Steamin’ And A Rollin’ It’s…….

USA in the UK
Casey Jones, 1957 It's time for another one of those ancient American TV shows that used to pop up during Kids' holiday TV.  This particular show I remember popping up during the 1970's summer holidays, althou...
Monkees-TV-show

The Monkees

USA in the UK
The Monkees, 1966 One of those shows from the USA that became very popular over here.  The shows combined music and laughter in the style of a traditional sitcom.The Monkees was the name of the american TV...

Whirleybirds

USA in the UK
Whirleybirds, 1957 We did warn you that we would be featuring some of those old shows rom wherever TV companies could buy them to fill those morning schedules of Kids TV during summer holidays.No it's not ...

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home

Kids TV, USA in the UK
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home, 1972 Wait Till Your Father Gets Home was an American animated sitcom from the successful animation team at Hanna-Barbera, aimed at a more adult audience than many of it's other...

We’re Gonna Pay A Call On…..

USA in the UK
The Addams Family, 1964 This cult American sitcom was a huge hit on kids TV here in the UK, particularly in the 1960's and 70's.Based on the characters created by Charles Addams in 1938.  Addams' original ...

The Roman Holidays

Kids TV, USA in the UK
The Roman Holidays, 1972 I remember this kicking about during summer holidays but not repeated as regular as others, probably during the 1980's.  It's another one the BBC imported from good old USA.The Rom...

Tarzan

Kids TV, USA in the UK
Tarzan, 1966 Continuing our look at some of the TV shows we watched during summer holidays in years gone by particularly the 1970's, by now you must be thinking we watched some rubbishThis show was popular...

Daktari

USA in the UK
Daktari, 1966 Leaving no stone unturned in our quest to remember all the rubbish or maybe not we used to watch in school holidays.Daktari (Swahilli for Doctor) was an American drama originally screened in ...
Hit Kids TV show The Banana Splits

The Banana Splits, 1968

USA in the UK
The Banana Splits, 1968 This  Hanna-Barbera kids classic made it's debut in The US in 1968 and was a regular feature in the UK during the 1970's during summer holidays (although we were unable to track down th...