While growing up, my favourite TV shows were Binta and Friends, Papa Ajasco, This is Super Story, Checkmate and lots of others I cannot remember again. These were amazing shows that made my childhood more fun and hilarious. In those days, there was stable electricity so I never missed watching these shows. These TV shows were always aired every week and they were shows I don't miss watching whenever I return from school.
On most weekends while we are expecting the electricity to come up, we would use the time to perform some drama. I was the one in the duty of giving names to each character from these TV shows, giving each person a role to play and our parents and adults around then would laugh at our drama and acting skills. It was always a happy moment replicating the exact scene and our parents were always proud of us then.
The only time we relaxed to watch all these shows was during weekends because, during weekdays, we were always mandated to do our assignments before watching any TV and by the time we were done with assignments, lunch and chores, they would have finished the shows and it would always pain us. There are other weekdays when we are lucky not to have lots of assignments or chores left to do and would enjoy watching these shows as it entertain us a lot more than playing roughly with others in the compound. These shows occupied us and kept our companies as we learned amazing lessons alongside.
There was a notebook where I wrote the days and times for each show as we never wanted to miss any series because of how interesting each part was and we wanted to know what was next for each character. Binta and Friends was my main show as it featured an adventurous girl called Binta who had friends and faced lots of challenges as young children which they navigated through and were taught different life lessons. This show was aired in the late 90s and it took a great turn in our lives then. This show talked a lot about education, health, and social issues which was played in an educative manner with much to learn from and have fun with. Binta and Friends was produced by Wale Adenuga production which was popular then.
Aside from this show, there is another interesting and comedy one titled "Papa Ajasco". If you are from the '80s and '90s, even the early 2000 and do not know about this TV show, I guess you should cover your face as a Nigerian 😀. Papa Ajasco was a show that was also aired in the late '90s and early 2000s. It was produced by the same Wale Adenuga for children's entertainment. It is a Nigerian comedy television series that was running for a long time which made childhood memories entertaining and fantastic.
This show centered around the family of Ajasco who were always hilarious in their talks, dressing etc. The show was led by the patriarch Papa Ajasco who is known for his witty dialogue and memorable character.
In all of these, this show stood out for me, which was titled "Village Headmaster." Many times, this show made me dream of acting and being on the theatre stage because of their style of acting and how entertaining the characters are. Village Headmaster is a legendary Nigerian television drama which is in series and was aired between 1968 to 1988 (I wasn't born then 🤔) but this show became a favourite of kids as we would always expect that particular day for it to be shown as we all would be engrossed in it.
If you are familiar with NTA (Nigerian Television Authority), this was the channel where this show was always shown during one of the days of the week. This show was set showing a fictional setting of a market called 'Oja' with its community members depicting the lives, struggles and victories of the residents living around the market. The village headmaster is a respected figure who is known to be a mediator and a good leader in settling the conflicts and issues in the community and would make sure peace reigns.
One thing I love about these TV shows is how they depict the lives and values of Nigerians and how they are faced with challenges and the solutions to embark on to make sure things are better again. In all, these shows were the epitome of entertainment and happiness in the lives of children growing up to embrace the right morals. These shows not only serve as entertainment to audiences but contribute significantly to Nigerian television by addressing social issues, promoting cultural values and exposing local talents in each individual.
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Hahaha Papa Ajasco, I love that series, it was very funny though with the ajasco cap that looked like an umbrella🤣🤣🤣
Hahaha. He is always funny and I enjoyed that show 😄
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Wale Adenuga is a legend. His TV shows and series kept all of us in check because the lessons we learned from those shows as children helped us stay away from bad companies, vices and of course take our education seriously. Princess, you took us down memory lane with Papa Ajasco and Super Story.
A true legend 👏
Haha. I am glad I took you guys down memory lane. While writing this too, I was just smiling.
Wow you shared a great memory! We all have this type of memories to watch the TV shows that we were waited to watch. Really miss that time. Now we all have internet connection and a Smart device. So, none have this type of good memories any more!!!
None of these shows aren't showing today. I tried searching the Internet but couldn't find them. Omo. Those times were enjoyable for us.
yes!!those golden time.
These are really cool memories you shared here and this made me to rewind the hand of time. I also watch papa ajasco and not only that but I strongly believe those shows of 90s tend to make more educative sense or what do you think
Exactly. I cannot agree less. Those shows were truly educative, even our parents loved watching too.
Do you also remember Fuji house of commotion 😂😂😂. That show was a pain relief for me. All the shows you mentioned, I am familiar with and miss them terribly.
Super story was never missed on a Thursday night. I recall my mom would save her fuel in the generator just for super story 😂😂.
Haaa. Fuji House of commotion. Even the song itself send some chill down one's spine. Once we hear that song, even if we are eating then, we would rush it quickly so that before they finish with the names of the characters, we are done and are focused like someone wanting to write Jamb 🤣🤣🤣
Exactly 🤣🤣
I remember my aunt's daughter telling her mum to take her to Binta international school because of the show Binta and friends.
Most of the shows back then were interesting to watch.
Papa Ajasco is indeed a beautiful show I must say.
Hehehe. Who wouldn't like that Binta show? That school was used wisely and it made kids want to attend that school. Papa Ajasco was just so interesting to watch always.
The old TV shows built a lot of passion in so many young stars and are so engaging that one will always want to keep the date
You are right. Those shows were truly engaging and helped kids too. Memorable moment.