<P> At its peak, Double Dare was the highest - rated, live - action show for children ages 8 to 15 . The show was also popular with college students, with many schools offering Double Dare fan clubs . Half of Nickelodeon's operating profit in 1988 was due to the success of Double Dare and its syndication . On the show's success, then - senior vice-president of Nickelodeon programming Herb Scannell said that Double Dare was like "having a hit record your first time out . Double Dare put Nick on the map ." </P> <P> Double Dare revitalized interest in the concept of a game show for children . Less than a year after the program launched, NBC had premiered I'm Telling!, Lorimar Television had announced plans for Fun House, and Nickelodeon's Finders Keepers began airing--all shows based on competition between teams of children . During Double Dare's first year on television, junior versions of established game shows including Hollywood Squares and The Cross-Wits were developed for syndication, but ultimately were not produced . Game show executive and producer Bob Boden noted that Double Dare "allowed kids to get dirty and have a good time in ways that really were not acceptable before that show". Double Dare remains the longest - running game show produced by Nickelodeon . </P> <P> As Double Dare grew messier, a green slime substance became more commonly used in physical challenges and obstacles . Slime was originally introduced on another Nickelodeon program, You Can't Do That on Television . Double Dare's high viewership led to greater visibility for Nickelodeon's association with slime, and saw it featured in promotions for the network in the late 1980s . The substance proliferated further, including annual slimings on the Kids' Choice Awards, a slime geyser at Nickelodeon Studios, and slime - based segments on other game shows including Wild & Crazy Kids and Figure It Out . The relationship of Nickelodeon and slime still lasts on the network . </P> <P> Reviews of the show were often favorable, noting it was fun entertainment for the family . After Double Dare premiered, Kenneth R. Clark, media writer for the Chicago Tribune, observed that when contestants "squeal and make faces, it is somehow natural, wholesome and infectious," and said, "Double Dare is so refreshing ." Noel Holston of the Minneapolis Star and Tribune wrote that "kids and game shows, when you think about it, go together like hot fudge and ice cream". The Orange County Register's Ellen T. Klein said Double Dare is "such fast - paced, furious and messy fun" and rated the show as "good". In 1988, television critic Ken Tucker cited the interaction between, and the performances of host Marc Summers and announcer Harvey as "the not - so - secret ingredients in the show's success in drawing adult, as well as youthful, viewers". </P>

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