17 Ways Nickelodeon Taught You To Be A Total Badass

1. Have a weird and exotic pet.

Like Clarissa from Clarissa Explains It All, preferably name it after a deceased Rock n’ Roll musician.

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2. Keith Haring is your god.

…and should account for roughly 75% of your tee shirt collection.

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3. Be a troublemaker.

Take a note from Welcome Freshman . Oh, you got detention for talking during class? Hello popularity.

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4. Wear plenty of flannel.

Bonus points for cutting off the sleeves like this guy from Roundhouse .

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5. Dye your hair a crazy color.

Or five, as long as it’s edgy! Catalina from Space Cases knows what’s up.

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6. Buy an instrument.

Girls love musicians. If you could win one on Double Dare, even better.

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7. Keep up with current events.

Like Linda Ellerbee of Nick News , smart people are super hip. How else would you be able to write sad and existential coffeehouse songs?

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8. Have plenty of awesome hats.

Try to aim for a bigger collection than hat enthusiast Alex Mac from The Secret World of Alex Mac .

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Seriously.

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…Bonus points if you wear them backwards.

Thumbs-up are also particularly awesome, as we can see from this meeting of the Midnight Society on Are You Afraid of the Dark? .

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9. Double bun it.

This is the 90’s, your hair has to say “Hey, I’m young and totally eccentric!” Even more cool-weirdo points for harboring an alien in your attic like in The Journey of Allen Strange.

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10. Only wear denim that looks completely destroyed.

New looking clothes are totally lame, take it from teen crime investigator Shelby Woo from The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo .

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11. Leather is better, be a tough guy.

Pop on a pair of Oakleys and watch the dates come pouring in.

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12. While you’re at it, get a tattoo.

It’ll show people that you’re tough, but that you also have a sensitive side that really appreciates the arts. Just like young Pete from The Adventures of Pete and Pete .

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13. Don’t let the man get you down.

Stand up for your rights as a human being.

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14. Hang out with other cool people.

Your friend from school’s dad happens to be Iggy Pop? They are now your new best friend.

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15. Take up a sport.

But only an extreme one.

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16. Be a lone wolf.

Play it cool, dude. Bobby Budnick from Salute Your Shorts doesn’t care, why should you?

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17. Slime. Rules. All.

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Learn it, live it, and love it.

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