But that 'opens up ' a whole list on it's own: Captain Scarlet, Four Feather Falls, Supercar, Torchy the Battery Boy, Stingray, Fireball XL5, 'et al'.... 🤔 😊 👍👍👍
@@lynnejamieson2063 I was just thinking this, but claymation is practical effects and not animated, In a way its all moving pictures but I wouldn't call it "animation"
@@lynnejamieson2063 So cartoons are animation, stop motion is animation, Computer rendered films like Toy Story are animation but Supermarionation (TM) films are not ? That is a very eclectic framework definition you have there.
I recall Camberwick Green .. Windy Miller has a keg of cider .. it's strong stuff, and he drinks the lot. And falls asleep for Plot Reasons. Also, that windmill is the world's most dangerous building, you have to walk through the propeller arc of the sails to get in and out!
Agree...avoiding n attempting children to stay innocent n without eyes or ears...until like 18 does not work n just leaves children wondering why adults don't talk to them, possibly lie, n to possibly blaming themselves if the issue is a family issue. Not feeling alone or like "am I going nuts" is important or just feeling that it's okay to feel upset or knowing where/how to find help, hoping they won't need that as toddlers etc tho...don't even want to think about that no more, too many worrying things today...all the best
I'm wondering has the US actually produced a stop motion tv shows? I know there's stop motion films made there (Nightnare before Christmas and Coralline definitely as I've just checkec), though I was surprised how many of our animated shows I'd grown up with were stop motion, I'd not thought about it before...
@@SF64I was noticing that when he was asking. "We do have a lot of stop-motion properties, yeah." Obviously, no mention of Morph here, and he did mention puppets, which, again, we have a lot of.
I'm pretty sure Bob The Builder used American voice actors when broadcast in the US. So it's forgivable for an american not to realise the show was originally British.
Ivor the Engine, Bagpus, Thunderbirds, Camberwich Green, Joe 90, Roobarb, Mr Benn, Trumpton, Fireball XL5, Chigley, The Saga of Nogin the Nog, Chorlton and the Wheelies, Jamie and the Magic Torch, Mary Mungo and Midge, Captain Pugwsh, Captain Scarlet ... the list is endless. Many happy memories
Yes, the shows on TV when I was young in the 70's were often weird (if you remember Pipkins, you should look it up on RUclips, it looks like a fleabitten carcass). My favourite of all was "the Flumps", I used to be glued to that show (Pootle Flump was my hero). The narrator of the Flumps was called Gaye Soper, which I find quite amusing.
All awesome, also Willo the Wisp, The Magic Roundabout, Pogle's Wood, Trumpton, Andy Pandy, Michaels Bentine's Potty Time, Pipkins, The Wombles, Bod, Penny Crayon, The Family Ness, The Terrahawks.. Goodness so many memeories of my childhood and my childrens.
There was a new Wallace and Gromit at Christmas, now nominated for an Oscar. And you definitely need to watch the Paddington Bear films, they’re wonderful.
Showing my age, but these cartoons are very much in my memory. I had a big family meal on Christmas day all planned around the latest Wallace & Gromit movie on the BBC just a few weeks ago. I think it went well??!
Yes, it was fantastic. Was seeing it with the kids. They meant that they could recognise the farmer in Shaun the sheep as well. In the end, right before the bridge scene.
In 2016 I provided medical care for refugees for the Johanniter (St. John). A camp with 120 refugee Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis here in Germany. One day I borrowed a projector from a friend because I wanted to watch a movie with these people in the evening (it was terribly boring and there were hardly any activities for the children). But what kind of movie? For children but also adults. funny. Nothing should remind us of flight or war and everyone (we spoke English, Arabic, German, Pashto, Dari, Persian and French) should understand it. My girlfriend at the time had the solution: you watch WALACE AND GROMIT with them. everyone loves them. It was a complete success and a lovely evening. EVERYONE understood the humor and we all laughed, laughed, laughed. Walace and Gromit are simply benign and beautiful
If you're British all these shows are famous and we all grew up watching them. "The Clangers" was a favourite of mine, the imagination of the person that came up with this is fantastic!!
I watched a documentary on Oliver Postgate. The Clangers used bad language - if you listen to a scene when a character gets frustrated, the rhythm of the dialogue is clearly sweary (oh, ffs!)!
@@leec6707 there was a full script written out in longhand for each episode but there was the infamous, “oh sod it! The bloody thing’s stuck again!!” 😂
@@DeanCoretso Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin - also creators of Bagpuss, Pogles Wood, Ivor the Engine and Noggin the Nog. They set up the “Smallfilms” production company together and basically made everything themselves. Genius.
I saw clanger moon with my own eyes while tripping my balls off, late 80s my friend lived next door to Peter Firmin in Blean Canterbury, we jumped over his fence & put torches on the windows of the barn/shed at the bottom of Peters garden that was the studio for all the animation filming, Clanger moon was huge & the clangers were much larger than i expected about 2ft tall & still placed on the moon set, at the back of the barn on shelves were all the other caricatures such as Bagpuss, Professor Yaffle & so on, i spent the rest of the night just saying WOW Clanger moon man....
It's reminiscent of a model railway because the set is a giant model railway! They used a combination of fully functional model trains with moving eyes for many of the scenes especially those from a wider angle. Then the close up detail work was done with larger models and stop motion techniques
Bob The Builder is British. The man who created Postman Pat amongst other kids programmes died in the late 90s. Voices including Sir David Jason (Del Boy Only Fools and Horses among other tv programmes and BFG cartoon)and a film in america) and the late Terry Jones (Terry and June among other tv programmes etc). Paddington Bear books have been out for a very long time, Paddington Train Station in London has a statue of him and a train was named after the late author. The Wind In The Willows film was done by Monty Python back in the 90s before the film mentioned in this video. Count Duckula voice by Sir David Jason. Peppa Pig is Dutch.
One of the more interesting things is that an awful lot of these shows were made on extreme budgets. The clangers was made in a shed by two guys. They made a whole load of shows for kids basically in a wooden studio at the end of their garden. Ivor the Engine, Nogging the Nog, Bagpuss, to name a few.
Oilver Postgate & Peter Firmin were the ones who collaborated in the making of all the fabulous kids shows like the ones you mentions, all made in a disused cowshed at the bottom of Oliver's garden. 1959-1963 Ivor the Engine 1959 -1965 Noggin the Nog 1960 The Seal of Neptune (I don't remember this one) 1961 - 1965 Pingwings (I don't remember this one either) 1965 - 1968 Poggle's Wood 1969 - 1972 The Clangers 1974 Bagpuss All lovely memories :D
19:55 He wasn't called Mr Conductor, he was called The Fat Controller, or named Sir Topham Hatt. Mr Conductor was created in the American TV show "Shining Time Station", which showed Thomas Episodes.
i mean it wouldnt surprise me if theyve changed it to Mr Conductor now due to how weak people are now at getting offended, itll probs go down as fat shaming nowadays, i dont know if its changed as i havent seen it in ages and i aint got kids
My godmother likes to remind me of how I used to say "Fat Controller" all the time when I was learning to speak, but it sounded like I was shouting "fucking trollop!" 😂
@@IAmSkyrider They changed it in the American version, so as not to offend fat Americans, although the real reason might be that, although he was fat by any normal measure, he was only of average build by American standards, so the name didn't make sense to them.
Having just finished tax return season (I'm a Chartered Accountant), last Saturday I had my annual 1st February indulgence of binge watching the 13 Camberwick Green episodes. I'm about the same age as Mrs Honeyman's baby, based on first broadcast date!
The Wind In The Willows was based on a REALLY famous, classic children's novel by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908 to poor reviews, but it has since become a much-loved Classic of British Literature. I recently bought my granddaughter a copy of it - and I first read it myself as an adult and I loved every bit of it! It has been adapted multiple times in many different kinds of media.
The clangers was actually written with a full script, in English and then played on slide-whistles to give the impression of musical speech. I did read that during one session, the programme was played to a senior executive, who stated that they were not broadcasting it, as one part was clearly swearing!
I’m an 80s child and remember a lot of these. Dangermouse was very popular! Other classic animated British TV shows are Morph, Sarah and Duck, Ben and Holly, the Animals of Farthing Wood, Fireman Sam, The Raggy Dolls. Also had some cracking TV shows that were really popular- The Crystal Maze and Knightmare are classics that come to mind.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane Tyler!! I was way too old for most of these but they are still iconic shows. But there’s so many missing! Ivor the Engine, Bagpuss, Camberwick Green, Trumpton, Chigley, Thunderbirds. If you go back to the 60’s and the days of black and white there’s The Woodentops and Andy Pandy. The Magic Roundabout from the late 60’s. I’d have put Wallace and Grommit at number 1. Peter Sallis, the original voice of Wallace passed away awas replaced by Ben Whitehead though you’d never know the difference. RIP Peter.
I was goign to mention the Trumpton series of series.... with Camberwick being the rural village, Trumpton being the town and Chigley the industrial town nearby... it was very much a calming influence on many a kid in our day... :)
@@alicemilne1444 True, it was called Le Manège Enchanté, it began in 1964,then in 1965 the BBC made an English version using the original French visuals.
Nick Park won several won several Oscars for Wallace & Gromit. The first "A Grand Day Out" that he started while a student, then finished when he system working at Ardman Animation. The Wrong Trousers, the second short film is very good.
Aadrman Animations has won Best Animated Short Film Oscars for Creature Comforts, Wallace & Gromit - The Wrong Trousers and Wallace & Gromit - A Close Shave. The first Wallace & Gromit short film, A Grand Day Out, was also nominated but lost out to... Creature Comforts! Wallace & Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit won the Best Animated Feature Film Oscar.
I grew up watching these shows here in Australia. ABC here had about 50% British content, I raised my kids on the British kids shows too. Much more educational and intelligent
When I was growing up in the UK there were a number of very popular Australian kids to series that we imported to watch here. I find the British and Australian sense of humour to be highly compatible, and a lot of Australian programmes for all ages have a very strong sense of surreal whimsy that lands perfectly in the UK. The trend seems to be continuing with my own kids, both big fans of the Australian juggernaut that is Bluey. That exhibits another common feature for British and Australian kids programmes - we both like to include something for the adults to laugh at, even if it goes over the heads of the children at the time. In contrast, the imported US shows that we see more of are patronising to the kids and tedious for adults.
I believe the ABC and BBC had some kind of contract, the BBC showed a lot of australian shows like round the twist, neighbours, the girl from tomorrow and ocean girl (called ocean odyssey here)
Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin created children's animations in a shed at Firmin's home in Blean, Kent. The shed was a disused cow shed where the duo set up their television company, Smallfilms. I remember watching all these when I was a child back in the early 70s. There was a five minute slot at the very end of the BBC's late afternoon childrens programming , just before the 6 0'Clock News, and usually a short animated story like The Clangers or The Wombles.
Oliver Postgate was the genius and writer behind so many great animated delights: Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine, Bagpuss, Clangers, etc. His collaborator puppeteer Peter Firmin lived in the countryside and rigged up a workshop/studio in a disused cowshed, I believe. Wikipedia will enlighten you with the details.
Splitting hairs but it was second behind Gavin and Stacey. But still 15% of the population watched it on linear broadcast, and it is very much a well loved show.
As it should be, that said, the BBC aren't producing anything else worth watching so, it's also not a surprise it was the most watched thing over Xmas!
All of these programmes are very popular and well-known in Britain. All of them have been well-loved. It has been a real pleasure to see them all collected together like this! Thanks!
Paddington was originally from a series of books by Michael Bond starring the young bear, long before any films or cartoons were made. Over 35 million copies of the books have sold world wide
What!!! no Morph, the greatest of the great!!! If you know, you know plus his naughty friend, Chas. My absolute favourite (with The Clangers) as a 70s kid.
Thomas the Tank Engine is definitely British. The original books were written by Wilbert Awdry and subsequently by his son Christopher. Wilbert was rector of Emneth in Norfolk, the adjoining parish to where we live. Disappointing that there was no mention of Captain Pugwash and his mythical companions including Seaman Staines and Roger the Cabin Boy.
The "Rude" names are an "urban myth" made up in the 1991 by a Guardian journalist who was sued by the Captain Pugwash animator . However, the fake names have become folklore and even today, people down the pub will tell you names like Master Bates etc at the very mention of Captain Pugwash.
The Rev Awdry in his later life lived near Stroud near where I do, as did Laurie Lee. (Cider with Rosie) They looked kind of similar to me in their old age, but wore different kinds of clothes and had a very different manner. You would see them about town, but I never liked to intrude. I did get one of the books signed by Christopher Awdry though.
Super Ted, Banana man, Penny Crayon, Bertha, Pigeon street. And probably the most brutal thing to put on kids TV, the animals of farthing wood. Just some of the kids shows I used to watch. 2 stop motion kids shows where button moon which honestly looks like it cost about £10 to make, finger mouse and morph who was made out plastercine.
Believe it or not, there were only two series of the Wombles made, between 1973-75 (although I think there have since been more episodes in rebooted series). There were sixty episodes all told though, a lot more than Bagpuss, which only ever had 13 episodes made!
The Wind in the Willows animation and films originated from the famous childrens book of the same name published in 1908 by Kenneth Grahame. Wallace and Gromit are loved by Brits of all ages and each new film eagerly anticipated, often appearing at Christmas. The latest TV Christmas edition was watched by 21.6 million, almost a third of all Brits in the 28 days after relelase.
@@brigidsingleton1596not just allegedly untrue - ACTUALLY untrue. The crew of Pugwash’s ship were Master Mate (not Bates), Tom the cabin boy (not Roger), and Barnabas and Willy the pirates. Pugwash’s creator, John Ryan successfully sued The Guardian for publishing a story that claimed the crew had double entendre names.
It's funny how Shaun the sheep was a spinoff from Wallace and Grommet's 3rd film, a close shave... And then had it's own spinoff for younger kids timmy time (timmy is a lamb that features in Shaun the sheep)
Along with Postman Pat there was Fireman Sam. Noddy was another show I grew up watching. I also grew up reading Enid Blyton and Roald Dahl. If you haven’t look at the time Paddington Bear had tea with the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Many of these were actually originally books. Thomas the Tank Engine was a whole load of books written, by of all people, a Vicar, The Rev Audrey, who was a model railway and train fan.
Gerry and Sylvia Anderson were pioneers in British animation. Mind you in the 1960s you could see the strings on the puppets! They produced Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Joe 90 and in later years helped in the Space 1999 TV series(1975-1977). My personal favourite was Thunderbirds. As a child, I found Captain Scarlet a bit scary, even though you knew they were puppets - I think it was the music they played when the Mysterons were about.
Every time I see rings on the floor if course it's the Mysterons😂. Don't you think Captain Scarlet looks like Alan Hansen the Liverpool Captain in the 1980s 😊
No, the Andersons were pioneers of using puppets. The pioneers of British animation were husband and wife team John Halas and Joy Batchelor who started working together in 1938. In 1940 they formed the animation company Halas & Batchelor. They made over 2000 films.
The Paddington films are not based on the cartoon series. Both are based on the series of books by Michael Bond, first published in 1958. Wind in the Willows - the film didn't follow on from the TV show- again, both are adapted from the classic book of the same name. Interesting that Bob the Builder wasn't mentioned given that it is popular in the US as well as the UK (although revoiced of course!)
The original Magic Roundabout was a French stop motion animation revoiced into English. The english scripts were completely different to the french ones.
@rdouthwaite The BBC originally rejected translating the series because it was "charming... but difficult to dub into English",[2] but later produced a version of the series using the French footage with new English-language scripts unrelated to the original storylines.
Magic Rounderbout is French and just dubbed over, Dougal caused controversy because the French thought it was the British making fun of French president De Gaulle.
Yea, they're still making Wallace & Gromit ... their latest outing, "Vengeance Most Fowl" was released just a month ago. A lot of these animations were (obviously) made for children, but have a nostalgic appeal to college students and other adults with too much spare time on their hands. I know most of them from when I was in my thirties ... and later. Also, in the era when most of these were made, the UK only had three TV channels (until 1982), so pretty much every kid in the country had the same TV culture. Stories like Peter Rabbit and Wind in the Willows are far older than their TV versions, having been written before the first world war, and the animations are clearly set in that era.
Especially with Wallace and grommet the newer ones have so many visual gags and in jokes in the background you spot something new every time you watch it! For example the original voice actor for Wallace was Peter Salis who sadly died a few years ago. On the back of Wallace's door in the newest episode you can see the coat and hat Peter wore in last of the summer wine (a classic British sitcom series )
@@dasy2k1 I missed the Peter Sallis ref (Summer Wine was so very British ... I loved it). The latest movie had so many puns and visual gags it was hard to keep up. The ones I recall were Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man, Marlon Brando from the Godfather, a Coen Brothers reference, "Cheesy Jet" for Easy Jet, Patty O'Furniture (singer), Madame Butter Pies (crate on train), and an "Italian Job" scene.
As well as all the home grown stop-motion animation TV shows, we also had the American imports such as Top Cat, Bugs Bunny, and of course Tom & Jerry. I’m 67 and grew up with all this stuff through the 1960s and early 70s and I’d still watch them all now… Wallace & Grommet - aimed just as much at adults 😊 as at children - should be available on Netflix… Highly Entertaining and strongly recommended… Yes they are still making them, usually a new on comes out around Christmas time.
Bob the Builder and Thomas the Tank Engine were both over dubbed with American voices to make them saleable in the US. Wallace and Grommet are up for an Oscar in this year's awards. The claymotion films by Tony Park started with a character called Morph which was a segment in the Tony Hart children's show about arts and crafts which was very popular in the 60s/70s. Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Fireball XL5, Space 1999 and many more were all British but again had American voices for marketing purposes. Shawn the Sheep is hilarious as is Wallace and Grommet well worth catching up with and along with Creature Comforts I'd never call them kids shows, I make a point of watching them and I'm 76 years old 🇬🇧
Ha! Beat you. I'm 78 this month and watch Wallace and Gromit on DVD a lot. Can't understand why anybody thinks they're kid's shows. They're for everybody, including us doddering old gits.
@Resgerr I stand corrected regarding Nick not Tony and I know Morph was Aardman but it was a segment in Take Hart as I stated in which Tony Hart interacted slightly with our hero Morph 🇬🇧
Here's some more... 1. SuperTed (1983-1986) This Welsh animated series follows a humble teddy bear who gains superpowers and fights evil with the help of his friends. Its charm comes from the heartwarming adventures and memorable characters like Spotty, the sidekick. It’s a quintessential childhood favourite with a perfect mix of action and moral lessons. 2. The Trap Door (1984-1986) A stop-motion animated series set in a quirky, medieval-like castle. The main character, Berk, is tasked with looking after the mysterious trapdoor, which leads to all sorts of bizarre creatures and dangers. The dark humour and unique animation style make it a cult classic. 3. Knightmare (1987-1994) A groundbreaking interactive adventure series where contestants, guided by a "dungeoneer" wearing a helmet, navigate a virtual world filled with obstacles. The show blends fantasy with a hint of danger, offering an iconic 1980s nostalgia trip. It’s beloved for its imaginative world and challenging tasks. 4. The Storyteller (1987-1989) A unique blend of live-action and puppetry, The Storyteller features John Hurt as the narrator telling various folk tales. Each episode is a self-contained story, with a mystical, often dark tone. It’s visually captivating and one of Jim Henson’s standout productions. 5. Roland Rat (1983-1987) A cheeky, street-smart puppet rat who took over British television in the 1980s. With his own show on the BBC, Roland Rat was a parody of celebrity culture, full of puns and witty commentary. His character brought both humour and controversy, making him a British icon... Also, while people often mention Postman Pat and Bob the Builder when discussing iconic UK children's shows, don’t forget Fireman Sam! Fireman Sam (1987-Present) is a classic British series that follows Sam, a courageous firefighter in the small town of Pontypandy. With his trusty team, he tackles fires, rescues, and teaches children important safety lessons. It's an educational yet thrilling show that’s been a staple of UK kids' TV for decades and definitely deserves more recognition alongside the others! I'm interested to know if many others resonate with any of those I have listed...
If you Google Rude Postman Pat you can see where someone has taken the old videos and dubbed them with more contemporary languages and social themes. No longer child friendly.
I guess you're a decade or so too young for the Danger Mouse and Count Duckula runs in the US on Nickelodeon, in the late 80s and early 90s. Danger Mouse was the first fully animated show on Nickelodeon.
20:38 - BOB THE BUILDER - A British children's animated TV show that ran from 12 April 1999 to 31 December 2011. The series used stop-motion animation for the original series, changing to CGI in 2010 for its final two seasons. Following the series' conclusion, HIT Entertainment (owners of the rights) was purchased by US toy company Mattel for $680 million. Changes in the setting, casting, and character designs of the revival series' were severely criticized by fans of the original. The theme tune "Can We Fix It?" became the UK Christmas number-one single of 2000.
Wind in the Willows has a ride in Disneyland called 'Mr Toad's Wild Ride' which was also in Magic Kingdom until the end of the 1990's when it was replaced by another British story Winnie the Pooh.
"Postman Pat, Postman Pat ran over his cat. Blood and guts went flying, and postman Pat was crying, I've never seen a cat as flat as that." Ah, nostalgia :)
That's worse than my first husband's version of 'Little Boy Blue' - with the same tune - "Little Boy Blue, come blow on your horn, The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn Where is the Boy who looks after the sheep? He's under the hedge with 'Little Bo Peep' - Will you wake them? No, not I, for if I do, they'll be sure to cry!"
I'm guessing they weren't including supermarionation as animated. It's filmed more as live action. I'd have added Captain Scarlet as it was surprisingly dark and gritty for a puppet show fir kids
@@SF64 British children grew up seeing the sometimes somewhat gory / implicit 'Public Information' ads / films too, how not to try train line crossing, playing in abandoned fridges on waste grounds, staying away from power cables and electrical towers, crossing the road safely - or not, and the horrid consequences etc, etc, etc, so by the time 'Captain Scarlet' came on our screens we could deal with 'malevolent aliens' far more easily than probably the much more sheltered American children ever could.
The Clangers is absolutely brilliant. The new series, with Michael Palin narrating, has had me crying with laughter- to the bemusement of my grandchildren.
Hazel laid down to rest, and everybody cried. - A nation of children retraumatised every time they heard that damned song. And now I want to see him watch that. 😂 Line up the Creature comforts/Wallace and Gromit set to cushion his landing, after that onslaught he should be British for life! 😂 ...and that, children, is why Gen X are 'just fine'. Gromit is my spirit animal. ❤
Danger Mouse, I used to run home from school, throw my bag and coat down on a chair, grab a pint of milk and hopefully catch the latest episode. Voiced by David Jason and Terry Scott, it pretty much bridged the gap between the 60s and 70s comedy and 80s onwards and the chemistry between the two actors is very much evident. Typical jokes include: "It's a sarcophagus!!" "It's-a your cophagus, I want nothing to do with it!!"; and "Hehe... Copper-Knickers!!!"... "No, Penfold, Copernicus!" BTW thanks to Penfold's "Copper Knickers" joke, I can't ever hear the name "Copernicus" without thinking "Copper-Knickers" instead... :D Oh and the Duckula cartoon you saw under "honourable mentions" was a spinoff, after the death of Terry Scott, based on a villain from the series - a vampire duck, he was revived, but accidentally became a vegetarian due to a mishap during the ritual. Much to Igor's (the butler) disgust. Igor's attempts and turning him back into a blood-thirsty horror of the night is part of the ongoing comedy - well worth a look. BTW Bob the Builder was british orginally.... but was redubbed for the americans. Note that 90% of these were originally books - Thomas the Tank Engine was written by a local church priest, for example. BTW - Ivor the Engine didn't make the cut but was worth looking at - it was a cardboard cutout animation and was one of the forerunners to the claymation we saw later on - just done in two dimensions instead of 3. I strongly recommend a "reacts to" series based on UK native animated TV shows - it's really worth it and I think you'll find a few gems that you encountered as a kid that you didn't realise were imports to the US. It would also be a good distraction from all the goings-on in real life in the coming months too. The thing to remember is that British programming during the 70s, 80s and in decreasing amounts since have been for a limited number of TV slots, mostly on just one, two or three channels and for very limited budgets. This is why so many of these on the list were originally bestselling children's books, such as Enid Blyton, Paddington, Thomas and The Wind in the Willows. She got a few things wrong: Postman Pat was originally from Cumbria, but they felt the accent wasn't understandable enough, so they moved the location. Thomas the Tank Engine looked like a railway setup because it WAS a railway setup - they used the stop-frame only for the expressions and close-in actions with the guards - this is why you rarely see animated work and train motion at the same time. It's also far cheaper to run an electric train than to animate it.
Love all Nick Parks creations and also loved 'Danger Mouse' original version. There was a new 'Wallace & Gromit' film at Christmas and it is up for an Oscar.
Hi, Brit born in the mid 90's. I grew up watching every single one of these shows. Even though most of them are older, they are still a huge part of childrens TV. British childrens programs are typically more well thought out in terms of storytelling and topics, when compared to American cartoons. They are more educational, especially the older shows ,as children were exposed to more real life issues. We also used to be more exposed to death through cartoons- Watership Down and The Animals of Farthing Wood are what come to mind.
stop motion was a major animation style in kids shows and films in the uk. the final wallace and grommit movie just came out on christmas day just gone its on netflix as well as bbc
Used to sing to my G'Daughter, "Postman Pat, Postman Pat ran over a black and white cat, blood and guts went flying, Postman Pat was crying, he'd never seen a flatter cat as that" when she was 4. "Naughty Grand Dad", thump " Sing it again."
Thomas the Tank engine was based of a real life Grandpa who told his grandkids story's using his model railway set so there really was an actual Thomas and friends but as railway miniatures in a grandpas loft.
The latest Wallace and Gromit film is Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl which was broadcast in the UK on Christmas Day. The film sees the return of the evil villain Feathers McGraw who has escaped from prison to recover the diamond he stole in W&G: The Wrong Trousers. I say "prison" but is actually the local zoo because "Feathers" is an evil penguin. Every single scene in the film is filled with puns, easter eggs and references to other films that you could probably watch it ten times over, the first just to watch it and the other nine to spot all the hidden gems. The film has been nominated for an Oscar in the category of best animation but will probably get robbed.
Many, many years ago, there was the Saga of Noggin the Nog. He was a peaceful Viking (!) who had to cope with his evil uncle Nogbad the Bad, and was advised by the wise old bird Graculus. The Anglican Bishop of the Isle of Man is called the Bishop of Sodor and Man, from an ancient Viking word for islands round there. Thomas the Tank Engine was written by an Anglican clergyman, the Rev. Wilbert(?) Awdry, who sort of set it on the Isle of Man.
i just bought the clangers on DVD for my sisters, yes its from the 70's/80's. danger mouse was made by my childhood local tv studio and was not originally available to everyone(not for long though) until mid 80's, we had 3 tv channels we watched all of it. the big Christmas tv event was the new Wallace and Gromit film (and the yearly monarchs address to the nation). apparently Ringo loved the books when he was a child and offered to voice Thomas. we had one set in Wales, with a dragon that lived in a train boiler. we had cartoons, Captain Pugwash, but loads of claymation
...and now there is a remake...which is actually pretty good (not as good but pretty good). With Alexander Armstrong as DM and Stephen Fry as the Boss.
Magic roundabout although that may have been French originally .For really old people there are Tales from the Riverbank / Muffin the Mule / Bill and Ben / .etc .Nice film well done .Early American stuff from Disney still well loved in the UK .
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Thunderbirds was criminally missed off the list
But that 'opens up ' a whole list on it's own: Captain Scarlet, Four Feather Falls, Supercar, Torchy the Battery Boy, Stingray, Fireball XL5, 'et al'.... 🤔 😊 👍👍👍
Wasn’t the characters in Thunderbirds etc portrayed by puppets though? Which if that’s the case it isn’t animation of any kind.
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Yes, "Supermarionation" - Although I can't say "with no strings attached !" LOL 😎👍
@@lynnejamieson2063 I was just thinking this, but claymation is practical effects and not animated, In a way its all moving pictures but I wouldn't call it "animation"
@@lynnejamieson2063 So cartoons are animation, stop motion is animation, Computer rendered films like Toy Story are animation but Supermarionation (TM) films are not ? That is a very eclectic framework definition you have there.
You're surprised that our children's animations are so adult. It's always astounded me how juvenile the american 'adult' shows are.
I recall Camberwick Green .. Windy Miller has a keg of cider .. it's strong stuff, and he drinks the lot. And falls asleep for Plot Reasons. Also, that windmill is the world's most dangerous building, you have to walk through the propeller arc of the sails to get in and out!
Maybe because children British shows are also meant like family shows.
Not shows where you put kid in front of TV unattended.
😂👌
Agree...avoiding n attempting children to stay innocent n without eyes or ears...until like 18 does not work n just leaves children wondering why adults don't talk to them, possibly lie, n to possibly blaming themselves if the issue is a family issue. Not feeling alone or like "am I going nuts" is important or just feeling that it's okay to feel upset or knowing where/how to find help, hoping they won't need that as toddlers etc tho...don't even want to think about that no more, too many worrying things today...all the best
No watership down?
Tyler: "We had bob the Builder"
I hate to break it to ya but...
I'm wondering has the US actually produced a stop motion tv shows? I know there's stop motion films made there (Nightnare before Christmas and Coralline definitely as I've just checkec), though I was surprised how many of our animated shows I'd grown up with were stop motion, I'd not thought about it before...
@@SF64 I can only think of the Robot Chicken show in stop motion (that we have in UK)
@@SF64I was noticing that when he was asking. "We do have a lot of stop-motion properties, yeah."
Obviously, no mention of Morph here, and he did mention puppets, which, again, we have a lot of.
I'm pretty sure Bob The Builder used American voice actors when broadcast in the US. So it's forgivable for an american not to realise the show was originally British.
Oh yeah - wasn't Bob the Builder from a studio in Scotland originally?
Ivor the Engine, Bagpus, Thunderbirds, Camberwich Green, Joe 90, Roobarb, Mr Benn, Trumpton, Fireball XL5, Chigley, The Saga of Nogin the Nog, Chorlton and the Wheelies, Jamie and the Magic Torch, Mary Mungo and Midge, Captain Pugwsh, Captain Scarlet ... the list is endless. Many happy memories
Yes, the shows on TV when I was young in the 70's were often weird (if you remember Pipkins, you should look it up on RUclips, it looks like a fleabitten carcass). My favourite of all was "the Flumps", I used to be glued to that show (Pootle Flump was my hero).
The narrator of the Flumps was called Gaye Soper, which I find quite amusing.
All awesome, also Willo the Wisp, The Magic Roundabout, Pogle's Wood, Trumpton, Andy Pandy, Michaels Bentine's Potty Time, Pipkins, The Wombles, Bod, Penny Crayon, The Family Ness, The Terrahawks..
Goodness so many memeories of my childhood and my childrens.
@@jamesleate loved The Flumps... Posy, Perkin and little Pootle, and Grandpa playing on his Flumpet... :D
The fact that not one of you has mentioned the Herbs is honestly shameful! (/lh)
@@jamesleate a flea-bitten carcass Yeah, that was Hartley Hare he was sometimes so cranky, but I loved him
There was a new Wallace and Gromit at Christmas, now nominated for an Oscar. And you definitely need to watch the Paddington Bear films, they’re wonderful.
Unfortunately, he never reads or answers comments.... 🤔😒
Showing my age, but these cartoons are very much in my memory. I had a big family meal on Christmas day all planned around the latest Wallace & Gromit movie on the BBC just a few weeks ago. I think it went well??!
Yes, it was fantastic. Was seeing it with the kids. They meant that they could recognise the farmer in Shaun the sheep as well. In the end, right before the bridge scene.
Agreed!
Paddington is amazing
In 2016 I provided medical care for refugees for the Johanniter (St. John). A camp with 120 refugee Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis here in Germany. One day I borrowed a projector from a friend because I wanted to watch a movie with these people in the evening (it was terribly boring and there were hardly any activities for the children). But what kind of movie? For children but also adults. funny. Nothing should remind us of flight or war and everyone (we spoke English, Arabic, German, Pashto, Dari, Persian and French) should understand it. My girlfriend at the time had the solution: you watch WALACE AND GROMIT with them. everyone loves them. It was a complete success and a lovely evening. EVERYONE understood the humor and we all laughed, laughed, laughed. Walace and Gromit are simply benign and beautiful
Great story... 👍👍👍 😊😊😊
Yes! Take a thumbs up from me for this post.
I thought this was going to be Clangers, but W&G was a great choice. Probably a better one to be fair.
✊🏼Cheeeeeze ✊🏼
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Wensleydale Cheese, of course !!! 👍
If you're British all these shows are famous and we all grew up watching them.
"The Clangers" was a favourite of mine, the imagination of the person that came up with this is fantastic!!
I watched a documentary on Oliver Postgate. The Clangers used bad language - if you listen to a scene when a character gets frustrated, the rhythm of the dialogue is clearly sweary (oh, ffs!)!
@@leec6707 there was a full script written out in longhand for each episode but there was the infamous, “oh sod it! The bloody thing’s stuck again!!” 😂
@@DeanCoretso Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin - also creators of Bagpuss, Pogles Wood, Ivor the Engine and Noggin the Nog. They set up the “Smallfilms” production company together and basically made everything themselves. Genius.
I saw clanger moon with my own eyes while tripping my balls off, late 80s my friend lived next door to Peter Firmin in Blean Canterbury, we jumped over his fence & put torches on the windows of the barn/shed at the bottom of Peters garden that was the studio for all the animation filming, Clanger moon was huge & the clangers were much larger than i expected about 2ft tall & still placed on the moon set, at the back of the barn on shelves were all the other caricatures such as Bagpuss, Professor Yaffle & so on, i spent the rest of the night just saying WOW Clanger moon man....
Thomas, the Tank Engine was narrated by a Beatle, Ringo Starr! That’s as British as it can get!
That is correct.
Mr Awdry , the man who wrote thomas and the tank engine, went to my school! we have a building named after him!
It's reminiscent of a model railway because the set is a giant model railway!
They used a combination of fully functional model trains with moving eyes for many of the scenes especially those from a wider angle.
Then the close up detail work was done with larger models and stop motion techniques
@OliverCollins-uo6kfhe was a vicar at the local church when I was a kid back in the 1980s
Bob The Builder is British. The man who created Postman Pat amongst other kids programmes died in the late 90s. Voices including Sir David Jason (Del Boy Only Fools and Horses among other tv programmes and BFG cartoon)and a film in america) and the late Terry Jones (Terry and June among other tv programmes etc). Paddington Bear books have been out for a very long time, Paddington Train Station in London has a statue of him and a train was named after the late author. The Wind In The Willows film was done by Monty Python back in the 90s before the film mentioned in this video. Count Duckula voice by Sir David Jason. Peppa Pig is Dutch.
Terry and June featured Terry Scott.
Not the same 'Terry' - that was Terry Scott in 'Terry and June' !!!
I think the US version of Bob the Builder was dubbed with an American accent, so it's not surprising he didn't realise that
Cant believe Bob wasnt on the video
Terry Jones was member of Monty Python
One of the more interesting things is that an awful lot of these shows were made on extreme budgets. The clangers was made in a shed by two guys. They made a whole load of shows for kids basically in a wooden studio at the end of their garden. Ivor the Engine, Nogging the Nog, Bagpuss, to name a few.
Smallfilms was the company name, small but exquisitely formed...
I loved the clangers so did my kids.
Dangermouse was made on a shoestring too.
Oilver Postgate & Peter Firmin were the ones who collaborated in the making of all the fabulous kids shows like the ones you mentions, all made in a disused cowshed at the bottom of Oliver's garden.
1959-1963 Ivor the Engine
1959 -1965 Noggin the Nog
1960 The Seal of Neptune (I don't remember this one)
1961 - 1965 Pingwings (I don't remember this one either)
1965 - 1968 Poggle's Wood
1969 - 1972 The Clangers
1974 Bagpuss
All lovely memories :D
My daughter adored bagpuss when she was little she's 47 now lol
19:55 He wasn't called Mr Conductor, he was called The Fat Controller, or named Sir Topham Hatt. Mr Conductor was created in the American TV show "Shining Time Station", which showed Thomas Episodes.
Naval base I was at, we called the commanding officer the fat controller for obvious reasons!
Was the fat controller also had the thin controller who came from another station
i mean it wouldnt surprise me if theyve changed it to Mr Conductor now due to how weak people are now at getting offended, itll probs go down as fat shaming nowadays, i dont know if its changed as i havent seen it in ages and i aint got kids
My godmother likes to remind me of how I used to say "Fat Controller" all the time when I was learning to speak, but it sounded like I was shouting "fucking trollop!" 😂
@@IAmSkyrider They changed it in the American version, so as not to offend fat Americans, although the real reason might be that, although he was fat by any normal measure, he was only of average build by American standards, so the name didn't make sense to them.
Wallace & Gromit (The Wrong Trousers) contains both the greatest chase scene & most evil crime lord in all of cinematic history!!
Nonsense that was nothing more than an innocent chicken who was framed by two criminal masterminds. 😂
And now there’s a reappearance of the chicken in the new Wallace of Gromit!
@@simonorourke4465dressed up as a penguin 😂
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024) is nominated for an Oscar
Wallace and Gromit is a British icon. It takes a long long time to do the stop motion.
Totally shocked that neither Camberwick Green nor Trumpton are featured! I'm sure it's those that inspired Nick Park
Half Man Half Biscuit made use of lots of Trumpton references, there was even an EP called Trumpton Riots.
Not sure you can have "Trumpton" in the USOFA at the moment.
Having just finished tax return season (I'm a Chartered Accountant), last Saturday I had my annual 1st February indulgence of binge watching the 13 Camberwick Green episodes.
I'm about the same age as Mrs Honeyman's baby, based on first broadcast date!
The Wind In The Willows was based on a REALLY famous, classic children's novel by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908 to poor reviews, but it has since become a much-loved Classic of British Literature. I recently bought my granddaughter a copy of it - and I first read it myself as an adult and I loved every bit of it! It has been adapted multiple times in many different kinds of media.
Tales of the Riverbank, with real animals!!!!
In Sweden the film "Winds in the Willows" were always played on TV around New Year... so it is a classic here as well.
Just read it for the first time last year at the age of 76. Wonderful! Now I know where _Pink Floyd_ got the title of one of their albums!
Paddington and Peter Rabbit also based on classic books.
I'm in my 60's and still have my original copy of Wind in the Willows which I think I've had since I was around 10!
The clangers was actually written with a full script, in English and then played on slide-whistles to give the impression of musical speech. I did read that during one session, the programme was played to a senior executive, who stated that they were not broadcasting it, as one part was clearly swearing!
I could often tell what they were saying and Major Clanger was very sweary!
Clangers: The Complete Scripts 1969-1974 is a book that contains the full scripts from the original two series of the beloved BBC children's show
I think I know the bit you mean. Where they are trying to open a door?
I know once when one is fiddling with a valve the whistle sounds like "dammit the bloody valve's jammed!"
@@danielyeshe They're trying to open a door, and (I think Daddy Clanger) says: "Oh bugger! The bloody thing's stuck again!" 😁
BTW, Bob the Builder is also British.
Sadly dubbed by an American!
In the US version, he takes coffee breaks instead of tea breaks. Outrageous.
the best thing about Bob The Builder was that it was voiced by Neil Morrissey. Aside from that, not great
@@jackspringheel9963 why not all us brits drink tea, i drink coffee :D
I’m an 80s child and remember a lot of these. Dangermouse was very popular!
Other classic animated British TV shows are Morph, Sarah and Duck, Ben and Holly, the Animals of Farthing Wood, Fireman Sam, The Raggy Dolls.
Also had some cracking TV shows that were really popular- The Crystal Maze and Knightmare are classics that come to mind.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane Tyler!! I was way too old for most of these but they are still iconic shows. But there’s so many missing! Ivor the Engine, Bagpuss, Camberwick Green, Trumpton, Chigley, Thunderbirds. If you go back to the 60’s and the days of black and white there’s The Woodentops and Andy Pandy. The Magic Roundabout from the late 60’s.
I’d have put Wallace and Grommit at number 1. Peter Sallis, the original voice of Wallace passed away awas replaced by Ben Whitehead though you’d never know the difference. RIP Peter.
I was goign to mention the Trumpton series of series.... with Camberwick being the rural village, Trumpton being the town and Chigley the industrial town nearby... it was very much a calming influence on many a kid in our day... :)
The Magic Roundabout was French, not British, though.
@@alicemilne1444 True, it was called Le Manège Enchanté, it began in 1964,then in 1965 the BBC made an English version using the original French visuals.
I loved Thomas the Tank Engine narrated originally by Ringo Starr.
(& Ivor the Engine)
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Narrated by Dame Emma Thompson's late father.
Nick Park won several won several Oscars for Wallace & Gromit. The first "A Grand Day Out" that he started while a student, then finished when he system working at Ardman Animation. The Wrong Trousers, the second short film is very good.
How many is several several's?
4
Sproxton and Lord who did Morph were the founders of Aardman where Nick Park worked in Bristol.
There was a new Wallace and Gromit film this Christmas!
Nominated for an Oscar and just as popular with adults!
Nominated for an Oscar and just as popular with adults!
It was the highlight of my Christmas - so funny and clever! Loved it.
Aadrman Animations has won Best Animated Short Film Oscars for Creature Comforts, Wallace & Gromit - The Wrong Trousers and Wallace & Gromit - A Close Shave. The first Wallace & Gromit short film, A Grand Day Out, was also nominated but lost out to... Creature Comforts!
Wallace & Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit won the Best Animated Feature Film Oscar.
How could they not mention the Soup Dragon. It was synonymous with The Clangers 😮!. My favourite kid's show in the early 70s.
There was even a 90's indie band called The Soup Dragons.
Or even The Iron Chicken.
I know!!
And it was Blue String Soup! Not pudding!
@@NormyTres ... I just checked... the Clangers went down to The Soap Dragon to get... Green Soup and/or Blue String Pudding.. :D
totally agree with stop motion and clay over modern. Dangermouse definatly a childhood favouritefor me & i loved count duckula in honourable mentions.
Popular with adults too cause we're like kids when it comes to Shaun the Sheep and Wallis and Gromit.
Baaaa !
Wallace*
I grew up watching these shows here in Australia. ABC here had about 50% British content, I raised my kids on the British kids shows too. Much more educational and intelligent
When I was growing up in the UK there were a number of very popular Australian kids to series that we imported to watch here. I find the British and Australian sense of humour to be highly compatible, and a lot of Australian programmes for all ages have a very strong sense of surreal whimsy that lands perfectly in the UK.
The trend seems to be continuing with my own kids, both big fans of the Australian juggernaut that is Bluey. That exhibits another common feature for British and Australian kids programmes - we both like to include something for the adults to laugh at, even if it goes over the heads of the children at the time. In contrast, the imported US shows that we see more of are patronising to the kids and tedious for adults.
"Skippy, Skippy, Skippy the Bush Kangaroo..." :)
I remember loving Around The Twist which was shown on British TV
@@andrewvalentine6977 Round the Twist was the show I had in mind too when I mentioned “surreal whimsy” above. It was a classic.
I believe the ABC and BBC had some kind of contract, the BBC showed a lot of australian shows like round the twist, neighbours, the girl from tomorrow and ocean girl (called ocean odyssey here)
Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin created children's animations in a shed at Firmin's home in Blean, Kent. The shed was a disused cow shed where the duo set up their television company, Smallfilms. I remember watching all these when I was a child back in the early 70s. There was a five minute slot at the very end of the BBC's late afternoon childrens programming , just before the 6 0'Clock News, and usually a short animated story like The Clangers or The Wombles.
Oliver Postgate was the genius and writer behind so many great animated delights: Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine, Bagpuss, Clangers, etc. His collaborator puppeteer Peter Firmin lived in the countryside and rigged up a workshop/studio in a disused cowshed, I believe. Wikipedia will enlighten you with the details.
*Postgate (oops, no alcohol included, Pistgate!)
Lol, I corrected by editing asap but you beat me to it! Thanks@@brigidsingleton1596
I'm swedish and younger people than me watched both Postman Pat (Postis Pär) and Bob the Builder (Bob Byggare), but I grew up on Danger mouse!
The most sad thing about Postman Pat is they closed the Post Office in Ambleside - the one his was based on 😢
The Wallace and Gromit at Christmas was watched more than any other show over Christmas!!
Splitting hairs but it was second behind Gavin and Stacey. But still 15% of the population watched it on linear broadcast, and it is very much a well loved show.
So true
As it should be, that said, the BBC aren't producing anything else worth watching so, it's also not a surprise it was the most watched thing over Xmas!
Gavin and Stacy 👎
All of these programmes are very popular and well-known in Britain. All of them have been well-loved. It has been a real pleasure to see them all collected together like this! Thanks!
Paddington was originally from a series of books by Michael Bond starring the young bear, long before any films or cartoons were made. Over 35 million copies of the books have sold world wide
Paddington's Singing in the Rain animation is a must-see! Gene Kelly loved it.
What!!! no Morph, the greatest of the great!!! If you know, you know plus his naughty friend, Chas. My absolute favourite (with The Clangers) as a 70s kid.
Morph was must-watch TV. That, and Roobarb.
"Was stop-motion really big in Britain?"
"Oh, wait til you see Morph."
HE DIDN'T SEE MORPH!
and Morph's pet, the Little Nail Brush :D
Loved Morph and this from a 74 year old! Bill and Ben the Flowerpot men with Little Weed - admittedly they were puppets though. Sigh!
I was born in 92 and loved morph... I feel basil brush was iconic and probably should have had a mention
Thomas the Tank Engine is definitely British. The original books were written by Wilbert Awdry and subsequently by his son Christopher. Wilbert was rector of Emneth in Norfolk, the adjoining parish to where we live. Disappointing that there was no mention of Captain Pugwash and his mythical companions including Seaman Staines and Roger the Cabin Boy.
The "Rude" names are an "urban myth" made up in the 1991 by a Guardian journalist who was sued by the Captain Pugwash animator . However, the fake names have become folklore and even today, people down the pub will tell you names like Master Bates etc at the very mention of Captain Pugwash.
The Rev Awdry in his later life lived near Stroud near where I do, as did Laurie Lee. (Cider with Rosie) They looked kind of similar to me in their old age, but wore different kinds of clothes and had a very different manner. You would see them about town, but I never liked to intrude. I did get one of the books signed by Christopher Awdry though.
Super Ted, Banana man, Penny Crayon, Bertha, Pigeon street. And probably the most brutal thing to put on kids TV, the animals of farthing wood. Just some of the kids shows I used to watch. 2 stop motion kids shows where button moon which honestly looks like it cost about £10 to make, finger mouse and morph who was made out plastercine.
@@idontsignin £10? Think you’re being a bit generous there 😅
Sadly, there was a ‘flash’ of The Wombles, but no mention…. They, in my day(years ago), were the programme to watch for children. Went on for years.
Believe it or not, there were only two series of the Wombles made, between 1973-75 (although I think there have since been more episodes in rebooted series). There were sixty episodes all told though, a lot more than Bagpuss, which only ever had 13 episodes made!
@ Thanks Andy. They were way before their time, all about re-cycling. Who could have guessed?😁
The Wind in the Willows animation and films originated from the famous childrens book of the same name published in 1908 by Kenneth Grahame.
Wallace and Gromit are loved by Brits of all ages and each new film eagerly anticipated, often appearing at Christmas. The latest TV Christmas edition was watched by 21.6 million, almost a third of all Brits in the 28 days after relelase.
No Bagpuss and Mr. Benn? Criminal!
Captain Pugwash etc.
@StewedFishProductions
Lol
...the infamous (but 'allegedly' untrue) 'Seaman Staines', and 'Roger, the Cabin Boy' ?! Lol
No Flumps or Fingerbobs either.
@@brigidsingleton1596not just allegedly untrue - ACTUALLY untrue. The crew of Pugwash’s ship were Master Mate (not Bates), Tom the cabin boy (not Roger), and Barnabas and Willy the pirates.
Pugwash’s creator, John Ryan successfully sued The Guardian for publishing a story that claimed the crew had double entendre names.
And no Willow the wisp!?
Shaun the Sheep’s nod to Star Wars isn’t exactly modern. Star Wars was released in 1977.
It's funny how Shaun the sheep was a spinoff from Wallace and Grommet's 3rd film, a close shave...
And then had it's own spinoff for younger kids timmy time (timmy is a lamb that features in Shaun the sheep)
Along with Postman Pat there was Fireman Sam. Noddy was another show I grew up watching. I also grew up reading Enid Blyton and Roald Dahl. If you haven’t look at the time Paddington Bear had tea with the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Awww bless her, with her sparkly purse filled with a marmalade sandwich, "For later" ... R.I,P.
Thank you for mentioning Fireman Sam. Don't know why it didn't make the list!
Thank you for mentioning Fireman Sam. Don't know why it didn't make the list!
Rhubarb and Custard, Noah and Nellie (ALL aboard the Skylark), The F!umps, Mary mungo and Midge, Pigeon Street, Bod.
Yes to rhubarb n custard n pigeon street!
I’m 73 yrs old and loved every single one of these. I watched them with my children.
The Flumps, Bagpuss, Chorlton and the wheelies and Jamie and the magic torch should all be on the list.
Jamie And The Magic Torch,if The Who did cartoon theme tunes,this would be it
Many of these were actually originally books. Thomas the Tank Engine was a whole load of books written, by of all people, a Vicar, The Rev Audrey, who was a model railway and train fan.
Gerry and Sylvia Anderson were pioneers in British animation. Mind you in the 1960s you could see the strings on the puppets! They produced Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Joe 90 and in later years helped in the Space 1999 TV series(1975-1977). My personal favourite was Thunderbirds. As a child, I found Captain Scarlet a bit scary, even though you knew they were puppets - I think it was the music they played when the Mysterons were about.
We weren't bothered though. We knew they were puppets, and there was no need to hide it.
"This is the voice of the Mysterons..." Very scary...then we'd try acting it out with torches 😅
Every time I see rings on the floor if course it's the Mysterons😂. Don't you think Captain Scarlet looks like Alan Hansen the Liverpool Captain in the 1980s 😊
No, the Andersons were pioneers of using puppets. The pioneers of British animation were husband and wife team John Halas and Joy Batchelor who started working together in 1938. In 1940 they formed the animation company Halas & Batchelor. They made over 2000 films.
Wallace and Gromit is also very popular in Norway. I grew up watching it, even tho I didn't understand English
Used to love the Clangers when I was little... & the Wombles.
I adore Wallace and Gromit, so well done and so funny. Should have been honourable mentions to Bagpuss as well though
The Paddington films are not based on the cartoon series. Both are based on the series of books by Michael Bond, first published in 1958.
Wind in the Willows - the film didn't follow on from the TV show- again, both are adapted from the classic book of the same name.
Interesting that Bob the Builder wasn't mentioned given that it is popular in the US as well as the UK (although revoiced of course!)
Americans seem to have claimed _our_
'Bob the Builder' as one of their own...typical!!
Chorlton and the Wheelies, the flumps, Magic roundabout, Willo the wisp and ivor the engine too! And Bagpus!!
The original Magic Roundabout was a French stop motion animation revoiced into English.
The english scripts were completely different to the french ones.
@rdouthwaite The BBC originally rejected translating the series because it was "charming... but difficult to dub into English",[2] but later produced a version of the series using the French footage with new English-language scripts unrelated to the original storylines.
Magic Rounderbout is French and just dubbed over, Dougal caused controversy because the French thought it was the British making fun of French president De Gaulle.
Willo the Wisp was amazing. I can still hear Kenneth Williams doing the voices in my head ❤😂
What about Michael Bentine's Potty Time too?!
@@rdouthwaite "Time for bed" said Florence. "Time for bed" said Zebedee - boiiiing!
You need to find and react to a video on Beatrix Potter. She is one of the top writers of all time in the uk.
The Paddington films are brilliant for adults and children. You should watch one.
Yea, they're still making Wallace & Gromit ... their latest outing, "Vengeance Most Fowl" was released just a month ago.
A lot of these animations were (obviously) made for children, but have a nostalgic appeal to college students and other adults with too much spare time on their hands. I know most of them from when I was in my thirties ... and later.
Also, in the era when most of these were made, the UK only had three TV channels (until 1982), so pretty much every kid in the country had the same TV culture.
Stories like Peter Rabbit and Wind in the Willows are far older than their TV versions, having been written before the first world war, and the animations are clearly set in that era.
Especially with Wallace and grommet the newer ones have so many visual gags and in jokes in the background you spot something new every time you watch it!
For example the original voice actor for Wallace was Peter Salis who sadly died a few years ago. On the back of Wallace's door in the newest episode you can see the coat and hat Peter wore in last of the summer wine (a classic British sitcom series )
@@dasy2k1 I missed the Peter Sallis ref (Summer Wine was so very British ... I loved it).
The latest movie had so many puns and visual gags it was hard to keep up.
The ones I recall were Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man, Marlon Brando from the Godfather, a Coen Brothers reference, "Cheesy Jet" for Easy Jet, Patty O'Furniture (singer), Madame Butter Pies (crate on train), and an "Italian Job" scene.
As a British child in the 90s, I remember all of these. Even the old ones (the original clangers) would be playing at 4am when I couldn’t sleep
As well as all the home grown stop-motion animation TV shows, we also had the American imports such as Top Cat, Bugs Bunny, and of course Tom & Jerry. I’m 67 and grew up with all this stuff through the 1960s and early 70s and I’d still watch them all now…
Wallace & Grommet - aimed just as much at adults 😊 as at children - should be available on Netflix… Highly Entertaining and strongly recommended… Yes they are still making them, usually a new on comes out around Christmas time.
Bob the Builder and Thomas the Tank Engine were both over dubbed with American voices to make them saleable in the US. Wallace and Grommet are up for an Oscar in this year's awards. The claymotion films by Tony Park started with a character called Morph which was a segment in the Tony Hart children's show about arts and crafts which was very popular in the 60s/70s. Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Fireball XL5, Space 1999 and many more were all British but again had American voices for marketing purposes. Shawn the Sheep is hilarious as is Wallace and Grommet well worth catching up with and along with Creature Comforts I'd never call them kids shows, I make a point of watching them and I'm 76 years old 🇬🇧
Ha! Beat you. I'm 78 this month and watch Wallace and Gromit on DVD a lot. Can't understand why anybody thinks they're kid's shows. They're for everybody, including us doddering old gits.
Tony?- it's Nick and Morph was made by Aardman Animation
@Resgerr I stand corrected regarding Nick not Tony and I know Morph was Aardman but it was a segment in Take Hart as I stated in which Tony Hart interacted slightly with our hero Morph 🇬🇧
David Jason ‘Del boy’ voiced over “Danger mouse” and “Toad” (Wind in the willows)
On Thomas...'is this still running?' He made a joke and didn't realize it! Trains running. Geddit?
You missed Bagpuss which was an animated children's series of only 13 episodes.
'Baggy, saggy, and coming apart at the seams' was always my description for myself after wating dear old Bagpuss... :-)
In a small field, it was perfection.
If he thought Peter rabbit was kid friendly then he should watch watership down
Here's some more...
1. SuperTed (1983-1986)
This Welsh animated series follows a humble teddy bear who gains superpowers and fights evil with the help of his friends. Its charm comes from the heartwarming adventures and memorable characters like Spotty, the sidekick. It’s a quintessential childhood favourite with a perfect mix of action and moral lessons.
2. The Trap Door (1984-1986)
A stop-motion animated series set in a quirky, medieval-like castle. The main character, Berk, is tasked with looking after the mysterious trapdoor, which leads to all sorts of bizarre creatures and dangers. The dark humour and unique animation style make it a cult classic.
3. Knightmare (1987-1994)
A groundbreaking interactive adventure series where contestants, guided by a "dungeoneer" wearing a helmet, navigate a virtual world filled with obstacles. The show blends fantasy with a hint of danger, offering an iconic 1980s nostalgia trip. It’s beloved for its imaginative world and challenging tasks.
4. The Storyteller (1987-1989)
A unique blend of live-action and puppetry, The Storyteller features John Hurt as the narrator telling various folk tales. Each episode is a self-contained story, with a mystical, often dark tone. It’s visually captivating and one of Jim Henson’s standout productions.
5. Roland Rat (1983-1987)
A cheeky, street-smart puppet rat who took over British television in the 1980s. With his own show on the BBC, Roland Rat was a parody of celebrity culture, full of puns and witty commentary. His character brought both humour and controversy, making him a British icon...
Also, while people often mention Postman Pat and Bob the Builder when discussing iconic UK children's shows, don’t forget Fireman Sam!
Fireman Sam (1987-Present) is a classic British series that follows Sam, a courageous firefighter in the small town of Pontypandy. With his trusty team, he tackles fires, rescues, and teaches children important safety lessons. It's an educational yet thrilling show that’s been a staple of UK kids' TV for decades and definitely deserves more recognition alongside the others!
I'm interested to know if many others resonate with any of those I have listed...
I read The Wind in the Willows as a kid, wonderful book, filled with loveable characters and fun adventures!
Re-read it - it is about the privileged class fighting to retain its privileges. Very British, very snobbish. I too loved it as a child.
thanks for the trip down memory lane, grew up on all of those shows and more like Thunderbirds
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If you Google Rude Postman Pat you can see where someone has taken the old videos and dubbed them with more contemporary languages and social themes. No longer child friendly.
hahahaha came to comment about this! 🤣
And it's genius.
1:38 bob the builder was British also 😂
I think the Yanks may have gotten a dubbed version, so maybe that’s why he didn’t know it was British?
@ damn I never thought about that. Wonder how that would of sounded
@@ruddyy123ken we feeix it
I guess you're a decade or so too young for the Danger Mouse and Count Duckula runs in the US on Nickelodeon, in the late 80s and early 90s. Danger Mouse was the first fully animated show on Nickelodeon.
I remember Wil Wheaton saying it was one of his favourite programmes as a kid.
The 70’s was a very weird time for British kids tv. Ivor the engine, Mr Ben, Paddington, and Bagpuss.
That's when I was growing up.
Don't forget The Wombles!
@ there are so many, I love the Wombles. I can’t believe I forgot Chorlton and the wheelies. No wonder us brits are a bit odd.
We got most of them in New Zealand too.
Danger Mouse, Dang, Wind in the Willows is there too, this brings back memories.
Out of curiosity... Did you get 'Bob the Builder' and if so, was it dubbed with Ausiie or Kiwi accents?
@StewedFishProductions Yes we got Bob the Builder and no it wasn't dubbed. None of the British shows were.
20:38 - BOB THE BUILDER - A British children's animated TV show that ran from 12 April 1999 to 31 December 2011. The series used stop-motion animation for the original series, changing to CGI in 2010 for its final two seasons. Following the series' conclusion, HIT Entertainment (owners of the rights) was purchased by US toy company Mattel for $680 million. Changes in the setting, casting, and character designs of the revival series' were severely criticized by fans of the original. The theme tune "Can We Fix It?" became the UK Christmas number-one single of 2000.
Can we fix it "Yes We Can" sound familiar
Wind in the Willows has a ride in Disneyland called 'Mr Toad's Wild Ride' which was also in Magic Kingdom until the end of the 1990's when it was replaced by another British story Winnie the Pooh.
Don't mention the bear, the Chinese will be coming for you.
The Clangers was unforgettable when I was younger. A true masterpiece.
"Postman Pat, Postman Pat ran over his cat. Blood and guts went flying, and postman Pat was crying, I've never seen a cat as flat as that." Ah, nostalgia :)
That's worse than my first husband's version of 'Little Boy Blue' - with the same tune -
"Little Boy Blue, come blow on your horn,
The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn
Where is the Boy who looks after the sheep?
He's under the hedge with 'Little Bo Peep' -
Will you wake them?
No, not I, for if I do, they'll be sure to cry!"
Postman FAT
Postman FAT
Postman FAT crushed his black and white cat.
You mention it being more modern because it mentions Star Wars but remember that Star Wars came out in 1977.
The fact that Thunderbirds isn't in this list is criminal but Wallace and Gromit and Danger Mouse are goated
I’m pretty sure it was puppets used in Thunderbirds, which isn’t a form of animation.
I'm guessing they weren't including supermarionation as animated. It's filmed more as live action. I'd have added Captain Scarlet as it was surprisingly dark and gritty for a puppet show fir kids
@lynnejamieson2063 very good point!
These are British, thunderbirds are US i think. I'm sure it would be to 10 over there.
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British children grew up seeing the sometimes somewhat gory / implicit 'Public Information' ads / films too, how not to try train line crossing, playing in abandoned fridges on waste grounds, staying away from power cables and electrical towers, crossing the road safely - or not, and the horrid consequences etc, etc, etc, so by the time 'Captain Scarlet' came on our screens we could deal with 'malevolent aliens' far more easily than probably the much more sheltered American children ever could.
How they put Wind in the Willows above Wallace and Gromit is beyond me. WatchMojo is taking the piss.
14:46 no no no. This thing is popular with EVERYTHING. Maybe even more grownups like it than kids.
I'm 65 and still enjoy watching this programmes . Lots of great ones have been missed of get yourself comfy and settled down and watch some great tv
I could be wrong, but I feel like I remember Postman Pat playing on PBS back in the day.
The Clangers is absolutely brilliant. The new series, with Michael Palin narrating, has had me crying with laughter- to the bemusement of my grandchildren.
The 1978 version of Watership Down. Great for children who aren't impressed by the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
"There's a dog in the woods...!"
"General Woundwort was never seen again..."
@@brigidsingleton1596"Dogs aren't dangerous!"
Hazel laid down to rest, and everybody cried.
- A nation of children retraumatised every time they heard that damned song.
And now I want to see him watch that. 😂
Line up the Creature comforts/Wallace and Gromit set to cushion his landing, after that onslaught he should be British for life! 😂
...and that, children, is why Gen X are 'just fine'.
Gromit is my spirit animal. ❤
Hazel: We help you. Kehaar: PISS OFF 😂.
Danger Mouse, I used to run home from school, throw my bag and coat down on a chair, grab a pint of milk and hopefully catch the latest episode. Voiced by David Jason and Terry Scott, it pretty much bridged the gap between the 60s and 70s comedy and 80s onwards and the chemistry between the two actors is very much evident. Typical jokes include: "It's a sarcophagus!!" "It's-a your cophagus, I want nothing to do with it!!"; and "Hehe... Copper-Knickers!!!"... "No, Penfold, Copernicus!" BTW thanks to Penfold's "Copper Knickers" joke, I can't ever hear the name "Copernicus" without thinking "Copper-Knickers" instead... :D
Oh and the Duckula cartoon you saw under "honourable mentions" was a spinoff, after the death of Terry Scott, based on a villain from the series - a vampire duck, he was revived, but accidentally became a vegetarian due to a mishap during the ritual. Much to Igor's (the butler) disgust. Igor's attempts and turning him back into a blood-thirsty horror of the night is part of the ongoing comedy - well worth a look.
BTW Bob the Builder was british orginally.... but was redubbed for the americans. Note that 90% of these were originally books - Thomas the Tank Engine was written by a local church priest, for example.
BTW - Ivor the Engine didn't make the cut but was worth looking at - it was a cardboard cutout animation and was one of the forerunners to the claymation we saw later on - just done in two dimensions instead of 3.
I strongly recommend a "reacts to" series based on UK native animated TV shows - it's really worth it and I think you'll find a few gems that you encountered as a kid that you didn't realise were imports to the US. It would also be a good distraction from all the goings-on in real life in the coming months too.
The thing to remember is that British programming during the 70s, 80s and in decreasing amounts since have been for a limited number of TV slots, mostly on just one, two or three channels and for very limited budgets. This is why so many of these on the list were originally bestselling children's books, such as Enid Blyton, Paddington, Thomas and The Wind in the Willows.
She got a few things wrong: Postman Pat was originally from Cumbria, but they felt the accent wasn't understandable enough, so they moved the location. Thomas the Tank Engine looked like a railway setup because it WAS a railway setup - they used the stop-frame only for the expressions and close-in actions with the guards - this is why you rarely see animated work and train motion at the same time. It's also far cheaper to run an electric train than to animate it.
Love all Nick Parks creations and also loved 'Danger Mouse' original version. There was a new 'Wallace & Gromit' film at Christmas and it is up for an Oscar.
Hi, Brit born in the mid 90's. I grew up watching every single one of these shows. Even though most of them are older, they are still a huge part of childrens TV. British childrens programs are typically more well thought out in terms of storytelling and topics, when compared to American cartoons. They are more educational, especially the older shows ,as children were exposed to more real life issues. We also used to be more exposed to death through cartoons- Watership Down and The Animals of Farthing Wood are what come to mind.
Wonderful programmes, so imaginative. Children loved them. 😊😊😊
stop motion was a major animation style in kids shows and films in the uk. the final wallace and grommit movie just came out on christmas day just gone its on netflix as well as bbc
Used to sing to my G'Daughter, "Postman Pat, Postman Pat ran over a black and white cat, blood and guts went flying, Postman Pat was crying, he'd never seen a flatter cat as that" when she was 4. "Naughty Grand Dad", thump " Sing it again."
Quality grandparenting skills. She'll remember that for the rest of her life!
Ah, a classic. Nostalgia waves hit me with that one.
We used to sing "Postman Pat, Postman Pat, Postman Pat is a big nose tw*t" lol
When we were young.. hmmm maybe about 12.
Post man pat and his black and white cat .
Flying over Venus.. messing with his pen!s.. 🎶
I grew up with so many of these. The memories are so real
no Trap Door mentions!
Feed me!
Thomas the Tank engine was based of a real life Grandpa who told his grandkids story's using his model railway set so there really was an actual Thomas and friends but as railway miniatures in a grandpas loft.
I love 'Shaun the Sheep' 🐑
"eating blue string pudding" - as a child who grew up in England in the 70s, this didn't sound even remotely unusual for a kids TV show.
The latest Wallace and Gromit film is Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl which was broadcast in the UK on Christmas Day. The film sees the return of the evil villain Feathers McGraw who has escaped from prison to recover the diamond he stole in W&G: The Wrong Trousers. I say "prison" but is actually the local zoo because "Feathers" is an evil penguin. Every single scene in the film is filled with puns, easter eggs and references to other films that you could probably watch it ten times over, the first just to watch it and the other nine to spot all the hidden gems. The film has been nominated for an Oscar in the category of best animation but will probably get robbed.
The Clangers were brilliant. They weren't mice, but "Aliens" living on another world. But if you look properly, you can see they were knitted toys 😀
God, i loved all these
Many, many years ago, there was the Saga of Noggin the Nog. He was a peaceful Viking (!) who had to cope with his evil uncle Nogbad the Bad, and was advised by the wise old bird Graculus.
The Anglican Bishop of the Isle of Man is called the Bishop of Sodor and Man, from an ancient Viking word for islands round there. Thomas the Tank Engine was written by an Anglican clergyman, the Rev. Wilbert(?) Awdry, who sort of set it on the Isle of Man.
Bob the Builder is British, voiced by Neil Morrissey British actor, the catchphrase Bob the Builder can he fix it!
"Bob the Builder - yes he can"!!
i just bought the clangers on DVD for my sisters, yes its from the 70's/80's. danger mouse was made by my childhood local tv studio and was not originally available to everyone(not for long though) until mid 80's, we had 3 tv channels we watched all of it. the big Christmas tv event was the new Wallace and Gromit film (and the yearly monarchs address to the nation). apparently Ringo loved the books when he was a child and offered to voice Thomas. we had one set in Wales, with a dragon that lived in a train boiler. we had cartoons, Captain Pugwash, but loads of claymation
Danger mouse was big with my dad's childhood but I also ended up watching it because they had reruns when I was a kid I absolutely loved it.
Don’t forget his faithful assistant Penfold.
...and now there is a remake...which is actually pretty good (not as good but pretty good). With Alexander Armstrong as DM and Stephen Fry as the Boss.
@ I really didn't like the remake if I'm honest I saw a couple episodes but I hate that 3D style it's just gross
Tyler is like a child seeing the world for the first time. Full of amazement.
they missed out "trap door " as well, that was good
Magic roundabout although that may have been French originally .For really old people there are Tales from the Riverbank / Muffin the Mule / Bill and Ben / .etc .Nice film well done .Early American stuff from Disney still well loved in the UK .
Yep Magic Roundabout was French. Apparently the narrator just ad-libbed the whole thing in English, which makes it so much funnier.