MiniBrit

sorry if this has been posted before....

I dont even remember what I was searching, for but I came across this:

http://www.thechestnut.com/

links to many TV programmes I watched as a kid, and sadly could remember the theme tunes to, inc 'a handful of songs'... oh dear!!!

MiniBrit

Lol, I guess nobody is as sad as me!! I was sitting here going "oooh ahhhhh I cant beleive I can remember Ludwig.....and this..... and that...". Of course USC hubby didn't know what the hell I was going on about (except for the Banan splits and Arabian Knights) - so I thought Id share with you guys.

Perhaps I need to get out more

krizzy

Affer a long illness...when I was a child.....my nan thought it was a good idea that I spent a lot of time relearning English by watching kids TV.....Bill and Ben comes to mind...LOL!

By the time I went back to school 2 years later...with 3 old French ladies and Bill & Ben as teachers.....I had no hope.....

dragonfly

I loved the childrens programes in the 1970's especially Magpie,Bluepeter,Dr Who, does anyone remember The Doubledeckers I think that was the shows name. And of course Crackerjack

waxwabbit

Im a little younger, but I have fond memories; Dungeons and Dragons, Jossies Giants, rub-a-dub-dub on Sunday mornings, he-man, button moon, dangermouse, wackaday, fun house, rainbow..........................

sibsie

[QUOTE=dragonflydoes anyone remember The Doubledeckers I think that was the shows name. [/QUOTE]Where they the kids that were sort of stage schooley but in a downmarket London way and went round on a bus? It brings back vague memories.

The clangers!

Lord Lionheart

This is the best site I found on this subject, spent a half day on there strolling down memory lane when I came across it ;

http://tv.cream.org/

The guys descriptions are quit wry and witty, very English and funny.

The Double Deckers is listed under D, I remember Doughnut was the fat kid, Brains had glasses and there was a young girl called Tiger??

krizzy

You could see the doubledeckers at the pictures Saturday morning....along with Buck Rogers......sixpence to get in from what I remember........

I had to go look up the song...

Get on board! Get on board!
Come and join the Double Deckers.
Take a ticket for a journey,
On our double decker London bus.
Ring the bell (ding! ding!),
Toot the horn (honk! honk!),
When you ride with the Double Deckers.
Fun and laughter is what we're after,
On our double double double decker bus.

You're aboard! You're aboard!
You're aboard with the Double Deckers.
Fun and laughter is what we're after,
On our double double double decker bus.
La la la! La la la!
La la la la la la la la.
La la la la la la la la,
On our double decker London bus.

anotherlimey

That sounds like my era too; looking back, no wonder we turned out the way we did.

I also see "The hungry catepillar" - one of my favourite books as a child - is to be made into a film.

britvic

That has to be one of the all time best kids books "The Hungry Catepillar", bought it for my Daughter who is now 21, and not long ago bought it againe for my young Son.

britvic

Yes we did this thread a few months back, and Rincewind spent alote of time looking into memory's for us all

Circus-of-Power

Another link to a site devoted to childrens tv ...
http://www.jedisparadise.co.uk/index..._Details.htm&1

For me the cream of the crop ...
Bananaman
Captain Pugwash
Catweazle
Chorlton and the Wheelies
Deputy Dawg
Henry's Cat
Michael Bentine's Potty Time
Roobarb
Tiswas

Nothing too serious and nothing educational (yes I know it shows )

Last point , did anybody actually like Scrappy Doo ?

doctor scrumpy

The lead singer with Aswad was also in Double Deckers, with melvyn hayes as the token adult. ( Aka Gloria in It ain't half hot Mum. )

Brit'n'TX

Noggin and the Nogs

Big D

N'ah scrappy was an annoying little shit that ruined a perfectly good toon!

Has Captain Caveman been mentioned yet - unga munga!