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Best 80`s childrens telly

PostPosted: 03 Apr 2007, 10:32
by Scorpio
Well after seeing the thread about Tiswas i thought i would like to see what other childrens tv programmes were also some of your favs:

Mine are as follows:

Supergran
Trap door (i still sing that tune)
He-man(skeletor was my fav)
She-ra
Button Moon (my fav!)
Metal Mickey
Rainbow
Lets Pretend
Jamie & the magic torch
Chochies children(does anyone remember this?)
CHIPS (OH how i loved Eric Estrada!)
The A Team (Face & murdoch was my fav)
Airwolf(Jean Michael Vincent was lurvely!)
Playschool
Portland Bill
You & Me
Picture Box
Black Beauty
Why dont you?
Crackerjack
Going live!

PostPosted: 03 Apr 2007, 10:36
by VS075
I was born towards the end of 1989, but without a shadow of a doubt Thomas the Tank Engine was a very good show from the 80's!

PostPosted: 03 Apr 2007, 10:39
by Pete
Jamie and the Magic Torch
Chorlton and the Wheelies
Willo the Wisp

PostPosted: 03 Apr 2007, 10:44
by Neil
I love a load of the one's you have listed, especially Button Moon, but my all time fav was "Emu's Pink Windmill", I used to be scared to death everytime the doorbell rang with the fear it might be Grotbags (I used to hide behind the sofa[:I]), but I soon grew to love the big old green witch:D

PostPosted: 03 Apr 2007, 10:53
by Scrooge
Originally posted by pixuk
Jamie and the Magic Torch
Chorlton and the Wheelies
Willo the Wisp


"'ello little old lady" lmao

The clangers

edit: crap that was the 70's..getting old..decades running toegether

PostPosted: 03 Apr 2007, 12:53
by Vegascrazy
Six Million Dollar Man
BJ & The Bear
The Fall Guy
Swap Shop (80's or 70's??)
OTT (remember watching this "naughty" programme late on Sat's in secret on my bedroom portable B&W TV!!)
Crystal Tips & Alistair
Hectar's House

PostPosted: 03 Apr 2007, 13:45
by Scrooge
Ok well maybe not children's TV..but The Young ones

PostPosted: 03 Apr 2007, 14:08
by MrsG
Originally posted by Vegascrazy

OTT (remember watching this "naughty" programme late on Sat's in secret on my bedroom portable B&W TV!!)

Vegas, you and me both![:p]

Some of my favourites were:

CHIPS (my all time fave)
Rhubarb
Crackerjack
Scooby Doo
Bod
A-Team
Captain Caveman

aaah, the memories.

PostPosted: 03 Apr 2007, 15:09
by FamilyMan
And no-one mentions Grange Hill?[?]

or RentaGhost..

Phil FM

PostPosted: 03 Apr 2007, 15:10
by Scorpio
That was it!

I couldnt remember the name of that programme with the horse in it and its Rentaghost!

PostPosted: 03 Apr 2007, 15:13
by Scrooge
Originally posted by FamilyMan
And no-one mentions Grange Hill?[?]

or RentaGhost..

Phil FM


Thats because it sucked after the early (81-82) seasons.

PostPosted: 03 Apr 2007, 17:11
by Strawberry Muppet
These were some of my favourites;

The Transformers
He-Man and She-Ra
Thundercats
Danger Mouse
T-Bag (played by Elizabeth Estensen)
The A-Team
Knight Rider
Rolf's Cartoon Club
Rainbow with George, Zippy and Bungle
Blue Peter
and of course, The Muppet Babies

PostPosted: 03 Apr 2007, 18:22
by DragonLady
Not 80's I know (I'm the same era as Scrooge obviously!)but I used to love the Double Deckers (anyone else remember it??).Other faves included
The Banana Splits
Robinson Crusoe (black and white- that they always showed in school holidays).
Rhubarb and Custard (I thought Custard was fab)
Magpie (cooler than Blue Peter)
How!
Magic Roundabout
Carries War

PostPosted: 03 Apr 2007, 20:07
by jilly
I loved SuperTed and still have my cuddly toy - well it's my son's really.

PostPosted: 03 Apr 2007, 20:44
by McCoy
Originally posted by GrinningJackanapes
BAGPUSS!!!
"heave... heave... "

PostPosted: 03 Apr 2007, 21:12
by buns
For those of you with access to Sky TV

Bagpuss and otherclassics are on tonight

buns

PostPosted: 03 Apr 2007, 21:23
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

PostPosted: 03 Apr 2007, 21:39
by RichardMannion
Originally posted by pixuk
Jamie and the Magic Torch
Chorlton and the Wheelies
Willo the Wisp


Oh knock it off Shaw, you mean:

Muffin the Mule
Watch with Mother
Andy Pandy
For the Children

Old bugger!

Obviously those oldies amongst the ranks can relive their youth at http://tv.cream.org

Thanks,
Richard

PostPosted: 03 Apr 2007, 22:29
by mitchja
Pipkins ? (the one that had Hartley hare in it, although just found a picture here and it's very scarey now actually [:0])
Mr Ben
Bod
Chorlton and the Wheelies - that was totally mental
Magic Roundabout
Trumpton (Pugh! Pugh! Barney McGrew! Cuthbert! Dibble! Grubb! [:w])

Regards

PostPosted: 03 Apr 2007, 22:30
by honey lamb
Originally posted by RichardMannion
Originally posted by pixuk
Jamie and the Magic Torch
Chorlton and the Wheelies
Willo the Wisp


Oh knock it off Shaw, you mean:

Muffin the Mule
Watch with Mother
Andy Pandy
For the Children

Old bugger!

Obviously those oldies amongst the ranks can relive their youth at http://tv.cream.org

Thanks,
Richard

Ahem! Ahem! Some of us have fond memories of those especially Muffin the Mule's very obvious strings!

In any case you forgot the Flowerpot Men

PostPosted: 03 Apr 2007, 23:04
by buns
Originally posted by honey lamb
Originally posted by RichardMannion
Originally posted by pixuk
Jamie and the Magic Torch
Chorlton and the Wheelies
Willo the Wisp


Oh knock it off Shaw, you mean:

Muffin the Mule
Watch with Mother
Andy Pandy
For the Children

Old bugger!

Obviously those oldies amongst the ranks can relive their youth at http://tv.cream.org

Thanks,
Richard

Ahem! Ahem! Some of us have fond memories of those especially Muffin the Mule's very obvious strings!

In any case you forgot the Flowerpot Men


Not to mention on Thursday you had "Rag, Tag and Bobtail" and on Friday "The Woodentops"

Buns

PostPosted: 03 Apr 2007, 23:10
by Scrooge
Originally posted by RichardMannion
Originally posted by pixuk
Jamie and the Magic Torch
Chorlton and the Wheelies
Willo the Wisp


Oh knock it off Shaw, you mean:

Muffin the Mule
Watch with Mother
Andy Pandy
For the Children

Old bugger!

Obviously those oldies amongst the ranks can relive their youth at http://tv.cream.org

Thanks,
Richard


Richard, please remember that back in the good old days children were allowed to watch real television..I know this was the generation before yours...but yours was deemed unable to handle the realities of the world, so had to be wrapped in a comfy blankey and protected from all the big bad things they may see on television...which brings me back to mu OP...

Saturday....saturday...saturday...is TISWAS day :D

PostPosted: 03 Apr 2007, 23:21
by RichardMannion
Dave, did they even have TV during your generation?

Buns/HL - shame on you for living in the past. Next you'll be telling me that TV was shut down at 7 O'Clock so you young innocents could go to bed....

PostPosted: 03 Apr 2007, 23:27
by Decker
Speaking of Chorlton...

PostPosted: 03 Apr 2007, 23:31
by Scrooge
Yep...4 whole channels :D

Of course by the time I was seriously into TV Sooty had been kidnapped, tortured and finally hung drawn and quartered by SPG so you were had to watch re-runs [^][y]