I remember watching this show on days when I stayed home “sick” from school (and just about everything else that was on Nickelodeon’s Nick Jr.). If I’m honest, though, I don’t remember anything specific about it. Other than, you know, there were gnomes. And according to the laugh-tastic theme song “trolls and wizards and fairy kings, birds that talk and fish that sing.” Wow. The show, which originally aired in Spain, was based on a series of children’s books. For the American version of the show, Tom Bosley voiced David’s character and Christopher Plummer provided narration.

Submitted by Laura E, cobbler.

No matter what generation you’re of, these were your kindergarten first-day-of-school shoes.

Submitted by Anonymous, who wishes to remain anonymous.

It’s hard to imagine, after looking at the image above, that, as children, we could want to eat food that looked like that. And then actually eat and enjoy it. I remember trying to peel the plastic film off of the scorched tray and never being totally successful. I also remember that, contrary to everything I understood then, the dessert was always the worst tasting part of the meal. And that’s saying something. Cute penguin mascot, though.

Submitted by Bruce W, invisible showoff.

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is a children’s book series written by Betty MacDonald featuring the enchanting widow of a pirate in the titular role. She resided in an upside-down house (and, in one book, a farm) and helped the neighborhood children overcome obstacles using both magic and common sense. She had a cure for just about every problem one could imagine, though most issues she dealt with pertained to manners, politeness, and hygiene. Oh, how I loved these books. Naming no names, I think we all know a kid or two in need of one of Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle’s cures…

Submitted by Mary Beth D, weaver extraordinaire.

So colorful! So geometric! So…hotel carpet-like! To this day, when I see a “certain type” of sweater, I think to myself, “Nice Cosby sweater!” Though these sweaters were a fashion trend not long for this world, they do still exist, most often in the bargain corners of thrift shops and hanging “ironically” in hipsters’ closets. Certainly, there are many moments to remember from The Cosby Show, but the Cosby Sweater may just always be the thing to leap to mind first.