Hey Jordan, Jeff Sutphen AKA Pick Boy here. Really nice job with this. I very much enjoyed the trip down memory lane. You really captured the tone of what we were doing on UPL every day. And to all the fans here in the comments sharing their Pick Boy memories means a lot. TRUE FANS UP FRONT!!! it was always for you. And to be clear we didn't fix the voting. You legitimately had control. Fact!
Brent and Candace were the 2000s Milo and Ruby that time. The real Milo and Ruby aka Kate Godfrey and Anton Starkman would be great hosts if U-Pick Live ever coming back.
Pick boy destroying the avatar vhs on the premiere for avatars pilot to then find the secret backup copy was one of the most stressful moments of the early 2000's
When Last Airbender first dropped on Netflix in 2021 I tried to hunt down that exact clip and I'm still annoyed that it is nowhere online (presumably lost media at this point)
For like the past ten years I've been trying to remember why the name "garbagio" was something that was already in my memory. I could have looked it up, but the only times I thought about it were near the trashcan for obvious reasons, away from any internet device and by the time I'd return I would have forgotten. I completely forgot UPL was ever a thing, but I definitely recognized Pick Boy, name included, and as I explained Garbagio was something baked into my brain as well.
Me too. I remember my Spanish teacher asking me what the word for trash can was. I said "garbagio" and was told that this is not a real word. I only just now realized where I got that answer from.😆
This show was the reason I went to the library alot. Everytime they would doing I would walk there to vote. To the point my parents really thought I was learning alot how offen I would go
Can't wait to see more of these. Cartoon Network's Cartoon Fridays was my ritual back in the day. I'd be glued to the TV when it came on. I still remember some of their musical guests like when KT Tunstall sang "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree".
I'm not sure if you talked about this or not, while it wasnt a full on Programming Block, I really have good memories of the Cartoonnetwork Invaded series. Where aliens invaded shows like Fosters, Ed Edd and Eddy, Camp Lazlo, Gym Partner and Billy and Many. There was like a cool theme for the episode and it was always cool to see which show would get 'invaded' next. With in the end all of them actually being connected in some way. I even remember checking the CN website every day to see if the little teaser image was revealed for the weeks episode. It was really cool and just brings back good memories.
Loved the vid, brought back a ton of memories! I actually was picked by pickboy for one of the special episodes they did when they came down to the Nickelodeon Studio in Orlando. Every kid there was going "pick me, pick me" and I just bowed to him lmao. Remember it so clearly "YOU!" "ME?!?!" YEAH YOU, COME UP HERE!". I picked door number 3 and got a gamecube followed by everyone dancing. Incredible experience
So as far as recomendations for other programming blocks, you mentioned Miguzi in this video and that one was always a personal favorite of mine! Id love to see you do a video on it! I also think it would make for a good video to just talk about Cartoon City in general. Like it wasn't really a programming block per say, but rather the general bumpers they used when they werent showing a program block at that time, but honestly I really just loved everything about Cartoon City. It was so good! Seeing all the characters interact with each other between every show was great! Its genuinly sad to me that, as far as I can tell, no other network has ever put as much effort into the bumpers for their network as cartoon network did in the early-mid 2000's. Like I loved nickelodeon allot, and I watched quite a bit of U pick live while it aired, but some of my best memories are coming home from school and turning on cartoon network and seeing all these cartoons I loved, then in between them seeing all those cartoons I loved talking to each other and just living a regular life in the city, making it feel like all the shows took place in the same area and we where just watching different parts of the city regardless of what show you where watching!
This is my sense memory right here. I didn't remember until I read this comment which makes me so sad. I remember Pick Boy as an entity but I never got into U Pick Live (I usually ended up wanting the shows that wouldn't win so I wouldn't watch. Salty kid.) Sidenote: maybe why I have a hard time watching streams today. Anyway Cartoon Network was my Jam! And I remember the cartoon city so vividly now oh I hope Jordan does a video on that
Oh my god, I used to watch this all the time as a kid, but I completely forgot about it until just now. A whole part of my past completely unlocked. Thank you for this
I remember this. I wish they still had something like this. Also, other programming blocks I remember that I’d like to see you talk about include CN City, CN Fridays, Miguzi, and Cartoon Network Invaded.
My grandma just passed away recently and I’m so grateful for your channel Jordan because these are the shows I grew up on being at her house. Keep it up man. Appreciate ya.
I loved U-Pick Live! I remember 2 kids from my school were bragging about how they got access to be on the show and we all tuned in after school to see them. Could you make one of these for Slime Time Live as well?? Another fun memorable programming block from Nickelodeon!
Man is this a trip down memory lane, the early 2000s era of Nick, will always be the very best age of Nick and iconic. Had a lot great shows back then and the perfect balance of both cartoon and live action shows.
Cartoon Cartoon Fridays was EVERYTHING to me as a kid. Also, I think that it would be cool if you highlighted special Holiday themed programming blocks that kid networks used to do. I remember one year when the Disney Channel held a contest for kids to vote for their favorite Halloween episodes of shows like Even Stevens and Lizzie McGuire, and I specifically remember voting for some of those episodes. Host segments like this are great touches that made the networks just as appealing as the shows on them. Same goes for the between commercial bumpers, like all of the classics that Cartoon Network used to have in the 90s and 2000s. So much great nostalgia!
Miguzi was my favorite, both for the awesome shows like Teen Titans and Static Shock, but also the fun and interesting world of monster aliens they created under the sea...
Funny that you mentioned Attack of the Show!, after U-Pick Live, Candace went on to hosting AOTS! with Kevin (2011) until it got canceled the first time back in 2012 but not for the show lived G4 revival last year.
I love and definitely remember watching UPick Live, it was definitely my favorite programming block ever I remember coming home after school and turning on my tv to Nickelodeon and watch UPick Live, Brent and Candace were great as hosts, Antonio was so cool and I always love when he always takes the tape to the control room, I always love the Mystery Picks they were my favorites and had great BIG events including Hosting KCA Pre-shows and UPick’s Biggest Week Ever I love that event it was so awesome but also Pick Boy was hilarious and great on UPick and had the best moments including when We the viewers had to vote 🗳 for Pickboy back on the show it was great but seriously UPick Live was a great Nick Programming Block and probably the last greatest thing on TV Ever so from the bottom my heart Thank you Brent, Candace, Antonio and of course Jeff Sutphen 🧡💚🖤😊😎🎉
It's astonishing how familiar pick boy is to me. I remember this block happening but honestly couldn't have told you a single thing about it. Seeing pick boy though feels like I just saw him yesterday it's so weird
Man, I randomly thought about this show today and the nostalgia I feel right now is insane. I haven’t thought about this program in at least 15+ years. It was such a big part of middle school for me, I remember getting off school in 6th grade and being home just in time for U Pick Live at 3:00 PM (Mountain Time baby). I watched this every single day and did homework to it while watching Nicktoons. I wish I could relive my childhood again.
i was born in 2002 so i was too young to remember this but man it sounded like fun! the idea that you could control what show a tv network played would’ve blown my mind as a kid! wouldn’t hold the same value now with streaming but it sounded cool for the time!
While I had stopped watching Nickelodeon as much when this came out, I do want to say thanks for mentioning Nick in the Afternoon! I LOVED Stick Stickly and still have the "Write to me Stick Stickly..." song stuck in my head!
This is one of the best programming blocks that was done. I felt there was a fad with request line or live action blocks such as Total Request Live for MTV, Slime Time Live for Nickelodeon also and Cartoon Network Fridays. These were something I looked forward to and would be part of my interest in mass communications to where I am today!
I now remember Pickboy, thanks that scratched an itch in my brain for so long. As for programming blocks, dear lord there are to many for me to say. My childhood was filled with so many that I can’t even keep them all separated from one another. I can only keep them on what channel they where on half the time, but if I have to choose I have to say Toonami. I’ve seen like every iteration of it since like 2000.
Thank you for this awesome video, Jordan! Apparently I am a bazillion years older than you, because this show was what my long-ago roommate and I would watch as we pre-gamed before heading out to our favorite bars, lol. We'd DVR it (don't worry, it wasn't a Tivo!) to watch after we got home too. We loved Fairly Odd Parents and SpongeBob, and we thought Pick Boy was super cute, so we watched a TON of Nickelodeon - probably way too much for people so far outside the target demographic age group! But it was so much fun. And you did just a magnificent job covering this block of pure entertainment! Thanks again for bringing back memories of a great show that aired at a great time in my life. Your content never fails to put a smile on my face! I'm so glad I found your phenomenal channel, and equally glad that I'm subbed! Keep on being amazing! 💖
As soon as you mentioned Stick Stickly I started singing the song of how to send a letter to Stick. Something I haven't heard in a long LONG time but still remember perfectly. Stick Sticky and Slime Time Live were awesome. Outside of programming blocks have you done a video on the annual Big help-a-thon?
jordan, i am not kidding when i say this, i was just remembering you pick live and especially pick boy. the drama of pick boy saying he would take off his mask, only to reveal he has a second identical mask still shielding his secret identity, is still forever burned into my memory.
I went to a summer camp where the actor who played The Cow from You Pick Live was one of my camp counselors! He was funny guy who had us all as kids doing the same dance where you spin around and point your index fingers in the air every time my bunk would score or win at any activities we’d do through out the day. Good times!
Last year, I spent some time collecting custom Sims 1 skins, and came across an outfit assemble for Pick Boy. That really threw me right back in time. I loved watching U-Pick as a kid! One of my favorite blocks alongside Slime Time Live
If we’re talking programming blocks, I’d definitely love to hear you talk about Miguzi. Everyone remembers Toonami, but nobody really talks about Miguzi
Lmfao I brought up Pick Boy to a friend some months ago and we were wildin!! The nostalgia was real! Those premiere nights were great. New NED, Zoey 101, Drake and Josh, it was Nick's TRL.
I can't remember the name of it, but there was a game show that took place in an outdoor area of nickelodeon studios I think that I remember from back in the very early 2000s. I love seeing all the shows that were not as well known being remembered now! Love feeling the nostalgia!
Hello Jordan Fringe, I am a long time watcher and have to say you do an amazing job of making all these videos, brings me back to a lot of happy memories. Thank you so much. For programming blocks I recall Toonami and Miguzi on Cartoon Network, Jetix, I think there was another Nickelodeon one I can't remember the name of.
I’m so happy I found your channel. From being reintroduced to shows I completely forgot I remembered, To actually feeling relatable to a content creator I watch. It’s just such a nice refreshing yt channel. Thank you Jordan
I LOVED this show. This is one of the last Nickelodeon shows that I tuned into on a regular basis. Had a crush on Candice Bailey(who'd move on to be a host on the old G4), and Pickboy was AWESOME! Thank you for covering it again! Brings back memories of my childhood, and I just turned 32.
Man! This really brought back a memory I forgot I had as a kid! I loved U-Pick Live back in the day! I used to watch it all the time! PickBoy especially was a really great wholesome fun loving character! I'm glad his legacy lives on to this day. Nickelodeon can really impress you sometimes nowadays with what they know the fans want and love.
Man, i remeber I used to get on the bus home from middle school and all I could think about was grabbing a snack and watching Pick Boy. Whenever he picked Neds Declassified or All Grown Up I would get so excited. Best times of my life
I really don't know how I find myself 10 episodes deep on your channel just to realize I haven't subscribed. That issue has been remedied but in all honesty I feel like it's a compliment that someone can be so enthralled in your content that they don't even realize they haven't subscribed yet.
Man I can’t believe I forgot about TRL for kids. I saw Pick Boy and was like wtf I remember that. And then you showed Candace and Brent and I was like wow, I memory holed all of this. There’s so much stuff about nostalgic Nick I remember, but I completely forgot about this.
Omg this was such a blast from the past! I haven’t thought about them in decades at this point but I remember Pick Boy and the prize wall vividly! I used to vote too 😊 How did I never realize that Jeff who played Pick Boy went on to host those Nick game shows?! The mask truly works to obscure identities haha. I always really liked him ❤️ Yessss cover Survivor!! My actual favorite show! (btw it’s Probst with a long o sound) But love the idea of other programming blocks. Toonami and Miguzi are great picks. So is Cartoon Cartoon Fridays. Snick too! Playhouse Disney is another classic. Also there was one in the late 90s/early 2000s maybe and I want to say it was PBS or one of its affiliates where there was a guy who also played his mother which was just him in a wig. And for the life of me I cannot remember more. The only other thing that sticks out in my mind is the color test screen. Maybe he wore like a blue coat sometimes. I want to say his name was Bob, but searching PBS Bob just gets you tons of Bob Ross results. Maybe this was just a fever dream, but if you happen to know what I’m talking about please enlighten me!
So happy you covered this block! We never had good internet when I was a kid, so I was never able to vote, but it always made me happy that the opportunity was still there to participate. Garbaggio is the champ! As for other blocks, I’d love to see you cover the Nicktoons Summer Beach House block that would run Mon-Fri over the summer!
My biggest memories of channel bumpers were Moose and Zee on NickJr. Growing up in the 00s with a single mother, it was a big part of my childhood. And the transition to TeenNick I still remember fondly, Adult Swim and got nothing on TeenNick. Still salty that it swallowed up NickGAS later on though.
I was on the Drake and Josh episode of U-Pick Live! I was picked for the prize wall and won a set of sports equipment! The hosts and producers were very welcoming toward the kids! It was a very fun experience to live out as a kid!
Love this! Glad you're doing more. Blocks like Toonami & TRL are what I miss most about the cable era & I'm glad they're getting the recognition they deserve.
One Saturday Morning is the one programming block whose theme song still gets stuck in my head; I loved watching it so much when I was younger. I’m looking forward to seeing more of these look backs. :D
I remember when they called viewers. This boy won something (Think it was a bike or scooter). All of a sudden, you hear his father yell at him to get off the phone. The kid starts cursing at him and he hear the father cursing back. It was hilarious!
I remember once after the segment was over they went to one of the cartoons after the pick but they forgot to cut off the audio feed. So for a few moments you can hear the two host talk to each other completely unaware the viewers can hear them while the program was airing. Also 2:27 was literally me
Something about the Nickelodeon programming like this hooked me when I was a kid. I remember Stick Stickley, I remember Slime Time Live, and especially this.
i somehow missed out on this programming block era, but some programming blocks i distinctly remember include the adult swim bumpers & whatever the hell disney was doing (that miniseries hosted by brenda song, the fake reality segments, as the bell rings, ze frank, etc.)
STICK STICKLY! NICK IN THE AFTERNOON! DECADES ago I DID send a letter asking Stick to play the Rugrats Passover special, and I just so happened to be out of the room when the segment was on with him reading the letter BEFORE THEY TOTALLY PLAYED IT!! To this DAY I have no idea if my letter was on the show asking for it! I'm still HOPING somebody has that airing on tape so I can see it and find out!
Maaannn the absolute CRUSH I had on Candace Bailey even when she went over to G4.back then was insane 😩 I really miss segments like this on tv. I was literally trying to explain what tv programming blocks were by explaining U-Pick Live to my younger sister like last year. Still cool seeing Pick Boy in the comments too
OMGOSH!!!! You just brought a bunch of nostalgic memories!!!!!! I love the family they created and the fun they made. You took the words out of my mouth about this
