Comments | dylp: They don't make them like the used to.

dylp

They don't make them like the used to.

Feb 28, 2009 12:00

My favourite children's shows. Children's shows these days just don't measure up.

Fred Penner's Place
Tell-A-Tale-Town - (I think) still airing on BookTelevision, which I don't get, even at home.
Mr. Dressup
Teddy Ruxpin - I had the actual stuffed toy thing too. Not anyomre, alas.
The Raccoons - I actually have most or all of the songs that ( Read more... )

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miyaus March 1 2009, 08:11:09 UTC

Children's Shows which I watched...

Teddy Ruxpin, Lamb Chops, Fraggle Rock as well. I watched Shining Time Station, though I think I remember it by a different name. Or I am thinking of a different Train show, which I recall had.. Woody Nelson or whichever his name, in some of the episodes.

Smurfs!
Reading Rainbow with Lamar Burton!
Ghost Writer.
Uhmm... all I can remember at this moment.

dylp March 2 2009, 00:50:01 UTC

Add the above two to my list. The list is so far from complete.

musicalmay March 2 2009, 22:57:27 UTC

From the lists above, I watched:

Fraggle Rock
Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show
Babar
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
TaleSpin
Smurfs
Reading Rainbow

Other shows that I watched when I was a kid include:

Sesame Street
Mr Roger's Neighborhood
Gummy Bears
David the Gnome
My Little Pony
Rainbow Brite
Punky Brewster
Pretty much anything made by Disney
Eureka's Castle
... and there's probably a lot more

And there's one kids cartoon on television now that I actually enjoy... Dragon Tales.

combusken_bg March 30 2009, 01:53:16 UTC

Anyone else remember watching The Mysterious Cities of Gold as a kid?

Before my days of watching satellite tv this was one of my favorite children shows on terrestrial tv along with The Raccoons, Bananaman, Rupert the Bear, Tintin, Dennis The Menace (US version), Tailspin, Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers, Smurfs, Fraggle Rock, Gummy Bears, Tennage Mutant Hero Turtles. The Adventures Of Sonic The Hedgehog and Captian Planet.

I remember as a child seeing Samurai Pizza Cats, Lamb Chop's Play Around, Sailor Moon and Babar, Dennis The Menace (UK version), My Little Pony, Care Bears, Sonic SatAM, Super Mario Bros and Super Mario Bros 3 on satellite tv.