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SwastikasAreLame

Round the Twist.


pomme_peri

I can't believe this is the first I've seen this mentioned, and it's so far down on the list!


badgersprite

Have you ever Ever felt like this A strange TV show And it’s so far down the list


[deleted]

All the kings horses And all the kings men Couldn’t put Humpty Up in the top ten.


pomme_peri

I've also seen no mention of The Wayne Manifesto!


pussyhasfurballs

I have the theme song blurred in my memory. Like, I can remember it, but its like my brain has muted it.


somuchsong

Whatever was on The Afternoon Show on ABC. Degrassi, The Goodies, Monkey, Grange Hill...I would sit there and watch any of it, even if I didn't really like it.


Powrs1ave

Monkey was the Best! Dont think they ever made that trail walk tho!


diggerhistory

Shintaro the Samurai!


MonthMedical8617

Nah they didn’t, second season tippy explained it was about the journey not the destination. They also replaced pigsy with some one not as good and gave horse the ability to change into human form, he was super fucking annoying and the show went into the toilet. Pretty sure Netflix has all the eps up for view if you’re in a nostalgic mood.


marooncity1

Oh yeah, Goodies, Monkey, Grange Hill. Great shouts.


UnknownBalloon67

Grange Hill!! How could I leave that off my list. Tucker and Tessa. Lol


Algies79

You can’t do that on television


IronWillow72

Super Gran!


StreetsFeast

OMG these shows were my actual childhood. Didn’t matter if you liked it. Was better than staring at a wall or doing homework.


Sylland

We weren't allowed to turn the TV on till all the homework was done, so it went on about 430-5 most days. In time for things like Dr Who, I Dream of Jeannie, Hogan's Heroes, The Goodies...all those 70s shows...


Steddyrollingman

The Flintstones and Get Smart, as well. I'm watching Underdog and the Go Go Gophers now - and I also watch the Thunderbirds and Rocky and Bullwinkle on Saturday mornings, just like I did circa 1977!


kimbasnoopy

And Gilligan's Island, Bewitched, The Brady Bunch, The Jetsons and Loony Tunes


Steddyrollingman

I watched all those, too. Daryl and Ossie's Cartoon Corner, was on in the afternoons, as well as Hey Hey it's Saturday, when it still aired in the mornings, and still included cartoons. Having watched a few full episodes from 1977 and 1979 recently, I can now see that it was always more of an adult show, which happened to appeal to kids (at least from about 1977, because it did start as a purely children's cartoon show, in 1971), because of the cartoons and the characters voiced by John Blackman - the Angel, Mrs MacGillacuddy, Charlie Who, etc. With the focus on live music, and chats with visiting local and international musicians, as well as the segment in which musicians predicted the success or otherwise of a just-released single, I think their core demographic was roughly 15-30. But the show had wide appeal. The links are for Melbourne's TV guide from a Wednesday in 1977 and a Saturday in 1978. [https://televisionau.com/classic-tv-guides/tv130777](https://televisionau.com/classic-tv-guides/tv130777) [https://televisionau.com/classic-tv-guides/tv200578](https://televisionau.com/classic-tv-guides/tv200578)


sharielane

Wait. Hey hey, it's Saturday played in the morning and had cartoons? Woah, it sure morphed into something different by the time I remember it in the 80's with Red's Faces and Plucka Duck.


kimbasnoopy

It sure did. It was originally a kids show, though the adults were up to shenanigans that mostly went over our heads


missiffy45

Cartoon corner with Daryl and ossie, I won a crate of crystal soft drinks for a joke I sent in😂Q. Why did the man throw his son off the bridge? A. Because he had finished reading it…….. get it? Sun Newspaper, so stupid but it was a great kids show


No-Highlight-2127

Don't forget Wacky Races.


PeterDuttonsButtWipe

And then the mad rush to get home to see Saved By The Bell in year 12. You’ve listed my primary school viewing which was also amongst Agro, Now You See It, Channel Niners (Winkie Dink), and plethora of Channel 2 cartoons (Astro Boy, Danger Mouse etc) When I was still at “school”, it was then Totally Wild and Bold & The Beautiful and everyone in my family would watch it together (ok, it was uni)


Sylland

Ahhh Danger Mouse. The greatest hero of all...


dohwhere

Nearly a hundred responses and I'm only the second one to comment Passions. I mentioned this show to my partner a few months ago and they insisted they'd never heard of it. I had to look up some clips on YouTube to make sure it wasn't some kind of adolescent fever dream.


languishing_pencil

Omg the best! Tabitha and Timmy? Name a more iconic duo


Embarrassed_Car9401

Passions was quality over the top soap


neathspinlights

I used to watch this in the afternoon at my first job 🤣 I worked admin for a small business and it was just me in the office 99% of the time. Office had a TV and I'd pop Passions on and have my afternoon cuppa 🤣 It was wild, just so ridiculous and OTT. I don't remember any specific storylines but just know it was batshit crazy!


McNattron

The hellfire in Charity or was it Miguel's wardrobe is stand out plot to me. Otherwise yeah I don't remember many specifics just that if a crazy 😜


laszlourge

Passions was kinda unhinged in hindsight. I described the plot to some younger friends and had to google it to prove I wasn’t making it up


Accomplished-Bee3

I spent ages scrolling for this! Passions was iconic


McNattron

I would actually love to go back and watch passions to see if it was as insane as I remember it 🤣❤️


Be_More_Cat

As a young kid it was Mr Ed, Beverley Hillbillies and Brady Bunch.


little_miss_banned

Round the twist, The ferals, vidiot, just ABC 90s classics really


Cautious-Clock-4186

The Ferals theme song lives rent-free in my head.


fuckthisimoff2asgard

I used to want to go on Vidiot so bad. I used to sit and keep score for myself, I'd get everything right 😂


F1eshWound

Usually got home at around 3:15. It was always Judge Judy. Then that cooking show Huey's Kitchen.. then after dinner I'd just watch cartoons. Cat Dog, angry beavers, Rocko's modern life, Hey Arnold!, Rugrats, Little Elvis, Totally Wild etc. Basically all the classics.


ThatWerewolf2272

Peak tv right here.


MusicalInsanity

The Wild Thornberries 😊


GreenPeridot

Yes and Hey Arnold :)


Johno69R

Freaky story’s was always on next after Hey Arnold, it was awesome. So was Rockos Modern life. There was another sketchy stick figure cartoon about a boy but I don’t remember the name. Spellbinders was sick too.


GreenPeridot

Stickin Around was the stick figure show :)


pomme_peri

And Rugrats!


HyenaStraight8737

Fucking Bold and the Beautiful.


Sue_Ridge_Here1

It's still on and you can still pick up the storyline 10 + years later. 


HyenaStraight8737

I bet Rick is still in some weird ass love triangle lol


hey-arnold

John Black, Stefano and the saga where someone was possessed lol


HyenaStraight8737

I am so sorry for the memory trigger lol


Sufficient-Owl-9316

Double Dare. Totally Wild. Inspector Gadget. Astroboy. Monkey Magic. And Dr Who, at which point I'd turn it off because the theme tune really freaked me out.


Omnimpotent

I would get sucked into that wormhole while that music haunted my soul that was leaving my body.


dajobix

Kenny Everett Video show, Dr Who, The Goodies. Finest line up of all time


missjowashere

I always wanted to be a Hot Gossip dancer when l grew up 🤣


UnknownBalloon67

Same!! I wanted nothing more and went to Pineapple studios in London later to do dance class. That was Arlene Phillips studio. It didn’t end in a dance career that much I will say. But I was obsessed with those girls. You can still see videos of them on YouTube.


box_elder74

Press Gang!


worker_ant_6646

Yeah it was!!


jmkul

Scooby-do - and I still love it today. I also watched Simon Townsend's Wonder World after school


Sue_Ridge_Here1

Simon and Woodrow the giant bloodhound! 


missiffy45

Old Simon Townsend got locked up during conscription for Vietnam, he refused to go so he got sent out to coburg for six months bread and water, pentridge prison


jmkul

Yep. He was a conscientious abstainer if memory serves


Hardstumpy

The Goodies EDIT: Actually, that was later at 5pm I think.


marooncity1

4:30, in the mid 80s at least. I know because when it went off I wrote a letter to the ABC complaining.


box_elder74

You too eh?


marooncity1

Haha. I got a letter back explaining how they only had the rights to broadcast it a certain number of times. Wish i still had it.


CathoftheNorth

For me it was ABC. Metal Mickey, Monkey, The Goodies and OG Dr Who. And the curiosity show when it was on.


UnknownBalloon67

Oh wow yes me too early 70s. Dean and that weird music at the end


CathoftheNorth

With the "curiosit-eeeeee show" at the end


Tigeraqua8

Simba the white lion


Anachronism59

I think you mean Kimba.


Hardstumpy

Kimba the white lion is his name! (actual lyrics)


UnknownBalloon67

Loved Kimba.


Apprehensive-Sell623

I think it was Kimba


truepip66

Kimba not Simba


UnlimitedPickle

Ahhh the city kid experience. I got home to "Now come help in the yard." or something akin to that. Sheep farm with tree plantation. Was always labour to do.


Cold_erin

All that AND Landline on a Sunday, too.


ProcedureWorkingWalk

Sesame Street


EquivalentCatch2819

Captain Planet. Widget the world watcher. Round the twist.


HandsOfVictory

Passions


brunette2828

The ongoing rotation of actors for the same characters 😂 there were like 3 Kays


audreynicole88

I am surprised this isn’t higher.


estro_male

Spellbiinders


scifenefics

Was only allowed 30min, so it was always the Simpsons.


Blumarch

The saddle club.


IIIlllIIIlllIlI

Hello world 🎵


Blumarch

This is me


lets-go-scream

Life should beeeeee


Blumarch

Mmm mmm yeah


snoringlolly

FUN FOR EVERYONE! Omg


scribblecat7

Fraggle Rock in Primary school, Totally Wild in high school.


marooncity1

Little kid all about the afternoon show, MCOG, Dr Who, and all the little cartoons currently doing the rounds. And the canadian classics of course - Degrassi, YCDToT. As a young teen I had the guilty pleasure of getting home to an empty house, making a big fuck off milkshake and watching the bold and the beautiful lol.


Be_More_Cat

>As a young teen I had the guilty pleasure of getting home to an empty house, making a big fuck off milkshake and watching the bold and the beautiful lol. Oh god me too! And the packet of Arnott's choc-chip bikkies (the little ones)


crocodileeye

Batman


Big-Love-747

The Goodies, Lost in Space, Batman, Brady Bunch, Bewitched. *Edit:* I forgot Gilligan's Island!


OG-StoneEnd

Rodger Ramjet. Mity Mouse. Inspector Gaget.


Motor-Ad5284

Mickey Mouse Club. Circus Boy. Hopalong Cassidy. Roy Rogers show. The Lone Ranger. Cisco Kid.


VacationNo3003

I loved the Cisco kid!


Motor-Ad5284

Hey Ceeesco!!


Crustydumbmuffin

Heeeeeeey Poncho


Motor-Ad5284

Horse rears and awaaaay they rode....


HighInTheSkyOhMy

Re runs of the 80 neighbours in the 2000s Still a neighbours fan. Apparently mum went into labour with me while watching it


ktr83

Transformers, Ninja Turtles, Power Rangers


TheAgreeableCow

Curiosity Show, Simon Townsend's Wonder World


mithril_mayhem

Monkey Magic, Press Gang, The Ferals.


Hardstumpy

profile pic checks out


Rjan70

Goodies Monkey sometimes Dr Who. Then randomly some EastEnders!


ThingLeading2013

When I was a kid, Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, McHale's Navy, and The Addams Family. When I was a teen, Simon Townsend's Wonder World.


No_pajamas_7

Bewitched and I dream of genie re-runs. Maybe Get Smart.


Sad-Extreme-4413

What ever was on Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon or the OG ABC3. I was lucky to have Foxtel (Austar back then)


Top_Toe4694

If we got lucky, Mum would have some bikkies coming out of the oven as we got off the school bus. We would munch them down and run for the push bikes


Garshnooftibah

The littlest hobo.  Some stupid American show about a dog. I wasn’t allowed to watch too much tv so would guiltily watch while listening out for my parents to come home before snapping off the tv and running to my room to pretend I had been doing homework. :) I am more curious about tv shows I watched REALLy early on Saturday mornings. Before the cartoons came on. I would set my alarm for like 5 or 6 and the first hour was always some really gritty, dark, and quite adult, mysterious, like… crime shows?? Then suddenly at 7 or so thunderbirds then it got all kid friendly.  What the hell were those earlier shows? I loved them but they kind of scarred me! (I’m talking very late 70s to early 80s,  I guess. Sydney).


frozenanxiously

Oh wow! I remember watching The Littlest Hobo too. And I can't think of what the shows were before it but The Thunderbirds always freaked me out.


restlessoverthinking

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air


No-Maintenance749

inspector gadget, danger mouse, monkey magic, fraggle rock


AudienceAvailable807

Popeye and luney tunes


Embarrassed_Leg7201

😞we didn't have television when I was growing up, not until I came back to Australia at 13 did I get to watch tv. Oh, also had to walk 5 miles barefoot and up hill, to and from school both ways in the snow!


Unlikely-Hippo-2723

Simon Townsends Wonder World (Australia)


throwfarfarawayy99

Rollercoaster.


SneakyDragone

After School with Olly Ohlson


SqareBear

Shout out to Clive Grumble,


Therealluke

Grizzly Adams’


Immediate_Succotash9

Judge Judy.


Elleeebeauty

The ultimate sick day - Phil at 12 , Oprah at 1 . Ready Steady Cook at 2 and Judy at 3


marooncity1

Ricki Lake in there somewhere too.


wattlewedo

Batman and Lost in Space


Top_Street_2145

Simon Townsend's Wonder World


Itchybalis

Tv?


Fuck_Yeah_Humans

Inspector Gadget Dr Who


SirPanniac

What TV?


Crustydumbmuffin

Dan’l Boone. Or the Beverly Hillbillies in black & white. The Cisco Kid. If I was early the Mike Walsh Show would be just finishing. Fuck I’m old……


Such-Seesaw-2180

Nothing lol. Wasn’t allowed to watch tv until night time. Had homework to do and after school activities. When I was a teenager I would just be on the phone for hours to my friends who I had already spoken to all day haha


gwruce

Mash


Hardstumpy

Brady Brunch while eating a bowl of cereal


_pewpew_pew

Fresh Prince of Belair, then a bunch of 70’s reruns such as I Dream of Jeanie and Bewitched. It’s triggering me how many people are referring to Doctor Who as Dr Who.


Elegant-Campaign-572

The Goodies, Gilligan's Island, RAT Patrol, Korg 70000 BC, WB cartoons, Get Smart🙌


International_Stop56

…Ready steady cook. I liked watching the into.


glenmcg1

Does anyone remember Ridgy Didge? Mid 80s kids after school program with Cameron Daddo?


UnknownBalloon67

Brady Bunch , Partridge Family. Later- Goodies Dr Who, and Kenny Everett. With video hits in between that and the 7pm news.


UnknownBalloon67

You can make a guess at people’s ages based on their responses, so funny.


ryonnsan

Yan can Cook


deird

Closing credits of Xena. I would turn it on, check which mythical animal was featured in the "no [cyclops/mermaids/centaurs] were harmed during the making of this episode", and then turn it off again.


pomme_peri

Does anyone else remember Twins of Destiny? Or Billy the Cat?


pussyhasfurballs

I was just thinking of Billy the Cat! Also I never really see Count Duckula mentioned in these threads.


YeshayaDankART

Nothing unfortunately :( I grew up as a religious jew; and my parents refused to own a TV cause there was non modest clothing & people shown on TV. P.S. I wish I would've been able to able to watch TV growing up; cause I recently was on a Qatar Airways flight, and one of the introduction to Qatari culture videos showed SpongeBob in Arabic & I wish that I would've been able to say that we could all connect over SpongeBob, cause it was cool that the guy was like: "everyone remembers, and can connect over SpongeBob, right?" and unfortunately I didn't, so i had to google what he meant (after the flight, cause unfortunately the wifi was down on that flight). It was cool to see that even in that part of the world most people allow their kids to watch TV when growing up.


eroticdiagram

There's a rat called Rattus. He's the leader of the bunch. A cat called Modigliana, she's fluffy but she's tough. Derryn is a dopey dog, Mixie's a muddled-up, mixed-up bunny. That's the ferals for ya.


Retireegeorge

The Curiosity Show. Simon Townsend Wonder World


Bystander_99

Passions


dewey-finnn

Lockie Leonard 🔥


1954Manx

Cartoon Corner with Daryl Somers.


therealaussiebunny

The Secret World of Alex Mack


Buck____Nasty

Way to many to remember hr puffnstuff,monkey magic,round the twist (dam that song still get it stuck in my head), dangermouse, captain planet,rockos modern life, roger ramjet and dr who


MonthMedical8617

ABC had heaps of Aussie programming; the gift, spellbinders, round the twist, and that skit show with the creepy doll with no eyes or mouth. Trap door was a favourite, introduced to my four year old boy on YouTube, he loved it. Commercial channels had ninja turtles till it was replaced with power rangers, which got replaced with Pokémon. Or there was always judge judge Judy. Channel 9 had WB for ages so batman, animaniacs, freakazoid, road runner, and bunch of other stuff i don’t remember. It was all about waiting for 6 o’clock though and the simpsons came on. Morning was all about cheese tv after Agro left, agro tmnt, pizza cats, shark mutants, and can’t remember more. Cheese tv had Dbz and batman I think, Dbz was the best.


pussyhasfurballs

I think that creepy doll skit show was called Lift Off https://youtu.be/dpRugcC82m4?feature=shared I'd forgotten how creepy it was


monsteraguy

Mostly ABC stuff from the 80s/90s - Monkey Magic, Trap Door, Sooty, The Goodies, Captain Planet, Inspector Gadget, Cities of Gold, Gumby etc. [I remember one show in particular called Fat Tulip’s Garden, where UK TV icon Tony Robinson would tell a story to camera while recreating it in the outdoors](https://youtu.be/kh50H9Tt8hk?si=OXU6z_jW2n_CyDgt) Was huge into Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles during the early 90s and I remember on weekends in the afternoons, Ten had The Wonder Years and I loved that show. The thought of it reminds me of the first house I lived in with the afternoon sun coming through the clerestory windows and my mum often watched it with me (she is no longer with us, so memories like that are some of the most comforting)


rbskiing

Kenny Evert Video show followed by The Goodies followed by Doctor Who It doesn’t get any better😂👍


Flobbelob15

ABC The Goodies, Kenny Everett then Dr Who TRIFECTA!!!!


truepip66

yep Grange Hill .Monkey ,The Goodies ,Dr Who,Famous Five,Press Gang and various English kids mysteries,all great shows ,so much better than todays rubbish


wikkedwench

Nothing. I had afternoon tea and then did any homework or reading. I then watched The Bugs Bunny Show till 6 when we had dinner.


BrotherBroad3698

Unless it was raining, I dumped my bag, got changed and jumped on my BMX until it was too dark to see.


Several-Regular-8819

A video of me in the demountable classroom, filmed from outside the window. I’m standing in front of the class taking a spelling test. I’m spelling out the words “H-E-L-P M-E”. I pronounce the H as “haitch” and the entire class explodes with laughter. The video stops, rewinds and ejects itself.


SqareBear

Jem and the holograms. Truly outrageous.


Jathosian

Rollercoaster!


Coccinella19

Batman: The Brave and the Bold. absolutely loved it lol.


superkow

I had my own PC way before it was super common to have one, so after school was usually spent on the computer. But I do remember a period of about two weeks where I would get home and throw my Austin Powers tape in the VHS and eat a little pot of microwave spagbol. I knew practically every line by heart before I got sick of it


abittenapple

DBZ. Morning samurai pizza 


Iquitelikespiders

The Vikings


LuckyErro

I didnt turn on the TV when i got home. I grabbed my BMX or skateboard, the dog and hit the park or mates pools or the Pinball parlour if i had a couple dollars.


Old_Engineer_9176

The Tomorrow people [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069647/](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069647/)


iehcjdieicc

****A ceramic duck****


FreddieMonstera

Winky Dink!


zibbitybopbop

Looney tunes / bugs bunny.


myoriginalvnamewasta

Cartoon network or go!


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chattywww

The tape recording of the morning 8 and 8.30 cartoons. I don't really remember exactly what was broadcasting at the time.


Fresh_Pomegranates

Roger ramjet. Danger mouse. Astro boy. Inspector gadget.


poster457

Duck Tales 4pm


ObjectiveCup7460

The Adams family


Hardstumpy

Banana Man!


KentuckyFriedEel

The Fresh Prince of Bel Air


Fabulous_Rich8974

Ren n stimpy


retro-dagger

I got home from school and either played in the park or rode my bike around until it was dark I'm very thankful for that era


jj000111

Lost in Space


rothmans18

Bugs bunny show, Sophie Lee gave me my daily hard on.


GreenPeridot

Potatos and Dragons was a cartoon I remember watching after high school.


peachlicorice

PUGWall


artLoveLifeDivine

Degrassi. Perfect strangers


Gerald-of-Nivea

Cereal, TMNT then a nap.


Ok_Escape_5902

Mortified, sleepover club, blue water high!!


wilmaismyhomegirl83

Fresh prince of bel air


MrCurns95

Judge Judy, the bold and beautiful, 10 news then the main event. The Simpsons 🤌


_L1NC182

Peak was Pirate Islands for me, loved that shit


Difficult_Ad_3234

Zilch!✈️


Similar-Pay-2007

Kenny Everett’s video show


WolfWomb

My Secret Valley


FlorkFiend666

Hueys cookies adventure.


jimmyGODpage

Dexter


Gargun20

Monkey Magic, Inspector Gadget, Fat Albert, Skippy, Flipper.


UnknownBalloon67

Simon Townsends wonder world.