgic marathon?

When I saw Ocean Girl, I immediately searched for Spellbinder. Disney showed both shows druing the same time period, and I remember really liking it. No luck though. Then I searched for So Weird, which was another huge favorite. There are others I'm sure I'm forgetting. Remind me!

 

[Technobuilder]

Spellbinder was one show that came instantly to mind when you mentioned Ocean Girl.

Another would be The Tomorrow People. (90's Version)


I'm also remembering a show about a boy and maybe involving a girl who had concurrently running stories amongst parallel worlds. I was never sure if the fantasy world was in his head or actually real, but it seems like it was. I can't remember the name of it to save my life, but if may have aired on Sci-fi channel.

BOOM! (aka: 20 minutes later on Google)

The Odyssey
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Odyssey_%28TV_show%29

 

[Guy Gardener]

Parallax.

26(?) part Australian drama rerun a lot on the Disney channel on the austaliasian Sky Channel.

It's one huge ongoing story, with a beginning a middle and an end.

And if you look at the names in the titles, a lot of the actors are related.

Parents and children, not just siblings.

(Edit)

Not Parallax?

Bugger.

 

[Agent Richard07]

Ocean Girl sounds interesting. I'll check it out.

 

[Sakrysta]

So hey, David Hoflin - who played Jason - is on Alcatraz now! He's playing Tommy Madsen, Rebecca's grandfather. Very cool!

 

[brian577]

Rewatching for the first time since I saw it on the Disney channel and I have to say I got a crazy Star Trek vibe from it. Turbolifts, a near sentient computer, and uniforms seemingly ripped right of Next Generation. It was like the creators designed ORCA to be an underwater starship. Lot of fun to see again

 

[JD]

^I haven't watched any episodes yet, but I think I might have watched Ocean Girl when it originally aired. I have very vague memories of a Disney show with kids living in an underwater facility with all sorts of sci-fi elements.
I really wish they would add the original Muppet Show, and Muppet Babies to their streaming shows. And the old '90s Disney cartoons, like Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Tale Spin, and Timon & Pumba. I used to love those shows when I was a kid. Also Anamaniacs, Pinky & The Brain, and Tiny Toons. I know most of those are on DVD, but I would really prefer streaming.

 

[Yevetha]

I remember watching Ocean Girl.

 

[Sci]

I'd love to watch Nickelodeon's old show Space Cases.

 

[brian577]

I'd love to watch Nickelodeon's old show Space Cases.

I remember that show, sort of. Can't remember what it was about, but I do remember the theme song.

 

[JD]

I would love to watch Space Cases again, especially now that I know Peter David worked on it.

 

[Sci]

I'd love to watch Nickelodeon's old show Space Cases.

I remember that show, sort of. Can't remember what it was about, but I do remember the theme song.

It was about a group of kids all from different species going to a space school, who discover an alien ship of unknown origin (called the Christa) outside their school's space station, board it, get caught by two of their instructors, and then get stranded on the other side of the galaxy and must start to make their way back home aboard the Christa.

 

[Yevetha]

Sounds like Voyager.

 

[Sci]

Sounds like Voyager.

Well, the "lost in space" trope really goes back to The Odyssey.