The old kid's TV thread

I was sooooo gonna say V but didn't know how to spell it......

Anything from the God of childrens' television, Gerry Anderson, the list just goes on!

(Most of this list is showing my age lol!)
Twizzle
Torchy the Battery Boy
Four Feather Falls
Supercar
Fireball XL5
Stingray
Thunderbirds (IMO the greatest of them all!)
Captain Scarlet
Joe 90
The Secret Service (with the unique Professor Stanley Unwin)
UFO
Space 1999
Terrahawks
Space Precinct

As well as childrens' stuff (he invented the term 'supermarionation'), he also created the TV series 'The Protectors', with Robert Vaughn, Tony Anholt and Nyree Dawn Porter, Anholt also played a part in Space 1999.

Roy.

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Space 1999 wow forgot that one I loved the chick who could turn into animals (One of my first love's sigh )

When I was young, on Saturday mornings my brother and I would watch Davey and Goliath first, then Felix the Cat, and then the Three Stooges. Sometimes they'd have a Roy Rogers movie afterwards. I was in my teens when Josie and the Pussycats came on. I would watch from time to time, but I had more important things to do like hang out with pretty girls.

he-man, voltron, and thundercats have all been mentioned, but the other after-school cartoon i watched in the 80s was the GI Joe cartoon.
snake eyes was too awesome.

For me it was:

He Man
Knight Rider
Mighty Mouse
GI Joe
Transformers
smurfs
Salute your Shorts
You can't do that on television
Alf
Reading Rainbow

As I got older I also watched Sponge Bob, Angry Beavers, Cow and Chicken, Dexters Lab and the Power Puff Girls.(I had a child in my late teens )

I want to give a shout out to Samurai Jack though, I still love that cartoon.

Rocket RobinHood....

Didn't have cable when I was real young.....came on after Spiderman every morning


Hilarious House of Frankenstein...!!!!!.....best early Sat. morning show ever!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Lone Ranger
Sky King
Kit Carsen
Hopalong Cassidy
Combat
Men into Space
Outer Limits (original)
Bonanza
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger

Yup, I'm pretty old.

Originally posted by wrathchild
Rocket RobinHood....

Didn't have cable when I was real young.....came on after Spiderman every morning


Hilarious House of Frankenstein...!!!!!.....best early Sat. morning show ever!!!!!!!!!!!!

edit on 5-1-2012 by wrathchild because: childhood memories are coming back..hope bad ones dont

Gees yes... Saroncan also mentioned Hilarious House of Frankenstein-- it was a hoot.

Thanks again for the reminders Saroncan-- what a lineup there was-- Chez Helene, Friendly Giant, then Mr. Dressup and his tickle trunk...
Back when the CBC was decent-- and before they retired this man far before his time!
Look up... waaaaaay up

I remember an early 70's sci-fi show from the UK call UFO. I was 5 or 6 at the time, but I was so drawn to that show. Even though I haven't seen it since, I can still remember the opening theme music and credits. I think this is the real reason I watched it though www.scifiscoop.com... Yup purple haired hotties!

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Mr.Dress-up...a 50 yrs old man who plays with puppets and has a "tickle-trunk"

AMBER ALERT!!!

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OH MY GOD! I'd forgotten all about this. I watched this as a toddler I think... Thank you for bringing this memory back to me!

how about the original Land of the Lost

www.youtube.com...

Just remembered one that used to be another fav, Michael Bentine's potty time loads of little characters that mumbled and squeaked.

Ufo along with a lot of Gerry Anderson stuff was what got me intrigued into Sci-fi, Space 1999 was a real classic part US part UK.

There are just so many that they just seem to keep appearing from the ether that is my childhood brain

And then there was

Wonder Woman
Bionic Man
Bionic Woman
Charlie's Angels

I remember at recess in school we would pretend we were these characters

Lets not forget..







& who Remembers Wordy?

Tiswas a definite aye...you could tell the multi coloured swapshop kids ... still can ..they're todays politicians and bankers and various bureaucrats... the rest of us managed to stay human

Michael Bentines potty time ...loved it and the flea circus

Chorltan and the wheelies....we're talking true culture here

Jackanory... mums 10 mins of peace before dinner

the only blue peter ever worth watching was with peter purvis ... lesley Judd and the truly courageous John Noakes and his ever faithful shep...cried like a bairn when the dog kicked the bucket...well i was one ... but what a proper bloke

Holy geez the memories abound in this thread!

I dunno if someone has mentioned these but a few I miss are Captain Caveman, The Shmoo and The Prisoner.
..and I loooved Space 1999. The animal morphing lady was my fave too! I was fascinated when she turned into a tiger! I did always wonder what good her abilities were in space though lol. *sigh* Good times.

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Captain Caveman! I can't believe I forgot that one! That was my favorite as a youngster.
George of the Jungle was one of my favorites too.