''Don't Just Sit There!'' is a television show on
Nickelodeon
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that first aired in
1988
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and lasted for three seasons.
It was a variety
talk show
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comedy show. Segments included making food or taking things apart such as a
Nintendo, interviews with celebrity guests, or straight comedy sketches. The basic concept of the show was to give kids ideas for different things they could do rather than just sitting and watching TV, hence the title. Out of Order was the house band on the series; they would later get to sing on the show as well as participate in sketches.
The show's guests included
Davy Jones,
Mayim Bialik
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,
Lou Diamond Phillips
Louis Diamond Phillips ( born Upchurch; February 17, 1962) is a Filipino-American actor and film director. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film '' La Bamba'' (1987). For ''Stand and Deliver'' (19 ...
,
Tami Erin,
Downtown Julie Brown,
Michael Palin
Sir Michael Edward Palin (; born 5 May 1943) is an English actor, comedian, writer, television presenter, and public speaker. He was a member of the Monty Python comedy group. Since 1980, he has made a number of travel documentaries.
Palin w ...
,
William Shatner
William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor. In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk in the ''Star Trek'' franchise, from his 1965 debut as the captain of the starship ''Enterpris ...
,
"Weird Al" Yankovic,
Michael Richards,
New Kids on the Block
New Kids on the Block (also initialized as NKOTB) is an American boy band from Dorchester, Massachusetts. The band consists of brothers Jonathan and Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood. New Kids on the Block enjoy ...
and
Robert Englund
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wearing his
Freddy Krueger
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make-up and costume. One of the first musical guests on the show was the ska band
Fishbone
Fishbone is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1979, that plays a fusion of ska, punk, funk, metal, reggae, and soul. AllMusic has described the group as "one of the most distinctive and eclectic alternative rock bands of the lat ...
.
Don't Just Sit there would not be a show without the establishment and guidance the show
Double Dare had given. Will Friedle went on to play the role of Eric Matthews in the sho
"Boy Meets World"for the 7 seasons it was aired. He was quoted talking about how crazy it is that the shows are still very popular today.
Cast
*
Will Friedle as Host
* Matt Brown as Host
* Wendy Douglas as Host
*
B. J. Schaffer as Host
* Alie Smith as Host
* Mike Baldwin as Band Member (drummer)
* Chris Guice as Band Member (bass guitarist)
* Ed Jahn as Band Member (keyboards)
* Buxton Pryor as Band Member (guitarist)
External links
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References
1980s American children's comedy television series
1990s American children's comedy television series
1980s American television talk shows
1990s American television talk shows
1980s Nickelodeon original programming
1990s Nickelodeon original programming
1988 American television series debuts
1990 American television series endings
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