Hey Dude! Season 1 DVD review

Alright, I finally got a chance to watch most of this DVD pack.  This is a two disc set, that includes all 18 episodes of the first season, and as a bonus feature a recent interview with Christine Taylor.   The actual packaging in itself is actually very nice and sturdy. 


The reason I purchased this DVD pack was because, I vaguely remember this show from my childhood.  It came out when I was 6 and went off the air when I was 8.  Plus, I used my swagbucks to buy it.  I figured if I didn't like it I really wasn't out much.  Luckily, I still liked it alot.  Yeah, it's very corny and has a lot of slap stick comedy.  I think one of the reasons I liked it so much as a child and now is that the girls, Brad, Melody, and Lucy, are strong female characters.  They weren't dumbed down and looked to the guys for help. 




"Hey Dude" takes place at the Bar None Ranch in Arizona.  Mr. Ernst is from the city and bought the ranch without really knowing what it takes to run the place.  The show follows 5 kids and their "adventures" working on the ranch.  Ted, is a senior staff member and gets in the most trouble, Melody is a lifeguard, Brad is a horse trainer, Danny works the grounds and gives lectures, Lucy the ranch hand, and Buddy Mr. Ernst's son.  

This show was made back when Nickelodeon was simple.  I can tell now by watching it that it didn't have a huge budget.  But they still made it work.  This is my own personal opinion, but I think that shows and movies rely to much on special effects and crazy stunts to cover for horrible acting and story telling.  

I would recommend this DVD if you remember this show or like classic shows.  It's available on আমাজোন.

Oh, and it does have a very catchy theme song as well :)

  





The original gameboy

This year a got a DS lite and was immediately brought back to childhood and the memories I had with my Gameboy.  I only had the original version, which meant that I saw seaweed green.  It was the best Christmas ever!  My parents also got me Super Mario Land to go with it.  They even had enough money to get my younger sister one too. It was such a huge deal to me to have my own handheld system. You could play it whenever you wanted and play what you wanted.  I also saved up and bought the TaleSpin game for mine.  It wasn't a very good game and rarely played it, because it was so hard and some stages where so dark that you couldn't see very well, especially when everything was in a black or greenish color.  My favorite game by far was Super Mario Land. I'm not a gammer and don't pretend to be one, but that game was challenging, but was also a lot of fun.  (I still don't think that I have ever beat it)

I remember being very jealous of my cousin because he had an NES in his bedroom, a Gameboy, and a Sega Game Gear.  My Gameboy still works, and just sold the system, the Super Mario Land game, TaleSpin game, and the carrying case on ebay.  I desperately needed the money and if I knew how little I would have gotten for that lot, I would still have them in my possession.

Pic courtesy of Nintendo

Imagination Games

Remember back when all you needed was imagination to have a good time?  I do, and one game my daycare buddies and I liked to play was called "Lava."  I know that I'm not the only person to play this game because there is a group on facebook about it. 

The only things that you needed to play this game were
1.)  Legs
2.)  Floor
3.)  Furniture
4.)  Competitive spirit
5.)  Imagination

This game could last for hours even if you didn't have the best attention span.  The game play is super easy.  All you have to do is jump from furniture to furniture BUT if you slipped and touched the floor.  You fell and are now dead.  The other great thing about this game is that you can make it as difficult as you want.  Some times we would throw pillows at each other while we jumped to the next object, for example.

My sister and I spent hours playing this game.  Sure, it drove our parents nuts but it kept us occupied for awhile, lol!