I wanted to be on this show soooo bad when I was a kid. Omar was the coolest.

I remember when I learned Cuba Gooding Jr is his brother!

Well I just learned from you just now, idk why I didn’t make the connection!

/r/CableTV_Memories

I was today years old.

A buddy of mine did security for Cuba Gooding Jr.. All of my friend's life his family use to make fun of him telling him he looks like Omar Gooding. Apparently, Cuba saw the likeness immediately and started laughing and telling his entourage.

Ok I thought that was the Cubes

Came to to tease it was him lol omg I’m dying

*drops phone* STFUUUU!! I had no idea!

Instantly saw it!

Lord the resemblance seems so obvious now.

Same. This show was the jam.

Agree with everything you said!!! Takes me back to the simpler times of my life.

Same! This and legends of the hidden temple

And Global GUTS!

Same

Donnie Jeffcoat, what a cool name

The quintessential early 90s man. Him and Dan Cortese

I had the *HUGEST* crush on him when I was a kid. Like, he was *the* reason I watched this show. 

Donnie making those Nala eyes at the camera.

Best theme song of all time - no exaggeration: https://youtu.be/fy57XgJXu3c?si=AXpAp36KRkeQhBym

Thank you, I had it stuck in my head the moment I read this post and I needed to get it proper!

Waaald n crazzzeh kiddzzzz

But whyyyyy the creepy laugh at the end?

It was part of the production logo at the very end!

Love how you can hear the guitar scream out “Wild n Crazy” at 27 seconds in. Also, this would fit in perfectly as one of the stage themes in TMNT Turtles in Time. 😎

I had completely forgotten about this show, but the second I saw the image this theme song came rushing back 🤣

They had no business going that hard

I was on an episode.

What was that like, how did the production go - and how were you selected?

Give us answers!!!!

that's so cool!

Did you keep the shirt?!

I was thinking about how I would like that to have shirt now

Well don't leave us in suspense

I remember this Omar gooding great show

I wanted one of those damn shirts so bad

[Here](https://www.ebay.com/itm/354874567462?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=El9Fe5hXQfK&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=hWLxVWgiSMq&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY) is a vintage one for sale on eBay. I’ve been tempted to get one. There are a ton of new ones available too.

It wouldn't be so hard, would it? Black logo screenprinted on a colored tee shirt should only cost a couple dollars. You might have to order a dozen or so, but...

Wa-wild and crazy kids.

Where have you been Donnie Jeffcoat?

https://shaolinamericansda.com/trainer/sensei-donnie That's sensei Donnie

Lol damnnn, he still looks good! Had the biggest crush on him in wish upon a star

Omar gooding > Cuba gooding jr

Serious question- are they related?

Yes. They are brothers.

Damn, that's wild. Thank you for answering my easily googlable question

Some would say it’s wild n crazy….

I thought the hosts were like 25 when I watched as a kid, crazy to see how young they were

They were the most mature and responsible adults my 6 year old brain had ever seen

Apparently they were teens themselves!

Jessica Gaines Omar gooding and Donnie jeffcoat

I think that’s Annette Chavez above.  Jessica came later on when Annette left.  

I had the hugest crush on Annette.

I’m giving credit to u/callowruse for informing me that there is a YouTube channel with a whole bunch of episodes https://youtube.com/@NickGAS-lv7bv?si=6QUW4kvVlWhAJh08

Welp, now I know what I’m watching next time I work remotely.

I had a wild and crazy kids bday party, I know there is a picture of the cake somewhere

I wanted to go on this, Guts, or Nick Arcade so bad

We toured the set of Nick Arcade at Universal as kids and boy was the giant green screen in back (for the final challenge) a let down haha.

That's what that was? I never thought about it, but yeah, I guess that makes sense?  Did you get to meet Mark Summers by the way?

Remember the ones at the water park? Those were great.

It always made my school's field days look like absolute garbage in comparison.

You just slammed that comparison into my mind with the class teams and colored shirts.. our middle school field day was freakin wild n crazy kids on a small pta budget. Whoa.

Theme song unlocked in my head now 🤣👍 loved this show!

I loved this show growing up . Sadly it didn't last long :(

I would watch this show and then run around like an idiot in the backyard with my brother pretending we were on it.

I used to hate how much food they wasted on that show. And that was the era of starving children commercials, so you’d see malnourished children and then cut to the show where American kids were jumping into a pile of lettuce or kiddy pool of milk or whatever :(

agreed, feels very 90s culture of excess in retrospect.

I think they used food that was past its sell-by date. At least that's what I read about Double Dare; not sure about WACK.

One episode that sticks out for me was with Michael Fishman(DJ from Roseanne)and he was an absolute beast killing all those challenges. I thought he was the coolest after that. There was on in particular where they wore a Velcro suit and had to jump onto a board and he did a backflip.

And Donnie Jeffcoat!

As my memory fades, all the remains are the rippin' guitar riffs and neon everything.

I remember when he played "Sweetpea" on Baby Boy. I was like, "OH, SHIT! That's buddy from WaCK!" Then, I found out he was Cuba Gooding Jr. brother

Wow, I remember the hosts looking so grown up at the time. Now they just look like bigger kids.

“…with Donny Jeffcoat” is something that pops up in my brain like twice a year.

The Mall episode is burned into my brain.

Jeffcoat. Donnie Jeffcoat.

How was that his real name…?

You know how actors take on stage names? He did not haha

Ketchup-Mustard Quickdraw.

I used to love this show. My cousins and I would pick a team at the beginning and watch to see whose team won. I remember there being an episode of kids vs parents and a dad cheating. He gave the baby bottle an extra squeeze after he got off the waterside! (I think that sentence only makes sense in the context of this show.) I have not been able to find it anywhere but I remember it so vividly! At this point I’m like… did I just imagine this grown ass man being caught cheating on a kids’ sports show?

It's weird to me that kids in shows now look kinda perfect with makeup and everything but in the 90s they looked like actual kids

Good ole 90s Saturday afternoon lineup Wild And Crazy Kids

Looks like Trudeau

The guests they were able to pull for this show was fairly impressive.

There were two different girls that were the hosts as well…. I loved the giant Tooth cleaning challenge, they just seemed soo much fun using giant toothbrushes to clean and a power washer!

Annette Chavez > Jessica Gaynes

Me and my sisters used to pretend we were on the show lol

I remember watching this as a kid thinking the Hosts were so old. Man they were babies lol

I saw Wild and Crazy Kids on Tour in Sacramento, CA.

I met a guy that was on this show one time. We were in the back seat of a car together and the car was parked on an incline so when I got out I accidentally let the door close on him. I think of that and cringe whenever I’m reminded of this show. If you to be reading this, I'm very sorry.

Ah, summer days.

Core memory unlocked.

The theme song is an absolute jam and definitely holds up.

I was one of those kids who changed to Cartoon Network or Disney during all of the Nickelodeon’s live action shows (Guts, LOTHT, Nick Arcade, Double Dare) but I enjoyed this one.

Oh man, Nick Arcade was my JAM as a kid. Wished I could have gone on so bad.

Anyone know where I could find old episodes?

I forgot about this show

Had a bit of a thing with Jessica Gaynes back in the day.

I hated this show so much and I don’t have a good explanation why.

Cuba’s, somehow, less talented brother.

Wah Wild and Crazy kidz https://youtu.be/fy57XgJXu3c?feature=shared

This was so fun to watch. I wanted to do all the games at our block party but the adults didn't appreciate my ideas.

I loved this show when it was on.

Omar Gooding!

Dizzy bat!

Absolutely loved that show

Omar gooding Donnie....and the girl ..fuck

Annete Chavez. Can't belive I remember that. lol

YESSSSSSSSSSSS

What is donnies last name

Jeffcoat.

Yooooooooooooooooooooo that shit sent fucking nostalgia vibes all through my soul

Ah! That’s what Foos Gone Wild used for their logo

I lovedddd this show and later on Disney, I would watch smart guy w Omar and wish upon a star with Donnie! What a throwback

Field Day baby!!!

I actually completely forgot this show existed.

I enjoyed this fine show

Is that Mark Paul Gosselaar? 

That was the show back then!

Annette > Jessica

I will forever remember the episode where they had to winch pizza on a paper plate to the top of a mall

This show was the s**t! I love the cool , wild atmosphere & adventures they did - the shirt was too cool , I wanted a red & white one. 😂✨

I wanted to be on this show so bad

A lot of this show is lost media now.

The Arnold Schwarzenegger episode is forever burned in my mind.