Flower Pot Men Flower Pot Men Still from original BBC series, with Little Weed centre The Flower Pot Men is a British children’s programme, produced by BBC television , first transmitted in 1952, and repeated regularly for more than twenty years. [1] The show was the basis for a comic strip of the same name in the children’s magazine Robin . [2] A reboot of the show called Bill and Ben was produced in 2001. [3] Contents 6 External links Original series Originally, the programme was part of a BBC children’s television series titled Watch with Mother , with a different programme each weekday, most of them involving string puppets. The Flower Pot Men was the story of Bill and Ben, two little men made of flower pots who lived at the bottom of an English suburban garden. The characters were devised by Freda Lingstrom and Maria Bird . Three later stories were written by Hilda Brabban. The puppeteers were Audrey Atterbury and Molly Gibson. The voices and other noises were produced by Peter Hawkins , Gladys Whitred and Julia Williams. The narration for all episodes was done by Maria Bird . The plot changed little in each episode.

The programme always took place in a garden, behind a potting shed. The third character was Little Weed , of indeterminate species, somewhat resembling a sunflower or dandelion with a smiling face, growing between two large flowerpots. The three were also sometimes visited by a tortoise called Slowcoach, and in one particular episode, the trio meet a slightly mysterious character made out of potatoes called Dan the potato man. While the “ man who worked in the garden ” was away having his dinner the two Flower Pot Men, Bill and Ben, emerged from the two flowerpots. After a minor adventure a minor mishap occurs; someone is guilty. “Which of those two flower pot men, was it Bill or was it Ben?” the narrator trills, in a quavering soprano ; the villain confesses; the gardener’s footsteps are heard coming up the garden path; the Flower Pot Men vanish into their pots and the closing credits roll. The final punch-line was, “and I think the little house knew something about it!

Don’t you?” The Flower Pot Men spoke their own, highly inflected version of English, called Oddle Poddle, which was invented by Peter Hawkins (who also voiced the Daleks and Captain Pugwash ). At the end of each adventure, they would say bye-bye to each other and to the Little Weed – “Babap ickle Weed” – to which the Weed would inevitably reply with tremulous cadence “Weeeeeeeeeeed”. This language, like that of the Teletubbies in the 1990s, was criticised for hindering children from learning proper English. [3] Amongst fans there is controversy about whether they actually said “Flobbalob”, as is popularly supposed. 2001 reboot On 4 January 2001, a reboot [4] named Bill and Ben began on CBBC on BBC Two , this time involving stop-motion animation , 35mm film style and full colour, and made by Cosgrove Hall Films with a team of ten animators. [5] Bill and Slowcoach was voiced by John Thomson (who also serves as the narrator), Ben was voiced by Jimmy Hibbert and Weed was voiced by Eve Karpf .

[5] The series aired in Ireland on RTEjr and formerly aired on CBeebies in 2002-2009. Many additions were implemented: “Flying Boots” (11 June 1953) Bill and Ben series 1 (2001–2002) “The Tortoise and the Pots” – Bill and Ben challenge Slowcoach the tortoise to nut-gathering contest. (4 January 2001) “Go Fly A Kite” – Pry has lost her favourite green milk bottle top. Bill and Ben try to find out but end up stuck in a rubbish tip. How will they get home? (11 January 2001) “A Piece Of Sky” – Bill and Ben look for something to cheer up Weed’s part of the garden. They think a piece of sky might be just the thing. (18 January 2001) “The Hottest Day” – Bill and Ben look for something to protect Weed from the sun.

(25 January 2001) “Litterhog” – When Bill and Ben wake up to find the garden full of litter, Weed suggests a competition to see who can clear up the most mess. (1 February 2001) “Sticky Problems” – Bill and Ben find something very useful, but it turns out to be a hindrance than a help. (8 February 2001) “In Search Of Lettuce” – While Bill and Ben search the garden for some lettuce for Slowcoach, Thistle seizes the chance to play a trick on them. (15 February 2001) “Big Time Band” – Weed is unhappy, so Bill and Ben try to cheer her up. Nothing seems to work – until they find inspiration in Whimsy the spider’s web. (22 February 2001) “One of Our Spiders is Missing” – When Whimsy gets a fright and runs away, Bill and Ben set off a mission to find her. (1 March 2001) “Here Comes The Sun” – Confusion reigns in the garden when the sun keeps coming out for short periods during the night.

(8 March 2001) The episode title is a reference to the Beatles song, “Here Comes the Sun”. “Phwoooar” – Bill and Ben are looking for the source of a horrible smell. (15 March 2001) “Around and Around” – Bill and Ben have fun with a strange round object they find in the garden, but Pry and Scamper can’t see the funny side. (22 March 2001) “The Big Sleep” – Boo the hedgehog settles down for Winter, so Bill and Ben try to keep the garden as quiet as possible. (29 March 2001) “Ben Has a Visitor” – Returning home one evening, Ben finds that something has taken the root in his pot. Slowcoach celebrates his birthday – over 3 days. (5 April 2001) “A Night to Remember” – Slowcoach has an uninvited guest: A Spectacle Thief! So that night, Bill and Ben try searching for the missing spectacles.

(12 April 2001) “A Picture for Slowcoach” – One morning, something interesting blows into the garden, but Bill and Ben misplace it and start searching for it. (19 April 2001) “Treasure Garden” – Weed suggests a game of treasure hunt, leading Bill and Ben to find something they’re not too familiar with. (26 April 2001) “The Jumping Jar” – Tad, next door’s friendly frog, gets himself into a very sticky situation. Bill and Ben hop to it and uncover the mystery. (3 May 2001) “The Great Worm Hunt” – Bill and Ben are having fun with the garden hose, when they notice that Whoops the worm is missing. (7 September 2001) “The Singing Cobwebs” – Bill and Ben awake to discover that Whimsy the spider has spun beautiful new webs around the garden. (14 September 2001) “Game For A Laugh” – Bill and Ben enjoy playing a new game they have invented, until things mysteriously disappear.

(21 September 2001) “Tears Before Bedtime” – Bill and Ben set out to discover the true identity of an object that Scamper believes to be a big nut. (28 September 2001) “Weed Sees The World” – Weed discovers there’s more to life than the garden, and wants to the travel the world. (5 October 2001) “The Snow Castle” – Bill and Ben make a snow castle in the garden, but when they wake up the next day, the castle is not quite how they remembered it. (25 December 2001) “The Shiny Man” – Bill and Ben make something out of snow to give to Weed: A shiny snowman. (27 December 2001) “Two New Flowerpot Men” – One snowy morning, Tad learns there’s another frog living in next door’s pond, so Bill and Ben investigate.

(3 January 2002) Bill and Ben series 2 (2001–2002) “All Quiet On The Flowerpot Front” – Slowcoach is fed up with the noise the Flowerpot Men make, so Weed invents the “Keeping Quiet and Still Game”. (4 October 2001) “Looking After Ben” – Ben stays up late to see the new moon and catches a nasty cold. Bill and Tad do their best to look after Ben. (11 October 2001) “Slowcoach’s Brother” – Slowcoach’s brother Lightning comes to stay, but proves to be an unwelcome guest. (18 October 2001) “Meeting Lulu” – The arrival of a doll causes trouble for Bill and Ben as they compete for her affections. (25 October 2001) “Two Angry Men” – Bill and Ben fall out with one another while playing Hunt the Carrot. (1 November 2001) “Whoops Takes a Trip” – A remote-control car appears in the garden, and Bill and Ben decide to give Whoops the ride of a lifetime.

(8 November 2001) “The Rainbow” – Bill and Ben try to catch a rainbow – but it is not easy as it first appears. (15 November 2001) “Tin Can Telephones” – Bill and Ben learn how to make a telephone with tin cans and string, and use it to rescue Boo. (22 November 2001) “The Magnet” – Bill and Ben find a way into the cellar beneath the house and find a magnet in there. The magnet is useful to find Slowcoach’s spectacles. (29 November 2001) “Home Sweet Home” – Tad the frog next door moves in and soon tires Bill and Ben out. (6 December 2001) “Down In The Cellar” – While Bill and Ben are playing hide and seek, Ben falls into the cellar beneath the house and explores it. (13 December 2001) “A Gnome’s Best Friend” – Bill and Ben search in the shed, the cellar and next door’s garden to find a best friend for the garden gnome.

(20 December 2001) “Water Water Everywhere” – Bill and Ben rescue Rose from a garden sprinkler, but things go wrong when they accidentally flood Slowcoach’s house. (27 December 2001) “Balloon Tricks” – Tad has played a trick on Bill and Ben, so when they find a hot air balloon in the cellar they get their own back. (3 January 2002) “Bubble Trouble” – Bill and Ben find a washing-up liquid bottle. They decide to mix the contents with water, and Whoops gets stuck in a big bubble! (10 January 2002) “The Perfect Nut” – Bill and Ben find a new game to play and have great fun playing it. But they’re supposed to be looking after Scuff the baby squirrel. (17 January 2002) “Flowerpot Band” – Bill and Ben hear lots of musical noises in the garden. When they put them all together, they make some wonderful music. (24 January 2002) “Slowcoach Gets Cross” – When Bill and Ben accidentally smash Slowcoach’s piece of art, they try to find another one in the cellar.

(31 January 2002) “Every Cloud Has A Silly Lining” – Bill and Ben decide to make a cloud, so they slide into the cellar to look for something. (7 February 2002) “Whimsy The Brave” – Bill, Ben and Tad go on a climbing adventure. When Tad climbs up lots of things next to the cellar entry, he gets stuck on the roof. (14 February 2002) “Weed’s Birthday” – Bill, Ben and their friends prepare a special birthday surprise for Weed. (21 February 2002) “A Cellar Full Of Noise” – Scamper’s baby nephew Scuff slides down the cellar slide entrance and makes a lot of noise in the cellar. (28 February 2002) “Snow Place Like Home” – Bill and Ben make a curly slide out of snow and build an igloo. (7 March 2002) “Bouncing Cobwebs” – Bill and Ben make a sledge, get thrown into the cellar and bounce on really bouncy cobwebs.

(14 March 2002) “The Big Thaw” – Bill and Ben decide to play a game of football, but it’s gone missing and the snow’s thawing. (21 March 2002) “Winter Sports” – Bill, Ben and Tad slide down the ice on a fallen bit of roof and Pry decides to have their own Grand Winter Sports Day. (28 March 2002) UK VHS releases 1000+ images about Old TV shows on Pinterest | Kung fu, Tv series and Peter tork Learn more at theguardian.com My twin sister and I watched the Flower Pot Men and Weeeed with my mum in the aftrenoons when my brothers and sisters were at school. She would sit with one cuddled under each arm and we three would have our afternoon nap! God Bless you mum Enjoy your Mothers Day with John and Trisha and all the other Angels. More Flower Pot Men Explained Flower Pot Men Flower Pot Men Explained The Flower Pot Men is a British children's programme, produced by BBC television , first transmitted in 1952, and repeated regularly for more than twenty years.

[1] The show was the basis for a comic strip of the same name in the children's magazine Robin . [2] A new version of the show called Bill and Ben was produced in 2001. [3] Original series Originally, the programme was part of a BBC children's television series titled Watch with Mother , with a different programme each weekday, most of them involving string puppets. The Flower Pot Men was the story of Bill and Ben, two little men made of flower pots who lived at the bottom of an English suburban garden. The characters were devised by Freda Lingstrom and Maria Bird . Three later stories were written by Hilda Brabban. The puppeteers were Audrey Atterbury and Molly Gibson. The voices and other noises were produced by Peter Hawkins , Gladys Whitred and Julia Williams. The narration for all episodes was done by Maria Bird . The plot changed little in each episode. The programme always took place in a garden, behind a potting shed. The third character was Little Weed , of indeterminate species, somewhat resembling a sunflower or dandelion with a smiling face, growing between two large flowerpots.

The three were also sometimes visited by a tortoise called Slowcoach, and in one particular episode, the trio meet a slightly mysterious character made out of potatoes called Dan the potato man. While the " man who worked in the garden " was away having his dinner the two Flower Pot Men, Bill and Ben, emerged from the two flowerpots. After a minor adventure a minor mishap occurs; someone is guilty. "Which of those two flower pot men, was it Bill or was it Ben?" the narrator trills, in a quavering soprano ; the villain confesses; the gardener's footsteps are heard coming up the garden path; the Flower Pot Men vanish into their pots and the closing credits roll. The final punch-line was, "and I think the little house knew something about it! Don't you?" The Flower Pot Men spoke their own, highly inflected version of English, called Oddle Poddle, which was invented by Peter Hawkins (who also voiced the Dalek s and Captain Pugwash ).

At the end of each adventure, they would say bye-bye to each other and to the Little Weed – "Babap ickle Weed" – to which the Weed would inevitably reply with tremulous cadence "Weeeeeeeeeeed". This language, like that of the Teletubbies in the 1990s, was criticised for hindering children from learning proper English. [3] Amongst fans there is controversy about whether they actually said "Flobbalob", as is popularly supposed. 2001 series On 4 January 2001, a second series [4] named Bill and Ben began on CBBC on BBC Two , this time involving stop-motion animation , 35mm film style and full colour, and made by Cosgrove Hall Films with a team of twenty-three animators. [5] Bill and Ben was narrated by John Thomson . [5] The series currently airs in Ireland on RTEjr and aired on CBeebies in 2002 and 2008. Many additions were implemented: A worm named Whoops. A talking tomato named Ketchup. Weed is no longer a weed , but an enormous sunflower .

Rather than whining, "Weed!", she spoke proper English. She played an "earth mother" role to Bill and Ben. She often assisted them.

Credits EPISODE WRITERS - Jimmy Hibbert, Chris Allen, Pete Reeves VOICES - John Thomson, Jimmy Hibbert, Eve Karpf MUSIC - Paul Taylor SERIES DESIGNER & ART DIRECTOR - Bridget Appleby SET ILLUSTRATORS - Mark Stacey, Max Doig STORYBOARD ARTIST - Johnathan Webb, Chris Fenna, Karen Heywood, Vince James, Dave Cowdrey, James Cowdrey PUPPETS - Mackinnon & Saunders SET MAKERS - Jeff Spain, Rick Kent, Richard Sykes PROP MAKERS - Russell Hicks, Lucy Burscough, Debbie Tingle, Samantha Hanks, Rowena Golton, Matthew Milburn, Simon Walmsley STUDIO MANAGER - Dominic Lee PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS - Ann Greenhalgh, Hilary Downs, Kate Preston PRODUCTION ACCOUNTANT - Sarah Ulyatt SENIOR ANIMATORS - Matt Palmer, Phil Gray ANIMATORS - Duncan Kinnaird, Rob Skrzynski, Timon Dowdeswell, Austin Charlesworth, Monica McCartney, Alison Evans, Chris Tootell, Anthony Farquhar-Smith, Lucy Gell, Brian Demoskoff, Lisa Jane Grey, Tina Klemmensen, Russell Hicks, Phil

 Dale, Rob Alexander, Anthony Darlington, Pete Dodd, Andy Joule, Lisa Goddard, Phil Gray, John Aston, Gail Thomas, Will Hodge DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY - John Duffy, Martin Kelly CAMERA ASSISTANTS - Paul Shacklady, Christophe Leignel, Dick Dando, Ailsa Tough AUDIO POST PRODUCTION - Hullabaloo Studios VIDEO POST PRODUCTION - Flix Facilities ASSISTANT STUDIO DIRECTOR - Duncan Kinnaird DIRECTOR - Tim Collings EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS - Theresa Plummer-Andrews, Neil Benedict A Cosgrove Hall Production for BBC Worldwide and Ben Productions LLC.

(C) BBC Worldwide Ltd. & Ben Productions LLC. MM, MMI, MMII Episodes Watch With Mother series - 1952 + 1953 1. Seeds (18 December 1952) 2. Musical Vegetables (25 December 1952) 3. Cabbages (1 January 1953) 4. The Potato Man (8 January 1953) 5. Tiny Men (15 January 1953) 6. Stickmen (22 January 1953) 7. Shavings Men (29 January 1953) 8. Stilts (5 February 1953) 9. Steamroller (12 February 1953) 10. Scarecrow (19 February 1953) 11. Slowcoach Flies (26 February 1953) 12. Mud Pies (5 March 1953) 13. Bath In Hat (12 March 1953) 14.

Babies (19 March 1953) 15. Babies Grow Up (26 March 1953) 16. Live Chicks (2 April 1953) 17. Icicles (9 April 1953) 18. Boot Race (16 April 1953) 19. Acrobats (23 April 1953) 20. Bellows (30 April 1953) 21. Water Lilies (7 May 1953) 22. Turnip Faces (14 May 1953) 23. Umbrella (21 May 1953) 24. Fairy Queen (28 May 1953) 25. Weathercock (4 June 1953) 26. Flying Boots (11 June 1953) Series 1 - 2000 1. Go Fly A Kite - Pry has lost her favourite green milk bottle top. Bill and Ben try to find out but end up stuck in a rubbish tip.

How will they get home? - 6 January 2000 2. The Tortoise and the Pots - Bill and Ben challenge Slowcoach the tortoise to nut-gathering contest. - 13 January 2000 3. A Piece Of Sky - Bill and Ben look for something to cheer up Weed's part of the garden. They think a piece of sky might be just the thing. - 20 January 2000 4. The Hottest Day - Bill and Ben look for something to protect Weed from the sun. - 27 January 2000 5. Litterhog - When Bill and Ben wake up to find the garden full of litter, Weed suggests a competition to see who can clear up the most mess. - 3 February 2000 6. Sticky Problems - Bill and Ben find something very useful, but it turns out to be a hindrance than a help. - 10 February 2000 7. In Search Of Lettuce - While Bill and Ben search the garden for some lettuce for Slowcoach, Thistle seizes the chance to play a trick on them.

- 17 February 2000 8. Phwoooar - Bill and Ben are looking for the source of a horrible smell. - 24 February 2000 9. The Big Time Band - Weed is unhappy, so Bill and Ben try to cheer her up. Nothing seems to work - until they find inspiration in Whimsy the spider's web. - 2 March 2000 10. Weed Sees The World - Weed discovers there's more to life than the garden, and wants to the travel the world. - 9 March 2000 11. Ben Has A Visitor - Returning home one evening, Ben finds that something has taken the root in his pot. Slowcoach celebrates his birthday - over 3 days. - 16 March 2000 12. One of Our Spiders is Missing - When Whimsy gets a fright and runs away, Bill and Ben set off a mission to find her. - 23 March 2000 13. Here Comes The Sun - Confusion reigns in the garden when the sun keeps coming out for short periods during the night.

- 30 March 2000 14. Around & Around - Bill and Ben have fun with a strange round object they find in the garden, but Pry and Scamper can't see the funny side. - 6 April 2000 15. A Picture For Slowcoach - One morning, something interesting blows into the garden, but Bill and Ben misplace it and start searching for it. - 13 April 2000 16. A Night To Remember - Slowcoach has an uninvited guest: A Spectacle Thief! So that night, Bill and Ben try searching for the missing spectacles. - 20 April 2000 17. The Big Sleep - Boo the hedgehog settles down for Winter, so Bill and Ben try to keep the garden as quiet as possible. - 27 April 2000 18. The Jumping Jar - Tad, next door's friendly frog, gets himself into a very sticky situation. Bill and Ben hop to it and uncover the mystery. - 4 May 2000 19.

The Great Worm Hunt - Bill and Ben are having fun with the garden hose, when they notice that Whoops the worm is missing. - 11 May 2000 20. Treasure Garden - Weed suggests a game of treasure hunt, leading Bill and Ben to find something they're not too familiar with. - 18 May 2000 21. The Singing Cobwebs - Bill and Ben awake to discover that Whimsy the spider has spun beautiful new webs around the garden. - 25 May 2000 22. Game For A Laugh - Bill and Ben enjoy playing a new game they have invented, until things mysteriously disappear. - 1 June 2000 23. Tears Before Bedtime - Bill and Ben set out to discover the true identity of an object that Scamper believes to be a big nut. - 8 June 2000 25. The Snow Castle - Bill and Ben make a snow castle in the garden, but when they wake up the next day, the castle is not quite how they remembered it. - 15 June 2000 24.

Two New Flowerpot Men - One snowy morning, Tad learns there's another frog living in next door's pond, so Bill and Ben investigate. - 22 June 2000 26. The Shiny Man - Bill and Ben make something out of snow to give to Weed: A shiny snowman. - 29 June 2000 Series 2 - 2001 + 2002 1. All Quiet On The Flowerpot Front - Slowcoach is fed up with the noise the flowerpot men make, so Weed invents the Keeping Quiet and Still game. - 4 October 2001 2. Looking After Ben - Ben stays up late to see the new moon and catches a nasty cold. Bill and Tad do their best to look after Ben. - 11 October 2001 3. Slowcoach's Brother - Slowcoach's brother Lightning comes to stay, but proves to be an unwelcome guest. - 18 October 2001 4. Meeting Lulu - The arrival of a pretty doll causes trouble for Bill and Ben as they compete for her affections.

- 25 October 2001 5. Two Angry Men - Bill and Ben fall out with one another while playing Hunt the Carrot. - 1 November 2001 6. Whoops Takes a Trip - A remote-control car appears in the garden, and Bill and Ben decide to give Whoops the Worm the ride of a lifetime. - 8 November 2001 7. The Rainbow - Bill and Ben try to catch a rainbow - but it is not easy as it first appears. - 15 November 2001 8. Tin Can Telephones - Bill and Ben learn how to make a telephone with tin cans and string, and use it to rescue Boo. - 22 November 2001 9. The Magnet - Bill and Ben find a way into the cellar beneath the house and find a magnet in there. The magnet is useful to find Slowcoach's spectacles. - 29 November 2001 10. Home Sweet Home - Tad the frog next door moves in and soon tires Bill and Ben out. - 6 December 2001 11.

Down In The Cellar - While Bill and Ben are playing hide and seek, Ben falls into the cellar beneath the house and explores it. - 13 December 2001 12. A Gnome's Best Friend - Bill and Ben search in the shed, the cellar and next door's garden to find a best friend for the garden gnome. - 20 December 2001 13. Water Water Everywhere - Bill and Ben rescue Rose from a garden sprinkler, but things go wrong when they accidentally flood Slowcoach's house. - 27 December 2001 14. Balloon Tricks - Tad has played a trick on Bill and Ben, so when they find a hot air balloon in the cellar they get their own back. - 3 January 2002 15. Bubble Trouble - Bill and Ben find a washing-up liquid bottle. They decide to mix the contents with water, and Whoops gets stuck in a big bubble! - 10 January 2002 16. The Perfect Nut - Bill and Ben find a new game to play and have great fun playing it. But they're supposed to be looking after Scuff the baby squirrel.

- 17 January 2002 17. Flowerpot Band - Bill and Ben hear lots of musical noises in the garden. When they put them all together, they make some wonderful music. - 24 January 2002 18. Slowcoach Gets Cross - When Bill and Ben accidentally smash Slowcoach's piece of art, they try to find another one in the cellar. - 31 January 2002 19. Every Cloud Has A Silly lining - Bill and Ben decide to make a cloud, so they slide into the cellar to look for something. - 7 February 2002 20. Whimsy The Brave - Bill, Ben and Tad go on an climbing adventure. When Tad climbs up lots of things next to the cellar entry, he gets stuck on the roof. - 14 February 2002 21. Weed's Birthday - Bill, Ben and their friends prepare a special birthday surprise for Weed. - 21 February 2002 22.

A Cellar Full Of Noise - Scamper's baby nephew Scuff slides down the cellar slide entrance and makes a lot of noise in the cellar. - 28 February 2002 23. Snow Place Like Home - Bill and Ben make a curly slide out of snow and build an igloo. - 7 March 2002 24. Bouncing Cobwebs - Bill and Ben make a sledge, get thrown into the cellar and bounce on really bouncy cobwebs. - 14 March 2002 25. The Big Thaw - Bill and Ben decide to play a game of Football, but it's gone missing and the snow's thawing. - 21 March 2002 26. Winter Sports - Bill, Ben and Tad slide down the ice on a fallen bit of roof and Pry decides to have their own Grand Winter Sports Day.

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Features a track by Robert Parker BAREFOOTIN' (Robert Parker) Robert Parker - 1966 Everybody get on your feet, You make me nervous when you in your seat Take off your shoes and pat your feet, We're doin a dance that can't be beat We're barefootin', We're barefootin', We're barefootin', We're barefootin', Went to a party the other night, Long Tall Sally was out of sight Threw way her wig, and her high sneakers too, She was doin a dance without any shoes She was barefootin', She was barefootin', She was barefootin', She was barefootin', Hey little gal with the red dress on, I bet you can barefoot all night long Take off your shoes and throw them away, Come back and get them another day We're barefootin', We're barefootin', We're barefootin', We're barefootin', Musical interlude Lil John Henry he said to Sue, If I was barefootin' would you barefoot too Sue told John, I'm thirty two, I was barefootin ever since I was two They was barefootin', they was barefootin' They

 was barefootin'', we barefootin' We barefootin' we barefootin' We barefootin' we barefootin' We barefootin' we barefootin' We don't have no shoes on Views: 4718 BlueMonday1983 → The Fast Food Song is the title of a song recorded by the British-based band the Fast Food Rockers.

It was released in June 2003 as the lead single from their album It's Never Easy Being Cheesy. The song was highly successful on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number two in the official charts. The song also achieved chart success worldwide and reached number fifty-six on the Australian ARIA Charts. The song was co-written and produced by Mike Stock. The lyrics were mildly controversial for supposedly promoting the excessive consumption of fast food by children, which is why some UK-based radio station will not play the song when it is requested. Views: 31797 BlueMonday1983 → A tribute to one of our best loved comedy stars of the small screen Born Richard Gilbert Emery in London on 19th February 1917, Dick Emery was one of British television's favourite comedy performers on radio and television throughout the 1960s and 70s. His First ever television appearance was as early as 1952 and he was to be a regular in several shows over the next decade, but it was with his own creation - The Dick Emery Show - that he really made his name with the British public.

From the very beginning The Dick Emery Show was a huge award-winning success - with a total of 166 editions over 18 yeras! Emery's flair with costume and make-up facilitated the creation of a host of memorable characters from the show: the nam-hungry, sexually frustrated Hettie; the infamous toothy vicar; the skinhead Bovver Boy; camp Clarence; the ageing First World War veteran Lampwick and - of course - Mandy, who became a particular favourite with the public, as one of Emery's vox pop characters. She was the confused blonde who originally just gave stupefied looks but eventually progressed to her ooh, you are awful catchphase, accompanied by an over-heavy nudge! It's Not Awful - and you will like it! Transcription from Analogue VHS Tape This film is used for non-commercial purposes Views: 163772 BlueMonday1983 → Rag, Tag and Bobtail was a BBC children's television programme that ran from 1953 to 1965 as the Thursday programme in the weekly cycle of Watch With Mother.

The scripts were written by Louise Cochrane and the series was produced by Freda Lingstrom and David Boisseau. Narration was by Charles E. Stidwell, David Enders, and James Urquhart. The three main characters were Rag, a hedgehog; Tag, a mouse; and Bobtail, a rabbit; five baby rabbits also appeared occasionally. All the characters were glove puppets, operated by Sam and Elizabeth Williams. The stories were simple and there were no catch-phrases as there were in other programmes in the cycle, but the series is still remembered with affection. Twenty-six 12-minute episodes were made, two of which were never broadcast, each shot in a single take. This episode of Rag, Tag and Bobtail featured a scene in which Bobtail discovered that the baby rabbits had been playing in a muddy pool and had turned black. He was unable to clean them, but in the end the mud was washed off. Views: 13576 BlueMonday1983 → Think of a magical place, far away at the rainbow's end. It's a place called Rainbow Land, where all the colours of the world are made.

In this magical place lives a very special little girl, Rainbow Brite. Rainbow Brite has a very big job indeed: with the help of the Colour Kids - Buddy Blue, Re Butler, Canary Yellow, LaLa Orange, Patty O'Green, Shy Violet and Indigo and her magical horse Starlite - she brings green to the trees, blue to the sky and yellow to the sun - all the colours of the world! But even a place like Rainbow Land has its gloomy side. In The Pits live Murky Dismal and his bumbling sidekick Lurky, who are intent on draining the world of all its colour. In this new adventure, Rainbow Brite must save herself and the Colour Kids from Peril In The Pits. Join Rainbow Brite and her friends for an exciting animated adventure at the end of the rainbow! Transcription from Analogue VHS Tape This film is used for non-commercial purposes Views: 109898 BlueMonday1983 → Originally, the programme was part of a BBC children's television series titled Watch with Mother, with a different programme each weekday, most of them involving string puppets.

The Flower Pot Men was the story of two little men made of flower pots who lived at the bottom of an English suburban garden. The characters were devised by Freda Lingstrom and Maria Bird. Three later stories were written by Hilda Brabban. The puppeteers were Audrey Atterbury and Molly Gibson. The voices and other noises were produced by Peter Hawkins, Gladys Whitred and Julia Williams. The narration for all episodes was done by Maria Bird. The plot changed little in each episode. The programme always took place in a garden, behind a potting shed. The third character was Little Weed, of indeterminate species, somewhat resembling a sunflower or dandelion with a smiling face, growing between two large flowerpots. The three were also sometimes visited by a tortoise called Slowcoach, and in one particular episode, the trio meet a slightly mysterious character made out of potatoes called Dan the potato man. While the man who worked in the garden was away having his dinner the two Flower Pot Men, Bill and Ben, emerged from the two flowerpots. After a minor adventure a minor mishap occurs; someone is guilty. Which of those two flower pot men, was it Bill or was it Ben?

the narrator trills, in a quavering soprano; the villain confesses; the gardener's footsteps are heard coming up the garden path; the Flower Pot Men vanish into their pots and the closing credits roll. The final punch-line was, and I think the little house knew something about it! Don't you? The Flower Pot Men spoke their own, highly inflected version of English, called Oddle Poddle. At the end of each adventure, they would say bye-bye to each other and to the Little Weed - Babap ickle Weed - to which the Weed would inevitably reply with tremulous cadence Weeeeeeeeeeed. This language, like that of the Teletubbies in the 1990s, was invented by Peter Hawkins (who also voiced the Daleks) and was criticised for hindering children from learning proper English Views: 16264 BlueMonday1983 → The original version of Andy Pandy premiered on BBC TV in 1950, as part of the For the Children strand (later Watch with Mother) narrated by Vera McKechnie. Initially the programmes were transmitted live, but it was realised that if the programmes were filmed, they could be repeated.

Twenty-six episodes of fifteen minutes duration were filmed on 16mm and were produced around 1952; they were repeated continuously until 1970. This version had narration by Maria Bird. In this episode Andy Pandy sees how high he can go on a swing. A marionette who lived in a picnic basket, Andy was later joined by Teddy, a teddy bear, and Looby Loo, a rag doll, who would appear when Andy and Teddy weren't around. Looby Loo had her own special song Here we go Looby Loo. All three lived in the same picnic basket. Each episode ended with a variation on the famous song: Time to go home, Time to go home, Andy is waving goodbye. It is claimed that the design for the character was based on Paul Atterbury, the then young son of puppeteer Audrey Atterbury. A comic-strip version was published in The Robin. Views: 19502 BlueMonday1983 → Hi There! This video is about safety - it's a very serious subject which Soo, Sweep and I think is most important to understand.

We hope you enjoy all the laughter, but most importantly listen to the warnings and the lessons to be learnt. Sooty Learn with sooty videos have been developed to make learning FUN! Sooty, Sweep and Soo, guided by Mathew Corbett, give valuable guidance as they explore and learn about important safety issues. BE SAFE looks at how to avoid common dangers such as careless accidents, scalding, medicine, burning, road safety and talking to strangers. This video will help young children learn at their own individual pace in a way that is both meaningful and enjoyable. It is especially important that parents should watch this video with their children and discuss the many safety points which it raises. Views: 13357

Question: Originally a UK TV series using string puppets it first aired in 1952 with an idiosyncratic version of English called Oddle Poddle; what was the series?
Answer: Flower Pot Men