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Sainsburys round the twist.

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pastabest · 19/10/2018 23:03

You clearly have to be in a certain age demographic to remember the round the twist theme tune.

I enjoyed it, nice bit of nostalgia. Slightly older DP has absolutely no idea which show I'm talking about.

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MsOliphant · 19/10/2018 23:05

Have you ever, ever felt like this....

Loved that show but...what does it have to do with Sainsbury’s Confused

Sandsnake · 19/10/2018 23:05

Me too! Clever ad, got my attention for sure.

FullFatCoke · 19/10/2018 23:05

Ha I've just seen it too! Memories! I loved that show but it was creepy.

Terfzilla · 19/10/2018 23:06

I went a little crazy when I heard it
Was so excited Blush

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pastabest · 19/10/2018 23:06

Sainsburys are using it for their Halloween advert.

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Terfzilla · 19/10/2018 23:11

Anyone remember the episode with the furry hat that made wishes come true? It had eyes that opened.

Scared the living SHIT out of me.

BlackStar7 · 19/10/2018 23:15

I loved round the twist. I think the family lived in a lighthouse didn't they?

There was another 'weird' dhow I liked. It was called Eerie Indianna. The Tupperware episode was great.

davisday · 19/10/2018 23:15

I loved round the twist Grin

BlackStar7 · 19/10/2018 23:16

I don't remember the funny hat episode. The one I remember most was the cabbage one.

Essexgirlupnorth · 19/10/2018 23:16

Saw the actually lighthouse when I was in Australia was the only Brit on the tour and now one else had a clue what the tour guide was on about

liquidrevolution · 19/10/2018 23:19

I remember the one with all the seagull poo.

tangoed2 · 19/10/2018 23:20

Loved seeing the ad too! 29 year old here and when I mentioned it to a 26 year old they had no clue!!

MsOliphant · 19/10/2018 23:23

Was the cabbage one where babies kept appearing overnight in the cabbage patch? I think that’s the one that sticks in my mind too.

PickAChew · 19/10/2018 23:24

That's what it is!

I love this ad! Simple and fun.

MamaLovesMango · 19/10/2018 23:24

Ahhhhhhhhh I loved this. Paul Jennings was the guy that wrote it I believe. His books are awesome.

My 5yo would probably enjoy it actually....

Letsnotargue · 19/10/2018 23:24

Round the Twist has its own YouTube page with all the episodes on it...

Happy Weekend

AnchorDownDeepBreath · 19/10/2018 23:24

I'm 28 and love that advert too.

Brilliant advertising!

Terfzilla · 19/10/2018 23:25

Yes to the cabbage babies!

Wenttoseainasieve · 19/10/2018 23:34

Did I imagine it or was their an episode where a boy got pregnant, and another where a boy won a swimming competition by using his penis as a propellor?! Totally bizarre.

theyusedtocalltheblues · 19/10/2018 23:38

I always remember a scarecrow clown type thing that came alive and made awful noises .. that was horrendous at age 8 ... and wasn’t there an old woman living with them who had some sort of family connection to the lighthouse ; wherein her ancestors roamed around as ghosts ? It was a fantastic programme . I remember the cabbage baby too , that might have been the first episode I saw.

MrStateTrooper · 19/10/2018 23:40

I remember an episode where there was an enormous amount of seagull poo - still makes me a bit queasy thinking about it now!

CandleWithHair · 19/10/2018 23:42

Without my pants

theyusedtocalltheblues · 19/10/2018 23:42

Wasn’t there one where everything turned backwards or something? I vaguely remember the female character having her named changed to Adnil , Dsis called me adnil for ages (also a Linda)

DarkDarkNight · 19/10/2018 23:47

I loved that show, and the books of short stories by Paul Jennings. Everybody at my junior school was obsessed with them at the time.

DarkDarkNight · 19/10/2018 23:50

I loved Eerie Indiana as well BlackStar, I bought it on DVD years later.

it was the same actor from Hocus Pocus wasn’t it?