Brings back great memories from childhood. I used to watch this with my mother back in the day.
What was your favourite?
Posted by: KingstonMariner, January 12, 2018, 6:18pm; Reply: 1
Too many to mention but off the top of my head I used to love those French programmes that were dubbed into English they used to show in the Summer holidays.
Robinson Crusoe. The Flashing Blade*. Desert Crusader (if that’s the right name). And that one about the Mirage jet pilots.
* bought a DVD if it the other year. Good historical plot but the fight scenes aren’t as convincing as they seemed back then and it’s excruciating listening to the dialogue. :)
Posted by: cmackenzie4, January 12, 2018, 6:26pm; Reply: 2
Remember this?
Posted by: cmackenzie4, January 12, 2018, 7:09pm; Reply: 3
One we can all relate to, especially us who are 40+
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Posted by: golfer, January 12, 2018, 8:04pm; Reply: 5
You lot must be very young. In the early 50's there was only 1 family we knew who had a tele so each evening at about 5pm a gang of us clustered round to watch Muffin The Mule and The Cisco Kid and Pancho
Posted by: HertsGTFC, January 12, 2018, 8:11pm; Reply: 6
The Sweeney!
Posted by: Tommy, January 12, 2018, 9:39pm; Reply: 7
Remember watching this one:
and this footy cartoon:
Posted by: GYinScuntland, January 12, 2018, 10:09pm; Reply: 8
You lot must be very young. In the early 50's there was only 1 family we knew who had a tele so each evening at about 5pm a gang of us clustered round to watch Muffin The Mule and The Cisco Kid and Pancho
I had a mate who got six months for that.
Posted by: cmackenzie4, January 13, 2018, 6:25am; Reply: 9
Posted by: cmackenzie4, January 13, 2018, 6:30am; Reply: 10
This takes me right back!
Posted by: cmackenzie4, January 13, 2018, 6:54am; Reply: 11
Got all of these episodes on dvd
Posted by: cmackenzie4, January 13, 2018, 6:55am; Reply: 12
This used to terrify me when I was a youngster
Posted by: cmackenzie4, January 13, 2018, 6:56am; Reply: 13
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Posted by: Maringer, January 13, 2018, 9:03am; Reply: 15
Jamie and His Magic Torch was suitably trippy 70s fare when I was a kid. As was Chorlton and the Wheelies, for that matter.
My favourite was probably BATTLE OF THE PLANETS. Sorry for the caps, but I think it should be said that way due to the intro. First ever anime on British TV, I expect.
Posted by: Les Brechin, January 13, 2018, 9:57am; Reply: 16
Posted by: moosey_club, January 13, 2018, 10:08am; Reply: 17
Is that the one with the neighbour who was always warning about 'dem Russkies'?
Posted by: Grim74, January 14, 2018, 12:34pm; Reply: 24
Used to love this as a kid -
Posted by: Grim74, January 14, 2018, 12:35pm; Reply: 25
And this -
Posted by: Grim74, January 14, 2018, 12:39pm; Reply: 26
As I got older firm favourites were the equaliser, hart to hart, minder and Aug wiedersehen pet along with this just before bed time on a Sunday night -
Posted by: grimsby pete, January 14, 2018, 4:44pm; Reply: 27
Bill and Ben the flowerpot men,
Andy Pandy,
Then when we got ITV,
The Lone Ranger,
Flicka
Rin Tin Tin
Posted by: Manchester Mariner, January 14, 2018, 7:03pm; Reply: 28
Wonder Years, it still stands up as a classic TV series in my opinion. Perfect warm mix of humour, drama, history and family life. Compulsory Sunday night viewing slotted between the Harry Seacombe God TV slot and Bullseye antidote to the Monday morning dread.
Jossy's Giants written by Darts's Sid Wardell.
Loved watching all the sitcoms with the family as a kid with this Bill Maynard classic being a particular favourite, 'Magic, our Maurice'.
Posted by: Grim74, January 15, 2018, 8:49am; Reply: 29
Used to love dungeons and dragons there are so many that we forget about.
Posted by: cmackenzie4, January 15, 2018, 12:13pm; Reply: 30
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Posted by: Grim74, January 15, 2018, 3:06pm; Reply: 37
Well done Chris that was a good blast from the past that Veronica Hamel was fit in her day, reminds me of Linda Carter and she must be in her 60s now but would still get it.
Posted by: grimsby pete, January 15, 2018, 10:16pm; Reply: 38
Loved Hill St Blues in the day Chris.
Posted by: KingstonMariner, January 15, 2018, 10:16pm; Reply: 39
Grim reminded me why I used to watch Wonder Woman. And I was no longer a little kid then. ;)
Posted by: Les Brechin, January 16, 2018, 7:07am; Reply: 40
Going by some of the posts on this thread, a lot of people had more "grown-up" taste in programmes than when I was a kid.
I loved these when I was a kid.
Posted by: Les Brechin, January 16, 2018, 3:26pm; Reply: 41
And 3 favourites from my "young kid" days.
Posted by: Les Brechin, January 16, 2018, 4:00pm; Reply: 42
And I don't think anyone has mentioned this gem from the late 60's, still spawning offshoots now.
Posted by: cmackenzie4, January 16, 2018, 4:26pm; Reply: 43
Some good ones Les although a couple I can’t rember seeing when I was a kid.
Now this is a real blast from the past, I loved this!
Posted by: ginnywings, January 16, 2018, 5:55pm; Reply: 44
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Posted by: Grim74, January 16, 2018, 7:37pm; Reply: 47
Maringer has been in touch and said his internet has gone down and asked me to forward this old favourite of his....
Posted by: Les Brechin, January 16, 2018, 7:46pm; Reply: 48
Not sure if anyone remembers this series from the mid-70's but I remember really enjoying it.
Just realised they've all 6 full episodes on Youtube so I might have another watch.
Posted by: cmackenzie4, January 16, 2018, 7:46pm; Reply: 49
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Posted by: cmackenzie4, January 16, 2018, 7:50pm; Reply: 53
This just took me back 40 years hearing this.
Posted by: cmackenzie4, January 16, 2018, 7:52pm; Reply: 54
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Posted by: cmackenzie4, January 16, 2018, 7:58pm; Reply: 57
The good old days!!!
Posted by: cmackenzie4, January 16, 2018, 8:00pm; Reply: 58
My Mam used to love this.
Posted by: cmackenzie4, January 16, 2018, 8:01pm; Reply: 59
Posted by: sydney, January 16, 2018, 9:02pm; Reply: 60
This thread has brought us more fun and pleasure and memories than any other thread since Promotion Brilliant
Posted by: Les Brechin, January 16, 2018, 9:14pm; Reply: 61
Not really TV but who remembers this when going to the pictures when you were a kid.
Posted by: KingstonMariner, January 16, 2018, 9:16pm; Reply: 62
Going by some of the posts on this thread, a lot of people had more "grown-up" taste in programmes than when I was a kid.
I loved these when I was a kid.
Brilliant the lot of them Les. and the other ones you picked out. All iconic of my childhood.
Hair Bear bunch - Josh Gowling's inspiration
Banana Splits: loved that Aladdin(?) thing 'SIIZE of a giiiraffe'
Stop the Pigeon: 'whadidee sayyy, whadidee sayyy?' 'Clunk said, "when the pigeon lands on the plate, the weight pushes down on the spring, pushes the lever and out pops the hammer and [whistle] the pigeon" '.
Posted by: KingstonMariner, January 16, 2018, 9:22pm; Reply: 64
And I don't think anyone has mentioned this gem from the late 60's, still spawning offshoots now.
Holy Nostalgia Brechinman. My big sisters made me and my brother Batman and Robin outfits out of old sheets as capes and their discarded tights and knickers. How naive we were. They must have been pissing themselves seeing us run round the street dressed like that. :B
Posted by: sydney, January 16, 2018, 9:24pm; Reply: 65
Not I.T. Enough to post but could someone post kids program “The Double Deckers” 👍👍 Cheers
Posted by: Les Brechin, January 16, 2018, 9:29pm; Reply: 66
Never spotted this before, but the Union Flag is the pre-1801 Act of Union version. i.e. before Ireland became part of the United Kingdom. No cross of St Patrick. Must have been a prop from the Last of the Mohicans serial or something about the American War of Independence.
Sorry. Carry on.
Posted by: barralad, January 17, 2018, 7:24pm; Reply: 69
Never spotted this before, but the Union Flag is the pre-1801 Act of Union version. i.e. before Ireland became part of the United Kingdom. No cross of St Patrick. Must have been a prop from the Last of the Mohicans serial or something about the American War of Independence.
Sorry. Carry on.
Double geek alert. The black kid (Brinsley Forde) went on to be in the band Aswad
Posted by: KingstonMariner, January 17, 2018, 9:58pm; Reply: 70
i knew your coaching tactics seemed familiar, get it wide , hit it to the guy in the bi plane..... ;)
Ha, yep, and if that doesn't work, we send on the yard dog in midfield (literally in this case) to get his teeth into the opposition. ;)
Posted by: Les Brechin, January 25, 2018, 6:49pm; Reply: 73
Here's another couple of series I used to love when I was a kid.
Posted by: KingstonMariner, January 26, 2018, 12:27pm; Reply: 74
Hong Kong Phooey was ace. I've been nice to janitors ever since especially if they looked like dogs.
Posted by: cmackenzie4, January 26, 2018, 4:23pm; Reply: 75
Good choices Les 👍
I don't know if this has been put up yet, here it is if it hasn’t
Posted by: cmackenzie4, January 27, 2018, 8:28am; Reply: 76
Posted by: KingstonMariner, January 27, 2018, 2:52pm; Reply: 77
Two more good guns Chris. I always remember Bentine's Battle of Waterloo scene (you know when he had footprints appearing on a sand table). The Prussians who arrived late to save the day for Wellington were in panzers ;D !
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