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You Can't Scare Me! - The Goosebumps Monthly

Courtney is loved by the rest of her class, and Eddie can't stand it. He'll show her! He'll scare her really good! This book is less about monsters and more about the kid versions of Youtube pranksters.

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BET Never Aired on Nickelodeon - Nick Knacks Addendum

At some point in the last five years or so, people got it into their heads that BET used to air as a two-hour programming block in 1980. I thought it was true too, but after further research, it turns out not the be the case. Time to set the record straight.

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Special Delivery - Nick Knacks Episode #015

Today we look at Nickelodeon's junk drawer, Special Delivery, a programming block that aired whatever the hell Nick felt like airing. You might get a fairy tale, a rock concert, an after school special, a sports documentary, a really neat Canadian show about First Nations people, or maybe just garbage.

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Early Access: BET Never Aired on Nickelodeon - Nick Knacks Addendum

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Early Access: Special Delivery - Nick Knacks Episode #015

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Cardcaptor Sakura - Volume One Blind Review

Welcome back to Greg Reads A Manga For The First Time! Today we take a blind look at Cardcaptor Sakura, a story about a magical girl who has to collect a bunch of cards and the monsters that live inside them. It's very sweet, but also very merchandisable. How many things did I get wrong? How many names did I mispronounce? You'll have to watch to find out.

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Early Access: Cardcaptor Sakura - Volume One Blind Review

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Piano Lessons Can Be Murder - The Goosebumps Monthly

Jerry really wants to learn how to play the piano. Just two problems. One, his piano is haunted. Two, the piano instructor is probably a psycho murderer. Maybe he should have picked up the guitar instead.

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Early Access: Piano Lessons Can Be Murder - The Goosebumps Monthly

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VNA #16 - "Shadowmind" by Christopher Bulis - Doctor Who Book Guide - CtW

The future utopia of New Byzantium is under attack by mechanical duplicates of people! Can Ace save the day with her Dalek hat and exploding candy?... Sorry this took so long.

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Pop Arena Book Hunt - Calgary Edition

Earlier this month, I took a trip to Calgary, Canada, and decided to check out what their used book stores had to offer.

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Early Access: VNA #16 - "Shadowmind" by Christopher Bulis - Doctor Who Book Guide

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Early Access: Pop Arena Book Hunt - Calgary Edition

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Livewire - Nick Knacks Episode #014

America Goes Bananaz is out, Livewire is in. Just how did this children's talk show differ from its predecessor? What did host Fred Newman bring to the table? And oh my god, baby R.E.M.!

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Dusty's Treehouse - Nick Knacks Episode #013

In order to flesh out their lineup, Nickelodeon picked up one of the sweetest, most charming and wholesome children's show from the 1970s. Join Dusty and his puppet friends, Maxine the Crow, Scooter the Squirrel and Stanley the Spider as they learn about the world and themselves.

Of course, someone had to come around and corrupt it.

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Early Access: Livewire - Nick Knacks Episode #014

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Early Access: Dusty's Treehouse - Nick Knacks Episode #013

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"The Wish Giver" by Bill Brittain - The Corruption of Want

The small town of Coven Tree is no stranger to strangers bearing supernatural gifts. Thaddeus Blinn is selling wishes for fifty cents. It may sound like a bargain, but this is a Bill Brittain book, and Bill Brittain really hates it when kids wish for things.

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Early Access: "The Wish Giver" by Bill Brittain - The Corruption of Want

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Be Careful What You Wish For... - The Goosebumps Monthly

Samantha Byrd is a good kid (bad kid?) who winds up on a witch's good side (bad side?) and gets three wishes (one wish?). It's a classic monkey paw story (is it?) with craaaaazy imagery (not really?)!

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Early Access: Be Careful What You Wish For... - The Goosebumps Monthly

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Primeval - Prehistoric Television

Portals to the past are opening up all across the UK, and dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures are spilling out into our world. It's up to four unlikable jerks to act as dinosaur pest control. This is what you get when the Walking With Dinosaurs guy tries to make edgy sci-fi.

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Early Access: Primeval - Prehistoric Television

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Clock Man, Press Kits & Time Machines - Nick Knacks Addendum 1979

Several additions and corrections to the first eight episodes of Nick Knacks. Topics includes a LOST 1979 Nickelodeon show, more works by Brad Williams, the discovery a lost Pinwheel short, and one viewer's amazing eBay find!

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Early Access: Clock Man, Press Kits & Time Machines - Nick Knacks Addendum 1979

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The Ghost Next Door - The Goosebumps Monthly

Hannah thinks next door Danny might be a ghost. Her evidence? Well, he has friends, and also I didn't hear him coming that one time. Hannah isn't exactly Sherlock Holmes.

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PopClips - Nick Knacks Episode #012

This is the story of PopClips, a half hour music video show that might of been the origin of MTV. Or it might not have been. It's also the story of network executives, exploitation film directors and ex-Monkees.

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Early Access: PopClips - Nick Knacks Episode #012

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