Mega Thread The Random Thoughts Thread Part 1

[I Dont Care]

It was a late 70s show, so there's a story there about how you even got to see it. I don't doubt you did but someone must have guided you to their secret stash of videos or something. Surprisingly for such a popular show I don't think it got repeated much.

I watched it as a kid in the late 70's, but I watched it with my kids in the late '90's too. Re-runs

 

[I Dont Care]

I'll bite. Isn't any epsom salts too much?

You've also been?

 

[Zakk Wylde]

Sooty was the best show on Channel 2 growing up.

 

[PowerKat]

Ah hungover at the hairdressers- what a day to be half alive

 

[Zakk Wylde]

Ah hungover at the hairdressers- what a day to be half alive

When they wash your hair with your hangover headache tho

Hnnnngg

 

[Powerstufff]

Ah hungover at the hairdressers- what a day to be half alive

And it's a girl's hairdressers too so it will go on and on horribly for hours and cost as much as a PAFC Gold Membership. I had my hair cut the other day, 27 seconds and the change in my pocket.

 

[Trewth]

That's a 60s show and supposedly the wedge for the introduction of Japanese stuff, still very soon after WW11. Also big animated Japanese hits of their day Marine Boy, Space Ace, and Kimba the White Lion. Non-animated big Japanese hits The Samurai*, and to a lesser degree Phantom Agents.

* Not Shintaro as I originally put, that was the hero. Thanks Prison bar Pete

This and your 'that's not Monkey' hullabaloo makes me think you're the oldest hipster in existence.

"I liked all that stuff before it was cool"

 

[Doctor Feel]

 

[Grave Danger]

Sooty was the best show on Channel 2 growing up.

Catweazle

 

[Magpiespower]

Catweazle

Oh man, when I was in England as a 12yo (no, really) back in '87, we had a family do at a pub that, for whatever reason, had a life-size Catweazle statue that was so good it could've been nicked from Madam Tussaud's...

 

[Powerstufff]

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Worth mentioning for those who don't know that Ken M is a humorous troll/stirrer who is really good at revving people up for a long time about stuff. Often takes ages before they realise he is a self parodier in the vein of pre-talk show Stephen Colbert.

 

[Powerstufff]

Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds - each one a step forward in puppetry for TV.

 

[Grave Danger]

Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds - each one a step forward in puppetry for TV.

This was the only thing that made me miss living in Elizabeth - our family moved to Woomera, where there was no television at all until 1973, when we got the ABC.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

No cricket, no footy, no tennis to watch? No worries, watch the Senna doco that's just started on 7.

 

[Powerstufff]

Subtle. I think. Or just very dumb. I took a look at the Dr. Rand Paul Twitter feed and can't decide if it's a parody one or not.

Bile Cube ‏@BileCube Jan 25
Bile Cube Retweeted Dr. Rand Paul

If everyone contributes a small amount of their income, we can pool all the resources together to defeat socialism

 

[Powerstufff]

No cricket, no footy, no tennis to watch? No worries, watch the Senna doco that's just started on 7.

But the TV's behind me!

 

[CharlieKelly]

Al Borland from Home Improvement at the 1994 Grand Final, enjoy

 

[Powerstufff]

Al Borland from Home Improvement at the 1994 Grand Final, enjoy

Now that's cross promotion

 

[CharlieKelly]

disappointed they didn't bring out Steve Urkel

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

But the TV's behind me!

Well show some gumption and spin, spin, spin!

 

[BIG BILLY F]

Sooty was the best show on Channel 2 growing up.

That guy with beard died young I believe....

Favourite cartoons late 80s early 90s

Cops....unbelievable....

Transformers....never get a cartoon like that again...

Centurions...remember those guys....sky mcloud was a beast...

Dungeon and dragons...my favourite


Edit:....mask...how could I forget mask....

I had so many mask toys as a kid...mum threw them out....so angry

 

[Prison bar Pete]

Looks like we need a nostalgia thread away from here - then I can avoid facing the fact I wasted too many hours in my youth (actually, nothing's changed it would appear). Better do some gardening I suppose.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

In 1991 7 laps to go, Senna's gearbox gets jammed and only has 6th gear, he wants to stop, but has never won a home Brazilian Grand Prix, so drives on and wins. His muscles are crammed up at the end and struggles to take his hands of the steering wheel, get out of the car and even lift the trophy. Shear genius!

 

[Trewth]

Looks like we need a nostalgia thread away from here - then I can avoid facing the fact I wasted too many hours in my youth (actually, nothing's changed it would appear). Better do some gardening I suppose.

Time enjoyed is not time wasted.

 

[Zakk Wylde]

That guy with beard died young I believe....

Favourite cartoons late 80s early 90s

Cops....unbelievable....

Transformers....never get a cartoon like that again...

Centurions...remember those guys....sky mcloud was a beast...

Dungeon and dragons...my favourite


Edit:....mask...how could I forget mask....

I had so many mask toys as a kid...mum threw them out....so angry

My mum, bless her RIP, kept a shit load of my stuff...

4yo Wylde jnr currently enjoys my Star Wars, He Man, Mask and WWF figurines as well as hand held 1980s electronic games like Donkey Kong etc.

So awesome seeing him play with them.