Childrens TV

[tangaloomababe]

Originally posted by Chris

It's looking at this thread I realise how long I've been away- apart from the flower pot men, I've never heard of any of those programs.

Its Ok Chris, there are not to many I have heard of and I have a son who is only 17.
Still he was into umm whats the name of it, has Goku and Vegeta and Trucks (what a name for someone, trunks) and he liked Pokemon for awhile. Then his tastes were Ren and Stimpy, I think prior to all that it was Spongebob.

As a child I didn't watch a great deal of television, we were limited in television, firstly because I grew up in a country town and we only had two channels, one being the ABC. As a child I remember being outdoors alot playing ball games or riding my bike.
I do remember Bill & Ben though and Thunderbirds.

 

[Rosemary]

Oh... I forgot Muffin The Mule, Andy Pandy and Swallows and Amozons.

These days my favourite children's show is Hi5 !! Brilliant for dancing to, especially when the grandchildren are here!!

 

[Jack]

Ulysses 31 was a fav, think everyone got everything else I watched - God I feel old. They dont make them like they used too.

Liked cities of gold alot too

 

[Tillane]

Ulysses 31 was a fav

Good call. Loved Uylsses 31 when I was a kid. My first introduction to proper animation...

 

[Snowdog]

Oh... I forgot Muffin The Mule, Andy Pandy and Swallows and Amozons.

I hated Andy Pandy. Even at a very young age I just knew that there was something not quite right about him - but then I've always found talking dolls a bit sinister. Teddy was OK though.

Favourite kids programs dredged up from yesteryear...

The Woodentops
Tales Of The Riverbank
Twizzle
Stingray
Flipper
The Forest Rangers
Riptide (the original Aussie version)
F-Troop (not sure that counts as a kid's program)

My sister's favourite was White Horses, which I couldn't stand except for the theme tune, and Belle and Sebastian, which was equally barf-making.

 

[Quokka]

Oh, in the Pac Mania days of the '80s, Pac-Man was everything you could think of...from games to toothbrushes. I even remember sitting in a rocking chairs with a box of Pac-Man cereal, picking out all the marshmallow ghosts.

The cartoon was on for two seasons, kicking out 43 episodes. Click HERE for some information on the show and even a detailed episode list for the series.

I remember there was a Christmas special they used to put on each year. From memory it was the usual story with Santa Claus crash landing in Pac Land and Pac-Man and family (yes, PacMan and Miss PacMan eventually had baby PacMan ) saving the day, I think in the end they fed those power up things to Rudolf and the other Raindeer.

Hmm.... holiday specials may have to start a thread for them too, just thinking about it there were heaps I remember being played year after year, Family Circus Christmas Special, never read the comic strip or saw the cartoons but we still got their christmas special every year.


But for other kids shows I watched growing up...

Astroboy
Battle of the Planets
Ulysses 21
Robotech
Transformers
He-Man
Starblazers
Voltron
Monkey



and does anyone else remember a little five minute cartoon called Dr Snuggles?

 

[manephelien]

I do remember Doctor Snuggles from my childhood. They're even making new episodes! The pilot is available online from YouTube. I didn't watch much TV at all until I was 12, so before then I had no favorite TV shows as I saw them mainly when we visited my grandparents.

I do remember liking Transformers, Spider-man and He-Man a lot when I was 12, although at the same time I was also watching things like re-runs of Star Trek TOS and Knight Rider.

 

[Pyan]

Gods, some of these posts make me feel old!

My era?

Andy Pandy
The Woodentops
Picture Book
Bill and Ben
Rag, Tag and Bobtail

I think I'll just go for my afternoon nap..........

 

[ice.monkey]

I think I'll just go for my afternoon nap..........

At 06:14am. I don't think someone's learnt their clock very well, now have they?

Most of my favourites have been named, but I used to love the holidays when they'd stick on the old black & white serialisations like 'Flash Gordon' and I also loved the camp 1960's Batman. Kapow!

 

[Snowdog]

One more needs to be mentioned, which everyone of my generation from the UK will remember, because it was put on every school holiday for years - The Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe with Robert Hoffman.

 

[Stone]

one I can remember what its called they had holograms on there chest of animals medievil wepons but it was in the future and the found some machines

been a while since this post but i think Jason you may have been talking about an 80s cartoon called Visionaries - sounds a lot like it

Most of my favourites have been named, but I used to love the holidays when they'd stick on the old black & white serialisations like 'Flash Gordon' and I also loved the camp 1960's Batman. Kapow!

Superb, not forgetting Buck Rogers and Rocketman from the old days of Black and White serial TV in school hols - also the Banana Splits was a fav and Champion the Wonder Horse

I'm also going to throw in The Flumps, little hairy creatures with big feet and wooly hats and not forgetting "remember your a Womble..."

Also remembering Batfink (my wings are like a shield of steel), Mighty Mouse (..here he comes to save the day..) and Birdman - ahh those were the days

 

[cheesemiester1]

CAPTAIN POWER
Ninja Turtles (80's not the new crap)
Transformers
Masters of the universe
PeeWee herman
Bozo the clown

The 80's...Best time for tv ever....what's happened to children's programming??????

 

[Jeffbert]

Sorry for reviving an old thread, but anyone remember Kukla, Fran and Ollie?

http://kukla.tv/

 

[leah36]

Button Moon, Fraggle Rock, The muppet show, super ted, looney toons, rentaghost, blue peter, rhubarb and custard, mr benn, ivor the engine, willo the wisp

 

[Harpo]

 

[Orcadian]

Tales of the Riverbank.
Noggin the Nog.
Fireball XL5.

 

[BAYLOR]

Qt Hush
Tennessee Tuxedo
Journey to The Center of the Earth
Fantastic Voyage
The Famous Adventure of Mr Mcgoo
The Flintstones
The Jetsons
Rocky and Bullwinkle
Clutch Cargo
Captain Fathom
Space Angel
Gigantor
Prince Planet
Kimba The White Lion
Astroboy
Speed Racer
Starvengers
Grandizer
Danguard Ace
The Young Sentinels
StarBlazers
Battle of the Planets
Space Ghost
The Herculoids
Johnny Quest
Ark II
Space Academy
Jason Star of Command
Flash Gordon
Thunder the Barbarian

 

[BAYLOR]

The Ghostbusters 1975
The Land of the Lost

 

[Savannah]

Worzel Gummidge.
Play School.
Rent A Ghost.

A few of my fave programmes as a child.

 

[beccabear67]

I thought Teletubbies was a science fiction drama for really young viewers. It looked like somewhat mutated survivors in radiation protective suits subsisting on porridge and toast in their erstwhile radiation shelter/bunker. Also I hypothesized some ingestion of psychedelics which would explain the sun having the face of a baby and a disembodied voice they all seemed to hear. Great stuff!

I've enjoyed Worzel, Bugaloos, Sooty, Catweasel, Clangers, Land Of The Lost, Stingray, Marine Boy, The Phoenix And The Carpet, Space Patrol (puppets), The Herculoids, Bagpuss, HR Pufnstuf, Tomorrow People, Star-Blazers, Nobody's House, Jonny Quest, Liddsville, Princess Knight, Ghosts Of Motley Hall, Sigmund & The Sea Monsters and Kimba in particular (enough to have the shows on DVD or as downloads).