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Who lives next door to the Pontypines?

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Pebblespony · 15/11/2018 18:30

Do you think they find the Pontypines a bit weird? They probably get sick of that bell ringing all the time when they're trying to get the baby to sleep or watch the news or whatever.
As you can probably guess, I'm bored. I'm waiting for my tesco delivery and minding a toddler.

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StealthPolarBear · 15/11/2018 22:32

I came on to tell you it is the tombliboos
Who are they then? I have older children :)

EleanorLavish · 15/11/2018 22:51

What was the name of the food the kids ate....that’s annoying me now.

EleanorLavish · 15/11/2018 22:53

Runny grobbles.
I had to google.Blush

Pebblespony · 15/11/2018 23:37

Are the tombiliboos the big stripy ones who take off their trousers?

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mawbroon · 15/11/2018 23:45

I want to know how they get the Pontipine kids to go to sleep instantly. I could do with whatever it is they drug them with for mine Grin

JassyRadlett · 15/11/2018 23:51

I reckon the Wattingers are the only people keeping the Night Garden going. While the others are having impromptu picnics and spreading mucky patches, the Wattingers are down a mine.

StealthPolarBear · 16/11/2018 06:14

Thank you for reminding me who /what the wottingers are

AamdC · 16/11/2018 08:23

Ah the days of the NinkyNonk and the PinkyPonk its all coming back to me what wad the blue thing that carried a red blanket around called?

maggienolia · 16/11/2018 09:05

That was Iggle Piggie I think

florentina1 · 16/11/2018 09:26

Why don’t the tombliboos ever take their hair rollers out?

SassitudeandSparkle · 16/11/2018 09:34

Ah, my DD (secondary school now) loved that programme as a toddler. The rare appearances of the Wottingers was always a cause for celebration Grin

IgglePiggle's tiddle (don't ask) and the episode where the Pinky Ponk gets stuck and tilts were her favourites. She used to sit on my lap for the Ponk one and we'd match the sliding characters. Happy days.

JustJoinedRightNow · 16/11/2018 09:53

We had a book and the Pontypine children ate runny grobbles (wtf) while the parents had ice cream sundaes for their dinner!!

Terrible parenting from Mr and Mrs Pontypine.

Pigeonpresent · 16/11/2018 12:11

I like to imagine Sue Radford’s house is like the Pontypine’s.

MargoLovebutter · 16/11/2018 12:18

What worries me is that all the children are the same size!!!!! How is that possible?

Catsandbootsandbootsandcats · 16/11/2018 20:22

Runny grobbles sound delicious. Does anyone have a recipe? Grin

Goldenbug · 16/11/2018 23:16

WOTTINGERS!

THEY ARE CALLED THE WOTTINGERS!!!

Sandsnake
Rockbird
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Florentina1
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JassyRadlett

The Wottingers!

JudasPrudy · 17/11/2018 00:51

Fucking Pontipines feeding their kids gruel whilst they stuff themselves with ice cream sundaes. Why do they need so many kids anyway? Clearly they are sex perverts who are part of some weird religion.

Unicyclethief · 17/11/2018 01:15

I prefer the Wottingers’ hats. I find Mrs Pontipine’s hat too showy and brassy. I know her kind.

Unicyclethief · 17/11/2018 01:17

I don’t know how they even had so many children Judas they sleep fucking top to tail.

QuackPorridgeBacon · 17/11/2018 01:18

I asked my partner what they were called a few months ago. He said they are the McGreggors. I wasn’t sure so googled it but now they are forever known as the McGreggors, don’t know why it’s so funny but it’s just doesn’t fit 😂

florentina1 · 17/11/2018 08:45

@goldenbug, I thought for a minute there you were giving the wOttingers names.

babycham75 · 17/11/2018 08:48

Ooh what a funny tiddle

unlimiteddilutingjuice · 17/11/2018 08:52

"a family of their size" Grin

BrieAndChilli · 17/11/2018 08:54

All my kids lovednin the night garden (they are now 8,10 and 11)
Giggle piggle came up in conversation the other day and I blurted our that the theory is that iggle pjggle is a sailor lost at sea and he’s dieing so he goes into his dream world. Looked up and all the kids are looking at me with shocked faces!

RobertDeNiro · 17/11/2018 09:02

‘Wave to the Wottingers!’

The term ‘runny grobbels’ has become a thing in our house and is even used as a username on stuff.

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