Old TV programmes you liked but no one else remembers

Speedsie

Sardonicat wrote: »

No, grasshopper was Kung Fu.

The other one was Monkey Magic. It was utterly bizarre. Could never figure out what was going on. It featured a character with a pig's face IIRC.

Ah yes, Pigsy! I think he was a demi god of sorts. He seemed to be a bit fond of the ladies.

I found a translation of the 17th century Chinese book Monkey is based on a few years ago, it's on my 'will read at some stage list'!

odyssey06

For fans of Cosgrove Hall animations, David Jason (the voice of Dangerman, Count Duckula & Toad in Wind in the Willows) hosts a BBC radio tribute to the studio's work.

Available on BBC radio player for next 30 days - BBC radio is available in ROI, not geo-blocked:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03ccz0r

The Late Late Show

The Handmaid's Tale
Breaking Bad
HAWAIIAN HEAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love/Hate
Miami Vice

odyssey06

The Late Late Show wrote: »

The Handmaid's Tale
Breaking Bad
HAWAIIAN HEAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love/Hate
Miami Vice

Hawaiian Heat is a good shout but as for the rest... Handmaid's Tale is still airing!

Miami vice was one of the major series of the 80s.

The Late Late Show

odyssey06 wrote: »

Hawaiian Heat is a good shout but as for the rest... Handmaid's Tale is still airing!

Miami vice was one of the major series of the 80s.

Yes, that was done deliberately!!! Place an unknown programme among iconic 1980s shows and iconic later programmes everyone knows. That's why Hawaiian Heat was put in capitals.

Hangdogroad

Any one remember Beach Boys: Endless Summer? RTE showed it in 88 or 89. The main thing I remember about were these awful variety acts they would have on inbeteeen the Beach Boys. The worst was a guy with a puppet. The puppet was called Rocky or Rocco and wore a leather jacket.

odyssey06

Hangdogroad wrote: »

Any one remember Beach Boys: Endless Summer? RTE showed it in 88 or 89. The main thing I remember about were these awful variety acts they would have on inbeteeen the Beach Boys. The worst was a guy with a puppet. The puppet was called Rocky or Rocco and wore a leather jacket.

Seems like I had the fortune \ misfortune to dodge that one.

I have fond memories of the California Dreams TV series that aired a few years later...

sligojoek

Not awfully old but from the mid 2000s.

At Home with the Braithwaites.

About a woman who won 24 million in the UK lotto and went through series 1 without telling her highly dysfunctional family.

The family went even more dysfunctional in the next two series. The money went to their heads and all kinds of madness ensued. It was very well cast especially the youngest daughter

donegal_man

I have a vague memory of a cartoon based around a king and knights.
The only thing I remember was the animation was the same as that used for Captain Pugwash

odyssey06

donegal_man wrote: »

I have a vague memory of a cartoon based around a king and knights.
The only thing I remember was the animation was the same as that used for Captain Pugwash

King Rollo?

James the Cat

Charles Babbage

Time Tunnel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITVt-Y0fnfI

my3cents

Charles Babbage wrote: »

Time Tunnel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITVt-Y0fnfI

Very limited "special effects" if I remember correctly.

donegal_man

odyssey06 wrote: »

King Rollo?

It could be, but I don't think so. The one I'm thinking of I'm pretty sure involved knights rather than a magician and a cat. Then again, it's a long time ago.

Endaaaagh

Can anyone remember the serial they used to show during Anything Goes on a Saturday morning. It used to be on late in the morning.
I was quite young and can only remember vague details. A plane flying over an island gets hit by some strange beam/laser and is brought down. I think the "badguys" in it were called mudmen?
If I remember correctly, they never showed the end of it. The presenters announced one morning that they were about to show the final episode. The proceeding episode ended with "to be continued" and then cut back to the studio with the presenter saying they wouldn't be showing the rest and binning/burning a film reel (which was supposed to represent the show)

alan partridge aha

my3cents wrote: »

Very limited "special effects" if I remember correctly.

Obviously it was a rerun I saw in 1980 and the reason it sticks in my head is immediately after one of the episodes the news came on to say John Lennon was shot.

Hangdogroad

Endaaaagh wrote: »

Can anyone remember the serial they used to show during Anything Goes on a Saturday morning. It used to be on late in the morning.
I was quite young and can only remember vague details. A plane flying over an island gets hit by some strange beam/laser and is brought down. I think the "badguys" in it were called mudmen?
If I remember correctly, they never showed the end of it. The presenters announced one morning that they were about to show the final episode. The proceeding episode ended with "to be continued" and then cut back to the studio with the presenter saying they wouldn't be showing the rest and binning/burning a film reel (which was supposed to represent the show)

I remember the bit with the plane and the laser beam, I can't remember the name of the show. Some online sleuthing is required.

Endaaaagh

Hangdogroad wrote: »

I remember the bit with the plane and the laser beam, I can't remember the name of the show. Some online sleuthing is required.

Nice to know I didn't imagine it

Booms

donegal_man wrote: »

I have a vague memory of a cartoon based around a king and knights.
The only thing I remember was the animation was the same as that used for Captain Pugwash

Would it be "Arthur"
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0220912/?ref_=tt_urv

I remember that Lancelot used to take a giant stride into the picture and say " I sssay, Sssire!" in a Leslie Philips type voice.

MuffinTop86

Pugwall.

/thread

Unless it’s already been said. According to wiki it first aired in Australia in 1989. I remember thinking it was so bad that it was good.

Nigel Fairservice

MuffinTop86 wrote: »

Pugwall.

/thread

Unless it’s already been said. According to wiki it first aired in Australia in 1989. I remember thinking it was so bad that it was good.

I remember it used to be on in the early 90s here. I'll always remember how bad this was :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GVs-g_blA0

I also remember this other Australian show from around the same time. The Girl from Tomorrow. Silverthorn gave me the creeps as a child.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUIPT_Y5a0c

brianomc

Endaaaagh wrote: »

Can anyone remember the serial they used to show during Anything Goes on a Saturday morning. It used to be on late in the morning.
I was quite young and can only remember vague details. A plane flying over an island gets hit by some strange beam/laser and is brought down. I think the "badguys" in it were called mudmen?
If I remember correctly, they never showed the end of it. The presenters announced one morning that they were about to show the final episode. The proceeding episode ended with "to be continued" and then cut back to the studio with the presenter saying they wouldn't be showing the rest and binning/burning a film reel (which was supposed to represent the show)

Mystery Island, that show used to creep me out, but not enough to stop me watching it. I don't remember too much about it though

my3cents

brianomc wrote: »

Mystery Island, that show used to creep me out, but not enough to stop me watching it. I don't remember too much about it though

I just wonder why so many kids programs were creepy back then?

Was it us sensitive kids or just the programs were made by really weird people that didn't have a clue?

Endaaaagh

brianomc wrote: »

Mystery Island, that show used to creep me out, but not enough to stop me watching it. I don't remember too much about it though

That's it. I had Mysterious Island in my head but could only find reference to a 1960s movie online. Cheers, good sleuthing!

saneman

Haven't seen this one listed, Tales of the Gold Monkey, basically a scuffed Indiana Jones. His "sidekick" was a dog with a patch over one eye that barked once for no & twice for yes (that part usually gets an "oh yeah" when mentioned).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdFN6agkNnQ

And a few cartoons from 70's/80's:

The Hair Bear Bunch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoKj8PHVEHU

Magilla Gorilla

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybFkzSDgLhk

The New Schmoo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7m65oTi48g

Gonna include this one because RTE often shoved it into "cartoon time" (should read "schedule filler") after the news of an oul' Sunday. I imagine the schedulers thought "sure look, it's a cartoon isn't it?". Can't say I enjoyed it at the time, more like it was burned into my brain and was a good few years later before I realised what I'd been watching:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugBX6H0Z2hc

Cork Boy 53

A series called Follyfoot which as far as I remember aired on RTE in the early 1970s. Desmond "Q" Llewelyn and Arthur English from Are You Being Served? played two of the main characters.

my3cents

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

A series called Follyfoot which as far as I remember aired on RTE in the early 1970s. Desmond "Q" Llewelyn and Arthur English from Are You Being Served? played two of the main characters.

Wasn't it Follyfoot Farm or was that the location of the series or something else completely?

Edit> Follyfoot Farm was in the Follyfoot series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Follyfoot .

NewbridgeIR

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

A series called Follyfoot which as far as I remember aired on RTE in the early 1970s. Desmond "Q" Llewelyn and Arthur English from Are You Being Served? played two of the main characters.

Repeated in 1986
Dates from 1971-73 - available on DVD, still great.

Hangdogroad

Anyone remember Dramarama? ITV anthology series for kids, it used to be quite dark at times. RTE used to show it as part of I think, Scratch Saturday.

branie2

Hangdogroad wrote: »

Anyone remember Dramarama? ITV anthology series for kids, it used to be quite dark at times. RTE used to show it as part of I think, Scratch Saturday.

I remember it. It was on Action Station Saturday

Tony EH

Hangdogroad wrote: »

Anyone remember Dramarama? ITV anthology series for kids, it used to be quite dark at times. RTE used to show it as part of I think, Scratch Saturday.

Used to be on after school on UTV in the 80's. I have vague memories of one of them where a young schoolgirl was being followed home by a creepy old git and his creepy missus. Can't remember what happened though.

I recall thinking as a child that it was a bit much for a kids programme.

NewbridgeIR

Tony EH wrote: »

Used to be on after school on UTV in the 80's. I have vague memories of one of them where a young schoolgirl was being followed home by a creepy old git and his creepy missus. Can't remember what happened though.

I recall thinking as a child that it was a bit much for a kids programme.

Also sounds like Tales Of The Unexpected The Flypaper

Tony EH

NewbridgeIR wrote: »

Also sounds like Tales Of The Unexpected The Flypaper

OH shit! That's it.

I thought it was a Dramarama episode. Looks like it's available to watch in YouTube too.

The Late Late Show

Can't say I liked it or not but I recall a cop show called Downtown. 1987 or so.

Hangdogroad

The Late Late Show wrote: »

Can't say I liked it or not but I recall a cop show called Downtown. 1987 or so.

I remember the opening sequence which used a version of the song "Money" (famous for being covered by among others John Lennon and the Flying Lizards). Can't recall anything about the series itself though.

Hangdogroad

Not programmes I liked specifically but RTE precursors to Nationwide from the 80's/90's which have been largely forgotten I reckon.

Evening Extra, can't remember too much about it but Shay Healy was one of the presenters.

Down Here With A View To Above, this was all Cork related.

Faces And Places with Kathleen Watkins. The most obvious precursor to Nationwide. I remember the very twee theme music.

It BeeMee

I remember RTE used to show When Things Were Rotten - an American sitcom based on Robin Hood either Saturday or Sunday evenings.

In my youthful innocence, I had no appreciation of the name Mel Brooks in the credits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO2Viv8dQJ4

NewbridgeIR

Think it was Saturdays after Sports Stadium.

branie2

It was on on a Saturday evening

Cork Boy 53

Kilmore House, an RTE produced series dating from 1976 which followed the lives of several generations of a fictional Irish gentrified family over a 150 year period. It featured most of the top Irish TV actors of the time and I remember it getting fairly high ratings but as far as I know it was never repeated.

BrenMar

The Beachcombers, from the early 70s, I remember it was very boring but we watched it anyway.
I loved Seven Little Australians, I can still remember Judy's death scene, I cried buckets.

Hangdogroad

It BeeMee wrote: »

I remember RTE used to show When Things Were Rotten - an American sitcom based on Robin Hood either Saturday or Sunday evenings.

In my youthful innocence, I had no appreciation of the name Mel Brooks in the credits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO2Viv8dQJ4

I remember that, the theme song brought memories back.

branie2

It was cancelled before the end of the first season

Hangdogroad

BrenMar wrote: »

The Beachcombers, from the early 70s, I remember it was very boring but we watched it anyway.
I loved Seven Little Australians, I can still remember Judy's death scene, I cried buckets.

The Beachcombers ran well into the 80's, memorable credits sequence with aerial shots of logs floating down a river.

Seven Little Australians doesn't ring a bell.

igCorcaigh

Probably has been said, but CHiPS of course.
Had such a crush on them.

We could get the little police shirts in Finns Corner.

igCorcaigh

English folk tales?

Might have been mentioned already, but cannot recall the name.

Started with an animated or sketched scene of a guy playing the lute?

branie2

igCorcaigh wrote: »

English folk tales?

Might have been mentioned already, but cannot recall the name.

Started with an animated or sketched scene of a guy playing the lute?

Storybook International

igCorcaigh

branie2 wrote: »

Storybook International

Yes, thank you, that was it.
Loved it.

Azatadine

Children of The Stones. One of my first memories of being scared by a tv series for kids

igCorcaigh

branie2 wrote: »

Storybook International

Aesop's Fables were great moral tales too.
Animated, I think.