Today's Special!

[Tigerman1138]

I'm 33, LOVED THIS SHOW, early nick, and remember the entire song. I miss my childhood. Thank you Internet and Youtube for the memories being kept alive.

[shinesfresh]

No one, I mean NO ONE, knew what I was talking about when I would try to explain this show. They all said I was confused with Mannequin, the movie. I knew I wasn't crazy! Tonight I Googled it with MOUSE in the search & FINALLY! Thank you soooo much for posting this. Not only have you helped clear my sanity, you brought back awesome memories! Now I just gottta find PinWheel! ;*)

[24LoRiE24]

we watched this show on PBS.......

[GeneralBulldog54]

Talk about a time capsule. I think I used to watch this You Can't Do That, Double Dare and Family Double Dare, Pinwheel, this and more. Watching videos like this just give me that stark reminder that I have gotten old.

[ambiguo42]

I've spent literally 20 years trying to remember the name of this show. Way to name it something illogical! Then again, that's exactly what I loved about old school Nickelodeon; they had some weird-ass shows

[Jeff92381]

I Miss Old School Nick

[hershysquirts187]

flashbacks anybody

[djbibiloni]

Aye!



[Beefmouth]

Ahh Today's Special another Great Canadian Kids show!!! I watched this religilously!! thanks for posting the full tv intro!

[Beefmouth]

Ahh Today's Special another Great Canadian Kids show!!! I watched this religilously!! thanks for posting the full tv intro!

[Beefmouth]

Ahh Today's Special another Great Canadian Kids show!!! I watched this religilously!! thanks for posting the full tv intro!

[meganoble1]

I was 2 and 3 years old watching this show and still remember it. this was the best show...this and She-Ra.

[uret7]

I remember watching this eating A Burger King chicken sandwich after preschool.

[CHARA523]

what was her real name?

[theblacksheep1000]

How many couldn't wait to hear "TODAY'S SPECIAL" at the end ?! And shouted it loud and clear?

[MeghynS]

@learnfamily......

Same here.... all my friends though i was crazy too... no one knew what i was talking about... lol classic tv show....

[mikemacjunkie1]

i remember this also from when i was a kid. thought growing up in the 90's it was already "finished" but to me it was new. Its took awhile to remember what it was called!! god the memories :-P LOL this was real Kids TV, unlike the crap that plays now. I'm so sick of reality TV. It just sucks now!! Kids need better programming, specially in the 8-15 range.

[NeverDoubt1]

@mikemacjunkie1 Yeah for years I remembered the show but had no idea of the title. Just that there was a mannequin and a mouse puppet, lol.

[anakinskywalker4]

Jodie was FINE!



[xxDaniJxx]

I loved this show as a kid!!! I couldn't remember the title!

[ZeoViolet]

Oh lord I've spent deades trying to remember this tv show! I doubt my brother remembers as he's younger than me. Thank you!

[Bhrok3n]

I thought I was insane. Everyone I asked about this show acted as if it never existed. Even my sister who used to watch it with me. Totally forgot the name. Thanks!

[sourkushh]

@ LEARNFAMILY....ME TOO OMG AND I JUST SAID TO MYSELF THAT ILL PROBABLY NEVER GET TO SEE THIS SHOW AGAIN BECAUSE I DIDNT REMEMBER THE NAME....WOW....THE INTRO TAKES ME WAYYYYYYYY BACK....PRICELESS......HEY CHECK OUT ZOOBILEE ZOO...REMEMBER THAT? LOL

[gorilocks]

i watched this on pbs wayyy before it ever came on nickelodeon

[starcominfinity]

i remember this show but i couldent remember the name it was one of my favorites. i am with u (learnfamily)

[codycobourg]

my brother and I loved this show, haha,

so funny to see it now, all these years later!!

[charisma97]

This show brings back so much memories of my childhood....The 80s was indeed the greatest decade to grow up!!!

[djlamar2]

Hocus Pocus Alamgocus. Gosh to this day I still remember those magic words.

[jejouelaflute]

This show was on PBS when I was little. I think it's probably the first TV show other than Captain Kangaroo that I remember. Although Captain Kangaroo may have been reruns when I saw them. That and sesame street and mr. roger's of course

[voldy2]

je voyais ça au canal tv ontario le soir avant de me coucher. Je ne comprenais pas l'anglais mais j'aimais l'émission!

[MadeByKodak]

i thought i was CRAZY all these years,lol this show realy did exist!

[LondonHockeyGurl]

Canadian classic right there.

[uxbaby]

i use to go poke Mannequins is stores thinking they would come to life... it's weird thinking back i should have realized that the mouse and old guy weren't real but i through they were for the longest time....

[youngarsenio]

wow, i watched the hell out of this show. what kinda name is "todays special"? i make fun of a lot of the new shows out, but looking at this... i really shouldn't talk. but, it was still a great show.

[islander4424]

OMG! my co-workers and i were just talking about this show last week!!! ai, those days.. my favorite character was the mouse, because she had a cool place and she has an elevator! lol...

[danny75461]

thanks for uploading this

[silverose1209]

OMG this was like my favorite show and I totally forgot about it!!

[sarahjshep]

OMG, I have been looking for this show for years, and I finally found it. It took me forever cause I couldn't remember the name. THANK YOU who ever posted this, your my favorite, lol

[Josue166]

Man, I love watching things from the old days. At first I'm like "wtf is this, then I begin to remember certain aspects of the show that compelled me to it as a child and now as an adult. Its like the brain knows what it liked as a kid and still does as a man. Thanx for posting thing Vid

[xLazyb0nex]

Why the fuck did I like this show when I was a kid? It looks so gay now.

[Eurodance90schick]

i always used to watch this show, my fave character is Muffy the mouse!

[ryogaskate]

Thank you so much! I knew it wasn't a dream...

[rickhorror]

dood we are in the same boat... ive nbeen looking for this tv show for like 15 years.. and now here it is

[learnfamily]

So THAT'S what it was called!!!!! I've spent 20 years trying to remember that! Everyone thought I was nuts talking about some mannequin show :-)

[rickhorror]

wow you to? i thought i was going insane trying to re live my childhood lol =) this is so great i could die now lol

[Wesleyintheory]

@learnfamily I always remembered the start, but never the name. Gotta love the internet

[sportsdude18111]

@learnfamily lol. me too funny I think at the time it was cool because of the special effects it used to seem real as a kid. lol.

[jarrardmom]

@learnfamily I have too!!!

[Treece55]

@learnfamily OMG! I swear I also spent the past 20+ years trying to convince my sister and friends that there really was a show in Nickelodeon that had a mouse that drove around in a department store. Wow Memories!

[mbluemyst]

@learnfamily I've also been trying to remember this show, and today because of this youtube video I came across, I do =)

[Jeff92381]

@learnfamily i know right? i'm 30 i was born in 81 of September every time this show came on i'd watch

all i could remeber was the names of the Mannequin and Mouse lol

[mkinn1]

This show, Pinwheel, You Can't Do That on Television, and Double Dare were my favorite Nickelodeon shows. The stuff my kids watch is not nearly as great

[bobthebuilder2005]

@mkinn1My kids would rather watch telatoon retro with all the old cartoons they don’t seem to like the new stuff as much

[MsMoniEsOnherWay28]

I wanted to be on this show. Back in the day when there was imaginations. Nowadays kids dont know what an imagination is. I wish I remember the words to this song. I work up every morning at 6:00am and watch Mr.Wizard and Today's Special before going to school. *sigh*

[RevFlowerjoy]

These Shows made every kid have a dream or a imagination and that is what is missing today. I wish someone would run these Old shows on Tvo Kids on the weekend or the other stations.

[Gr8CFce]

WOW! Talk about a flash back. All of a sudden I feel like I'm 5 yrs. old again:0)....born in '83...damn I feel old !

[TheJordant83]

I'm there with you. Born the same year.

[tonynapolillo]

i forgot about this show until my friend sent me this link .Now i remember how angry it used to make me. I feel like punching a puppet!

[jessica8888]

I wasn't born until 1990, but I remember my mom would always rent Today's Special on VHS from the library to bring home for me to watch. I absolutely loved it!

I remember there was one episode where they all had a wish, and Sam and Muffy's wishes got messed up, and made Muffy disappear, and turned Sam into... some kind of food, I believe. Then Jodie absentmindedly said "I wish I was more like Sam..." and then also turned into food. Then Jeff's wish was for everyone to be normal again :) lol

[rmyover]

My gram used to say that I would bring my training potty out into the living room so I wouldn't miss Today's Special.

[jlady80]

AYE! I miss this show! Those were the good ol days! Kids tv has really gone down. it just isnt the same...

[keirra69]

Aww the memories........1984

[crawfezzy]

Im a 1980 born kid too. So I could tell u what came on during this time. anybody remember "Zoo Family" a series that came on Nick?

[fattymeats]

I used to love this show too! I always wondered who else remembered this show. They dont make cartoons like they used to thats for sure

[Rainman78588]

I too, loved this show. I think PBS used to air it as well. Because, back in 1984, I don't think we had cable. I was only 5yrs old, and this was the only show I actually remember watching in those days, besides Knight Rider, A-Team, He-Man, and the Fall Guy.

[AnnaProphetess]

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! :)

Brings me back to being a kid, this show, "Pinwheel", and "You can't do that on television".....alright, and watching "Golden Girls" with my Grammy. Thx

[daboss216]

YES! Thank you. I was born in 1980. I watched this, Pinwheel and the Little Prince on Nick. You Can't do that on TV was also one of my favs. The thing that made me laugh at your post was the watchin Golden Girls with gramma......ummm me too....... now I watch it on DVD with my wife.

[licklolly35]

i remember thi s show i watched it all the time oh my gosh thank yo u for bringing this back to all of us who recall it .

eleven stars

[vampgrl79]

people though I was crazy b/c I would talk about watching this show and no one ever rememberd it. THANK YOU FOR POSTING!!!!!

[DimpledDevil18]

Haha Same here! All I remembered was the mannaquin coming to life, but I had no idea what the show was called. Now I do!

[westhegreat02]

Thanx for posting!! i was 4 years old for about 1:40...

[Miyavisgirl1540]

OMG! i used to watch this show all the time when i was a kid!!!

[shayneinsc]

oh the memories, , forgotten and now brought back, thank you for posting this

[JAG8176]

oh gee nickelodeon's completely forgotten its roots man.

[shynnreid]

I remember this guys........ MEMORIES

[DrDroXX]

This was one of my favorite shows when I was a kid. OMG, thanks so much.

[misitmichaelf]

awesome!!! i couldn't remember this song but now i can view it any time on yourtubes!!

[NormsChem]

Oh my God... I watched this in the 80's. Thank you so much for posting it!

[bigj33711]

i agree

[ryanthony]

I used to watch this show, and I agree that Nick should have a special channel just for the old shows.