Pardon My Genie
Pardon My Genie - 1972
Pardon My Genie was a 1970s children's comedy series from the man that went on to create that other children's comedy classic Rentaghost. Although aimed at a younger audience, the show ...
Remember The One With The Talking Cushion?
Hickory House, 1973
Hickory House was one of those pre-school kids shows that would air on ITV on a weekday lunchtime. One hundred and twenty nine episodes were broadcast over five series, between 1973 and 19...
Vintage Lunchtime Kids TV
Pipkins, 1973
Do you remember those old lunchtime kids TV shows, everybody remembers Rainbow, after all there are plenty of comics who've had good mileage out of it. We've dug out a little gem from the 1970's...
Emu’s World
Emu's World, 1982
It's the One With The Pink Windmill....Two years after the end of the BBC TV show Emu's Broadcasting Company it was off to ITV. Emu's world ran until 1988 with a few changes over the yea...
Potter’s Picture Palace
Potter's Picture Palace, 1976
Melvyn Hayes, of It Ain't Half Hot Mum fame, turns his hand to children's comedy.Potter's Picture Palace was a BBC kids comedy that ran for two series: one of seven episodes i...
One For Sorrow, Two For Joy, It’s……
Magpie, 1968
Intended as the ITV answer to Blue Peter, Magpie was a kids magazine show. It ran for 1000 episodes between 1968 and 1980.Produced by Thames Television, Magpie was broadcast weekly. Initially...
Emu’s Broadcasting Company
Emu's Broadcasting Company 1975 - 1980
Emu is perhaps best remembered for his appearance on Parkinson and various Kids TV shows such as Emu's World, but by far the best of Rod Hull's work was the BBC TV kids s...