Published on 12, July, 2020
Back when I was a teen, Channel 5 aired a special programme about the 50 Greatest Kids' Shows in Britain, as voted by viewers. But there may be people out there who recognise each entry as their own personal favourite. So, which of the entries in the programme is your favourite? Is it either:
Blue Peter
Tiswas
Bagpuss
Thunderbirds
SM:TV Live
Rainbow
Horrible Histories
Danger Mouse
Play School
Rentaghost
Grange Hill
Mr Benn
Vision On
The Story Of Tracy Beaker
Something Special
Clangers
Going Live
Crackerjack
Trumpton
How
Pipkins
Teletubbies
Captain Pugwash
The Magic Roundabout
Roobarb
Press Gang
Jackanory
EBC1
Chorlton & The Wheelies
Newsround
Metal Mickey
Byker Grove
Thomas & Friends
Basil Brush
In The Night Garden
The Wombles
Tweenies
Mary Mungo & Midge
Swap Shop
Record Breakers
Sooty
Magpie
Why Don't You....
Bob The Builder
Watch With Mother
Think Of A Number
Fingerbobs
Postman Pat
Worzel Gummidge
My favourites are Teletubbies, Chorlton and of course Thunderbirds! What's your's?
I didn’t go out in school holidays, TV was my constant companion, I watched all of these programs, many of them before Channel Five existed. My earliest fav programs were The Double Deckers, Pipkins, Mr, Ben and Why don’t you? Im trying to resist posting more as this area is a definite special interest. The creations of Oliver Postgate are an interest just on their own.
Post to your heart's content! I remember all those that you and TheCatWoman have posted.
Mary Mongo and Midge
Crystal Tips and Allister
Hector's House
(I've not sure of the spelling!)
Casey Jones was another great program. The Adventure Game and Crystal Maze were never to be missed. Tiswas really changed Saturday mornings along with the adult version OTT.
The shop window used in Bagpuss is one of the rear windows in Postgates house.
I always found this man a bit strange.
I remember Happy Days from when I was a teenager, I always cringed then, I think I only kept watching it because that's what everybody else did. I never liked Sesame Street or the Muppets, they both freaked me out.
I liked Vision on too.
I remember horrible sundays with nothing to do, nothing open, the rush to the chippy when it finally opened at 7pm and we could chips and curry sauce to break the monotony. Theres still some indigestible about sunday afternoons, the smell of roast dinners still gives me a chumbly belly.
Yes to Ivor the Engine! As for Czech stuff...
The Singing Ringing Tree was so other worldly.
I do remember both programs but I’ve never really liked Westerns, I am halfway through ‘Little House on the Prairie’ at the moment though, which starred Michael Landon from Bonanza. I can remember Sunday afternoons when absolutely everything was closed. I would be subjected to ‘How the west was won’, it seemed to last hours. ‘I have found re-runs of Happy Days recently, it’s a bit cringy now how The Fonz is worshipped by women and they obey every command. He only has to click his fingers. There is a good episode with Suzi Quattro in it.
The Magic Roundabout was always I bit puzzling, I think it was originally French. My eldest child was a big ‘Ben 10’ fan, he went on to be a big Harry Potter fan.
An interesting program was Vision On, I loved Wilf Lunns inventions and obviously the birth place of Morph who was one of Aardman Animations early creations. I can still remember ‘The Gallery’ music.
Just remembered ‘I dream of Jeanie’ and Bewitched.
I still remember the Casey Jones theme tune. Do you remember Bonanza and The High Chapperal? Not exactly kids programs, but the were on early enough for me to watch them.
I notice there's a clear age difference showing, I've never heard of some of the programes some are talking about, or I've vaguely heard of them. I can still sing the Post Man Pat theme tune frorm memories of watching it with my children.
Does any one remember Ivor the Engine? And those weird Cheq cartoons?