Page 5 | To want to return to the days of Larry Grayson’s Generation Game?

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Ringlet · 04/10/2024 04:37

Whatever123456789 · 03/10/2024 23:24

Omg! Blast from the past!
Oh I could crush a grape
Here's what you could have won
Say what you see
321 and the way yer man did the twisting fingers!
Loved its a knockout! My grandad used to ring me every week just before it started to remind me to watch it. #memories
Tv is just not the same any more.

LOVE 3-2-1

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Ringlet · 04/10/2024 04:38

ScottBakula · 03/10/2024 20:53

And one that would never be allowed now , Are You Been Served . But I loved it

Me too

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Ringlet · 04/10/2024 04:39

HotCrossBunplease · 03/10/2024 19:38

Paul Daniels Magic Show
Just Good Friends with Jan Francis and Paul something
Butterflies
Dukes of Hazzard
Give us a Clue with Una Stubbs and Lionel Blair

Butterflies has been on BBC4 on a Tuesday evening this summer and

I WANT RIA’s KITCHEN!

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Passwordsaremynemesis · 04/10/2024 06:08

abracadabra1980 · 04/10/2024 03:40

Anyone remember a programme on in the children's hour with Kizzy, a young gypsy girl who had to attend a normal school? Possibly called The Didicot? I LOVED that show but can't find any re-runs. Maybe I've got the name wrong?

It was called Kizzy, (The Diddakoi) and it’s on YouTube!

OneRarelySeesABrazierTheseDays · 04/10/2024 06:14

Ringlet · 03/10/2024 17:27

A few Saturdays ago on BBC4 they showed a 1981 episode of Larry Grayson’s Generation Game.

it so reminded me of my primary school years - I’d have been 8/9 when it aired - Isla St Clair was on.

it brought back so many memories for me. Loved Larry and Isla - Larry was such a good sport - he’d get up on the stage and do Morris dancing etc with the contestants.

i also loved the contestants - “here’s Sue, a 22 year old accounts clerk from Hinckley..”

Is it just me or did 22 year olds in 1981 seem older/more mature than 22 year olds today ?

i hate all stuff like

The Voice
Strickly
X Factor
BGT

SO, SHALL WE BRING THIS ERA OF TV BACK?????

Most tv showsxwere so sexist then. The only reason Grayson's innuendos werexacceptablexwas because he was delightfully camp.
Bruce Forsythe's 'give us a twirl' comments, and other sexist tropes on that programme and many others of that era, were misogynistic.
You want to go back to that?
Not saying x factor and such crap are better, but thex70s???

KindOf · 04/10/2024 08:15

AnnaMagnani · 03/10/2024 18:51

DH who has spent the last 15 years forcing me to watch documentaries and art house cinema and moaning when I turned on Strictly has recently discovered re-runs of the A-Team on Legend.

OMG it is shit. Mr T is the only redeeming feature but 2 minutes of Mr T does not outweigh 55 minutes of unattractive blokes mucking about.

I keep asking DH if he could go back to being unremittingly highbrow and he just grins inanely at me.

If your husband is ever on the market, our viewing habits would suit. Mine, despite the fact that we met at a student film club, likes Match of the Day and films in which the Rock dives through windows.

Honestly, I remember the Generation Game with bewildered horror. All those deadly catchphrases and people with bad teeth doing Scottish sword dancing to win fondue sets.

KindOf · 04/10/2024 08:16

OneRarelySeesABrazierTheseDays · 04/10/2024 06:14

Most tv showsxwere so sexist then. The only reason Grayson's innuendos werexacceptablexwas because he was delightfully camp.
Bruce Forsythe's 'give us a twirl' comments, and other sexist tropes on that programme and many others of that era, were misogynistic.
You want to go back to that?
Not saying x factor and such crap are better, but thex70s???

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I agree. The casual sexism was gruesome.

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Ringlet · 04/10/2024 08:18

KindOf · 04/10/2024 08:15

If your husband is ever on the market, our viewing habits would suit. Mine, despite the fact that we met at a student film club, likes Match of the Day and films in which the Rock dives through windows.

Honestly, I remember the Generation Game with bewildered horror. All those deadly catchphrases and people with bad teeth doing Scottish sword dancing to win fondue sets.

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I’d love to have the Scottish banking to win fondue sets back or the impossible puzzles on 3-2-1

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Ringlet · 04/10/2024 08:18

Dancing not banking

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FlyHalf · 04/10/2024 08:34

Can't believe the thread has gone so far without anyone mentioning Mr & Mrs!

'So, Jean, what would you say Bob's favourite meal of all time is? Is it, a, fish and chips, b, a full English breakfast, c, a Sunday roast with all the trimmings, or d, Christmas lunch?'

Cut to Bob, sitting in the cardboard soundproof booth, listening to the James Last Orchestra on a pair of massive headphones.

OneRarelySeesABrazierTheseDays · 04/10/2024 08:46

Roaminginthegloaming · 03/10/2024 20:01

The Dick Emery Show. I loved his blonde character Mandy with her knee length white boots….hitting someone with a handbag saying ‘Oooh, you are awful- but I like you’ :)

The Liver Birds

The Likely Lads

My wife Next Door (John Alderton and Pauline Collins - afaik married in real life?)

Robin’s Nest

The Mike Yarwood Show

The Cliff Richard Show (frequently had Olivia Newton-John as his guest) and the Younger Generation dancers.

In the Summertime ‘Seaside Special’ (outside broadcast)

It’s a Knockout

My favourite show which was a little later on a Saturday evening was ‘Tales of the Unexpected’ (usually featuring someone living in a grand manor house with a Rolls Royce parked outside on the drive!). Edited to add that there are dozens of episodes on YouTube! :)

I even remember there was a drama series called ‘Samaritans’ about the real life organization featuring suicidal people and how the Samaritans were (and continue to be) a lifeline at the end of the phone line.

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My Wife Next Door had Hannah Gordon in it, not Pauline Collins. But yes, PC was married to John Alderton in real life

greenday16B · 04/10/2024 08:59

Squiillionaire · 03/10/2024 21:06

Agree with everything above. But what about Sale of he Century. With the supercilious Nicolas Parsons. From Norwich (centre of the world) the quiz of the week. The sale of the century 😂

Used to love that. Sad!

OneRarelySeesABrazierTheseDays · 04/10/2024 09:01

No brain power required for many of these programmes

greenday16B · 04/10/2024 09:02

Anybody remember Stanley Baxter! I was clueless. Never gave it a thought that he was dressed as a woman.

MissyB1 · 04/10/2024 09:06

The only one that used to freak me out a bit was Dick Emery. I remember as a child I used to feel a bit on edge watching that show, it made me nervous for some reason!

ssd · 04/10/2024 09:12

That guy who did 3-2-1 freaked me out

HotCrossBunplease · 04/10/2024 09:12

greenday16B · 04/10/2024 09:02

Anybody remember Stanley Baxter! I was clueless. Never gave it a thought that he was dressed as a woman.

I think he was better known in Scotland than UK-wide. We used to go to the panto in Glasgow and he was always the Dame.

HotCrossBunplease · 04/10/2024 09:14

FlyHalf · 04/10/2024 08:34

Can't believe the thread has gone so far without anyone mentioning Mr & Mrs!

'So, Jean, what would you say Bob's favourite meal of all time is? Is it, a, fish and chips, b, a full English breakfast, c, a Sunday roast with all the trimmings, or d, Christmas lunch?'

Cut to Bob, sitting in the cardboard soundproof booth, listening to the James Last Orchestra on a pair of massive headphones.

“Mister and Missus…Be nice to each other”
It was quite a low bar, wasn’t it? 😀.

The women always came on in pink floor length dresses, in my memory at least! Loved it.

NooNakedJacuzziness · 04/10/2024 09:23

Anyone know the "turkey" episode of Family Fortunes with Max Bygraves? Supposedly the contestant overheard the previous answer 'chicken' and so had turkey in mind when it comes to his turn. Makes me laugh everytime I see it.

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Ringlet · 04/10/2024 09:23

FlyHalf · 04/10/2024 08:34

Can't believe the thread has gone so far without anyone mentioning Mr & Mrs!

'So, Jean, what would you say Bob's favourite meal of all time is? Is it, a, fish and chips, b, a full English breakfast, c, a Sunday roast with all the trimmings, or d, Christmas lunch?'

Cut to Bob, sitting in the cardboard soundproof booth, listening to the James Last Orchestra on a pair of massive headphones.

🤣 I remember it well

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Violinist64 · 04/10/2024 09:30

ObelixtheGaul · 03/10/2024 19:13

I loved Ever Decreasing Circles. 'Howard and Hilda' is still the family joke if couples wear the same jumpers...

One of my all-time favourite comedies. It was a sophisticated comedy, featuring a main character who, in hindsight, very obviously had Asperger's syndrome before it was known about. @Ringlet, your comments about people seemingly being more mature forty-odd years ago, I think it was true. As others have said, people often worked from the age of sixteen, so would have grown up very quickly out of necessity. It was normal to be married with children in your twenties, too. Living together without being married was still unusual outside of big cities, and was very much frowned upon. I was one of the fortunate people who was able to study for a degree - music for me. There was a post the other day where a young woman was wondering if she were missing out on her youth because she was in a responsible job, worked hard and was in a steady relationship and others were somewhat dismissive of her choices. I pointed out that her way of life was considered normal until recently and that far too many people seemed to be living in superannuated adolescence. One person agreed with me, another urged me to lighten up as we could all live as we pleased. Well, yes, but I am from the generation that was cited on this post and we are all a product of our generations.

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Ringlet · 04/10/2024 09:36

Violinist64 · 04/10/2024 09:30

One of my all-time favourite comedies. It was a sophisticated comedy, featuring a main character who, in hindsight, very obviously had Asperger's syndrome before it was known about. @Ringlet, your comments about people seemingly being more mature forty-odd years ago, I think it was true. As others have said, people often worked from the age of sixteen, so would have grown up very quickly out of necessity. It was normal to be married with children in your twenties, too. Living together without being married was still unusual outside of big cities, and was very much frowned upon. I was one of the fortunate people who was able to study for a degree - music for me. There was a post the other day where a young woman was wondering if she were missing out on her youth because she was in a responsible job, worked hard and was in a steady relationship and others were somewhat dismissive of her choices. I pointed out that her way of life was considered normal until recently and that far too many people seemed to be living in superannuated adolescence. One person agreed with me, another urged me to lighten up as we could all live as we pleased. Well, yes, but I am from the generation that was cited on this post and we are all a product of our generations.

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No I completely agreed with you I think people are too infantilised nowadays

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KindOf · 04/10/2024 09:40

Violinist64 · 04/10/2024 09:30

One of my all-time favourite comedies. It was a sophisticated comedy, featuring a main character who, in hindsight, very obviously had Asperger's syndrome before it was known about. @Ringlet, your comments about people seemingly being more mature forty-odd years ago, I think it was true. As others have said, people often worked from the age of sixteen, so would have grown up very quickly out of necessity. It was normal to be married with children in your twenties, too. Living together without being married was still unusual outside of big cities, and was very much frowned upon. I was one of the fortunate people who was able to study for a degree - music for me. There was a post the other day where a young woman was wondering if she were missing out on her youth because she was in a responsible job, worked hard and was in a steady relationship and others were somewhat dismissive of her choices. I pointed out that her way of life was considered normal until recently and that far too many people seemed to be living in superannuated adolescence. One person agreed with me, another urged me to lighten up as we could all live as we pleased. Well, yes, but I am from the generation that was cited on this post and we are all a product of our generations.

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Well, let’s be glad that young people are staying in education longer and not trooping into the kind of jobs a 16 year old can get and saddling themselves with children and a mortgage by 20, surely — and leading lives so joyless that winning a sandwich toaster off a conveyor belt is the acme of your existence?

KimberleyClark · 04/10/2024 09:42

I loved Dick Emery. In terms of his female characters he was a world away from today’s drag queens. It was just great acting. The same with Stanley Baxter.

Evilartsgrad · 04/10/2024 09:43

Ringlet · 03/10/2024 17:27

A few Saturdays ago on BBC4 they showed a 1981 episode of Larry Grayson’s Generation Game.

it so reminded me of my primary school years - I’d have been 8/9 when it aired - Isla St Clair was on.

it brought back so many memories for me. Loved Larry and Isla - Larry was such a good sport - he’d get up on the stage and do Morris dancing etc with the contestants.

i also loved the contestants - “here’s Sue, a 22 year old accounts clerk from Hinckley..”

Is it just me or did 22 year olds in 1981 seem older/more mature than 22 year olds today ?

i hate all stuff like

The Voice
Strickly
X Factor
BGT

SO, SHALL WE BRING THIS ERA OF TV BACK?????

No. Scrap all so called reality TV instead. Rots the brain.