ROUNDHOUSE MEMORIES

I think it's important to be okay with daydreaming and fantasizing.  Since i have no cable or internet for this short period after a brush with a hurricane this past week, i have grown to appreciate the old DVDs that i have in my collection. Back in the 90's there was a show i absolutely loved as a teenager. This Nickelodeon sketch comedy called ROUNDHOUSE was the most hilarious show i had seen in a while. Complete with its MTV camera angles, catchy songs, funny skits, innovative dance routines and intelligent life themes in each episode, it helped me find my happy place.  It was during this time that i truly felt connected to another world. Watching people just as animated and quirky as me was so refreshing. I fantasized about being a part of this show, so i could escape from the doom and gloom that was my teenage experience.  Every Saturday night i was glued to my TV to watch the actors and singers bring to life colorful storylines and sing great original songs.  It made me laugh, smile and dance in my room every Saturday night.  As i watched these episodes over these past couple of days with no cable, i almost forgot how much i remembered and loved about this show. I quickly remembered who were my favorite actors, what were my favorite sketches and dance numbers and the song i knew from beginning to end. A couple of episodes rang true to me recently as i watched them over again.  There was a theme in one show about talent and one's own idea of what true talent is.  There was also a show on self-image.  Both shows had songs at the end of the episode that had good lyrics and didn't get lost in the antics that surrounded the show and made it great. It seems so weird that this show aired between '92 and '94 before it was canceled, because it seems like it could still fit into the array of shows that air today. At one time i had the episodes on VHS, but i eventually threw them out thinking it was a phase and i had moved on but i guess i never did. This is when social media came in handy. If i hadn't joined a Roundhouse Facebook group i would have never been able to own all the episodes on DVD now.  Roundhouse wasn't just a show to me, it was a magic wand that took me away from my reality to a clever world full of talented people.  Amazing how sometimes television can take you out of reality yet enhance life skills at the same time.  Here's to that inner teenager that is still very much inside. Thank you Roundhouse, you guys did a great service to me.