Thursday, September 21, 2017

I Double Dare You

Imagine them, but covered in gak
Photo Credit: WWE.com
Wrestling was so big in the 1980s that it was everywhere: music videos, movies, sporting events, and even children's game shows. Double Dare was one of Nickelodeon's flagship programs. For those who don't remember or who are too young to recall, it was a game that tested both the brain and the body. The physical challenges often involved sticky substances or other gross-out things. Many a kid got slimed on the soundstage, and guess what, during one episode, so did Bobby Heenan and Gorilla Monsoon.

This episode was part of a later iteration, when the show had to get even sloppier than before. Escalation is a killer. Heenan and Monsoon were on different teams, and they got down and dirty. Check out the full episode: