Nick Arcade (partially found original consolation prize plugs from Nickelodeon game show; 1992)
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. 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 Jungle2Jungle VHS which came out in 1997. Only five episodes out of 84 had their consolation prize plugs unaltered in reruns which are 107/126/128/137/201. Only 3 of the remaining 78 episodes are found with the original plugs taken from their original airings, those being 119/120/207.
Episode Number | Contestants | Original Plugs | Airdate | Status |
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101 | Brian/Amy vs Richard/Nicole | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
102 | Tavis/Michelle vs Kris/Megan | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
103 | Joshua/Barbara vs Marcus/Phoung | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
104 | Tyrone/Amy vs Ricardo/Michele | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
105 | Trung/Marianne vs Alex/Kori | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
106 | Steven/Laura vs Terence/Jamie | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
107 | Thomas/April vs Kevin/Anne | BK Dymacel/Hershey's Syrup | circa. 1992 | Found |
108 | James/Tiffani vs Marsha/Brian | BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks | Feburary. 1992 | Lost |
109 | Chris/Jennifervs Alex/Kori | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
110 | Luis/Danae vs Ricky/Lynn | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
111 | Corey/Mariangela vs Andy/Christy | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
112 | Stacy/Clint vs Julie/Llyod | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
113 | Jason/Norma vs Jathan/Yolanda | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
114 | Joseph/Danielle vs Charles/Keri | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
115 | Dana/Chris vs Vanesha/Joshua | Unknown | January 11, 1992 | Lost |
116 | Shakir/Alisa vs Kevin/Kerri | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
117 | Matt/Anita vs Stephanie/Joseph | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
118 | Rubin/Brenda vs LJ/Gennifer | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
119 | April/CJ vs Cristina/Yennimard | BK Dymacel/Hershey's Drink Boxes | circa. 1992 | Found |
120 | Darius/Erika vs Douglas/Deana | BK Dymacel/Hershey's Drink Boxes | circa. 1992 | Found |
121 | Nickolas/Catherine vs Ethan/Kristi | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
122 | Eric/Monica vs Ralph/Tracy | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
123 | Griff/Shelinavs Rizwan/Jessica | BK Dymacel/Hershey's Syrup | January 5th, 1992 | Lost |
124 | Jonathan/Nyya vs Randy/Farah | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
125 | Farah/Billy vs Shani/Jennifer | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
126 | Candice/Matt vs Nicole/Andrea | BK Dymacel/Hershey's Syrup | circa. 1992 | Found |
127 | Mark/Nandy vs Jed/Nadine | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
128 | David/Jennifer vs Mike/Andrea | BK Dymacel/Hershey's Syrup | circa. 1992 | Found |
129 | Selena/Marshall vs Tineka/Hazel | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
130 | Ray/Holly vs Jed/Nadine | BK Dymacel/Major League Baseball Cards | January 4, 1992 | Lost |
131 | Jeff/Cathrine vs Anthony/Jodie | BK Dymacel/Major League Baseball Carss | January 3, 1992 | Lost |
132 | Traci/Ned vs Amy/Rachel | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
133 | Teri/Joey vs Amy/Von | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
134 | Calvin/Katie vs Mark/Cheryl | Unknown | May 2, 1992 | Lost |
135 | Sarah/Jessica vs Eric/Katherine | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
136 | Megan/Jackie vs Ana/Shauna | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
137 | Josh/Porche vs Kenny/Beth | BK Dymacel/Hershey's Syrup | circa. 1992 | Found |
138 | Dustin/Alison vs Jason/Kema | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
139 | Anthony/Tina vs John/Stephanie | Unknown | March 1, 1992 | Lost |
140 | Jason/Diane vs Ralph/Becca | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
141 | Kenny/Amy vs Tony/Liza | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
142 | Fabiola/Tyson vs Nakisha/Jeanay | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
Episode Number | Contestants | Original Plugs | Airdate | Status |
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201 | Razi/Brooke vs Robert/Michele | Hershey's Syrup/BK Dymacel | circa. 1992 | Found |
202 | Altresse/Katy vs Ty/Dana | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
203 | David/Kim vs Nova/Alex | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
204 | Sarah/Ben vs Alecia/Kittisack | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
205 | Aaron/Kerri vs Breanne/Jamal | BK Dymacel/Eastpak Backpacks | circa. 1992 | Lost |
206 | Travis/Rebecca vs Chaketha/Tony | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
207 | Anika/Patrick vs Jennifer/Christopher | BK Dymacel/Hershey's Drink Boxes | circa. 1992 | Found |
208 | Marc/Erin vs Sarah/John | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
209 | Bobby/LaToya vs Caroline/Michael | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
210 | Laurene/Janette vs Michelle/Shaun | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
211 | Kemay/Billy vs Clarisa/Mason | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
212 | Liz/Caleb vs Julie/Patrick | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
213 | Brandi/Drit vs Allie/Matt | BK Dymacel/Hershey's Drink Boxes | circa. 1992 | Lost |
214 | David/Danielle vs Shana/Matt | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Los' |
215 | Toshia/Maneka vs Christy/Ryan | BK Dymacels/Eastpak Backpacks | circa. 1992 | Lost |
216 | Christie/Joe vs Ronda/Jayson | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
217 | Christy/Kevin vs Casey/Quinton | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
218 | Nikki/Chris vs Nicole/Joy | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
219 | Leeann/Conor vs Sarah/Wellington | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
220 | James/Suzy vs Ryan/Jennifer | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
221 | Austin/Meredith vs Jeremy/Nikki | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
222 | CD/Marc vs Lisa/Wendy | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
223 | Courtney/Alexander vs Brindley/Shaun | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
224 | Anatalia/Bobby vs Elizabeth/Ryan | Unknown | 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 | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
227 | Jay/Mike vs Zahra/Deborah | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
228 | Anand/Shannon vs Michelle/Claudio | BK Dymacels/Eastpak Backpacks | circa. 1992 | Lost |
229 | Kristin/Chris vs Cas/Jeanine | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
230 | Marie/John vs Carolina/Tully | BK Dymacels/Hershey's Drink Boxes | circa. 1992 | Lost |
231 | Shelly/Jennifer vs Jessie/Kathy | BK Dymacels/Eastpak Backpacks | circa. 1992 | Lost |
232 | Melissa/Rich vs Dee Dee/Mike | BK Dymacels/Roma Kids | circa. 1992 | Lost |
233 | Brent/Tricia vs Erin/Jason | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
234 | Mike Speller/Nick Caruso vs Jill Setter/Rick Galloway (Welcome Freshmen Special) | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
235 | Robert/Maureen vs Dawn/Isaac | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
236 | Isaac/Nick vs Melissa/Jammie | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
237 | Danny/Elizabeth vs Matt/Jennifer | BK Dymacels/Hershey's Drink Boxes | circa. 1992 | Lost |
238 | Kelly/Austin vs Luis/Bonnie | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
239 | John/Bard vs Christie/Walker | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
240 | Ricky/Amber vs Matthew/Darlene | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
241 | Gina/Derek vs Quincey/Robert | Unknown | circa. 1992 | Lost |
242 | Joe'O Connor/Elizabeth Hess vs Melissa Joan Hart/Jason Zimbler (Clarissa Explains it All Special) | Unknown | 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 [1], some of the original plugs are shown. However, there was no footage of the original plugs, showing that the maker of the guide, Ryan Rinkerman, has the original airings[2]. Paramount+ has released the show in its entirety but still has most of the altered consolation plugs than what was shown originally. Other than that, the missing consolation plugs have yet to be released by Nickelodeon.
See Also
References
- ↑ Episode guide that lists some of the original plugs. Retrieved 27 May '22
- ↑ Ryan Rinkerman's collection that lists the original airings. Retrieved 27 May '22