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Pony Talk => Off Topic => Topic started by: elish2 on February 26, 2014, 01:50:21 PM
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What was your favorite kids movie/show as a kid that was obscure or not really heard of?
My favorites were The Phantom Toll Booth and Rikki Tikki Tavi
There was also a little kids set called Wee Sing and they were pretty good for little kids. :)
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Oh i love both of those films. I remember reading The Phantom Toll Booth in gradeschool. I have a copy lying around one of my shelves.
For me I'd have to say Once Upon a Forest. I watched every time I went to my grandparents.
Also Charlotte's Web 2.
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Rikki Tikki Tavi was one of the first DVDs I ever bought. I've always loved that film :)
I don't know how obscure Zoobilee Zoo was? I think it was Canadian but it was also shown in the US at some point. I loved that show as a kid. The costumes were amazing. My favorite character was Bravo Fox ^.^
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Fables of the Green Forest
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Land before time
Anyone?
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Land before time
Anyone?
I have every film and collection of plushies for it!
Never heard of Zoobilee Zoo or Fables of the Green Forest :blink: Time for research!
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Space Cases. Aw, man, now I'll have the theme song in my head for DAYS.
Oh! And Pinwheel!
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Land before time
Anyone?
I have every film and collection of plushies for it!
Never heard of Zoobilee Zoo or Fables of the Green Forest :blink: Time for research!
Ooooh ive never had plushies *jelous*
(Just kidding not jelous)
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Rikki Tikki Tavi was one of the first DVDs I ever bought. I've always loved that film :)
I don't know how obscure Zoobilee Zoo was? I think it was Canadian but it was also shown in the US at some point. I loved that show as a kid. The costumes were amazing. My favorite character was Bravo Fox ^.^
Zoobilee Zoo!
Zoobilee Zoo!
Magic and Wonder are waiting for you!
I never saw much of the show as a kid, but I never could forget the opening/theme song to it. :D Always liked Whazzat Kangaroo.
Space Cases. Aw, man, now I'll have the theme song in my head for DAYS.
Oh! And Pinwheel!
If Space Cases is the show I am thinking of, i had part of the song stuck in my head for years and couldn't figure out where it came from until TeenNick aired the show a few years ago as part of New Years Snick. xD
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If you want a zombie bunny, or a pussycat mummy, a vampire froggy or a skeletony doggy~
Dr. Zitbag's Transylvania Pet Shop! So obscure it was never released on DVD, had limited VHS releases and about 3/19 episodes to be found anywhere on the net. I loved that show.
Also, possibly not the most obscure, but: Donkey Kong Country! I also used to really love Playdays, not sure how obscure that one is.
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I don't think I watched anything obscure. I loved Sesame Street, Reading Rainbow, The Electric Company, and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. And of course I watched all the Saturday morning cartoons: Looney Tunes, Punky Brewster (the live TV show and the cartoon), Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Snorks, Muppet Babies, etc. I remember watching My Little Pony cartoons in the morning before school. ;)
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Tabaluga. And, ReBoot. Not sure how obscure they are but...I loved Oscar's Flying Orchestra (I think that's the title. It was about a flying piano), the original Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon, and Biker Mice from Mars :lol:
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Ohh I thought of some more.
Tokyo Pig, Pepper Ann, and the Watership Down tv series (the more child friendly one :P )
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Oh I loved some of the old Nick Jr SHow too!
Adventures of the Little Koala, Eureka's Castle, David the Gnome
and I like Fairy Tale Theater with Shelly Duvall...
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I never saw much of the show as a kid, but I never could forget the opening/theme song to it. :D Always liked Whazzat Kangaroo.
I loved her too but I half wondered if she was a cat, because she always made cat noises. :P
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Ohh I thought of some more.
Tokyo Pig, Pepper Ann, and the Watership Down tv series (the more child friendly one :P )
OMG Pepper Ann!
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I don't think I watched anything obscure. I loved Sesame Street, Reading Rainbow, The Electric Company, and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. And of course I watched all the Saturday morning cartoons: Looney Tunes, Punky Brewster (the live TV show and the cartoon), Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Snorks, Muppet Babies, etc. I remember watching My Little Pony cartoons in the morning before school. ;)
I watched those too, except The Snorks. I also watched The Elephant Show and a show I can't remember...it had a guy that was hiking through the woods and eventually went through a log into his like secret place and he educated kids on stuff. Not very helpful but it's all I can remember.
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Space Cases. Aw, man, now I'll have the theme song in my head for DAYS.
Oh! And Pinwheel!
Space Cases was my JAM back in the day! The episodes are up on Youtube, though they're horrid VHS quality. xD
I don't remember Pinwheel, but I remember my mom telling me that she would sit me in front of that show when I was REALLY little and it kept me entertained while she took care of the house.
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I don't know how obscure Zoobilee Zoo was? I think it was Canadian but it was also shown in the US at some point. I loved that show as a kid. The costumes were amazing. My favorite character was Bravo Fox ^.^
We got Zoobilee Zoo here. Would come on PBS stupidly early on the weekends and I was always up early enough to catch it.
I liked Bravo, Bill-der Beaver...and the lion who's name I can't remember for the life of me >.<
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The only really obscure stuff I remember watching was David the Gnome, The Lil' Bits, The Adventures of Tin-Tin (dubbed of course), and something about a karate kangaroo...
There was also Little Nemo. Anyone else remember that?
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Thank you for talking about Pinwheel! I have been trying to remember what that show was called for years! I don't remember a thing about it besides the Hobo bugs and now I know what the show was!!!
I feel a little silly about how excited I am about it :blush:
Did anyone ever watch the Tales of the Wizard of Oz? I just looked it up and apparently it's from 1961 :shocked: I can still sing the theme song and I haven't heard it in about 25 years. I'm old :lol:
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There was also Little Nemo. Anyone else remember that?
Little Nemo in Slumberland!!! We would watch that movie at my grandma's and we had the game for NES!
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There was also Little Nemo. Anyone else remember that?
Little Nemo in Slumberland!!! We would watch that movie at my grandma's and we had the game for NES!
I practically wore my VHS of that movie out. xD Next to the Lion King, it was my favourite.
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Maggie and the Ferocious Beast was a favorite of mine. I was so upset when whatever channel aired it quit playing it. ;___;
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These were my some of my fave shows when I was a kid. Obscure? Hmmm, I'm not sure if they had these shows anywhere but Canada but anyone remember:
Size Small http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Size_Small
Camp Cariboo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Cariboo or
Hilarious House of Frightenstein? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilarious_House_of_Frightenstein
Awesome.
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Space Cases. Aw, man, now I'll have the theme song in my head for DAYS.
Love Space Cases!
The Odyssey and Dark Stalkers...
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I miss the old days of actual Saturday morning cartoons on network tv. ^.^ Johnny Quest, Fat Albert, Scooby Doo and Schoolhouse Rock, ahhh, those were the days.
As far as obscure shows, I loved Beverly Hills Teens sooo much. I also liked some of the shows my little brothers liked like Dinosaucers?? is that right? and there was this one show possibly called 'Space rangers' with these Texas-ranger type astronauts with awesome talking mechanical horses. They were so cool. I'm not sure any of them had toys to go with the shows.
I know there were more but those are the stand-outs. :) Oh! And I loved Voltron too, I had a crush on the red one I think, Kieth? I can't remember. That was like 30 years ago. :lol:
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Dinosaucers yep that is right! I remember that one. And Duck tails and darkwing duck...Gargoyles...Thundercats...sigh, miss the good ol' cartoons...I remember watching one episode fo Darkstalkers, and I had the video game for that one too!
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Obscure?
Movie: Scruffy
TV: The Littl' Bits
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I almost forgot about Ghostwriter. I Remember the 'lil bits... How about Grimms fairy tales?
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Ghostwriter was great! What about the Fred On Your Head show?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldZuCrZoEDg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldZuCrZoEDg)
it's magical !!chinese legend of a warrior kid animation!I grew up with that in Greek tv!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4FArhhIhhU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4FArhhIhhU)
the storyteller simply amazing!
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Ghost Writer! :biggrin:
If you want a zombie bunny, or a pussycat mummy, a vampire froggy or a skeletony doggy~
Dr. Zitbag's Transylvania Pet Shop! So obscure it was never released on DVD, had limited VHS releases and about 3/19 episodes to be found anywhere on the net. I loved that show.
Holy crap we've got to be like 2 out of the 10 people on earth who actually own that VHS! :P
I watched a lot of pretty obscure shows as a kid. Hrm... anyone seen Marvin the Tap Dancing Horse? Cyber Six was also really awesome.
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I watched a lot of pretty obscure shows as a kid. Hrm... anyone seen Marvin the Tap Dancing Horse? Cyber Six was also really awesome.
Oh I watched Marvin the Tap Dancing Horse when it came on Qubo! It was really cute
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Oh, Jim Henson's Story Teller, great show! it had a creepy fascination!
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I'm not sure if it was a whole show on its own, but I loved Picture Pages with Bill Cosby. My mom even ordered the activity books that you could do along with Bill.
And I can still remember at least part of the Pinwheel theme.
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I'm not sure if this counts as obscure, but I was OBSESSED with The Pirates of Dark Water during its short run during the early 90s. I don't know if they ever made an ending for the show....it drives me nuts to this day that I don't know how the story ended! >_< :cry:
Also, elish2, you have great taste in shows! I was all about some Dinosaucers, DuckTails and Darkwing Duck. ;)
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I'm not sure if this counts as obscure, but I was OBSESSED with The Pirates of Dark Water during its short run during the early 90s. I don't know if they ever made an ending for the show....it drives me nuts to this day that I don't know how the story ended! >_< :cry:
Also, elish2, you have great taste in shows! I was all about some Dinosaucers, DuckTails and Darkwing Duck. ;)
I love Pirates of Darkwater too! it is so nice to be reminded of these great shows! I will have to look them up on youtube!
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I used to love Mysterious Cities of Gold, and Kimba the White Lion. There was also an anime version of the Oz stories that I loved. Also maybe not so obscure depending on where you live and how old you are but Count Duckula, Danger Mouse and Trap door.
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Oh man, I was obsessed with Ghostwriter. Anyone remember Square 1 TV?
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Oh gosh lets see I've watched so many shows over the years I can't remember all of them. I only remember the non obscure tv shows really.
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Oh! Oh! I forgot about the Elephant Show and Skinamarink TV! Man, I remember watching those around 3 or 4 years old.
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I watched a lot of PBS as a kid since we didn't have cable:p
Some of my favorites were Far and Away, Owl TV, and Square One TV.
On very rare occasions I'd get to watch David the Gnome on cable too:p
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Pirates of Dark Water, gah I have that all recorded on VHS! It did not have an official ending sadly enough
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I was a big fan of the Disney afternoon (Gummi Bears, Ducktales, Darkwing Duck, Tail Spin) and watched it for years. :)
As for obscure? Hmm. . .
Possibly Dumbo's Circus.
Bump in the Night
Ghostwriter and Wishbone
Ah memories. :)
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Oh! Oh! I forgot about the Elephant Show and Skinamarink TV! Man, I remember watching those around 3 or 4 years old.
Aaaand... now I'm sitting here singing the song. XD I'd almost forgotten about that show!
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Oh man, all these memories coming back!
Anyone else remember Uh-Oh! or Little Bear? Those two were some of my favourites!
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Ahh sweet nostalgia. :hope: My childhood was all about The Real Ghostbusters, The Elephant Show, Camp Cariboo, The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, Take Part (any fellow Canadians remember that one? ;) ), and You Can't Do That On Television. There was one other obscure show that I can't remember the title of, that I was obsessed with as a kid. Maybe you guys can help!
It was a live action kid's drama on CBC. The main character was a boy who fell out of his treehouse and hit his head, and most of the story played out in his coma/dream world. There were no adults in that world, but the kid was still convinced that his father was there somewhere and he was hell bent on finding him. I remember the father's little telescope was really important, but I don't remember if they ever explained why. Does anyone else know what show I'm talking about? :huh:
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Square 1 TV?
I like Mathman and the mathnet segments :lol:
And loved Where in the world is carmen sandiego
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Oh! Oh! I forgot about the Elephant Show and Skinamarink TV! Man, I remember watching those around 3 or 4 years old.
Aaaand... now I'm sitting here singing the song. XD I'd almost forgotten about that show!
This so much! My brain went "oh hey!" when I read that :lol:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8Iidlj5GzM
I thought I was going mad, but I swore I remembered Weird Al on Square One Tv. I am not mad, I found it!
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Does Bucky 'o Hare count?
It did have a toyline, but only 13 actual episodes. I adored that show so much.
David the Gnome was actually pretty big around these parts. It'd be on all the time, along with shows like The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Holgersson on one of our children's TV networks.
And oh my gosh I found it, finally!
Does anyone remember a show called Diplodos? I had a part of it on tape at one point, but the shows title eluded me for years. I only found it just now when this thread gave me an incentive to try again!
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David the Gnome was my absolute favorite thing as a really little kid, its actually the first show I have memory's of watching. :)
Later on, I was really into Wishbone, but I dont really think that was obscure, it was just hard for us to watch it because we didnt have cable xD. I remember having an extremely old "dial" tv in my basment that could just about get that channel so I always watched it in black and white with a faint static audio after school. xD
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So many memories!! I remember watching
Little Nemo
Unico
The Last Unicorn (not so obscure, but I guess it was back then. The red bull scared the crap out of me :shocked: )
Under the Umbrella Tree
Dumbo's Circus
Once Upon a Forest
Return to Oz (not a cartoon, but I loved that movie. The Wheelers terrified me so bad I thought for sure they were coming after me when I had to use the bathroom at night :lol: )
Teddy Bear's Picnic
The Hugga Bunch Movie (another movie that scared me to death :P )
Peter Rabbit
The Velveteen Rabbit
Thumbelina
The Swan Princess
The Pebble and the Penguin
Happily Ever After (I think that's what it was called. It was about Snow White and 7 female dwarfs XD )
A Troll in Central Park
We're Back
Wish Kid (the one with Macaulay Culkin, anyone remember that? :lol: )
David the Gnome
The Little Bits
The Littles
Rover Dangerfield
Rock A Doodle (looooved that movie. Watched it SO much I wonder if the tape still works lol)
Chances are if it was a cartoon then I would watch it :lol:
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Wait!!! There was a Watership Down TV series?! How have I lived so long and not know this??
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Let's see I remember
David the Gnome
Today's Special-I think that's what it was called. A mannequin in a department store came to life at night and there were some characters that were puppets.
The Elephant show
Welcome to Pooh Corner
Lil Bits
The Little Price from Outer Space
Danger Mouse
Dumbo's Circus
Under the Umbrella Tree
Ponyfan
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So many memories!! I remember watching
Little Nemo
Unico
The Last Unicorn (not so obscure, but I guess it was back then. The red bull scared the crap out of me :shocked: )
Under the Umbrella Tree
Dumbo's Circus
Once Upon a Forest
Return to Oz (not a cartoon, but I loved that movie. The Wheelers terrified me so bad I thought for sure they were coming after me when I had to use the bathroom at night :lol: )
Teddy Bear's Picnic
The Hugga Bunch Movie (another movie that scared me to death :P )
Peter Rabbit
The Velveteen Rabbit
Thumbelina
The Swan Princess
The Pebble and the Penguin
Happily Ever After (I think that's what it was called. It was about Snow White and 7 female dwarfs XD )
A Troll in Central Park
We're Back
Wish Kid (the one with Macaulay Culkin, anyone remember that? :lol: )
David the Gnome
The Little Bits
The Littles
Rover Dangerfield
Rock A Doodle (looooved that movie. Watched it SO much I wonder if the tape still works lol)
Chances are if it was a cartoon then I would watch it :lol:
I watched everyone of these! I love all of them! Not too many people even knew about return to oz...a lot scarier than the original movie.
Anyone remember Camp Candy? It was John Candy as a camp counselor an it was a cartoon.
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David the Gnome
Today's Special-I think that's what it was called. A mannequin in a department store came to life at night and there were some characters that were puppets.
So many memories!! I remember watching
The Last Unicorn (not so obscure, but I guess it was back then. The red bull scared the crap out of me :shocked: )
Once Upon a Forest
Return to Oz (not a cartoon, but I loved that movie. The Wheelers terrified me so bad I thought for sure they were coming after me when I had to use the bathroom at night :lol: )
Thumbelina
The Swan Princess
The Pebble and the Penguin
We're Back
Wish Kid (the one with Macaulay Culkin, anyone remember that? :lol: )
David the Gnome
Rover Dangerfield
All of these. Anyone remember Pocket Dragons?
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I've yet to meet one other person that even knows about The Odyssey. It was a Canadian produced show. (Featured a young Ryan Reynolds and Kristian Ayre from Space Cases... It's been awhile but there were episodes on youtube. I'd post a link but it's blocked at work.)
Oh man, I was obsessed with Ghostwriter.
We watched it in elementary school. Ah, the good old days...
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Oh, Jim Henson's Story Teller, great show! it had a creepy fascination!
That was on Netflix! Loved watching it. And who doesn't love David the Gnome?
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Not too many people even knew about return to oz...a lot scarier than the original movie.
Oooh, I love Return to Oz. Dare I say I think it's even better than The Wizard of Oz? It's much more like the books and gives off such a dark, creepy vibe. I had it on VHS when I was a kid and I have it on DVD now.
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All of these. Anyone remember Pocket Dragons?
YES! I used to collect the little ornaments too, and I had a subscription to the fanclub and everything. It was actually through a newsletter they sent me that I found out about it :D
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Not too many people even knew about return to oz...a lot scarier than the original movie.
Oooh, I love Return to Oz. Dare I say I think it's even better than The Wizard of Oz? It's much more like the books and gives off such a dark, creepy vibe. I had it on VHS when I was a kid and I have it on DVD now.
oh goodness i watched that at a very young age and it literally had me worried for MANY years! xD
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Actually I think a lot of our shows are just so old that we forgot what they were as opposed to them being obscure. I watched the mess out of the Elephant Show and Dumbo's circus when I was a little elvenwine26, would that make me an elven grape? I miss Pirates of Dark Water, I seriously wish they'd finished it.
I love cartoons!
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not sure if these are obscure but-
the queen's nose (BEST. TV SHOW. EVER)
the raccoons (bf's fave when he was little haha)
jackanory- ten in a bed with victoria wood i have on vhs, love it so much <3
spooks of bottle bay
aaah! real monsters
zzzap
come outside
the riddlers- terrifying haha
wizadora!
brum
the wild house- no one seems to remember this and i loved it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmNNe5wNpTw
there are so many. children's tv just isn't what it used to be :(
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As a very young kid, I watched a show of russian folklore filmed with very well done puppets. I don't rember the name of the show or the fairytales other than a white ship that flew in a winter forest. I do however remember that I loved it and never missed an episode.
The storyteller was a favorite as I got older, as was Are you afraid of the dark which was a group of kids that met by a fire at night and told scary stories to each other.
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I'm not sure if this counts as obscure, but I was OBSESSED with The Pirates of Dark Water during its short run during the early 90s. I don't know if they ever made an ending for the show....it drives me nuts to this day that I don't know how the story ended! >_< :cry:
I love Pirates of Darkwater too! it is so nice to be reminded of these great shows! I will have to look them up on youtube!
I have found people who know what Pirates of Dark Water is!! :frolic: Every time I have ever mentioned it to anyone I just get this blank look. I was really excited because, even though it never got an official ending, it DID get released on DVD about a year ago :D After watching it all over again I feel that it is one of those rare shows that really held up well over time. I had also read something, waaaayyyy back, about how there was a pitch at one point to either reboot it or officially finish the series but I never saw anything else on it and it has been a long time :cry:
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not sure if these are obscure but-
the queen's nose (BEST. TV SHOW. EVER)
the raccoons (bf's fave when he was little haha)
jackanory- ten in a bed with victoria wood i have on vhs, love it so much <3
spooks of bottle bay
aaah! real monsters
zzzap
come outside
the riddlers- terrifying haha
wizadora!
brum
the wild house- no one seems to remember this and i loved it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmNNe5wNpTw
there are so many. children's tv just isn't what it used to be :(
Aaah the Queen's Nose! And Wild House! I don't think I watched either lots but I do recall them! (Also hi to a fellow Oxfordian!!)
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I remember Pirates Of Dark Water and never missed an episode.
Another show I enjoyed was Adventures In Wonderland. It aired on the Disney channel in the early 90s.
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As a very young kid, I watched a show of russian folklore filmed with very well done puppets. I don't rember the name of the show or the fairytales other than a white ship that flew in a winter forest. I do however remember that I loved it and never missed an episode.
The storyteller was a favorite as I got older, as was Are you afraid of the dark which was a group of kids that met by a fire at night and told scary stories to each other.
Ooh! that story with the ship you describe sounds like "The fool of the world and the flying ship".
We had on on tape when I was a child. I adored it.
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My fave kids shows when I was little -
Your Mother Wouldn't Like It (cvbercookies to anyone who actually remembers that...Palace Hill FTW lol :D And Twee Man...)
Knightmare (has made a comeback showing repeats on Challenge Tv. See I can be 'cool' sometimes...)
Rude Dog and the Dweebs
*rushes off to Youtube*
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I did some looking around and found some more shows I remember watching (Although I have vauge memories of some of them.)
Little Koala
Noozles. This one was about Blinky and his sister Pinky. Blinky could appear as a stuffed animal until someone rubbed his nose. Then he would come to life. Pinky was always trying to get Blinky to leave Sandy's house so they could go back to Koala La la Land.
Pinwheel- I have a vauge memory of the theme song. "Pinwheel, Pinwheel spinning around."
Fred Penner's Place
Maya the Bee
Papa Beaver's Story Time
Eureeka's Castle
Ponyfan
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My favorite movie as a kid was Dot and the Kangaroo.
For preschoolers I loved A Big Big World.
Redwall by Brian Jacques.
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My fiance watched some offbeat shows as a kid...not sure if they can be called obscure...among them were Out of the Box, Big Bad Beetleborgs, VR Troopers, The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, Welcome to Pooh Corner, and an animated movie about Puff the Magic Dragon. I watched a lot of Disney, Nick and PBS shows as a kid...some of the obscure ones included Legends of the Hidden Temple, Dinosaucers, Hey Dude, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Gargoyles and Madeline. ^.^
ETA: This link is super helpful! http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/03/forgotten-90s-kids-shows/ (http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/03/forgotten-90s-kids-shows/)
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Eureeka's Castle
YEEES! This was the first show I ever watched!
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Does anyone remember Noddy (it was like a little clown with a long hat?) or Between the Lions?
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I loved Noddy and Between the Lions!
I went through a phase (I was about 4?) where I was obsessed with this show called "The Book of Virtues" (or something like that). It was a cartoon about these two kids who were taught life lessons by friendly animals. I thought it was awesome.
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I loved Noddy and Between the Lions!
I went through a phase (I was about 4?) where I was obsessed with this show called "The Book of Virtues" (or something like that). It was a cartoon about these two kids who were taught life lessons by friendly animals. I thought it was awesome.
Yay! Between you and me, if Between the Lions was still on I probably have to watch agin, that was my favorite thing in the whole world, except for the Cliffhangers :/
The Book of Virtues sounds familiar was it animated?
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I loved Noddy and Between the Lions!
I went through a phase (I was about 4?) where I was obsessed with this show called "The Book of Virtues" (or something like that). It was a cartoon about these two kids who were taught life lessons by friendly animals. I thought it was awesome.
Yay! Between you and me, if Between the Lions was still on I probably have to watch agin, that was my favorite thing in the whole world, except for the Cliffhangers :/
The Book of Virtues sounds familiar was it animated?
Between the Lions was a fun show. Yes The Book of Virtues was animated! I loved that show as well.
Also glad to see someone mentioned We're Back! A Dinosaur Story
I didn't see the Poddington Peas mentioned here. Maybe it wasn't an obscure cartoon but I had a vhs of it as a kid.
Also the Hello Kitty's Furry Tail Theater!
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When I was little I actually named my dog after a character on Between the Lions. :P
There was one episode with a knight named Orlando Furioso, and I thought that it was THE BEST name ever. I desperately wanted a dog to name after him, and a few years later when my family got a second dog, we did name him Orlando Furioso! We call him Oaf for short since Orlando Furioso is a bit of a mouthful. :lol:
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I did some looking around and found some more shows I remember watching (Although I have vauge memories of some of them.)
Little Koala
Noozles. This one was about Blinky and his sister Pinky. Blinky could appear as a stuffed animal until someone rubbed his nose. Then he would come to life. Pinky was always trying to get Blinky to leave Sandy's house so they could go back to Koala La la Land.
Pinwheel- I have a vauge memory of the theme song. "Pinwheel, Pinwheel spinning around."
Fred Penner's Place
Maya the Bee
Papa Beaver's Story Time
Eureeka's Castle
Ponyfan
I remember Little Koala, Eureeka's Castle and Maya the Bee!! My sister and I used to swing on the swing set and pretend to be Maya and Willy :lol:
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If anyone can help me remember a show... I remember very little about it, mostly because I found it disturbing so I rarely watched more than a little bit. It was mostly live action, but aimed at children. The only part I clearly remember was at the end of each show, someone would sign a document (or piece of paper?) and the signature would come to life and zip around the room (screen) while the actors chased it. Worst idea ever - I still have that stupid thing appearing in my dreams at odd times. It made a distinctive 'zip, zip, ziiiiip!' sort of sound.
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I just thought of 3 2 1 Contact. I was always bored with the show so I wouldn't watch it. But, I would keep on just long enough to hear the theme.
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How obscure is Cyberchase?
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I loved Noddy and Between the Lions!
I went through a phase (I was about 4?) where I was obsessed with this show called "The Book of Virtues" (or something like that). It was a cartoon about these two kids who were taught life lessons by friendly animals. I thought it was awesome.
Adventures from the Book of Virtues! And the main character was a buffalo named Plato :D Shocked that I still remember that.
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There was an old show I used to watch when I was very little that I can't remember the name of. It was live action and was at a train station and every show they sang about the colors of the rainbow....
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Mine is so obscure that it hasn't even been mentioned here yet!
The movie The Adventures of the American Rabbit!
Here's a YouTube link to the trailer for the movie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxmG9G7R2L0
sailorstitch
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I loved Bump In The Night, Little Bear and - here's my obscure one - Billy the Cat!
I remember when I found a complete download of The Animals of Farthing Wood. Hearing the intro theme... was incredible. Hearing something for the first time in literally years gives me a feeling I really can't describe or replicate.
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There was an old show I used to watch when I was very little that I can't remember the name of. It was live action and was at a train station and every show they sang about the colors of the rainbow....
The only thing I can think of is Shinning Time Station
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Mine is so obscure that it hasn't even been mentioned here yet!
The movie The Adventures of the American Rabbit!
Here's a YouTube link to the trailer for the movie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxmG9G7R2L0
sailorstitch
I remember that one!! Totally forgot about it, it's been forever :lol:
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There was an old show I used to watch when I was very little that I can't remember the name of. It was live action and was at a train station and every show they sang about the colors of the rainbow....
The only thing I can think of is Shinning Time Station
I still can't believe THAT was my first introduction to George Carlin. :lmao:
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As a very young kid, I watched a show of russian folklore filmed with very well done puppets. I don't rember the name of the show or the fairytales other than a white ship that flew in a winter forest. I do however remember that I loved it and never missed an episode.
The storyteller was a favorite as I got older, as was Are you afraid of the dark which was a group of kids that met by a fire at night and told scary stories to each other.
Ooh! that story with the ship you describe sounds like "The fool of the world and the flying ship".
We had on on tape when I was a child. I adored it.
You've just made my entire week! I looked up that title and found it on youtube and it is it! I wondered for years about this show! Now to find it in Swedish or English so I can watch it! :')
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As a very young kid, I watched a show of russian folklore filmed with very well done puppets. I don't rember the name of the show or the fairytales other than a white ship that flew in a winter forest. I do however remember that I loved it and never missed an episode.
The storyteller was a favorite as I got older, as was Are you afraid of the dark which was a group of kids that met by a fire at night and told scary stories to each other.
Ooh! that story with the ship you describe sounds like "The fool of the world and the flying ship".
We had on on tape when I was a child. I adored it.
You've just made my entire week! I looked up that title and found it on youtube and it is it! I wondered for years about this show! Now to find it in Swedish or English so I can watch it! :')
Glad I could help! :D
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Tabaluga. And, ReBoot. Not sure how obscure they are but...I loved Oscar's Flying Orchestra (I think that's the title. It was about a flying piano), the original Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon, and Biker Mice from Mars :lol:
I friggin loved Tabaluga XD I still know the theme song lol. Obscure shows i used to love were PawPaw Bears, Swat Kats and Through the Dragons Eye that used to air in the UK :D Absolutely adored that series :D
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I used to love Shinning Time Station and Hey Dude. Hey Dude was acutally on Teen Nick a few years ago but I heard they had really low viewer ratings so they took it off the air.
Ponyfan
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Tabaluga. And, ReBoot. Not sure how obscure they are but...I loved Oscar's Flying Orchestra (I think that's the title. It was about a flying piano), the original Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon, and Biker Mice from Mars :lol:
I friggin loved Tabaluga XD I still know the theme song lol. Obscure shows i used to love were PawPaw Bears, Swat Kats and Through the Dragons Eye that used to air in the UK :D Absolutely adored that series :D
:D No one else remembers Tabaluga! It was great <3 I think it only aired on Cartoon Network, though, so my parents got a family friend to record the episodes for me as we only had the basic 5 channels for ages.
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Did anyone ever watch The Brave Little Toaster? I think it's been released on DVD so not so obscure, but it was a weird movie about appliances trying to find their master :lol:
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Did anyone ever watch The Brave Little Toaster? I think it's been released on DVD so not so obscure, but it was a weird movie about appliances trying to find their master :lol:
YES. It scared me so much (That AC unit and the magnet in the junkyard were TERRIFYING), not as bad as the Animals of Farthingwood but, damn. The radio was always my favourite ^^
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Did anyone ever watch The Brave Little Toaster? I think it's been released on DVD so not so obscure, but it was a weird movie about appliances trying to find their master :lol:
Oh, yes! That's another one I watched repeatedly. For me the scary part was when the vacuum cleaner almost sucked up blankie.
sailorstitch
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Did anyone ever watch The Brave Little Toaster? I think it's been released on DVD so not so obscure, but it was a weird movie about appliances trying to find their master :lol:
Oh, yes! That's another one I watched repeatedly. For me the scary part was when the vacuum cleaner almost sucked up blankie.
sailorstitch
Didn't they save like a really old machine in a basement once and it sung a song? That used to freak me out so much ;n;
Oh and I do know the Book of Virtues! I remember the bison, I liked him the best!
What about Captain Planet and I think it was called Liberty's Kids?
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Adventures in Wonderland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWjLjPqwtk8
Ocean Girl!
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No one remembers Crocadoo, Blazing dragons and Foxbusters.
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I remember Aventures in Wonderland.
Does anyone else remember Wuzzles?
Ponyfan
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I remember Aventures in Wonderland.
Does anyone else remember Wuzzles?
Ponyfan
I love Wuzzles.
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Oh and I do know the Book of Virtues! I remember the bison, I liked him the best!
What about Captain Planet and I think it was called Liberty's Kids?
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I loved Liberty's Kids! I actually rewatched it last year, well part of it. My excuse was that I was brushing up for my American History exam :P
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Has anyone mentioned the movie Dot and the Kangaroo or the series Ovide and the Gang yet?
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here's my obscure one - Billy the Cat!
Seen it! And Noddy and Shining Time Station.
Eckhart, Anthony Ant, Maggie and the Ferocious Beast, the Bobaloos, the Triplets, The Sandman. Anyone remember Wonderworks Videos? I rented them all the time from the library.
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here's my obscure one - Billy the Cat!
Seen it! And Noddy and Shining Time Station.
Eckhart, Anthony Ant, Maggie and the Ferocious Beast, the Bobaloos, the Triplets, The Sandman. Anyone remember Wonderworks Videos? I rented them all the time from the library.
AGHHH Maggie and the Ferocious Beast was my jam, thank you for bringing them up!
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Did anyone ever watch The Brave Little Toaster? I think it's been released on DVD so not so obscure, but it was a weird movie about appliances trying to find their master :lol:
Oh, yes! That's another one I watched repeatedly. For me the scary part was when the vacuum cleaner almost sucked up blankie.
sailorstitch
Didn't they save like a really old machine in a basement once and it sung a song? That used to freak me out so much ;n;
Not that I remember..... But I've never seen any of the squeals.
sailorstitch
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Here's a clip from The Adventures of the The Little Prince. I guess I was thinking of the theme song when I called it The Little Prince from Outer Space,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oksUulzn7kM
Ponyfan
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Adventures in Wonderland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWjLjPqwtk8
Ocean Girl!
OMG! Watching that intro to Adventures In Wonderland I had totally forgotten about that show. I used to watch it. I'm also glad someone else remembers Ocean Girl. ^.^
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No one remembers Crocadoo, Blazing dragons and Foxbusters.
I remember Blazing Dragons! Used to love that cartoon :D
And I also remember Wuzzles, Adventures in Wonderland and Ocean Girl though I didn't watch too many episodes :)
Did anyone ever watch The Brave Little Toaster? I think it's been released on DVD so not so obscure, but it was a weird movie about appliances trying to find their master :lol:
YES. It scared me so much (That AC unit and the magnet in the junkyard were TERRIFYING), not as bad as the Animals of Farthingwood but, damn. The radio was always my favourite ^^
The magnet terrified me too! I actually always had to close my eyes at that part because it gave me nightmares :P
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here's my obscure one - Billy the Cat!
Seen it! And Noddy and Shining Time Station.
Eckhart, Anthony Ant, Maggie and the Ferocious Beast, the Bobaloos, the Triplets, The Sandman. Anyone remember Wonderworks Videos? I rented them all the time from the library.
AGHHH Maggie and the Ferocious Beast was my jam, thank you for bringing them up!
You're very much welcome. :biggrin:
Ahh, and I forgot about the old CBC kids lineup! Dragon Booster, Ace Lightning, Maple Shorts, Chilly Beach, Shoebox Zoo, Morgan Waters show...
So much kid's show spammage.
Oh! Oh! And on Fox there was Cubits and Tama and Friends (and Digimon and transformers of course). This thread is a real nostalgia trip.
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How about Asterix the Gull or Flight of Dragons or Wizards?
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Anyone else here remember The Forgotten Toys? I love that series (and the original movie!) so much ;A; I'm not sure how well known it is outside of England, though, heh. (Heck, even *in* the UK it seems pretty obscure ^^;)
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Adventures in Wonderland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWjLjPqwtk8
Ocean Girl!
OMG! Watching that intro to Adventures In Wonderland I had totally forgotten about that show. I used to watch it. I'm also glad someone else remembers Ocean Girl. ^.^
For awhile Ocean Girl was on Netflix but now it's on Amazon. It's strange watching a kid's show you were SO INTO, and as an adult, the same magic isn't there though.
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Anyone ever watch Rupert? I was a little old for it when it came on but, I liked him.
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Does anyone remember the movie Where the Toys Come From? I don't remember much about the movie, but I remember being scared of it :lol: I think I was scared of everything when I little :lookround:
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You're very much welcome. :biggrin:
Ahh, and I forgot about the old CBC kids lineup! Dragon Booster, Ace Lightning, Maple Shorts, Chilly Beach, Shoebox Zoo, Morgan Waters show...
So much kid's show spammage.
Oh! Oh! And on Fox there was Cubits and Tama and Friends (and Digimon and transformers of course). This thread is a real nostalgia trip.
And now I have the Ace Lightning theme in my head :lol:
Anyone else here remember The Forgotten Toys? I love that series (and the original movie!) so much ;A; I'm not sure how well known it is outside of England, though, heh. (Heck, even *in* the UK it seems pretty obscure ^^;)
YES. Was it ever released in DVD or anything? Mine was on VHS and it's likely not working any more...
Also - there was a film I loved when I was little involving two toys: a toy soldier and a toy princess. They fall asleep in bed bedside their child owner and the princess gets kidnapped by mice (I think) and the soldier has to go rescue her. Anyone know what it was called?
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Wildfire: fantasy horses with the best theme ever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKk1RQL-dx8
Mysterious Cities of Gold: be a little patient with the 40-second intro, the theme is soooo worth it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2z7lWtfUP0
Voltron: wasn't so obscure in its day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clm29r9qfgQ
Leo the Lion
opening http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQmi2u6-6vk
ending http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oXGhKdNS5o
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I'd have to say Round the Twist, which is an Australian one. (not a cartoon)
Another would be Flipper and Lopaka!
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Here's a clip from The Adventures of the The Little Prince. I guess I was thinking of the theme song when I called it The Little Prince from Outer Space,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oksUulzn7kM
Ponyfan
Hey wait a minute. That looks familiar.
Isn't there a cg series based on the little prince? I think they're running that here currently.
Or it may have been on one of the Belgian channels.
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How obscure is Cyberchase?
Cyberchase is still on :) My kids watch it when we catch it. I like that show :)
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Oh! Oh! And on Fox there was Cubits and Tama and Friends (and Digimon and transformers of course). This thread is a real nostalgia trip.
Yes!!! Tama and Friends!!! I love that show. I still have a video where I taped some of the shows off tv. I'd love to have the whole series on DVD.
sailorstitch
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Who remembers the potato head kids?
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Anyone else here remember The Forgotten Toys? I love that series (and the original movie!) so much ;A; I'm not sure how well known it is outside of England, though, heh. (Heck, even *in* the UK it seems pretty obscure ^^;)
YES. Was it ever released in DVD or anything? Mine was on VHS and it's likely not working any more...
Yes, I've got the whole series on DVD! :) I'm not sure how easy/hard it is to find though, since it was a gift ^^; But it's out there! :heart:
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I read through don't know if it was mentioned but Pirates of Darkwater? under the umbrella tree? silver hawks? Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs?
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Mine was a show called Fred Penners place.... anyone else ever heard of that? (Sorry I didn't get to read all the pages of posts... :blush:) also 3-2-1 Contact!
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How about Asterix the Gull or Flight of Dragons or Wizards?
Asterix! I love him so darn much. You barely hear about him over here now... Thank goodness he's still popular in France at least, with his own theme park and everything :D
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Here's a clip from The Adventures of the The Little Prince. I guess I was thinking of the theme song when I called it The Little Prince from Outer Space,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oksUulzn7kM
Ponyfan
Hey wait a minute. That looks familiar.
Isn't there a cg series based on the little prince? I think they're running that here currently.
Or it may have been on one of the Belgian channels.
I think there is. I saw some cg Little Prince videos are up on Youtube.
No one's mentioned the Popples cartoon yet. I remember a friend had some Popple episodes on VHS.
Ponyfan
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Did anyone ever watch The Brave Little Toaster? I think it's been released on DVD so not so obscure, but it was a weird movie about appliances trying to find their master :lol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UfsEj7AOGI
Worthless
Not sure if any of the following really count as obscure (hard for DiC, Nelvana, Warner Brothers, and Hanna-Barbera to fall under that category though HB in particular had a string of '70s & '80s shows that lasted all of 13 episodes) but I haven't seen them mentioned yet.
As an added bonus there's a clue under each video. ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh_xGfrdbhY
Only their uncle knows...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWvS3IVf77A
Get up!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h_08C2tzeA
When you call, call us all!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY1KQZh3ZQE
But Hector thinks you should be wary...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr2iQ96em2w
Mankind faces an epic struggle to survive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqcQq0IzOws
Why you little!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aRCRnVUXPo
Because you let them out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4WAG0z-hDo
No clue to guess because the only words in the theme are the name of the show/main character.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnDhmk9esiA
Stronger than old cheese...stronger than dirt.
It's not often I post two pink/white Nash Metroplitans in one post. I think I need to go change my signature to Rainbow Nash... You would think I'd run out of horrible Rainbow Dash-related puns by now, but nope. :D
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Mine was a show called Fred Penners place.... anyone else ever heard of that? (Sorry I didn't get to read all the pages of posts... :blush:) also 3-2-1 Contact!
OMG I remember him! Best song ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OwHQgFNuN8
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Mine was a show called Fred Penners place.... anyone else ever heard of that? (Sorry I didn't get to read all the pages of posts... :blush:) also 3-2-1 Contact!
OMG I remember him! Best song ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OwHQgFNuN8
OH MY GOSH you rock my world!!! :iconclap:
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Denver the Last Dinosaur, he's your friend and a whole lot more
(Now as an adult, I'm like what is the more....)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RnIUHBvsE4
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I never seen that one but, the song is catchier then a cold
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I can remember loads of shows but some of the more obscure ones are
Bangers and mash
Cats eyes
James the cat
Nellie the elephant
Orm and cheep
The shoe people
Hatty town
Barmy aunt boomerang
Belfry witches
King rollo
Micro soap
Monster cafe
Oakie doke
Noah's Island
Penny crayon
Potamus park
Alphabet castle
Cockleshell bay
The slow Norris
And I also like Bodger and badger and my favorite show ever was button moon which I still love and I sort of remember a show which I think was Australian about an elephant and his toy friends which I loved but can trembler what it was called
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I also like Wallace and Gromit episodes. Those were always great! This is not a kids show by US standards, but something we watched when I was little, and I know it is more popular in the UK....
Blackadder!
Oh I love it!
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I love Blackadder! :D
I think my favorite incarnation is the second.
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Best obscure kids shows are Stoppit and Tidyup, Clangers, Huxley Pig and Henry's Cat.
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I love Blackadder! :D
I think my favorite incarnation is the second.
I love the third one! Two is good also, that is my next favorite!
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I can remember loads of shows but some of the more obscure ones are
Bangers and mash
Cats eyes
James the cat
Nellie the elephant
Orm and cheep
The shoe people
Hatty town
Barmy aunt boomerang
Belfry witches
King rollo
Micro soap
Monster cafe
Oakie doke
Noah's Island
Penny crayon
Potamus park
Alphabet castle
Cockleshell bay
The slow Norris
And I also like Bodger and badger and my favorite show ever was button moon which I still love and I sort of remember a show which I think was Australian about an elephant and his toy friends which I loved but can trembler what it was called
NOAH'S ISLAND :shocked: I loved that! I totally couldn't remember the name until now :lol: and Oakie Doke, too :D
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Anyone seen The Witches or The BFG?
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Little Prince was once of my favorites as a kid. I also remember a lot of the other's mentioned. Hilarious House of Frightenstine was a very strange show.
I picked this one up on DVD just recently, but it is the anime version of The Jungle Book. This show is still amazing. It is my favorite version of the Junlge book.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHsfJM6DGW4
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Oh, man. Talk about a wave of nostalgia! This thread is great! Anyone mentioned the Teddy Bear Picnic? Not sure if that was the title but I think it was a movie...
Not really obscure but Gummi Bears! Gummi Bears. Bouncing here and there and everywhere. High adventure that's beyond compare. They are the GUMMI BEARS!
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These are obscure at least to a Swedish 90's kid (born in 1990).
I also thought of Pirates of dark water, kind of wondered if it was worth revisiting someday, if it's even available. But since I hear in this thread it never actually ended ... well, I should spare myself the pain. There's also this alternate Peter Pan series that I can't find with a white-haired captain Hook, probably made by the same people that brought us the Japanese The little mermaid Marina, in love with prince Justin, that also never got an ending!
I think those where on Fox Kids. I also managed to catch a single episode of little loch ness monsters that I have yet to find again.
But my big childhood fave that aired in sweden about ten years ago was Simba the king lion, a weird arabic rip-off of The lion king, Bambi and the Jungle Book! Also, it had lightning powers and dinosaurs.
Secret Quirrel on CN was another of my heroes.
Mirror mirror was a live action series that I never understood fully because of my age and the language, but I know I watched it until the sad ending and I still sing the opening theme!
God, does anyone remember Mumfie the elephant? He travelled with a scarecrow and Rosie the flying pig. :)
Also Animals of farthing woods was a bit of a rarity when I grew up. My friend managed to catch it on I don't know what channel, and I always felt like I was missing out on something. It airs on "the children channel" every so often, so I catch it sometimes.
Oh, and we had one VHS tape of Biker mice from march, along with one copy of Dino riders.
And I also remember watching Noah's Island !
Sigh. Most of these can't be bought anymore, and those that are available are horribly re-dubbed in swedish because of new right holders. This sadly includes my little pony.
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I was totally in love with The Jungle book/Shonen Mowgli :lovey:
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Zoobilee Zoo was a fun one to watch as a kid.
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These are obscure at least to a Swedish 90's kid (born in 1990).
I also thought of Pirates of dark water, kind of wondered if it was worth revisiting someday, if it's even available. But since I hear in this thread it never actually ended ... well, I should spare myself the pain. There's also this alternate Peter Pan series that I can't find with a white-haired captain Hook, probably made by the same people that brought us the Japanese The little mermaid Marina, in love with prince Justin, that also never got an ending!
Oh! You mean Peter Pan and the Pirates?
I think we had 2 different Peter Pan series running simultaneously at one point. The adventures of Peter Pan as well as Peter Pan and the pirates. Our kids channels could get kinda weird in the off hours.
I recall both Pirates of Dark Water (that seriously never got an ending? :( ) as well as the mermaid show running in those our as well.
Speaking off odd hours though. Has anyone ever seen Argai: The Prophecy?
A show about a Time traveling lion knight who must save his beloved from a spell cast by an evil immortal snake queen?
I watched pretty much the whole of that show......at midnight.
It ran around midnight on a 24 hour kids channel. Thing is, that is normally the hour for incredibly dated reruns and such, but I'd never actually seen that show running on a normal hour at all, ever. I wonder if it was shown at such odd hours anywhere else?
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Also Animals of farthing woods was a bit of a rarity when I grew up. My friend managed to catch it on I don't know what channel, and I always felt like I was missing out on something. It airs on "the children channel" every so often, so I catch it sometimes.
I used to absolutely love that show as a kid. Once they got to White Deer Park though, I became a little less interested in the series for some reason (probably the unnecessary animal replacements all the time).
@HippieBex - Button Moon was my absolute favorite when I was really young! :D
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Anyone seen The Witches or The BFG?
I vaguely remember The BFG!
Oh, man. Talk about a wave of nostalgia! This thread is great! Anyone mentioned the Teddy Bear Picnic? Not sure if that was the title but I think it was a movie...
Not really obscure but Gummi Bears! Gummi Bears. Bouncing here and there and everywhere. High adventure that's beyond compare. They are the GUMMI BEARS!
Yep, I mentioned Teddy Bear's Picnic :) I also used to watch Gummi Bears. It was one of my favorite shows :D I'm thinking about ordering the DVDs hehe.
And I also remember Peter Pan and the Pirates and Denver the Last Dinosaur!
Did anyone ever watch The Brave Little Toaster? I think it's been released on DVD so not so obscure, but it was a weird movie about appliances trying to find their master :lol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UfsEj7AOGI
Worthless
OMG, that song/scene STILL creeps me out :shocked:
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There are DVDs of Gummi Bears? I may have to get that for my daughters! :lol: I know I have seen DVDs of Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers, so may have to jump for that too!
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Also Animals of farthing woods was a bit of a rarity when I grew up. My friend managed to catch it on I don't know what channel, and I always felt like I was missing out on something. It airs on "the children channel" every so often, so I catch it sometimes.
I used to absolutely love that show as a kid. Once they got to White Deer Park though, I became a little less interested in the series for some reason (probably the unnecessary animal replacements all the time).
@HippieBex - Button Moon was my absolute favorite when I was really young! :D
The episode where they swim across the river terrified me, and still does. I couldn't watch the bit with the debris. I had nightmares about that...I don't think I ever saw as far as them getting to White Deer Park :(
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*edit* I figured it out, I used to watch Under the Umbrella Tree as a kid!
Also the horrifying Dumbo's Circus *hides... I'm glad I never have to see it again!
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Anyone know about Gullah Gullah Island?
I don't think I ever watched it but I remember commercials for it. I was never a fan of live action / puppet shows excluding really popular ones.
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It was a live action kid's drama on CBC. The main character was a boy who fell out of his treehouse and hit his head, and most of the story played out in his coma/dream world. There were no adults in that world, but the kid was still convinced that his father was there somewhere and he was hell bent on finding him. I remember the father's little telescope was really important, but I don't remember if they ever explained why. Does anyone else know what show I'm talking about?
Ah, I know what you mean - it was on Nickelodeon in the UK at some point, and I think there was a season where he recovered from his coma, but there was still something going on since the show continued. I just Googled it because I remembered the name of the boy in a coma - It's The Oddesy (though I swear I saw it mentioned in this thread at some point, so maybe someone already answered you?) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Odyssey_(TV_series) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Odyssey_(TV_series))
So much nostalgia looking through this thread - there's so many shows I recognize on here. :biggrin:
Does "Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad" (I normally just called it "Samurize" based on the show's catchphrase as a kid) count as obscure? Very few people seem to know what I'm going on about when I mention it; it was a live action show about a teenage boy who could transport himself into a "Digital World" (nothing to do with Digimon :P) using his computer, and he'd fight monsters that were supposed to be computer viruses. For some reason that no one ever bothered to explain, "computer viruses" effected everything in this show, from televisions to hairdryers.
Looking back, it was a very flawed show; the fight scenes could have been done by anyone (no martial arts like in Power Rangers or anything), and it reused footage a lot - especially if a "virus" was remade, the entire fight would usually be the exact same fight with new dialogue (though they'd occasionally film a new one), but I loved it, and still do. It is also unfairly viewed as a Power Rangers rip off by the few people who have seen it, but really it's only direct simularity is that had the "combine all verhicals" thing going on, which was already a trope. VR Troopers was much closer to Power Rangers, and even it doesn't deserve to be called a rip off. (and yes, "Syber" is spelled with an "S" in the title).
Maya The Bee
I never watched this, but what's vaguely interesting is that recently I see it reffererenced in various places, and this is before the CGI remake aired (at least in the UK). For example, Tuff Puppy had a very quick Maya cameo in one episode, and they were already parodying another show at the time (Brady Bunch).
Also, while I don't know if the original version has been shown in the UK (or if it's like MLP and has many versions), but I pass a building almost every week on the bus which is called "Maya" and it has Maya herself as the logo/mascot. I dunno know if it's a resturant or a shop or what, but it's definitely based on the show. This is before the CGI remake arrived as well.
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These are obscure at least to a Swedish 90's kid (born in 1990).
I also thought of Pirates of dark water, kind of wondered if it was worth revisiting someday, if it's even available. But since I hear in this thread it never actually ended ... well, I should spare myself the pain. There's also this alternate Peter Pan series that I can't find with a white-haired captain Hook, probably made by the same people that brought us the Japanese The little mermaid Marina, in love with prince Justin, that also never got an ending!
I LOVED pirates of dark water :D My sister gave me the DVD not long ago, totally worth revisiting!
My sister is a huge fan of Bicermice from Mars. I also love the little Mermaid Marina, and (If I remember the name right) James Bond JR. I was a crazy fan of Darkwing Duck though, he's my hero! XD Other shows we got up early to watch were Thundercats, Sailor Moon and Peter Pan and the Pirates.
And my all time favorites: Shounen Mowgli and Simba the king lion *sigh* BEST SERIES EVER!
Gosh, there are so many series I remember now when you mention them <3 Teddy Bear's Picnic is wery nostalgic to me.
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Oh! You mean Peter Pan and the Pirates?
I think we had 2 different Peter Pan series running simultaneously at one point. The adventures of Peter Pan as well as Peter Pan and the pirates. Our kids channels could get kinda weird in the off hours.
I recall both Pirates of Dark Water (that seriously never got an ending? :( ) as well as the mermaid show running in those our as well.
I got them mixed up! I have looked for this before, but I know for a fact it was the one where Peter had a hat and Wendy was blonde. And now I actually found it, in Japanese with English dub, which is just perfect. Thank you!
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Anyone know about Gullah Gullah Island?
I don't think I ever watched it but I remember commercials for it. I was never a fan of live action / puppet shows excluding really popular ones.
I remember the advertising, and my step brother who is 10 years younger than me watched it at some point. :)
Anyone else ever see the WeeSing movies? Like Weesing in Sillyville, Weesing Together, Old King Cole's Party, and Grandpa's Magical Toys, etc?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x_x9nmTFtM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x_x9nmTFtM)
Who remembers Mother Goose Rock N Rhyme? Had Shelley DuVall and Little Richie in it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naIGGZf1TdY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naIGGZf1TdY)
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Oh! You mean Peter Pan and the Pirates?
I think we had 2 different Peter Pan series running simultaneously at one point. The adventures of Peter Pan as well as Peter Pan and the pirates. Our kids channels could get kinda weird in the off hours.
I recall both Pirates of Dark Water (that seriously never got an ending? :( ) as well as the mermaid show running in those our as well.
I got them mixed up! I have looked for this before, but I know for a fact it was the one where Peter had a hat and Wendy was blonde. And now I actually found it, in Japanese with English dub, which is just perfect. Thank you!
Ah! That was the other one they ran here!
That one went pretty far from the source material near the end if I do recall, but I also recall kind of liking it for that reason.
Peter looked so unusual in that one.
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You all have already said all the ones I can remember that are TV shows.
Does anybody remember seeing these TV movies/ straight to video movies?
- The Worst Witch (from 1986)- has Tim Curry in it! lol It's an odd little movie.
- Remote- it's kind of like a Home Alone type movie but with remote control toys and an empty model house for sale).
- Trading Mom- the kids decide their mom isn't working so they decide to rent a new mom.
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The Tomorrow People-have those on DVD. :)
The Third Eye.
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You all have already said all the ones I can remember that are TV shows.
Does anybody remember seeing these TV movies/ straight to video movies?
- The Worst Witch (from 1986)- has Tim Curry in it! lol It's an odd little movie.
- Remote- it's kind of like a Home Alone type movie but with remote control toys and an empty model house for sale).
- Trading Mom- the kids decide their mom isn't working so they decide to rent a new mom.
Yep I saw the worst witch and Trading mom. Not sure about the other one! :)
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You all have already said all the ones I can remember that are TV shows.
Does anybody remember seeing these TV movies/ straight to video movies?
- The Worst Witch (from 1986)- has Tim Curry in it! lol It's an odd little movie.
- Remote- it's kind of like a Home Alone type movie but with remote control toys and an empty model house for sale).
- Trading Mom- the kids decide their mom isn't working so they decide to rent a new mom.
i've seen both of those i loved hte worst witch it was cute! wasnt a fan of Trading mom.
I remember zoobalie zoo (loved it)
rescue rangers, darkwing duck, silverhawks, gobots, W.i.l.dcats M.a.s.k. Road rovers, Land before time. the Orignal BBC Chronicles of narnia that came on saterday nights.
dungeons and dragons, reading rainbow. visonaries (knights of he magical light) defeners of the earth, king arthur and the knights of justice. gummy bears
also loved once upon a forest the orginal care bears movies. the last unicorn.
and i DO rmemeber mother goose rock n rhyme. the orignal Babes in toyland with annete funnacelo?"
i LOVE dever the last dinosaur!!
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I own The Last Unicorn on DVD. It still brings tears to my eyes to this day.
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Loved Riki-tiki-tavi a kid. My sister got me a dvd of it, but I think it got lost when sometime while I was at grad school. No clue what happened to it. :cry: Land Before Time seems pretty mainstream, I only really like the first one. I'm disappointed it is not on Netflix. >_<
I watched many of my cartoons when I lived in Puerto Rico so they were dubbed in Spanish. Including My Little Pony and friends which I watched re-runs of as a teenager. :satisfied:
Most obscure was probably a Spanish dub of a anime cartoon about the adventures of Zorro, there was also one of Little House on the Prairie.
There was a anime about a girl that rode around on a killer whale...don't remember what it was called.
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Anyone know about Gullah Gullah Island?
I don't think I ever watched it but I remember commercials for it. I was never a fan of live action / puppet shows excluding really popular ones.
I remember the advertising, and my step brother who is 10 years younger than me watched it at some point. :)
Anyone else ever see the WeeSing movies? Like Weesing in Sillyville, Weesing Together, Old King Cole's Party, and Grandpa's Magical Toys, etc?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x_x9nmTFtM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x_x9nmTFtM)
Who remembers Mother Goose Rock N Rhyme? Had Shelley DuVall and Little Richie in it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naIGGZf1TdY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naIGGZf1TdY)
I was waiting for someone to mention the Mother Goose one! I used to rent the VHS all the time. :)
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Nighthood anyone? I think it ran only 1-2 years...mainly in Canada.
Also I was a math geek who LOVED Square One on PBS XD
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I remember Brave Little Toaster too. Yeah, that "Worthless" scene at the dump was sad. I have a theory that the Toy Story movies were inspired by Toaster; director John Lasseter worked on both. (He originally wanted to do Toaster in computer animation.)
Here's another good but obscure family movie: The Night Train to Kathmandu.
full movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbmxI6ICTpc
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The worst Witch.. Not sure what year but it's the one with the newest Mildred Hubble. I LOVED that as a kid.
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Not very obscure but, I love Fraggle Rock. I swear Boober was wrote to be me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRyY3F4ck8o#t=250
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OMG I found it!!! I dug around some more and I found the name of that kid's drama that I couldn't remember the name of! It was called The Odyssey, and I just found out the whole series is on DVD. I may need to pick that up. :accomplished:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Odyssey_(TV_series)
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I also love Class of the Titans. Which Rarity´s voice actress appears.
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Anyone know about Gullah Gullah Island?
I don't think I ever watched it but I remember commercials for it. I was never a fan of live action / puppet shows excluding really popular ones.
I watched that show religiously when I was a kid. The on-location filing they did was in and around my hometown :3 (I live in Charleston, SC. Filming was done in Charleston, Beaufort, Mt. Pleasant, Kiawa Island, Edisto Island, etc)
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Has anyone Mentioned Today's special? Or the legend of Prince Valiant?
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This is actually a hard topic, since I'm an animation fan and have watched many cartoons as an adult that I missed as a kid- those mentioned already in that category include Scruffy and The Flight of Dragons (which is available on DVD from the Warner Archive.) Some of the shows and movies I DID watch that have been mentioned are the Unico movies (they used to play on Disney all the time), The Last Unicorn and The Brave Little Toaster (it's funny that we were all terrified of the air conditioner but no one seems to remember the demonic clown nightmare sequence.)
I remember watching a lot of foreign animated films that were dubbed into English just to fill airtime on cable channels or home movie rental shelves (both being new at the time.) I fondly remember The Little Fox and Samson and Sally (both of which are fairly brutal and sad by American children's cartoon standards) and a really weird movie called The Elm-Chanted Forest. I've collected them all on VHS over the years. :D In terms of cartoon series, I remember My Little Pony Tales (which everyone outside of older pony fans seems to forget) Conan the Adventurer, The Littlest Pet Shop (the '90s show) and Project G.e.e.K.e.R. Also, G2 Transformers (really just original Transformers, but repackaged in the '90s with a new opening and other edits.) Most of what I watched in/from the '80s (outside of the foreign films and other movies I saw later) aren't actually that obscure (I think Don Bluth movies from that time are fairly well known, though I loved them all) although I guess you can count some Disney films like Oliver and Company and The Great Mouse Detective as largely forgotten.
Though I didn't see them as a kid, I'm curious: does anyone remember Ringing Bell (an anime film about a lamb who seeks revenge by becoming a wolf- extremely intense for kids) or Last of the Curlews (the first ABC Afterschool Special, and a pretty devastating story; I think it only aired in the U.S. in the early '70s, but later in other parts of the world)? I'm curious if anyone remembers them.
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i LOVED flight of dragons!
thre are a coupel really obsucre shows i used to watch and i dont really remember the name of.. lol
like one for instnace there are no adults in it beucase the adults left to do soemthing and got caught in this time vortex thing. and the kids are not on earth.. and theres these time portlas they go through. and they get this horse called moshi and it was blakc. and it hinkt ehre was a kid named noah on it. and the kids are all livingon mars or soemthing.. nad there trying to find a way to bring the parents back so they go abck to the day they disapered. i wish i could remmeber more.. it was an awesome seris
then there was this one were these kids there were three of them and htey would make wisehs and stuf i thinki t had a baby dragon in it or soemthing it was thrity mntues long and it came on after chronicles of narnia on saterday. one time they wishesd for somthing and the food wasnt real untilt hey put it in there pockets and stepped outside and hten it became real.
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Though I didn't see them as a kid, I'm curious: does anyone remember Ringing Bell (an anime film about a lamb who seeks revenge by becoming a wolf- extremely intense for kids) or Last of the Curlews (the first ABC Afterschool Special, and a pretty devastating story; I think it only aired in the U.S. in the early '70s, but later in other parts of the world)? I'm curious if anyone remembers them.
I found Ringing Bell about two years ago via youtube. That was a very beautiful film. Dark, but wonderful.
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Has anyone Mentioned Today's special?
I was OBSESSED with Today's Special as a kid! For years I was convinced that mannequins would come to life if I just hung out in a store long enough. And I kinda wanted to be a security guard if it meant I got a cool talking computer.
I sometimes still get the theme song for Grimm's Fairytale Classics stuck in my head. Is any of that on DVD anywhere?
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Yeppers. I mentioned this one a few pages ago... lol. I will have to look for it on DVD. I've always wanted to see it from the beginning...
OMG I found it!!! I dug around some more and I found the name of that kid's drama that I couldn't remember the name of! It was called The Odyssey, and I just found out the whole series is on DVD. I may need to pick that up. :accomplished:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Odyssey_(TV_series)
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Oh! I just remembered, did anyone else ever watch Cleo The Misfit Unicorn?
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I remember Gullah Gullah Island! :)
Did anyone every watch Shelley Duvall's Mother Goose Rock N' Rhyme? My sister and I watched it like every day :lol:
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I just remembered a show that was on PBS. I believe it has James Earl Brown hosting and it was similar to Reading Rainbow.
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I just remembered a show that was on PBS. I believe it has James Earl Brown hosting and it was similar to Reading Rainbow.
You probably mean this show, called Long Ago and Far Away...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Ago_and_Far_Away_%28TV_series%29
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Yeppers. I mentioned this one a few pages ago... lol. I will have to look for it on DVD. I've always wanted to see it from the beginning...
OMG I found it!!! I dug around some more and I found the name of that kid's drama that I couldn't remember the name of! It was called The Odyssey, and I just found out the whole series is on DVD. I may need to pick that up. :accomplished:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Odyssey_(TV_series)
So you did! I read it too, but didn't make the connection. I should have another coffee. :awake:
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I just remembered a show that was on PBS. I believe it has James Earl Brown hosting and it was similar to Reading Rainbow.
You probably mean this show, called Long Ago and Far Away...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Ago_and_Far_Away_%28TV_series%29
That's it! I was searching for it forever.
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This is probably the longest running thread I ever started! :lol:
How about Fairy Tale Theater?
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Though I didn't see them as a kid, I'm curious: does anyone remember Ringing Bell (an anime film about a lamb who seeks revenge by becoming a wolf- extremely intense for kids) or Last of the Curlews (the first ABC Afterschool Special, and a pretty devastating story; I think it only aired in the U.S. in the early '70s, but later in other parts of the world)? I'm curious if anyone remembers them.
I found Ringing Bell about two years ago via youtube. That was a very beautiful film. Dark, but wonderful.
It's coming to DVD!!! I'm so excited!!
I LOVED Ringing Bell!
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-24/discotek-licenses-dark-children-anime-film-ringing-bell
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I remember watching a terrible show on pbs called Pappyland. I loved his drawing segments.
They had Lamp Chop's Play Along & also Charlie Horse Music Pizza.
I watched Puzzle Place, Zoboomafoo, Wimzie's House, Wishbone, and Between the Lions too.
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i remember lamp chop!!
this is the song that never ends.. it just goes on and on my friends.
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I used to LOVE that super old school Swedish Pippi Longstockings that would very occasionally come on TV- the voices were dubbed rather badly but I didn't even care.
I think Unico was my other favorite- but I think Unico is fairly well known? I guess Pippi probably is too, depending on the age of the person you ask :)
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I remember watching a terrible show on pbs called Pappyland. I loved his drawing segments.
They had Lamp Chop's Play Along & also Charlie Horse Music Pizza.
I watched Puzzle Place, Zoboomafoo, Wimzie's House, Wishbone, and Between the Lions too.
I blame Pappy for my issue with compulsive doodling! :P
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I'm not really sure if anything I've watched was really obscure or not... but for the majority of my childhood I watched PBS kids. It was usually one of the only channels we had. However for the two years we lived with my aunt when I was around nine I was obsessed with playhouse Disney. (Rolly Polly Olly, Stanley, Out of the box, PB & J Otter and all those)
Even at 20, PBS kids and Qubo are the only main channels I watch. XD It really depresses me how downhill PBS kids has gone, though... but I know most people thought the same thing even during the time period it had my favorite shows.
My absolute favorite childhood cartoon was Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat. It frustrates me to no end how hard it is to find on DVD. I don't think they ever released every episode and it's long out of print... It's become one of my life goals to obtain it. :P
I also really miss Between the Lions. Especially the older seasons. I used to catch episodes of Noddy and George Shrinks... and how I miss Zoboomafoo. I was so thrilled when Netflix had all of Redwall. :lol: I also love that Qubo is now airing Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks. Lastly... when I was younger, for some reason I really liked the PBS kids show It's a Big Big World.
(I never got to watch much of original My Little Pony growing up. :cry:)
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I vaguely remember Sagwa...
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I'm not really sure if anything I've watched was really obscure or not... but for the majority of my childhood I watched PBS kids. It was usually one of the only channels we had. However for the two years we lived with my aunt when I was around nine I was obsessed with playhouse Disney. (Rolly Polly Olly, Stanley, Out of the box, PB & J Otter and all those)
Even at 20, PBS kids and Qubo are the only main channels I watch. XD It really depresses me how downhill PBS kids has gone, though... but I know most people thought the same thing even during the time period it had my favorite shows.
My absolute favorite childhood cartoon was Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat. It frustrates me to no end how hard it is to find on DVD. I don't think they ever released every episode and it's long out of print... It's become one of my life goals to obtain it. :P
I also really miss Between the Lions. Especially the older seasons. I used to catch episodes of Noddy and George Shrinks... and how I miss Zoboomafoo. I was so thrilled when Netflix had all of Redwall. :lol: I also love that Qubo is now airing Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks. Lastly... when I was younger, for some reason I really liked the PBS kids show It's a Big Big World.
(I never got to watch much of original My Little Pony growing up. :cry:)
You just listed off half of my childhood.
Anyone remember Excalibur? The 3D show about the knight who has to revive her father who was turned into stone or something?
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My absolute favorite childhood cartoon was Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat. It frustrates me to no end how hard it is to find on DVD. I don't think they ever released every episode and it's long out of print... It's become one of my life goals to obtain it. :P
I also really miss Between the Lions. Especially the older seasons. I used to catch episodes of Noddy and George Shrinks... and how I miss Zoboomafoo. I was so thrilled when Netflix had all of Redwall. :lol: I also love that Qubo is now airing Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks. Lastly... when I was younger, for some reason I really liked the PBS kids show It's a Big Big World.
Yes! I grew up on PBS too. Mostly because my parents got rid of our cable when I was around 8 and we still don't have it. So Qubo was important but now it seems like it doesn't air on digital TV anymore :c
Sagwa was a personal favorite of mine, and I remember discussing it with my chinese friend who told me about how their names were nothing like the english ones xD
I started watching Jakers! on Qubo, and it was really cute. Enough to keep me entertained
I don't remember much of It's a Big Big World but I don't think it was a favorite..
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Just watched Ringing Bell because of this thread. So many feels.
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the riddlers- terrifying haha
I watched this, can someone please explain what was terrifying about it? It's just I see people saying it was a "nightmare fuel" show so many times, and can never get an answer from anyone.
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Just watched Ringing Bell because of this thread. So many feels.
Agreed. Dark, but so very, very beautiful.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4Pdrz_KxhU i just ..came across this and i'm sitting here going.. I've watched this show before, only issue is, I remember watching it but I'm not sure if it was while we were in Germany, or if it had a short american run
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Anyone remember the pacman show? yes there was a packman show, and a battletoads show!
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I saw that on Bomerang
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Anyone remember the pacman show? yes there was a packman show, and a battletoads show!
I take it you mean the old one, and not the new one? Yeah, I remember the pacman show vaguely.
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Though I didn't see them as a kid, I'm curious: does anyone remember Ringing Bell (an anime film about a lamb who seeks revenge by becoming a wolf- extremely intense for kids) or Last of the Curlews (the first ABC Afterschool Special, and a pretty devastating story; I think it only aired in the U.S. in the early '70s, but later in other parts of the world)? I'm curious if anyone remembers them.
I found Ringing Bell about two years ago via youtube. That was a very beautiful film. Dark, but wonderful.
It's coming to DVD!!! I'm so excited!!
I LOVED Ringing Bell!
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-24/discotek-licenses-dark-children-anime-film-ringing-bell
Ooh, I missed that news! I honestly didn't think this would ever leave VHS- so glad that my DVD collection of awesome animated films will be completed! (Once Curlews also gets a release, which it's supposed to eventually.) I'll have to pick up the Unico Blu-ray, too.
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I loved Pappyland. I had a professor in college who reminded me of Pappy. I also loved loved loved Maple Town to the death of my vhs copies.
As far as movies I loved Watership Down, which is obscure in the US. Not much of a kids film with the swearing and violence.
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The Worst Witch (from 1986)- has Tim Curry in it! lol It's an odd little movie
I'm 99% sure Harry Potter was inspired by Worst Witch :lol:
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Oh i love both of those films. I remember reading The Phantom Toll Booth in gradeschool. I have a copy lying around one of my shelves.
For me I'd have to say Once Upon a Forest. I watched every time I went to my grandparents.
Also Charlotte's Web 2.
I loved once upon a forest when I was little. I saw it and bought it on DVD not too long ago :) ooh this also makes me think about other different movies I loved when I was little like Fern gully, the princess and the goblin and a troll in central park
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I love reading this topic- brings back so many memories. :3 and it makes me happy that I am not the only one that remembers a lot of these shows. xD
Did anyone else ever watch the show "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child"? It aired on HBO years ago in the 90s (it still airs now on HBO Family every morning), and was basically classic fairy tales but with a multi-cultural twist. Such as a Chinese version of The Little Mermaid, African version of Beauty and the Beast, Spanish version of Cinderella, Native American version of Snow White, ect. The show also had celebrities voicing characters in each episode. xD
Anyone know about Gullah Gullah Island?
I don't think I ever watched it but I remember commercials for it. I was never a fan of live action / puppet shows excluding really popular ones.
I watched that show religiously when I was a kid. The on-location filing they did was in and around my hometown :3 (I live in Charleston, SC. Filming was done in Charleston, Beaufort, Mt. Pleasant, Kiawa Island, Edisto Island, etc)
Ditto - GGI was my favorite show on Nick Jr. as a kid (i still have mad love for that show), and at the time I lived in Charleston as well (my mom's family live there) so I always got a kick out of the episodes where they would film at places I've been to.
I wish the Nick Jr channel still aired the episodes - they would air them at 4am every night/morning, IIRC.
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These bring memories of spending the Saturday morning watching T.V.
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I vaguely remember watching a cartoon about animals doing the Olympics. Does anyone remember that one? I have no idea what it was called XD
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I vaguely remember watching a cartoon about animals doing the Olympics. Does anyone remember that one? I have no idea what it was called XD
Could be Animalympics. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animalympics)
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How about good ol' Animaniacs and Tiny Toons and Freakazoid?
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Hey I remember that version of Peter Pan. Haven't thought about it in years.
Mighty Ducks! Yep I watched it (and they are my favorite NHL team).
Anyone watch Carmen San Diego? There was a cartoon show and a live action game show.
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Hey I remember that version of Peter Pan. Haven't thought about it in years.
Mighty Ducks! Yep I watched it (and they are my favorite NHL team).
Anyone watch Carmen San Diego? There was a cartoon show and a live action game show.
Yep! "do it Acapella!"
They also had a cartoon for Carmen Sandiego.
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Most of my fave childrens tv programmes weren't that obscure, by English standards anyway, (Battle of the Planets, Bananaman, Superted, Jimbo and the Jet Set, the Family Ness, Spiderman and His Amazing Friends, Dogtanian, etc) but I watched children's TV avidly til I was about 19 and went to Uni and didn't have a telly! Apologies if those have already been mentioned.
More obscure progs shown in England included:
Scragtag
The Wilde House
Hedge and Mo
Fast Forward
Breakfast Serials
The Children of Fire Mountain
Escape from Jupiter
Cartoons:
Fantastic Max
Potsworth and Co
Rude Dog and the Dweebs
The Biskitts
The Paw Paw Bears
Littl' Bits
The New Shmoo
The Puppy's Further Adventures
Bravestarr
Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
Godzilla (and Godzuke)
Pole Position
The Poddington Peas
Oh, one of the directors/Writers/animators of 'The Animals of Farthing Wood' was friends with my art teacher at school, visited school and showed our A-Level class a lot of the drawings and cells, and even came to a barbeque our teacher had for us! Nice guy.
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OMG the Paw Paw Bears! I remember them!
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My more unusual faves as a little 'un growing up in the late 70s and early 80s were
Mr Men
Ivor the Engine
Button Moon
Rainbow
The Flumps
Fingermouse
Rentaghost
Supergran
Willow the Wisp
Dangermouse
Jossy's Giants
and as mentioned by GazeboMouse
Bananaman
Family Ness
Jimbo and the Jet Set
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Dangermouse is awesome I only have the final season box set though.
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Must be pretty obscure if nobody's mentioned it yet:
6teen
:P
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No, 6 Teen is awesome! I was annoyed when it was removed from Netflix.
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I vaguely remember watching a cartoon about animals doing the Olympics. Does anyone remember that one? I have no idea what it was called XD
Could be Animalympics. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animalympics)
Yes that's it!!
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I used to watch Capital Critters. It was about a family of mice that lived in the White House.
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Veggie tales....anyone?
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Veggie tales....anyone?
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I'm 17 freaking years old and I could still listen to "I love my lips" for hours.
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Veggie tales....anyone?
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I'm 17 freaking years old and I could still listen to "I love my lips" for hours.
Yes!
My fav. Is "his cheese burger" or "Barbra manatee"
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Veggie tales....anyone?
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I'm 17 freaking years old and I could still listen to "I love my lips" for hours.
Yes!
My fav. Is "his cheese burger" or "Barbra manatee"
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"The Water Buffalo Song" all the way! :D
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Veggie tales....anyone?
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OMG! Yes!
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High fives.to everybody
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High fives.to everybody
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and a high five back to you!
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Kassai and Leuk
Description: The series takes place in Africa, where Kassai was found in the bush when he was just a baby. He was raised by lions, and then adopted by Bintou, who takes him back to her village. The people of Bintou's village have had a spell cast upon them by the Evil God Togoum. Kassai has been chosen to free his people from this curse. To achieve this, he must reconstitute the statue of Koorie, Goddess of Earth, whose pieces have been scattered across the continent. For every mission, Kassai must leave his village to find one magical missing piece and bring it back to Koorie. This exciting journey of treasure hunts pits Kassai against untold dangers: hostile tribes, wild animals and, above all, Togoum's traps. Fortunately, Kassai is not alone for this great adventure: Leuk, a comical rabbit, and Marana, a beautiful princess, will help him- as well as the Nommos, Gods of the Good. At the end of the series, Kassai frees his people, solves the mystery of his origins, and marries the lovely Marana.
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I really liked The Animals of Farthing Wood, still do :P
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I really liked The Animals of Farthing Wood, still do :P
So do I, I'd love a DVD of it, but it doesn't exist...
At least we have YouTube.
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Anyone remember Maya the bee? :O
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Anyone remember Maya the bee? :O
Andrea Libman was in it...
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Anyone remember Maya the bee? :O
Andrea Libman was in it...
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Really? I had no clue!
ETA: She's actually in the NEW version of Maya the bee. I was talking about the Japanese animated version from the 1990's that was translated in North America and Britain.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_of_the_Titans Tabitha St. Germain voiced 2 background characters. And what abou this one? visitors can't see pics , please register or login
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If you want a zombie bunny, or a pussycat mummy, a vampire froggy or a skeletony doggy~
Dr. Zitbag's Transylvania Pet Shop! So obscure it was never released on DVD, had limited VHS releases and about 3/19 episodes to be found anywhere on the net. I loved that show.
Also, possibly not the most obscure, but: Donkey Kong Country! I also used to really love Playdays, not sure how obscure that one is.
Ahhhh Dr Zitbag!!!!!!
Post Merge: May 15, 2014, 11:45:12 PM
not sure if these are obscure but-
the queen's nose (BEST. TV SHOW. EVER)
the raccoons (bf's fave when he was little haha)
jackanory- ten in a bed with victoria wood i have on vhs, love it so much <3
spooks of bottle bay
aaah! real monsters
zzzap
come outside
the riddlers- terrifying haha
wizadora!
brum
the wild house- no one seems to remember this and i loved it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmNNe5wNpTw
there are so many. children's tv just isn't what it used to be :(
The queens nose!!!!! Ah that was awesome!!!
Post Merge: May 15, 2014, 11:48:49 PM
Did anyone ever watch The Brave Little Toaster? I think it's been released on DVD so not so obscure, but it was a weird movie about appliances trying to find their master :lol:
Yes yes yes!!! I have it on DVD and used to each it on tv when it was on!
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I had totally forgotten ocean girl!!! I LOVED that show! I want to watch it now
There was one I used to watch don't know what it was called - the little girl called Sara had been stolen by gypsys when she was little and in a car accident and now she was bigger...that's all I remember
Post Merge: May 16, 2014, 04:08:31 AM
Also does anyone remember greenclaw?
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Ocean girl is on Netflix! I had started watching it last year, but life kind of got int he way, so I'ma start over this summer.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_of_the_Titans Tabitha St. Germain voiced 2 background characters. And what abou this one? visitors can't see pics , please register or login
Yes I remember this show. I also remember the pilot for Darkstalkers if anyone ever seen those ones. Buckey O'Hare anyone?
How about a movie: Once Upon a Forest
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Veggie tales....anyone?
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I'm 17 freaking years old and I could still listen to "I love my lips" for hours.
Yes!
My fav. Is "his cheese burger" or "Barbra manatee"
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"The Water Buffalo Song" all the way! :D
I still catch myself singing the hairbrush song whenever I lose mine. :d
Anyone remember the Hole in the Bottom of the Sea song?
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- The Animals of Farthing Wood
- Redwall
- Little Bear
- 64 Zoo Lane
- Pablo the Little Red Fox
- We're back! A Dinosaur Story
- The Last Unicorn
- Care Bears
- Gummi Bears
- Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers
- Sonic The Hedgehog (The darker, more serious one)
- Watership Down movie
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- Sonic The Hedgehog (The darker, more serious one)
Was that the Sally one? It was known as Sonic SatAM apparently because that's when it aired.
Great show.
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- Pablo the Little Red Fox
If this is the one I am thinking of, I remember that Disney Channel would air some of the episodes in-between their shows years ago (back when they had Playhouse Disney). Always thought it was a cute little show. :D
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Veggie tales....anyone?
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I'm 17 freaking years old and I could still listen to "I love my lips" for hours.
Yes!
My fav. Is "his cheese burger" or "Barbra manatee"
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"The Water Buffalo Song" all the way! :D
I still catch myself singing the hairbrush song whenever I lose mine. :d
Anyone remember the Hole in the Bottom of the Sea song?
Oh were is my hairbrush
Oh weear is my hair brush
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Such a trip down memory lane! I'm embarrassed to admit looking down the list that I actually watched shows called Pole Position and Cadillacs and Dinosaurs >_<
Adding to the list- did anyone else use to watch:
New Zoo Revue; Henrietta Hippo was such a diva!
Underdog!
Tennessee Tuxedo
Galtar and the Golden Lance
Lollipop Dragon! I thought it was just a special but apparently there were a few episodes as well.
YumYums special
Dink the Little Dinosaur (still laughing over the name)
Galaxy High
Gravedale High
Dinosaucers
Cops (the cartoon, not the show)
I know a lot of people remember the Punky Brewster show but does anyone else remember the cartoon?
Man I watched a lot of crappy shows, lol! Oh well *goes back to watching Dungeons and Dragons, best show ever!*
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Did I mention Dino Riders? Dinos and lasers, what's not to like? I discovered the toyline as an adult - the dinosaurs are really pretty.
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I read this WHOLE thread and love it! Hey, does anyone remember Silver Hawks? It was made by the same people as thundercats. the theme music was great! And the villain always transformed into this scary other villain and they fought in outer space!
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Yes I remember this show. I also remember the pilot for Darkstalkers if anyone ever seen those ones. Buckey O'Hare anyone?
Yeeeeeeees. My absolute favorite show when I was younger. Even if it was just 13 episodes.
I still have my action figures of Bucky and crew. I kind of want to see if I can collect the rest someday, they need a Toadborg to battle.
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I ADORE Pirates of Dark Water! I'm currently rewatching it, and like so many others I am so annoyed it never got an ending :(
Other shows I watched and loved that are a bit obscure:
The Silver Brumby - it was on Saturday mornings when I was young! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B74hK9BOFk8
Gogs - these guys made me laugh!
Pingu
Plasmo
Henry's Cat- why does no one ever remember Henry's cat? None of my friends seem to remember him :( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIEVTGUIfxU
Bangers and Mash - These guys were so silly I loved them to bits! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgjd8UNhMtk
Tabaluga
Dinosaucers
Super Ted
Banana Man - this was so goofy!
The Trap Door - 'cause there's something down there!
Funnybones - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZYsUOZmRwM
The Animals of Farthing Wood - I loved this! It had sad moments, but it is awesome! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPz1Zy98bJw
I almost forgot a few more recent ones too! Both of these series ended with MAJOR cliff hangers and sadly I don't think will be getting further seasons :( :( :(
- Storm Hawks - I've started collecting the action figures :P I also just finished rewatching this and I am so mad that Disney took it over then never delivered on that third season that was supposed to air in 2011 (it was confirmed, but it got pushed back then never happened)
- Skyland - I just finished rewatching this, I loved it as a teen I wish it got a second season :(
I love cartoons, I prefer animated tv shows and movies over live action. I'm 27 and I love kids shows! I'm just like a big kid :P :D
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Obscure?
Movie: Scruffy
TV: The Littl' Bits
SCRUFFY?! Are you talking about the one with a mommy dog and her pup and she has to save it from a fire? lol That's all I can remember from that but my mom told me I used to watch all the time and it drove her nuts haha
As for an obscure show...this was sort of out my childhood times but I used watch this show called Xuxa with my little brother. It was kind of an odd variety show of sorts, and I always got the impression that she just really didn't care for kids too much.
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Not sure if it's obscure as it was out when I was a teen, it's called Planet Sketch. I particularly loved the Ninja Handyman sketches and the sketches involving the street rappers XD So much silly!
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Obscure?
Movie: Scruffy
TV: The Littl' Bits
SCRUFFY?! Are you talking about the one with a mommy dog and her pup and she has to save it from a fire? lol That's all I can remember from that but my mom told me I used to watch all the time and it drove her nuts haha
LOL Yes, that was the beginning of it.
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I dunno how obscure these were, but these were my childhood shows:
http://www.retrojunk.com/content/child/description/page/39957/braingames/
http://www.retrojunk.com/content/child/description/page/4192/legends-of-the-hidden-temple/
http://www.retrojunk.com/content/child/description/page/4624/321-contact/
http://www.retrojunk.com/content/child/description/page/40098/biker-mice-from-mars/
http://www.retrojunk.com/content/child/description/page/4267/eerie-indiana/
http://www.retrojunk.com/content/child/description/page/4441/ronin-warriors/
http://www.retrojunk.com/content/child/description/page/4025/david-the-gnome/
http://www.retrojunk.com/content/child/description/page/4086/shirt-tales/
http://www.retrojunk.com/content/child/description/page/40039/unico/
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haha, I was just going to ask if anyone remembered Biker Mice From Mars.
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haha, I was just going to ask if anyone remembered Biker Mice From Mars.
:) I loved that show
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haha, I was just going to ask if anyone remembered Biker Mice From Mars.
Loved that show! Couldn't get myself to care for the remake though.
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btw - the links I posted are from a website called retrojunk. if you check out the links on the pages posted, you may be able to see the opening credits, etc.
pretty cool site. I love going through the 80s commercials and remembering TV as a kid :)
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Hm, there was a movie called "Rock a Doodle" that I loved as a kid. It was really good!
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I was actually forbidden to watch Biker Mice From Mars (and Smurfs, as a side note) because my parents saw an episode and decided the way they treated the single girl character was too sexist. Which, as reasons to ban a kid from a show, aren't that bad.
I dunno how obscure these were, but these were my childhood shows:
http://www.retrojunk.com/content/child/description/page/4267/eerie-indiana/
http://www.retrojunk.com/content/child/description/page/4025/david-the-gnome/
http://www.retrojunk.com/content/child/description/page/40039/unico/
Incidentally, the first two were two of my favourite shows ever. And I own the Unico comic.
Right now I'm actually reading the book David the Gnome was based off of - a study of gnomes. It's really neat!
I don't know if anyone's mentioned it yet, but the Mighty Ducks cartoon? Duke L'Orange was a favourite of mine for some reason.
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haha, I was just going to ask if anyone remembered Biker Mice From Mars.
For some reason, I giggle every time i read/hear/say "Biker Mice From Mars". xD I know I watched a bit of the one that came out some years back, but i don't recall if i saw the original 90s show.
Hm, there was a movie called "Rock a Doodle" that I loved as a kid. It was really good!
I still like that movie! Goldie (I think that was her name - haven't watched it in a while) was my favorite character, and I can never forget the movie's opening song.