Aibu to think that In The Night Garden is a work of genius?

[GingerBeerAndTinnedPeaches]

That's it really.

Result of a night smoking pot and eating special mushrooms perhaps, but some of the best artwork was done under the influence of opium/laudanum back in the day.

In generations to come they will look back on ITNG and hail it as an all time classic of the children's TV genre.

Not on a par with the glory days of Pat's Fun House and Mallet's Wackaday work of course. But nonetheless a work of genius.

[LazyMonkeyButler]

My DS gets genuinely distressed when Iggle Piggle sails off in his boat at the end. He doesn't like that he's all on his own in the dark with no mummy or daddy sad

My SIL is exactly the same. She is late 40's.

[FastWindow]

Isn't the inside of the tombliboos house just the creepiest though? Remind me of lungs in a biology lesson many (many) years ago.

[TwoTearsInABucket]

Only mildly less annoying than waybaloo which is so so bad. If drugs were involved then it must have been a bad trip.

Abney and teal is quite relaxing.

[GingerBeerAndTinnedPeaches]

Ha. I see that ITNG polarises opinion as much as Panorama. I therefore rest my case.

I am worried though for my own sanity that there is more than one episode.

[nancy75]

Waybaloo makes me want to pull out my eyeballs and stuff them in my ears, that way i wont have to see or hear it

[iridium]

Bertha!!! I had completely forgotten that. Off to search on Youtube so I can show DS tomorrow.

[GingerBeerAndTinnedPeaches]

I had never heard of Iggle Piggle until I read a q&a on here with Boris Johnson where someone commented that they looked alike. When I discovered the genius that is ITNG a while later I had to agree.

[Thisvehicleisreversing]

There's nothing as funny as the episode when Makka Pakka gets whacked on the arse with the ball.


So sad my youngest is 8

[LittleBearPad]

YANBU I love runaway og pog!

[RalphGnu]

DS used to be terrified when Mr Pontypine's moustache flew away and laugh his little head off at the tiddle.

[olidusUrsus]

Oh God, you mean you all watch it with your children...

[mewmeow]

Am I right in thinking that iggle piggle is the consciousness of the little boy at the beginning who falls asleep? And then he sails off to the dream land and has all these nice but surreal baby dream adventures.
Always took it as a given, but dp was a bit when we talked about it. (I might've watched to much)....
I'm pretty sure bottle top bill & his best friend corky is the work of someone on pyscadellics.

[MaggieMaggieMaggieMcGill]

MeowMeow, I would say that is a fair summarisation. The new statesman article linked further upthread gives some interesting theories too.

[mewmeow]

Ah yes cheers Well I never, a lot more than meets the eye to it isn't there ! Glad I'm not the only one reading too much into these. There are some amazing kids shows out, struggling with the rationale behind teletubbies though

[neontetra]

Dd is more a fan of the associated literature and merchandise, than the progamme itself. Great.

She does like the dance at the end, though, and tries to imitate it given any musical accompaniment. Me, I think the programme is about 28 mins too long.

[MoominsYonisAreScary]

I love it, ds3 actually sits still for 20 mins then asks for bed. Ive recorded it and nowput it on at 5.30.

Even the 7 month old likes to watch it (yeah yeah i know and i dont care ) my 10 year old isnt impressed though, says it makes him want to remove his eye balls

[LegoCaltrops]

DD loves it, despite being afraid of the Pinky Ponk and the Tittifers. She especially loves Iggle Piggle.

That New Statesman article is genius!

[GingerBeerAndTinnedPeaches]

moomins my 10mo likes it and has done for months I like the trance it induces in the little darlings.

[Ninehoursahead]

DS1 loved it but now complains that it's a baby programme. I remember him totally losing it hysterically when they flew to the top of the tree to see the Olly Polly pig pig flower or what ever it was! He also used to cry whenever iggle piggle fell down.
I get annoyed with the size perception changing all the time. One minute the Ninky Nonk is whiz zing round Iggle Piggle's ankles and the next he is climbing into it

[StanleyLambchop]

Never mind ITNG, my children were young when the Fimbles were on. That tinkling tree scared the life out of me!

[TimeAgainForWellies]

Another one who loves it. I hated it at first, but somehow it sucks you in.....

I love Derek Jacobi in it, and the theme music is just so beautiful.

The New Statesman link was interesting.

All of us (me and DH included) get up to Makka Pakka's song with him.

[MoominsYonisAreScary]

[Ginger] me too! Ds1 loved the telle tubby things, itng is much better

[GingerBeerAndTinnedPeaches]

Almost time for the nightly fix...
Tellietubbies got me through my a levels. I watched it on revision breaks late morning (back in the pre cbeebies days)

[lurcherlieber]

the theme tune is great but the little bit in the middle with the petals falling is the best

looking up
looking down
here and there
and all about

i look forward to that bit and the birds but everything else annoys me. the tomblyboos have grown on me actually because they hit the drums exactly like dd (and probably every other child but who cares) does

[Fifi2406]

I just don't understand the program at all or what it could possibly teach my child? Hollywolludobdob flower or whatever it is...the pinkyponk? It's just not for me!!