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I am a child of the 70's, 80's...my age...late 30 ish..
What was your favorite show? The opening to 'bag pus' makes me cry to this day. How about that goofy dog in 'rhubarb and custard'. Watching those shoes reminds me of eating penguins biscuits and luncheon meat sarnies...how posh was my family :rofl:

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Me, too. Trumpton, Camberwick Green and Chigley were all must sees when I was a Kid. Brian Cant is worthy of a Kinighthood, for all the Joy and Entertainmet he brought to Kids of Several Generations. At 78, he is still going, but, fighting Parkinson's Disease. Here's a Clip, from Chigley;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-hQ6-biWoo

Spongebob - My Arse!

Jim.

Edit: They didn't have any fancy-smancy Computers to work with, either!

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From what I've read about Spongebob, he'd probably enjoy that..................

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If you like reminiscing about kids tv shows, give this site a butchers. http://sausagenet.com/

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Transformers and He-Man.

Though what was it, the one with the pigeon? Whacky Races?

Also Top Cat.

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Used to get up at 5am to watch Transformers before the Wide Awake Club came on :D

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Spongebob is actually a work of genius! Never heard of or watched the programs you mentioned, were they all plasticine and puppets?

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That's one of my favorites too! The cartoon network in general makes me want to throw the Telly out the window!

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How about that art show with an old guy demonstrating different art techniques and then a longish segment showing lots of children's artwork they'd sent in? I think Morph was in it too. I loved that show.

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Hartbeat.

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Chigley.
Camberwick Green.
Trumpton.
Ivor the Engine.
Magic Roundabout.
The Saga of Noggin the Nog.
Michael Bentine's Potty Time.
Pipkins.
Mary Mungo and Midge.
Jamie and his Magic Torch.

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Fraggle rock. I'm informed I used to watch it in a loop. Paddington bear. Thunder cats.something about bears that I think was a rip off of upstairs downstairs. Let's go with upstairs downstairs bears.

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Surprised no one has brought up any of the live-action programmes from their child-hoods. The ones I remember fondly (and not so fondly) are Catweazle, The Double Deckers (with that balding guy from Spooks looking a LOT younger) and The Tomorrow People. There were also those interminable Childrens Film Foundation efforts that adults seem to think were great but I found boring in the extreme.
For some weird reason I also remember the Coal Hole Club that featured the Grumbleweeds.
Anyone grow up in Scotland in the 70's? You may have watched Glen Michael's Cartoon Cavalcade. Basically U.S. cartoons with some bands mixed in. A precursor to those Saturday morning TV shows - Swap Shop and the mighty TISWAS.

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Now my favorite is the Clangers, which was old when I was young. At the time I loved Thundercats, Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors and Ulysses 31.

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The Flumps

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Strangely enough - I was just saying to the wife over the weekend that our neighbours son looks like Pootle from the Flumps..........

Only 13 episodes made, I could have sworn there were hundreds LOL

Just found this as well - this is so cool:

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Let's not forget Mr Benn;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tUpTZW62CE

Jim.

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Muffin the Mule

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That's more like it:thumbsup:

Woodentops, Bill and Ben and Andy Pandy:D


Actually what I loved most of all was the radio's Listen with Mother!

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The more I think about it, the more I am convinced that it was funded by anti-environmental groups. Plants grown by an incredibly smart man (scientist!) and the only way to stop them is with brute force using cars and giant saws (monster trucks!).

My kids are loving the Clangers right now. "More moon mice, daddy!"

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That will get you a 10 stretch in the Scrubs :)

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Yes by far and away better than anything on TV

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No it's OK, just keeping Portland weird.

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Like Portland needs any help with that!

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Any Gerry Anderson

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Another one of my favs! So imaginative...

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I also loved Worzel Gummidge, the slightly creepy scarecrow who had a cheeky crush on Aunt Sally, a lovely lady scarecrow.
Grange Hill was banned in my house because my Mum said the kids were 'common as muck' lol! I would sneak off to watch it at friends houses though.

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Trumpton, The Herbs, Ivor the Engine, Clangers ( I was sorely tempted to buy a CD of original Clangers music which I saw in a Brighton store this summer :lol:) Pogles Wood, Vision On, Jackanory, Magpie, Ace of Wands, The Tomorrow People.

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Where do you stand on the Tiswas/Swop shop question?

I plead the fifth as I do not want to incriminate myself.

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I couldn't stand them.

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Bagpuss, Clangers, The Wombles, Jackanory, Crackerjack, Vision On, anything by Gerry Anderson, The Banana Splits, The Tomorrow People and the best of all..Dangermouse.


Me - TISWAS. Mum who controlled the TV - Swap Shop. Guess what I watched :(

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OMG! Tis was and Swapshop...I'd forgotten all about them! I don't remember much about the content other than lots of custard pies being thrown around...was that Swapshop?

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OMG! Tiswas and Swapshop...I'd forgotten all about them! I don't remember much about the content other than lots of custard pies being thrown around...was that Swapshop?

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TISWAS was the home of the "Phantom Flan-Flinger" and Celebrities were lining up to be on the recieving end of his flinging.

Jim.

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I remember having a nostalgia trip and found a website that has most of the kids TV themes on it to listen to :)

http://www.televisiontunes.com

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Tales of the Riverbank (remember Hammy Hamster & Roderick Rat?), Pipkins, Rainbow, Captain Pugwash, The Herbs, Hector's House, Mary, Mungo & Midge, Tom & Jerry, Dastardy & Mutley, Scooby Doo, Black Beauty, Blue Peter, Cholton & The Wheelies, Rhubarb & Custard, Magic Roundabout, The Clangers, Rentaghost.

Modern children's programme favourite is Angelina Ballerina, (the old cartoon one not the new trendy CGI one which I'm not keen on).