2. Three Popular TV Shows
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3. Pokémon started in 1996 as a role playing video game
owned by Nintendo. Made in Japan Pokémon has become
one of the most recognizable video games in the world.
Since then Pokémon has become the second biggest video
game franchise. After its success as a video game it began
to expand its popularity by creating a card game and a TV
show.
Pikachu is the face of
the Pokémon franchise.
Theme Song (1998)
4. The TV Show
The hit show Pokémon followed the story of the
original game. The story featured a young Ash
Ketchum and his quest to become the greatest
Pokémon master. This show captured the hearts
of millions of little children in the mid 90’s. This
show sparked the Pokémon franchise into the
record books. Pokémon has had great cultural
influence. Pokémon logos can be found on plans
and trains all over Japan. Very few children don’t
know about Pokémon.
5. Pokémon Trivia
What were the two original companions
that accompanied Ash on all his
adventures?
Brock and Misty
James and Misty
Brock and James
10. Animaniacs
Animaniacs is a TV show produced by Steven
Spielberg in the early 90’s. The show featured short
slapstick comedy segments, instead of one long
show. The segments would feature a different cast
of characters. The show promoted several
educational values in a comic like way. The show
really started to take off from 1995-1998 as a part
of Kid’s WB. The show often would appeal to older
audience and would often include pop cultural
parodies.
Animaniacs Theme Song
11. Main Characters
There was many
characters in the show
Animaniacs. Each
character has its own
segment and plot. The
main three characters that
ultimately host the show
are Wakko, Yakko and Dot.
The Warners were locked
away in the studios water
tower until 1990 when they
escaped and began
interacting with other
characters in the show.
12. Animaniacs Trivia
Which of the other 'Animaniacs'
characters graduated onto their own
show?
Wakko’s Wash
I’m Mad
Pinky and the Brian
13. Magic School Bus
Theme Song
Magic School Bus was a book
series by Joanna Cole. The book
features a classroom that learns
scientific facts in the form of
stories in which fantastic things
happen to the class. The show
was meant to be educational and
entertaining. The shows main
character was Ms. Frizzle which
took her class to exciting
adventures to learn new things.
14. TV Show
The Magic School Bus
show started in 1994. The
show ran episodes based
on the books. The episodes
ran about 30 minutes. The
shows philosophy was to
teach science in a fun way.
The show contained the
original cast from the books.
The show originally ran
PBS as an educational
show.
15. Magic School Bus Trivia
What is Ms. Frizzle's Pet that
accompanies her in all her field trips?
Lizard
Dog
Rabbit
16. Conclusion
Those of us who had the pleasure of watching these
show growing up remember that these show shaped
our childhood. We learned, we laughed and we enjoyed
watching these shows as kids. Its always fun talking
about kids TV when you're older. You would be
surprised at how much we remember about these TV
shows. The TV shows today are nothing compared to
the TV shows in the 90’s. We will never forget these
time less shows.