| Childhood TV memories...or not 10:31 - Jun 25 with 1561 views | Leadbelly |
I can't remember how or why this was a topic of conversation at home last night but my good lady amazed me by having no recollection of "The Singing Ringing Tree". Shown repeatedly by the BBC during school holidays, I remember it as being pretty scary when I was a lad.
Pleased to report Mrs L was aware of "The Flashing Blade" (great theme tune) and "The White Horses" (memorable theme tune but not really my thing)
I also recall endless Laurel & Hardy during school holidays which, in my opinion, was no bad thing. One of my stepson's friends asked me recently if I'd heard of L & H, which was very sweet. Turns out he discovered them last year and is completely hooked. Form is temporary, class is permanent.
Whilst buying my coffee at Manningtree station this morning Chris Evans (I assume) was playing the theme tune from the Banana Splits. Now that was a good programme and a top tune to boot.
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| Childhood TV memories...or not on 18:31 - Jun 25 with 1540 views | wessex_exile |
By a spooky coincidence, I posted about The Flashing Blade on my FB page less than a week ago. My roommate at work bought me the DVD of all 12 episodes, and my 8 year old son sat down and devoured all 12 episodes virtually in one sitting - he loved it!
School hols as a kid meant one thing for me, Harryhausen movies!
Scariest for me (apart from Doctor Who naturally) was The Children of the Stones (the one set in Avebury). Bizarre really, considering how my career eventually panned out... |  |
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| Childhood TV memories...or not on 19:51 - Jun 25 with 1530 views | bwildered |
How about some dubbed programme from the eastern bloc featuring a King and a golden egg .
Some bearded bloke on a island .
Scary .... The witch in Paulus the woodgnone .
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| Childhood TV memories...or not on 20:00 - Jun 25 with 1529 views | eagledares |
lunchtimes, for 1/2 hour or so
trumpton
bill and ben
tales from the riverbank
the woodentops
the herbgarden (or was it the herbs?)
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| Childhood TV memories...or not on 20:14 - Jun 25 with 1525 views | bwildered |
Lunchtimes .
Camberwick Green
Mary, Mungo and Midge
Mr Benn ( Ringtone on my mobile ) everyone asks .
Teatime
Magic Roundabout
Hectors House
Capt Pugwash
And how about The Double Deckers , there was always a brainy and fat one in every gang ! | |
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| Childhood TV memories...or not on 23:20 - Jun 25 with 1520 views | durham_exile |
Woodentops, Andy Pandy, Noggin the Nog, Magic Roundabout, Captain Pugwash,
Blue Peter, Magpie (Susan Stranks - enough said)
Can't quite remember Muffin the Muel - not sure if that is an offence!)
Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, Champion the Wonderhorse, Lone Ranger, UFO (the Angels), Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends (Ringo Starr).
Good Times!
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| Childhood TV memories...or not on 06:31 - Jun 26 with 1515 views | noah4x4 |
Seems odd Susan Stranks has enjoyed more adoration in here than Kem Izzet.
But her breasts deffo best childhood TV memory Durham!
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| Childhood TV memories...or not on 11:02 - Jun 26 with 1508 views | burnsieespana |
"Head em up and move em out" from Wagon Train is what I recall most as think I was 13 when we had our first TV! |  | | |
| Childhood TV memories...or not on 16:18 - Jun 27 with 1485 views | carruthers |
I recall my dad buying a tv for the coronation to pull punters into our pub, when i got home from school, St Johns Green, a crowd gathered to watch the aerial being put up, My first programme was Muffin the Mule then Andy Pandy then the Flowerpot men. most of the time tv was closed. |  | | |
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| Childhood TV memories...or not on 16:26 - Jun 27 with 1483 views | Leadbelly |
| Childhood TV memories...or not on 16:18 - Jun 27 by carruthers |
I recall my dad buying a tv for the coronation to pull punters into our pub, when i got home from school, St Johns Green, a crowd gathered to watch the aerial being put up, My first programme was Muffin the Mule then Andy Pandy then the Flowerpot men. most of the time tv was closed. |
My stepson is 10 and really doesn't believe me or his mother(who is far more reliable when it comes to "facts"!) when we tell him we had just 3 channels to watch when we were his age...and that they weren't available for large parts of the day. | |
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| Childhood TV memories...or not on 18:13 - Jun 27 with 1478 views | burnsieespana |
Bit like buying broken biscuits from woolies......my kids think I am mad when I say it was the highlight of the week! | | | |
| Childhood TV memories...or not on 18:24 - Jun 27 with 1475 views | wessex_exile |
| Childhood TV memories...or not on 18:13 - Jun 27 by burnsieespana |
Bit like buying broken biscuits from woolies......my kids think I am mad when I say it was the highlight of the week! |
Or a bag of scraps from the chippy on a Friday evening, gangs of kids out roaming in packs well into twilight, playing hide and seek, off-ground touch or knock and run... | |
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| Childhood TV memories...or not on 01:44 - Jul 3 with 1444 views | Barsidepete |
| Childhood TV memories...or not on 16:18 - Jun 27 by carruthers |
I recall my dad buying a tv for the coronation to pull punters into our pub, when i got home from school, St Johns Green, a crowd gathered to watch the aerial being put up, My first programme was Muffin the Mule then Andy Pandy then the Flowerpot men. most of the time tv was closed. |
My pop had John Wayne Movies on, or war flicks like The Great Escape or The Bridge Over the River Kwai, or M*A*S*H, the series with Hawkeye and Hotlips Houlihan, and Trapper,.. or Sanford and Son (the American reformulation of Steptoe and Son)..
I was a huge fan of the Flintstones, The Avengers, anything Monty Python (especially Monty Python and the Holy Grail and the Life of Brian.. took one of my first ever serious girlfriends to see Caveman, starring Ringo Starr, Dennis Quaid and Shelley Long.. she laughed so hard out loud that people were paying more attention to us at times than the actual film, haha:D
Charlie's Angels, Jetsons, I Love Lucy, Bewitched, Wild Wild West, Star Trek with Shatner and Nimoy, Fawlty Towers, .. that's the immediate top of my head.
Not sure I answered the question, but tried to @=) |  |
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| Childhood TV memories...or not on 10:16 - Jul 4 with 1421 views | gerry_us |
Someone recently told me that the characters Seaman Stains and Master Bates in Captain Pugwash were not real............ahhhhhhhhhh! |  | | |
| Childhood TV memories...or not on 10:50 - Jul 4 with 1418 views | Leadbelly |
| Childhood TV memories...or not on 10:16 - Jul 4 by gerry_us |
Someone recently told me that the characters Seaman Stains and Master Bates in Captain Pugwash were not real............ahhhhhhhhhh! |
I fear Roger the cabin boy also failed to make an appearance. | |
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| Childhood TV memories...or not on 14:20 - Jul 4 with 1417 views | AFCMorant |
Remember all of those, the Singing Ringing Tree was East German wasn't it? Very sinister. + Belle and Sebastian and Robinson Crusoe.
The version of Banana Splits was probably by the Dickies (on yellow vinyl of course!) |  | | |
| Childhood TV memories...or not on 15:50 - Jul 4 with 1413 views | Leadbelly |
| Childhood TV memories...or not on 14:20 - Jul 4 by AFCMorant |
Remember all of those, the Singing Ringing Tree was East German wasn't it? Very sinister. + Belle and Sebastian and Robinson Crusoe.
The version of Banana Splits was probably by the Dickies (on yellow vinyl of course!) |
The Dickies version is, of course, excellent but it was the actual theme from the show that was on the radio. Also very good. | |
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| Childhood TV memories...or not on 18:43 - Jul 4 with 1407 views | durham_exile |
| Childhood TV memories...or not on 10:16 - Jul 4 by gerry_us |
Someone recently told me that the characters Seaman Stains and Master Bates in Captain Pugwash were not real............ahhhhhhhhhh! |
But what about these exclamations from the salty old sea dog!
"Dolloping doubloons/dolphins!"
"Coddling catfish!"
"Lolloping landlubbers!"
"Suffering seagulls!"
"Staggering stalactites!"
"Nautical nitwits!"
"Plundering porpoises!"
"Kipper me capstans!"
"Tottering turtles!"
"Dithering dogfish!"
"Scuttling cuttlefish!"
"Stuttering starfish!"
"Blistering barnacles!"
Up the nautical U's
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| Childhood TV memories...or not on 21:38 - Jul 4 with 1402 views | Fruitbat |
| Childhood TV memories...or not on 14:20 - Jul 4 by AFCMorant |
Remember all of those, the Singing Ringing Tree was East German wasn't it? Very sinister. + Belle and Sebastian and Robinson Crusoe.
The version of Banana Splits was probably by the Dickies (on yellow vinyl of course!) |
I have the 7" - yellow vinyl, picture sleeve! |  | | |
| Childhood TV memories...or not on 23:02 - Jul 4 with 1397 views | Barsidepete |
| Childhood TV memories...or not on 21:38 - Jul 4 by Fruitbat |
I have the 7" - yellow vinyl, picture sleeve! |
lol:D .. seriously, no words:D | |
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