Nick News with Linda Ellerbee

Even 90s kids have a hard time defending this one.

Picture this..... It's Sunday, school starts tomorrow. You got to get ready for bed by going over the same old routine. But wait! There is still time to watch TV before curfew. You turn on the TV, switch the channel to Nickelodeon to get your cartoon fill. Yet there is no cartoons.... Not even any good live action shows.... But this?! This waste of time?! Why?! What's the point?! This show is so boring, but that's just subjective. In fact, this show is what go me into watching Adult Swim! Thank you Cartoon Network for giving us Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, Harvey Birdman Attorney At Law, and etc.

Basically, this show was boring. And I'm glad it is gone. Good riddance!!!!!!!!

While I only remember this show from my youth, I believe it's a necessary initiative to educate our children without pandering to shock articles or extremist views. Educating them about real social issues better prepares them for real-life experiences growing up. Opposed to using ignorance as a tool like so many parents and grownups do, Nick News is a light in the dark for children who will become adults of a newer and more enlightened generation, regardless of political, social, or sexual affiliation.

Forbidding or limiting your child's reach only encourages them to find out for themselves later on.

I'll never forget Linda Ellerbee's name because of what she did for me through this show. I remember often finding the "adult news" scary and confusing. Especially regarding things like 9/11. I remember Ms. Ellerbee always explaining things in a way I could understand as a kid. She didn't sugarcoat things, she just explained them in using language an elementary school student could understand. That was invaluable to me and my friends. As an adult I did wonder if looking back there would be a slant or a position being pushed. So, I went back and watched some of the episodes I had on tape. I'm here to tell you, they really were right down the middle, facts. I was pleasantly surprised, major kudos to Linda. She provided a great service for my generation!

Nick News was (is?) a children's news program hosted by Linda Ellerbee. As a Millennial child, not I, nor a single person I knew had any interest in this show and considered it a waste of valuable time on the Nickelodeon schedule. It was created by adults for adult reasons (indoctrinating youth), and adults congratulated themselves for it to the tune of 9 Emmy awards for best children's program of the year (it wouldn't win a thing if children voted). The content never really appealed to me as a kid (what child wants to watch a news program in their spare time?) but having gone back and watched clips, it's clear the show had a liberal slant and was created for propaganda purposes. If you're going to do that, at least get someone charismatic to deliver. Instead, we're presented with Linda Ellerbee, who serves as one of the most jaw-droppingly boring anchors I've ever seen. If the world had ended, she'd be up there with her staid, monotone delivery going, "The world ended today..."

Avoid.

I remember this show fondly from my youth. (I am currently a 26 years old mother of two.) I didn't realize that the show is still on (and actually can't find out when it airs) but I do look forward to my own children watching it someday in the future. I never cared to watch the "real" news as it was never anything but depressing subjects. On Nick News I saw such cool things. I still remember the Magic Johnson/AIDS episode with the little HIV+ girl and crying as I realized what her fate would be. I remember the episode about a family who was so into recycling/composting that they were emptying their trash can for the first time in eight or so years. There were so many great subjects, running everything from very serious to happy-go-lucky. I loved this show!!! Granted, I was raised very liberal (aka open-minded and accepting)so perhaps that's why it resonates with me.