Shows that you watched as a kid and rediscovered later

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This was kind of inspired by the "TV shows you weren't allowed to watch as a kid but saw later" thread. Basically, has there ever been a show that you kind of "grew out of", only to stumble upon it years later and start liking it again?

I watched Thomas the Tank Engine from before I could remember until I was about eleven. I sort of let it go during the four-year gap between series five and six. Just last year I was looking up information on the show, just for kicks, when I started reading about what happened from series six through nine. I became curious, started watching the new episodes on television, and became hooked on the show again.

For a number of years I watched Power Rangers on television, and when I saw the movie on television when I was about ten, I gained a brief renewed interest in the series, even after I dismissed it earlier as stupid and kiddy.

Something similar happened with Pokemon, when I found out that my older cousins had began playing the games and collecting the cards again after it had stopped being "cool", and I became hooked again too. I haven't really actively played the series or watched the show recently, although I'm somewhat interested in the new games coming out.

Has anyone else had similar experiences?

Love Connection is one show I wasn't allowed to watch as a child because it was too raunchy. However, I like it now and it has grown on me.

Chuck Woolery still has as much charm and charisma now as he did 23 years ago. He is now 66 years old, but he doesn't even look a day over 60!

Rocko's Modern Life and Arthur are really the only ones I can think of. I've either gotten completely tired of others or still watch them more than ever.

Ninja Robot Tobikage (a.k.a. Ninja Robots).
I was 11 when this anime show was aired in Mexico. I couldn't watch it because my 6th grade teacher made me study extra hours (on elementary school I was something lke a "honor student", now I'm a bad student), for the pride of my class, that really sucked!. Then, when I could watch an episode, the show was cancelled because of low ratings. Now I'm searching for this anime serie, YouTube has only the first episode.

Karasu Tengu Kabuto (a.k.a Ninja Kabuto)
That show was aired in Mexico when I was 11 (almost 12), in that moment the show didn't atract me. Next, the show was cancelled because parents said it was very violent and demonic. Time passed, and I watched this serie on a cable channel, but only a few episodes . I need this serie!

I never watched Love Connection when it was popular because I thought it would be too sleazy. I watch it today and it is very mild compared to today's programming.

Doesn't Chuck Woolery look great for his age?

Star Trek
Doctor Who(became a massive obsession for me)
A little known uk series of the '70s called 'Children Of The Stones' (amazing show)
Flambards.

Chuck Woolery is still shining, even at the age of 66!

Do you watch GSN a lot? If so, then I'm sure you watch "Lingo," an updated American version of the five-letter-word Canadian game show of the same name.

I also like his co-host on that show, Shandi Finnessey. She holds a special place in my heart because she is a very strong disability advocate. Not only was she Miss USA in 2004, but she also wants to put mentally challenged people in mainstreamed school classes. Also, she has written a book called "The Furrtails" which is about an animal who learns to deal with his peers who have disabilities. She has also written another children's book called, "Suzanna the Banana." I have no idea what that book is about.

For those of you who don't have cable, you can also see Shandi as she is one of the celebrities competing on "Dancing With the Stars." She has not been eliminated yet.

Why am I mentioning her in this thread? It's because she was one of those people who really grew on me. When I first discovered her, I thought she was very pompous and rude. However, after reading her resume I had come to realize that she is very accomplished. I wasn't trying to pass judgment at all. I was thinking about the fact that, "You can't judge a book by its cover," so to speak.

By the way, I was not a kid when Shandi began to co-host "Lingo."

Wow, I didn't know that about Shandi. Yeah, I was obsessed with gsn a couple of months ago. It was all I would watch, lol. My mom and I were crushing over Chuck, and I'm only 21. I hope that's not wrong. He is very charming.

You can also play Lingo online.

I used to be completely obsessed with Inuyasha and Rurouni Kenshin when I was 12. It's been a few years, but I think I'm falling in love with them all over again.

As an adult, I re-discovered Doctor Who in a BIG way, and lots of older cartoons like Rocky and Bullwinkle, Count Duckula... Always hated Roger Ramjet, though. Right now I'm really big on The Goodies - this ISN'T a kids show, but the ABC cut all the naughty bits out and broadcast it in the after-school spot, so it's often considered a kids show here in Australia.

Scooby-Doo, Where are you?

Probably smoking out with Shaggie