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shiftytigger wrote:Wattoo Wattoo , Super Bird. No one I know ever heard of it . was it a fever dream?

HalcyonDaze00 wrote:Sledge Hammer

TheDude18 wrote:Here's a few which when mentioned my mates just look dull at me (which have already been mentioned in this thread)

Get Stuffed - Students show you how to cook for pennies (did anyone actually try a recipe though?)

Vidz (or was its Vids?) - Two men (Scottish/Welsh) review films from their video shop. Very funny for its time and they would review films that wouldn't get a mention anywhere else at the time e.g. Managa

Tour of Duty - An american TV based around a group of soldiers during the Vietnam war. A great show, if a little 'timid' these days. Begging for a TV re-make. Great use of 'Paint it Black' as an opening tune too.

Sledge Hammer - Do I need to explain this one? To my ill-informed mates I do!

Katzkatz wrote:Does anyone remember Dream On? It was on Channel 4 in the early 1990s. It was about a divorced book editor and his escapades with lots of women. There were a few guest appearances, like Gates McFadden and Teri Hatcher. It used clips from old films and TV. It was produced and some of the episodes were directed by Martin Landis(American Werewolf in London). I think a few episodes were shown on ITV 4 a few years ago. Some of them are up on YouTube.

greenberet79 wrote:What was the show that used to be on Channel 5 late on a Friday night - set in space, and the main character was a very attractive young woman.

Antiriad2097 wrote:

greenberet79 wrote:What was the show that used to be on Channel 5 late on a Friday night - set in space, and the main character was a very attractive young woman.

Babylon 5?
Farscape?
Lexx?

joefish wrote:

joefish wrote:Now one I really struggle to recall was a made-for-TV-movie that was shown around Christmas in the early 70s, and all I remember of it was one or more shrunken human characters (and possibly toy chracters) riding off on the back of a primary coloured toy train in a huge white room, saddened at being separated as the tracks diverge, possibly then waking from this a dream. I've looked at all the variations on the 'Babes in Toyland' story I can find, and none of them fit...

RetroAerosmith wrote:Sort of sounds like "Quincys Quest" made in like 79,tv panto type
thing thats never been repeated. its on youtube too and worth a rewatch just for the ad breaks in between. It has songs in it though as it has Tommy Steele in it.

OK, how you got that from my feeble description of my flimsy (and mostly false, as it turns out) childhood memories of it I'll never know, but that's the one. Thanks! It's been bugging me for decades! When you mentioned Tommy Steele, I thought you were definitely onto something. I'm pretty sure we watched it at my Gran's, either picking her up or taking her home after Christmas that year, so it would have been constantly interrupted!

He's not dreaming; he's a reject doll in tatty red dungarees trying to make it through the toy department of a huge store to reach Santa on Christmas Eve. Interesting that rather than all traditional toys, it featured contemporary ones such as robots with 'lasers' and even an Airfix Super Flight Deck. The plain white and black backgrounds that I remember were simply to cover cheap model effects. He wasn't separated from someone on the train - the points were switched to cause it to crash (though I don't remember the witch trying to sabotage his journey). The tragic bit at the end, where his ladyfriend passes out and he's left in the middle of the floor calling out for Santa as they both turn back into dolls - that brought it all back!

RetroAerosmith wrote:One cartoon movie no one ever remembers when i mention it is Dot and the Kangaroo. Also ive mentioned a film on numerous other forums but it involved a group of moari type australians that ate eucalyptus bars and tripped out, it was a kids movie and thats all i can remember about it. There was a koala bear in it, but thats it...

joefish wrote:

Katzkatz wrote:Does anyone remember Dream On? It was on Channel 4 in the early 1990s. It was about a divorced book editor and his escapades with lots of women. There were a few guest appearances, like Gates McFadden and Teri Hatcher. It used clips from old films and TV. It was produced and some of the episodes were directed by Martin Landis(American Werewolf in London). I think a few episodes were shown on ITV 4 a few years ago. Some of them are up on YouTube.

Vaguely - I seem to remember it regularly showing boobies! In fact, didn't it come on after The Adam & Joe Show and they commented on it coming up at the end of their programme?

Mancman wrote:Also one I can't remember the name of myself and its been bugging me for years, really. It was about a guy who would gain superpowers by looking at the sun, his eyes would change colour if I remember correctly. I don't think it lasted very long because of the whole staring into the sun thing, kids might copy it, see.