Thursday, January 26, 2012

Nick Arcade!

Nick Arcade!

Who remembers the game show on Nickelodeon....Nick Arcade? While I didn't get to watch when it first came out, I watched the reruns on Nick and then later on Nickelodeon Gas ( an old TV network that showed nothing but Nick game shows).


The host of the show was Phil Moore. It would be 2 teams playing 2 rounds and the winner would play against the "video game  wizard of the day". 

Some of the games they would play were things like Meteoroids,Laser Surgeon, Jet Jocks, and Star Defenders.

If you were the team that had the most points at the end of the round you would get control of "Mikey, the Video Adventurer".

Casts of Clarissa Explains It All, Salute Your Shorts, and Welcome Freshman also made guest appearances on the show.

Joey Fatone (member of Nysnc) also made an appearance before he was a member of Nsync! His team did not win.

 Here is Joey Fatone's episode:










Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Where Are They Now? The cast of The Adventures of Pete and Pete

If you are like me, you loved classic Nick. And one of the best shows they had in 90's was 'The Adventures Of Pete and Pete.' Do you ever wonder what the cast is up to now? Well, wonder no more because I am here to give you the 411 on what the cast are now doing since the show ended.


Danny Tamberelli
(Little Pete)
Shortly after Pete and Pete ended Danny played Jackie Rowdski on The Babysitters club. He did the voice of Arnold on the cartoon series The Magic School Bus. He had roles in the movies Igby goes down and The Mighty Ducks. He also appeared on other classic Nick shows such as All That,Figure It Out, and Space Cases. He has done a few commercials the last one being in 2006 for Wendy's. Danny graduated from Hampshire College with a Bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Arts focusing on music performance and booking management. His current project is the bassist/lead vocals for the rock band Jounce. He is also the bassist for the folk/pop band Every Good Boy. Danny is also part of a sketch comdey group called Man Boobs.


Mike Maronna
(Big Pete)

Mike played the part of Jeff Mcallister in Home Alone & Home Alone 2. He also has appeared in an episode of Law and Order playing a teenage killer. He has starred in movies like 40 days and 40 nights and Slackers. In 1999 he did some ads for Ameritrade playing Stuart, a slacker employee of clueless boss who he helps get on the internet. He later reprised the role & President Bill Clinton made an apperance. The skit was later shown at Bill Clinton's last apperance as president at the White House's correpsapandant dinner in 2000. Mike graduated from the State of New York college where he studied filmmaking. He also has appereaed in a Nada Surf Video. More rencently Maronna has worked as an elecrtrician on the set of major motion pictures like Sex and The City and Be Kind rewind.


Hardy Rawls
(Dad)


In 2003 he played a character Ol' Lonley for Maytag. He has made apperances on Late night with Conan O Brian,Law and Order:Special vicitms unit & Criminal intent.


Alison Fanelli
(Ellen)

In 2001 she graduated from Baltimore's Goucher College where she earned a B.A. in pre med. She later graduated from Dartmouth College with a master's in Healthcare improvement.


Toby Huss
(Artie)

Toby did various voices on the show King of the Hill(Cotton Hill,Kahn Souphanousinphone Sr,Joe Jack). He has also starred in a number of movies( Will name a few). The Country Bears,Balls of Fury,Vegas Vacation, Clubland,REno 911:Miami,Bob's Burgers. He also starred in various shows like Reno 911(Big Mike),Curb Your Enthusiam,Seinfeld.



So there you have it! Just a small update on what these actors/actresses have been up to. I know a few have been left out. I just chose a few to feature. Who knows...maybe I'll do another pete and pete update in the future!





Thursday, January 5, 2012

new year!

Hello Everyone!

It has been awhile since I posted a blog. I am sorry. I am SO busy(and that's not just an excuse). Now that the holidays are over, I promise to write more blogs.


Please feel free to leave comments. Until next time!