Nick Arcade (partially found original consolation prize plugs from Nickelodeon game show; 1992)

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A consolation prize that was only shown during the original airing of an episode of Nick Arcade.

Status: Partially Found

Nick Arcade is a Nickelodeon game show that ran for two seasons in 1992. The show had two teams of two against each other for an opportunity to enter "The Video Zone" by moving a character called Mikey through a gameboard, answering trivia questions, and playing arcade games. Once a team has been found to enter "The Video Zone," they'll face off in a virtual arcade game in three stages to defeat a final boss, which varies in each episode. They each get a prize for every level they complete, with the grand prize typically being a vacation.

After the show ended, reruns aired on the main channel until September 28, 1997, and later on Nick GAS until that channel's demise at the very end of 2007. However, reruns of most of the episodes had unreasonably altered consolation prize plugs with prizes that came out way after the show's original airing. One example is a Jungle 2 Jungle VHS which came out in 1997 despite the show's end being in 1992. In fact, around every several months or a year, plugs were changed to promote newer material. Only five episodes out of 84 had their consolation prize plugs unaltered in reruns which are 107/126/128/137/201. Provisionally, only 4 of the remaining 79 episodes are found with the original plugs taken from their original airings, those being 108/131/207/213. 232, despite airing on GAS, has the original plugs on Paramount+, but there are still 75 episodes that have their original plugs lost. Depending on what is currently available, some of the missing plugs from episodes could be recreated by splicing one of the found plugs into another.

Episode Prize Plugs

Season 1

# Contestants Original Plugs Airdate Status
101 Brian/Amy vs Richard/Nicole BK Dymacel/Hershey's Syrup circa. 1992 Lost
102 Tavis/Michelle vs Kris/Megan BK Dymacel/Hershey's Syrup circa. 1992 Lost
103 Joshua/Barbara vs Marcus/Phoung BK Dymacel/Hershey's Syrup circa. 1992 Lost
104 Tyrone/Amy vs Ricardo/Michele BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks circa. 1992 Lost
105 Trung/Marianne vs Alex/Kori BK Dymacel/Hershey's Syrup circa. 1992 Lost
106 Steven/Laura vs Terence/Jamie BK Dymacel/Hershey's Syrup circa. 1992 Lost
107 Thomas/April vs Kevin/Anne BK Dymacel/Hershey's Syrup circa. 1992 Found (Unaltered)
108 James/Tiffani vs Marsha/Brian BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks Feb 15th, 1992 Found
109 Chris/Jennifervs Alex/Kori BK Dymacel/Hershey's Syrup circa. 1992 Lost
110 Luis/Danae vs Ricky/Lynn BK Dymacel/Hershey's Syrup circa. 1992 Lost
111 Corey/Mariangela vs Andy/Christy BK Dymacel/Hershey's Syrup circa. 1992 Lost
112 Stacy/Clint vs Julie/Llyod BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks circa. 1992 Lost
113 Jason/Norma vs Jathan/Yolanda BK Dymacel/Hershey's Syrup circa. 1992 Lost
114 Joseph/Danielle vs Charles/Keri BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks circa. 1992 Lost
115 Dana/Chris vs Vanesha/Joshua Radius Toothbrush/BK Dymacel Jan 11th, 1992 Lost
116 Shakir/Alisa vs Kevin/Kerri BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks circa. 1992 Lost
117 Matt/Anita vs Stephanie/Joseph BK Dymacel/Hershey's Drink Boxes circa. 1992 Lost
118 Rubin/Brenda vs LJ/Gennifer BK Dymacel/Hershey's Drink Boxes circa. 1992 Lost
119 April/CJ vs Cristina/Yennimard BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks circa. 1992 Lost
120 Darius/Erika vs Douglas/Deana BK Dymacel/Pacific Trading Cards circa. 1992 Partially Lost(BK Dymacel)
121 Nickolas/Catherine vs Ethan/Kristi BK Dymacel/MLB Playing Cards circa. 1992 Lost
122 Eric/Monica vs Ralph/Tracy BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks circa. 1992 Lost
123 Griff/Shelina vs Rizwan/Jessica BK Dymacel/Hershey's Syrup Jan 5th, 1992 Lost
124 Jonathan/Nyya vs Randy/Farah BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks circa. 1992 Lost
125 Farah/Billy vs Shani/Jennifer BK Dymacel/Hershey's Syrup circa. 1992 Lost
126 Candice/Matt vs Nicole/Andrea BK Dymacel/Hershey's Syrup circa. 1992 Found (Unaltered)
127 Mark/Nandy vs Jed/Nadine BK Dymacel/MLB Playing Cards circa. 1992 Lost
128 David/Jennifer vs Mike/Andrea BK Dymacel/Hershey's Syrup circa. 1992 Found (Unaltered)
129 Selena/Marshall vs Tineka/Hazel BK Dymacel/Hershey's Syrup circa. 1992 Lost
130 Ray/Holly vs Jed/Nadine BK Dymacel/MLB Playing Cards Jan 4th, 1992 Lost
131 Jeff/Cathrine vs Anthony/Jodie BK Dymacel/MLB Playing Cards Jan 3rd, 1992 Found
132 Traci/Ned vs Amy/Rachel BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks circa. 1992 Lost
133 Teri/Joey vs Amy/Von BK Dymacel/MLB Playing Cards circa. 1992 Lost
134 Calvin/Katie vs Mark/Cheryl BK Dymacel/Hershey's Syrup May 2nd, 1992 Lost
135 Sarah/Jessica vs Eric/Katherine BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks circa. 1992 Lost
136 Megan/Jackie vs Ana/Shauna BK Dymacel/Pacific Trading Cards circa. 1992 Lost
137 Josh/Porche vs Kenny/Beth BK Dymacel/Hershey's Syrup circa. 1992 Found (Unaltered)
138 Dustin/Alison vs Jason/Kema BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks circa. 1992 Lost
139 Anthony/Tina vs John/Stephanie Radius Toothbrush/BK Dymacel Mar 1st, 1992 Partially Lost(BK Dymacel)
140 Jason/Diane vs Ralph/Becca BK Dymacel/MLB Playing Cards circa. 1992 Lost
141 Kenny/Amy vs Tony/Liza BK Dymacel/MLB Playing Cards circa. 1992 Lost
142 Fabiola/Tyson vs Nakisha/Jeanay BK Dymacel/MLB Playing Cards circa. 1992 Lost

Season 2

# Contestants Original Plugs Airdate Status
201 Razi/Brooke vs Robert/Michele Hershey's Syrup/BK Dymacel circa. 1992 Found (Unaltered)
202 Altresse/Katy vs Ty/Dana BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks circa. 1992 Lost
203 David/Kim vs Nova/Alex BK Dymacel/Hershey's Syrup circa. 1992 Lost
204 Sarah/Ben vs Alecia/Kittisack BK Dymacel/Hershey's Syrup circa. 1992 Lost
205 Aaron/Kerri vs Breanne/Jamal BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks circa. 1992 Lost
206 Travis/Rebecca vs Chaketha/Tony BK Dymacel/Pacific Trading Cards circa. 1992 Lost
207 Anika/Patrick vs Jennifer/Christopher BK Dymacel/Hershey's Drink Boxes circa. 1992 Found
208 Marc/Erin vs Sarah/John BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks circa. 1992 Lost
209 Bobby/LaToya vs Caroline/Michael BK Dymacel/Hershey's Drink Boxes circa. 1992 Lost
210 Laurene/Janette vs Michelle/Shaun BK Dymacel/Hershey's Drink Boxes circa. 1992 Lost
211 Kemay/Billy vs Clarisa/Mason Eastpak Backpacks/BK Dymacel circa. 1992 Lost
212 Liz/Caleb vs Julie/Patrick Eastpak Backpacks/BK Dymacel circa. 1992 Lost
213 Brandi/Drit vs Allie/Matt BK Dymacel/Hershey's Drink Boxes circa. 1992 Found
214 David/Danielle vs Shana/Matt BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks circa. 1992 Lost
215 Toshia/Maneka vs Christy/Ryan BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks circa. 1992 Lost
216 Christie/Joe vs Ronda/Jayson BK Dymacel/Roma Kids circa. 1992 Lost
217 Christy/Kevin vs Casey/Quinton BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks circa. 1992 Lost
218 Nikki/Chris vs Nicole/Joy Eastpak Backpacks/BK Dymacel circa. 1992 Lost
219 Leeann/Conor vs Sarah/Wellington Eastpak Backpacks/BK Dymacel circa. 1992 Lost
220 James/Suzy vs Ryan/Jennifer BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks circa. 1992 Lost
221 Austin/Meredith vs Jeremy/Nikki BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks circa. 1992 Lost
222 CD/Marc vs Lisa/Wendy BK Dymacel/Pacific Trading Cards circa. 1992 Lost
223 Courtney/Alexander vs Brindley/Shaun BK Dymacel/Hershey's Drink Boxes circa. 1992 Lost
224 Anatalia/Bobby vs Elizabeth/Ryan BK Dymacel/Pacific Trading Cards circa. 1992 Lost
225 Michael Bower/Danny Cooksey vs Megan Berwick/Heidi Lucas (Salute Your Shorts Special) Roma Kids/BK Dymacel circa. 1992 Lost
226 Zander/Taryn vs Lucas/Natalie BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks circa. 1992 Partially Lost(BK Dymacel)
227 Jay/Mike vs Zahra/Deborah BK Dymacel/Pacific Trading Cards circa. 1992 Lost
228 Anand/Shannon vs Michelle/Claudio BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks circa. 1992 Lost
229 Kristin/Chris vs Cas/Jeanine BK Dymacel/Roma Kids circa. 1992 Lost
230 Marie/John vs Carolina/Tully BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks circa. 1992 Partially Lost(BK Dymacel)
231 Shelly/Jennifer vs Jessie/Kathy BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks circa. 1992 Lost
232 Melissa/Rich vs Dee Dee/Mike BK Dymacel/Roma Kids circa. 1992 Found (Unaltered)
233 Brent/Tricia vs Erin/Jason BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks circa. 1992 Lost
234 Mike Speller/Nick Caruso vs Jill Setter/Rick Galloway (Welcome Freshmen Special) BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks circa. 1992 Lost
235 Robert/Maureen vs Dawn/Isaac BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks circa. 1992 Lost
236 Isaac/Nick vs Melissa/Jammie BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks circa. 1992 Lost
237 Danny/Elizabeth vs Matt/Jennifer Eastpak Backpacks/BK Dymacel circa. 1992 Lost (not on Paramount+)
238 Kelly/Austin vs Luis/Bonnie Eastpak Backpacks/BK Dymacel circa. 1992 Lost
239 John/Bard vs Christie/Walker Eastpak Backpacks/BK Dymacel circa. 1992 Lost
240 Ricky/Amber vs Matthew/Darlene Eastpak Backpacks/BK Dymacel circa. 1992 Lost
241 Gina/Derek vs Quincey/Robert Eastpak Backpacks/BK Dymacel circa. 1992 Lost
242 Joe'O Connor/Elizabeth Hess vs Melissa Joan Hart/Jason Zimbler (Clarissa Explains it All Special) Eastpak Backpacks/BK Dymacel circa. 1992 Lost

Availability

Thanks to the show altering the consolation plugs, the original ones are difficult to come across after the show concluded. On a fanmade episode guide for the show made by Ryan Rinkerman,[1] some of the original plugs are listed. However, they vary on when the episode aired.[2] However, Ryan's guide doesn't have every original plug due to the episodes not being available. Paramount+ has released the show entirely but still has most of the altered consolation plugs than what was shown in reruns following the show's conclusion. However, like with Legends of the Hidden Temple, the brand names can be seen in the credits at the end of the episodes for original unaltered prizes.

On March 15th, 2020, Episodes 213 and 230 were found in an old Nickelodeon Block recording uploaded to the Internet Archive. Later, on September 5th, 2022, the original sneak preview of 131 from January 3rd, 1992 was found by LMW user Racelympics after receiving a copy from a trade. On January 29th, 2023, the original airing of 108 from February 15th, 1992 was also found by Racelympics after receiving it in a trade. Other than that, the missing consolation plugs have yet to resurface, but it might not seem impossible given to current rates of video recordings of this era appearing online.


See Also

Nick Arcade

Anthology and Short Series

Bumpers and Promos

Films

Game Shows

Inaugural Series

Live Action

Pilots

Other

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References