The Truth About City Guys | The '90s Saturday Morning Show With The Catchiest Theme Song Ever!

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Back in the ‘90s, NBC ran a programming block of shows on Saturday morning called TNBC, the ’T’ standing for teen as that was the demographic they were targeting. I’m sure many of you remember Saved by the Bell, California Dreams, Hang Time and, the one this video is about, City Guys.
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@corelle8055 Ай бұрын

I love me some City Guys! They used to stream on Tubi, I was so bummed they took it off there. The theme song was a bop! TNBC Saturday mornings were the best!

@matxalenc8410 Ай бұрын

It looks like it's on KZfaq free, if you're looking to rewatch.

@stickydog_hopkins9860 Ай бұрын

damn and I had them in my saved list to watch 😭. I remember watching this show when it ran in syndication on WB I think

@thepubknight6144 Ай бұрын

I used to watch all of them shows But city guys was my favorite It also has the record for the highest rated teen show on a Saturday slot to this day

@bella_bella85 Ай бұрын

Free vee on Prime runs a marathon every now and then. They run it for a whole week then theyll play Coach next its TNBC on there. I be having the time of my life when they air it 😂

@actionscott8033 Ай бұрын

I’m glad they took it off Tubi. It needs to be on nbc apps and dvds. No more third party bum ass are streaming services. I’m older to actually watch this show live

@thablackkat9905 Ай бұрын

Peacock needs to add all of the old TNBC lineup, along with Passions.

@mstif26 Ай бұрын

All the episodes of Passions are here on KZfaq

@thablackkat9905 Ай бұрын

@mstif26 until someone at NBC Universal decides to pull it. I'm talking about the legit episodes, not the recorded bootlegs, even though I'm not really picky.

@nehemiahpouncey3607 Ай бұрын

So much nostalgia sitting in that vault.

@nehemiahpouncey3607 Ай бұрын

Wesley and the principal reunited on the bud light commercial. Mini city guy's reunion.

@bigtakeshi Ай бұрын

I agree! I loved TNBC!

@jess_a_yo Ай бұрын

Probably a long shot, but could we get a retrospect on GhostWriter? (also fun fact: Principal Noble’s actress played main character Jamal’s grandma)

@davej.meister5421 Ай бұрын

Nell Carter (of Gimme A Break fame) was almost cast as the principal.

@saaunique Ай бұрын

I asked for this too! Ghostwriter made me love NYC and eventually move there as an adult.

@jeanemlicar Ай бұрын

I remember that show.

@pa.encema2821 Ай бұрын

Loved Ghostwriter. Use to watch it after Carmen Sandiago

@jeanemlicar Ай бұрын

True. I thought Carmen Sandiago was on Fox Kid’s while Ghostwriter was on PBS.@@pa.encema2821

@Fraxinus_a Ай бұрын

Aye, this was my show! Every saturday morning!!! Followed by some PepperAnn and Recess on ABC's One Saturday Morning.

@LenWein_ Ай бұрын

Wow Pepper Ann you took it back...I remember that crazy theme song 😂 thank you for unlocking that memory!

@CaviarDiamondsss Ай бұрын

They have one Saturday morning here in KZfaq! I love hearing the jingle, what a time to be alive!

@handsomeX Ай бұрын

Damn. Peter Engel had the midas touch. He took full advantage of the untapped Saturday morning teen market. Very smart.

@thablackkat9905 Ай бұрын

Yes indeed! Too bad networks only cared for ratings and number crunching in the end.

@BR1AN Ай бұрын

I was watching “City Guys” in syndication on Tuesday September 11th when the first plane hit the North Tower at 8:46. I will never forget this show for that reason.

@benb8407 7 күн бұрын

WXMI Fox17 only aired the plot and EP5 that week late at night since they aired Fox News all that week on 9/11 like most broadcast networks did.

@KageyVision Ай бұрын

City Guys was so good! Another 90s gem 🙌🏾

@BillCosbyTouchedMyDoodle Ай бұрын

The City Guys theme song gives me such a warm, fuzzy feeling of being free from school. The pilot episode premiered just two and a half months after I graduated high school, which was actually the Saturday before school reopened. Just knowing there was no such thing as 13th grade, made that weekend all the more merrier. Keep in mind I was not the most studious, and therefore went to summer school all throughout high school, excluding my senior year when I finally buckled down. Therefore, I didn't have any goals or dreams, and still lived with my mother until I was 27. But I would gladly rewind the hands of time, to be living with her while young, vibrant and carefree. Damn you, Father Time.

@larrymarshall8900 Ай бұрын

Rolling with the city guys,city guys,rolling with the city guys.

@blaxpoitation8528 Ай бұрын

That City Guys intro was dope. Almost gave me teen New York Undercover vibes lol (but more comedic). Man they had the best shows back then!

@BillCosbyTouchedMyDoodle Ай бұрын

@@blaxpoitation8528 I can definitely see that NYU comparison. You know what's crazy is that I could've sworn that the actor who played L-Train was the stuttering dude in "Deliver Us From Eva." It was a very small role, so you may not remember -- when the guys showed Ray (LL Cool J) a picture of Eva (Gabby Union) whom they wanted to set him up with. "L-Train" happened to be walking by them and saw the pic and said, "B-B-B-Bitch!!" and started having Vietnam flashbacks. He also had a small role in "The Jamie Foxx Show" as K-CI and JoJo's manager at the recording studio who answered the phone and then relayed to K-CI and JoJo that Busta Rhymes (actually Jamie in disguise) is on his way up. He was also on "Def Comedy Jam." It blew my mind when I realized that was not L-Train.

@baggergurl16 Ай бұрын

I’m not gonna lie the T-NBC line up was definitely my guilty pleasure. This was when Saturday morning was worth getting up early for.❤️❤️

@alfonsogreen2722 Ай бұрын

Facts. Not like this garbage today where all u get is THE NEWS & CRAPPY STUFF

@jennzifur Ай бұрын

I loved this show and Wesley (and his dimples)!

@danavixen6274 Ай бұрын

Wesley is STILL fine with a beautiful family now. ❤

@thepubknight6144 Ай бұрын

@@danavixen6274 also Dion Basco (Alberto) is brother to Dante Basco aka "Rufio" from "Hook" and The voice of "Zuko" in "The Last Airbender"

@nehemiahpouncey3607 Ай бұрын

He also played in movies and commercials as well. He reunited with the principal on i think bud light commercial. Little city guy's reunion.

@goodfellabeats Ай бұрын

YES! Thanks for spending the time to do this. I loved City Guys much more than any other of those Saturday morning shows. It seemed a bit more relatable to me because of the urban setting and diverse cast. Some of these situations were closer to what I experienced unlike SBTB.

@AggravatedMan365 Ай бұрын

Saturday mornings were lit back then. Thank you for this! This is why I love this channel

@Supremmo Ай бұрын

City Guys was a fun show! Out of all the cast members, Wesley Jonathan is still in the spotlight. He went on to do "What I Like About You" on CW with Amanda Bynes and "The Soul Man" with Cedric The Entertainer. He was also in Roll Bounce and way before that he was in Panther and appeared in the film Badass about the making of Sweetback's Badass Song.

@themkeffect Ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. I loved this show growing up! Marcella Lowery was one of my favorite characters, especially because we share the same first name.

@danavixen6274 Ай бұрын

My late grandmother's name. ❤

@gregwhite7852 Ай бұрын

O snap CITY GUYS clicked on this ASAP! How about a video on "USA HIGH"?!!!

@baggergurl16 Ай бұрын

Oh my god yess!! This show isn’t talked about as much

@PrinceofOrphans Ай бұрын

Damn, USA high!😮 That certainly brings back memories! Shout out to the little Italian dude lazorinni or somethin like that!

@jujub4553 Ай бұрын

Rockin at USA high!

@4-a-e Ай бұрын

That theme song was also a banger!

@mylifeyourentertainment Ай бұрын

Anthony Anderson on Hang Time was epic

@davep1103 Ай бұрын

Teddy Broadis

@davej.meister5421 Ай бұрын

Fake Michael Strahan.

@nehemiahpouncey3607 Ай бұрын

He never talks about that.

@lacolem1 Ай бұрын

I’ll never not think of him as the dude from Hang Time

@davej.meister5421 Ай бұрын

@@lacolem1 Or the fake Michael Strahan in those Walmart TV spots with Sarah Michelle Gellar (aka the fake Kelly Ripa.)

@stewiegriffinfan1986 Ай бұрын

Chile, the TNBC lineup was everything to me growing up... Hang Time, City Guys, California Dreams, Saved by the Bell (the original & its spin-off The New Class)... life was so good 😉 They just don't make good shows like these anymore. (Fun fact: The late Frank Bonner, best known for playing sleazy sales manager Herb Tarlek on WKRP in Cincinnati, directed every single episode of City Guys over the course of its 5-season run. He had even made a cameo in one of the episodes.)

@blakebrown84 Ай бұрын

I love some City Guys and the show still comes on every now and then. Good times! It’s still a great sitcom for the 90s

@AmanOfGod777 Ай бұрын

City Guys was my shiiiiiiiiiiiid growing up!!!.... I still watch it from time to time to this day!..

@JamesBailey-jp1zc Ай бұрын

One of my childhood favorites, matter of fact, I still watch it from time to time 'til this day 📺👌🏽💕

@TheJayWashExperience Ай бұрын

I loved City Guys growing up 😁

@user-uj3ts3iu4b Ай бұрын

California Dream!!! WOW.. havent heard about that in years

@HoneyButterBiscuits Ай бұрын

Middle school memories! I had 😍 for Scott Whyte after seeing him play Gunnar Stahl in Mighty Ducks 2. And recognized Wesley from darn near everything, because that dude stayed busy getting parts on tv shows. Those guys were a hilarious duo on City Guys.

@chrisfarrow954 Ай бұрын

This was my show as a kid! They used to show this like 2pm on WB coming home from elementary school.

@Cinderkin Ай бұрын

Surf dudes with attitude, kinda groovy. Laid back moves, the sky above the sand below. Good vibrations, feeling mellow. Damn I miss California Dreams. I've never heard of City Guys. Thanks for this.

@keishaallen4050 Ай бұрын

I watched two years ago on Tubi. I had never heard of it either... It was actually pretty good, City Guys.

@ervinghenderson4780 Ай бұрын

Thanks to KZfaq, I can finally watch this classic again

@eddierascalhaskell4954 Ай бұрын

City Guys lost me with 40 something year old El-Train passing himself off as a "teenager". They coulda at least said he was attending night school or something.

@JohnSmith-xg9wx Ай бұрын

😂😂😂💀

@ms.payton1458 Ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣 El-Train was that guy though haha

@micsmif79 Ай бұрын

I went to high school with old faced doods. That's what gave the show its urban cred.

@eddierascalhaskell4954 Ай бұрын

The key words there are "old faced". El-Train looks altogether like he was on his way to his AARP membership.

@m.coleman Ай бұрын

😅

@Shana_Ann8510 Ай бұрын

Omgosh ❤ Can we get Hangtime next?!! Love the theme song

@user-uj3ts3iu4b Ай бұрын

Great request . Loved hang time.. the random badass on their team who wore leather jackets .. lol great show . Another great theme song too

@Beauty_and_the_Beats Ай бұрын

Ok I thought I was the only one that remembered this show and had the theme song live rent free in my head since the early 00s. Sn The bad girls club scene in the new intro took me 😂

@jessicastewart313 Ай бұрын

Brings back serious memories. Thanks for this!

@jessicabarthley4943 Ай бұрын

Can you please do a video on One World? Love your content. Keep it Up!

@Supremmo Ай бұрын

That show is a blast from the past. I remember the show ended on a cliffhanger.

@beaniegee5129 Ай бұрын

They need to City Guys back on Tubi or either put it on Pluto TV or Peacock

@matxalenc8410 Ай бұрын

It looks like it's on KZfaq.

@jonathancue1584 Ай бұрын

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 for real thank you

@retrosurvival3988 Ай бұрын

You KNOW I been waiting for this one! TY!

@Iwant2BYRLova Ай бұрын

Heyyy so nostalgic This was my show! Sending love From NYC!

@brandonpage7087 Ай бұрын

Man, do I ever miss the TNBC block!!! They say that by 2000, it was no longer reaching its target audience, but a teenaged me was still watching the series, as well as the other series! City Guys was definitely my favorite of the TNBC block, & it's criminal that none of these series have been made available for home video, & apparently, they're not streaming anywhere, either. Now that you've done City Guys, would you cover One World next?

@IzzyTheGent Ай бұрын

Aye! Juicy Pop’s been showing a lot of love to underrated shows lately and I’m here for it 😁

@jujub4553 Ай бұрын

Why do I not remember this at all???? I remember and watched saved by the bell (duh), USA high, California dreams etc

@romanrobinson2902 Ай бұрын

This was done by peter engle loved this show too watched everyone all on tube

@TheMYERSFAN25 Ай бұрын

I LOVE City Guys!!! I discovered it during the spring of 2002. I watched it at 2 pm on WB 17 (reruns) I'm not crazy about the theme song, though. Cassidy is my favorite.

@kinglord7707 Ай бұрын

I love City Guys it's like Inner City version of Saved By the Bell

@thewrongascendancy Ай бұрын

I loved this show!!! I didn't know it existed until about 2000-ish because I still watched Saturday morning cartoons 😂As a millennial teen, this was my Saved by the Bell. I also watched Just Deal and SK8!

@3BTV1976 Ай бұрын

Great show, and I love the New York story😂❤

@cleftheart1969 Ай бұрын

I was raised seventh day Adventist so I didn't watch TV on Saturday mornings. I remember 21 jumpstreet and I remember Wesley Jonathan in the show get a life 😊 and Wesley appeared in panther and roll bounce...hope he makes it bigger🙏🏾...

@OofmanRulz Ай бұрын

Nice new intro video. Loved City Guys.

@Boss3Nate Ай бұрын

We used to smoke so much bud while watching City Guys and Hang Time and California Dreams and just laugh and laugh and laugh at how stupid it was

@TheLonelySoulja Ай бұрын

Last time I ever watched City Guys on actual television(no apps from smart tv) was 21 years ago this coming weekend.

@mashondaknight9132 Ай бұрын

Memories i love watching it on Saturday mornings

@theopoluspuckett5827 Ай бұрын

STILL WATING,ON THAT (SATURDAY MORNING(GUYS NEXT DOOR) VID..:)

@z0ee996 Ай бұрын

Still watch the reruns on KZfaq. Memories

@thablackkat9905 Ай бұрын

This was my favorite Saturday AFTER cartoons show next to California Dreams!!!

@latashaedwards6522 Ай бұрын

That theme song lives rent-free in my head every now and then.

@anthonyalston2574 Ай бұрын

Love this channel and this show!!! Another banger as always so keep them coming. It will forever be a mystery to me why City Guys and all of the other TNBC shows for that matter aren't available on Peacock. They own the rights so to sit on it for no apparant reason is silly to me when you have a streaming platform to air it.

@alexanderfoster5685 Ай бұрын

Loved this show, watched it on weekdays where I lived. Right before school, and I knew it was a Boscoe in there somewhere lol

@EaZyKiNg Ай бұрын

Theme song was so fire i still randomly sing that

@jayfriday9485 Ай бұрын

the show used to tape between ‘sister, sister’ & ‘moesha’, both shows that wesley jonathan (jamal) previously guest starred in. wesley admitted to initially being envious of both shows because of their prime time slots (and money), which he felt he was ready for.

@honeysvw Ай бұрын

I loved this show

@Profess84 Ай бұрын

Great video. OMG!!! I loved TNBC. City Guys was my favorite, it was ahead it's of time in terms of tackling issues in the world. I have been asking why Peacock hasn't put these shows on their streaming platform. EL Train was my favorite character, and the cast chemistry was great.

@jonathancue1584 Ай бұрын

Man, I loved this show as a teenager, I wish they would show reruns.

@mzjean89 Ай бұрын

I used to LOVE city guys!!! Wesley Jonathan baby! ❤❤❤

@jayfriday9485 Ай бұрын

thank you so much 🙏been waiting for this 🤩💜

@Thula_Impala96 Ай бұрын

As a tween, I saw a live taping of this show and loved it! I think the Asian guy is the same actor that played Rufio in the ‘Hook’ movie with Robin Williams

@truthhurts3305 Ай бұрын

Close! The actor is his brother 👌🏿

@oneflyladismith9761 Ай бұрын

Never heard, seen nor remember this show before but it looks like it was a good show based on your commentary 👌

@SANDYMILLER23 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this episode. I used to watch this show with my Goddaughter. We both loved it. Good show.

@JeremiahSpeaks Ай бұрын

Another great video Juicy Pop 😄 Happy Memorial Day 😊

@JuicyPopEntertainment Ай бұрын

🥰

@taureanmay1411 Ай бұрын

@@JuicyPopEntertainment3:28 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰you too.

@lionelluva Ай бұрын

I definitely remember this show. I also thought Wesley was fine lol. This was a great show and I hope we can watch re runs on a different platform soon.

@user-cw4gi2tq7w Ай бұрын

It's funny how black shows had to have like at least two white characters but white shows didn’t have to in the 90s

@GrimyGrafhic Ай бұрын

That’s actually not true. When a show was a “black show” back in the 90s, there were rarely any white characters as part of the main cast. In fact, I challenge you to name a “black show” from the 90s, that has 2 white characters as part of the main cast. Also, I wouldn’t consider City Guys to be a “black show.” It takes place in a multiracial school in Manhattan.

@thekidfromthesouthside Ай бұрын

@@GrimyGrafhic I mean you're definitely wrong. Malcom and Eddie added two. The Parkers had a white character, New York Undercover had a white character. Martin started off with a White character (his assistant DJ). The Wayans Bros had a white character (he was dropped later because he got his own show). The white character on Black sitcoms is absolutely a thing, and really highlights the networks refusal during that period to be always fully black. There are several exceptions that didn't (ie. Living Single, Roc) but this is very real trope in Black television. And City Guys IS a "black show." Once you urbanize a show on NBC, there is a certain spectrum they were looking for but didn't say it out loud. Friends was in the city but it was metropolitan (ie. White and hip). Urban is code for Black. The 90s belonged to Black culture and Hip-Hop. They wanted that Black viewership of a certain kind, and City Guys was that attempt.

@beaniegee5129 Ай бұрын

Great story on City Guys

@ms.payton1458 Ай бұрын

City Guys is one of my all time favorite shows back in the day. My best friend and I had the biggest crush on Wesley Johnathan haha

@chancest.thomas5160 Ай бұрын

Wesley Johnathan won my heart as a lil Loca

@Coach_Wane Ай бұрын

I use to love this show. Damn I forgot all about this show

@KrisHoppz Ай бұрын

Wow, noticing now as an adult how they only had 1 black person on most of the shows (Saved by the bell, California dreams, Melrose Place, Power rangers, etc. ) it makes me so sad to realize this.

@gilfordmccormack8140 Ай бұрын

This was my shit growing up I used to tune in every Saturday.

@fade2black1982 Ай бұрын

I've always thought City Guys would have been a better show outside of that Saturday morning block. Maybe they would have been able to keep their original script instead of it being revised.

@cadillacdeville5828 Ай бұрын

Good morning 🌅🌄 from maryland. I don't remember this show😮

@levelimeade9613 Ай бұрын

Shout out to city guys 💯🔥💪🏾... The theme song was dope...💯🔥

@TampaAries Ай бұрын

Do the show "in the heat of the night" lol. I'm an old guy

@unwindwithzentopia1493 Ай бұрын

I’m young and I love that show.

@JuicyPopEntertainment Ай бұрын

Absolutely! It's one of my favourites.

@markasflood8196 Ай бұрын

What About "Major Dad" & "Getting By"

@taureanmay1411 Ай бұрын

@@JuicyPopEntertainment4:52 so do I.

@ReaperRells Ай бұрын

This was my Show. Especially not having cable. This was clutch on Saturdays with cartoons on wb. Great times

@ericrussell9746 Ай бұрын

This was my Ish. Saturday Morning lineup? Saved By The Bell,California Dreams,Hang Time,And City Guys.

@Y2Jerms 19 күн бұрын

I never see people talk about this show!! Great video! I'm about to binge this channel!

@JeremiahSpeaks Ай бұрын

Hey Juicy Pop, can you do a video on True Jackson VP? That was a underrated show with Keke Palmer 😊

@stephenkd1 Ай бұрын

Oh yea I remember this show ,I used to watch this show every week.

@ChassityNOubre_88 Ай бұрын

I watched this show every Saturday, never missed an episode. I miss shows like these 🥺

@taylordowning2533 Ай бұрын

The theme song of this show is incredible! It really captures the feel of NYC in the late 90s.

@TaushaTW Ай бұрын

I thought Wesley was Nick Cannon.

@moon230686 Ай бұрын

I've never knewn about this tv show. Thank you for this review!

@starlettawilliams93 Ай бұрын

I was in my early 20's when City Guys aired and I never missed an episode

@Jamessmith-xk3fh Ай бұрын

I use to watch TNBC and this show

@thebrownbaldy Ай бұрын

Principal Noble DID NOT PLAY..... I miss waking up to watch programs like this on Saturday mornings.

@hbassey Ай бұрын

Loved this show and have never forgotten the two Black actors, so I always recognize them!

@jamstarent21 Ай бұрын

Never gave city guys a chance. Saved by the Bell, California Dreams and Hang Time were my all-time favorites. I think City Guys aired at 12 pm. That time was WWF SUPERSTARS for me on Fox 5 😂

@antoniosmith5350 Ай бұрын

C-I-T-Y you can see why, these guys, the new guys smart and street wise!! Thay was a banger

@user-uj9zj4uv5r Ай бұрын

I love the show when I was a teenager

@Bodega_dASH_Goteem Ай бұрын

I was kid when this show was on tv. I always mention and nobody my age ever remembers it lol. Thank you for making a video about it.

@RonCorleone Ай бұрын

Saved by the Bell, Saved by the Bell The New Class, California Dreams, Hang Time, USA High, City Guys, Malibu CA and One World literally all did the exactly same storylines and plots but City Guys did it best. When they did their more serious episodes it felt a bit more natural and not as much out of left field like the others.