FabSwingers.com forum: TV Shows that were big, but hardly remembered now

By *inaTitz OP TV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

I was thinking of This Life earlier today. It was a really big show in the mid 90's and everyone I knew seemed to watch it. Nowadays if someone is watching the Walking Dead and you ask if Egg's still alive, 9/10 times they give you a blank look.

What other examples can you think of like this? A show that really seemed to catch the public imagination for a short while, then vanished.

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By *eerobCouple
over a year ago

solihull

Men from the black stuff? Think it was called that with the catch phrase 'gizz us a job'.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Going way back russ abbots madhouse

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

321 - good old dusty bin, can't remember the presenters name though how bad is that lol

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By *inaTitz OP TV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

"Men from the black stuff? Think it was called that with the catch phrase 'gizz us a job'.

I was thinking more obscure today, as that one is still fairly well known. If you asked why did the Titanic hit an iceberg, 2/3 people will say because Yosser was driving....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"321 - good old dusty bin, can't remember the presenters name though how bad is that lol"

Ted Rogers was the presenter.

What about Blankety Blank, with Terry Wogan?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Partridge Family

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By *ichaelangelaCouple
over a year ago

notts

love thy neighbour,

far too racist to do re runs nowadays but very funny at the time

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

Ask the Family. Awesome programme

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to enjoy quantum leap, britis empire, krypton factor, crystal maze, red dwarf, there's loads! I also used to think I was being naughty if I stayed up late to watch euro trash, the word, passengers!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When the boat comes in

Vandavalk

Bread

Forsthe saga

Some mothers do have em

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Men from the black stuff? Think it was called that with the catch phrase 'gizz us a job'.

Boys from the black stuff. Bernhard Hill as Yosser Hughes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hot Metal. Very funny. Based a bit on The Sunday Sport. Brilliantly funny, starring Robert Hardy. Never saw it repeated. Shame

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hot Metal. Very funny. Based a bit on The Sunday Sport. Brilliantly funny, starring Robert Hardy. Never saw it repeated. Shame"

I remember that show it was funny!! Thanks for Ted Rogers too!!

As a kid used to love watching runaround with Mike Reid!! And sting of the dump!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

tin tin

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I used to enjoy quantum leap, britis empire, krypton factor, crystal maze, red dwarf, there's loads! I also used to think I was being naughty if I stayed up late to watch euro trash, the word, passengers!"

I was a massive Quantum Leap fan. It's on one of the weird channels now can't remember which one!! Isn't Eurotrash still showing lol with Jean Paul Gaultier!! Lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hot Metal. Very funny. Based a bit on The Sunday Sport. Brilliantly funny, starring Robert Hardy. Never saw it repeated. Shame

I remember that show it was funny!! Thanks for Ted Rogers too!!

As a kid used to love watching runaround with Mike Reid!! And sting of the dump!!"

Mike Reid was great on that! The way he used to say "Runaround"! Priceless! Loved Stig of the Dump too!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Mallens

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Tube, The Word and TFI Friday

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By *ngel n tedCouple
over a year ago

maidstone

Bj and the bear, soldier soldier

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tiswas

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Steptoe n Son ...British classic

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hot Metal. Very funny. Based a bit on The Sunday Sport. Brilliantly funny, starring Robert Hardy. Never saw it repeated. Shame

I remember that show it was funny!! Thanks for Ted Rogers too!!

As a kid used to love watching runaround with Mike Reid!! And sting of the dump!!

Mike Reid was great on that! The way he used to say "Runaround"! Priceless! Loved Stig of the Dump too!"

Right your only 30 minutes down the road, forget any thought of sex lets just watch reruns of tv of the 70s and 80s lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

anyone remember moonlighting or chips ?

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

"anyone remember moonlighting or chips ?"

Do we have to?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Bj and the bear, soldier soldier"

The memory is jogging right back here!! BJ that was good when you were not old enough to be a swinger lol

TJ Hooker anyone!? The Fall Guy!!

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By *allipygousMan
over a year ago

Leicester

'Our Friends In The North' (1996) was an acclaimed series that starred Christopher Eccleston, Daniel Craig and others who's careers are still going strong.

I can still remember how emotionally powerful the final scene was with Oasis' Don't Look Back In Anger playing in the background and all the way through the end credits.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Fast Show.

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

"Bj and the bear, soldier soldier"

I've got the Soldier Soldier box set. Londons Burning is next on the list.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Why Don't You?

And that kids programme that was set on an old red bus and one of the younger kids carried a leopard cuddly toy.....can't remember the name

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"anyone remember moonlighting or chips ?"

Bruce willis had hair then

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By *o1mrtlcMan
over a year ago

cannock

Monkey magic lol

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By *o1mrtlcMan
over a year ago

cannock

"Tiswas

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Black beauty , the wombels , the waltons , high chaperell , multi coloured swap shop , fanny Craddock , lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rentaghost ,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Coupling was very good, I found it a lot funnier than friends and the 3 women on there was really hot!

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By *ushandkittyCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester

Brass, Where there's muck, Some mothers do 'ave them, Multi coloured swap shop, Auf weidersehen pet.

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By *ushandkittyCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester

"Why Don't You?

And that kids programme that was set on an old red bus and one of the younger kids carried a leopard cuddly toy.....can't remember the name"

double deckers???

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By *oddyWoman
over a year ago

between havant and chichester

"Why Don't You?

And that kids programme that was set on an old red bus and one of the younger kids carried a leopard cuddly toy.....can't remember the name"

that was the double deckers

metal micky

twizzle

sooty

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Bunko Squad. Bet no one remembers that one

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By *igerstyle2k2Man
over a year ago

Oxfordshire

Knightmare! Loved that show.

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By *o1mrtlcMan
over a year ago

cannock

"Coupling was very good, I found it a lot funnier than friends and the 3 women on there was really hot!"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"anyone remember moonlighting or chips ?"

Yes moonlighting - absolutely groundbreaking and amazing - and cybill shepherd - my god xxxx

Also remember chips

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By *bfoxxxMan
over a year ago

Crete or LANCASTER

Oh it's got to be Spitting Image.

Wicked charactertures and wit.

Queen Mum bless her, like Molly Sugden.

Evil Maggie.

The Vegetables aka Cabinet Ministers.

Grey John Major pushing peas around his plate.

Tarzan aka Heseltine.

Leather clad Tebbit.

Little David Steel.

Tof sucking Fergie.

I'd love to see their take on the current politicians and celebs.

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By *allipygousMan
over a year ago

Leicester

"Why Don't You?

And that kids programme that was set on an old red bus and one of the younger kids carried a leopard cuddly toy.....can't remember the name"

You're thinking of 'Here Come The Double Deckers'. The black lad is the lead singer of Aswad, most famous song Don't Turn Around.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hot Metal. Very funny. Based a bit on The Sunday Sport. Brilliantly funny, starring Robert Hardy. Never saw it repeated. Shame

I remember that show it was funny!! Thanks for Ted Rogers too!!

As a kid used to love watching runaround with Mike Reid!! And sting of the dump!!

Mike Reid was great on that! The way he used to say "Runaround"! Priceless! Loved Stig of the Dump too!

Right your only 30 minutes down the road, forget any thought of sex lets just watch reruns of tv of the 70s and 80s lol"

Sounds good! Lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The late night version of Tiswas was OTT.

Not sure whether it was any good or not but typical of the sort of song they'd play was Shel Sileverstein's "Stacy Brown's Got Two"

Eurotrash's Pepe and Popo will remain etched in the rear brain.

"Married with Kids" was very funny.

Early 1980's and the start of Channel 4 featuring "The Paul Hogan Show". "Delilah" from the fitness episode is very memorable.

Not sure any of the above were "Massive/huge" but good entertainment all the same.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No 73 sat mornings

Auf weidersehen pet

The grumbles

Hard castle and McCormick

Bj and the bear

Chips

The banana splits

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By *o1mrtlcMan
over a year ago

cannock

Street hawk

The fall guy

Wonder woman

Bionic man

Air wolf

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sapphire and Steel

Banana bunch...1 banana, 2 banana, 3 banana 4

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hot Metal. Very funny. Based a bit on The Sunday Sport. Brilliantly funny, starring Robert Hardy. Never saw it repeated. Shame

I remember that show it was funny!! Thanks for Ted Rogers too!!

As a kid used to love watching runaround with Mike Reid!! And sting of the dump!!

Mike Reid was great on that! The way he used to say "Runaround"! Priceless! Loved Stig of the Dump too!

Right your only 30 minutes down the road, forget any thought of sex lets just watch reruns of tv of the 70s and 80s lol

Sounds good! Lol "

Start light with the runaround and stig etc, slip in the awful quiz shows and go out with a bang on Hot Metal!! Maybe take up the offer of BJ and the bear if time lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I meant the banana splits. ...

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By *ulestWoman
over a year ago

Northwich

What about The Liver Birds

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Benny Hill show was massively popular but is hardly ever seen or mentionned these days. Oddly enough, you're more likley to find it on the x rated rodent site.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hot Metal. Very funny. Based a bit on The Sunday Sport. Brilliantly funny, starring Robert Hardy. Never saw it repeated. Shame

I remember that show it was funny!! Thanks for Ted Rogers too!!

As a kid used to love watching runaround with Mike Reid!! And sting of the dump!!

Mike Reid was great on that! The way he used to say "Runaround"! Priceless! Loved Stig of the Dump too!

Right your only 30 minutes down the road, forget any thought of sex lets just watch reruns of tv of the 70s and 80s lol

Sounds good! Lol

Start light with the runaround and stig etc, slip in the awful quiz shows and go out with a bang on Hot Metal!! Maybe take up the offer of BJ and the bear if time lol"

Lol! Sounds good

What about The Gentle Touch and Juliet Bravo?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hot Metal. Very funny. Based a bit on The Sunday Sport. Brilliantly funny, starring Robert Hardy. Never saw it repeated. Shame

I remember that show it was funny!! Thanks for Ted Rogers too!!

As a kid used to love watching runaround with Mike Reid!! And sting of the dump!!

Mike Reid was great on that! The way he used to say "Runaround"! Priceless! Loved Stig of the Dump too!

Right your only 30 minutes down the road, forget any thought of sex lets just watch reruns of tv of the 70s and 80s lol

Sounds good! Lol

Start light with the runaround and stig etc, slip in the awful quiz shows and go out with a bang on Hot Metal!! Maybe take up the offer of BJ and the bear if time lol

Lol! Sounds good

What about The Gentle Touch and Juliet Bravo?"

Are we still talking about tv shows!? Lol

Couldn't beat a good night out with out watching Prisoner Cell Block H whilst eating your kebab or spewing your guts

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Randall and Hopkirk - the original series

Used to try and get off school pretending I was ill to be able to watch it

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By *R26Man
over a year ago

Wearside

Hit Man and Her...... After a good night out on the town!!!!

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By *aymisHawkMan
over a year ago

Plymouth

Seaquest DSV, Babylon 5 and Twin Peaks

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By *ushandkittyCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester

Can anyone else remember an american show on Channel 4 called 'dream on'

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"anyone remember moonlighting or chips ?"

I used to luv Chips

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Crackerjack

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By *nne CallanWoman
over a year ago

Nothing to see here. Please move along.

Paulus the wood gnome. Only ever met one person that remembers it and he is Dutch. Tynetees showed it in the earky 70s

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Seaquest DSV, Babylon 5 and Twin Peaks

I'm watching Twin Peaks at the moment, rather apt considering Tina started this thread.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Originals of

The Magic Roundabout

The Clangers

loved 'em

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

Comic strip presents,

blot on the landscape,

the young ones,

the great egg race,

Tiswas,

the Kenny Everett show,

gbh (was quite big in Liverpool),

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

It's a knockout as well.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"love thy neighbour,

far too racist to do re runs nowadays but very funny at the time"

Was it really racist ? A lot of it was aimed at the "honkies" ignorance.

Anyways many episodes are available on youtube along with "It ain't half hot mum"

Haven't tried searching for "Mind Your Language " yet

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Monkey Magic - doing the summon cloud finger lips thingy

the blooming Onedian Line that seemed to go on forever!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

oh the James Whale show

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"321 - good old dusty bin, can't remember the presenters name though how bad is that lol"

think it was ted rogers

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By *exxifun5Couple
over a year ago

NORWICH

"Monkey magic lol "

was with a group of friends a few weeks back and not one of them remembered monkey magic .... at least I have proof it exsisted now lol xx tabitha xx

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By *bfoxxxMan
over a year ago

Crete or LANCASTER

"Comic strip presents,

blot on the landscape,

the young ones,

the great egg race,

Tiswas,

the Kenny Everett show,

gbh (was quite big in Liverpool),

Sid Snot,Rod Stewart, Begees,sketches are classics.

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By *ezebelWoman
over a year ago

North of The Wall - youll need your vest

the blooming Onedian Line that seemed to go on forever!"

And Poldark.

Then there were the mini-series that were essential viewing at the time...Rich Man, Poor Man, Roots and Thorn Birds

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By *bfoxxxMan
over a year ago

Crete or LANCASTER

"It's a knockout as well."

Not now we know about Stewart Hall.

Another creep

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By *obroyman17Man
over a year ago

Different Strokes

Benson

Little Rascals

The Big Match

The Sullivan's

Neighbours

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hogans Heroes

Skippy

Flipper

Drop the Dead Donkey

Duty Free

White Horses

Robins Nest

Lassie

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By *icky999Man
over a year ago

warrington

This is your life

the price is right

eerie indiana

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Liver Birds

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Who remembers OTT.! Was the adult nite time version of tiswas!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"'Our Friends In The North' (1996) was an acclaimed series that starred Christopher Eccleston, Daniel Craig and others who's careers are still going strong "

Who's have thought Geordie Peacock would turn up as James Bond.

Egg turned up in Teachers too.

The Day Today, first airing of Alan Partridge.

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By *ll of a QuiverCouple
over a year ago

Douglas

Automan

The water margin

Cover up

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Mary Tyler Moore Show...

Who can turn the world on with her smile,

Who can take a nothing day and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile,

Well its you girl and you should know it,

With each glance and every little movement you show it.......

Then...Rhoda

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Who remembers soap! With a young billy crystal.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Can anyone else remember an american show on Channel 4 called 'dream on'"

Sort of, the wife used to quote it to me many a time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Who remembers soap! With a young billy crystal.

Confused? You will be.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Who remembers soap! With a young billy crystal.

Yep.

And wasn't Taxi massive too? Danny De Vito?

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By *iccardaTV/TS
over a year ago

Wallasey

"Hogans Heroes

Skippy

Flipper

Drop the Dead Donkey

Duty Free

White Horses

Robins Nest

Lassie"

White Horses

Whirlybirds

Champion the Wonder Horse

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Remington Steel.

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By *laclkguyMan
over a year ago

Pontefract

"I was thinking of This Life earlier today. It was a really big show in the mid 90's and everyone I knew seemed to watch it. Nowadays if someone is watching the Walking Dead and you ask if Egg's still alive, 9/10 times they give you a blank look.

What other examples can you think of like this? A show that really seemed to catch the public imagination for a short while, then vanished.

This Life was great

I do hope that they show it again

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Armchair Thriller, Hammer House Of Horrors,The Saint with Ian Ogilvey,Rhubarb and Custard,Ivor The Engine,Mary Mungo And Midge,Valley Of The Dinosaurs,Robinson Crusoe,and Bagpuss

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By *iccardaTV/TS
over a year ago

Wallasey

"Remington Steel."

that was fab i remember an episode when he was a buyer for M&S lol

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By *jandjbCouple
over a year ago

Nr Manchester

"Coupling was very good, I found it a lot funnier than friends and the 3 women on there was really hot!"

We have the boxed set. It's like Friends for grown ups. Do you remember Lesbian Spank Inferno?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was on one of The Word episodes - it was a great laugh - we all got absolutely pissed afterwards

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

roberts robots

tomfoolary

hr puffinstuff

nogin the nog

the boy from lapland

heidi

the singing ringing tree

pop quiz

thats life

nationwide

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

KYTV with Angus Deayton

Tales Of The Unexpected

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By *icky999Man
over a year ago

warrington

Tales of the unexpected.

the new statesman.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Grandstand

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jossy's giants, loved that as a kid!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Mallens "

Omg x remember the Mallen streak

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By *icky999Man
over a year ago

warrington

Fireball xl5

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Steptoe n Son ...British classic

"
loved this!!

Also Benny Hill (I'm singing the tune in my head)

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By *ngel n tedCouple
over a year ago

maidstone

Sapphire and steel, now that was a weird program and a very odd ending

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By *andS33Couple
over a year ago

Yorkshire

Pob

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Pob

Not a big show, Pob had big ears.

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By *andS33Couple
over a year ago

Yorkshire

"Pob

Not a big show, Pob had big ears."

Still occasionally use him to describe some children tho haha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jamie and the magic torch

Terrahawk

Mysterious cities of gold

Sledgehammer

Dogtanian and the three muskahounds

Metal mickey

Supergran

Get fresh

Going live

World of sport with dickie davis

And my favorite of all time blackadder

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By *allipygousMan
over a year ago

Leicester

"love thy neighbour,

far too racist to do re runs nowadays but very funny at the time

Was it really racist ? A lot of it was aimed at the "honkies" ignorance.

Anyways many episodes are available on youtube along with "It ain't half hot mum"

Haven't tried searching for "Mind Your Language " yet"

Yes, Love Thy Neighbour was really racist. 22 mins of racist abuse then the black man got the upper hand in the last 2 mins.

You didn't have to be called the names used on the show in the school playground as a result of the programme.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anyone remember The Adventure Game?

What about Mork & Mindy?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Coupling

Gimme, gimme, gimme

The thin blue line

The last train

Teachers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Widows

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Knots Landing

Dynasty

A Country Practice

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The most interesting aspect of this thread is that the answers each poster offered is a great indicator of their age without looking at the profile!!

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over a year ago

"The most interesting aspect of this thread is that the answers each poster offered is a great indicator of their age without looking at the profile!!"

*slow clap*

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What other examples can you think of like this? A show that really seemed to catch the public imagination for a short while, then vanished.

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I loved this life

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By *ordonBennettMan
over a year ago

dover

Man in a Suitcase

Ghost squad

The human Jungle

...all series from the sixties

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"'Our Friends In The North' (1996) was an acclaimed series that starred Christopher Eccleston, Daniel Craig and others who's careers are still going strong.

I can still remember how emotionally powerful the final scene was with Oasis' Don't Look Back In Anger playing in the background and all the way through the end credits."
an excellent programme.... Loved it. And all four now big stars in hollywood

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Coupling was very good, I found it a lot funnier than friends and the 3 women on there was really hot!"
I have the series on dvd

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Drop the dead donkey,,, and anything with a,red triangle on channel four??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Monkey magic lol "

Bought a DVD of the series a couple of years ago, was shite tbh and nowhere near as good as I remembered it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Phil Silvers Show (aka Sergeant Bilko)

Comedy gold

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By *inaTitz OP TV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

"'Our Friends In The North' (1996) was an acclaimed series that starred Christopher Eccleston, Daniel Craig and others who's careers are still going strong.

I can still remember how emotionally powerful the final scene was with Oasis' Don't Look Back In Anger playing in the background and all the way through the end credits."

That show was pure quality and much deserves a repeat.

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over a year ago

"The most interesting aspect of this thread is that the answers each poster offered is a great indicator of their age without looking at the profile!!"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Flashing Blade..........anyone??

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By *olly RogererMan
over a year ago

Braintree

Chips?

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By *vbride1963TV/TS
over a year ago

E.K . Glasgow

The Champions

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

anyone remember A.L.F or Metal Mickey

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Monkey Magic - doing the summon cloud finger lips thingy

the blooming Onedian Line that seemed to go on forever!"

Before Monkey Magic there was the brilliant "The Water Margin"....... and if the Onedin Line went on forever what about "Poldark"? - OMG I used to lust after Demelza played by Angharad Rhees

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By *horltzMan
over a year ago

heysham

Dynasty , so me mum tells me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Charlies Angels, even had a cat suit in it

Her

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Petrocelli.

I wonder if he's still working on them footings

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to love gladiators and you bet on a sat night

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

And on a Sunday after the car boot sale I used to watch land of the giants , little house on the prairie and the Walton's

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By *onnyeasygoingMan
over a year ago

Somewhere on the M62 between 24 and 14

Buck Rodgers was never missed.

How hot was Col Wilma Deering in them shiny clinging cat suits??

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By *ngel_38Woman
over a year ago

Staffs

Play school with jermina the black doll. And then jackanory

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By *ngel_38Woman
over a year ago

Staffs

"Monkey Magic - doing the summon cloud finger lips thingy

the blooming Onedian Line that seemed to go on forever!

Before Monkey Magic there was the brilliant "The Water Margin"....... and if the Onedin Line went on forever what about "Poldark"? - OMG I used to lust after Demelza played by Angharad Rhees "

Yes I use to love monkey magic

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Forrest Rangers "FMY556 A for Apple"

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By *bfoxxxMan
over a year ago

Crete or LANCASTER

No one else has dared to say it.

Till death us do part.

In sickness and in health.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Not very PC now,but that's how it was then.

And it was comedy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can't be bolloxed to trawl entire thread so if this is a repeat sorry.

Automan

Blue thunder

Airwolf

Metal micky

Why don't you

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mike Yarwood used to be huge.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The littlest hobo...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Danger UXB, the Sullivan's oh and The Gaffer.

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By *inaTitz OP TV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

"and The Gaffer. "

I always saw the start of that. A load of parking tickets in the back of the car. Then it was bedtime.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

main character was called Figgis,bit of a quiz,answers on a post card please

wots the program.

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By *aymackCouple
over a year ago

manchester

Howards way

Peppermint pig

Grange Hill (with tucker jenkins)

Dempsey & Makepeace

Fame

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By *aymackCouple
over a year ago

manchester

"main character was called Figgis,bit of a quiz,answers on a post card please

wots the program."

Only when i laugh????? Loved that

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"main character was called Figgis,bit of a quiz,answers on a post card please

wots the program.

Only when i laugh????? Loved that

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give that man a cigar

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lost in Space

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By *ushandkittyCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester

Mind your language, crown court

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By *erts_darlings1Couple
over a year ago

watford

Magpie, with a guy with really big permed hair.

Why don't you?

Top of the pops.

The Tube.

Sports night with Coleman.

Going for a song, with Arthur Negus

Junior showtime, with I think Mark Curry.

Saint and Greavsie.

Mr Ed the talking horse (he talks of course)

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By *onbons_xxMan
over a year ago

Bolton

Ready, steady, cook. Think they even tried to take it prime time but then it died a death I think

Crystal Maze and Treasure Hunt don't seem to have kickstarted with a new version either but were big at the time.

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By *laclkguyMan
over a year ago

Pontefract

"love thy neighbour,

far too racist to do re runs nowadays but very funny at the time"

wow a great programme

I managed to get hold of it on DVD very hard to get now and wont be shown again on tv

also have on the Buses on DVD and they still show that on TV

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

some real memory-jerkers here (how much did I love the Water Margin when I was a kid!) More recently, one I thought was great but nobody seems to have heard of was Nightingales - brilliant surreal sitcom about night security men in an office building with Robert Lindsay and David Threlfall. Anyone?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

just me then!

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

The 9 o clock news

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By *inaTitz OP TV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

"some real memory-jerkers here (how much did I love the Water Margin when I was a kid!) More recently, one I thought was great but nobody seems to have heard of was Nightingales - brilliant surreal sitcom about night security men in an office building with Robert Lindsay and David Threlfall. Anyone?"

I most certainly do - it's one of my favourites. I have them all on dvd. Only one episode is on youtube. There's nobody here, but us chickens!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Runaround

We are the Champions

2 must watch after school programmes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Runaround

We are the Champions

2 must watch after school programmes."

+ Grange Hill

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

"Runaround

We are the Champions

2 must watch after school programmes.

+ Grange Hill

I'll add Biker Grove to that list

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By *anatee175Couple
over a year ago

Sunderland

I bought a 1950's box set called Gideon's way. For my mam when she was alive I've just watched it. It's kind of a police programme. Such very young famous actors in it.

Claire

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By *ogistical NightmaresCouple
over a year ago

Manchester Area

Mid 80`s ....friday night 6.20... Soul Train the weekend started here ... sounds of Steve Arrington, Loose Ends, Cool Notes, Lisa Lisa, Steve Walsh,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Black beauty , the wombels , the waltons , high chaperell , multi coloured swap shop , fanny Craddock , lol"

And I hope all your doughnuts turn out like fanny's.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Hope and keen

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The littlest hobo..."

El Pequeno Vagabundo

http://lilhobo2.ytmnd.com/

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

"Black beauty , the wombels , the waltons , high chaperell , multi coloured swap shop , fanny Craddock , lol

And I hope all your doughnuts turn out like fanny's.

She was soooo fucking rude that woman and her stuff she made looked shit.

I appriciate it was back then and all that comes with it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anyone remember Rik Mayall as Kevin Turvey in a Kick up the Eighties?

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By *eorge17Man
over a year ago

Leven

Colditz

Hogan's Heroes

Don't Watch Alone movies late Friday nights

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By *errible_TwoCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

Surgical spirits

Grange hill

Button moon

Danger mouse

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By *ulfilthmentMan
over a year ago

Just around the corner

TLC

Manimal

The Interceptor

Pob!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Arthur and the Britains ! Starring Oliver Tobias , a kids tea time show but Ace ! Also the Water Margin !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ahh loving this thread!

Bringing back so many memories

S x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Rag Trade

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By *isandreTV/TS
over a year ago

Durham

No-one has said Minder have they? At the time it was just about the biggest thing on Tele, yet it seems almost forgotten. Unless it is being repeated all the time on a channel I barely watch.

Does anyone remember the american series set in Alaska called Northern Exposure? Clever, quirky scripts and a great cast.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Man from Atlantis

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bionic Woman

Chips

Kung Fu

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By *isandreTV/TS
over a year ago

Durham

The Beiderbecke Affair/Tapes/Connection

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