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What the wierdest childrens programme from our childhood?

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LadyTophamHatt · 04/11/2005 19:01

Just seen Pootle the flump on FF's member profile and it struck me that "The Flumps" was a really bizarre programme.

We were really bought up on some wierd shit weren't we?

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teeavee · 04/11/2005 21:26

pfer - you are either referring to 'crackerjack' or 'playaway', I believe

bonym · 04/11/2005 21:32

The Banana Splits - used to scare the life out of me when I was a kid! Remember the tune? La, la, la, lalala laaa, la, la, la, lalala laaaa - one banana, two banana, three banana, four, five banana, six banana, seven banana more...

bonym · 04/11/2005 21:33

Oooh - witchycat, you're the only other person I've ever known who remembers Mary, Mungo and Midge!

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LadyTophamHatt · 04/11/2005 21:35

pfer, it was It's a knockout.

I loved that!

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pfer · 04/11/2005 21:35

Mary the girl, Mungo the dog and Midge the mouse - was that it?

Potty1 · 04/11/2005 21:36

Bill & Ben (the original)
Andy Pandy
The Banana Bunch

Not a children's programee but what was that series with Terry Scott playing a gnome in a garden? Or did I just dream that up?

pfer · 04/11/2005 21:36

Damn!! DH has right.

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LadyTophamHatt · 04/11/2005 21:37

what did you say it was then?

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yoyo · 04/11/2005 21:37

Mary, Mungo and Midge instilled a fear of lifts in me for my entire childhood.

pfer · 04/11/2005 21:37

Couldn't remember, but just swore blint wasn't that.

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LadyTophamHatt · 04/11/2005 21:44

I hate it when that happen.

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spidermama · 04/11/2005 21:48

Inigo Pipkin was a bit scarey.

Ericblack · 04/11/2005 21:57

Singing Ringing Tree definitely strangest. Still have nightmares. And what about the circus thing with Charlie Caroli (sp?) the very scarey clown? I'm 41.

Ericblack · 04/11/2005 21:57

Singing Ringing Tree definitely strangest. Still have nightmares. And what about the circus thing with Charlie Caroli (sp?) the very scarey clown? I'm 41.

3PRINCESSES · 04/11/2005 21:58

Which was the one with the talking cushion? Was that Pipkins or Hector's House? The cushion kind of had a head and was placed on the back of the sofa...

It haunts my darkest nightmares.

toothyboy · 04/11/2005 21:58

Michael Bentine's Potty Time - freaky!!

Merlin · 04/11/2005 21:59

H R Puffenstuff (sp?) with Jack Wild

TwoIfBySea · 04/11/2005 22:24

Thank you for reminding me about Itsy & Bitsy now all I need to do is remember which show had a yellow dancing triceratops on the end credits. It was a puppet one as well. Anyone?

hornbag · 04/11/2005 22:40

My faves include:

Mary, Mungo and Midge
Crystal Tips and Alistair
Ludwig
Mr Ben
Willo the Wisp (remember Mavis Cruet?)

TinyGang · 04/11/2005 23:35

Here they all are, A-Z!

laughinglil · 05/11/2005 07:58

HR puffnstuff where do you go when things get rough.. I used to love that! still know the theme tune! What about Rainbow that was my fave!

auntymandy · 05/11/2005 08:01

did any ne watch pugwash?

harpsichordcarrier · 05/11/2005 08:52

pfer you are thinking about We Are The Champions. my idea of purest hell...
Itsey and Bitsey were on Paper Play I think
Crystal Tips and Alistair were weird as all that

starshaker · 05/11/2005 09:01

i dreamt about the shoe people last night

doormat · 05/11/2005 09:17

pfer was it double dare with peter simon
or opportunity knocks

magic roundabout tune sends shivers down me