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50 years of weird kids tv shows

Started by lester1/2jr, June 08, 2009, 09:18:44 AM

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lester1/2jr

#15
June 21, 2009, 09:47:56 AM
I'm not canadian but I did catch "hlarious house of frightenstein" on DVD.  great stuff

AndyC

#16
June 21, 2009, 05:35:18 PM
Quote from: lester1/2jr on June 21, 2009, 09:47:56 AM
I'm not canadian but I did catch "hlarious house of frightenstein" on DVD.  great stuff

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#17
June 23, 2009, 04:35:30 AM
I was a big fan of the Sid & Marty Kroftt shows, Land of the Lost of course, Sigmund and The Sea Monsters, and the Bugaloos. One that I could not remember the name until looking it up was Far Out Space Nuts. Basically Gilligan and the Skipper in space.

I said lunch! Not launch!!

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Trevor

#18
June 23, 2009, 07:47:44 AM Last Edit: June 23, 2009, 07:57:55 AM by Trevor
The one kids' show that always made me go  :buggedout: was the Australian production The Lost Islands where shipwrecked children on a world cruise land up on a island which is literally lost in time. The people on that island are ruled by a freaky character named Q who always wears a scary purple mask.

Edited: I always thought its' title was The Lost Island.  :question:
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Raffine

#19
June 23, 2009, 12:43:47 PM
The Great Grape Ape Show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz5ain_ihu8

The whole premise of this Hanna-Barbara King Kong klone was, uh, 'ape' rhymes with 'grape', so howsabout a show about a giant purple gorilla that fights crime!

My sources tell me 'Grape Ape' has been immortalized as the name of a popular strain of marijuana.
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RCMerchant

#20
June 23, 2009, 05:28:50 PM
Clutch Cargo!

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JJ80

#21
June 23, 2009, 07:24:19 PM
One that always stood out to me was the Australian series "Round The Twist" about a family (The Twists) who moved to a lighthouse that was seemingly a hub for all manner of supernatural and pusedoscientific happenings.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjp7D0SW-9k
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AndyC

#22
June 23, 2009, 09:13:52 PM
Quote from: RCMerchant on June 23, 2009, 05:28:50 PM
Clutch Cargo!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBzkNchB0p0

Cartoons...with human mouths! AH! And there wearing bright red Betty Page lipstick! AH!

And years later, that revolutionary animation technique was rediscovered by Conan O'Brien.
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#23
June 24, 2009, 04:32:42 PM
I think most kids tv shows are weird.  all that singing,dancing and making up of bizarre little songs.   :smile:
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Raffine

#24
June 24, 2009, 04:37:12 PM
Quote from: The DarkSider on June 20, 2009, 11:36:15 AM
Captain Kangaroo used to freak me out a bit.


That 'Mrs. Frog' puppet that would lip-synch opera was the stuff nightmares are made of.


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Newt

#25
June 25, 2009, 03:08:21 PM
Quote from: Raffine on June 24, 2009, 04:37:12 PM
That 'Mrs. Frog' puppet that would lip-synch opera was the stuff nightmares are made of.


                                                    Mrs. Frog

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#26
June 29, 2009, 06:28:55 PM
DIVER DAN. A dvd of that show fits here. Weird B&W stuff, with talking fish characters, a mermaid who was hot, and Diver dan, who you could hardly see for the deep sea diveing helmet he wore.
And they all spoke in rhyme...I think...I'll check.
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3mnkids

#27
July 01, 2009, 02:43:46 PM
saw this today.  http://listverse.com/2009/06/29/top-10-bizarre-tv-shows-for-kids/  Top 10 Bizarre TV Shows For Kids

Some I have seen like max and ruby and lazy town. Thankfully, my youngest is past the stage of these goofy things. For awhile there I wanted to smack the creators of dora the explorer, try getting that song out of your head.   :hatred:  shows  1,2 and 5..  :question:

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Leah

#28
July 28, 2009, 03:26:18 PM
Action League Now!

Invader Zim, do I have to say more? :teddyr:
yeah no.

Psycho Circus

#29
July 28, 2009, 03:29:56 PM
Quote from: JJ80 on June 23, 2009, 07:24:19 PM
One that always stood out to me was the Australian series "Round The Twist" about a family (The Twists) who moved to a lighthouse that was seemingly a hub for all manner of supernatural and pusedoscientific happenings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjp7D0SW-9k

That show used to genuinely give me the Willy's. I remember the one with the ghost in the out-house and the episode with the dragon were really scary for a kids show.  :buggedout:
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