There are so many shows I vividly remember as well as shows I am pretty sure were a fever dream and don’t exist from my childhood. So today we will be taking a look at 5 shows from our childhood that were a fever dream.
Pingu
This TV show was not on PBS, I am not sure what networks it was shown on, which adds to my argument of it being a fever dream. But anyway, this show was about a little penguin and his day-to-day adventures. There was no dialogue in this show, literally just the penguins honking in communication. Pingu was also a claymation show, meaning all the characters and some of the props were made out of clay.
FiFi and the FlowerTots
FiFi and the FlowerTots were on Nick Jr. This was a cartoon-style show that follows the main character Fifi and her friends. The main point of this show was to present little kids with examples of problem-solving and examples of friendship. I think what makes this show so fever dream-ish for me, is that it is cartoon style, but the cartoons are made to look like clay even though it is not claymation. Very interesting art choice.
Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends
This program was also shown on Nick Jr. This show was a wild ride of some CGI cartoon spiders. This show follows one of Miss Spider’s children and their life as a bug. This show was focused on teaching life lessons and showing kids how to be creative.
Oobi
I honestly do not even know how to describe this show. This is the fever dream of all fever dreams in my opinion. This was another Nick Jr show, and the characters were legit like those fake eye things you can put on your fingers. Just a bunch of hands with eyes talking. I had to google what this show was about because I could not remember. Apparently, this show was about how when you are little everything is so new and exciting, so they wanted to focus on that “wonder.”
Yo Gabba Gabba
Last but certainly not least is Yo Gabba Gabba, which was shown on Nick Jr as well. This was a non-cartoon-style show, with these monster-like characters that were just like giant costumes. This show was mostly focused on teaching things like colors, numbers, etc. through song and dance.