I'm A 90's Kid, Remember Any Of These?? (Top Ten Children's Programmes)

Member Name: zoe-e

Product:	Top Ten Children's Programmes
Date:	27/05/09 (988 review reads)
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Advantages: great memories

Disadvantages: the rubbish on TV these days

I have read a few of these reviews in the last few days and just HAD to do my own!! I grew up in the 90's so most of mine are the old classics, I've had great fun remembering them all lol So, here goes in no particular order!!

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1. The Racoons
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"This is the Evergreen forest. Quiet, peacful, serene. That is until Bert Racoon wakes up!" I used to know all the words to the intro and often recited it word for word on a daily basis everytime it would come on TV to my poor mum, I think she ended up knowing them word for word too! The Racoons was a Canadian animated series that was broadcast on CBBC if I remembery correctly? Anyway, I remember watching it when I was younger. It was created a while before I was born and ended not long after so I guess I was watching the re-runs. The show was set in 'Evergreen Forest' and the main characters were Bert Racoon, Ralph Racoon and Melissa Racoon. Then there was the pink Aardvark Cyril sneer and his three accomplices who were pigs. He was a slightly evil character I think. Either that or I just didn't like him, I can't remember it was a long time ago lol. There were a lot of other characters but I can't remember most of the names, it was a brilliant cartoon though.

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2. Playdays
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I watched this show daily from the age of about 2 until 5. My mum and me would sit down and eat breakfast while watching it, it was a very long time ago but I still remember this one! I remember that each day there would be a different theme to the show that would focus on one main character and I could never wait until the end of the week where they would show the episode with Rosie the magic roundabout! The other main characters were Why Bird, Peggy Patch (she was awesome!), Poppy the cat and of course Mr.Jolly! Those days children's TV was actually GOOD and not based around weird things that talk nonsense mentioning no titles of course...COUGH TELETUBIES!!!! lol

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3. Mopatop's Shop
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Woo! This was aired in about 1999 I think so I must have been around 8. It was on CITV (I don't know if it still is, I don't watch kids TV these days lol) It was about a big green puppet named Mopatop and his assistant PuppyDuck. The reason I was so fascinated by Mopatop's Shop is because I loved the idea of a shop where you could buy anything and everything! It was brillant! My favourite character was Moosey Mouse who lived in the loft above the shop though! lol

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4. ZZZap!
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This CiTV show was brilliant, back in the day when CiTV actually HAD presenters! It was about a comic brought to life, on the title part of the show you would see the front page of the comic and each part that would feature in the show. If that makes sense? It's hard to explain lol. There were various characters that would all come back every week. Some of the characters included: Cuthbert Lilly, Smart Arty, The Handymen, Puzzle Page, Tricky Dicky, Daisy Dares, and Minnie the Mini Magician.

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5. Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde
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Not many people remember this show because it only ran for a short time. If you haven't seen it you'll probably guess that it was based on the novel Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. It was about a school girl who got poisoned in a Science lesson which made her turn into a monster every now and again. There was nothing really special about Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde but I used to love it. Although it did encourage my mum and dad to give me the lovely nickname of Harriet Hyde! lol.

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6. Hey Arnold!
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This was a brilliant American cartoon about a boy with an American football shaped head and other funny characters. I used to make sure I never missed Hey Arnold!, it was always on when I came home from school and both me and my brother loved watching it. The other main characters were: Grandpa Phil, Grandma Gertie, Helga Pataki (Arnold's bully who actually loved him awww lol), Gerald Johanssen (Arnold's best friend), Eugene Horowitz, there were so many more but I can't remember the majority!

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7. Smurfs
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This was over the year before I was born but I used to always watch the re-runs before school! I used to love it! Me and my brother used to argue over who the best Smurf was. I of course said Smurfette! lol The other thing that used to make me laugh in this show was that I knew this elderly man that lived near me who looked almost identical to the evil and very scary (to me!) Gargamel. He was a very nice man though lol. Anyway, I think that everyone will remember the Smurfs, definitely a kid's classic.

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8. Tots TV
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This show was brilliant, it only fuelled my obsession with rag doll type things, along with the help of Rosie & Jim of course lol. I used to always try and sing along with the theme tune to Tots TV when I was very little, the actual lyrics are: "I'm a tot, je suis une tot, Tilly, Tom and Tiny, we're the tots on Tots TV, one two three-BOO!" but I couldn't get my head around the French parts so I would sing the English parts, mumble between the French and scream BOO at the end! lol.

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9. Penny Crayon
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This was another show that was finished with before I was born I think, but again I watched the re-runs and loved it! It was about a girl (Penny Crayon) who has magic crayons that she takes everywhere. Wherever she draws something it comes to life. Might not sound that great but for a 5 year old girl it was brilliant lol. Unfortunately there were only 12 episodes of Penny Crayon but I thought it was great!

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10. The Wombles
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No kid's TV list would be complete without The Wombles! I don't remember ever not watching this as a kid. There's not really much to say about this show, I think everyone knows who The Wombles are or were, brilliant show!


I think it's a shame the way kid's TV seems to have gone downhill in recent years. Especially with shows like Balamory, In The Night Garden and Teletubies. Creators have made things too complicated, I think it was so much better when they were just simple shows like the ones mentioned above, they were much more enjoyable! And the majority of them were actually educational too, unlike some today. I've heard kids going around saying "Macca-Pacca" and all that rubbish, that's not educational. At least I son't think so anyway! lol Bring back good TV!!!

Thanks For Reading!!

Summary: if only life were still that simple lol