Button moon

[Flannelfeet]

I came across button moon last night on amazon prime and watched some with my 10 year old daughter. I loved that when I was little in the 80s. Dd really liked it too but kept on pointing out the men in that back (clearly visible) moving the puppets, wonder how that escaped me as a child 🤔. And then the spaceship for Mr spoon to go to button moon is actually a tin of heinz beans, tin of pink salmon and a funnel 🤣 brilliant!! Im going to watch some more tonight.

Anyone know of any other 80s cartoons available to bring back memories and laugh at things we didnt notice back then?.

I had a noggin the nog video for my children in the 90s. I remember reading the books as a child 💕

What was the one with the ichthyosaurus?

What was wrong with Fun House? Admittedly it was a real crazy show where anything could go, but it was also crazy fun and outrageous and you had to use your body and your brain if you wanted to play the game.

Some kids telly transcends the realm of kid and becomes classic:

Maid Marian and Her Merry Men!

game over.

What a lovely trip down memory lane.
I remember this mix from mine and my DS childhood:
Captain Pugwash
Playschool
Hector's house
Rosie and Jim
Camberwick Green ( a music box opened to reveal the character for that days show)
Josie and the Pussycats
Hong Kong Phooey

Rainbow, poddington peas, raggy dolls, fraggle rock, portland bill!

Oh the innuendos in rainbow we missed as innocent children 😆 🤣 😂.

Loved it as a kid.
And then as an adult love the books of Mark Billingham (he played one of Tony Robinson's henchmen). Why don't you marian...

Evil Edna terrified me, that voice 😱

I came onto the thread to mention The Herbs - I can still remember bits of the songs.

I would love to have a henchman or two!

Ear worm alert:
We’ve got a handful of songs to sing you, can’t stop our voice cos we long to bring you
Happiness, no more no less
dobedododododooo dodoododoodooo

Tony Robinson on how they made it: www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/feb/28/polar-opposite-baldrick-tony-robinson-on-making-maid-marian-and-her-merry-men-blackadder-robin-hood

Terrifying. On the pink windmill show (or something like that).

Simon and the witch
SuperGran
Jossy's Giants (mainly remember the song)
Wackaday (timmy mallett)
Count Duckula
T Bag
Bananaman

Another favourite was BBC's adaptation of the Lion the witch and the wardrobe. Was broadcast in about five or six parts. Beautiful theme music.

Bertha
Greenclaws

😬😬😬 jeezo!! You wouldn't get away with that these days! Imagine the horror of the parents.

Palace Hill (absolutely batshit)

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9h-N0wkU2lCEPl-omGOIIvJZCrMYpU2F

Thank you, that's really interesting. I only realise now what an outlier it was back then to have a woman at the centre of the action.

The Shoe People and Tugs were my favourites

I think though if I tried to watch them now I’d be sorely disappointed

😲 I bet that was a fantastic day!! Im very jealous!

@Flannelfeet yes! Glen Michaels cartoon cavalcade!! Paladin the lamp and Rusty the dog 😂😂😂 was just talking about this the other day

There is a book you can buy, with knitting patterns for Clangers. Not that I’m putting temptation in anyone’s way, of course.

Yes we noticed the people moving the bits too.. also didn’t notice it when I was little, maybe due to the smaller tvs?

The good old days eh, when life was simple 😆 🤣 😂.

Moschops!

And Fingerbobs.