Favourite TV shows when you were a kid?

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title says it all , when you were a kid what were your favourite TV programs?

mine included
Chucklevision
Arthur
Kerching
Tracey Beaker
Kenan and Kel
Dennis the Menance

JuliusHMarx wrote:

pscott wrote:Hi folks I'm looking to try to remember a show that was on when I was a kid, think it was on itv / stv, and it would be about 30 years ago.

It wasn't rentaghost.

It was a series, the lead was a lassie and there was a ghost who dressed almost in a witchfinder / tudor type hat.  He had a deep voice and scared the bejeesus out of me.

No idea - might be listed here - http://webspace.webring.com/people/th/hauntedtv/80to89.htm

Good stuff Julius that was nagging me for years, only watched a wee excerpt on Youtube ( there is a lot of of it on ) but it must be 'The Haunting of Cassie Palmer'.  The tudor guy now sounds a bit Mighty Booshish

Stella wrote:Some Mothers Do Have Them

Ooh, Betty!

bhb001 wrote:

jimmyinthewell68 wrote:dangermouse
rentaghost
crackajack
and that jap cartoon where the characters all wore bird costumes and flew in jet planes

Battle of the Planets?

yes that's the one

jimmyinthewell68 wrote:

bhb001 wrote:

jimmyinthewell68 wrote:dangermouse
rentaghost
crackajack
and that jap cartoon where the characters all wore bird costumes and flew in jet planes

Battle of the Planets?

           yes that's the one

doesnt that sum up most 70/80s Japanese cartoons?

laurel and hardy

Adam D wrote:

jimmyinthewell68 wrote:

bhb001 wrote:

jimmyinthewell68 wrote:dangermouse
rentaghost
crackajack
and that jap cartoon where the characters all wore bird costumes and flew in jet planes

Battle of the Planets?

           yes that's the one

doesnt that sum up most 70/80s Japanese cartoons?

jap cartoons always got huge eyes and ridiculous big mouths .

jimmyinthewell68 wrote:laurel and hardy

Great stuff

Anybody remember watching Why Don't You in the school holidays? That and the old Pink Panther cartoons where the opening theme was that really catchy song and it showed the PP getting in and out of a real car (as in not cartoon car)

Didn't Ant & Dec present WDY for one week? I seem to remember the programme changing presenters every week or so.

Yes I believe they did

The Womble wrote:Anybody remember watching Why Don't You in the school holidays? That and the old Pink Panther cartoons where the opening theme was that really catchy song and it showed the PP getting in and out of a real car (as in not cartoon car)

Yes I do. I remember the ant eater cartoon on there and one with Crazy Legs Crane.

Cari wrote:

The Womble wrote:Anybody remember watching Why Don't You in the school holidays? That and the old Pink Panther cartoons where the opening theme was that really catchy song and it showed the PP getting in and out of a real car (as in not cartoon car)

Yes I do.  I remember the ant eater cartoon on there and one with Crazy Legs Crane.

 Yeh I remember them, the Ant and the Aardvark or Anteater! Loved that cartoon.

What was the cartoon with the bird who zipped around whilst another character tried to kill it?

Road Runner & Wile E Coyote?

Cheers, it was. Beep beep.

Knightmare
Games Master
Quantum Leap
Outer Limits
Crystal Maze
Jayce & The Wheeled Warriors
Fun House
Visionaries
Dungeons & Dragons
Captain Planet
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Baywatch

Can anyone remember that programme on channel 4 where celebrities were asked questions about themselves by a computer/voiceover?

I think it was on around 6pm and it involved people like Matt Goss (I remember him doing it) sitting in a chair and pressing a categories on a screen to get questions that a voice would then ask.

What was it called? Someone help me please!

Star Test:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3rz4CS3Ugc

Adam D wrote:Star Test:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3rz4CS3Ugc

Thank you, that has been bugging me for ages.

Cheers Adam

Who remembers Games World?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTfj7vxqWkE

Playing super nintendo  

Anyone ever watch 'Captain Nintendo'? I used to love that programme.

TISWAS

Bananaman
Sooty
Knightmare
Transformers
He-Man
Thundercats
T-Bag
Grange Hill
A-Team
Knightrider
6 Million Dollar Man
Games Master
Mysterious Cities of Gold
Dogtanian
Inspector Gadget
Sabrina The Teenage Witch
Saved By The Bell
Dungeons and Dragons
Fun House
Crystal Maze
Red Dwarf
Quantum Leap
Tom and Jerry
Raggidolls
Puddle Lane
Mr Ben
Pidgeon Street
Bertha
Fresh Prince

The list could go on for quite a while but I'll stop there for now.  I kind of liked TV when I was a kid!

Does anyone remember The Adventure Game? That was a odd one...I never really understood it.

Camblewick Green
Chigley
Trumpton

Wishbone. Christ what a dog he was.
Round the twist freaked me the £&@" out.
Does anyone remember a show about cartoon samurai cats? Me and my brothers used to get up ridiculously early and watch it

midnight caller

Cari wrote:Does anyone remember The Adventure Game?  That was a odd one...I never really understood it.

I loved that show  

The Boss wrote:
Does anyone remember a show about cartoon samurai cats? Me and my brothers used to get up ridiculously early and watch it

Samurai Pizza Cats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXiJYcK4-GU

I was never a fan but i used to sing the theme tune.

willow the wisp . with a fat fairy and a witch telly vision set Edna .

You have to wonder what the creators of some of these shows we're on!!!

Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers!!

Dr Gregory House MD wrote:Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers!!

My nephews love Power Rangers. Love it! My eldest nephew insists that the Blue Ranger is best but the other says the Red Ranger is better. Who is better House?

The Womble wrote:

Dr Gregory House MD wrote:Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers!!

My nephews love Power Rangers. Love it! My eldest nephew insists that the Blue Ranger is best but the other says the Red Ranger is better. Who is better House?

That very much depends, I think several generations of Power Rangers have come and gone since I last watched

As a kid I was very much partial to the green, even more so than when he became the white, always did like the blue as well, good comedy value.

Dr Gregory House MD wrote:

The Womble wrote:

Dr Gregory House MD wrote:Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers!!

My nephews love Power Rangers. Love it! My eldest nephew insists that the Blue Ranger is best but the other says the Red Ranger is better. Who is better House?

That very much depends, I think several generations of Power Rangers have come and gone since I last watched

As a kid I was very much partial to the green, even more so than when he became the white, always did like the blue as well, good comedy value.

I know I'm probably going to regret asking this, but do they all do different things or are they just different colours?

who remembers Chucklevision?

Chorlton and the Wheelies

on twitter (Phillip Schofield)

Kids Greatest tv shows on C5 tonight at 9, I'm thinking there might be a bit of Going Live. Well I did an interview for it, so it better

With clever inventions,
You know his intentions,
to help whenever he can.
If you want something started,
like enemies thwarted,
then Albert is your man.

His name is Albert! Albert!
He’s Albert the fifth musketeer!

He’s there at the double,
whenever there’s trouble,
with wood, and string, and stuff.
The things that he makes,
have just what it takes,
whenever the going gets rough.

His name is Albert! Albert!
He’s Albert the Fifth Musketeer!

He’s sharp, he’s cool, he’s nobody’s fool!
He’s Albert the Fifth Musketeer!

If you’ve been dropped in it,
he’s there in a minute,
that’s faithful Albert’s way!
He’s got no pretention,
just lots of inventions that always save the day!
Hurray! For Albert! Albert!
He’s Albert the Fifth Musketeer!

He’s sharp, he’s cool, he’s nobody’s fool!
He’s Albert the Fifth Musketeer!

He’s Sharp, he’s cool, he rides on a mule!
He’s Albert the fifth Musketeer!

Ahhhhh, early 1960's TV. Grainy old black and white...... ghosting on the picture because we lived in a lousy reception area..... having to wait for five minutes for the valves in the telly to warm up before we even got a picture at all. Only two channels to choose from. Those were the days.

Unmissable programmes such as:

The Lone Ranger
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
William Tell
The Telegoons (a TV adaptation of the radio Goon Show)
Doctor Who (I remember watching the very first episode)
Blue Peter (with Valerie Singleton.... my first crush)


and then towards the mid / later 6o's

Lost in Space
The Monkees
The Banana Splits.
Wacky Races

In 1969 a rather strange programme started called "Monty Python's Flying Circus". It confused, but strangely fascinated us. "What was that all about..?" We asked. After the first episode, at school, those who had seen it agreed that we couldn't make head or tail of it, but for some reason it was, well, funny..... sort of.... Nobody knew why at the time, but we all said we'd watch it again.

Other programmes from the 60's which weren't necessarily kids shows, but we watched anyway, were:

That Was The Week That Was
The Saint
Mission: Impossible
Ready, Steady, Go (the forerunner of Top of the Pops)


I'm sure I could remember more if I put my mind to it, but those are the ones that most instantly leap to mind.

Alf
Mask
Dogtanian & The 3 Muskahounds
He-Man
Thundercats
Saved By The Bell
Spiderman & His Amazing Friends
Battle Of The Planets
The Red Hang Gang
Streethawk
Manimal
Crazy Like A Fox
V

Different Strokes
Dukes Of Hazard

cartoon - Thundercats
kids tv show - The Adventure Game
tv show - The A-team
tv show i wasn't suppose to watch - Tales of the Unexpected ............scared the bejesus out of me but always found a way to watch it

Kenny wrote:cartoon - Thundercats
kids tv show - The Adventure Game
tv show - The A-team
tv show i wasn't suppose to watch - Tales of the Unexpected ............scared the bejesus out of me but always found a way to watch it

Yeah, I was allowed to watch this on a friday night for some reason. Great theme tune as well.

Lion - grainy black and white programmes - reminds me of Champion the Wonder Horse. Remember that? The horse would run down the mountain during the credits and it had a distinct theme tune which sounded like it was sung by Matt Munro or someone like that...

Cari wrote:Lion - grainy black and white programmes - reminds me of Champion the Wonder Horse.  Remember that?  The horse would run down the mountain during the credits and it had a distinct theme tune which sounded like it was sung by Matt Munro or someone like that...

Champion the Wonder Horse! Champion the Wonder Horse!
Like a streak of lightnin' flashin' cross the sky,
Like the swiftest arrow whizzin' from a bow,
Like a mighty cannonball he seems to fly.
You'll hear about him ever'where you go.
The time'll come when everyone will know
The name of Champion the Wonder Horse!


Dominoes Pizza have nicked the tune for their new tv adverts

I remember when I was young there was this German channel on sky that had a sort of rainbow segmented globe in the top corner. That had some decent shows on it if I remember rightly.

seanmichaels wrote:I remember when I was young there was this German channel on sky that had a sort of rainbow segmented globe in the top corner. That had some decent shows on it if I remember rightly.

Methinks you're remembering RTL.

Which has reminded me about that Italian 'gameshow' Tutti Fruitti (remade for German TV)

Was it Captain Pugwash that had Master Bates as a character?

Reborn-DeeMcK-Reborn wrote:Was it Captain Pugwash that had Master Bates as a character?

And seaman staines, and Roger the cabin boy.