The Olivers

[Jonny M]

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Toyah Wilcox is a bit before my time. And she scares me.

Especially when she says:

'Over the hills and far away - Teletubbies, come out to play...'

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[saraholiver]

The scariest thing about the Tellytubies is the baby's face in the sun. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

[purly spencer]

That aint too bad, its the talking, moving hoover that does me!

[Jonny M]

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The scariest thing about the Tellytubies is the baby's face in the sun. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

[color:"purple"] Yeah, but what's the baby's name ?? [/color]

J (more useless facts where that one came from !!) [color:"purple"] [/color]

[saraholiver]

how on earth do you know that?

[Jonny M]

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how on earth do you know that?

[color:"green"] From a newspaper article a few years back at the height of Tubbymania.[/color]

J

[The Invisible Man]

Worrying. When is the first friendly.............? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

[Jonny M]

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Worrying. When is the first friendly.............? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

At the end of the next rerun of Series 2 of the Teletubbies ! You know, the one where Dipsy...<img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

J

[Rodders]

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how on earth do you know that?

[color:"green"] From a newspaper article a few years back at the height of Tubbymania.[/color]

J

Ok thats fair enough but why do you have it stored in your memory ?

My nephew used to be in to teletubbies now he is far more cool and into Thunderbirds which is fab (pardon the pun) because I used to watch them when they came out the first time.
And also Scooby doo which was and is just Tops

So now we have something in common to talk about.

all of which leads me on to why are childrens programmes these days so cr*p ?

Why not revive some of the great ones from yester-year ?

Bring back Fireball XL5, Mr Benn and Mary Mungo and Midge

<img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Cheers Rodders

[Jonny M]

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Ok thats fair enough but why do you have it stored in your memory ?

My nephew used to be in to teletubbies now he is far more cool and into Thunderbirds which is fab (pardon the pun) because I used to watch them when they came out the first time.
And also Scooby doo which was and is just Tops

So now we have something in common to talk about.

all of which leads me on to why are childrens programmes these days so cr*p ?

Why not revive some of the great ones from yester-year ?

Bring back Fireball XL5, Mr Benn and Mary Mungo and Midge

<img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Cheers Rodders

Just the useless things that I have in my head !! It may prove useful for a quiz in the future - Bubs would understand !!

Agreed that Thunderbirds is more worth talking about, though. My influence has enabled my kids to enjoy it as well.

The 'old' Scooby Doo where are you ? shows were one of the best things to come out of Hanna Barbera - wish I had cable to enjoy 'Boomerang'.

I could go on for hours...

J

[The Invisible Man]

Thunderbirds and Fireball XL5 - excellent. I know I watched Supercar on my uncle's TV but I can't remember much about it.

 

Who remembers The Magic Boomerang? Circus Boy? Whirlibird? They were some of my favourites. And Flipper - but that has been repeated a lot I believe.

 

Tom Tom - what the hell was that all about? Remember the Grand Prix reconstructions the week after the race? Scalextric cars with half the track in a tunnel so they could change the race order lap by lap to recreate the real race!

 

The dubbed Swedish (no, not that sort) Robinson Crusoe - repeated until very recently.

 

I moved on to The Man (and Girl) From Uncle and I confess I enjoyed The Avengers.

 

Cartoons - classics like Yogi Bear and The Flintstones, but there was also Secret Squirrel, Atom Ant and Squiddley Diddly. Yes it was a talking squid.

 

I also loved the grown-ups (?) sitcoms and comedies - Hancock, Frankie Howard, Hugh and I, Harry Worth, early Morecambe and Wise.

 

TOTP - Samantha playing the records - and Ready Steady Go with Cathy McGowan. Juke Box Jury! And what about Simon Dee - what a t**t.

 

Ahhh, those were the days....

[Mr Happy]

There is not a single children's television show to beat Tiswas. Who could forget Sppit the Dog, the Phantom Flan Flinger, Sally James (phew) and good old Lenny Henrty with his condensed milk sandwiches

[Rodders]

Of course Tiswas !!

 

I will never forget seeing the aforementioned Sally James dressed as a nurse (wayhey !!) <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

 

I never quite recovered from that.

It was indeed a top show

[The Invisible Man]

I didn't mention Tiswas because I was (sort of) grown up at the time.

 

My fondlest mammory of Sally James is when a Royal Navy warship adopted her as official pun-up and sent her a tally - the band with te ship's name on that goes round a sailor's hat. The soppy tart thought it was a garter, and wore it on her thigh while wearing her schoolgirl outfit - hoicking the skirt up to proudly display it (the tally).

 

Well of course over the next couple of weeks she received sackfulls of tally bands from most of the fleet, and cheerfully added them all to her delightful thighs and flaunted them before the nation.

 

Top girl..

 

 

 

 

[Big J R]

I loved that 'Spotty Dog', where you could see his strings.

 

Now I AM aging myself !

[Big J R]

Now Sally James WAS class crumpet.

 

Bumped into her in Brighton Road, Surbiton one day!

 

What a body !!

 

(Nurse ? Hurry up with those pills !)