Comments on: Top 5 – 1970s & 80s Kids TV Programmes http://www.yappari.co.uk/archive/2008/07/31/top-5-%e2%80%93-1970-80%e2%80%99s-kids-tv-programmes/ The musings and rants of two thirty-something Englishmen...of course! Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:42:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Bev http://www.yappari.co.uk/archive/2008/07/31/top-5-%e2%80%93-1970-80%e2%80%99s-kids-tv-programmes/#comment-51000 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:14:31 +0000 http://www.yappari.co.uk/archive/2008/07/31/top-5-%e2%80%93-1970-80%e2%80%99s-kids-tv-programmes/#comment-51000 I think all 80s cartoons were drawn by 1 Korean artist who was basically locked in a basement and worked around the clock. It would certainly explain a lot. I think all 80s cartoons were drawn by 1 Korean artist who was basically locked in a basement and worked around the clock. It would certainly explain a lot.

]]> by: Ian http://www.yappari.co.uk/archive/2008/07/31/top-5-%e2%80%93-1970-80%e2%80%99s-kids-tv-programmes/#comment-50992 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:55:01 +0000 http://www.yappari.co.uk/archive/2008/07/31/top-5-%e2%80%93-1970-80%e2%80%99s-kids-tv-programmes/#comment-50992 Ian - "The tomorrow people" - I forgot all about that one - that was special and scary at the same time. Unlike "Gentle-Ben", which is another I've just remembered, that was just a bit odd! Bev - in my mind there was something remarkably similar about Mysterious Cities of Gold and Ulysses - perhaps it was the animation and dubbing? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ4c1X5ene8 Ian - “The tomorrow people” - I forgot all about that one - that was special and scary at the same time. Unlike “Gentle-Ben”, which is another I’ve just remembered, that was just a bit odd!

Bev - in my mind there was something remarkably similar about Mysterious Cities of Gold and Ulysses - perhaps it was the animation and dubbing?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ4c1X5ene8

]]> by: Bev http://www.yappari.co.uk/archive/2008/07/31/top-5-%e2%80%93-1970-80%e2%80%99s-kids-tv-programmes/#comment-50731 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:25:57 +0000 http://www.yappari.co.uk/archive/2008/07/31/top-5-%e2%80%93-1970-80%e2%80%99s-kids-tv-programmes/#comment-50731 Loved both of the following when I was a nipper: Dogtanian and the three muskahounds Mysterious Cities of Gold Class in a glass, on toast. Loved both of the following when I was a nipper:

Dogtanian and the three muskahounds
Mysterious Cities of Gold

Class in a glass, on toast.

]]> by: Ian Burnett http://www.yappari.co.uk/archive/2008/07/31/top-5-%e2%80%93-1970-80%e2%80%99s-kids-tv-programmes/#comment-50229 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:48:04 +0000 http://www.yappari.co.uk/archive/2008/07/31/top-5-%e2%80%93-1970-80%e2%80%99s-kids-tv-programmes/#comment-50229 Interesting list. I'm afraid I can't come up with a top 5, only a top 10 - we must have had a better quality of kids programmes in the 70's ;-) 1. The Double Deckers 2. Casey Jones 3. Fireball XL5 4. Skippy 5. Bill & Ben 6. The Tomorrow People 7. Marine Boy 8. Cracker Jack 9. The Herbs 10. The Clangers Most of the theme tunes can be found at http://www.televisiontunes.com/ Interesting list. I’m afraid I can’t come up with a top 5, only a top 10 - we must have had a better quality of kids programmes in the 70’s -)

1. The Double Deckers
2. Casey Jones
3. Fireball XL5
4. Skippy
5. Bill & Ben
6. The Tomorrow People
7. Marine Boy
8. Cracker Jack
9. The Herbs
10. The Clangers

Most of the theme tunes can be found at http://www.televisiontunes.com/

]]> by: Ian http://www.yappari.co.uk/archive/2008/07/31/top-5-%e2%80%93-1970-80%e2%80%99s-kids-tv-programmes/#comment-50031 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:51:20 +0000 http://www.yappari.co.uk/archive/2008/07/31/top-5-%e2%80%93-1970-80%e2%80%99s-kids-tv-programmes/#comment-50031 Mr Ben... how could I have forgotten? Ok - he's in at number 6... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVFcIJWe0zE&NR=1 Mr Ben… how could I have forgotten? Ok - he’s in at number 6…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVFcIJWe0zE&NR=1

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