'Happy Families' 1989 children's BBC (Allan Ahlberg book adaptation)

[SYRUPLIFESTYLE]

Oh my god! Finally i found it !! I've spent about 15 years having little flashbacks of this show and searching everywhere to find the name of it. I also remembered the birmingham accent rounded lady and spent ages trying to find out who she was... I just watched a random show with her in, found her name is Annette Badlands, and now , i find this HOOOORRRAAYYYYY my search is over. Where can i watch episodes of this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??????????­???????????????? Especially "Miss Jump the Jockey" ?

[DANWOODHOUSE]

every week this came on my mum would say - "wasnt she mrs wobble last week?"

[brandybuck1984]

Wish I could find Pie In The Sky on here! That would really take me back!

[Raichu84]

OMG OMG OMG SO MANY MEMORYS

[MadcapMan]

Anyone have any clips of pie in the sky? I can't find anything about it on the net.

[weekendoff]

I remember the fat woman, who was she?

[fraserkatie]

@weekendoff It was Annette Badland!

[JohnnyTheWolfLupino]

Can't remember any detail of this show apart from me and a mate screaming the name of one of the characters called Mabel Wobble outside the teachers' staff room at lunchbreaks. They must have though we were on magic mushrooms!!!

[wayzotoichi]

@JohnnyTheWolfLupino lol this show was like one big magic mushroom !)

[velocet1976]

Was a bit old for this (bout 12/13), but still entertaining & well produced...!

[invisionuk]

Holy crap! I'd completely forgotten about this show, but watching this brought back so many memories! Man, this was one of my favourites. I even made my parents get me the "Happy Families" card game thinking it was based on the show :P

[crimewatcher1]

me too.

[qetuoa13579]

oh my gosh loved this show can beleave you cant get it anywhere thanks for the trip down memory lane!

[taytaybarnes]

how did u get this. Ive been looking for the whole cbbc series and even the bbc say they havent got it do u have it on vhs the whole series? or can u please advise me where to get it?

[wayzotoichi]

got by chance on the internet (IRC)...but that was about 5 years ago..I don't think any of it is available on vhs. It's a shame, one of the best shows. The whole thing was surreal, they didn't seem to obey the law of gravity!

[mousesandwich]

wow cool.

Please do upload 'archer's Goon'- i have ben looking for it for ages- i am a Diana Wynne Jones fan.

[andybno1]

classic kids tv right there loved this show

[lizziespaz]

I didn't really like this show as a kid.

[AdahnIrenicus]

Upload Archer's Goon, loved that book.

[thecollectables]

why are the kids not mixed race ?

[wayzotoichi]

because it's like a school play..the kids don't look like the parents :p

[PhilUK8]

Can someone put up the full episode or tell me where i can get them

[LaZLouise]

Love it

[feckingbillgates]

This programme always made me feel slightly sick as a child. I don't think it had anything to do with people eating cake and cream for breakfast before school, either.

[quicklung]

Imagine a Drum & Bass Remix of the theme tune

hahahah

[djnemesisuk]

ergh, i used to turn over when this came on lol, but still nice to see it i guess ha

[wayzotoichi]

yeah i understand that totally, it's a matter of taste, i always went on and off things, from year to year. I remember one year i absolutely couldn't stand thundercats, what was wrong with me, my mates brought me round again!

[charleem]

HAHA Mrs wobble played that slitheen thing in the newer series of dr who!

[jalexstone]

I always think of her as Mrs Wobble the Waitress

[toptenaddict]

Same here lol

[vkrippen]

would love to see a whole episode

[jinjukazooie]

I will be singing the theme tune for the whole week!!

[wayzotoichi]

just a week?? for shaamme :p

[Ronald07Girl]

Wow.. I adored this show as a kid, THANK YOU! for sharing. :)

[scottfyvvver]

Yeah me too.....I could remember it......but couldn't remember what it was called!!!

[SallytheGom]

I tried to tell people about this but noone could remember now i have proof!!Does anybody remember a show called The Wild house...it was on cbbc and i loved it it was quite later on about 1996 maybe...tried t find it on here but its nowhere to be found!

[wayzotoichi]

Re: The Wild House, I remember that, that actress was Ellie Bevan I think..bit embarrassing I remember that as I was about 14 or 15 when that one came out..around the same time as 'Agent Orange and the Penguins from Mars' and 'The Queen's Nose', when maid marian stopped showing on CBBC. And yes i know how you feel...how is it some people just don't remember..? and then you find.. A CLIP!! :D xx

[wayzotoichi]

and further research tells me that actress from Wild House is in My Family on BBC1 (the younger son's girlfriend from uni ..who he got pregnant) ..

[rldn08]

THis short clip brings back so many memories! THanks for posting!

does anybody know if this is available to buy on dvd in the UK? ive tried searching within the BBC but have had no joy :(

[wayzotoichi]

I have a bit more I will check, 2 episodes (i think...?) - I can mail you a dvd..msg me ur email I can send you episodes screenshots to indicate quality.

[ChocolateExplosion]

please put Archers Goon up.. i wanna see it so bad

[caiten69]

I can remeber this just about!!! wat was it about tho lol xxx

[whirlyfan]

good times books where good too !used to read them at school !! they still do well my newpew read them for school amazing !

[Archon818]

i remember the start up music. was it really 1989? blimey. someone really needs to put billy webb on here. been searching for it fir ages.

[KaydeyRai]

I used to watch this, I had the books too

[fraserkatie]

Great show! I remember this so well! It starred people like Ben Thomas, the man in this clip, Stanley Lebor (howard from Ever Decreasing Circles), Annette Badland ( stocky woman ), and this is what I found out by looking at the BBC Programme Catalogue. Cant give you the address but go to catalogue (dot)bbc(dot)co(dot)uk (slash)catalogue(slash)infax(s­lash) and that will give you the BBC Programme Catalogue.

[maniacpony]

Hmmm, looks like I'll have to dig out Billy Webb's amazing story then. I have the complete series on video from CBBC a few years back but I missed Alfonzo Bonzo when it was on.

[wayzotoichi]

That would be awesome if you could do that. Nice one my friend!

[maniacpony]

The moment you've been waiting for......

The first episode is on Google video. Do a search for "maniacpony"

Phew what a hastle to redo the end credits, as they'd been "CBBC'd" and shrunk to a small box with some morons talking over the top... ;)

[maniacpony]

or type in "Billy Webb's Amazing story" Second on the way! :)

[wayzotoichi]

I've upped a bit of your BILLY WEBB, let me know if you have episodes 4-6.. xx

[SimSav]

PUHLEEEEASE can someone put up an episode of Greenclaws! I had a bit of a thing for Iris' dungarees...

[TheFactory01]

Where can I get a copy of BBC's Archers Goon? I've been wanting to see it for ages but have never found it for sale anywhere.

[wayzotoichi]

I can send you DVD copies, but I'm extremely tied up til start of July, if you're willing to wait.

[wayzotoichi]

Make that start of september (replying to my own comment..weeird)

[prestolovesvarla]

aw mate this is excellent!!! i totally forgot ... did i hear you say you are gonna upload Archers Goon & Billy webb?? That would be top! thanks

[wayzotoichi]

I am gonna do Archer's Goon, don't have Billy Webb though, I was probably asking around to see if anyone else did.

[wayzotoichi]

chweck out a bit of Billy Webb on my chann prestolovesvarla..meanwhile I have more clips of Archer's Goon episodes 2, 3..on the way in a fortnight. all in the pipeline so to speak xx

[prestolovesvarla]

Your a Legend! Thanks :)

[colonelcrow]

Top man! Have been searching for 'Archer's goon' for years, and only just found out what it was called!

[wayzotoichi]

coming up Archer's Goon episodes 2, 3 etc.. soz 4 long wait. xx

[asdfhuliashduflasihf]

I wait for Archer's Goon...

[Gent82]

Awesome! My brother and I never missed this as children!

I'd love to see a few complete Billy Webb stories too. Does anyone else remember the one where he had a watch that let him time travel?

[theshadowwarrior7689]

WOOO At last i've found a video clip of this superb show from my childhood

[MadcapMan]

Woot!

I remember this and Pie in the Sky :D

[BabyBodge]

Nice one! The memories are flooding back. I wish someone would put Billy Webb up on here too...I fancied the arse off him when i was five years old...

[wayzotoichi]

BabyBodge Billy Webb first clip up on my channel go see if you want. xx

[funguy03]

Yes I remember this, classic!! :)