Hi, I’m Asten. I’m autistic, disabled, and proudly nostalgic about the most unhinged TV shows that shaped my childhood — mostly during those pre-teen after-school hours when your snack of choice was a Frube and all your problems felt dramatic enough for a diary entry.
These weren’t just shows. These were lifelines.
They raised me. They warped me.
And now, I rank them for your reading pleasure — with bonus commentary from Daisy Carter, chaotic queen of my fictional universe and certified TV critic.
Let’s count them down…
10. Art Attack 🎨
Where else could you learn how to make a life-size paper mâché dragon and a pencil holder out of a toilet roll?
Core memory: Trying to recreate a masterpiece, only to end up with glue in your hair.
Daisy says: “He was hot. I said what I said.”
9. The Sleepover Club 📚
Australian chaos, girl gang vibes, and an obsession with friendship bracelets.
Core memory: Secretly wishing your friend group had a cool name and a clubhouse.
Daisy says: “This show is why I still crave matching pyjamas.”
8. Lizzie McGuire 🛍️
The drama. The outfits. The cartoon alter-ego.
Core memory: Feeling like Lizzie when life was just too much — even though you lived in the UK and didn’t have lockers.
Daisy says: “Justice for Kate Sanders. I would’ve been friends with her. Out of fear, but still.”
7. Miami 7 / The S Club Series 🎤
S Club never let you down — even when the plot made zero sense.
Core memory: Pretending to be Rachel in the playground and lip-syncing “Reach” like it was a West End audition.
Daisy says: “If you didn’t cry during Viva S Club, are you okay?”
6. Unfabulous 🎸
Addie Singer, queen of singing her diary out loud and giving awkward girls everywhere a role model.
Core memory: Wanting a guitar just to play pointless boy drama ballads.
Daisy says: “That theme song lived in my head rent-free and honestly? Still does.”
5. The Powerpuff Girls 🥊
Three pastel-wearing toddlers beating up crime and looking iconic while doing it.
Core memory: Being a Blossom but wishing you were Bubbles.
Daisy says: “I, too, was created from sugar, spice, and chemical chaos.”
4. Angela Anaconda 🖤
The animation style? Terrifying. The energy? Unmatched.
Core memory: That episode where she imagined turning into a giant? Yeah, that lived rent-free.
Daisy says: “I’m not saying she haunts my dreams, but I’ve seen her in mirrors.”
3. Ed, Edd n Eddy 🍬
This show was actual chaos on screen. Scam after scam, jawbreakers the size of your head, and zero logic.
Core memory: Realising you didn’t fully understand what was happening, but you loved it anyway.
Daisy says: “Honestly? The Eds were the blueprint for my entire personality.”
2. Hannah Montana 🎤
She had the best of both worlds — and we had no choice but to live vicariously through her.
Core memory: Practising your “secret identity” voice in the mirror like it was mission critical.
Daisy says: “I’d have exposed Miley by episode two. I’m petty like that.”
1. The Basil Brush Show 🦊
Boom boom, baby. This fox had timing, sass, and a chaotic energy that called to my very soul.
Core memory: Laughing way too hard at jokes you only half understood — and loving him so much it turned into a literal lifelong special interest.
Daisy says: “He’s my problematic fave. And I stand by it.”
Final Thoughts 🛋️
These shows weren’t just part of my childhood — they are my childhood. They’re why I still write the way I do, laugh the way I do, and turn every nostalgic blog post into a full sensory time machine.
Which ones did you watch? Did I leave off your fave? Tell me everything — and maybe Daisy will judge you, but I won’t 😇
Asten Does Nostalgia 
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