Ned's Newt

A very popular cartoon in United Kingdom and United States. QUBO hosts it, it's first episode date was on October 18, 1997. The plot revolves around a boy buying a pet at the pet store and the newt is the only one. The boy realizes something is wrong with the newt and the pet store owner gives him Zippo Newt Food. The pet store owner tells the boy not to give too much to the newt. The boy mistakenly places the can in the fishbowl and makes the newt grow large.

Kid 1: I just saw Ned's Newt on TV! Kid 2: Thank god it wasn't on ridiculous times!