[TV] On This Day 1977: The Flumps made their television debut. Your kids TV - Go...

Dick Swiveller

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RossyG said:

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At some shitty pub quiz in a shitty pub in shitty Bognor compered by a shitty barman, they insisted that this character was called Fingerbob.

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I complained till I was blue in the face that the show was Fingerbobs but the character was Fingermouse. Oh no, he insisted, with a smarmy, punch-magnet smile, that’s Fingerbob.

Twenty years ago. Still fuming....

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Now deceased as Rick Jones admitted he drowned it in a glass of water after the last filming.

Edit - just looked it up and it was cold coffee

 

KZNSeagull

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Summer holidays TV was always such excitements as Robinson Crusoe, White Horses, Heidi, Banana Splits, Why Don't You.... The first 3 were foreign language shows with dodgy voice overs and RC and WH were in black and white. Marvellous.

 

Normal Rob

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Go away cloud.

 

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Belle and Sebastian ....

 

Easy 10

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The Red Hand Gang
The Littlest Hobo
Kids of Degrassi Street
Jamie and the Magic Torch
Bod
Pole Position

 

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We've got flumps up our allotment, only after a few glasses of wine

 

Stat Brother

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Easy 10 said:

The Red Hand Gang
The Littlest Hobo
Kids of Degrassi Street
Jamie and the Magic Torch
Bod
Pole Position

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I can instantly sing 3 of those theme tunes

Have a decent stab at one. (think glory hunter doing GOSBTS)

Leaving Degrassi which I assume was on ITV

 

Easy 10

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Stat Brother said:

I can instantly sing 3 of those theme tunes

Have a decent stab at one. (think glory hunter doing GOSBTS)

Leaving Degrassi which I assume was on ITV

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"Pole PosiSHAAAAAN only their uncle knows! Pole PosiSHAAAAN sit back and watch them go!"

Jamie and the Magic Torch was epic as well.

Red Hand Gang was just "La la la, la la la....lalalala la la la"

 

RossyG

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I think in the Seventies the BBC had the best preschool shows - Flumps; Trumpton etc; Bagpuss; Ivor; Mr Men; Bod - but ITV had the best shows for older kids:

Soldier & Me
The Doombolt Chase
A Bunch of Fives (way better than Grange Hill)
The Siege of Golden Hill
The Paper Lads
Children of the Stones
Sky
The Tomorrow People
Pauline's Quirke's
The Freewheelers
Robert's Robots
Pardon My Genie

and Magpie was better than Blue Peter (although I watched both)

 

RossyG

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Easy 10 said:

Jamie and the Magic Torch was epic as well.

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I loved it as a kid, but bought the DVD about 15 years ago and only got through three episodes.

Charlton and the Wheelies, on the other hand, is epic at any age.

 

Uh_huh_him

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KZNSeagull said:

Summer holidays TV was always such excitements as Robinson Crusoe, White Horses, Heidi, Banana Splits, Why Don't You.... The first 3 were foreign language shows with dodgy voice overs and RC and WH were in black and white. Marvellous.

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How could you forget the Flashing blade!

 

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https://youtu.be/2hpA0QolT8o


https://youtu.be/4c7m-EhQhFU

 

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RossyG said:

I loved it as a kid, but bought the DVD about 15 years ago and only got through three episodes.

Charlton and the Wheelies, on the other hand, is epic at any age.

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I bought a DVD of Trapdoor a few years ago. Still brilliant (but admittedly I am easily amused).

 

pasty

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va_Rmpd3PZI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWPw0jEIhVw

 

Stat Brother

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Easy 10 said:

"Pole PosiSHAAAAAN only their uncle knows! Pole PosiSHAAAAN sit back and watch them go!"

Jamie and the Magic Torch was epic as well.

Red Hand Gang was just "La la la, la la la....lalalala la la la"

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Pole Position was my 'have a decent stab at' intro.

Hobo, Bod and Jamie - naturally.

I also miss countered, but couldn't do the RHG anyway.

 

Seasider78

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This was magnificent


https://youtu.be/Ev1aBt-_Zs4

 

Uh_huh_him

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Voiced by the late great Willie Rushton

 

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Rainbow
Mooncat
Pigeon Street
Rentaghost
Grange Hill
Jossy's Giants
Button Moon
You and Me

 

Uh_huh_him

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Easy 10 said:

I bought a DVD of Trapdoor a few years ago. Still brilliant (but admittedly I am easily amused).

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Agreed Trap door remains as amusing as it ever was.