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After first hitting the airwaves in 1979, Nickelodeon truly blossomed in the '90s. During that decade, the network ushered in a fresh crop of unique animated shows, comedy shows, and game shows that were all geared toward a young audience — and the young audience couldn't get enough. "It was Nickelodeon's mission to be inclusive and to the voice of kids," "Clarissa Explains It All" creator Mitchell Kriegman told Spin in 2019. "It was more than just regular TV for kids. It was a sort of a stake in who they would be in the future. We had seen a lot of things that were made for kids, and I really wanted to do something that was just authentic for that set of human beings."
It's no stretch to say '90s Nickelodeon reson

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