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Yesterday I sat down and watched the movie Thunderbirds are Go, on Film4. I’m not ashamed to say I thoroughly enjoyed it, bringing back some happy memories. It even included an appearance of Cliff Richard & The Shadows in puppet form!!
It got me thinking about other ‘pre-animation’ kids shows I used to watch ... Stingray, Fireball XL5 (to name a couple)
What about you? Favourite non animated shows from your childhood? |
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I was having a bit of a nostalgia trip the other day and went on YouTube specifically in search of one gem from my childhood, namely Chocky (and it’s two subsequent series).
I must say that it has stood up very well (1984 vintage) and remains a very intelligently written and intriguing series (it’s apparently based upon a book from the 1960’s).
Great stuff indeed  |
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And we thought we were the only other people to remeber chocky!!!!
Although strictly not a kids show...tripods ? Bbc1 Saturday afternoons after final score |
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"And we thought we were the only other people to remeber chocky!!!!
Although strictly not a kids show...tripods ? Bbc1 Saturday afternoons after final score "
All three series of Chocky are on YouTube - well worth a watch
I remember The Tripods to - as I recall it didn’t have an ‘ending’ though? (They may still be wandering the countryside)   |
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Another non-animated show which I loved as a kid (although much like The Tripods, it wasn’t aimed at children) but which simultaneously scarred the bejessus out of me was the TV adaptation of The Day Of The Triffids......
The bastard things used to make this horrible ‘knocking’ sound as they ‘walked’ around |
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"And we thought we were the only other people to remeber chocky!!!!
Although strictly not a kids show...tripods ? Bbc1 Saturday afternoons after final score
All three series of Chocky are on YouTube - well worth a watch
I remember The Tripods to - as I recall it didn’t have an ‘ending’ though? (They may still be wandering the countryside) "
There was supposed to be a final series based on the final book but either the book never got written or they couldn’t secure the rights |
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Series one of The Tripods, broadcast in 1984, which had 13 half-hour episodes written by the well-known author of many radio plays Alick Rowe, covers the first book, The White Mountains; the 12-episode second series (1985) covers The City of Gold and Lead. Although a television script had been written for the third series, it never went into production.
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Oh just loved jerry Anderson supermarionation thunderbirds was deffo my fave jo 90 and supercar were good aswell got my lad into thunderbirds he loves it |
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"Good Lord did op get abducted by the mysterons "
I loved Captain Scarlett but.....why did the Mysterons’ always reveal their nefarious plans to Spectrum prior to implementing them?
They simply never learnt  |
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"I was having a bit of a nostalgia trip the other day and went on YouTube specifically in search of one gem from my childhood, namely Chocky (and it’s two subsequent series).
I must say that it has stood up very well (1984 vintage) and remains a very intelligently written and intriguing series (it’s apparently based upon a book from the 1960’s).
Great stuff indeed "
Chocky was written by the same writer as Day of the Triffids, mentioned later in the thread |
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Does anyone remember the following children’s classic shows:
The Red Hand Gang (an American show from the late seventies as I recall featuring a bunch of Chopper riding kids in bell bottom flares who solved various crimes)
The Legend Of Tim Tyler: This was a German coproduction and featured a kid who sold his laugh to a chap called the Baron (who was insinuated to be the devil).
Heidi: This was another foreign production and was dubbed into English.
And I’ve saved the very best until last:
Monkey!!!!! (A Japanese series based on the Chinese literary classic, Journey To The West) |
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"I was having a bit of a nostalgia trip the other day and went on YouTube specifically in search of one gem from my childhood, namely Chocky (and it’s two subsequent series).
I must say that it has stood up very well (1984 vintage) and remains a very intelligently written and intriguing series (it’s apparently based upon a book from the 1960’s).
Great stuff indeed
Chocky was written by the same writer as Day of the Triffids, mentioned later in the thread "
Yes indeed; John Wyndham was a fantastic scInence fiction writer. He also gave us the classic, The Midwich Cuckoos which was of course later made into the delightfully creepy, scI-if/horror classic, ‘Village Of The Damned’. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Does anyone remember the following children’s classic shows:
The Red Hand Gang (an American show from the late seventies as I recall featuring a bunch of Chopper riding kids in bell bottom flares who solved various crimes)
The Legend Of Tim Tyler: This was a German coproduction and featured a kid who sold his laugh to a chap called the Baron (who was insinuated to be the devil).
Heidi: This was another foreign production and was dubbed into English.
And I’ve saved the very best until last:
Monkey!!!!! (A Japanese series based on the Chinese literary classic, Journey To The West) "
Red hand gang yes ...(Saturday mornings)
Heidi yes ...
Nit sure about Tim Tyler
Gotta love monkey ! They redid it a few years back, nit actually that bad ...
The flying kiwi
Baileys bird
Bring em back alive
Once upon a time (cartoon)
SPORT BILLY!! |
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"Does anyone remember the following children’s classic shows:
The Red Hand Gang (an American show from the late seventies as I recall featuring a bunch of Chopper riding kids in bell bottom flares who solved various crimes)
The Legend Of Tim Tyler: This was a German coproduction and featured a kid who sold his laugh to a chap called the Baron (who was insinuated to be the devil).
Heidi: This was another foreign production and was dubbed into English.
And I’ve saved the very best until last:
Monkey!!!!! (A Japanese series based on the Chinese literary classic, Journey To The West)
Red hand gang yes ...(Saturday mornings)
Heidi yes ...
Nit sure about Tim Tyler
Gotta love monkey ! They redid it a few years back, nit actually that bad ...
The flying kiwi
Baileys bird
Bring em back alive
Once upon a time (cartoon)
SPORT BILLY!!"
I remember Sport Billy 
‘You’re a hero from another planet - Sport Billy!........’ |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Omg monkey that was brilliant I don't think I missed one lol red hand gang I remember, Tim Tyler not at all all and I need to look up chocky as I don't recall that one either |
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I’ve just nicked the intro to Monkey:
‘In the worlds before Monkey, primal chaos reigned. Heaven sought order. But the phoenix can fly only when its feathers are grown. The four worlds formed again and yet again, as endless aeons wheeled and passed. Time and the pure essences of Heaven and the moisture of Earth, the powers of the sun and the moon all worked upon a certain rock, old as creation. And it became magically fertile. The first egg was named "Thought". Tathagata Buddha, the Father Buddha, said, "With our thoughts, we make the world." Elemental forces caused the egg to hatch. From it then came a stone monkey. The nature of Monkey was irrepressible! - Monkkkkeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!’ |
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.....And as a special bonus, the opening theme song:
‘Born from an egg on a mountain top,
The Funkiest Monkey that ever popped,
He knew every magic trick under the sun,
Tease the Gods and everyone can have some fun.
Monkey magic, Monkey magic,
Monkey magic, Monkey magic,
Monkey magic, Monkey magic ooh!
What a cocky, saucey Monkey this one is.
All the Gods were angry and they punished him.
Until he was saved by a kindly priest,
And that was the start of their pilgrimage quest.
Monkey magic, Monkey magic,
Monkey magic, Monkey magic,
Monkey magic, Monkey magic,
Monkey magic, Monkey magic ooh!’
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".....And as a special bonus, the opening theme song:
‘Born from an egg on a mountain top,
The Funkiest Monkey that ever popped,
He knew every magic trick under the sun,
Tease the Gods and everyone can have some fun.
Monkey magic, Monkey magic,
Monkey magic, Monkey magic,
Monkey magic, Monkey magic ooh!
What a cocky, saucey Monkey this one is.
All the Gods were angry and they punished him.
Until he was saved by a kindly priest,
And that was the start of their pilgrimage quest.
Monkey magic, Monkey magic,
Monkey magic, Monkey magic,
Monkey magic, Monkey magic,
Monkey magic, Monkey magic ooh!’
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"I don’t remember any of these! I’m obviously too young  "
I bet you remember Grange Hill?
If so.....what the hell was the significance of the flying sausage in the animated, opening credits sequence? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I don’t remember any of these! I’m obviously too young
I bet you remember Grange Hill?
If so.....what the hell was the significance of the flying sausage in the animated, opening credits sequence? "
Haha yeah loved Grange Hill. My era was tucker and Tricia Yates etc. I remember the sausage flying off the fork |
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I had a video of sport billy that I can remember playing to death!
My other favourites throughout childhood to early teens were;
The raccoons
Bill and teds excellent adventures
Count duckula
He man and she ra
Fraggle rock
Alf
Trap door
A program about a family that had a big foot living with them, was called something like the hensons I think
Saved by the bell
Clarissa explains it all
Sabrina the teenage witch
Probably tons more that will come to me once I’ve posted this!
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I used to watch Grange Hill, rentaghost, bagpuss, crackerjack, rainbow, magic roundabout, Wombles, fraggle rock, why don’t you, cheggars plays pop, the one with the scary green witch that I can’t remember the name of |
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"Tiswas!
I remember that (and very much liking the female co presenter....) "
Sally James! I think I had a bit of a crush on her... And Chris Tarrant... Lenny Henry... Bob Carolgees and Spit the dog... And the phantom flan flinger! Jesus I am old! |
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"I had a video of sport billy that I can remember playing to death!
My other favourites throughout childhood to early teens were;
The raccoons
Bill and teds excellent adventures
Count duckula
He man and she ra
Fraggle rock
Alf
Trap door
A program about a family that had a big foot living with them, was called something like the hensons I think
Saved by the bell
Clarissa explains it all
Sabrina the teenage witch
Probably tons more that will come to me once I’ve posted this!
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God they’re the ones my daughter used to watch! Same time as Hannah Montana and drake and josh! |
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"Tiswas!
I remember that (and very much liking the female co presenter....)
Sally James! I think I had a bit of a crush on her... And Chris Tarrant... Lenny Henry... Bob Carolgees and Spit the dog... And the phantom flan flinger! Jesus I am old! "
That’s her  This thread is making me feel positively ancient  |
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"Loved Monkey Magic... recently roped in an American friend who had no idea.... shes still in her 20's... but I'm a Muppets girl at heart"
I loved the Muppets......but a few of them scared me (Animal for instance)
Also, a few of the characters in Sesame Street left me feeling a bit uneasy, namely The Count, that green thing that lived in the bin and Cookie Monster (The way he shoved his whole hand greedily in his gob freaked me out for some reason)  |
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"I had a video of sport billy that I can remember playing to death!
My other favourites throughout childhood to early teens were;
The raccoons
Bill and teds excellent adventures
Count duckula
He man and she ra
Fraggle rock
Alf
Trap door
A program about a family that had a big foot living with them, was called something like the hensons I think
Saved by the bell
Clarissa explains it all
Sabrina the teenage witch
Probably tons more that will come to me once I’ve posted this!
God they’re the ones my daughter used to watch! Same time as Hannah Montana and drake and josh!"
Hannah Montana and drake and josh were after my time, I had a younger brother so probably some of those ^ are ones that I watched because he had them on rather than being for my age group.xx |
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"I had a video of sport billy that I can remember playing to death!
My other favourites throughout childhood to early teens were;
The raccoons
Bill and teds excellent adventures
Count duckula
He man and she ra
Fraggle rock
Alf
Trap door
A program about a family that had a big foot living with them, was called something like the hensons I think
Saved by the bell
Clarissa explains it all
Sabrina the teenage witch
Probably tons more that will come to me once I’ve posted this!
God they’re the ones my daughter used to watch! Same time as Hannah Montana and drake and josh!
Hannah Montana and drake and josh were after my time, I had a younger brother so probably some of those ^ are ones that I watched because he had them on rather than being for my age group.xx"
Ah don’t feel so old now |
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"Did I dream these next two or can anyone else remember.
Cloudbusting
Or
The Tomorrow People"
The latter one which aired in the 1970’s scarred me a good’un
Funnily enough, there’s been at least two subsequent reboots of the series. One I remember from the nineties, featured the actor who used to play Todd in Neighbours and was pretty scary for the time of broadcasting (not least of all as the late, great Sir Christopher Lee was the main villain in one story).
It was more recently revived as an American series but I never viewed it I’m afraid. |
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"I used to watch Grange Hill, rentaghost, bagpuss, crackerjack, rainbow, magic roundabout, Wombles, fraggle rock, why don’t you, cheggars plays pop, the one with the scary green witch that I can’t remember the name of "
Do you mean Grotbags? |
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"I used to watch Grange Hill, rentaghost, bagpuss, crackerjack, rainbow, magic roundabout, Wombles, fraggle rock, why don’t you, cheggars plays pop, the one with the scary green witch that I can’t remember the name of
Do you mean Grotbags? "
She was a bit hot....in a sort of greeny way
The bloody kids in that show used to piss me off however as whenever someone came to the bloody door, we were treated to: ’There’s somebody at the door.....there’s somebody at the door....’ Arrggghhh!!! Sweet Jesus!  |
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"I used to watch Grange Hill, rentaghost, bagpuss, crackerjack, rainbow, magic roundabout, Wombles, fraggle rock, why don’t you, cheggars plays pop, the one with the scary green witch that I can’t remember the name of
Do you mean Grotbags? "
Yes! That’s the one. |
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"I used to watch Grange Hill, rentaghost, bagpuss, crackerjack, rainbow, magic roundabout, Wombles, fraggle rock, why don’t you, cheggars plays pop, the one with the scary green witch that I can’t remember the name of "
We must be off the same era cause i remember watching all these shows  |
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"I used to watch Grange Hill, rentaghost, bagpuss, crackerjack, rainbow, magic roundabout, Wombles, fraggle rock, why don’t you, cheggars plays pop, the one with the scary green witch that I can’t remember the name of
We must be off the same era cause i remember watching all these shows "
Probably. 1972 I was born |
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"I used to watch Grange Hill, rentaghost, bagpuss, crackerjack, rainbow, magic roundabout, Wombles, fraggle rock, why don’t you, cheggars plays pop, the one with the scary green witch that I can’t remember the name of
We must be off the same era cause i remember watching all these shows
Probably. 1972 I was born "
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"I used to watch Grange Hill, rentaghost, bagpuss, crackerjack, rainbow, magic roundabout, Wombles, fraggle rock, why don’t you, cheggars plays pop, the one with the scary green witch that I can’t remember the name of
Do you mean Grotbags?
Yes! That’s the one. "
The actress who played her (Carol Lee Scott) was a highly regarded soul singer and a fixture in northern working mens clubs in the 1970s |
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"Yesterday I sat down and watched the movie Thunderbirds are Go, on Film4. I’m not ashamed to say I thoroughly enjoyed it, bringing back some happy memories. It even included an appearance of Cliff Richard & The Shadows in puppet form!!
It got me thinking about other ‘pre-animation’ kids shows I used to watch ... Stingray, Fireball XL5 (to name a couple)
What about you? Favourite non animated shows from your childhood?"
Supercar
Magic Boomerang
Four Feather Falls
Stingray
Tom Caxton's War |
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"Yesterday I sat down and watched the movie Thunderbirds are Go, on Film4. I’m not ashamed to say I thoroughly enjoyed it, bringing back some happy memories. It even included an appearance of Cliff Richard & The Shadows in puppet form!!
It got me thinking about other ‘pre-animation’ kids shows I used to watch ... Stingray, Fireball XL5 (to name a couple)
What about you? Favourite non animated shows from your childhood?"
I loved Beat The Teacher and Knock your block off x |
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