General Chat

Following on from Sue's 'watch with mother' thread, what other children's programmes did you use to watch or enjoy?

I liked: Lets Pretend Button Moon The Flumps King Rollo Mr Benn Choc a Block Finger Mouse Cities of Gold Bag Puss to name but a few!! Natalie

Mr Benn Play School Trumpton Blue Peter Roobarb and Custard Ivor the Engine Captain Pugwash Paddington Bear Thunderbirds Captain Scarlet Happy memories!

I loved Chigley and Camberwick Green, plus Bod. I got so excited when BBC showed it as a special documentary last year!!

All of the above plus these two The Clangers Hectors House

Bagpuss - mint! Paddington bear The Flumps Willo The Wisp The Family Ness Camberwick Green Chigley Trumpton Bod Scooby Doo Dogtanian and the Three Muskerhounds

How could I have forgotten Willo the wisp! That was a classic! :) Used to watch Blue Peter & Grange Hill too! Does anyone also remember the programmes they used to show on CBBC (not sure if it was CBBC then!) such as the boy who didn't smile & heidi! They were funny! Natalie

Swap Shop

should have mentioned also: Dangermouse - utter class Rentaghost

I watched all of the ones you all said especially Grange Hill. I remember I used to come home from school and go straight to our black and white set. and watch till tea time. One day I came in sat in front and watched for ages it wasnt till later that mum told me havnt you noticed your watching a new colour telly. I couldnt believe it. Later on in my teenage years I used to love Starsky and Hutch, The Proffesionals. Dukes of Hazzard and Petrocheli. I switched on a sky channel the other day and they had Petrocheli but it just wasnt the same. Kids programmes today are rubbish apart from Rugrats I love em.

The Tomorrow People

Land of the giants,Lassie and when Dr. Who came on my two younger brothers used to hide behind the sofa. I also remember when my mum bought her first vacuum cleaner, a hovver type hoover with a long hose my brothers were petrified of it-they thought it was a darlek!!!How times have changed.

Favourites were; HR Puffinstuff Catweezle Daktari White Horses Carries War The Munros Does anyone remember a really awful Sunday afternoon childrens prog called The Boys of Flaxton Hall/Manor? You had to watch it though as way back then it was nearly always religious progs on a Sunday.

Terri, Hunk in Follyfoot was ?Ross? Dora was played by Gillian? Arthur English also starred. I loved it and watched every episode and sang about the lightning tree! I have the paperback book of the story with info about the series and cast but it is packed away at the moment. I'm sooooo sad!!! Viv.

Does anyone remember Hickory House (with Humphrey cushion!) and Pipkins. Oh, and i used to like The Red Hand gang! Tracey

Worzil Gummidge

Have a look at this site http://www.geocities(.)com/TelevisionCity/1011/ Happy memories! Sue

Who remembers the programme where the little girl used to say "I'll scweam and scweam and scweam until I'm sick". Was it Bonnie Langford who played her? And what was it called?It's Driving me nuts trying to remember.

Anne, it was Just William. My all time favourite was CATWEAZEL the wizard from the middle ages transported into modern times. The frog/toad he had as a companion was called Touchwood or Touchstone. Viv.

Thanks Viv, I loved Catweazle too, his frog was called touchwood. Bring 'em all back that what I say!!