#34597 - Sun Feb 03 2002 05:01 AM
The best kids shows in the world.......Ever!
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Registered: Tue Jan 29 2002
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Loc: Derbyshire, UK
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So what was your favourite kids show from when you were a wee 'un? Sorry if this has been done a million times before! My favourites include: Fraggle Rock
Wacaday
Dangermouse
Button Moon
Pigeon Street
Fun House
Going Live!
Rainbow
Count Duckula
Willow the Wisp
The Wombles
Knightmare To name but a few. Also I what about those kid shows that made you jump for the remote? The ones you detested! For me it would be Why Don't You? BBC summer holiday pap. Presented by kids striaght outta drama school, show us 'intersting' things such as paper folding or whatever. Others include Care Bears - Something about fluffy bears my sister used to watch. Also Jackanory. Another BBC offering in which actors just sat and told stories *yawn*.
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#34598 - Sun Feb 03 2002 07:39 AM
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Registered: Fri Feb 01 2002
Posts: 6246
Loc: Kitimat BC
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I have no time right now, but I couldn't resist: Mickey Mouse Club (WITH Annette!)
Maggie Muggins
Razzle Dazzle
Captain Kangaroo
Bill & Ben - Flowerpot Men
Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings My GOD! That felt good!
Gotta fly! This is interestin'!
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#34599 - Sun Feb 03 2002 07:48 AM
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Mainstay
Registered: Sat May 12 2001
Posts: 575
Loc: Nova Scotia Canada
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Oh my, there was no such thing as remotes when I was little. Same thing with cable and colour!
However, if you ask any Canadian of my generation they will all say:
The Friendly Giant (I liked the little chairs at the beginning the most)
Chez Helen
Mr. Dressup
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#34600 - Sun Feb 03 2002 08:17 AM
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Registered: Tue Jan 29 2002
Posts: 34
Loc: Derbyshire, UK
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quote:
Originally posted by Brainy Blonde:
Mr. Dressup
I've seen that! While on holiday in Canada during summer '97, I used to watch it while eating my breakfast!
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#34601 - Mon Feb 04 2002 03:05 AM
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Registered: Sun Dec 02 2001
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Loc: toronto. ontario
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hey Brainy, you forgot The House of Freightenstein(i think i spelled that wrong, but those of you that know it, know what i'm talking about) and if you're a child of the late 70's early 80's you will also know The Great Space Coaster, and The Electric Company Mr. Dressup kicked butt...he'd take Mr. Rogers anyday 
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#34602 - Mon Feb 04 2002 09:46 AM
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Prolific
Registered: Sun Apr 15 2001
Posts: 1390
Loc: Ayrshire Scotland UK
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my favourite subject as i was a bit of a telly addict in my younger years (many many moons ago) - we didn't have remote controls when i was little as u will see. so take a deep breath, here's the love 'em list: Mary Mungo and Midge
Paper Play with the spiders Itsy and Bitsy
The Clangers
Cloppa Castle
Animal Crackers (Bungo, Rory Twang and Boots!)
The Banana Splits
Bagpuss
Hickory House
Teddy Edward
Hector's House
Fingerbobs, with Rick the Hippy
Barnaby the Bear (never call me Jack or James..!)
Mr Benn
Ragtime
Bod
Barbapapa
Rhubarb and Custard
Noah and Nelly (All aboard the Skylark!)
Hong Kong Phooey
Little Blue
Pipkins (Hartley Hare, Octavia the Ostrich)
Stepping Stones (..They'll bring u to me..)
Me and U (U and me, lots and lots of things to see..)
The Magic Roundabout
Scooby Doo (where r u..?)
Andy Pandy
Captain Caaaaaaaaavemaaaaaaaaaaaan!!!
Dastardly and Mutley (love that laugh)
Great Ape
Cities of Gold
Thundercats
Dungeons and Dragons
Dangermouse
Paddington Bear
The Wombles
Disney's Dinosaurs - love the baby
the Flumps (pootle)
How - do u remember this programme on ITV?
The Tomorrow People
Chocky
Word and Pictures (we watched this at school)
Stop, Look and Listen (ditto above one) i'll think of more later. about the only things i wasn't really interested in was:
Magpie with Mick Robertson
Sesame Street (until i was about 19, then i really loved it) I'll be back ... 
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#34604 - Tue Feb 05 2002 02:21 PM
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Posts: 34
Loc: Derbyshire, UK
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quote:
Originally posted by allynellie:
How - do u remember this programme on ITV?
I do! Well i remember its second incarnation How 2, with Carol Vorderman. quote:
Word and Pictures (we watched this at school)
You forgot about the magic pencil! Up, down around and flick!
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#34605 - Sat Feb 16 2002 11:45 AM
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Registered: Tue Jan 15 2002
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Loc: fa fa away
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I am a kid of the '90s and my favorite shows were The Elephant Show Eureka's Castle Gullah Gullah Island Alegra's Window I used to watch these shows all the time. Now that I am a teenager, I watch City Guys and 7th Heaven.
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#34607 - Sat Feb 16 2002 05:38 PM
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Registered: Sun Apr 22 2001
Posts: 279
Loc: San Diego California USA
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I was a child of the 60's/70's. I loved Sesame Street, The Flintstones, Scooby Dooby Doo and Bozo the Clown. I couldn't stand The New Zoo Revue! Uggghhh!
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#34608 - Sun Feb 17 2002 05:21 AM
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Multiloquent
Registered: Sat Feb 12 2000
Posts: 4894
Loc: Seattle
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I was a kid in the 80s. I loved Sesame Street
Mr. Rogers (c'mon! How could you not like the puppets?)
Reading Rainbow (great show, LeVar Burton rocks)
Square One (Mathnet!)
Thundercats
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Ghostbusters (both the movies and the cartoon) but the best one was of course She-Ra, Princess of Power. She was so cool. Never could understand Care Bears or the show with Jem (anyone else remember this?) Or G.I. Joe though I did get a kick out of playing with their action figures with my brother. Couldn't stand Barbie either, though I don't think she was a TV show.
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#34609 - Sun Feb 17 2002 06:20 AM
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Registered: Thu Jan 18 2001
Posts: 404
Loc: Casselberry Fl USA
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Ok! Gang, I seem to go back a little farther than most. How about Ding Dong School with Miss Frances, Hoody Doody, and some show that I can’t remember the name of, which had children putting a protective plastic coating over the TV screen and then drawing along with the show using special crayons. The drawing show was fun; does anyone remember what it was called? All these shows go back to the very early fifties.
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#34610 - Sun Feb 17 2002 06:26 AM
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Registered: Thu Jan 18 2001
Posts: 404
Loc: Casselberry Fl USA
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Oops! How could I forget one of the best, Kukla, Fran and Ollie?
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#34611 - Sun Feb 17 2002 07:51 AM
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Registered: Fri Feb 01 2002
Posts: 6246
Loc: Kitimat BC
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Oh........Vikan....what fine memories! AND Shari Lewis, who came on right before Kukla, F & A! Maggie Muggins...I think I might have mentioned these before! Does it have to be cartoons? I hope not, cause when I was a bit older, I liked My Friend Flicka, Sky King, and Rin Tin Tin! 
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#34612 - Sun Feb 17 2002 08:04 AM
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Registered: Thu Jan 18 2001
Posts: 404
Loc: Casselberry Fl USA
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I too loved Sky King and Lamb Chop. The Spin and Marty series on the Mickey Mouse Club was another favorite when I was a preteen. My father bought our first TV in 1948(I can't remember if it had an eight or ten inch screen), when I was about two and a half years old. I remember in the early days lots of test patterns, cooking shows, wrestling and live programming out of New York City.
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#34614 - Tue Nov 23 2004 08:14 AM
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Mainstay
Registered: Fri Jul 11 2003
Posts: 546
Loc: Victoria Australia
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Me? A child of the 90's, so here are my faves: Blinky Bill Brum Humphrey B. Bear Rugrats Tin Tin Olive and Olivia Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Madeline Ghostwriters Babar The Book Place (still love books very much!) Paddington Bear (so adorable  ) Arthur Play School Sesame Street Budgie the Little Helicopter
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#34615 - Tue Nov 23 2004 01:30 PM
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Lets see here's my top five! Playschool (Loved Humpty Dumpty and his friends!)  Rainbow (Zippy was annoying, but lovable!)  Mr Benn (magical!) Jackanory(used to enjoy listening to different books!) finally I think it was called "A Handful of Songs", a show with someone playing a guitar and had the populer kiddies songs and read booksI also remember Me and You, and Read and Write (with the magic pen) Anyone remember "Screen Test"?
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#34617 - Wed Nov 24 2004 11:17 AM
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Multiloquent
Registered: Wed Nov 12 2003
Posts: 2165
Loc: Nebraska USA
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Well, some of these were mentioned above, but growing up in the 80's (and early 80's for my younger years, so I've got some throwbacks from the 70's, too) my favorite shows were:
Sesame Street
Mr. Wizard
Fraggle Rock
The Electric Company
Pinwheel
Reading Rainbow
Square One
All of those but Pinwheel and Mr. Wizard were PBS shows, and those two were early Nickelodeon shows. I did like some cartoons, too, but that was a little later. My favorite cartoon was probably GI Joe, followed closely by Thundercats and He-Man. Then there were the older Hannah Barbara cartoons like Thundar the Barbarian, The Herculoids and Space Ghost. Er, yeah, I was a tomboy.
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#34618 - Sat Nov 27 2004 08:56 AM
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Registered: Wed Nov 24 2004
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Loc: Karlsruhe Germany
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There were so many I loved as a kid... - Dangermouse
- Fragglerock
- Carebears (I liked them too)
- Superted
- Knightmare
- Funhouse.. I always wanted to be on that programme!
- Grange Hill
- Byker Grove
- The Poddington Peas
- Astro Farm
- Scooby Doo (the new ones are nowhere near as good though)
- Penny Crayon
- Inspector Gadget
- Henry's Cat
- Button Moon
And probably even more that I can't think of right now. My brother's seven years younger than me and I hated the TV shows he watched... Wizadora and Tots TV annoyed me so much!
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#34620 - Mon Nov 29 2004 06:21 PM
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Multiloquent
Registered: Wed Nov 12 2003
Posts: 2165
Loc: Nebraska USA
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*sigh* Dangermouse. One of the best cartoons of all time.
He's the Ace. He's amazing. He's the strongest, he's the quickest, he's the best!
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Betty Kuzara 1921 - April 5, 2008
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#34621 - Mon Nov 29 2004 06:32 PM
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Registered: Tue Sep 21 2004
Posts: 101
Loc: Pennsylvania USA
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My favs were: Fraggle Rock Reading Rainbow Mr. Rogers Neighborhood Spiderman Aladdin Lambchop Muppet Babies Guts! (was on Nick, I always wanted to go on it, it was a game show) there was also one about a temple but I forget what it was called.. There are more but I can't remember anymore at the moment. frodobeh
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