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The story of Art Attack

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  1. [6]
    cfabbro
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    Any other Art Attack fans? It was also broadcast here in Canada, and I loved it as a kid. :)

    Any other Art Attack fans? It was also broadcast here in Canada, and I loved it as a kid. :)

    7 votes
    1. [5]
      axb
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      I grew up in India (and later the United States). Art Attack was broadcast in India on "Disney Channel" and I remember watching it sometime between 2005 and 2007. Good, old times -- and grateful...

      I grew up in India (and later the United States). Art Attack was broadcast in India on "Disney Channel" and I remember watching it sometime between 2005 and 2007. Good, old times -- and grateful to Neil Buchanan for giving me so much joy as a kid.

      The theme song still strikes those nostalgic childhood chords in me even to this day.

      2 votes
      1. [4]
        cfabbro
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        Nice! I had no idea it had made its way to India too. It's cool the things that we can still share in common as kids despite growing up half a world away from each other. :) And LOL, yeah, that...

        Nice! I had no idea it had made its way to India too. It's cool the things that we can still share in common as kids despite growing up half a world away from each other. :) And LOL, yeah, that theme song (and Neil's voice) still hits me directly in the nostalgia bone every time I hear them, even all these decades later. :P

        3 votes
        1. [3]
          axb
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          India "liberalized" its TV licensing in the 1990s, so a whole slew of Western TV channels made it into the country, so we got access to a lot of kids' shows from the West -- I remember lots of...

          India "liberalized" its TV licensing in the 1990s, so a whole slew of Western TV channels made it into the country, so we got access to a lot of kids' shows from the West -- I remember lots of Cartoon Network shows, British show about a car called "Brum," Mr. Bean (live action and animated), Just for Laughs (Gags and the Carnival -- which I think is Canadian), Power Rangers and whatnot. It was a fun, carefree time and I want them back so bad.

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          1. alp
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            The fact that children on the other side of the world got to experience the same joy watching little Brum as we did is making me smile so much!

            The fact that children on the other side of the world got to experience the same joy watching little Brum as we did is making me smile so much!

            3 votes
          2. cfabbro
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            It is! Juste pour Rire (AKA Just for Laughs) is a comedy festival that takes place in Montréal every July, which is where all those stand-up comedy routines from the show were filmed at. And the...

            Just for Laughs (Gags and the Carnival -- which I think is Canadian)

            It is! Juste pour Rire (AKA Just for Laughs) is a comedy festival that takes place in Montréal every July, which is where all those stand-up comedy routines from the show were filmed at. And the Gags show, inspired by Candid Camera, is from the same production company and also filmed in Quebec. That's actually really cool to hear that something from my neck of the woods was shown on TV in India too. :P

            It was a fun, carefree time and I want them back so bad.

            Sigh... don't we all. :/

            2 votes
  2. lp4ever55
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    Art attack was also on german TV, although they had a different host: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUCw4EgWoOGYjqj4OW4asDWkJI4aw3yE6 However, he did the crafting not by himself, that was the...

    Art attack was also on german TV, although they had a different host: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUCw4EgWoOGYjqj4OW4asDWkJI4aw3yE6
    However, he did the crafting not by himself, that was the actual host from the original english art attack, but you only ever saw his hands

    Starting a month or so ago, the german host uploaded some videos where he himself did make something: https://youtu.be/jdbG6CZ5vMo

    Very nostalgic!

    3 votes
  3. tomorrow-never-knows
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    Wow, well there's a concentrated blast of nostalgia! I loved watching that show as a kid despite never making a single thing from it ha.

    Wow, well there's a concentrated blast of nostalgia! I loved watching that show as a kid despite never making a single thing from it ha.

    2 votes