Childrens television programmes of the past

Being born in the fifties, and having my formative years in the sixties and seventies, I believe some of the best television programmes were those made for children. I am a great fan of programmes made for children, and even now think there is some quality work there.But some of the programmes of rhe past excelled in real quality.

For starting this thread I will include one or two of my favourites from the sixties to the eighties.

I will come back to this later with others, I think my avatar would indicate one of my favourites so that goes without saying, for the moment.

The Owl service, a programme made in the late sixties, a mystery about a tea service and the remote.locarion it was set in.

Follyfoot, with its theme tune about a farm for retired horses, the characer of Dora every lad in my year fell in love with

Children of the Stones, a very creepy tale set in Avebury, with similarities to the Wicker Man

The Witches and the Grinnygog, a tale of a gargoyle with a seemingly strange power.

Worzel Gummidge, with Jon Pertwee and Una Stubbs at their best.

Others to come, but opening up to reminiscences from other people.

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  • Greetings from myself... (This Thread has dropped away already?) Not posting so much what I watched as a Child but rather something(s) I have always wanted to Post upon a Public Forum about this topic if ever given oppertunity. I think that "old" programs are remembered "most fondly" since we are basically learning how to speak (English) from them, and so they become a part of ourselves - Yes, even including "The Clangers" or "Tom And Jerry"...

    The main thing I want to say in public, though is about "Rainbow" - Y'know, The TV Programme with Geoffrey, George, Zippy, Bungle, 'Rod-Jane&Freddy'... that one. ZIPPY was my favourite character and so I recall this, that he was supposed to be a FROG/TOAD, hence the brown skin, big eyes, huge mouth, grating voice, and so on! But like George and Bungle, none of them acted like the "animals" they were supposed to be. (I hated Bungle because he looked like a Bear with an imploded face.)

    To end this Post I shall change subject and try asking... Does anyone recall, during the Eighties, a live action Programme called "The Album"? I do not recall the content, but the Theme Tune was *FAN-TAS-TIC* (Rock Music)...!?

  • ...I Almost forgot to add something else I have always wanted to say in Public... About HANNA BARBERA Cartoons; This Studio seems to have forgotten its heritage, and if I were ever (allowed) to get into the business, I would pick up the Baton/Gauntlet from which they left off, and make "Cartoony parodies" of popular live action TV Series. Why is no-one doing this anymore??
    e.g. Top Cat = Sergeant Bilko, Flintstones = The Honeymooners, Hey Hey It's The King = Happy Days.
    ...Get in there. That is all from myself for now, I think.

  • .. .and Wacky Races was a cartoon version of The Great Race.

    Star Trek was a space version of westerns such as Rawhide or Wagon Train. Thinderbirds was like Bonanza or any number of similar family group programmes. 

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