I was in the audience with my mates from our class, Stuart Wayland, Nigel Sutton and Barry Brown amongst others which were on a day out from school, Sefton Park secondary modern in Liverpool. I could point out where I was , but as i was wearing a shirt with horrendous collars , I don't think I will
@@moiraanneshearer3572 Yes it was this show. But not this episode. The Band was Hunter and they were actually on S01 E10 15th June 1977. Not D.E.K. Unfortunately, I think I had watched couple before commenting without realising.
@@critchee I was a pop fan of back then. Got all the pop mags and watched on the afternoon pop shows of back then. Not heard of the name. Were they the resident pop band of Get It Together maybe. Like The Terri Scobie dancers were. There were resident dancers on some of these afternoon pop shows. And resident bands too, from memory of these shows. The surname is familiar. Was the band name changed at any point before and after they were named Hunter. As I do recall that surname as a surname of one of the many young bands there were around back then. Our Kid, Buster, Stevenson's Rocket, were a few around. Child, Flintlock, as well..
@@critchee Did your dad know the bands called Seven or Let Loose. I used to fan write to Andy of Seven at their record company. Well, to the overall band. And if you wrote fan letters one of the band replied. It was the Andy guy who replied when I received on replies back. Those were the teenybopper mania years of the 70s and how things ran back then. Hysteria stuff. Lol
@@moiraanneshearer3572 N there were guests as they had a single in the top 20 that week I think... They were a Rock band, kinda Pop band and their songs are still covered in Italy and other European countries where they were very popular. My dad was the drummer. They kept the same name through out and just changed drummers when my dad left as I was born and he could not go on tour of europe. I discovered this show when the drummer that followed my dad sent it to me. Now I have watched all the episodes, it was a great format and fun show.
I had no idea about this show, UNTIL I heard the theme tune! One look at Roy North is everything you need to know about the 70s, the hair the flares good lord!
If ever proof was needed that there's always been rubbish on TV then this is it. Roy North is as tuneful as a washing machine full of bolts and watching the Dead Loss Kids miming makes staring at a wall seem entertaining. Thanks for reminding me why even as a kid at the time I knew better than to watch such garbage.
Just before it goes live: 'we're doing the song again' Kids: 'awww' Says it all. The theme toon was an endurance before the hit and miss acts. I remember my indifference the first time around. Occasional gems like Radio Stars 'Nervous Wreck'.
Looks like the late, great session guitarist Chris Rae between Kevin Peek and bassist Alan Jones in the house band. All super players from another era when studio gigs abounded!
This programme is like a fore runner to Cheggers plays pop - including trhe bubble style title graphics! This was filmed two days befoee my 6th birthday!
God I vaguely remember this! A bad attempt at Pop Quiz and Supersonic mushed together. I take it Roy North had recently binned basil brush at that point?
I’m curious about how they managed to know the song lyrics close to correction or whether they had to get some song lyric sheets from the songs original songwriters or had to sort of work with a partnership with like Sony ATV music publishing or say if for other shows with any like the Beatles songs if they had to work in partnership with northern songs or made partnerships with companies like EMI perhaps too. Does anyone know?
Generally in the UK once music is published anyone can perform, there are set rates for broadcast and theatre performances that the broadcaster pays to the UK royalty collection agencies.
I remember being that it too old for this program and always thought it was awful especially Roy singing every week but I look back with fond nostalgia…. I would never admitted it at athetise but I really like The Dead End Kids version of Have I The Right and who from the 70’s doesn’t like the odd bit of Showaddwaddy
Imagine going from this to discovering 'close to the edge' and 'Relayer' by YES and 'the Album 'Going for the One' with the great eons ahead of its time track 'Awaken' with the great Rick Wakeman, Jon Anderson and the Maestro on guitar Steve Howe....I couldn't watch anymore of these shite TV shows ever again......
Mr Roy (courtesy Mr Basil Brush) was bloody useless on this.His version of Swords of a Thousand Men is the worst version of ANYTHING EVER. But they tried, so fair does to them!
Don't remember this show . Maybe the UTV region didn't take it . Not too bad , at least it had some live content ( unlike most of the TOTP's of the same era ) .
That was so bad! Now I know why I used to watch BBC 1 instead! I wonder what it was up against it on it? (Still I expect they thought “okay we can do just as bad as that” and put out Cheggers Plays Pop a year later.) I recognised the male presenter and having read the comments now know because he “co presented” with Basil Brush. Unbelievable that there was a platform for live bands then but it was wasted on Showaddywaddy!
err, where or why? kids were representative of the area , they had groups like Darts and Showwaddywaddy on ( and a couple of film items later of US Soul singer groups) . BBC Manchester used to broadcast sundays a Indian magazine/music show so at the time there was not much crossover (despite The Beatles and the Yogi in the mid 60s). Generally you tended to recruit your mates, without really asking where the came from
I always thought Roy North looked like the lead singer of Showadywaddy
😂 so did I
I thought there was a similarity, too.
Maybe like Stuart Pearce of Man U?
@@keithe8449 Stuart Pearce played for City not United.
Sorry..I meant Stuart Pearson 🤦
I was in the audience with my mates from our class, Stuart Wayland, Nigel Sutton and Barry Brown amongst others which were on a day out from school, Sefton Park secondary modern in Liverpool. I could point out where I was , but as i was wearing a shirt with horrendous collars , I don't think I will
As its a clip from the 70s that won't help identify you at all. Ha!
@@mr.y.mysterious.video1 Is it , well spotted😁
That's a pretty cool school day out. We used to get trips to real boring places😥
WOW... Just stumbled across this... What a blast from the past...
Ive been thinking of this show and the theme tune for weeks and then this appeared lol
The theme tune was going through my head a couple of days ago then this came up in my feed...spooky & great!
My dad was on this show playing drums with his mates and their band!
On this particular show you mean?! The DEK. I was in their fan club.
@@moiraanneshearer3572 Yes it was this show. But not this episode. The Band was Hunter and they were actually on S01 E10 15th June 1977. Not D.E.K. Unfortunately, I think I had watched couple before commenting without realising.
@@critchee I was a pop fan of back then. Got all the pop mags and watched on the afternoon pop shows of back then. Not heard of the name. Were they the resident pop band of Get It Together maybe. Like The Terri Scobie dancers were. There were resident dancers on some of these afternoon pop shows. And resident bands too, from memory of these shows. The surname is familiar. Was the band name changed at any point before and after they were named Hunter. As I do recall that surname as a surname of one of the many young bands there were around back then. Our Kid, Buster, Stevenson's Rocket, were a few around. Child, Flintlock, as well..
@@critchee Did your dad know the bands called Seven or Let Loose. I used to fan write to Andy of Seven at their record company. Well, to the overall band. And if you wrote fan letters one of the band replied. It was the Andy guy who replied when I received on replies back. Those were the teenybopper mania years of the 70s and how things ran back then. Hysteria stuff. Lol
@@moiraanneshearer3572 N there were guests as they had a single in the top 20 that week I think... They were a Rock band, kinda Pop band and their songs are still covered in Italy and other European countries where they were very popular. My dad was the drummer. They kept the same name through out and just changed drummers when my dad left as I was born and he could not go on tour of europe. I discovered this show when the drummer that followed my dad sent it to me. Now I have watched all the episodes, it was a great format and fun show.
That's amazing. I haven't seen that since it was on tv! Brilliant!. Thanks for posting!.
We were easily pleased in those days 😂
Someone beat me to it but no wonder the Pistols had such an impact
The Girls were expecting the Rollers to play, but got the Dead End Kids Instead.
My my the days of when people were calmer and a lot nicer, oh and a lot thinner too
As crap as it is it's still 50 times better than the stuff for kids today
My GF's nieces and nephews beg to differ.
@@douglasfreeman3229 I doubt very much kids in 2022 would enjoy people singing live and musicians playing real musical instruments?
There’s always good and bad stuff, around, at any given time..
I wonder where all these children are now and what has become of them...love these blasts from the past, thanks 👌🤗
I expect many got careers in television so they could prevent ever making such a gawd awful program again...
there have been a few on the other shows commenting on their appearence in the quiz bit
The boys team - Tony, Phil, Paul and Steven were all from the same street in Wavertree Liverpool. All good and doing well.
Linda absolutely georgeous
"And good luck with all the songs I'm sure he's going to write..." 😄
Never heard of this before but I like it. Nice that some or all of the music is live.
My brain must have selected to blank this show out from my past, I don't blame it. Its hardly swap shop is it 😂
hahahahahaha
From Granada who later in the same year (1977) would give us Tony Wilson introducing these pistols😄
Never remember Tv show , however the Male presenter I recognise as my early memories of Basel Brush
I told all my great Polish ex workers that "Showaddywaddy" was Welsh for Hello!!!
I had no idea about this show, UNTIL I heard the theme tune! One look at Roy North is everything you need to know about the 70s, the hair the flares good lord!
Linda had a great voice.
You avin a laff. Compared to the singers of today no chance
Yeah , Roy Doing Swords of a Thousand men A Classic 😘
And to think The Sex Pistols and Punk were around when this went out.
It’s no surprises punk blew the country apart
I like Roy. I prefer him to cool and edgy, bore. liked punk too. I met Joe strummer.
If ever proof was needed that there's always been rubbish on TV then this is it. Roy North is as tuneful as a washing machine full of bolts and watching the Dead Loss Kids miming makes staring at a wall seem entertaining.
Thanks for reminding me why even as a kid at the time I knew better than to watch such garbage.
45 years on can still remember Roy North dreadfully belting out the theme tune. Pretty sure Mike Moran is married to Linda Fletcher
Same here
You wouldn't get an itv kids show with a budget like this now
Who ever told Roy north he could sing must have had no ears, he was probably the most tuneless person on tv at that time.
What about our Cil?
Not just the voice but that permanent bloody wince he had got on my nerves..
😂🤣 I agree
😂
Great to see Roy North, and what a great singing voice 👏
Really? He was awful.
Not ….
Yes definitely. I'm tone deaf as well
Wow! I couldn't believe they allowed him to sing so often with that voice. All came down to the budget I guess.
😂
cheers for uploading these great job
Just before it goes live: 'we're doing the song again'
Kids: 'awww'
Says it all. The theme toon was an endurance before the hit and miss acts. I remember my indifference the first time around. Occasional gems like Radio Stars 'Nervous Wreck'.
But where are the claymation toads?
Speaking specifically of the Showaddywaddy performance, could they not afford someone to mime on the saxophone?
Brilliant 💚🎧😉
Looks like the late, great session guitarist Chris Rae between Kevin Peek and bassist Alan Jones in the house band. All super players from another era when studio gigs abounded!
Thanks for uploading these
I didn't know Charlie Chuck started off as lead vocals in the Dead end kids :)
Donkey 😂😂😂😂
Woof Bark Donkey!!!!
"I want a cream bun, a doughnut and a slice of that cake..over there"
Fantastic
This show is very alan partridgesqe,
Love Berni Flint! Class songs.
This programme is like a fore runner to Cheggers plays pop - including trhe bubble style title graphics! This was filmed two days befoee my 6th birthday!
i remember this programme
Thought Roy north was bad enough with basil brush 🤣
Basil is great
@@melgrant7404 noone was dissing Basil!
🦊 bum, bum!!!
Eeh we had it good in Granadaland.
Ian Scaife seems to have been involved with almost everything on television - including CATS Eyes and New Tricks
Berni Flint top class 👏
I sed to wacth this as a young child. Never saw anyone that looked like me.😢
God I vaguely remember this! A bad attempt at Pop Quiz and Supersonic mushed together. I take it Roy North had recently binned basil brush at that point?
Muriel gave him Ollie Beak in later series
I remember this horror show. God it was bad😅
I Remember wanting a showaddy waddy suit.
That would have looked ace on a nine year old 😂
😂
I remember Roy with Basil Brush, but I don't remember this at all !
Nice set
Bellbottoms in full attendance!
As well as greasy hair and such awful colours.
😂
Wow i had such a crush on Dave Bartram 🥰🥰
Me too 🤩
I used to put my head around the door whenever this show came on and my sister used to shut the door. Left a nasty impression
Thank Christ Savile wasn't anywhere near this show with all those young girls!!!
My young sister used to watch this and wanted to be in the audience.
The Green Room maybe ;(
Saville was too busy taking tea and cakes with Margaret Thatcher.
Jimmy might not have been around but you still wonder a bit when you see those young girls & boys tho.......
I love how Showaddywaddy's bass player couldn't be arsed taking the sale tags off of his bass. lol
He owned a music Shop (really) so I think it was due back in stock!!
......you don't see them much with guitars at all on TV !
So bad it was good
I remember so many of these earlier series except the later revamped ones with Ollie Beak - resurrected from the early days of Granada!?!
Ah , Ollie Beak and Fred Barker from 5 o'clock Club .....memories !
Ah , Ollie Beak and Fred Barker from 5 o'clock Club .....memories !
Showaddywaddy.. featuring John Lennon on drums..
Tide must have been high on the River Mersey that day. I see that the Dead End Kids were appropriately dressed.
So innocent back then
Bernie Flint, The Dead End Kids AND SHOWADDYWADDY
Wow! I'd totally forgotten this! It's still terrible! 😂😂😂
I thought it was dull, back in the day.
It’s beats Emmerdale fucking farm anyday
How come all the girls look, er, at least 16, and the lads about 8...no wonder they won
True ha ha
Boys always do. I remember getting in a club and the only one in our group was this dude. Ironically he was the only one old enough to get in.😂
"Smile" was Pussycat's lesser known single release
I’m curious about how they managed to know the song lyrics close to correction or whether they had to get some song lyric sheets from the songs original songwriters or had to sort of work with a partnership with like Sony ATV music publishing or say if for other shows with any like the Beatles songs if they had to work in partnership with northern songs or made partnerships with companies like EMI perhaps too.
Does anyone know?
Generally in the UK once music is published anyone can perform, there are set rates for broadcast and theatre performances that the broadcaster pays to the UK royalty collection agencies.
Linda Fletcher was hot.
2:52... I wonder how many teams that would create, today
It would be different with top of the pops I think because after all most of them were sung by the original artists performing on there.
Honeycombs with Gary Glitter's drums replacing Honey Langtree.
I remember being that it too old for this program and always thought it was awful especially Roy singing every week but I look back with fond nostalgia…. I would never admitted it at athetise but I really like The Dead End Kids version of Have I The Right and who from the 70’s doesn’t like the odd bit of Showaddwaddy
Dead End Kids opted out of socks eh? They were true rebels lol. Oh well at least Roy wasn't fisting Basil Brush.....
The show from the footage at the beginning it doesn’t look very too well rehearsed.
Imagine going from this to discovering 'close to the edge' and 'Relayer' by YES and 'the Album 'Going for the One' with the great eons ahead of its time track 'Awaken' with the great Rick Wakeman, Jon Anderson and the Maestro on guitar Steve Howe....I couldn't watch anymore of these shite TV shows ever again......
Ever wanted to know why the Sex Pistols needed to happen well here is your answer, what a load of Bollox.
Dead end clothes.
4:47
At 21:52, Roy North admitting to a drug habit?
This show was bizarre for its time. It's as if punk rock hadn't happened.
I went to see loads of punk bands live, but I like Roy anyway. Prefer him being nice than stupid poseurs
Basil Brush :)
Man I used to hate this....opinion hasnt changed with time 🤣
Prefer the honeycombs version of come right back
@@mrindecisive100 you know what I mean but yes
Yes, no comparison 👍
Me too thanks to the great Joe Meek!!
Mr Roy (courtesy Mr Basil Brush) was bloody useless on this.His version of Swords of a Thousand Men is the worst version of ANYTHING EVER. But they tried, so fair does to them!
Have you seen his version of the banana boat song?😂
Don’t say it 👀👀
Don't remember this show . Maybe the UTV region didn't take it . Not too bad , at least it had some live content ( unlike most of the TOTP's of the same era ) .
I remember watching and I'm from Lisburn. Probably an easy one to forget😁
@@bottlecap57 Me from Lisburn but never heard of this show.
@@18in80 Yeah it's not the sort of thing I would normally have watched but there wasn't much to choose from in those days.
😩
First quiz question, the answer was ...... Gary Glitter.
😂
That was so bad! Now I know why I used to watch BBC 1 instead! I wonder what it was up against it on it? (Still I expect they thought “okay we can do just as bad as that” and put out Cheggers Plays Pop a year later.) I recognised the male presenter and having read the comments now know because he “co presented” with Basil Brush. Unbelievable that there was a platform for live bands then but it was wasted on Showaddywaddy!
Hope they never abused the children on this show,just makes me wonder and feel totally sick to my stomach.
Squaresville revisited. Bad, bad, bad.
Hopefully the Dead End Kids made some money to buy some clothes instead of rags.
Bloody hell that intro song is a bit long. Cheesy, harmless fun and zero perverts or drag queens. Ooops spoke too soon, someone answered Gary Glitter.
Linda was great but Roy eeeeuur.
Where were the punk bands????😂
I seem to remember that awful plastic new wave band "Radio Stars" doing "Nervous Wreck" featuring ex "John's Children" Andy Ellison?
Why is it so diverse?
Chav City!
What a cruddy-looking band
Truly horrible
You can tell this was a low budget show.
Horrendous
Thank god I don't remember this. I'm only here for Bernie.
shouldn't the producers of this show apologize retrospectively for the terrible lack of diversity. probably should take the knee too just to be safe.
err, where or why? kids were representative of the area , they had groups like Darts and Showwaddywaddy on ( and a couple of film items later of US Soul singer groups) . BBC Manchester used to broadcast sundays a Indian magazine/music show so at the time there was not much crossover (despite The Beatles and the Yogi in the mid 60s). Generally you tended to recruit your mates, without really asking where the came from