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On an unrelated search I found out that Reading Rainbow had been discontinued. This saddens me as I loved that show as a kid and watched it religiously. I also loved 3 2 1 Contact and Square One Television.

What did you watch way back in the day before you discovered more non-educational fare?

My childhood tv experiences were Barney, and The Price Is Right.


My babysitter introduced my to day-time tv. :)

I was obsessed with Sesame Street, to the point where I actually developed an American accent.


But now I barely remember any of it :(

Dogtanian was/is my only hero.

Education my arse, that little guy was a legend.

reading rainbow always was good

Anyone else remember Big Blue Marble from 1976 or so? I loved that show...

PLAYSCHOOL!!! *sings* "There's a bear in there, and a chair as well..." And TMNT!

Thunder-thunder-thunder-THUNDERCATS!!!



snarf!

Reading Rainbow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I still watch re-runs with my kids. *nod*

oh, and I used to love love love Square one.......and then there was Beakman's world and Bill Nye the Science guy.......I think that's all.

wait, there was one that was like Square one but it was different.

oh, and "Where in the world is Carmen San Diego?" Loved that.

i don't watch any, and never did.

i don't watch any, and never did.

sure :rolleyes:

Thunder-thunder-thunder-THUNDERCATS!!!



snarf!

That, and Transformers. My Little Pony still has a place in my heart.

i used to love Mosschops. so much so that my parents used that as a nickname for me.

sure :rolleyes:
It's true, in Poland there is no children's television. Or KFCs.

Does Law & Order count as a children's show? I've watched that since I was five, and it is sort of educational.
Otherwise, the most "educational" show I watched was Captain Planet, which taught me many lessons about life and the environment, the most important one being: "Australians are lazy bastards who hate the environment and want only to mooch off the efforts of the people living on other continents."

Let's see, where to begin...

Among others, I liked reruns of M*A*S*H (still do), Fraggle Rock, The Muppet Show, Beakman's World, Reading Rainbow, Shining Time Station, and Bugs Bunny.

I'm sure there's more, I just can't think of them at this moment.:p

That, and Transformers.
Unfortunately, I was a little too young to catch the Transformers on their original UK run. A massive fan now, but I can't say I was ever a fan as a wee wain.

I also seem to remember particularly liking Family Ness, Art Attack, Re:Boot, Count Duckula, Trapdoor and Dangermouse.

As for more recent shows, Roger & The Rottentrolls and Poco Yo! are clear standouts.

Power rangers, Knightmare, Crystal maze, Captain Scarlet, Thunderbirds, Terrahawks, Bucky O'Hare, Pirates of Dark Water, Transformers, Sooty, Brum, Sesame Street.

Umm, that's quite a few...I'll skip on the 'favourite' part...

Power rangers, Knightmare, Crystal maze, Captain Scarlet, Thunderbirds, Terrahawks, Bucky O'Hare, Pirate of Dark Water, Transformers, Sooty, Brum, Sesame Street.
:eek:

That was an amazing show! With the good Pirates with their red talky monkey/bird thing, and the big, nasty fat-bastard pirates. And the icky black water.... ooo..

*reminisces*

:eek:

That was an amazing show! With the good Pirates with their red talky monkey/bird thing, and the big, nasty fat-bastard pirates. And the icky black water.... ooo..

*reminisces*

Wow, I've never met anyone else who has watched it before :eek:

Twas an awesome program, shame it got cut after the first few episodes :(

I have most of the theme music to the shows I posted, after my brother's quest to find them all.

Power Rangers, Rainbow, Bugs Bunny, Live & Kickin' ( the best live saturday morning kids show ever!) and Pokemon...

Shining Time Station
Reading Rainbow
Transformers

That's about all I can remember.

On an unrelated search I found out that Reading Rainbow had been discontinued. This saddens me as I loved that show as a kid and watched it religiously. I also loved 3 2 1 Contact and Square One Television.

What did you watch way back in the day before you discovered more non-educational fare?

while growing up?
Electric Company
3 2 1 contact
Seseme Street
Mr Rogers Neighborhood
and many more on PBS who's name escapes me...


now?
Between the Lions
Saigwa
Big wide world
and others on PBS... except for Teletubies, Barney and other such fare...
(on my days off, I find watching those better than the soap operas that are on.)

Shining Time Station

I totally forgot about that show.

Sesame Street, Sesame Street, and more Sesame Street. I dearly loved that show as a child. (Heck, I still watch it occasionally, although there's not nearly enough Grover or Bert & Ernie nowadays.)

I was also a big fan of 3-2-1 Contact (I even subscribed to their magazine), Square One (especially Mathnet), Captain Kangaroo, and Mr. Rogers's Neighborhood.

forgot to add

Roundhouse
You Can't Do That On Television
Soupy Sales
Banana Splits
Turkey Television
Get Smart
Ultraman
UltraSeven
Go Rangers
JAK Q
Battle Fever J

not listing cartoons... TOOO MANY as it stands...

not listing cartoons... TOOO MANY as it stands...

Is Backyardigans one of them?

Is Backyardigans one of them?

it was produced when... 2004?

sorry... not one of em.

Masters of the Motherfucking Universe.

Bosco.

Mr. Rogers, hands down.

Such a decent, gentle fellow...we could all take a lesson from him.

Reading Rainbow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I still watch re-runs with my kids. *nod*

oh, and I used to love love love Square one.......and then there was Beakman's world and Bill Nye the Science guy.......I think that's all.

wait, there was one that was like Square one but it was different.

oh, and "Where in the world is Carmen San Diego?" Loved that.

the cartoon one? 'cuz that was great

I loved (and still do love) Pinky and the Brain.

Danger Mouse!

forgot to add

Roundhouse
You Can't Do That On Television
Soupy Sales
Banana Splits
Turkey Television
Get Smart
Ultraman
UltraSeven
Go Rangers
JAK Q
Battle Fever J

not listing cartoons... TOOO MANY as it stands...

ZOMG! Turkey TV!!!!!!!!!!! hubby and I thought we made it up, we remembered but never found another living soul who did!!!!!!!!!

ZOMG! Turkey TV!!!!!!!!!!! hubby and I thought we made it up, we remembered but never found another living soul who did!!!!!!!!!

I barely remember the theme song. but I do remember Meatloaf doing the commercial break announcements. :p

Danger Mouse!

Got the DVD set...


oh and that reminds me of "Super Chicken"!

"You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred." :p

POWER RANGERS!!

I used to watch that show all the time...and Barney

I loved (and still do love) Pinky and the Brain.

yea..Pinky and the Brain is still funny....

....NARF

When I was a kid,

Reading Rainbow, Today's Special, Rainbow Bright, My little Pony, Fraggle Rock, The Smurfs, Thunder Cats, Snorks (http://www.teddybelly.net/images/snorks.gif) and I'm sure there's more.


Now,

The Backyardigans, Dora The Explorer, Go Diego Go, Little Bear and any other shows that my kids watch.

I couldn't possibly pick a favourite, I loved them all.

But I'll bring this one out, just because I haven't seen it mentioned yet; "Picture Pages, Picture Pages, Lot's of Fun with Picture Pages!"

Waaaay back in the day we didn't have 'educational' tv......but as a wee girl I loved Andy Pandy and all those.....
http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/tv/children/watchwm/watchwm.htm

As a bit older wee girl I liked any of the Hanna Barbera cartoons.....
http://www2.warnerbros.com/web/hannabarbera/index.jsp

Button moon FTW

while growing up?
Electric Company
3 2 1 contact
Seseme Street
Mr Rogers Neighborhood
and many more on PBS who's name escapes me...



Electric Compnay R- -ULED: RULED! If it wasn't for Electric Company, we probably would never have heard of Morgan Freeman or knew that Spiderman talked in speech bubbles.

Electric Compnay R- -ULED: RULED! If it wasn't for Electric Company, we probably would never have heard of Morgan Freeman or knew that Spiderman talked in speech bubbles.

Blue Beatle pawned em all!

and lets not forget Rita Moreno, Irene Cara, Gene Wilder, Zero Monstrol, Joan Rivers, Mel Brooks, Bill Crosby, etc...

I had a kiddie crush on one of the short stop crew!

Shining Time Station
Reading Rainbow
How could I have forgotten Reading Rainbow?
:eek:

Also, I remember watching The Letter People (the newer version) before I left the house for afternoon kindergarten. (Ah, those were the days). As for Shining Time Station, I still watch that on occaison because my parents taped the first two seasons of it.:D

On an unrelated search I found out that Reading Rainbow had been discontinued. This saddens me as I loved that show as a kid and watched it religiously. I also loved 3 2 1 Contact and Square One Television.

What did you watch way back in the day before you discovered more non-educational fare?

321 contact and square one were two of my favorites. My absolute favorite was You Can't Do That On Television.

Live & Kickin' ( the best live saturday morning kids show ever!)

SM:TV Live beat the hell out of it every week. *nods*

SM:TV Live beat the hell out of it every week. *nods*

and Tizwaz was better than both of them


TizWaz, Jim'll Fix it, Worzel Gummidge, Bananaman, Pidgeon Street, King Rollo, jossies giants and The Tripods

On an unrelated search I found out that Reading Rainbow had been discontinued. This saddens me as I loved that show as a kid and watched it religiously. I also loved 3 2 1 Contact and Square One Television.

What did you watch way back in the day before you discovered more non-educational fare?

Mr. Rogers
321 Contact
I also loved the ABC stuff, the Conjunction Juntion, A Bill Becomes a Law, all those.

The Uncle Floyd show.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Floyd

Part of the variety format of the show included in-studio appearances by many rock and roll acts, sometimes lip-syncing and sometimes performing live, making clear that the show was not aimed only at children.

Among the many acts (both nationally known and local talent) appearing were The Ramones (multiple appearances, some captured on a recent DVD release), NRBQ, Bon Jovi, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, The Boomtown Rats, Eddie Money, Blue Öyster Cult, John Mellencamp, David Johansen (also known as Buster Poindexter), The Misfits, The Smithereens, Jan & Dean, Agnostic Front, Dramarama, Squeeze, Aztec Two-Step, Thor (the singer/bodybuilder), TV Toy, WKGB, Humans From Earth, The John Earl Walker Band, Blotto, Gary U.S. Bonds, Rachel Sweet, The Rattlers, The Feelies, Shrapnel, The Bongos, U.S.Ape, Fats Deacon & the Dumbwaiters, R. Stevie Moore, The Buttermilk Mountain Revue, The Plastics (also known as Plastics), Zoogz Rift, Crash Course In Science, The Stickmen, Z'ev, Rebecca Williams, The Phones (also known as The Responsible Teenagers), The Brains, Rupert Holmes, Dave Edmunds, Rick Derringer, The Marshall Tucker Band, Peter Tork and Davy Jones of The Monkees (separately), Steel Pulse, The Lords of the New Church, Johnny Science, The Dead Boys, Pussy Galore, The Payolas, Joan Armatrading, Tiny Tim, The Fiendz, Noble Gas , and Elliott Kappel.


You've got to love a kids show that features the Misfits.

Damm I forgot to add Rainbow

When I was REALLY young, which I guess goes up to about 6, I can vaguely recall Transformers, Exo-squad and damnit, it seems like there should be more. I do remember however, buying the toys to the R-rated movies I could never see like Aliens and Starship Troopers.

From about 7 - 10 I liked Beast Wars, oh god did I love Beast Wars.

Beast Wars to me was the end of the golden 90s era programming, when companies would introduce shows and have EXCELLENT toys to go along with them.

After that is when the Japanese stuff invaded our boarders, I.E. Digimon, Pokemon, Monster Rancher...

The last real Honest American cartoons I remember watching were Static Shock and The Jackie Chan adventures.

Though I do remember watching Rocky and Bullwinkle from 6:00 - 6:30 AM when I was 11 or so, that was high quality cartoon.

Dangermouse, Count Duckula, The Brollys, ThunderCats, Bagpuss, Mr Benn, The Clangers. That's what I can remember off the top of my head.

Thundercats, Transformers, MASK, Captain Planet, Inspector Gadget, Trap Door, Bananaman, Fraggle Rock, Bagpuss, The Clangers (not the original run, obviously), Bucky O'Hare, Duck Tales, Chip N' Dale (Rescue Rangers), The Raccoons, Tale Spin, Captain Scarlet (kicked the crap out of Stingray and Thunderbirds, though I liked both of those as well), Garfield, He-Man, The Smurfs, The Real Ghostbusters, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...

Fuck me, far too many to remember, though I think I've done a pretty good job.

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Oh my God I forgot the Raccoons. I loved that so much, it had the greatest theme tune.

Mr. Ben, Paddington Bear, the adaptions of Beatrix Potter's stories for children, Bananaman, Stingray, Captain Scarlet, and Thunderbirds. ALL classics.:D

EDIT: I forgot the Clangers. Reboot was awesome at the time also.

Oh my God I forgot the Raccoons. I loved that so much, it had the greatest theme tune.
Pfft. If it's theme tunes, then Chip N' Dale and Bucky O'Hare beats the Raccoons hands down.