Ularooo! Neighbours memories

[mothmagnet]

Does anyone remember when Lucy sneaked a bit of Ayers Rock home and then a curse befell Ramsay Street? Every time something new happened, she'd wail 'Ularoooo!'

Or wondering what lamingtons were and saying "you dag" to your friends?

My big crush was Paul, even though he only had a couple of facial expressions.

What were the names of the family who lived in the Kennedy's house before them? And spookily like them? 3 kids, dark-haired mum....

wasn't it Doug Willis and his family (jason donovan's dad)

Yes, I think Jason Donovan was the Second Scott. And Jane's revelation as a beauty was classic.

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Loads of good pictures here

Anyone remember Prisoner?

And really going back

I loved Neighbours in the 80s and 90s. One of my first memories is making my mum join in with my re-enactments of scenes from the show. And I had a pair of toy dogs called Des and Daphne.

Yes Doug and Pam Willis lived in the Kennedys' house before them.

I have no idea why but I used to love Phoebe and wanted to name my future child after her. Also Phoebe's SIL Serendipity aka 'Ren' because she was such a 'hippy chick'. Cringe.

"jim" also died of a heart attack in The OC. Must be bloody good at it by now.

Gosh Dorothy Burke wasn't she a school teacher? Had her niece and nephew come to live with her

Benito Alessi who took over the houseafter the twins left

I used to love Neighbours as a teen, haven't seen it for aeons.

I remember when I went to Oz, writing home to tell people the Neighbours plots as they were 6 months ahead

Thanks! I'd never have remembered their name was Willis.

Didn't bouncer drown in a pool at one point and do for Clive revive him? Or was I dreaming!?
How sad are we?? And me sadder, because I can also remember Sons and Daughters, Prisoner Cell block H, A Country Practice, and The Sullivans!!

I had a teensy weensy crush on Steven the vet from A Country Practice!

I don't watch it any more but it was such a happy little soap wasn't it?
All the British ones deal with ishoos and are so depressing.

Love is very strange,
it can come and go.
It can happen when you are young or old.
When it comes,
It comes from nowhere.
When it comes, it changes your life.
Sons an daughter,
Love and laughter,
Tears of sadness and happiness.....

AND THAT IS FROM MEMORY!!

Hooray for Paul and Gail!

Oh I loved A Country Practice
Wasn't that the one with the pet wombat in it?

I used to be able to play the theme from A Country Practice on the piano!

I have one word to add on Neighbours - LASSITERS!

Was the wombat called Cuddles?

You're all in my era! I stopped watching in early- mid 90s so have no idea who people are now ( except for Carl Kennedy )

Any neighbours dr's are experts at everything.
Was it Melanie who had the interesting laugh, and did she end up with Joe Mangel?
I have a vague memory of Brett having a "special" stomach ache which meant he had to leave a school play rehearsal (?) bent double.

Does anyone remember The Young Doctors? I think it alternated with Sons and Daughters weekdays.
Saggy I still know that song by heart even now

and shortland street
omg I am sad.

And who remembers Mr Mangle??

(trick question, ha ha!)

Willis! That was their name! I have tuned in now and again over the years and the Kennedy house still doesn't look right since Doug Williston knocked down that brick pillar in the middle of the living room.

Mr Mangle? Not sure I do remember him. Was he a bad'un in a similar way to Charlie Cotton (Dots husband in EE) or am I confusing myself?