Spiderman (1967)
It was Canadian cartoon and it probably have the coolest theme song ever for a cartoon.
Rocket Robin Hood
It was a Canadian cartoon by the same people that made the Spiderman cartoon above
Mighty Hercules
A Canadian cartoon too, very cheaply made, but still fun.
Goldorak
Originally a Japanese series called Grandizer. At the end of 1970s, it was dubbed in French and it was huge success. After that it was translated in other languages.
Thunderbirds
The classic and ageless series.
The theme music interpreted by Royal Marines Band
Stingray
Captain Scarlet
December 1, 2010
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28 responses to “Child Series of my childhood and teenage years”
Maria
December 1st, 2010 at 20:34
I remember The Mighty Hercules and Thunderbirds. The others I don’t think I watched; maybe they were not available in the US.
The dumbest kids’ shows they had in the 60s were the Banana Splits, HR Puffnstuff and Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp. The last one was especially stupid — it had real chimps in it, acting like humans. Probably not be allowed today by the animal rights folks.
Maria
December 1st, 2010 at 20:35
Oh wait, I think I do remember Stingray. The puppets! the puppets!
This must have inspired Team America: World Police.
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December 1st, 2010 at 20:46
I remember the Banana Splits
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December 1st, 2010 at 20:48
And I remember Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp, we had it in French.
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December 1st, 2010 at 21:01
All Gerry Anderson puppets shows were dubbed in French and shown in Quebec and I’ve seen all of them when I was a kid.
Cliff Arroyo
December 2nd, 2010 at 03:28
I love me some supermarionation, Stingray was my favorite. Stingraaaaaay …. Stingray!
I also fondly remember Lancelot Link.
Back then (putting on my old coot hat) before you had your fancy cable, there were two kinds of kids shows, network (shown everywhere) and syndicated (spotty coverage according to the whims of local tv stations). Most of the shows mentioned here (except for Lancelot Link and Banana Splits) were syndicated.
Where I grew up the syndicated kid shows sucked mud. Any time we traveled I saw great shows like Ultraman, Herculese, Simba etc and back home it was nothing but Disney knock offs made on the cheap. Also we couldn’t get any ABC station where I grew up so I missed cool stuff like Batman, Land of the Giants etc. (yes, I’m still bitter).
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December 2nd, 2010 at 05:55
I was a fan of Ultraman when I was kid too :
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December 2nd, 2010 at 05:58
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December 2nd, 2010 at 06:18
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December 2nd, 2010 at 06:18
mariatheproblem
December 2nd, 2010 at 10:29
Also we couldn’t get any ABC station where I grew up so I missed cool stuff like Batman, Land of the Giants etc. (yes, I’m still bitter).
You were really deprived, Cliff!
I think Batman’s on DVD, and I saw Land of the Giants on one of the online TV sites. I think it was Hulu.com, but not sure.
mariatheproblem
December 2nd, 2010 at 10:32
HR PuffnStuff was written and produced by people who were high on acid and dope all the time. It was really surreal, and contained numerous drug references (which went way over my 10-year-old head). I still remember the theme song:
HR PuffnStuff
Who’s your friend when things get rough?:
HR PuffnStuff
You can’t do a little ‘coz you can’t do enough!
I remember puzzling over the last line quite a bit. I had no idea what it meant. And then there were the talking mushrooms. . .
mariatheproblem
December 2nd, 2010 at 10:34
I had no idea what “One Toke Over the Line” meant either. And apparently, neither did Lawrence Welk:
Anonymous
December 2nd, 2010 at 10:36
Cliff finally admits he’s old! I’m shocked!
Maria
December 2nd, 2010 at 10:36
Whoops, sorry, that was me!
Maria
December 2nd, 2010 at 10:38
I definitely remember Fireball!
mariatheproblem
December 2nd, 2010 at 11:01
and back home it was nothing but Disney knock offs made on the cheap
Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, anyone? The most boring television show ever invented, except for broadcasts of professional golf tournaments.
mariatheproblem
December 2nd, 2010 at 11:02
“I’ll just stand here in the shade and do nothing while Jim wrestles that African crocodile. . .”
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December 2nd, 2010 at 11:32
I remember “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom”, it was dubbed in French it was boring.
I had a friend when I was kid and his father was working for Coca-Cola, so they purchased him a shirt with COCA written on it but it was not looking at all like the Coca-Cola acronym, it was written in ordinary letters and in green. The guy was wearing it everywhere. After seeing it, my mother explained to me that COCA didn’t mean Coca-Cola it meant cocaine.
mariatheproblem
December 2nd, 2010 at 11:46
The 1960s cartoon of The Lone Ranger:
mariatheproblem
December 2nd, 2010 at 11:47
Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom WAS the most boring TV show ever produced.
Remember those T-shirts that were red and white and read “Cocaine” on them in the same lettering style as Coca Cola?
Those T-shirt makers would get sued for doing those today! Everything’s about getting sued.
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December 2nd, 2010 at 12:06
I remember the lone ranger cartoon too.
There was singer that composed a song called “cocaina my love” in Quebec at the end of 1970s and when he sung it on TV, there were people dancing around him and he threw at them powdered sugar.
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December 3rd, 2010 at 20:31
I was a fan of Bugs Bunny when I was young :
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December 3rd, 2010 at 20:32
And the Pink Panther Show :
Maria
December 4th, 2010 at 13:46
I was fond of Top Cat:
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December 6th, 2010 at 08:16
Another serie I watched when I was a kid (Daktari) :
I dont’ remember any episode.
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December 6th, 2010 at 08:18
Another one – Tarzan (1966) :
mariatheproblem
December 6th, 2010 at 10:04
Oh yes, Daktari and Tarazan! I watched both of those.
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