We werent all running around in the fresh air.
We were watching Pugwall with the curtains drawn.
Parental guilt springs from an inexhaustible source.
Are they creative enough?
Inonline parenting circles, The Best Possible Childhood has recently had a rebrand.
Theyve decided that what todays kids need is what they had: the 1990s.
In other words: halcyon days.
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Theyre misremembering.
School summer holidays in the 1990s were about one thing and one thing only: watching TV.
Okay, two things: watching TVandwalking to the Spar to buy the occasional Push Pop.
So thats three things.
Also: the Radio 1 Roadshow.
Four things and four things only then, but no more.
Maxies World
Who was Maxie?
Maxie, as the song explains, is a girl on the go.
She wears bikinis, takes her surfboard to school, rides dolphins, andcures eating disorders with friendship.
Pugwall/Pugwalls Summer
Peter Unwin George Wall: hes got a dream, hes gonna make it.
If theres a chance hes gonna take it.
This high school-set teen comedy needs no introduction here.
ItsSaved by the Bell, if youre reading this, it probablywasyour childhood.
This late-90s reality show about teens in Maine provided a tantalising taste.
This twins-separated-at-birth sitcom starring Tia and Tamera Mowry was the aspirational backdrop to many a summer holiday morning.
this British Nickelodeon show knew football was life beforeTed Lassowas even a twinkle inJason Sudeikiseye.
California Dreams
More beautiful Americans of the surf-dudes-with-attitude variety.
No 1990s childhood was complete without it.
Light Lunch
A pre-Great British Bake OffMel and Sue here, larking about in their midday spot.
Sounds fun, lets see whats on.
