Hartley Hare and Pipkins - am I the oldest Mumsnetter in the world?

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There is another thread where a chaperone gave a child with SN a toy rat to keep them quiet. I read the thread and was appalled and yet comforted by the pictures of the rat. Didn't want to hijack that thread but it reminded me of Hartley Hare, who was a terrifyingly bad puppet in a kids show in my youth. The show was called Pipkins I think and included Topov the Monkey and a tortoise, whose name I can't remember.

Am I the oldest and/or most disturbed MNer? As, while Hartley terrified me he also brought joy to my heart because he was such a bad little shit! I think 70s kids TV may have been dominated by people on some sort of recreational substances to be fair.

I used to love Pipkins.
Hartley was truly terrifying though

I think it used to be on at lunchtimes because I only remember watching it if I was off school sick, or during the holidays. I'm not sure how I got away with it because I'm sure it was ITV and our house was definitely a BBC only house!!

I loved pipkins. Does anyone remember humphrey cushion? Can't remember the name of the programme...

Hell, yes!
I had blocked that memory, it was terrifying 😳
I remember Listen with Mother on the radio when Mam and I had an afternoon nap before we had a TV so I am the oldest MNer!!

Wasn’t Humphrey cushion in Hector’s House?

Hartley was indeed terrifying.

I remember Pipkins. But I preferred Fingerbobs.

Nah you are a youngster compared to me, I remember Watch with Mother, Andy Pandy, The Flowerpot Men & Pinky&Perky.
I think my oldest watched Hartley Hare, definitely Rainbow & the one on a barge? Crikey I really am an old gimmer.

Hartloooyyyy... I want some chocolate cake!!!!!!!!!

My mistake, it was Hickory House. Hector’s House was the one with Kiki the frog.

Hartley Hare looked like a grubby, louse-ridden pervert who would most likely be on a register somewhere.

Where they all lived (was it a shop?) looked like it needed a good clean to me. It disturbed my 4 year old self greatly.

It didn't disturb me as much as Animal Kwackers though. That programme upset me for ages.

Yes! Peeeg the Brummie pig

Hartley is truly terrifying i remember crying when he was on i rememberNana saying but he is a nice rabbit jay no he was not he was a creepy fecker

Actually the one that still gives me the heebie jeebies even now thinking about it is Potty Time. Incredibly sinister (probably actually v. tame but my 4 yo self couldn’t handle creepy puppets).

"My name's Pig and I'm hungry" is a favourite refrain in this house.

Loved Pipkins.

Hartley was a mangey, flea-bitten creep of a hare though.

The name of the tortoise was Tortoise.

Hartley was horrible. The whole shop looked like it stank of damp carpet, mould, dog hair, fag smoke and grease. And patchouli. I HATED Pipkins.

I loved Pipkins too......last year I typed it into you tube and came up with an episode,I hadn't remembered how scruffy Hartley Hare was.

Hartley Hare was sinister!

I remember Pipkins, very creepy. I loved Mary, Mungo and Midge.

Very camp.
A sort of Kenneth Williams puppet for kids.
But with matted fur, dodgy teeth and creepy eyes...

I remember Pipkins.

I loved Mary, Mungo and Midge too.

I can't remember pipkins although I'm definitely quite old. My first tv memories are watch with mother. Trumpton, Camberwick green, The magic roundabout, Bill and Ben and Andy Pansy.

Hartley Hare looked like a grubby, louse-ridden pervert who would most likely be on a register somewhere.
This
Only watched Pipkins when I was poorly and at my Grandma's (we were a BBC house, lovely Grandma was much more liberal).