[Amy]

I used to love this show when i was younger Who knows i may watch a few episodes when it comes back

[James]

The theme tune was great.

Possibly only surpassed in excellence by Hawaii Five-O.

[Romantic Old Bird]

Originally posted by James

Possibly only surpassed in excellence by Hawaii Five-O.

James, love you, BYLCS, this one's for you from Auntie ROB, my treat! da-da-da-daaaa-da, da-da-da-da-daaaa!


Enjoy!

[LEE]

From the same era as Rhubarb and Custard...

I saw an add today that used the Hector's House characters.

I used to love Hector's House.

[Romantic Old Bird]

Personally, I liked


and of course the incomparable


All of those I watched with my sons.

In my own time it was



Poor old soul!

[LEE]

what about

[milly]

you can't beat mary,mungo and midge

[rachb]

Lee I used to love

I never missed it but I was gutted to see that the new andy pandy has different music I used to run and fetch my andy pandy and sit and watch it but the new andy pandy dolls play different music
I think I'm too old for it now anyway

[milly]

well at least you get to get a new andy pandy.....mary mungo and midge is gone forever

[LEE]

I like 'The Herbs' as well

Parsley the Lion and Dill the Dog


Bayleaf the Gardener, Sir Basil and Lady Rosemary



Sage the Owl and Constable Knapweed



Mr Onion and the Chives

[Kaz]

No-one's mentioned my favourite programme when I was VERY young . . . The Woodentops!



I loved Spotty Dog!

I also adored 'Tales of the Riverbank' with Hammy Hamster.

[Romantic Old Bird]

I LOVED Spotty, Spotty dog!

I think he got a mention on BB2 didn't he?

I seem to remember a certain Mr Clarke mentioning him in dispatches,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[rachb]

can anybody remember the flumps?



or
itsy & bitsy

[milly]

hi rachb
thankyou very much for pics,it's the first time i've seen them in years,ah the memoriesyour a gem,thanks once again

[Maggie]

My Fav was The Woodentops too now I do feel old, anybody seen the new Bill and Ben ? Anygood WEEDDDDDDD

[BusyBee]

When I was little (so long ago unfortunately)

Monday was Story Book
Tuesday was Andy Pandy
Wednesday was Bill and Ben
Thursday was Rag, Tag and Bobtail
and
Friday - my favourite - The Wooden Top with the biggest spotty dog in the world. I loved that and insisted we had a dalmation which we actually called 'Spot'.

[Kaz]

Ahhh, the good old days. They just don't make 'em like that any more!!!

Sunday afternoons certainly weren't the same without these two little chaps . . .



Who could forget Pinky and Perky

[Amy]

This has just reminded me what else i would never miss when younger

[steve_o]

Does anyone remember Hectors House, I love that advert that comes on now and then for that banking thing there advertising, they should bring an up to date version of that back on. The last time it was on was in the 70's, I used to remember watching it in the school holidays.

[Kaz]

Talking of old children's TV favourites, look who's making a comeback now!

Story from Ananova
Children's puppet Muffin the Mule is to return to the BBC after nearly 50 years.

An updated version of the animated series has been bought by the corporation and will be shown in the next three years. The piebald mule, with strings attached, was first shown on the BBC in 1946.

A BBC spokesman told Teletext: "The show is being brought up to date, Muffin will now be living on a town farm rather than dancing on top of a piano. He will help animals solve problems."

In the new series Muffin will be reunited with pals Oswald the ostrich, Peregrine penguin, Monty monkey, Louise lamb and kittens Prudence and Primrose.

His last appearance with Annette - sister of Sir John Mills - came in 1955, just days before she died.

Of course, I'm FAR too young to remember this first time round.

[Romantic Old Bird]

Kaz, I have to admit I was given a Muffin the mule string puppet for my 5th birthday...... I promptly tied it to my dad's bicycle wheels and he rode off in the morning without noticing it. It tangled round the chain, he fell off and Muffin had to be surgically removed from the spokes with scissors!


I got a glove puppet of Sooty for my 6th birthday, cut all his hair off and made him into Sooty the Bald.......

Not to mention the brm brm amblance with the real sirens which my dad was forced to remove after about 24 hrs.

It's a wonder I turned into such a well balanced woman...........

[steve_o]

Does anyone remeber the White Horses, the girl who used to be in that, was my first crush. Arr... and also does anyone remember Barnaby the Bear and Belle and Sebastian. All great programmes on the bbc in the school holidays.

Here's the link to the theme tune of the White Horsees. Arr...

http://www.geocities.com/thewhitehorses

[Kaz]

Oh,yes - I remember The White Horses very well, Steve.

I used to love watching it during school summer holidays, when it was on every weekday morning. I SO wanted to be Julia!

The theme tune was wonderful - I enjoyed listening to it again. Thanks for the link.

On white horses
Snowy white horses
Let me ride away

They don't make 'em like that any more.

[BusyBee]

Oooohhh these threads do make one nostalgic for what has gone before.

Will todays children's programmes pass the test of time.