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...and Ivor the Engine...
...and Mr Benn...
...Jamie and Thae Magic Torch...
…Jamie and Thae Magic Torch…
And the theme tune rocked
This thread is bang on my era. Love it.
Pogles Wood though!.... Pippin and Tog
Knew a bloke at uni called Bagpuss - because Emily loved him.
"Boing!" said Zebedee.
My sister knew a guy they nicknamed Bagpuss as he slept in the lounge of the house they shared so when he wen't to bed everyone else had to, !!!!
We have the Bagpuss DVD, and still play it, and love it. I once bought it for a friend when they had young kids, and they said they found it far too creepy to watch!
I've a soft spot for all the Oliver Postgate ones (Ivor and Noggin) as they remind me of when my gran stayed with us for a bit, and these seemed to be on all the time. Very fond memories.
Loved Bagpuss – seemed very gentle. Other favourites included: The Herbs; Hector's House; Mary, Mungo and Midge; The Clangers; Mr Benn; and The Wombles.
Interesting to hear modern children finding Bagpuss creepy – whenever I've seen a snippet of Teletubbies, I've found that very creepy. Perhaps my favourites from the past would seem creepy to me now.
whenever I’ve seen a snippet of Teletubbies, I’ve found that very creepy.
Black and white images of the teletubbies look very creepy...stuff of horror movies
Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub
Isn't the Repair Shop just an updated Bagpuss?
Bod & chalton and the wheelies also
Definitely a mid-40’s to mid-50’s vibe to this thread.
Which is great at nearly 47!
wonderful coffee table book.....
We have the Bod DVD as well. Derek Griffiths is a national treasure.
The Flumps
Lunchtime comfort viewing...
Black and white images of the teletubbies look very creepy…stuff of horror movies
*&£@%$! – nickc – that's proper hiding down the back of the couch stuff for me! 😱
Creepy Teletubbies eh?
Bod & chalton and the wheelies also
Fun fact:
Chorlton was named by the Wheelies after a label inside his egg which read "made in Chorlton-Cum-Hardy" (which is where Cosgrove Hall were based at the time).
So the titular happiness dragon's middle name is "Cum".
Spanish dubbed Teletubbies was good. Rather than the squeaky kiddy voices they had over here, the Spanish voice over artists just used their normal voice. So you had a gruff "Hola Tinkywinky!" bit like Channel 9 news on the Fast show.
Noggin the Nog and Pugwash for me.
Chorlton: ‘ey up little old lady!’
Genius.
The wombles & Pipkins
That b&w Teletubbies image looks like something from an early Doctor Who.
Bagpuss is on IPlayer at the moment. The older I get, the more I want to wallow in nostalgia.
Mr Benn has just appeared on Netflix.
Amazed at how slow an animation frame rate kids happily tolerated in the 70s.
Isn’t the Repair Shop just an updated Bagpuss?
Mortimer and Whitehouse Gone Fishing?
We had Ivor on DVD as our eldest liked trains when he was little.
The Clangers were always bloody weird though.
On the theme of 'freaky what were they thinking' bonus points for anyone who remembers this, which they showed us at school!
Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub
Ah, the Trumpton Riots!
Kids TV for me goes back to The Woodentops, Muffin The Mule, Torchy The Battery Boy, Four Feather Falls, Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray and Thunderbirds.
Oh, and Doctor Who, ‘An Unearthly Child’; even at my tender age, I felt a strange attraction to Susan…
…I was nine when it was first shown.
Amazed at how slow an animation frame rate kids happily tolerated in the 70s.
Imagination fills in the gaps. Ours watched Bagpuss on DVD, and Teletubbies first time round. Groundbreaking stuff for children.
Personally, I liked Come Outside. It's now called The Factory and has fewer dogs and no planes. I'm sure it's why Son2 is currently training to be a pilot.
I reckon boris johnson acts like bagpuss.
Creepy intro music…
Trapdoor was one of my favourite shows. I managed to find every episode on DVD and subject mini-me to it when he was younger.
I miss Sport Billy
Mr Nosey Bonk anyone?
Was that early Internet porn?
Animation was really creative in the olden days wasn't it?
Morph, Button Moon, Fingerbobs, Fingermouse. Even the original Fraggles was puppetry.
I hate what they've done to animation now.
Managed to convince my kids to watch The Mysterious Cities of Gold - they've now watched more of it than i ever did.
Trapdoor was one of my favourite shows.
Great shout, I also have fond memories of Family Ness.
Great thread!
A particular favourite of mine was "The Changes". Might have to do some digging, see if I can find it anywhere.
Terrifying @mrdoberman
I'll chip in my tuppenceworth......one of my favourites was Henry's Cat. Never matched the fame and glamour of Roobarb and Custard, but brilliant in its own way.
On the theme of ‘freaky what were they thinking’ bonus points for anyone who remembers this, which they showed us at school!
Out there in space, shall we find friends? Is there a place, where the universe ends?
When wll we find it? Never. Space, goes on, forever.
Years ago I heard an interview with an actor from The Archers. He was recanting a tale of in his younger days he'd chatted up a young lady with the predictable "one thing led to another" conclusion.
Chatting afterwards, the other shoe dropped as to who he was and she exclaimed "oh my god, I've just shagged Wordy!"
and the scary Safety Videos we had to watch at Youth Clubs?! I can't find the building site one, but it stayed in my head for a loooong time...
45 yrs later and I still can’t figure out what ‘Ludwig’ was all about.
But my favourite kid’s TV was the original Moomins. By far.
Books? Noggin The Nog, also Rupert Annuals. Can’t bring self to ditch either so here they remain on the bookshelves.
As we're still here i think the scary public service adverts worked well. Except for'Splink!', no-one remembers that one.
Blob bob little weed.
Chatting afterwards, the other shoe dropped as to who he was and she exclaimed “oh my god, I’ve just shagged Wordy!”
🤣🤣🤣
On the theme of ‘freaky what were they thinking’ bonus points for anyone who remembers this, which they showed us at school!
I do remember it, vividly. Scared me silly.
No way am I watching that YouTube clip - I'll have to sleep with the light on.
Wordy, id forgotten all about that show!
Anyone remember Willo the Wisp?
Got to say though, of all the shows mentioned, Bagpuss epitomises the magic and wonder of being a child to me, even after all these years.
Wordy, id forgotten all about that show!
Look & Read, it was.
Anyone remember Willo the Wisp?
Largely (wholly?) voiced by Kenneth Williams, IIRC.
Do you think Carrie misses Bagpuss whens he's at work? I bet she ****ing doesn't...
Chatting afterwards, the other shoe dropped as to who he was and she exclaimed “oh my god, I’ve just shagged Wordy!”
Christ, I've actually just found the interview, it's on Wayback. I slightly misremembered details but:
I think that cypress hill we’re going for this vibe:
I guess they’re the ‘no hair bear bunch’ now.
Panriffic!
By definition any Public Service Broadcast ‘starring’ Jimmy Saville is scary!
I hated Roger RamJet along with Batfink.