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=== Other === Other signature recurring bits on the show include: * Fake commercials: Parodies of television commercials were part of the series as early as the first season and were the subject of one full episode in 1986, but the 1982 episodes contained commercial parodies that aired between the commercial bumpers where real commercials ordinarily fit. The products featured ranged from parodies of actual products (such as the Lotachi Lugman, a parody of the [[Walkman|Sony Walkman]]) to completely fictional products (such as a fragrance called "[[Peanut butter|Crème de Peanut]]"). These fake commercials were cut when Nickelodeon became advertiser-supported in 1983, although some were preserved for later ''Worst of YCDTOTV'' compilations. * Blip's Arcade: Blip, owner of the local video arcade, would find inventive and devious ways to cheat his customers, such as rigging unwinnable video games or running "specials" in which, he would exchange only three quarters for a dollar. * Nasti's Dungeon: A kid (most often either Kevin Kubusheskie, Alasdair Gillis, Adam Reid or Doug Ptolemy; occasionally Lisa Ruddy, Eugene Contreras, Vanessa Lindores or Adam Klabfleisch) shackled in a dungeon for unknown reasons would be approached by prison warden Nasti, who would make the prisoner falsely believe that he was to be set free. Rarely, a prisoner could convince Nasti to free him or trick Nasti into exchanging places. * [[Benedict Arnold]] School: Strict Mr. Schidtler wages an eternal war with his unruly, ill-prepared students. The school sketches include those in which Mr. Schidtler prevails by embarrassing or punishing students and those in which the students trick him into looking foolish or dismissing class early. * Detention: Kids are sent to detention by the principal about what they did and one kid is hanging in shackles like he was in a dungeon. The detention is like a part dungeon and part classroom run by the principal. * Various interiors of the Prevert home, including the front steps as Mom prepares to send the kids off to school. * A bunk bed at summer camp where the kids discuss how uncomfortable and sadistic the camp activities are. * A doctor's office, dentist's office and principal's office, all similarly evil or mischievous. * There were also in-person interviews, during which Christine McGlade interviewed ordinary children about the show's topic and asked them about their opinions. The segment ran from 1981 until McGlade left the show in 1986.
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