Cartoons - My 70's TV Childhood

Number One Super Guy!

Post author:Oliver Colling
Post published:March 17, 2022
Post category:1970's Cartoons Comedy Podcast Television
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Welcome back to the podcast celebrating growing up as a child in 1970's Britain and the central part that television played in our lives.In this episode we look at the plethora of American cartoons which filled in the gaps between homegrown fare on 70's kids TV. From the Wacky Races spin offs The Perils of Penelope Pitstop and Dastardly and Muttley to the cartoon incarnations of Laurel and Hardy we remember Hanna Barbera's second string shows. We look back on the Harlem Globetrotters cartoon show and explore the link between Meadowlark and Hong Kong Phooey.Join in the conversation at our Facebook page @my70stvchildhood.com tweet @70stvchildhood…

Cosgrove Hall: The Early Years

Post author:Oliver Colling
Post published:November 23, 2021
Post category:1970's Cartoons Television
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Welcome back to our podcast celebrating growing up as a child in 1970's Britain and the central part that television played in our and our families lives then. In this episode, our host Oliver attempts to address what some listeners have identified as bias against ITV children's programmes of the 70's so we remember how much cooler Magpie was than Blue Peter and we look at the early work of animators Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall including the opening credits to Rainbow, The Magic Ball (which we all thought was really called Sam and the Magic Ball), the absolutely…

Fingerbobs: RIP Yoffy

Post author:Oliver
Post published:October 24, 2021
Post category:1970's Animals Cartoons Podcast Social History Television
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In this edition of the podcast dedicated to remembering life as a child in 1970's Britain and the part TV played in our lives, our host Oliver goes through some of the messages sent by listeners and puts right his error in omitting Roobarb from our 5 Minute Marvels episode. We also look back at Noah and Nellie, Roobarb's lesser known sequel.Following the recent passing of Rick Jones, the hippyish Play School and Fingerbobs host, we remember his contribution to 1970's children's television and his time at the BBC where "marijuana was like cornflakes". Rick will live on through Fingermouse, Flash the Tortoise, Gulliver and…

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