sidcow Posted May 29, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 29, 2021 As suggested by @mjmooney to stop us going off topic in another thread, here is a kids TV thread for you to revel in nostalgia What was the big show of your generation, what were your favourites, did you watch repeats of pervious generations shows? Are you of the generation where you only had set time slots on a couple of channels for your kids TV fix or are you young enough to have enjoyed wall to wall multiple channel kids TV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 29, 2021 Author VT Supporter Share Posted May 29, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, sidcow said: My kids were into Teletubbies, Brum (in all fairness probably both repeats), Balamory, The Tweenies, Pepa Pig, Dora the Explorer, Ben 10 and just about In The Night Garden but only just. I am aware there has been a massive kids TV series in recent years as I've heard someone talking about it, but have no idea what it's called. As you say that's probably it for me now until I get grandkids. I am also aware of older shows like Bill and Ben and Muffin the Mule but I never saw them. I did see a lot of repeats as a kid of some shows though like Joe 90, Champion The Wonder Horse, Fireball XL5, the old Flash Gordon's, Stingray etc that were originally watched by an older generation than me. Post War budgets were still probably very low in the 70s so there wouldn't be much money for new kids TV I suppose, lots of cheap animation around though like Mr Ben, Jamie and the Magic Torch and things like Bagpus with very little movements and big chunks of repeated scenes. I guess Rainbow was pretty cheap to make too, just a few humans and puppeteers in one small studio. In the 80s you suddenly got many more brand new kids shows, still with cheap animation but just lots more of them. Apologies for going wildly off topic. This was my starter, for some reason I couldn't quote it into the first post. Edited May 29, 2021 by sidcow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 29, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 29, 2021 (edited) Spun off from the Deadpool. Any favourites, as a kid or as a parent/grandparent? Which eras did you completely miss out on? For me it was all about the 1960s, virtually nothing in the 70s and 80s, then a new wave in the 90s (most of which I've now forgotten), nothing in the 2000s, and these days Peppa Pig, Woolly and Tig, Hey Duggee, etc. Edited May 29, 2021 by mjmooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 29, 2021 Author VT Supporter Share Posted May 29, 2021 1 minute ago, mjmooney said: Spun off from the Deadpool. Any favourites, as a kid or as a parent/grandparent? Which eras did you completely miss out on? For me it was all about the 1960s, virtually nothing in the 70s and 80s, then a new wave in the 90s (most of which I've now forgotten), and these days Peppa Pig, Woolly and Tig, Hey Duggee, etc. Hahaha. Wait for the Mods to merge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 29, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 29, 2021 Just now, sidcow said: Hahaha. Wait for the Mods to merge. Yeah, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 29, 2021 Author VT Supporter Share Posted May 29, 2021 Something I will throw into the ring. A lot of people my age will remember Pipkins. However I am yet to speak to anyone else who remembers that early episodes were different to later ones. There were more humans (I think) but definitely more/different puppets. Maybe they had some cost cuttings after the first series and had to scale it back or summat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 29, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 29, 2021 Good example. Never seen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 For some reason I had fun house flash backs last week, that was the one I wanted to go on There was a show before it set in a burger restaurant that I watched despite it being pretty rubbish I won't have a bad word said against pokemom on Itv before school, the Mario cartoon was OK hop but pokemom was awesome (I was about 13...) Then nickelodeon happened I got older and it all becomes a blur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 40 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Spun off from the Deadpool. Rod, from Rod, Jane and Freddy died yesterday. Married to Jane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 (edited) If anyone wants nightmares watch “The Singing Ringing Tree”. Truly one of the scariest children’s TV shows ever. Edited May 29, 2021 by Mandy Lifeboats Speeling mishsteaks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 The banana splits. Close the thread. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted May 29, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 29, 2021 57 minutes ago, sidcow said: Something I will throw into the ring. A lot of people my age will remember Pipkins. However I am yet to speak to anyone else who remembers that early episodes were different to later ones. There were more humans (I think) but definitely more/different puppets. Maybe they had some cost cuttings after the first series and had to scale it back or summat. Was pig still a Brummie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted May 29, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, mottaloo said: The banana splits. Close the thread. Size of an elephant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted May 29, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 29, 2021 Does anyone remember the Lost Islands Excellent theme tune you can really warble along to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted May 29, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 29, 2021 Also from my younger children’s days was Balamory, if I’m not mistaken there were two Josie jumps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted May 29, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 29, 2021 Sarah Jane Honeywell eh Dads 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Not forgetting this Saturday morning cult show (what a theme tune !) : 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 7 minutes ago, Follyfoot said: Sarah Jane Honeywell eh Dads More of a Sally James man meself 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted May 29, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 29, 2021 1 minute ago, mottaloo said: More of a Sally James man meself And me but SJH was a good reason for me to watch CBeebies maybe when I should not have ”come on boys Mr Tumble is on” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 6 minutes ago, Follyfoot said: And me but SJH was a good reason for me to watch CBeebies maybe when I should not have ”come on boys Mr Tumble is on” Her trafalgar square vegan protest pics are certainly make for good viewing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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