CaptainAmerica10

I first watched this sometime in the 80's, and after having seen it hundreds of times, it is still so funny. It never occurred to anyone that there might be more than one type of suitcase.

One of the great things about this show was taking what was tried and true to attract kids (animation) and blending it with education and knowledge. There are a lot of stories kids wouldn't have ever known about had it not been for Keeshan (and later Warner) bringing them to our TV each Saturday morning. Some that come to mind include the boy whose friends made him eat worms in order to get a new bike and a boy who ate so many chocolate chip cookies he woke up one morning with chocolate spots all over him. I would love to see this show updated for the kids of today. Maybe blend a little CGI in there for effect. Not many things make me want to be 12 again but this show is definitely one of them.

...doesn't mean it's not worth the watch! I remember the summer of 1989 like it was yesterday. We were on break from living in Canada (which to this day I have never been told why) and mom took me and my sister to see it at a movie theater in Duncanville Texas that now is long since deserted with no plans to A) restore it or B) tear it down and build something else. Anyways...Fred Savage gets his half-brother out of the home and together they hit the road to win the L.A. Video Game Championship and the cool quarter-mill that goes along with it. I love that kid Jimmy they meet along the way with his "Power Glove" and his bad acting/dialogue. They also meet Haley, a chick who lives alone in Vegas where there are no schools/stores/what have you. They make it out to L.A. and...well, ya gotta watch it to find out how it ends. Definitely watch it if they ever have it on Lazy Weekend Theater.