Philadelphia’s rich history of children’s television includes ‘Double Dare’ and a golden age of local hosts like Chief Halftown and Captain Noah

By Jared Bahir Browsh, Assistant Teaching Professor of Critical Sports Studies, University of Colorado Boulder

A generation of kids who grew up watching “Double Dare” dreamed of picking a giant nose or riding down the sundae slide.

The children’s game show, which mixed trivia, physical challenges and an obstacle course, is credited with helping to spark Nickelodeon’s rise to become the top children’s cable network.

Many fans may not realize that the massively popular show was originally…

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