Which TV shows or cartoons did you grow up watching in the UK that kids today will never see?

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I was thinking about my childhood and realised a lot of shows we watched just don’t exist anymore. Things like Blue Peter, Grange Hill, or Saturday morning cartoon blocks. What shows or cartoons do you remember that today’s kids wouldn’t even know?

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BeanOnAJourney@reddit

Pigeon Street King Rollo Greenclaws The Poddington Peas Oakie Doke Sharky & George Rude Dog & The Dweebs Doug

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Euphoric_Rough_5245@reddit

Down at the bottom of the garden Beneath the birds and the bees There live a lot of peaple They are the poddington peas The poddington peas

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BeanOnAJourney@reddit

I've been singing it non-stop since I wrote that comment 😆

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Neddykins82@reddit

Dreamstone. My fiancée and I love it so much that we're having the theme tune for our first dance

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3kids1cat@reddit

The Singing Ringing Tree - it was a Hungarian (?) show, badly translated, and never made any sense. This was in the 1970s btw (I'm really old).

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HealthyWhereas3982@reddit

Silas, Huckleberry Finn, Jack Holborn, Moonfleet. I miss seemingly endless summer hols weekday mornings watching all the kids' TV.

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Voodoopulse@reddit

When you say kids, you can change that, me and my lad love a retro show Last summer he got well into Aquila Watched the queens nose and the demon headmaster Done all the classic cartoons

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HealthyWhereas3982@reddit

Oh I loved Aquila!

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Sarrebas89@reddit

I used to love those shows!

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elementarydrw@reddit

I have been watching a guy on YouTube who recaps old programmes, and he recently did the Queens Nose. It's amazing how poor Melody's decision making is - and how much of a dick she is to others sometimes too! He points out that almost all her wishes are doing something selfish, and small, and then having to spend another wish to undo it.

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Voodoopulse@reddit

It's Bernard from Bernard's watch I hate the most

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tanoshimi@reddit

Ulysses, The Mysterious Cities of Gold, Dooby Duck's Disco Bus, The Adventure Game.

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HealthyWhereas3982@reddit

I have Mysterious Cities of Gold on DVD. Must rewatch. Broom Cupboard fans might remember the mass singalong to the theme tune!

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Wormwolf-Prime@reddit

Upvote for Dooby Duck 🦆

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TomsRealFace@reddit

I recently rewatched mysterious cities of gold all the way through on youtube. Still as awesome as when I saw it as a child. Must find ulysses in space next

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fussyfella@reddit

[How!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_(TV_series)) Although they attempted to reboot it but completely missed the point of the original show and made it into just another over preachy show for kids styled in acid trip colours so it did not last.

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ImpossibleZebra4911@reddit

“Captain Pugwash” and “Pipkins”. Also, for what seemed like complete weirdness at the time, “Ludwig”.

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DaffyDuckOdil@reddit

Blue Peter does still exist but it is a bit trendier now and involves fewer cardboard tubes.

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fussyfella@reddit

It is the longest running TV show in the world.

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MelodicAd2213@reddit

I think it needed to evolve when fairy changed the shape of its squeezy bottles.

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Phenomenomix@reddit

Maybe showing my age but I feel like Blue Peter should just be an app at this stage

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LongHorror87@reddit

Zzzzzzzaaaaaapppppppp

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HoraceorDoris@reddit

The Banana Splits!

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Distinct_Highway873@reddit

some of the old cartoons like count duckula, danger mouse, and bertie the bat feel so obscure now. you wont find them on netflix or disney plus, kids today are missing out on that weird british humor.

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Rymundo88@reddit

One of the perks of sailing the high seas. I've managed to get the kids into loads of the old classics - Duck Tales, The Racoons, Fred Quimby era Tom & Jerry etc. They've also gone mad for some of the 90s Nickelodeon shows as well, especially Kenan & Kel (which to be fair is still hilarious as an adult)

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IcedWarlock@reddit

Who loves orange soda? I do wonder if now it would be who lovesonster energy drinks or something dumb like that.

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TeHNeutral@reddit

I put the screw in the tuna!

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Natsumi_Kokoro@reddit

The comment I was waiting for 🙏🏼 literally was going to write the same thing. "Aaaawwww h3llll noooo"

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Azuras-Becky@reddit

I still have my old Count Duckula soft toy sitting on my shelves of nonsense!

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nWoSting145@reddit

I like the term Shelf of Nonsense. I may have to start one to annoy my wife with all the stuff I own she doesn’t like😄

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IcedWarlock@reddit

I'm starting to get a bedroom of nonsense. My husband keeps saying of I get much more he's sleeping in the living room. Think I might buy a sofa bed next honestly 🤣🤣

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SpaceWomble64@reddit

I am allowed to keep nonsense in my home office on the condition that it doesn’t infect the rest of the house. 🙂

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Chickenhugga@reddit

We have a Room of Nonense. (The spare bedroom) where we can keep stuff as long as it’s put away nicely.

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Gincairn@reddit

I still have all of the dvds, which I'm not too proud to admit I bought in my 30's

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Goose-rider3000@reddit

I still have a Gordon the Gopher

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strategic-g@reddit

I’m thrilled to find somebody else with a shelf of nonsense, mine has a Colin the Caterpillar soft toy and a Teddy Ruxpin

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BabyBearBennett@reddit

Those and Trapdoor. Does anyone remember Stop It & Tidy Up? I had books of them too.

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Mighty-Wings@reddit

The complete Count Duckula is available in Internet archive. There's a lot of old school cartoons on there if you can tolerate their sub-par search function (including Jackie Chan Adventures, Scooby Dooand Ghostbusters)

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EarthMarsUranus@reddit

Danger mouse is on BBC iPlayer!

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RevellRider@reddit

It's *a* Danger Mouse, not 1980's original Danger Mouse

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pixeltash@reddit

Crikey

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No_Cartoonist981@reddit

My kid has got into that, and Dennis and Gnasher!

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Eskarina_W@reddit

Both Danger Mouse and Count duckula are on ITVX.

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nomiselrease@reddit

Count duckula is on Prime. My 12 year old likes it.

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blodblodblod@reddit

Never mind the kids, *I* loved the new Danger Mouse.

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BigProfessional8514@reddit

ROBINSON CRUSOE

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TeHNeutral@reddit

Count Duckula and Danger Mouse are both available on dvd and both do popular they got new versions, my niece and nephew love them. That said, Skiddoo the learning alien is my white whale of lost media.

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SavageRabbitX@reddit

Count Duckula had the best into music

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James20985@reddit

I still have a did of count Duckula makes me howl with laughter still "I'll get it...." SMASH!

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Enough_Sprinkles_113@reddit

Count Duckula is available free on Plex or free on ITVX. Just FYI. 😁

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HarB_Games@reddit

It's free on Plex? Damn what am I doing hosting it xD lemme go delete that real quick. Make some more room for trapdoor!

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Enough_Sprinkles_113@reddit

Well, according to Google it is, haven't checked myself! 🤣

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HarB_Games@reddit

Tbh, the PSU in my server went down the other week. So I can't even get onto my own Plex right now. The daughter isn't amused xD

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WitchyRedhead86@reddit

Count Duckula is on Amazon Prime!

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nWoSting145@reddit

There’s a channel on Pluto and on Rakuten that shows old British cartoons such as Count Duckula and Danger mouse. Don’t know how many kids would choose that over the other stuff on there though.

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Evil_Gibbon@reddit

Count duckula is on prime. Or maybe paramount+ which have through prime

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IcedWarlock@reddit

Rex the runt

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Rachieash@reddit

Chorlton and the wheelies Bod The Flumps (I loved Pootle 🥰) Jamie & the magic torch Mungo, Mary & midge Bagpuss Story time Grange Hill Super gran The Wombles The Sooty show Fraggle Rock Chocky (not sure I’ve spelt it correctly)

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SacredandBound_@reddit

Heidi. It was always.on.

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Rachieash@reddit

Monkey magic

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Rachieash@reddit

Hong Kong Fuey…I remember him at the start of every episode, while theme tune was on, in a filing cabinet drawer 🤣

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ReallySmallFeet@reddit

I'm old, so - Chorlton and the Wheelies Bagpuss Battle of the Planets Terrahawks The Magic Roundabout Michael Bentine's Potty Time Fingerbobs (then Fingermouse) Rainbow Bod

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TongaDeMironga@reddit

Ulysees the cartoon. I can’t remember the name of people I meet, but I cam recite the theme song to every 80’s kids tv show

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Captain_Stable@reddit

Going to show my age here, but for years I was trying to remember a cartoon - which is NOT Danger Mouse - where the villain flew in a blimp and had a henchman called Toad. Whenever Toad messed up (every episode), he would be hit with a fly swat. "bad Toad. BAD TOAD!!" He often carried the fly swat himself. I later found it was a show called Drac Pack. I also remember Sport Billy, Vicky the Viking, and Fang Face.

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Able_While_974@reddit

Hong Kong Phooey, Captain Caveman, Top Cat, Batfink.

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ReepDaggle01@reddit

Thanks for that,now I'll be singing the Hong Kong Phooey theme tune all day!

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Captain_Stable@reddit

Voiced by the same guy (Scatman Crothers) who voiced Jazz in the IG Transformers cartoon! Didn't even use a different voice!

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Rossco1874@reddit

The commodore 64 game was solid but amazing. Miss the days of simple 2d plaformers.

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FeelingSimple331@reddit

Oh i loved Captain Caveman so much! And Top Cat. Just remembered the Punk Panther as well! All brilliant Saturday morning staples.

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peteyourdoom@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/ht5e6z5mi9rg1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=65a82b670b091274244ea9d61712fff1426e5ec7 This car at the end of the show

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Impetuous_doormouse@reddit

Your bullets cannot harm me - My wings are like a shield of steel!!!

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burnthepokemon@reddit

" Two days of Penrey and Florida will Secede from the union"

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Cwh93@reddit

"Your bullets cannot harm me! My wings are like a shield of steel!" lives rent free in my head

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peteyourdoom@reddit

The whole school holiday/Saturday morning shows... Why don't you? Wac-a-day Transformers He-man Mask Ulysses -31 Dogtanian Batman Animated

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SpaceWomble64@reddit

Also in the summer holidays the old black and white Robinson Crusoe series, The Flashing Blade, Banana Splits and the Double Deckers. I so wanted a bus to play in as a child. 🙂

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Captain_Stable@reddit

There was a - I want to say Saturday Morning kids show, although I think it may have been a summer holiday special one - that had a dubbed version of The Flashing Blade. They were only a few minutes long each time, and never at a set time, so I missed lots of them (not that it continued from episode to episode). I had no idea this show had dubbed it, and thought that's what it was actually like. A few years later, I saw it as a 30 minute programme in the TV Times (or whatever, maybe What's on TV) and told everyone to watch it because it was so funny. It wasn't, it was the proper version. I've never been able to find the dubbed one, or the show it was part of!

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Captain_Stable@reddit

I found it!!!!! https://youtu.be/Y_Vh8JJR1OQ?si=p5CaXKV5o-N_oBe9 One of several!

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Stunning_Promise_813@reddit

I am half way through Ulysses 31 with my 7 year old daughter, we’ve also watched all of original She-Ra and Maid Marian and her Merry Men, all just as good as I remember, Jem not so much

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peteyourdoom@reddit

My daughter wanted me to watch the new She-Ra show on Netflix. She absolutely loved it

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Stunning_Promise_813@reddit

We watched that one too, we really liked it too not quite as much as OG but close! My daughter also went as She-Ra to World Book Day - some vintage ladybird books were her gateway to the Princess of Power!

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CedrikNobs@reddit

Shout out for Ulysses-31! I loved that show so much I downloaded it to watch with my daughter.

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WitchyRedhead86@reddit

Absolute BANGER of a theme tune as well!

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peteyourdoom@reddit

All the shows had great songs. Jayce and wheeled warriors, Ulysses, dogtanian, mysterious cities of gold (for that on DVD somewhere).

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e650man@reddit

UlyysseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEeeeeeEEEEeeeeeeesssss!!! (NoOne else can do the things you doooOOOOOOOOOOOOOO)

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peelyon85@reddit

Got it on dvd. Such a good ending as well!

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Xiniov@reddit

Batman: The Animated Series is still well loved and available on a few streaming platforms I watched it through with my son a few years back. It’s a classic and the animation style holds up beautifully

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Xiniov@reddit

Batman: The Animated Series is still well loved and available on a few streaming platforms I watched it through with my son a few years back. It’s a classic and the animation style holds up beautifully

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LostInAisle1@reddit

The Supermarionation puppet shows like Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Fireball XL5.

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Grimdotdotdot@reddit

Thunderbirds is still being shown. As it damned well should be.

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LostInAisle1@reddit

But using CGI not supermarionation

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Grimdotdotdot@reddit

You can still watch the originals: https://www.itv.com/watch/thunderbirds/TBIRDS

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laser_spanner@reddit

Stingray!

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northerncrank@reddit

Mysterious cities of gold Dogtanian and the three muskahounds Ullysees (best theme tune ever) Dungeons and dragons /Thread

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VietKongCountry@reddit

Banana Man

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Terrible_Bluebird540@reddit

I used to really love Magpie, it seemed cooler than Blue Peter.

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ChoakIsland@reddit

Tiswas.

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Chlotat096@reddit

D*** n Dom in da bungalow. That show was iconic

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lanurk@reddit

Raggy Dolls

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Knowledgeizpowa@reddit

Was just thinking about "The Littlelest Hobo" Theme music was 👌🏿

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KyloGlendalf@reddit

Ed, Edd n Eddy

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runew0lf@reddit

Jayce and the wheeled warriors, Dungeons & Dragons, Mysterious Cities of Gold, M.a.s.k., Transformers (og), Gobots (crap), inspector gadget, Visionaries (knights of the magical light), Ulysesses 31, Battle of the planets, dogtanian and the 3 muskehounds, Centurions (Power Extreme). Gummy Bears, Thundercats, Count Duckula, Trapdoor, Ducktales, Denver the last dinosaur, Bravestarr (off the top of my head)

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sspraggyy@reddit

Raccoons

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ZanzibarGuy@reddit

Tell me you're in your 40s without telling me you're in your 40s. The only one I didn't recognise here was Centurions, and the first one you listed was also the first one that popped into my head. But let's remember to add Bagpuss, Mr Benn, Ivor the Engine, Button Moon and Pigeon Street from when we were even younger...

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Cause4concern27@reddit

Jayce has the best theme tune!!

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Leader_Bee@reddit

Are we the same person? Both viners and reading through this thread so far, the only people that have mentioned M.A.SK. and Jayce and the Wheeled warriors. Don't forget the Pirates of Darkwater.

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runew0lf@reddit

wait till you find out we're both in yorkshire :D

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Leader_Bee@reddit

Gods own Country!

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ZealousidealArm9414@reddit

This is the goat list...so many I forgot about when doing mine!

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Enough_Sprinkles_113@reddit

The Animals of Farthing Wood.

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grimking85@reddit

That show was just traumatic to watch. Ironicaly i was at a carboot sale on sunday and someone was selling a whole load of the magazines of farthing wood

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Rossco1874@reddit

Guessing you must be wrong side of 40 like me with that list,

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runew0lf@reddit

im at the bloody wrong side of 50 nowadays!!! AND I DONT LIKE IT!

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e650man@reddit

"Jayce and the wheeled warriors" \-< Chorlton and the Whelies. :D

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runew0lf@reddit

Eyup little old lady!

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hottaptea@reddit

I saw a guy wearing a battle of the planets t-shirt last weekend.

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colmashgla@reddit

This is the list I came gete for.

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tikdig@reddit

Johnny Bravo

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NJellybean@reddit

Batfink, Wacky Races. Also SMTV Live with Wonky Donkey/Chums

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Cause4concern27@reddit

To many. The 80s where the golden age for cartoons or 20 min toy commercials. Transformers, M. A. S. K, Jayce and the wheeled warriors, Thundercats, Centurians, Heman.

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lovetraceyalways@reddit

Chorlton and the wheelies!!!🤣

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Nilesong@reddit

The Monkees, The Partridge Family, Globetrotters, The Osmonds, The Jacksons, The Banana Splits. Joe 90, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Stingray, The Woodentops, The Flowerpot Men, Magic Roundabout, Andy Pandy. God I'm OLD!!

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lovetraceyalways@reddit

You forgot Captain Pugwash and Roobarb and Custard and Mr Benn.😀

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notmyprofile23@reddit

I would like to upvote this post once for each program I loved ❤️

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MikimaruX@reddit

Count duckula, bannana man, super Ted, mighty mouse, the rescuers was fortunate enough some staples from earlier than my time were till around like Hong Kong phooey, an was lucky enough to be a big kid and catch the later stuff like captain planet an the planeteers. Having a kid myself now thers really not too much out there for them, just anime really, few American things like gumball and regular show.. Then again my kid can't wrap her head around having to wait till a certain time to watch a program and that if you missed it there was a good chance you wouldn't see it again untill the series aired a second time lol

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Murky-Volume-6178@reddit

Trapped, Recess, Kim Possible, Almost Naked Animals, Harry and his Bucket Full of Dinosaurs, Timothy Goes To School, Rugrats, My Parents Are Aliens, Arthur, Oggy and the Cockroaches, 64 Zoo Lane, Grizzly Tales For Gruesome Kids, Goosebumps, Tracy Beaker, Bits and Bobs, Ooglies, Horrible Histories

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Londonista15@reddit

Count Duckula 🧛‍♂️🐥🦇

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whendrinksmix@reddit

Fantastic Max, The Dreamstone, Potsworth & Co I’d still watch them if I could find them!

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peteyourdoom@reddit

Loved the theme tune to Dreamstone

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meltymcface@reddit

Upvote for The Dreamstone. Found it absolutely terrifying but couldn’t tear myself away.

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Plastic-Stable-7679@reddit

Cow and Chicken, Catdog, I am Weasel

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TheLightStalker@reddit

The Ren & Stimpy Show

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peteyourdoom@reddit

Ren & Stimpy used to be on when I got home from the nightclub. The walrus nipple protector one was pretty dark and loved space madness. https://youtu.be/XzuC8B46N_w?si=b6_Xqt3bduXfgZ_p

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Plastic-Stable-7679@reddit

Never got into that! i think i was slightly too young

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taflad@reddit

Rockos modern life

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Plastic-Stable-7679@reddit

Never got into that!

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shebasmum49@reddit

Jamie and the Magic Torch Hong Kong Phooey Batfink Mighty Mouse Captain Caveman Jackanory Playschool Going Live

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Greendeco13@reddit

Watch with Mother (Andy Pandy, the flowerpot men, bizzy lizzy) Mary Mungo and Midge. Banana Splits, Robinson Crusoe, White Horses, Top Cat, The Double Deckers, Daktari, Skippy the bush kangaroo, the Monkees, Marine Boy, Captain Scarlet, Thunderbirds, Stingray, UFO. Trumpton, Camberwick Green, Chigley. Fingermouse (can still sing the whole song) and for my pièce de résistance - Tales of the riverside (hamsters etc in boats) Ulysses (the 80s) He-man,

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BonusBusiness4744@reddit

Round the Twist was my all time fave show as a kid

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el_disko@reddit

The demon headmaster, the queen’s nose, Belfree Witches, The Tribe

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Exact-Reference3966@reddit

Byker Byker Byker Byker Grove

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Daveddozey@reddit

I never watched it but still have a fear of paintball

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Grimdotdotdot@reddit

But not t-rexes?

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ClericalRogue@reddit

Roccos Modern Life, Count Duckula, Round the Twist

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Brontosaurus_rider@reddit

Pit and Kantrop

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MahatmaAndhi@reddit

Mysterious Cities of Gold is one I wish my kids would try.

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Paulstan67@reddit

My love was those 5 minute cartoons that were on just before the news. The wombles Rhubarb & custard Barbapapa Captain pugwash. The magic roundabout. Paddington. Will-o'-the-wisp. Noah and Nellie Ivor the engine.

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sivvus@reddit

Courage the Cowardly Dog! Absolutely scared the hell out of me. 10/10 would traumatise the next generation with it too.

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Soggy-Blood9603@reddit

Dogtanian and the Muskerhounds!

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Ketil_b@reddit

[SuperTed](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg-oclFHoW4) because it has the best origin story of any superhero.

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Soggy-Blood9603@reddit

Superted was my absolute favourite and I was delighted to find out as an adult that it was made in Wales.

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grimking85@reddit

There is something wrong with that teddybear.... so lets bring it to life and give it super powers!! Messed up origin story and i always wondered what was wrong with ted

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Enough_Sprinkles_113@reddit

Bananaman.

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Kubrick_Fan@reddit

Sharky and George

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Zahgurim65@reddit

Ivor The Engine, Captain Pugwash, Mr. Benn, Willo the Wisp, Roobarb, Play Away, Ace of Wands, Rogue's Rock, The Kids At 47a, Tiswas, Swap Shop, Catweazle, the list goes on...

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PressureCalm7148@reddit

Marine boy, that special gum was something else

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Expensive-Milk1696@reddit

Button Moon

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LewisMileyCyrus@reddit

Do kids these days still watch Recess? If not that's a shame. I would also have said the Weekenders, but that sets an unrealistic standard that characters should wear different clothes each day/ episode, which will lead to disappointment in all other cartoons

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beernon@reddit

No :( Unfortunately Roblox and TikTok forms the majority of kids consumption nowadays, it’s a shame. Even at the time, Recess had the barrier of mostly being a middle class thing as you needed Sky TV.

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BrokuSSJ@reddit

I forgot about the Weekenders. I'll be tracking that down later!

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LewisMileyCyrus@reddit

♪ Iii'm livin for the weekendddd ♫ to be honest I might too for a bit of nostalgia and hey the theme song was apparently co-written by Wayne Brady, the names just keep piling up

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WalrusPatient9118@reddit

Recess was an absolute banger, think the episodes are on Disney+

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pajamakitten@reddit

They are, along with the movie.

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MttWhtly@reddit

Well, that's my weekend sorted

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LewisMileyCyrus@reddit

Name me another movie where the villains ultimate evil plan is to: cancel playtime during school hours It's funny as an adult, but as a kid it was high stakes. Fantastic. James Woods was the voice I believe

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InviteAromatic6124@reddit

Wow, I never actually realised that about the Weekenders! I thought it was clever how the theme at the pizza restaurant they always ate at changed every episode too.

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Piece_Maker@reddit

Weekenders was legendary. It wasn't around long and seems to have just vanished off the face of the earth.

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VivaLaJam26@reddit

Oh man, even on normal tv (1-4) we had some absolute bangers Saturday morning.

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oily_fish@reddit

Craig of the Creek is somewhat a spiritual successor to Recess.

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ScholarOk4307@reddit

Was hoping someone would put Recess!

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player_zero_@reddit

Weekenders, there's a blast - Tino Tonitini

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laser_spanner@reddit

Rude Dog and the Dweebs, Pinky and the Brain, Knightmare, The Demon Headmaster, Maid Marian and her Merry Men to name but a few.

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FeelingSimple331@reddit

Littlest Hobo - That theme tune still makes me cry. Gentle Ben, about a huge black bear that rescued people - the ursine version of Lassie.

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mmm19284202@reddit

Heathcliff

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Consistent-Dance5461@reddit

Willow the wisp, such a great mix of story telling and obscure humor

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FeelingSimple331@reddit

Loved Willo the wisp. Evil Edna was brilliant.

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Consistent-Dance5461@reddit

The best part was when Edna arrived!

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nWoSting145@reddit

Funny Bones. Ivor the Engine, Bagpuss, Clangers, The Racoons (banger of a theme song), Bernard’s Watch, The Queens Nose, My Parents are aliens, grizzly tales for gruesome kids.

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FeelingSimple331@reddit

Ivor the Engine was gorgeous.

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FeelingSimple331@reddit

Does anyone else remember the Red Hand Gang?

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NomadsoftheSolstice@reddit

Bob the Builder, if I hadn't bought all of them, my son would never be as obsessed as it as I was as a child

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60svintage@reddit

I remember ones like: * Ivor the Engine * Bod * Ludwig - some weird egg thing * Jamie and the Magic Torch * The Magic Roundabout * Mr Ben * Captain Pugwash * Roobard (and Custard) * Clangers * Bagpuss * Chorlton & the Wheelies Obviously showing my age here. I think these are all mostly for the 70s

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Enough_Sprinkles_113@reddit

The raggy dolls, anyone?

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Ready_Spinach9711@reddit

It's not much of a life if you're just a pretty face...

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Skull_lover_nails@reddit

I used to love Thundercats, Batfink, Dungeons & Dragons, The Dreamstone, Round The Twist, Biker Mice From Mars, Trapdoor. I'm sure there were many more, but they're the ones that come to mind instantly.

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adam77deacon@reddit

My 6 year old Son loves the '84 Transformers. Word of warning, the original G1 toys are now _very_ expensive

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joffff@reddit

Round the Bend

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hatterSCFC@reddit

Batfink. Grape Ape. Tiswas.

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SilverellaUK@reddit

Tom and Jerry - my dad's favourite TV programme.

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jakeydae@reddit

The whole Tiswas Vs Swapshop thing in the 70s ... Tiswas ( and Sally James) is the only answer

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georgeweahscousin@reddit

Sally James and her aversion to bras, is the only answer

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CautiousAd5515@reddit

Sally James 😍

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jakeydae@reddit

I'll allow that

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Adventurous_Ad3451@reddit

Champion the Wonder Horse

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WeirdLight9452@reddit

Haven’t seen Mona the Vampire on anything… Also I miss people getting gunged on morning tv. There’s a fair few celebs I’d like to see it happen to.

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when_music_hits@reddit

Batfink, M.A.S.K., batman, Hong Kong phooey, dangermouse, bananaman, thunder thunder thundercats Hooooo, he-man

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No-Daikon3645@reddit

Will o the wisp. Lizzy Dripping. Jackanory.

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psychopathic_shark@reddit

Going to go a little bit older and in line with trapdoor. Bertha and stop it and tidy up were a firm favourite. Nothing will ever be as dark and brutal as the old Thomas the tank. Threats to be sent to the scrappies or if they get broken to the mechanics. One that will never be forgotten "The sad story of Henry" where he got walled up in a tunnel for months for not wanting to get his nice new paint wet. Also it was only recently I realised in Trumpton Barney mcgrew was a single person and not two different people.

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Squiggally-umf@reddit

I swear Blue Peter is still going.

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Pedantichrist@reddit

My children watched Noah and Nellie, which was amazing.

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notmyprofile23@reddit

I watched that! Also Rhubarb and Custard.

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cocainendollshouses@reddit

As a kid my favourite cartoon was called The Mysterious Cities of Gold. As for favourite program ... Black Beauty on a Sunday morning. And the one with the scarecrow..... Worzle Gummage. ✨️

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AnitsdaBad0mbre@reddit

I was thinking about Danger Mouse the other day. But basically all the Hannah Barbera shit. Basically everything. I heard a teacher say on a reel that a 12 year old told her they "don't watch plot based media" They're all just watching 10 second brain rot ai clips or 28 year olds doing make up routines/ playing Roblox.

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BG3restart@reddit

The Watch With Mother shows (Andy Pandy, The Woodentops, Camberwick Green, Tales of the Riverbank). There was a nostalgic VHS video tape in the 90s that I bought for my kids.

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notmyprofile23@reddit

Bill and Ben the flowerpot men! And WEEEED 😳

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Sarrebas89@reddit

My mum bought us that VHS! I remember watching the Herbs etc -- now I can confuse 60 year olds with my cultural references 😂

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TotallyTapping@reddit

Ooh yes, and The Herb Garden, with 🎶 "a very friendly lion called Parsley", a "rather fat, feathery owl called Sage" and "Dill the dog, I'm a dog called Dill, my tail I'd like to get, I've never caught it yet"!🎶

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almostscouse@reddit

Camberwick Green. Was that the one were the soldiers would come out of the fort and line up? Hugh, Lou, Barney Mcgrue, Cuthbert, Biggle and Grub.

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CameronFuckedmyPig@reddit

Those lads were the firemen in Camberwick Green. Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrugh, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub! I do remember soldiers, who lived in a fort/castle and had bearskin hats. That might have been Trumpton or Chigley?

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CameronFuckedmyPig@reddit

I’ve just checked and I have it arse-backwards. The soldiers were Camberwick Green, the Fire Brigade were Trumpton.

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francisjosephmurphy@reddit

Suddenly: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=mCuJoAVM-SQ&si=ZkUqS8UGRZR8o4Hb

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Dodgely@reddit

Are you my mum? I had that video tape and watched it religiously. Ironically, not always with mother.

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BG3restart@reddit

😂 We mums would put it on and leave you to it for a bit of peace.

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Ok-Dark-Shroom79@reddit

Trap Door

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Dazzling-Nothing-870@reddit

Jamie and the Magic Torch, Chorlton & the Wheelies, Bagpuss, The Flumps, Mr Benn. Classics!

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robjamez72@reddit

Apparently there’s to be a live action Mr Ben movie!

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georgeweahscousin@reddit

The holy grail of kids telly. Who said the drugs don't work?

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notmyprofile23@reddit

WHAT!!! No Blue Peter??? I was such a kid’s TV addict.. The double deckers. The banana splits. Original clangers. Vision on. Rhubarb and custard. Wacky races. The perils of penelope pitstop. Top cat. Screen test. Captain pugwash. Noggin the nog. They don’t make them like that any more!

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JonnyredsFalcons@reddit

Noseybonk

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Past-Replacement-448@reddit

Oggy and the cockroaches. The old Tom and Jerry. The flintstones. The smurfs. Ned’s newt. Ed Edd and Eddy. Just to name a few

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JonCee500@reddit

Dexter’s Lab, Cow and chicken, Wacky Races, Rugrats, Courage, Tom and Jerry, Ed Edd n Eddy, 2 Stupid Dogs, Cartoon Cartoon show

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LegoVRS@reddit

Chorlton and the wheelies, Trumpton, Willow the wisp, Battle of the planets, Sport Billy, Mysterious cities of gold, the boy from outer space, batfink... I could go on... Lol

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dalehitchy@reddit

Round the twist Are you afraid of the dark? Goosebumps -(the one where that girl puts on a mask and it became her real skin still creeps me out as an adult)

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heidivodka@reddit

Eerie Indiana to that list

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metamongoose@reddit

Have you ever, ever felt like this?

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ringadingdingbaby@reddit

I was in Australia a couple of years back and they were advertising a Round the Twist musical. I was gutted I couldn't make it.

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Highlord_Salem@reddit

The racoons, ren and stimpy, mad max. All the good stuff.

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Naturallynoble@reddit

Ren and Stimpy was so wild.

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Highlord_Salem@reddit

I'm glad someone remembers haha. Some times i feel it was all a fever dream when i use to watch it. But hell yea it was crazy stuff.

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WhiteDiamondK@reddit

I despair that kids won’t get to experience the thrill of their favourite pop star appearing on Going Live… or waking up during school holidays to watch Why Don’t You?

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StinkyBird64@reddit

No one here has mentioned BOD and I think that’s a crime, I feel like a nutter because NO ONE knows about him, he’s a treasure!

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grole483@reddit

Knightmare - the greatest show of all time

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StinkyBird64@reddit

Me and my sister love Knightmare, the combination of janky sets and early 3D with some genuinely freaky visuals, love it!

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iimMrBrightside@reddit

u/StuartAshen

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MillicentColdstone@reddit

As a child of the noughties I remember knightmare well!

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Daveddozey@reddit

Watched that on holiday, full episodes on YouTube

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Mynameismikek@reddit

There was a 1 episode remake a while back thats worth a watch. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74r-EbIqt9s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74r-EbIqt9s)

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BryOnRye@reddit

I was at the Blue Dot Festival in the Covid before times, and they had a live stage version of Knighmare. It was amazing.

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grole483@reddit

Oh that sounds incredible - was Treguard there?

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BryOnRye@reddit

It was hilarious. Afternoon boozing will have helped. The OG actor wasn’t there but there was a guy in that role that in my memory looked bang on.

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TossThisItem@reddit

Was brilliant, only ever knew it as a Challenge special growing up

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Sasheyboo@reddit

I used to love Top Cat

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RobertWXYZ@reddit

TISWAS, Swapshop

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louse_yer_pints@reddit

Press Gang

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Disco_Killer@reddit

We had a VHS of something called "Tube Mice", it was very weird, don't think I ever saw it on telly. Dennis Waterman was one of the voices.

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Naturallynoble@reddit

Yeah Tube Mice used to be on ITV I think. I remember my first trip to London and saw a mouse on the underground and instantly started to hum the tune.

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Disco_Killer@reddit

"Toaster? You. Are. A. Pudding!"

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MoodySketch@reddit

The Saturday morning shows like Number 73 or Motormouth, with the live Mousetrap game. And all the awesome cartoons everyone has already mentioned, although you can get a lot of them on DVD now, thankfully.

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Spiritual_Bet3955@reddit

Number 73 had Roger Ramjet on.

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JavaRuby2000@reddit

Helping Henry. It was a lunchtime kids TV show about an alien that came to earth disguised as a dining room chair to learn about earth culture. Each episode was 15 minutes long of a boy talking to a chair who was voiced by Jeremy Hardy. The Boy from Space Dark Towers

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Naturallynoble@reddit

Yeah the boy from space. Nightmare fuel.

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SouthCulture6230@reddit

I scrolled down for ages looking, and can't believe nobody has mentioned Dogtanian and the 3 Muskerhounds!

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Naturallynoble@reddit

Muskerhounds are always ready.

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BigBadVern@reddit

The red hand gang…. Slaps on the back at swimming lessons, welcome to the gang!

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Naturallynoble@reddit

Man, haven't thought of the RHG in years. Used to love it.

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Visible-Management63@reddit

Take Hart/Hart Beat The Sooty Show The Book Tower (this was best when Tom Baker presented it)

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Naturallynoble@reddit

Tony Hart - total legend.

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Bluefunkt@reddit

Tiswas!

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Naturallynoble@reddit

The Phantom Flan Flinger. What a guy.

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IntGuru@reddit

Ed, Edd n Eddy

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GabberZZ@reddit

Pitkin. Fortunately. Hartley Hare was nightmare fuel.

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Naturallynoble@reddit

Yeah, watching it as an adult is strangely disturbing.

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Scowlin_Munkeh@reddit

Trapdoor

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GraphicDesignMonkey@reddit

"Phwoarr, SNIFF DAT!"

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No_Rent_9049@reddit

"Oh globbits"

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SleepyTester@reddit

Yes. That was my first thought. As a little kid I found this animation programme completely hilarious and so original. As an adult I don’t know what I’d make of it, but since it was so creative I reckon I might still appreciate it. So much love and care went into animating each frame. They don’t make them like this any more.

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GraphicDesignMonkey@reddit

Re watched the entire thing on DVD recently, it's still hilarious, we were in fits.

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TW1103@reddit

I've got the DVD of it. Absolutely brilliant TV

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HanAVFC@reddit

YouTube 🤣 My 7 year old thought trapdoor was brilliant when I showed her haha!

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Infinite_Height_3816@reddit

Booom !!! Berk !!!! Feed meeeeee !!! Yes master !!!

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e650man@reddit

Stay away from that TRAP DOOR Cos. there's. something. down. there........

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Ahhhhrg@reddit

It’s on prime (paid), my kids love it!

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Glum-Entrepreneur-16@reddit

Came here to say this. That style of animation is so much work in this Ai driven world I’m not sure there’s a place for it sadly.

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Jr79@reddit

BEEEEEEEEEEEEERK!! WHERES MY BREAKFAST!

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JohnLennonsNotDead@reddit

I loves a bit of bonkin’

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danmingothemandingo@reddit

Sing it for me

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ArmouredWankball@reddit

Time to show how ancient I am. From the little I remember, the original Tomorrow People, H.R. Pufnstuf, Record Breakers, Blue Peter and Magpie (of course,) Catweazle, Doctor Who (Jon Pertwee was my first,) and The Flashing Blade, which was French but dubbed.

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Naturallynoble@reddit

You are old, just like me.

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Gotham10k@reddit

Is Star Fleet available anywhere? The Japanese puppet show, used to be on ITV I think

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Naturallynoble@reddit

I bought it on DVD so presumably still about.

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Lady_Ruff_Diamond@reddit

TV was different when I was a kid, there was no sky or streaming and only three channels (I old lol) For me all the shows that ended kids TV in the evenings, shows like The magic Roundabout, Willow the Wisp, Roobarb and Custard, all great and came on before the news.

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ct_uk@reddit

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes & and Captain Bucky O'hare

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Acrobatic-Arm6482@reddit

Eurotrash

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Secure-Occasion-3599@reddit

A huge amount of Tom and Jerry episodes aren’t shown now as they smoke a lot of cigars.

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E420CDI@reddit

All available on YouTube!

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CyndersParadigm@reddit

Playdays, Rosie and Jim, ZZZap! and William's Wish Wellingtons were some of my favourites as a young whippersnapper

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E420CDI@reddit

r/thomasthetankengine with Ringo narrating

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Legit_Vampire@reddit

I can go back to Bill & Ben, Magic Roundabout

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ambergriswoldo@reddit

Thundercats, Dungeons and Dragons, Biker Grove, Round the Twist

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Cool-Word2409@reddit

I am heavily nostalgic and the father of a 2 year old boy. For months now, we've enjoyed together old episodes of Sesame Street, Teletubbies and Thomas the Tank Engine (if it ain't Ringo, it ain't Thomas). I've bought him VHS tapes of the above, plus Transformers, Duckula, MASK, Thundercats, Postman Pat, Button Moon and Super Ted. I'm waiting for him to be just a little bit bigger before I show him how to play these for himself. I am really enjoying watching this stuff with him.

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SkullFaceMermaid@reddit

Button Moon

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mbgameshw@reddit

Dungeons & Dragons

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G4HDU@reddit

Torchy the battery boy

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presterjohn7171@reddit

I tried really hard with the Flintstones which I loved as a kid but my boys weren't interested. I personally found that although they didn't mind a lot of "my" kids shows the only one they really liked was Scooby Doo and Brum which to be fair was more my big age gap little sister's show.

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DiligentCockroach700@reddit

Popeye, Yogi Bear, Snagglepuss, Huckleberry Hound, Top Cat Torchy the battery boy The Woodentops Tales from the riverbank I have to stop there, I'm having a nostalgia overload!

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VodkaBat@reddit

Popeye is something I used to watch a bit, I even had a vhs of some of them. Nowadays you don’t see it anywhere - probably due to the blatant objectification of the utterly useless Olive Oyl.

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PhysicsForeign1634@reddit

Starfleet Rentaghost Reboot Battle Of The Planets Space Sentinels Marine Boy TISWAS The Tomorrow People Stop The Pigeon Motor Mouse and Auto Cat The Great Grape Ape Most of these were pretty good!

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Majestic2012@reddit

Bananaman. Roger Ramjet. Batfink.

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Hamsternoir@reddit

Gilbert's Fridge

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GraphicDesignMonkey@reddit

The Trap Door. "Phwaooar, SNIFF DAT!"

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Leader_Bee@reddit

Ren and Stimpy, Thundercats, Swat Kats, M.A.SK. and Centurions.

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Paradiddles123@reddit

Ivor the Engine, Trumpton, Mr Ben.

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reclusivepervertsigh@reddit

Super ted

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ZealousidealArm9414@reddit

Galaxy high, M.A.S.K, Jayce and the wheeled warriors, Ulysees, the raccoons, superted, centurions, dogtanian and the 3 musketeers. Pinky and the Brain, Fragile Rock, Round the twist, nightmare... Christ the list is actually endless, as they have remade a lot of stuff but it's crap compared to the 80s & 90s.

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XxSianxX@reddit

Hey Arnold, doug, cat dog, courage the cowardly dog, cow and chicken, I am weasel, cramp twins, ed, edd and eddy, mona the vampire... I can go on lol

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Sea_Line888@reddit

Dr Snuggles

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Balthierlives@reddit

Today’s Special is so painfully 80s, and not in a retro stranger things kind of way, I can’t see anyone enjoying it. Pinwheel was really big in the early days of Nickelodeon but it quickly fell off for other more popular shows. Even some of the more mainstream cartoons like MASK or COPS I’m not sure if there’s a place to see those.

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MJLDat@reddit

Cities of Gold. Couldn’t tell you what it was about, can probably sing the theme tune though.

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lazysundaybeans@reddit

SmTV live was my favourite part of Saturdays!

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NSE-Imports@reddit

Ulysses 31, Thunderbirds 2086 and Mysterious Cities of Gold. All Anime based cartoons before we knew what that was. The all had fairly solid plots, and were quite dark for childrens shows. Still rewatch them from time to time.

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Extension-Worry2253@reddit

Noggin the nog!

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Sharks_and_Bones@reddit

Ulyses, Dogtanian, superted, thundercats, the original non CGI fireman Sam and postman pat.

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ImpressiveRest2423@reddit

Grange Hill still lives on through its spiritual successor, Waterloo Road.

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SuperPossible120@reddit

Harry Hill's TV Burp

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-Shadow_Hashira-@reddit

Arthur. Does anyone remember these guys? https://preview.redd.it/fxv509wpj5rg1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6976bb702832e0c23f083f6b575bd7b18ac6e04e

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grimking85@reddit

HEY!

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Iwannahumpalittle@reddit

I remember brother and sister with a bucked and spade. It was called Cockleshell Bay https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433281/ I was born in 83, but guess it ran into early 90s here in Norway. That's one of the shows that helped me learn english. And it was fun!

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Forsaken1741@reddit

dick and dom in da bungalow

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NoTry8886@reddit

oh my god I forgot about this!

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BraindeadYogi@reddit

BOGIES

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Wickpick@reddit

I had a big meeting at work that had a really awkward silence as some important target hadnt been met. To fill the silence someone whispered bogies, anyone aged mid 30s to mid 40s laughed, all tension released and the meeting was successful, even if a bit delayed by giggles and more BOGIES

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BraindeadYogi@reddit

Brilliant

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MattySingo37@reddit

Stoke on Trent, historic town on the River Trent.

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IWOOZLE@reddit

I used to watch that just for Yvonne of the Yukon! My Canadian friends haven’t heard of it, not my American husband!

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OkHair1798@reddit

Bagpuss! Fingerbobs Ivor the engine Willo the wisp Jackanory - especially with Rik mayall reading "George's marvellous medicine" Rhubarb n Custard Henry's cat. There's so so many from my time as a kid that hold such a nostalgic place in my head, however my kids are now late teens and I loved watching shows like : My little pony Fim Regular show Gumball Victorious iCarly All great shows of 10 years or so ago. Now graduated to more adult animated shows such as Archer, MrPickles & family guy/America dad

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autisticredsquirrel@reddit

Art Attack when it was presented by Neil Buchanan.

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No-Nefariousness9539@reddit

This is an Art Attack! This is an Art Attack. This is. ART ATTACK!

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Frankyvander@reddit

Aka banksy.

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BillWilberforce@reddit

He's not and it's not Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack either but Robin Gunningham aka Robert Banks and David Jones.

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Cassiopeia_shines@reddit

And Neil Buchanan still isn't dead! I used to love watching the giant art attack they would do each week.

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rwe46@reddit

Ren & Stimpy due to how messed up it was

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Wine_runner@reddit

During the summer holidays was the best time for the foreign language shows. White Horses, The Flashing Blade, Belle and Sebastian and i vaguely remember one based around the Knights Templars. The most distinctive cartoon I remeber was "Ludwig" which i always presumed was an imported Czech show, but was actually made here by Czech immigrants.

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CountTruffula@reddit

Rasta mouse

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SavageRabbitX@reddit

TerraHawks

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PsstPspspsps@reddit

It’s available on ITVRetro on YouTube.

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Wen_Tinto@reddit

Zokko!

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Dragonfruit-Agitated@reddit

Wacky Races

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Dependent-Net-8208@reddit

Andy Pandy, Muffin the Mule, Blue Peter, Clangers, Jackanory, Magpie, Ivor the Engine, Wombles, Noggin the Nog, Zoo Time, Vision On, Bagpuss, Stingray, Fireball XL5

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Daveddozey@reddit

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006md2v/blue-peter https://fanderson.org.uk/news/uk-all-fireball-xl5-episodes-and-century-21-slough-now-on-itvx/

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PsstPspspsps@reddit

Ivor the Engine is available on ITVRetro on YouTube. It’s still so beautiful!

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welsh_dragon_roar@reddit

Chocky! “matthheeewwwww” Would most likely be deemed too disturbing now 😂

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Carlps77@reddit

Trapdoor, Batfink, Top Cat (although I’m traumatised by some images at a local ‘themed’ indoor crazy golf venue when it comes to Top Cat!! Lols!) He-Man, Thundercats, Five Star, Dogtanian, Willo the Wisp! They’re all coming back now… A-Team, Million Dollar Man, CHIPS, Starship Galactica.. (I used to spend a Saturday at my nan’s house while my sisters and mum were at dance lessons, the very best of times! Nan getting me lashed on sherry on a Saturday afternoon playing card games with a western on the box, brilliant!) It my bday today (very close to 50) and remembering has made me feel old, and thankful…. 🥳

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PsstPspspsps@reddit

Willo the Wisp! Happy Birthday 🥳

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Shyaustenwriter@reddit

What ever happened to Deputy Dawg? Or Trixie and Pixie?

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AdvertisingBrave2548@reddit

Phineas and Ferb Batman The Animated Series

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IceKalisto@reddit

Battle of the Planets, Space Sentinels, Josie and the Pussycats 💜

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Ok_Kaleidoscope2167@reddit

The old looney tunes,

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PsstPspspsps@reddit

As I child in the 80’s I remember watching; Monkey Magic The A Team Dukes of Hazzard Knightrider The Wombles Bagpuss Fingerbobs Jackanory Rentaghost Bod Rainbow Pigeon Street Charlton and the Wheelies Ivor the Engine Moschops The Flumps Playschool Worzel Gummidge Trumpton *Champion the Wonder Horse *Gentle Ben *The Monkees *Lassie *Kickstart *Newsround Some I genuinely enjoyed, *some I watched as I couldn’t find anything else to do. I’d happily watch most of these again they give me the warm fuzzies.

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CaptMorganaut@reddit

I am saddened that nobody has mentioned the SHEER PEAK that was Aquila, about the two boys who found a space ship that spoke Latin because the Romans found it.

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Postik123@reddit

Count Duckula Trapdoor Button Moon Rainbow (ok technically these were puppets) My all time favourites were He-man and Thundercats but it looks as though He-man is available on Amazon Prime

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Daveddozey@reddit

I’m well excited for the new live action film. Unlike the Courtney cox one this has all the characters in it. Kids are too old now but I’ll still drag them to see it.

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Postik123@reddit

I forgot about that, just watched the trailer. Sign me up 😂

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WayneCl@reddit

Blue Peter is still going! It's on CBBC.

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zecrichardson@reddit

Road Runner and original Tom & Jerry

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HoldsworthsLeftHand@reddit

Chocky! Only a relatively short series (though it did have a couple of sequels), but the opening sequence sticks with me to this day. Don't think kids TV would ever have anything like it today.

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johnlooksscared@reddit

Banana Splits

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Successful-Cut-5772@reddit

It's a shame that weird, classic British cartoons like Trapdoor and Danger Mouse are basically lost media for kids now. That specific brand of surreal humour really shaped a generation.

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CherryLeafy101@reddit

Rhubarb and Custard, Trapdoor, Captain Scarlet, Grisly Tales for Gruesome Kids

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Shazadelic@reddit

Rent a ghost, not showing my age or anything

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MelodicAd2213@reddit

Jackanory, usually Bernard Cribbins or Martin Jarvis reading a story in 10 minute instalments across the week.

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Clear-Student-9607@reddit

It's wild how that whole era of weird, charmingly low-budget British cartoons like Trapdoor and Count Duckula has just vanished from the mainstream.

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Geordieguy@reddit

Batfink! Also Whackaday I guess too then lol

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secnarF58@reddit

Hong Kong Fuey.....Top Cat.....The Pink Panther show.....banana splits simply just so many! 😁👍

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Rossco1874@reddit

M.A.S.K, Captain Planet, He-Man, Thundercats, Carmen San Diego. Jayce & the Wheeled Warriors.

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TorchKing101@reddit

Marine boy and Lassie's rescue rangers are pretty obscure these days. Captain Caveman as well 😁

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Future_Direction5174@reddit

The Gerry and Sylvia Anderson puppet shows. Twizzle, Torchy, Supercar, Fireball XL5, Thunderbirds, Stingray, Captain Scarlet, Joe90. There were a lot of other shows using puppets - Topo Gigio, Pinky and Perky, Andy Pandy, Flowerpot Men, WoodenTops, are just some I can remember.

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Daveddozey@reddit

Those Anderson ones are on itvx

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Salty_Intention81@reddit

Jim’ll Fix It

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Daveddozey@reddit

Now then now then

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Various-Flower510@reddit

😬😬😬

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SKPep_@reddit

Bangers and mash Victor and Hugo

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Terrible_Ad_8614@reddit

Postman Pat - pre-helicopter era.. When he's was a competent postman, and didn't use the item he was delivering to resolve that days challenge.

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JustJoshwaa@reddit

Kim Possible, Recess, Jackie Chan Adventures, YU-Gi-Oh, Pokémon(the death scene had us all crying, admit it!), Digimon, Hey Arnold!, Ed, Edd & Eddy, Dexters laboratory, Johnny Bravo and many more!

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Gavin_p@reddit

M.A.S.K, Centurians & Visionairies!

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noggerthefriendo@reddit

Imagine if they made “ maid Marion and her merry men “ today. The Gammons would be in uproar calling it woke etc

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Arramattic@reddit

The Disney films at holiday times. The whole family sitting down to watch. Decent children's programmes like blue peter, pipkins, jackanory etc

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No_Cartoonist981@reddit

Born 1986 here but only had 4 channels and watched a lot of reruns in a morning. Under 13 years old my go to shows were in no particular order Sharks and George - detectives of the sea Smorks (not smurfs) Moomins (had a crush on the wandering guy with the hat) Bewitched I dream of jeannie And on Sundays - Trans world sports as that’s all that was on.

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GlitteringVersion@reddit

SMTV Live was peak entertainment.

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LongjumpingPlate6980@reddit

I remember I used to set an alarm at 9:23 so I could be downstairs in time for it to start. Loved it do much. I think wonky donkey was my favourite.

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nWoSting145@reddit

Followed after by CDUK. It might’ve not been as good or on par with TOTP but I enjoyed it at the time.

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GlitteringVersion@reddit

I think there's something particularly special about having to watch a specific program or listen to the radio at a specific time to discover new music. I know it's easier to find new artists now with music streaming, but the fact you'd have to tune in on a weekly basis and commit to music discovery meant that I'd be more invested in music in general. Same goes for buying an album - I remember going into HMV with my pocket money and listening to an album on the little stand, to decide whether I was going to drop £8.99 on a CD, or blow it all on badges and a poster. Nostalgia has a lot to answer for.

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Phelsumaman@reddit

Gumming bears, the Raccoons, duck tales The list could go on...

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Historical_Rub_1212@reddit

Bod. https://preview.redd.it/9oqf3psk46rg1.jpeg?width=277&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=16b2ab945fce7d09cee5a9d28a1d4871af209b8c

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RecentTwo544@reddit

Never knew Blue Peter is no longer a thing. It was odd looking back, how on earth they thought some items would be entertaining for kids is beyond me. My personal favourite which is no longer a thing is any Saturday morning live show - just old enough to remember Going Live, after that it was Live & Kicking. I wasn't really interested in Boyzone's latest single or some interview a BBC soap star (booked because they didn't cost the production money and the only person they could haul into a studio at 9am on a Saturday), but I did love how they went behind the scenes and wandered off set or around Television Centre.

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MiddleAgeCool@reddit

Children's TV from the 70s and 80s was limited mess of shows shown mainly during school holidays sourced from around the world. * Children of Fire Mountain * The Mysterious Cities of Gold * Belle and Sebastian * Monkey * Number 73 * Why Don't You

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James20985@reddit

Superted, bananaman and the original Thomas the tank engine with Ringo Starr's voice over.

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Iwantedalbino@reddit

Tugs I’m currently trying to persuade my 4 yo to watch the spot animated series. We read the books he will not let me put it on at tv time (YouTube)

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OverlyAdorable@reddit

Stoppit and Tidyup

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cinesister@reddit

Pigeon Street and The Raccoons.

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Foddley@reddit

Bertha, lovely Bertha, You are a lovely machine\~ And anyone who works with you, Will know just what I mean\~

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pinkpanthercub@reddit

The Demon Headmaster and The Animals of Farthing Wood in the mid 90s. Both were quite dark for kids shows. The Demon Headmaster was a very sinister villain and there was the creepy school girl Rose as well. In one episode a bunch of kids are trapped on the top floors of a high rise. The Demon Headmaster tells them that if they interfere with his plans after he leaves the building it will start a fire and as there is no escape they will all burn to death. Of course the kids find a way around it and no one burns to death but the danger/threat/thought of it was dark enough. Animals of Farthing Wood was quite violent with depictions of cute animals dying horrible deaths.

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justinslayer19@reddit

james bond jr and ox tales

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intergalacticscooter@reddit

Biker mice from mars

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subsonicbuttplug@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/vouwfi3b06rg1.jpeg?width=280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7ccec19d7f466ea349b8202c8c11d8bebd7712c9 Round the Bend, haven't seen it anywhere except the low quality versions released by someone who made it.

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dirty_papercut@reddit

Blue Peter very much still exists.

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Warriorcatv2@reddit

Raven (the BBC game show), Chuckle Vision, Yu-Gi-Oh & Pokemon spring to mind. I miss Raven.

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NoisyGog@reddit

Wil Cwac Cwac. Sion Blewyn Coch. Superted. Trapdoor. Popeye. Betty Boop. I guess a lot of looney toons and Merry Melodies stuff as well, I haven’t come across them in years, are they still being shown?

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Better_beme@reddit

Top Cat

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rabbithole-xyz@reddit

Magic Roundabout.

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TheJuic3@reddit

A lot of the 2000's comedy shows like Black Books, The Inbetweeners, The IT Crowd, Peep Show etc. I feel like there is nothing really like them any more.

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SceneDifferent1041@reddit

Gummy Bears.... Total classic and on Disney Plus but the concept of drinking something to get powers has been rightly hushed.

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therealijc@reddit

Jase and the wheeled warriors Dino riders Mask Visionaries.

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Wheresmymindoffto@reddit

Jim'll fix it.

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Sltre101@reddit

Ed, Edd and Eddy was my absolute favourite growing up. Always wanted to be one of the kids next door too. Cramp twins, Kim possible, phineas and ferb, Johnny bravo, cow and chicken…

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Midnightraven3@reddit

Here comes the double deckers Noel Edmunds multi coloured swap shop Glen Michael's cartoon cavalcade

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Optikal-Omega@reddit

Fox Kids era: Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog, VR Troopers, Masked Rider, Samurai Pizza Cats, Bureau Of Alien Detectors, Mortal Kombat, Pirates Of Dark Water, Swat Kat's, Big Bad Beetleborgs etc

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Foehammer58@reddit

Tha Animals of Farthing Wood. Spoiler alert: nearly all of the characters die horribly. Especially the babies.

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Cassiopeia_shines@reddit

So traumatic but also such a good TV show! Along a similar vein to Watership Down. No wonder we're all kinds of messed up!

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helenfirebird@reddit

Captain Pugwash Ivor the Engine Woodentops

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Infinite_Height_3816@reddit

'TRAP DOOR'💥💥💥 "Burk feed me" !!!!!

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GiantsCauseway7@reddit

Visionaries - Knights of the magical lights, Bravestarr, Bucky O'hare and the toad wars

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Cassiopeia_shines@reddit

Can't believe I had to scroll so far to see Bucky OHare. I absolutely loved that cartoon. I have such strong memories of watching it and can't believe they only made 13 episodes!!!

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MrTwemlow@reddit

Bravestarr was a strange one. I still sing the theme tune sometimes when I'm lifting things, running fast, looking at things far away etc. I remember there being about 5 minutes of a village turning into a fortress that fascinated me as a child. Probably wasn't that long in real life.

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Queasy_Difference_96@reddit

Round The Twist, Wishbone, Penny Crayon, The Ultimate Book Of Spells

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TheBlackMonk_@reddit

Ooooh I've got a good one. This show from the 90s eluded me for years, i just had flash of an inkling of a memory of it, and I just recently was able to get the name of it: The Adventures of Grady Greenspace

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shadow-season@reddit

We live in the digital era where absolutely everything is available. I was watching 90s Moomin with my little girl just this morning. Kids will see whatever parents show them.

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True-Boysenberry7308@reddit

don’t think you’ll ever see Yosemite Sam again.

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docju@reddit

Bucky O’Hare with its amazing theme tune (I learned they only made 13 episodes!)

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Nimble_D1ck@reddit

Stop it and Tidy Up

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WalrusPatient9118@reddit

It's so niche but wonder if anyone watched a series called Fillmore! that used to air on Toon Disney, banger series

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Wonderful-Pianist-62@reddit

That chicken was dry, real dry.

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pajamakitten@reddit

It is on Disney+ nowadays.

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oily_fish@reddit

It was a brilliant show.

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Kholdula@reddit

That era of Disney cartoons was quality. Recess, Pepper Ann, The Weekenders, Kim Possible and Filmore all bangers.

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Significant-Emu-9302@reddit

Kids of today, and I think anyone not British and alive at the time will never fully understand Mr Blobby

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Enough_Sprinkles_113@reddit

Tbf plenty of Brits at the time never fully understood Mr Blobby. 😄

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kalendral_42@reddit

Willo the wisp Bagpuss Mr Ben Grotbag Wurzel Gummidge Wizbit Button Moon Knightmare Byker Grove Grange Hill

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e650man@reddit

Who is this Superhero ?

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backspring@reddit

Where on earth is carmen sandiego?

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TheNasqueronDweller@reddit

Goodness, so many!! Hong Kong Phooey, Battle Of The Planets, Ulysses 31, Play School, You & Me, Kevin The Kitten, Sapphire & Steel (freaked the hell out of me as a kid), The Prisoner, so many hours of good times viewing... 😊

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SimpleExpress2323@reddit

The Adventure Game

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MattyCatts1@reddit

Super Ted

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ProfessionalSpeed947@reddit

Woof! Kids might never know about the boy who turned into a dog when his nose itched. This turned into a low stakes conspiracy that we never saw our neighbour and her cat together, so you can imagine what we believed 😂

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danddersson@reddit

The Herbs, Trumpton, Camberwick Green.... The Clagers have re-imagined of course.

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almostscouse@reddit

HR Puff n Stuff The Double Deckers Jackson 5 and Harlem Globetrotters cartoons

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AndrewHinds67@reddit

In the 70s and early 80s we had Swap Shop on BBC1 on Saturday mornings from 9.30 to 12.30. On ITV in some regions there was TISWAS which was from 10.30 till 12.30. At other times the BBC for some reason imported foreign kids shows from Yugoslavia and other countries in Europe that were dubbed into English, or narrated by a voiceover actor. https://preview.redd.it/555zv0x9r5rg1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fd328c8a106faad71d6b4637818e2ccdbdc4c0b8

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Wormwolf-Prime@reddit

We live in a retro obsessed world so it's quite hard not to have some coverage of most. I think you have to go really obscure, something like BERTHA or Charlie Chalk (earworm activated)

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Crivens999@reddit

Dramarama. Some messed up stories. Look up Back to front on YouTube. They didn’t screw around with children’s tv in the 80s. Also Why don’t you; which in the theme song tells you to stop watching tv and go outside and do something less boring instead…

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JsyHST@reddit

Fun House. I still miss that show today.

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Relevant_Cause_4755@reddit

Deputy Dawg. Hector’s House.

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taflad@reddit

Rockos modern life - no chance this will air again 😂 Rent and stimpy - same as above!

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Strangest-Smell@reddit

Maid Marian and her Merry Men Dogtanian and the Muskehounds

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Impetuous_doormouse@reddit

Jayce and the wheeled warriors!! Ulysses 31.

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Ashamed_North348@reddit

Aw Tom and Jerry!

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RoboTon78@reddit

Deputy Dawg, Captain Pugwash, Wacky Races, Arabian Nights.

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Downtown_Victory2942@reddit

I showed my little ones a few clips of Bananaman that I found on YouTube. I remember it being great… I should have just let it stay in my memories that way!

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Ulfgeirr88@reddit

Fun House, Wizadora, Art Attack

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Garygeegary@reddit

Family Ness and the Get-A-Long Gang.

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MeboldRice@reddit

is Blue Peter still running? haven’t heard about it since lockdown

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player_zero_@reddit

Biker Mice from Mars, Monster Max, Lloyd in Space, Mike Lu & Og

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pajamakitten@reddit

> Mike Lu & Og Nobody remembers this but I loved it.

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GeometricPrawn@reddit

Have I just learned that Blue Peter is no more?! 😭

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peony_beony@reddit

Fun House. I feel like the prizes would have to be extreme now to keep kids interested. A denim jacket or cinema tickets probably wouldn’t cut it for Gen Alpha or whatever they are. There just don’t seem to be any quiz/challenge shows now where kids go on and take part, why is that? I’m thinking Knightmare, Fun House, Crystal Maze. It’s mainly addictive cartoons now that wire their brains.

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Sprice158@reddit

The Jackie Chan Adventures. There was even a magazine or comic alongside it where you could collect the talismans from the show. Shaolin Showdown was also great and fairly similar too

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endianess@reddit

I used to love the "Adventure Game"

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T_raltixx@reddit

Knightmare

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PM_ME_BEEF_CURTAINS@reddit

25 mins of trying to solve a simple puzzle, kid steps left instead of right, game over

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endianess@reddit

I'm British but spent a few years growing up in Holland. We could get BBC and ITV but also Sky and Super channel. BBC and ITV were fairly weak signal wise so I would watch Sky mostly. They had early morning kids TV so I would watch things like "Jason and the Wheelybots", "Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future". In the evening they mostly had old US shows. So I weirdly know tons of old shows like Hogan's Heros, Green Acres, the Flying Nun. Gidget etc etc.

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bigfannyflap@reddit

Live and Kicking, Ed Edd and Eddy, Rugrats, Cow and Chicken

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MaleficentMajima@reddit

Worzel gummage and dungeons and dragons.

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hoody13@reddit

Inspector Gadget

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CapableSong6874@reddit

The Changes, The Moon Stallion, Chocky

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terryjuicelawson@reddit

Almost all of them, they tended to be filmed not in widescreen and in potato quality for old TVs, they look terrible now.

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PapaJrer@reddit

A lot of 90s TV has full series avaiilable on Youtube, and my kids love it. Some of their favourites I used to watch are: Stoppit & Tidy Up, Finders Keepers, The Queen's Nose, The Crystal Maze. There's nothing I can especially think of that's been 'lost to the archives'.

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Outsiderendless@reddit

Nearly impossible to find any Hubbub though.

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Various-Flower510@reddit

Ooooh the Queens Nose was *so good* omg i loved that!!

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Tonybham01@reddit

Tom & Jerry

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edyy22@reddit

Noah's Island

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Outsiderendless@reddit

"Pompom piddle pom" and "oyski poyski" still living free in my head.

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lidlberg@reddit

Get Your Own Back Tracy Beaker Watch My Chops The Cramp Twins Yvonne the Yukon Dick and Dom in da Bungalow Bamzooki 50/50 Raven The Slammer Trapped! The Basil Brush Show Mona The Vampire Stupid! Chucklevision M.I. High Arthur Prank Patrol

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vicarofsorrows@reddit

The Herbs. (Going back a bit….)

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elementarydrw@reddit

Penny Crayon; Family Ness; Stop It and Tidy Up; Aquilla; The Demon Headmaster; The Queens Nose... Bloody loads of them!

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ddmf@reddit

This just brought back a memory of a 4 hour long play VHS of Spider-man, usually rented for background noise when one of us had a party.

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KizzyHew@reddit

Mysterious cities of gold, knightmare, the raccoons, willo the wisp

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arthursultan@reddit

Camberwick Green, Trumpton and Chigley

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Jazzlike-Basil1355@reddit

Hoppity Willy Wombat

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I_will_never_reply@reddit

Dukes of Hazzard, can't show it now with that pesky flag

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SmashedWorm64@reddit

Showing my youth here, but I genuinely think early 2000s kids had a generational run. When we were young we had like Ben 10 and Johnny Test, but soon we got Regular Show and Adventure time. Absolute peak.

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MidnightRambler87@reddit

Playdays.

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ElHubbo@reddit

Batfink and bananaman, loved them both

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decloked@reddit

Cockleshell Bay

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ScholarOk4307@reddit

Hey Arnold, Arthur, Dexters Laboratory, Even Stevens, Rugrats, Kenan and Kel, Fun House, Art Attack, zap, Bernard's Watch, Live and Kicking, Wild Thornberrys, Come Outside 😂, my parents are aliens, Sooty, Chucklevision, 50/50, get your own back, I'm sure I've missed loads!

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Chunkaster@reddit

Pogle’s Wood.

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theroch_@reddit

…….”Don’t you open that Trapdoor………”

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wordbreather@reddit

Attack of the killer tomatoes. The Jetsons.

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Pier-Head@reddit

Double Deckers, Timeslip, Freewheelers

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zonked282@reddit

Anything on cartoon network. Dexter's laboratory, cow and chicken, Powerpuff girls, courage the cowardly dog ect, no wonder our generation has fucked up mental health

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SirTallTree_88@reddit

One thing I still remember is cartoons from Eastern Europe, or as it was known then “behind the Iron Curtain”, they would either be folk tales of the brave peasants and workers and their evil Tsarist/Capitalist oppressors, descriptive films like the Czech “Little Mole” series or completely unhinged and hard to understand almost psychedelic dream stories.

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krayzie_bonetm19@reddit

Ox Tales

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Western_Temporary170@reddit

I dont know what kids TV exists these days, if any. There are a hundred cartoons you could name so i'll stick to TV Shows Why Dont You Cheggers Plays Pop Tizwas Saturday Morning Swap Shop Kickstart Its a Knockout We are the champions Record Breakers Rentaghost Metal Micky Supergran Worzel Gumage

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thorn312@reddit

Batfink comes to mind. Even most of my same age friends growing up didn't recognise it, though I think they mostly had sky TV and so had access to the more mainstream and popular cartoons. MY WINGS ARE LIKE A SHIELD OF STEEL!

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naughtynunu@reddit

50/50

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Happy_Comb8434@reddit

Chicken minute!

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nomiselrease@reddit

Biker mice from mars.

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SheriffOfNothing@reddit

Terrahawks. It has not aged well.

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Cwh93@reddit

Kerching, Smile, Watch my Chops, My Parents are Aliens, Jungle Run, 50/50

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grole483@reddit

Why Don’t You (Switch off your tv set and do something less boring instead)

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takesthebiscuit@reddit

That show always marked the end of my ‘morning’ watching TV After (during the holidays) we would go out and explore the village on our bikes

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Upbeat_Map_348@reddit

Yeah, I was going to say this one. Back in the days where we didn’t have computers, phones or tablets, this was a great TV show.

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dreddiknight@reddit

Bagpuss, unless like me you buy it specifically.

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Lanthanidedeposit@reddit

Freewheelers, Ace of Wands - mostly lost the odd survivor is knocking around. Timeslip is intact but all but one episode B&W. That did cloning and climate change when World War II was almost recent memory and part of the plot.

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Jr79@reddit

Batfink, Jamie and his magic torch, chockablok, James the cat, so many

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HappyCrab7682@reddit

The ghost hunter!

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Chaffro@reddit

Jayce & The Wheeled Warriors is always my go-to answer, which I loved as a kid. A lot, if not all, the episodes are on YouTube I recently discovered, but without searching for the name, I don't know how someone would stumble across it.

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PigHillJimster@reddit

Tarzan Lord of the Jungle, The Space Sentinels, Battle of the Planets, the original Scooby Doo mysteries, Captain Caveman and the Teen-Angels. Some of them can be found on Youtube but my daughter wasn't interested in watching when I tried to show her and went back to Total Dramarama.

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Upbeat_Map_348@reddit

We are the Champions was pretty cool. Oh how I desperately wanted them to come to my school so we could do the mass jump in the pool afterwards.

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TheEnglishNorwegian@reddit

Looney Tunes were bigger than Mickey Mouse etc in the 90's (Disney movies were massive, but not Mickey and the gang) due to being on free channels like Cartoon Network. Most families didn't pay for the Disney channel, some had Nickelodeon. A lot of that stuff has aged great in my mind as it's pretty timeless, but people seem to be against some of the stereotypes in the shows these days, I also just think kids consider it too old looking to care about.

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autisticredsquirrel@reddit

It's great how despite Looney Toons being a 60s cartoon series, it's popularity continued several decades later.

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G-reeper66@reddit

Pink Panther show on a Saturday or bank holiday

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Afraid-Tone-6077@reddit

grange hill was such a staple. it tackled real school issues in a way kids could relate to. the fact it ran for decades and just disappeared shows how much tv has shifted to instant streaming content instead of weekly lessons in drama and life.

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autisticredsquirrel@reddit

Isn't Waterloo Road basically a modern day equivalent to Grange Hill? I've seen plenty of modern day school issues covered, one or two of which I could relate to.

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TheEnglishNorwegian@reddit

Grange hill always seemed alien to me and very cartoonish. School was nothing like that for me and just made me think the city was full of dangerous angry kids.

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Space_Cowby@reddit

Grange Hill is on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjtLU9X4qPg&list=PLiZCl6XIGf-hAUBLWUWK4i2aklEZ3c19U](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjtLU9X4qPg&list=PLiZCl6XIGf-hAUBLWUWK4i2aklEZ3c19U)

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danmingothemandingo@reddit

Well because I grew up in Ireland, kids today can be thankful that they have better entertainment than Bosco, and Wanderly Wagon. Bosco was, uh, a basic glove puppet in a box with some gobshites interacting with it. https://preview.redd.it/xh9t810fi5rg1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2e47441494588a7cbd908993b5c206a3eaf3ec7c

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mistakes-were-mad-e@reddit

Huxley Pig.... Far superior to Peppa.

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dragonfishofthenorth@reddit

Thundercats, centurions, jayce and the wheeled warriors, pro stars, mysterious city of gold, A team, street hawk, the racoons to name a few!. Still watch them once in a while.

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mooglus@reddit

Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors

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