Some Australian Blasts from the Past

20th Nov 2008

Searching YouTube as I do, I came accross some of these CLASSIC Australian children shows, most of which I loved! Quality ABC childrens shows, unlike the rubbish that is on now. However The graphics are rather plain

Williams Wish Wellingtons

Original and the BEST Play School Opener

Unlike the current, TERRIBLE opener for Play School

Mr Squiggle! - this is a terrific show, who hasn’t seen it!!

Bananas in Pajamas The original and the BEST

Johnson & Friends

Agro’s Cartoon Connection

Hey Hey It’s Saturday!

This was a great memory of the 80’s/90’s. And only in the 80’s could a TV show feature a Man with a Pink ostridge puppet and other random puppets, I love the onscreen graphics, I love the costumes and the PHONE!

The ORIGINAL Blinky Bill - the new one doesn’t even compare!

5 comments

I LOVED Johnson and Friends as well as that animated one about the Koala guy on that island.

Mike Beckham on 20th November, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Not Blinky Bill I’m guessing? Have updated post with some new videos

Ben May on 20th November, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Duh, Of Course Blinky Bill. I own(ed) some books of Blinky Bill.

Plus Super Ted, Rugrats and Captain Planet.

Mike Beckham on 20th November, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Hi

I live in South Africa. We had two Australian shows running here in the 80’s that were a big hit. I am trying to recall their names.

One may have been called Under the Mountain - it had characters in the show that went by the name of Wilberforce. They had this strange running gait and were aliens i think. Do you know the name of the show?

the other show had a character called Spider who was one a a rival gang of kids. They collected burps and farts in bottles for battles with their rivals. I hope you recall this show?

Please email me with the details to the email attached above. I would greatly appreciate your help.

regards
Jerome Mausling

jerome mausling on 2nd December, 2008 at 8:42 am
Not sure, does anybody else know??

Ben May on 2nd December, 2008 at 8:48 am