Kids' TV - Don't you just love it?

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bernd das brot.


Is he supposed to be some sort of sentinent waffle or something?

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If my high school german is accurate, he is a burned piece of bread. Possibly a sandwich.

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Rocko's Modern Life and Freakazoid.

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Originally posted by evan:
Is he supposed to be some sort of sentinent waffle or something?

he's just a piece of bread. bernd the bread. it makes no sense.

 

Originally posted by Bend-err:
I don't like this cartoon, Bernd realy suck!

no, bernd's cool. he's so depressed it's just funny.

 

Originally posted by Speli:
Freakazoid! Freakazoid!

freakazoid is just sheer genius. "time to ... wash my hands!"
and relax-o-vision and scream-o-vision kick ass too.
i want a freakazoid dvd set, dammit!

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Transformers, damm, what happend to them?

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My mate has all of them on video, all wicked, including the Movie.

Puddle Lane?  Was that the one with Neil Innes as a wizard?

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Originally posted by SpacemanSpiff:freakazoid is just sheer genius. "time to ... wash my hands!"
and relax-o-vision and scream-o-vision kick ass too.
i want a freakazoid dvd set, dammit!

Hugbees!

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Originally posted by Melllvar:
Anyone remember Ullysses 31 and Battle Of The Planets? 

Man, those shows ruled when we were young, but when we see the reruns now, they suck.

I don't remember Ullysses 31, but I used to love Battle of the Planets.  I had quite a few episodes recorded on audio cassette (in the dark ages before VCRs).

I was a big fan of Sesame Street as a little one.  Used to love 3-2-1 Contact, too, when it came out.  Of course, I watched the obligatory Road Runner, Bugs Bunny, Scooby Doo, and Superfriends.

Anybody remember a series called "Space Academy"?  I think it only lasted 1 season, but I loved it.

When Nickelodeon first started they ran episodes of the Canadian TV show "You Can't Do That On Television" and BBC's "The Tomorrow People", both which I loved.  About that time, the local PBS station ran Doctor Who late on friday nights and I'd stay up after midnight watching it.

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3-2-1 Contact! I still remember the theme tune!

Anyone here got scared from watching "Are you Afraid of the Dark?"

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Square One kicked 3-2-1 Contact's ass all up and down the street.

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I've never seen 3-2-1 Contact, but I agree. Their David Letterman parody was awesome. And even today, I occassionally give my friends the "Mathnet" high-five.

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Shows I remember from the Golden Days

  David the Gnome (Nick Jr.)
  Fred (the guy in the woods with the guitar) (Nick Jr.)
  The Adventures of Tin Tin (Nick Jr.)
  Eureka's Castle (Nick Jr.)
  The Reading Rainbow (PBS)
  Story Time (Nick Jr.)
  You Can't Do That On Television (Nickelodeon)
  Roundhouse (Nickelodeon - Snick)
  Are You Afraid of the Dark? (Nickelodeon - Snick)
  Noozles (Nick Jr.)
  Wild & Crazy Kids (Nickelodeon)

I'll probably remember more later...  I remember one with different colored talking bear-cubs, or maybe koalas... and an episode about one of the bears (or koalas) being sick... and one of their elders showed them how colors could effect physical feelings.  He showed them a red balloon and the bear (or koala) became more sick, he showed them a light blue colored balloon and he felt at ease.

Other shows that I remembered but felt weren't old enough yet were Alex Mack, The Tomorrow People, Space Cases... and Clarissa Explains It All, but that one IS rather old, so add it to the list for me.

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(remembers that he's 5 years older than Drippy, then starts to feel like an old man)

 

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And how could I have forgotten The Muppet Show?  Everybody who was anybody in the 70's guest-starred with the Muppets.

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Gonzo rules! In fact, they all rule... apart from Miss Piggy.

Talking of muppets/puppets, does anyone remember Roland Rat?

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Originally posted by MelBee:
Talking of muppets/puppets, does anyone remember Roland Rat?

I rembember him, and Keveeeen the Gerbil 

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Was he the welsh one? Oh, the memories...

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nobody better forget "GUTS!" I want that show back so badly. That Aggro Crag mountain was the most kickass thing ever!

EDIT: I found out they made Super Nintendo game out of it.

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Sooty! he owned you all.
And I remember Puddle lane, Danger Mouse, Bangers and Mash, Bananaman, that show with that woman named tea bag, Strawberry shortcake and other shows I watched as a child like Dr.who and Monkey magic. Oh yeah, and captain planet and widget. And Dino, the last dinosaur. I've always been an addict, I guess.

Edit : oh god, 'GUTS'. I remember that. My grandmother got satellite and therefore got nickelodeon. I was a clarissa explains it all girl, too.

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Sooty ownz yoo 

I had a really bizarre Roland Rat game on my really old Amstrad computer - the one that used cassette tapes... oh memories memories.

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Okay, here are some shows I remember:

Thomas the Tank Engine
Streetwise
T-Bag
Knightmare
Mike & Angelo (alarmingly, the UK's 3rd longest running sci-fi!)
Telebugs
Spatz 

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Knightmare was greaaaaaaaaat, in fact, they're repeating that on Sky at the moment.

However, Mike and Angelo was cringe-ingly awful. Shame on you, PCC!

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Originally posted by rach_the_tall:
Oh yeah, and captain planet and widget.

There's a pair I'd rather never see on TV again.

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Teehee, I love those crappy old Nickelodeon gameshows! Mike O'Malley was the man. Sure, Mo the referee would always scoff at his dorkiness, but you could tell they were doing it behind the scenes.

Double Dare is also a classic. A few months ago I was channel surfing and I saw "Double Dare 2000". Maaan, what the hell is that? It's crap, that's what it is. It didn't even have Mark Summers. It just had some other weirdo, who probably didn't even have OCD.

Also, does anyone remember Nick Arcade? That show was pretty awful. And the host was such a fruit. I'd watch it all the time, in awe of his fruitiness.

And the winners would be put "inside" of a videogame! I bet the contestants would hear that, and they'd get all excited before realizing it's just some crappy blue-screen crap, where they have to stare at a monitor and clumsily wave their arms around so they can avoid some cheesy animations coming their way.

And the prizes were horrible, too. Being a videogame-related show, you'd think the kids would win videogames. But nooo, they just win encyclopedia sets and stuff. Good job, Nickelodeon!

The only good part, was when the kids actually got to play real videogames. It was fun to laugh at all the girls who couldn't play. Sigh...good times.

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My all time favourite is Bagpuss (Bagpuss dear Bagpuss old fat furry cat puss ...) it remains a classic because they only ever made 13 (like Mr Benn). 
Along with Knightmare, Sky are also showing the totally bizarre The Adventure Game - I used to love this as a kid, can't think why.

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James Bond Jnr.
That was The shit.

Even though it was rubbish.

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Originally posted by MelBee:
However, Mike and Angelo was cringe-ingly awful. Shame on you, PCC!

Well I was only 9 when it started...

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Originally posted by Fishy:
Also, does anyone remember Nick Arcade? That show was pretty awful. And the host was such a fruit. I'd watch it all the time, in awe of his fruitiness.

Yes, I remember Nick Arcade like it was yester-80s...  I was always in awe of how they put humans inside the video game... and then I grew up and found out, 4 hours later sleeping pills were being pumped from my jejunum... *stares blankly off into space... space filled with flying carpets and goblins throwing fireballs whilst you try to grab gold coins...*

Damn goblins...

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Originally posted by dadbot:
My all time favourite is Bagpuss (Bagpuss dear Bagpuss old fat furry cat puss ...) it remains a classic because they only ever made 13 (like Mr Benn). 

Bagpuss was great, I didn't realise that there were so few episodes, another favourite of mine was The Clangers.

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Originally posted by PCC Fred:
 Well I was only 9 when it started...

I remember that show! I never understood it, but I watched it everyweek 

My favourite kiddies cartoon was Potsworth and Company 

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Potsworth and Company!  Classic!   

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Foofur and...

Na na na na na Inspector Gadget

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Yay!  Inspector Gadget!

Anyone remember Supergran?

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If I saw a picture of Supergran, then I probably would  I loved Inspector Gadget!

Who remembers Penny Crayon and The Family Ness?

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Originally posted by Gocad:

Transformers, damm, what happend to them?

They're still shown on Channel 5 (UK) - be it in a slightly different form to the original version (it's now in extremely dodgy CGI that makes shows like Roly Polly Ollie look good).

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Originally posted by MelBee:
Mike and Angelo was cringe-ingly awful. Shame on you, PCC!

What? No way! My dad was a writer for that show - I've still got the scripts at home, and I got to visit the set and actually meet mike (and angelo. of course).

I think the big problem with M&A was that they used canned laughter, so if you (as a young kid) missed a joke, you'd be like "what? what's so funny?".

If you're interested, my dad also wrote that three part series on the BBC last December about a world in which chocolate was banned (if you're interested. You probably weren't).

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Originally posted by Teral:
2 words: Darkwing Duck

Hehe ... [Darkwing Duck]Schnupper Gas, Bösewicht![/DD]   
 

Originally posted by Melllvar:
Anyone remember Ullysses 31

Yeah! That was cool! Like everything on the channel "Tele 5".
Tele 5, started in 1984, the best cartoon channel ever was killed by corrupt Bavarian TV-guys (namely: Kiiiiirch!) and replaced by a crappy Sport-Channel just showing odd sport-shows from Japan and ... naughty things late at night  ...
But now Tele 5 is back to rule!
And with Tele 5 they all come back: Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs, Galaxy Rangers, Odysseus 31, the Raccoons ( ), the Smurfs ( ), and the fantastic, cool, sexy ... "Queen Millenia"    

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I missed about 4 years of US TV as a kid while living in Germany.  Had to survive on old reruns on the Armed Forces Network (The US Forces English TV Station).  Our US-spec TV couldn't pick up German stations.  When we came back to the States, the big thing was something called "MTV", along with "Knight Rider" and "Magnum PI".

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Originally posted by sheep555:
If you're interested, my dad also wrote that three part series on the BBC last December about a world in which chocolate was banned (if you're interested. You probably weren't).

That, i started to watch that, but kinda missed it. Sorry, how anyone came up with that plot must be a bit wacko.

Ah, i just found this C4 poll, they did a show as part of their '100 greatest....' series. (It starts on 1, then decends to 100).

The Simpsons
The Muppet Show
Dangermouse
Bagpuss
Grange Hill
Mr Benn
Rainbow
Scooby Doo
Dr Who
He-Man and Masters of the Universe
The Magic Roundabout
The Clangers
Wallace and Gromit
Rentaghost
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men
Tom and Jerry
The Wombles
The Flintstones
Hong Kong Phooey
Worzel Gummidge
Knightmare
Trumpton
Postman Pat
Thunderbirds
Jim'll Fix It
Thomas The Tank Engine
Roobarb and Custard
Jamie and the Magic Torch
SM:TV Live
Sesame Street
The Basil Brush Show
Boss / Top Cat
Blue Peter
Byker Grove
Banana Splits
The Sooty Show
Chorlton and the Wheelies
Roland Rat
The Adventure Game
Why Don't You?
Tiswas
Battle of the Planets
Play School
Batman
Captain Pugwash
Press Gang
Crackerjack
Fingerbobs
The Tomorrow People
Multi-Coloured Swap Shop
Captain Scarlet
The Herbs
Timmy Mallett's Wide Awake Club
Animal Magic
Pipkins
Wind In The Willows
The Flowerpot Men
Metal Mickey
Pob's Programme
The Adventures of Black Beauty
Andy Pandy
Lassie
John Craven's Newsround
Famous Five
How
Double Deckers
The Snowman
Record Breakers
Mary, Mungo and Midge
Jackanory
Bob The Builder
Michael Bentine's Potty Time
Pokemon
Skippy
Noggin The Nog
We Are The Champions
Catweazle
Tweenies
Hammy Hamster's Tales From the Riverbank
Cheggers Plays Pop
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Pinky and Perky
The Secret Garden
Vision On
Just William
Hector's House
The Woodentops
Teletubbies
Daktari
Runaround
Magpie
Screen Test
White Horses
H R Pufenstuf
Children's Film Foundation
The Singing Ringing Tree
Crystal Tipps and Alistair
Muffin the Mule
Do Not Adjust Your Set
Junior Showtime

The results if a mod feels the should be linked, i think it's better this way though

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I've heard of maybe a third of those.