Best 80`s childrens telly

Originally posted by HighFlyer
Nobody has mentioned Ulysees 31, Pole Position or Mysterious Cities of Gold. I loved all of those, and even have downloaded episodes of Ulysees

Thanks,
Sarah

Oh yes! the memories... and "G-Force" as well.

Originally posted by Scrooge
Yep...4 whole channels

When I was a kid there were only three (and BBC2 was mainly OU broadcasts)[:0]. No daytime TV as such, and in the school holidays there were a couple of hours of childrens programmes on BBC1 in the morning (Why Don't You? etc ).And that scary test card (well I thought it was scarey..)?

Who remembers Tales of the Riverbank? Lots of guinea pigs dressed up, riding in boats..etc. Maybe that's why Steve & I are guinea pig-holics now - got 5 of them

[honey lamb]

Originally posted by Scrooge
Yep...4 whole channels

Four!! That's seriously posh!
We only had one channel - the BBC where the announcers wore dinner jackets to announce the next programme. I can remember friends having their tellies taken away to get "Commercial" as ITV was then known

Actually we didn't have a telly at home till I was 16 [:0] I had to go next door if I wanted to watch anything and had to be there well in advance of the programme to allow the set to "warm-up"

You lot! You don't know you're born!!

Originally posted by honey lamb

Originally posted by Scrooge
Yep...4 whole channels

Four!! That's seriously posh!
We only had one channel - the BBC where the announcers wore dinner jackets to announce the next programme. I can remember friends having their tellies taken away to get "Commercial" as ITV was then known

Actually we didn't have a telly at home till I was 16 [:0] I had to go next door if I wanted to watch anything and had to be there well in advance of the programme to allow the set to "warm-up"

You lot! You don't know you're born!!

And it was black and white, not colour [:I]

And as a special treat we were allowed to sit in the tin bath in front of the fire whilst watching it (although I must say I was younger than 16 at the time)

Now I feel really old.

Jilly

Who remembers Tales of the Riverbank?

Hammy Hamster and GP, suppose it would be deemed too cruel to film this now.

My favs were UFO, Captain Scarlet,Thunderbirds et al.Can anybody remember Poggles wood and Mary Mungo and Midge? The Herbs "I'm a rather fat fluffy old owl called Sage",plus we do have a Bagpuss Hot water bottle on our bed, one of the mice from the mouse organ and the Soup Dragon in the lounge,nearly forgot the Clangers.


The very first episode of Grange Hill was broadcast the day I started Comp in 77 I think, never missed it for 3 years.When they jumped the shark, hiding donkeys in the school it was time to move on.Wonder what happened to Trisha Yates.

The theme tune to 'Tales of the Riverbank' was the first full tune I ever learned to play on the guitar...

Guiliani's Andante in C, if I remember correctly.

[fozzyo]

For me, in no particular order:

Thundercats
He-Man
Transformers
Grange Hill
Newsround
Blue Peter
Going ... going ... Going Live!
Golden Girls (but that was more teen years for me)

Mat

Oh i forgot to add Dungeons & Dragons to my list.

Sarah - I remember Ulysees and the song!

Thundercats were brill (Hear the magic, hear the roar, thundercats are loose!)

Originally posted by motherger
Thundercats were brill (Hear the magic, hear the roar, thundercats are loose!)

Except I watched an episode recently, and it's not as good as I remember! In fact, it was awful... memories are peculiar things!

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And it was black and white, not colour [:I]

And as a special treat we were allowed to sit in the tin bath in front of the fire whilst watching it (although I must say I was younger than 16 at the time)

Now I feel really old.

Jilly
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Yep I remember those days, Black and White and we had three televisions all lined up in the back kitchen because the valves were a bit on the wonky side and the tv would go off. If it didn't come back on with a swift wallop on the top or the side, depending on which channel you were watching then we would switch another tv on and let that run until it died and so on and so on!

I definitely liked Mr Ben, and does anyone remember Oliver in the Overworld. My mum saved up and sent off for the LP which she told me years later she really couldn't afford but I wanted it soooo much. She found the LP a few months ago and it's just as good as I remember:)

thelaceys

My faves are

Button Moon (I often annoy Decker by going round the house singing the theme tune[:I])

Dangermouse

Mr Benn


Mrs D

Originally posted by Mrs Decker
My faves are

Button Moon (I often annoy Decker by going round the house singing the theme tune[:I])

Dangermouse

Mr Benn


Mrs D

We're off to button moon, we've followed Mr Spoon, Button MOOOOOOOOOOn, Button MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOn.

Be back soon.

Feel free to sing along [:I]

[Scrooge]

Originally posted by Mrs Decker
My faves are


Dangermouse


Mrs D

LMFAO more memories from long ago..there was a poor kid at school who looked just like Penfold..of course this is what we called him and also a couple of the teachers joined in...

Count Duckula
Pigeon Street
The Pink Windmill Show (with Rod Hull, Emu and Grotbags)
Fun House
Finders Keepers
Roland Rat Show - with Roland, little brother Reggie, Errol the Hamster, Kevin the Gerbil and Glenis the Guinea Pig

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The Banana Splits
Top Cat
Swap Shop
The Muppet Show
Fraggle Rock

Originally posted by jilly

Originally posted by Mrs Decker
My faves are

Button Moon (I often annoy Decker by going round the house singing the theme tune[:I])

Dangermouse

Mr Benn


Mrs D

We're off to button moon, we've followed Mr Spoon, Button MOOOOOOOOOOn, Button MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOn.

Be back soon.

Feel free to sing along [:I]

Ah! my favourite friday lunchtime song (when I'm back in the home office)

"We're off to Wetherspoons,
to drink some cheap beer,
wetherspoooooons, wetherspooooons"


Yeah, ok... you've got to be part of the "moment".

Bagpuss???

Originally posted by Scrooge
LMFAO more memories from long ago..there was a poor kid at school who looked just like Penfold..of course this is what we called him and also a couple of the teachers joined in...

For which I am sure there is some kind of arrest warrant out for you for mental torture :D:D

Can you even imagine getting away with that now!??

Paul

Originally posted by PVGSLF
Oh yes! the memories... and "G-Force" as well.

Wasn't G-Force the name of the group of characters in a program called

BATTLE OF THE PLANETS

What about the following which I don't think anyone has mentioned yet

Why Don't You?
Blue Peter (Does this count - Yes, as Goldie was the 'Star')
Godzilla (with Godzuki!)
Dungeons and Dragons (Cartoon, Kids got taken back in time from a roller-coaster ride)
Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds
Mr Benn
Hong Kong Phooey (Hello hello, Police Headquarters!)
Worzel Gummidge
Roland Rat (Superstar Yeeeeeaaaahhhhh)
Wizbit (Ha ha this a way, Ha ha that a way)

Now here's a question for you (without looking it up) - What was the name of Hong Kong Phooey in his normal janitor guise?

Paul

Penry!

And i did mention most of those that you liked!

Originally posted by motherger
Penry!

And i did mention most of those that you liked!

Very good - Actually short for Penrod! But so many mis-heard it as Henry!

And sorry for the repetition, got carried away down memory lane :D

Paul

Does anyone remember

The Moomins

Gummi Bears

Bananaman

Cities of Gold

Denver the last dinosaur

Alf

Ewoks

Funny bones

Superted

The Poddington Peas (down at the bottom of the garden, amonst the birds & the bees, there lived the tiny little people, they were the poddington peas!)


Oh i am away with it now as its my last day at work !!![:o)]

Coincidentally, Brian Cant just named best 'children's TV voice'!

"The narrator of iconic shows Trumpton and Camberwick Green has the best-loved voice from UK children's television, a survey says."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6525593.stm

Did nobody watch Terrahawks???