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The Kennedys

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BackforGood · 08/10/2015 23:52

Anyone else watch this last week?

I was rolling around - explaining to my teen dd that we actually didn't eat pasta in the 70s...... trying to explain why we had a frill of extra material on the bottom of a skirt or dress.

This is written by Emma Kennedy - the author of 'The Tent, the Bucket, and Me' - possibly the funniest book ever written, so no wonder I found it hilarious.

Give it a try if you were born in the 60s / grew up in the 70s

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jay55 · 09/10/2015 13:18

We had pasta, that spagehetti that was a meter long and didn't fit in the cupboard.

Thought it was hilarious.

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BackforGood · 09/10/2015 17:12

Just the two of us then, jay55

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Happynow · 09/10/2015 17:20

I've recorded it! Is it good then? Suitable for kids too?

sadwidow28 · 09/10/2015 17:32

Catch up with THE KENNEDYS on BBC iplayer:

The Kennedys - EPSIODE 1. Secret Whisper

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BackforGood · 09/10/2015 18:09

Well happynow - my dd is 16 so watches pretty much anything I watch
I guess it depends on how old your dc are - it is on at 9.30, so I guess that makes it after the watershed.

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LarrytheCucumber · 09/10/2015 18:21

I was thinking about long spaghetti earlier. It came in a blue wrapper and we thought it was quite exotic!
I enjoyed the programme and laughed a lot.

Rivercam · 11/10/2015 19:45

My dh and I love it. The Only pasta we ate as kids was sphagetti and macaroni cheese. Lasagne was only found in restaurants.

The only criticism I have was in the first series was a wooden climbing frame. It looked too modern to me. In the 70s, we would have had metal climbing frames, tall slides, swings etc.

ImTakingTheEssence · 11/10/2015 19:52

Just watched it with my mam she had to ex plain alot. Having been born in 88. Couldn't get over how hairy the men were and the exotic lasagne. I like the whole poloneck under the dress though and the boots and ponchos.

TwoTonTessie · 11/10/2015 20:03

I love it - the book is hilarious. I read an interview with Emma Kennedy recently and sadly Brenda has passed away. Tony enjoyed the previews apparently

BreconBeBuggered · 12/10/2015 16:20

I don't think the series is as funny as the book, but very little is. If you haven't read it, get hold of a copy. Now.

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BackforGood · 12/10/2015 16:39

I was literally crying with laughter when I read the book.

My dcs read it afterwards (obv not brought up in / don't remember the 70s) and they too, found it hysterical.

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