My Guilty Pleasures - Nostalgia Edition

Written by Shae Rufe 

With the recent rediscovery of Netflix on my part, I thought it was long overdue for another fun edition of, Guilty Pleasures! That, and hey, the Internet is a vast place with all kinds of things. Most of which I can thank YouTube for. And, well, a long list of sites. Anyway!

One of my recent guilty pleasures has come out of a Disney produced movie. Unlike the ‘straight to video’ movies we got as kids, these movies have captured my attention. I vaguely remember watching a few with my sister Jadyn as she grew up, but it wasn't until I was on Netflix the other day scrolling through that I watched these on my own. Tinkerbell was a feisty fairy from Peter Pan when I was growing up. While she's got some sass to her now, she's also got a home and a lot of fairy friends that I didn't know about. I'm not saying I watched all of the movies related to this. I'm just saying that I have a new-found appreciation for this particular series. These movies are adorable, and while they have their cheese factor, they bring a certain something that everyone can enjoy. They're set before our little blonde meets the infamous leader of the Lost Boys, and it's all about the fairies and their various jobs in Pixie Hallow. I know, I know, but listen. They're cute.

Speaking of children and childhood, does anyone else miss Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers? Because I do. They had a DVD compilation of some episodes at Target a bit ago, and it took all I had not to buy it. Well, truthfully, I would have, but I'm going to have to wait until after bills. This show was my absolute favorite. I am not even going to pretend I still wouldn't watch it obsessively, because I would watch this show obsessively if I had every episode. Gadget was a perfect role model for us kids. Can mice be role models? Yes. Yes, they can. And they are. I can remember the majority of the plot to that show still, and I really wanted to be a blonde, just like Gadget. Sadly, I didn't become a mechanic, or a mouse, but that's alright. I guess some life goals are best set for later. Also on the side of childhood shows I have been dying to see, Rocky and Bullwinkle. I think it's all the references to that show in Supernatural, but I miss this show. While I haven't seen the Sherman and Mr. Peabody film, yet, I have been searching YouTube for clips of that show. Some may argue that it was before my time, but Rocky and Bullwinkle reruns used to air when I was still a kid. The show was memorable and I geek out when references are made. Hey, my first hamster (or the first I remember) was named Rocky!

As if that doesn't make anyone feel old, another series I've been looking up is The Flintstones. This was another childhood favorite of mine, and so were The Jetsons! I still remember the crossover episode they did. That was purely monumental. Forget the Family Guy and Simpsons crossover. And The Simpsons and Futurama had NOTHING on when the Jetsons met the Flintstones. I've been hunting that down for a while now. Let's just not pay attention to the 90's live action movie that featured Fred and Barney. There were more episodes than I thought of the show, or originally saw when I was younger. I'm okay with this! It's like a new discovery! 

What lies beyond today for the new discoveries? Or old ones? Guess we'll find out together.

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