Hi All
A work colleague of mine was browsing the internet the other day and found a poster company that specialises in cult programmes.
I was really pleased to find one for Chorlton and the Wheelies, one of my fav programmes when I was young (now my screensaver)But no one else in the office can remember it. I'm surely not that old!
Can anyone out there remember it? What other favourites did you have from your childhood? I was also a big fan of the Flumps and Bod (how sad)
Lets see what gems you can come up with!
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along with "The clanggers" and later on Danger Mouse
Noggin the nog.
How about Camberwick Green, Trumpton, Mary Mungo and Midge, Blue Peter (in Black and White), Play Away with Brian Cant, Grange Hill with Tucker Jenkins.
Watching Pot Black, the snooker programme in B & W was also a great night's telly!
Still try to model myself on Chorlton's laid back manner.
Willow the Wisp another classic. Mr Ben....Mary Mongo and Midge....Calimero....Chrystal Tipps and Alistair.....Bagpuss.....Clangers etc etc etc.
Worst part of Mr Benn was when the shop keeper showed up at the end and you knew the adventure was over for another week...boo hoo
You forgot about Chiggly (Spelling ???)
Mr Benn was a great hero of mine. He's got a guide to Life out at the moment. Quite disturbing though !
Blue Peter was ace, but not Grange Hill - it was too close for comfort to my school to enjoy that !
Still don't get the Clangers. I like the Tweenies now - especially when they do their field trips. Teletubbies was good - I saw it before all the fuss about it came out and was raving onto my mates about this great psychedelic kids prog on Sunday tv at 7am. Grown out of it now though.
Hartley Hare rules !
And the Clangers, White Horses, Belle and Sebastian.
Kids TV nowadays is not too bad providing you can cut through the crap japanese cartoons - things like Angela Anaconda, Travelling Thornberrys, Playdays, even the Tweenies are quite good.
I actually went out and bought Danger Mouse on DVD the other day )
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Does anyone remember Twizzle?
...and The Wooden Tops - with the wonderful goose-stepping spotty dog!?
...and The Tomorrow People (the guys with the jaunt belts)?
...and the series called Tales from Europe and, in particular, a story called The Singing Ringing Tree?
No, I don't (quite) have square eyes - but I do wear contact lenses!!
Happy Shambling!
What about fav games; Mouse Trap, Kerplonk, Buckeroo (oh the fights with my sister!), Operation.
For instance :-
Time for bed said Florence
Boing went zeberdee
Or
Seamen Staines and Master Bates
Robinson Crusoe
Great Barrier Reef
Bleep and Booster ( in Blue Peter?)
The double deckers!!!! Stand up Aswad's Brinsley!
Rubarb and Custard and Noah and Nelly, while I remember them. Oh and Paddington Bear.
Grange Hill with Tucker and co., was great. The classic episode being the field trip when they go off to the barn for a sneaky fag and set the place on fire.
The theme tunes were better in those days methinks.
You can get Bagpuss, Ivor the Engine and the Clangers as a video set. My children love them. They're also hooked on the Herbs.
Will, if you like Poppy the cat from Playdays, you'll also like the Shiny Show. "Poppy" does the voice for Tigs. Breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner, you're the one who is the winner...