Telly programmes from your childhood

[JudyJudyJudy]

11 minutes ago, il Duce McTarkin said:

 

 

Every day of the week, jamesy.

 

 

 

[il Duce McTarkin]

Whatever floats yer boat, jamesy.

 

[Samuel Camazzola]

51 minutes ago, Dick Dastardly said:

Beaver boy?

 

Did he grow up to stand behind Jackie Bird and troll her on the Hogmanay Live show?

[Dick Dastardly]

3 minutes ago, Samuel Camazzola said:

Did he grow up to stand behind Jackie Bird and troll her on the Hogmanay Live show?

I have no idea what you mean but it sounds funny!

[JudyJudyJudy]

8 minutes ago, Samuel Camazzola said:

Did he grow up to stand behind Jackie Bird and troll her on the Hogmanay Live show?

Oh lol I know what you mean ! That was hysterical 

[JudyJudyJudy]

19 minutes ago, il Duce McTarkin said:

Whatever floats yer boat, jamesy.

 

Prefer ginger sportsmen but couldn’t find a decent pic of one to post but Damian alright ! 

[martoon]

HR Puff'n'stuff but Witchie-poo made the 5 year old me nervous.

 

 

Grange Hill when I was a bit older.

[Marvin]

I remember the Swap Shop roadshow came to Edinburgh with Cheggars and Maggie Philbin. I swapped a game called Perfection for a skateboard 🛹 that weighed a ton 😂 I dont ever recall playing with it. 

[Gavman81]

The Movie Game 

Knightmare - absolutely loved this and the tune 

Bravestar 

Cities of Gold - did they ever find them ? 
Dungeons and Dragons - did they ever get home ? 😰

 

Macgyver - the man stopped a bomb by melting some chocolate bars in one of them 

Crystal Maze

Quantum Leap 

Gamesmaster 

 

Honestly man, outstanding times 

 

[Daktari]

I know that some of these will have been mentioned, but it feels to me like the same  programmes were on BBC every Saturday morning through the school summer holidays, namely The Banana Splits, The Flashing Blade and Robinson Crusoe. I can still remember the lyrics of theme tunes, content specific scenes etc, so I must have watched it more then once. Were broadcast budgets really that tight?

[Daktari]

On 29/10/2025 at 13:15, Tazio said:

There’s one that the theme tune regularly pops into my head but I can’t actually remember anything about the show itself. 
Barnaby The Bear.

Barnaby the bear's my name, never call me Jack or James, I will sing my way to fame, Barnaby the bear's my name, birds taught me to sing, when they took me to their king, they taught me to fly, way up in the sky so high, so high so high's high......

 

Never liked it, but why on earth can i remember that 50 odd years later? 

[Daktari]

Marine Boy - another theme tune ear worm.... I nearly drowned trying out the theory that chewing gum could let you breathe under water....

 

Left field  - Laurel and Hardy. The old original classic black and white short movies 'Laughing Gravy', 'Saps at Sea', 'The Music Box' etc..... comedy really appealed to the young me.

 

Another oldie - the original, classic Tom and Jerry cartoons. Gratuitous violence and casual racism but I loved them. Likewise the original Bugs Bunny, Road Runner etc.

[Shanks said no]

Runaround with Mike Reed because he was superb

 

Little House on the prairie because I enjoyed it..............

[Dick Dastardly]

Has anyone mentioned Fraggle Rock yet? I loved Fraggle Rock

[Fitzroy Pointon]

Sunday afternoons, just before Bullseye and Scotsport....

 

 

[milky_26]

On 31/10/2025 at 19:03, Gavman81 said:

The Movie Game 

Knightmare - absolutely loved this and the tune 

Bravestar 

Cities of Gold - did they ever find them ? 
Dungeons and Dragons - did they ever get home ? 😰

 

Macgyver - the man stopped a bomb by melting some chocolate bars in one of them 

Crystal Maze

Quantum Leap 

Gamesmaster 

 

Honestly man, outstanding times 

 

marshall bravestar loved that as a kid, sam with quantum leap

8 minutes ago, Dick Dastardly said:

Has anyone mentioned Fraggle Rock yet? I loved Fraggle Rock

loved the theme tune

[Dick Dastardly]

9 minutes ago, milky_26 said:

loved the theme tune

Yeah, I've just been watching the intro on youtube

There are a few classics in here

 

 

 

[Worthing Jambo]

On 30/10/2025 at 12:41, Pepe le pew said:

Anyone remember skippy the bush kangaroo 

Aye, it is the ring tone on my phone. Can’t remember why🤷‍♂️

[Worthing Jambo]

No mention of Captain Caveman yet?

[Dick Dastardly]

3 minutes ago, Worthing Jambo said:

No mention of Captain Caveman yet?

I thought I'd seen him mentioned, i might be wrong.

Another classic cartoon. I loved it as a child

[Worthing Jambo]

3 minutes ago, Dick Dastardly said:

I thought I'd seen him mentioned, i might be wrong.

Another classic cartoon. I loved it as a child

 

[Dick Dastardly]

1 hour ago, Worthing Jambo said:

 

 

[Worthing Jambo]

26 minutes ago, Dick Dastardly said:

 

Green😲🤮

[Dick Dastardly]

3 minutes ago, Worthing Jambo said:

Green😲🤮

😀😀😀😀

[John Findlay]

 

[Tazio]

1 hour ago, John Findlay said:

 

Scatman Crothers voiced Pendry the mild mannered janitor. He is also know for The Shining and doing the voice of the jazz cat in The Aristocats. 

[Cruyff]

Anyone remember this creepy doll?

 

[John Findlay]

25 minutes ago, Tazio said:

Scatman Crothers voiced Pendry the mild mannered janitor. He is also know for The Shining and doing the voice of the jazz cat in The Aristocats. 

Yes, he did. A very distinctive voice did Scatman Crothers.

[Jamboross]

 

TUGS, by the same folk who did Thomas the Tank Engine I think, was superb and had the best theme tune of the late 80s. That saxophone! 

 

 

 

Animals of Farthing Wood was my favourite as a 6 year old but looking back it was so unbelievably dark for a CBBC cartoon. I wonder how many kids were traumatised by some of those death scenes?!

[PortyJambo]

11 hours ago, Cruyff said:

Anyone remember this creepy doll?

 

Thankfully, no. The DVD would be a good idea for a present for any kids you don't like though...

[PortyJambo]

Just now, PortyJambo said:

Thankfully, no. The DVD would be a good idea for a present for any kids you don't like though...

Or any parents you don't like, as their kid will never sleep again

[Dick Dastardly]

11 hours ago, Cruyff said:

Anyone remember this creepy doll?

 

Nope, but I've maybe blanked it out. 

 

[Dick Dastardly]

This programme actually gave me weeks of nightmares,  for some reason.  I wasn't frightened when i watched it but the scene at about 16mins in must've stuck in my subconscious. I still remember the nightmares over 40yrs later.

 

[AyrJambo]

Anyone remember The Impossibles - a cartoon pop band who were also superheroes - Coil-Man, Fluid-Man and Multi-Man?

 

 

 

[HMFC01]

I used to watch far too much TV 😆 a lot of the stuff mentioned already.   Some not mentioned.   Centurions, Terrahawks and one I've just recently been learning more about The Water Margin.

 

The Dungeons and Dragons does have an ending episode.   I decided to find out a few years ago.  

 

Some boring stuff I used to watch on a Sunday tea time All creatures Great and Small and of course Ski Sunday.   Mostly just for the Theme tunes.

 

Can't beat a good intro or theme tune.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[JWL]

Used to love Follyfoot. Don't think there was an episode went by when the lassie wasn't greeting her eyes out about something. Had the great Desmond Llewellyn in it too.

 

 

[deano89]

what about old good 'Friends' haha

[Dick Dastardly]

 

 

[Vlad Magic]

I’m sort of 50.

 

No one my age remembers this.

 

 

 

[Vlad Magic]

On 07/11/2025 at 16:56, JWL said:

Used to love Follyfoot. Don't think there was an episode went by when the lassie wasn't greeting her eyes out about something. Had the great Desmond Llewellyn in it too.

 

 

Go go the lightning tree!!

[Morgan]

On 07/11/2025 at 18:10, deano89 said:

what about old good 'Friends' haha

Absolutely terrible.

 

Liked by very strange and clone like people.

 

 

[Brian Whittaker's Tache]

 

[Maroon Sailor]

Just watching Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads. The No Hiding Place episode

 

England F

 

 

Edited June 1 by Maroon Sailor

[henryheart]

1 minute ago, Maroon Sailor said:

Just watching Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads. The No Hiding Place episode

 

England F

 

Brilliant episode.

 

I was a really big fan of The Man From UNCLE, was given a box set for Christmas and watching an episode through adult eyes saw how dreadful it really was. 

[Hook]

 

[Morgan]

Daktari.

 

[JudyJudyJudy]

23 minutes ago, henryheart said:

 

Brilliant episode.

 

I was a really big fan of The Man From UNCLE, was given a box set for Christmas and watching an episode through adult eyes saw how dreadful it really was. 

Very good point. Watching childhood shows as an adult , through a more intelligent, mature  and critical lens.  I recently briefly watched an episode of 

“ hart to hart “ which I loved as a kid . Load of 💩 

[Maroon Sailor]

24 minutes ago, henryheart said:

 

Brilliant episode.

 

Driving past the one-legged news vendor 🤣

 

 

[Maroon Sailor]

Brilliant series

 

 

Edited June 1 by Maroon Sailor

[Ron Burgundy]

Fingerbobs

Wait til your father gets home 

Paint Along With Nancy

Pebble Mill at One. 
The Dashing Blade