Mr Benn Intro

[septimus1306]

Pavement infested roads?? Lol.... does he say the children are playing 'on the pavement in Festive Road'??

[bigcretin]

I find this difficult to masturbate to.

[Hawbitten]

@bigcretin So do I. Probably because I don't have and hands.

[batroc79]

'pavement infested road' is a brilliant set of words. thanks for posting this clip!

[TheLittleProRapper]

What the fuck did I just watch?

[sombrio12]

I remenber this cartoon, is awesome, and i only have 22 years. With Jimbo the jet set, Penny Crayon and Roobarb are my favorites cartoons.

[CCRSongs]

This is an absolute classic, my Dad watched this as a kid, and then I got into it as well!

[XlucyXmusicX]

im 12 i used to watch this on nick classics i loved it but i can't anymore they all say i grew up

[BubbleJackSuicune]

@XlucyXmusicX Me too, I miss all these childhood shows :'(

[123jsbach]

Absolutely brilliant theme tune! ;)

[danAWESOMEcollier]

the wierd thing is Mr. Benn never buys any costumes from that shop

[joannedj1]

@danAWESOMEcollier I guess it was just a fancy dress hiring shop - you just borrowed the costumes and returned them. I just wished, as a kid, that I could just stand there and my clothes would change automatically like his seemed to do! I'd have loved that! Didn't have the best coordination as a kid and some clothes were fiddly to put on!

[Geothesponge111]

Spoiler alert: The cowboys win and the Indians have all their land taken away.

[dwmad94]

This was my favourite TV show as a young child. Ahh, the nostalgia

[SobiyaTheCupcake]

Dont cry... Dont cry.

[mikpugz]

Well said people

[bighenry007]

any wonder why Mr Ben was the name on this Kids Show ?? i thought it should of been Mr Tightarse or Mr Shoplifter as Mr Ben always tried it on & left without PAYING for it until the shopkeeper caught up with him saying heres the door & should of said i the Police are here to see you !!

[Freekick141]

Just thought I would watch this to get that cosy feeling especially as I went to an exhibition of the actual Mr Benn animation artwork in London they also had Danger Mouse..but Mr Benn ahhhhh what a fantastic programme it was.

[lushferdy]

@keith4291 put together??

[Alex2424121]

my mum use to love this when she was a little girl

[TheHumbuckerboy]

Definitely one of my favourite cartoons (or shows of any kind for that matter) ever . Pure genius !

[MattTheSaiyan]

A nice, simple, highly effective opening.

[TheCh4rd]

:D all of my childhood memories returning!!!! (he said while liking and subbing!)

[skunkhead2007]

and is by magic the shopkeeper apeared...i think mr ben was a mushroom head...on some sorta trip back in the day...yeah man i want to be mr ben

[Lousypenguin]

Mr Ben was a cheap bastard. Either buy something or get the fuck out ya moocher!

[shogunzac]

OMG used to watch this around my nans :')

[ArseKingOfArsington]

Best pedo song ever!

[alltimeboner]

used to watch this as a kid

[Bevoin1970]

Crikey! I dont believe its 9am on a Friday morning, and Im watching Mr Benn, Im supposed to be working... Ah! happy days, if only I were that young kid again instead of being 50.... :-) I loved watching Mr Benn

[BeccaKatyCat]

my dad's childhood

[GAREMPOTS]

loved this as achild

[steve998]

This tune.......just makes me want to curl up on the sofa, with Mr Bear and a cup of hot milk, Mum's voice drifting through from the kitchen....rain pattering on the window, warm and safe, not a care in the world, about five years old. Why do we have to grow up. 

[TheDuudeabidez]

Best show of the 70s.

[ellapaige1]

childhood!

[GusF]

Tony Benn's a time traveller? Hmm. Saw it comin'.

[Derryhillagh]

It was a lovely day on Festive Road........

[1892ynwakop]

I loved it when he changed into his costume, then walked through the door, and ended up somewhere like the Atacama Desert or Ulan Bator

[fac3sh1t]

this weirdo comes everyday, picks a costume, in the changing room, acting out his fantasies, making loud funny noises etc

He's a grown man for fuck's sake.

Oh. and he doesn't pay for anything either.

[HannahKilljoyForsyth]

Mr Benn FTW! :D

[pointreyes6]

The best ever, for kids like me who grew up in the early 80s.

[MrWiLDAPEMAN]

I love that tune it never gets old

[fistfullof1ps]

Mr Benn is a legend not to mention an LSD sodden tripper.

[ploppes11]

im 10 got this up for mum 40

[videokid122]

ah mr benn good times :p

[tw401970]

sad but true lol

[firsthuma]

Is it Robbie Box's voice?

[AndreHiltre]

These days the Communist Zionist traitors who run Britain wouldnt allow a symbol of imperialism like the pith helmet to appear on there unless it was to denegrate our ancestors. In fact two thirds of the faces on that wheel would have to be non-European. And they would probably stick some sexualisation and homosexuality in there for good measure,

[barbersb1]

shop obviously front for an opium den!

[JohnnyBravo74]

Mr Benn was the worst customer ever, he never bought anything just tried on costumes in the changing room then got high in there and had a little adventure then gave the asian shopkeeper his costume back and went home. No wonder the shopkeeper always had an eye on him, I'd have banned his ass from the shop

[PlattHillLover]

Brings back happy memories of my early childhood----simply magical!

[19funkybunny]

use to watch this when i was 6

[luucciii123]

This reminds me of all the Sunny D, jelly shoes and smelly pens :'')

[TheSheriffOfPaddys]

@luucciii123 I forgot about jelly shoes, ahh man, good times, thanks for reminding me, you were hot shit at my school if you had jelly shoes.

[MerryMac1000]

I think there are more frames of animation in this intro than in an episode lol I have good memories of watching this as a kid!

[lionlauskittles]

he went into that shop yet never brought anything. very rude

[morval99]

A lot of the shows of this era were made by the flower-power generation, 'magic roundabout' was just as trippy as this!

[PerfectYellowTone]

Simply the best acid-trip 70s kids program ever made.

[OperationAnime262]

Thgis show was silly but very very very entertaining.

[eggnogonthebog]

I was quite scared of this theme as well.

[mrspivvy]

I like the part where he keeps changing clothes and comes out of the shop into a scenario related to his outfit

[TheCrazystupidpeople]

I'M NOT JOKING I USED TO HAVE NIGHTMARES TO THIS THEME!

[lostsoleful]

Interesting bit of a trivia: Festive Road, London is a real street and was also the home of murdered TV presenter Jill Dando.

[Liusila]

The Mighty Boosh

[DazzyBox]

@MrDewy67 YES!! I

[racefaceec90]

EPIC!!!

[mrsdaipunk]

 i loved mr ben !!

[AngryOfMayfair]

They should make this the theme for Question Time - it suits some of the "characters" that appear on there!!!

[alexnkatie]

anybody save the figures?

[intermender]

You've just gotta love the internet for helping out with random thoughts. It must be close to 40 years since i thought about this programme, and then a quick google later, as if by magic, Mr Benn appears!

[dragonfitter]

i used to get well pissed of if i saw the sea saw that was on before showing you what 2 programs was about to be on and mr benn or king rolo was on it . but if i saw it and both mr benn and king rolo was on i would be over the moon

[TomthatiscalledTom]

I will always be a staunch Bennite

[TheMusicman12ize]

arhhh classic mr benn best days ever of telly here

[ellapaige1]

god its ded old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[biblebable1231]

I used to watch this as a 2 year old!

[borgduck]

Ah, Mr Benn. The Time Lord!

[freddiewong007]

@christhecoolboy alas it's 4 stories from the old show. But Mr Mckee is in my shop quite a bit now, and I keep bugging him to some new Mr Benn stuff, so fingers crossed ;)

[JustLoveForMe]

Epic

[LittleHowardrocks]

They won't it's BBC.Good old British Broadcasting Company!:)

[freddiewong007]

Just got given a limited edition book set of Mr Benn by David Mckee himself, bloody marvellous. I grew up watchin this show and will always love his artwork. The books are amazing and packed full of his crazy but beautiful drawings.

[christhecoolboy]

@freddiewong007 Is it a new book? Do you think they'll make a special episode of it like they did in 2005 on Nick Jr. cause I really want the show back!!!

[Indycakes]

i used to love mr ben! i grew up with him, he was the best! :)

[TeenageDreaam]

i remember watching this as a 4 year old. i loved watching it!

[Lousypenguin]

Jesus that brings back memorys. That tight git never bought anything!

[laststrain123]

if i was that shopkeeper i would have a word, he has tried on everything and hasn't paid for nothing.

[EvilUncleDon]

@laststrain123 plus, Mr Benn usually ends up taking something home with him 'as a reminder'. Bloody cheek...

[VHSsense]

@EvilUncleDon But the shopkeeper rifled through Mr Benn suit pockets every week. Mr Benn was too tripped out to realise  :-)

[TriggerForHappiness]

As if by magic, the shopkeeper appeared...

[fcukthebluepill]

i used to watch him when i was a kid!! havnt heard that music in years!!!

[sombrio12]

Looks like th Professor Layton xD, i see this cartoon.

[Nantchev]

I have seen this episode.

[Kelly14UK]

PSYCHEDELIC. I was three and caught on. I never recovered...

[pointreyes6]

the best kids show ever!

[tintin20001967]

Yer, this is ace.

[Nautilus1972]

@bethyexe 41 thumbs up for stating the bloody obvious ...

[tequilaboy100]

Thinking about it now, Mr Benn really was stange! He wore a stiff suit and a bowler hat and went to the shop up the road run by a strange man to wear cowboy and indian outfits. I shudder to think what happens in the directors cut!!

[roumsiki]

They would not be allowed to play cowboys and indians now, health and safety and it would be non pc as it should now be somehting like North American indginus people etc etc, oh waht a mad world today is, anyway kids today would sooner be on the x box rather than playing in the street

[Yownanymous]

@roumsiki *sigh* Rants like this depress me. You have no idea what you're rabbling on about.

[Yownanymous]

@roumsiki rambling*

[flogger95]

im trippin my balls off watchin this....hee hee

[jasonic2007]

My Favourite Show when I was a child magical ***

[Bickdag1]

why would 9 people dislike this. It's a really abstract thing to search for so why would you search for it if you don't like it :S

[Noodles37UK]

Got the box set! Five pounds HMV ...

[MancBluesman]

This was really the most depressing program of my childhood. I hated this cunt.

[Noodles37UK]

@MancBluesman Take it elsewhere. This is OUR childhood. Go pick on the Far Right like i do.

[MancBluesman]

@Noodles37UK Sorry just telling the truth. Mary Mungo and Midge was much more upbeat for me or even Pipkins.

[Noodles37UK]

@MancBluesman That's up to you. Actually, I liked the way Pig ate his dinner. He just dropped his face onto the plate lol!

[waspiflab]

\,,/METAL \,,/

[055697]

@waspiflab

Hell yeah, Heavy Metal FTW \m/

[wissam24]

Anyone that doesn't instantly recognise this music was born without a soul

[Floobegusted]

Mr Benn was created by David Mckee, the same man who created Elmer and I hate my teddy bear. Mr Benn's neighbour looks like Ringo Starr because David Mckee lived near where the Beatles lived.

[waynemulley]

The best....

[salith555]

Loved this show!

[Julietthefrenchgreek]

love it! :D

[stubgrub]

one word CLASSIC

[gabby63929]

OMG

[1968dae]

@Richie979 The narrator is Ray Brooks. He starred in a BBC series called 'Big Break' about a struggling gambler. I believe he's been in recent episodes of Eastenders too.

[MrSean677]

@1968dae he was Pauline Fowler's husband, Joe

[Richie979]

I think the voice your talking about was a guy called Brian Cant.

[Richie979]

I think they were taking the P out of Tony Benn?

[227060]

isn't that 1 of the beatles doing the narration

[Richie979]

Your thinking of Ringo narrating Thomas the Tank Engine.

[227060]

@Richie979 oh yeah. Well who is doing the narration?

[TheJinwhang]

@227060 It was a guy called Robbie Box who did the animation

[227060]

@TheJinwhang Oh...I don't think he was a Beatle

[rdm100571]

how budget? - but who didn't love it?

[uclrichard]

i look a bit like mr benn - i'm 43

[Thehatedtruth]

Im suddenly intrieged about these cowboys and indians..

[07906269367]

i want to be five again...

[CpTitch132]

My dads Watching This :3 He's 44, And Watching Mr Benn :]

[alexgayfer1989]

OMFG! its been 17 years since i last watch this!!!

i love it

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[hypergnome3]

this was the best childrens show i always wanted to find that shop mr. benn went to he was so lucky!!!!

[NeggoMyGreggo]

fucking loved this show.

[Markisagoodboy]

If this is on DVD my kids will be getting it when they're born.

[MrBuckley123]

this me when i go to go out with my mate i chang my self loads of times and take clothes with me in my car to change in to

[lowth69]

ah nostalgia

[BoyofmanyNames]

Oh god, it only feels like it was yesterday.

[borgduck]

I read somewhere that he was a Timelord.

[vapourmile]

One of the most charismatic children's animated series of all time. Spellbinding.

[lacelicker89]

this was always repeated on BBC 2 when I was little - so I'm not a true Mr benn child - but a fake one!!

[Feisty1967]

My favourite programme as a child! Thanks for uploading!

[toph41]

Takes me back to when I was in my 30s.

[Jordzibabies]

I LOVED MR BEN!!!

[LorcanDMeath]

i was looking for the name of this for years. i used to watch it when i was younger but couldnt remember the name. same with camberwick green. after a hell of a lot explaining to my mother she remembered their names haha

[TheCaulfield1]

When I watched this intro, it immediately made me laugh because I SOOO remember this programme. He captured kids imaginations when he used to dress up and walk into different worlds. I used to wonder what he was going to be with antiipation when I watched it. My son who is nearly 8 would LOVE this!!!

[Andrewsmate]

Took me into imaginary worlds as a kid.

[WildWelshWitch]

*giggle* I loved this when I was little. Nice, quiet and easygoing show

[BarneyBubbles23]

would deffo be under investigation these days,he lives in festive road lets go an lynch him the wierdo lol great memories

[marts500]

this show was my favourite as a nipper....i still love the artwork,music and narration.

[MsPregis]

i went out with this bird once who had a cheerleader outfit, a school girl outfit, a nurse's outfit and a french maid's outfit. She reminded me of Mr Benn

[britelite2657]

haha we are liccul bois watchin dis fwom olde tymes

[bristolian1970]

And asif by Magic........Great Memories

[frebble94]

I love this program so much,

This is the first time that I've thourght of it in a long long time

The one I remember was the cowboys and Indians :)

(sigh) good times

[rurmundo]

funny intro,lovely music

[eggboyuk]

really must do some work

[MavisRileyJunior]

How did Mr Benn never get charged with shoplifting? So he took them back eventually but a crime was still committed.

[Sneakysneaky88]

Actually he just got dressed and stood in the changing room, staring into the mirror, hallucinating the adventures. Then when he was 'done', he'd hand them back over and not buy anything.

The shopkeeper was a nice guy, he knew Mr.Benn and his issues, so he let him use a cubicle because it stopped him from wearing the skins of people he abducted.

[ThePsycoDolphin]

@Sneakysneaky88 hahaha that is hilarious :)

[sparky71a]

Technically No IT HASN'T as he could well argue that he never intended to permanently deny the shop keeper of the garments...In other words BACK OF MR BENN! LOL.

[innit27]

the chef episode is the one i always remember where he lays on a feast for all the street urchins in order to get princess isabella to eat

[tomtom209]

I thought Mr Ben was a peado?

[AndrewHozier]

@tomtom209

Hahah, he used his mastery of disguise to lull children into false sense of security.

[GNeuman]

Mr. Benn was my inspiration to get into cross-dressing.......

[hardyz250]

This Took Me Back To When I Was Young !!?

[MUFC127]

This cartoon brings back the memories ahh the memory.

[vikkipollard5]

My god, that takes me back. I think they were just trying to introduce different characters/careers of the world to small children, including indoctinating them into the capitalist system of selling their labour for a subsistence wage.

[MystiffDawn]

I loved these series... Mr Ben...

[johnyisgreat]

mr benn, spent his whole life trying to be someone hes not, thats not cool, i just dont understand why he couldnt just be himself

[flemwad]

@johnyisgreat So true mate.. I often speak about how I used to have Mr Bennitis lol..Now i am cool with being uncool which really is cool. You dig?

[catstarman1]

I was raised watching Mr Benn, and as a Mum living in the States, I have introduced him to my son. Whenever we go on an'adventure' we bring home what we call 'a mr.benn thing!!!!"A beautuful an imaginative kid's show, such a shame that they only made a few!

[pkboib]

@catstarman1 You can buy them on dvd now. All of them for 3 pound. Amazon :D

[garrychelsea]

@catstarman1 they are meant to be making a live action movie

[stilln68la]

a dictornary near the computer always comes in handy when spelling big words.i think it was costume hire though fair enough he never did hire owt.