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By *oe_Steve_NWest OP Couple
over a year ago

Bolton

There's a piece on the telly about the lady who wrote it - I used to love it when I wqas little, we didn't have a telly and got to watch it occasionaly at school - sat on the floor in awe! Black & white tv on a tall stand in the corner of the hall. Great memories, what was your favourite programme as a child? Z

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By *ilmiss75Woman
over a year ago

Thornton

Button Moon

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By *oe_Steve_NWest OP Couple
over a year ago

Bolton

The Clangers were very odd - was someone on drugs? Z

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

the herbs and magic roundabout

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

The Double Deckers

#get on board...get on board...#

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

Pogles Wood

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

"Button Moon

Written and sung by which then famous married couple? Starter for ten!!

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

"Pogles Wood

And Noggin the Nog!

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

Ivor the engine and Mary, mungo and midge x

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

And Banana Splits!

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

"Button Moon

Written and sung by which then famous married couple? Starter for ten!!

dr who and her..forget their names

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

Captain Pugwash

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

"Button Moon

Written and sung by which then famous married couple? Starter for ten!!

dr who and her..forget their names

Peter Davison and oh, bugger! Forgot now!

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By *oe_Steve_NWest OP Couple
over a year ago

Bolton

the magic roundabout was good, some of the above I can't remember - don'tknow if that's my age 'cos I've forgotten them or what! Oh, Andy Pandy - really sweet! Z

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By *andKCouple
over a year ago

Norfolk

"There's a piece on the telly about the lady who wrote it - I used to love it when I wqas little, we didn't have a telly and got to watch it occasionaly at school - sat on the floor in awe! Black & white tv on a tall stand in the corner of the hall. Great memories, what was your favourite programme as a child? Z"

Loved the wombles, can remember my brother and me on our last holiday with our parents as a family having vests with wombles on and going round the holday park singing all their songs - how embarrassing

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

"Button Moon

Written and sung by which then famous married couple? Starter for ten!!

dr who and her..forget their names

Peter Davison and oh, bugger! Forgot now!"

sandra dickenson

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

"Button Moon

Written and sung by which then famous married couple? Starter for ten!!

dr who and her..forget their names

Peter Davison and oh, bugger! Forgot now!"

Sandra Dickinson!! By, Im getting old - the brains going!

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

Who remembers Paulus?

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

"Who remembers Paulus?"

The Nazi Fieldmarshal?

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

"Button Moon

Written and sung by which then famous married couple? Starter for ten!!

dr who and her..forget their names

Peter Davison and oh, bugger! Forgot now!

sandra dickenson"

Thanks!! Beat me to it!

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

Wacky Races and Scooby Doo

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

Useless factoid. In the UK singles charts The Wombles were the top selling act of 1974.

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

Blue Peter

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By *oantrimcpl2010Couple
over a year ago

Lisburn

loved the wombles, also road runner beep beep

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

The Tomorrow People - used to rush home to watch it!

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

"The Tomorrow People - used to rush home to watch it!"

Mike Holloway used to be in a shit band called Flintlock. Tra still has one of their albums

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

The Flashing Blade

The Six Million Dollar Man

Kung Fu

Michael Bentines Potty Time

CHiPs

The Great Grape Ape

Captain Caveman

Way to many to say an absolute fav, but I used to run arond the play ground in slow motion, so I guess Steve Austin ws the top of my TV tree

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

"The Tomorrow People - used to rush home to watch it!

Mike Holloway used to be in a shit band called Flintlock. Tra still has one of their albums

Must be quite a record collection you have there! Lol!

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By *heekychezzaWoman
over a year ago

warrington

"Who remembers Paulus?"

....the little wood gnome

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By *oe_Steve_NWest OP Couple
over a year ago

Bolton

What a blast from the past didn't really like bagpuss as he frightened me a bit and finger bobs were a bit crap really! Z

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By *ilmiss75Woman
over a year ago

Thornton

"Blue Peter

Hated this

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

"What a blast from the past didn't really like bagpuss as he frightened me a bit and finger bobs were a bit crap really! Z"

I still hate bagpuss, scarred me as a kid, was convinced he killed everyone at the end of each show.

As for Finger Bobs... Joffy lifts a finger and a mouse pops out... would you let that guy anywhere near kids?

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

"Blue Peter

Hated this

was you a Magpie watcher then

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

"Blue Peter

Hated this

"
Blue Peter was for the swots! ITV'S Magpie at the same time was much better for the dummies like me!!

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

"Blue Peter

Hated this

Blue Peter was for the swots! ITV'S Magpie at the same time was much better for the dummies like me!!"

I didnt like magpie

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

Mr Benn

bloody loved it!

can't remember the name, but the wee girl who had an eskimo doll, and if the girl rubbed the magic flower on her dress, the doll came alive and they had playtime adventures

oh and Bazil Brush

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

"Blue Peter

Hated this

Blue Peter was for the swots! ITV'S Magpie at the same time was much better for the dummies like me!!

I didnt like magpie "

Nor me but it was Hobsons choice - that, Blue Peter or the transmission card on BBC2!

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By *ilmiss75Woman
over a year ago

Thornton

"Blue Peter

Hated this

was you a Magpie watcher then "

Magpie?

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

Zowie now you have me humming the tune you can have the words to the song to sing

Underground, overground, wombling free,

The Wombles of Wimbledon Common are we.

Making good use of the things that we find,

Things that the everyday folks leave behind.

Uncle Bulgaria,

He can remember the days when he wasn? behind the times,

With his map of the world.

Pick up the papers and take them to Tobermory!

Wombles are organised, work as a team.

Wombles are tidy and Wombles are clean.

Underground, overground, wombling free,

The Wombles of Wimbledon Common are we!

People don't notice us, they never see,

Under their noses a Womble may be.

We womble by night and we womble by day,

Looking for litter to trundle away.

We're so incredibly, utterly devious

Making the most of everything.

Even bottles and tins.

Pick up the pieces and make them into something new,

Is what we do!

Underground, overground, wombling free,

The Wombles of Wimbledon Common are we.

Making good use of the things that we find,

Things that the everyday folks leave behind.

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

My favourite was Mr Benn. Probably because he liked to dress in lots of different outfits.

Also liked Mary Mungo and Midge, Bagpuss (old fat furry catpuss) and Play School. My favourite doll as Hamble, never liked that Jemima doll. Hamble was fairly ugly but I wanted to look after her.

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

And the first record I ever bought myself, saved up with my own pocket money, was Wombling Merry Christmas

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By *adchickCouple
over a year ago

Cyprus

Mr Benn

Hong Kong Phooey

The Wombles

The Clangers

and does anyone else remember........

Pipkins ?

I loved the coloured fella that presented it but sadly he died of cancer.......

I can remember being gutted when Hartley Hare started talking to someone else!

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

Kickstart was my favourite

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

" when Hartley Hare

scarred me for life

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMdBh09zP8U

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By *oe_Steve_NWest OP Couple
over a year ago

Bolton

"Mr Benn

Hong Kong Phooey

The Wombles

The Clangers

and does anyone else remember........

Pipkins ?

I loved the coloured fella that presented it but sadly he died of cancer.......

I can remember being gutted when Hartley Hare started talking to someone else!

yes - relate to all this too - Z

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By *adchickCouple
over a year ago

Cyprus

Rent-a-ghost.

**Just having a trip down memory lane thanks to Youtube!**

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

Muffin...

Tinga and Tucker...

Blue Peter...

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

Funny enough mine was The Wombles. Still have my Wombles pillow case tucked away and my Orinocco teddy!!!! They are both nearly 40 years old. I even have so of their old songs on 45!

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By *etillanteWoman
over a year ago

Err I still have all the LP's

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Camberwick Green, Trumpton, Hector's House then when I grew up, Dangermouse & Foghorn Leghorn.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

lots that have been said but one that hasnt is lambchop

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

"lots that have been said but one that hasnt is lambchop"

Aimi McDonald. Cute.

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By *ilmiss75Woman
over a year ago

Thornton

Grotbags

My dad loved this too. After my parents split up, we used to go to my nans to see my dad twice a week. We always had Grotbags on, I think it was a Friday? My nan lived in a flat.. Now I'm not sure if Grotbags used to do this or we just made it up.. But when somebody knocked at my nans door my dad would get up and trott about the flat singing..

'There's somebody at the door haha... There's somebody at the door haha'!!

Oh, how we did laugh

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

"lots that have been said but one that hasnt is lambchop"

Mmmmm..... Shari Lewis... *Sigh*

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By *o Peep n WoodyCouple
over a year ago

suffolk

"Rent-a-ghost.

**Just having a trip down memory lane thanks to Youtube!**

I loved this too

And grange hill

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By *andKCouple
over a year ago

Norfolk

"Grotbags

'There's somebody at the door haha... There's somebody at the door haha'!!

Oh, how we did laugh

I got in to trouble for kissing grotbags on stage

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By *ornyHorwichCpl aka HHCCouple
over a year ago

horwich

Four Feather Falls anyone ?.....

Just me (Rhett) then !

The wooden tops.

Belle & Sabastian.

The Flashing Blade.

Pippy Long Stocking.

No wonder summer holidays seemed soooo long !!

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

yes the clangers,might have been on drugs ,enought of them going around in my part of scotland ,except its not the soup dragon that feeds them its the smack dragon

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By *etillanteWoman
over a year ago

Duckula, think it was voiced by David Jason

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

[Removed by poster at 11/11/11 12:28:41]

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

Captain Scarlet

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By *emima_puddlefuckCouple
over a year ago

hexham

i loved the wombles too, and still remember sobbing age 5 when my parents took me to wimbeldon common and we couldnt find them.i refused to leave!

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

thunderbirds are go

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By *ornyHorwichCpl aka HHCCouple
over a year ago

horwich

Later one's now youve jogged these grey cells.

Ludwig

Crystaltips & Alister

Rubarb & Custard

Trap Door

Chorlton & the wheelies

Hair bear bunch

Really need to get out more !

Ivor the engine

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

Sorry bagpuss. Then a bit later scooby doo.

Have just sat here and watched( scooby doo) it with my grandson and yes it was an original. xxxx

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By *ashful BazMan
over a year ago

poole dorset

Wacky races.

Banana splits.

U.F.O.

Flashing blade.

Stingray.

Dr who.

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By *acktilMan
over a year ago

Tewkesbury

I must be losing the plot, I thought the Wombles drove up and down the motorway picking litter off the carriageways.

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By *lubPartyPeepsCouple
over a year ago

London

I recently found their album on vinyl...

Got chucked out though...

Remember going up to the common looking for them...

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

Noggin the Nogg.

And nope its not a sexual perversion, can anyone else remember it? Pleeeeze.

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

Noggin the Nogg.

And nope its not a sexual perversion, can anyone else remember it? Pleeeeze.

yes, remember it well

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

Noggin the Nogg.

And nope its not a sexual perversion, can anyone else remember it? Pleeeeze.

Episode 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTcStBUW2Ao

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

Noggin the Nogg.

And nope its not a sexual perversion, can anyone else remember it? Pleeeeze.

Episode 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTcStBUW2Ao"

Brilliant, thanks Jan, thats my entertainments for the afternoon sorted.

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By *oe_Steve_NWest OP Couple
over a year ago

Bolton

Dr Who - who remembers sitting through the wrestling on a saturday afternoon and then that music starting up - bloody brilliant! Z

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

Noggin the Nogg.

And nope its not a sexual perversion, can anyone else remember it? Pleeeeze.

Unlike Muffin the Mule!

My parents told me about that character, as I'm too young!

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

Oh I used to love sat afternoons with the wrestling that was proper wrestling and then Dr Who with my brothers and I all trying to hide up mums jumper ah them was the days

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By *o Peep n WoodyCouple
over a year ago

suffolk

"Oh I used to love sat afternoons with the wrestling that was proper wrestling and then Dr Who with my brothers and I all trying to hide up mums jumper ah them was the days

Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy

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

Fireball-XL5, (loved the theme tune) and Stingray, I was in love with Troy Tempest and wanted to be Marina.

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By *etillanteWoman
over a year ago

"Fireball-XL5, (loved the theme tune) and Stingray, I was in love with Troy Tempest and wanted to be Marina.

Laine, Marina couldn't talk, NO WAY

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

"Fireball-XL5, (loved the theme tune) and Stingray, I was in love with Troy Tempest and wanted to be Marina.

Laine, Marina couldn't talk, NO WAY

..... ah she could talk but Titan had vowed to kill all her people if she did speak.

I would have been like her and just sat and sighed at Troy too.

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By *etillanteWoman
over a year ago

"Fireball-XL5, (loved the theme tune) and Stingray, I was in love with Troy Tempest and wanted to be Marina.

Laine, Marina couldn't talk, NO WAY

..... ah she could talk but Titan had vowed to kill all her people if she did speak.

I would have been like her and just sat and sighed at Troy too.

Tall dark and handsome

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

Err I still have all the LP's"

lol we were talking about the wombles and the Magic Roundabout the other day - how avuncular was Bolgaria with his glasses on the end of his nose lol

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

And Minxie had the last post on this one.

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By *taffsfella1Man
over a year ago

Newcastle-under-Lyme

I can't believe that no-one has mentioned Chorlton and the Wheelies!

"Little old lady"

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

"I can't believe that no-one has mentioned Chorlton and the Wheelies!

"Little old lady""
Lmao......love it!

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"I can't believe that no-one has mentioned Chorlton and the Wheelies!

"Little old lady""

There was another thread that featured Charlton.

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