watch With Mother Picture Book Opening titles

[Shimoaoi1988]

I'm 23 years old but when I was 3, my mother bought me the video tape, and I loved watching it, especially learning how to make paper lanterns. ^^

[acheface]

I have faint memories of sitting beside my mum watching this. Sadly, she left us far to early and now the memories are really poigniant. Such happy days!

[natalieee0010]

I still have this on video. it was my mums when she was younger :)

[musikgal13]

watch with mother is my grandma :') and her name was Eileen mitchell.

[xRiddlexOfxRevengex]

Omg. I just realised that I still know how to make those paper lanterns...

[bondsee]

days of innocents !!

[borgduck]

Such a lovely tune. Didn't the Fourth Doctor make a flute out of twigs & play this on the Power Of Kroll?

[lincliff1]

I used to think the opening flower was wonderful and couldn't wait for Patricia Driscoll to speak to me (as though I was the only person she was speaking to). Who was this woman? I remember her, but not her name.

[hauntboy]

@lincliff1 Vera McKechnie

[NikNammerz]

I remember the paper lanterns... I'm really into art and crafts and I've got to admit, the paper lanterns are my earliest arty memory. Good times (Y)

[Misersam]

Thanks for reminding me that I was a wee boy once...and loved Watch with Mother....the inocence of it all...

[KT926]

She taught me how to make paper lanterns and I loved making them all the time even when it wasn't xmas!

[kirstyhark]

me too, i had it on video think we may of have had the same one if thats the case. so sad so many memories

[FranBMan]

@KT926 Me too! I had this VHS when I was a kid, and even though I grew up in the eighties and nineties, this is one of my fondest childhood memories.

[Jadeystar]

@FranBMan Mine too!! :)

[vampirememe]

@KT926 same for me ! i loved this program so much. Im only 22 but had it all on a tape from somewhere. I watched it till unfortunately the tape broke through too much wear and tear

[NeilThompson30]

When I was a kid this was my favourite Watch with Mother programme.

[redredreds100]

i am so with you on this, after this, bill and ben, ragtail and bobtail, woodentops, and andy pandy, i was around 5, i'm now 53, this really brings tears to my eyes

[TheDisneygirl211]

@redredreds100 im only twenty and i was lucky enough to grow up with watch with mother vhs

[redredreds100]

@TheDisneygirl211 the original "Watch With Mother" is even older than I am, was looking at various episodes, and they were shown in 1950. I'm not sure how you managed to grow up with this, if you are only 20. saying you watched this at 5, which would be 1996?? are you sure you got the right programmes??

[TheDisneygirl211]

@redredreds100 yes i had this on video, my mum got it from somewhere, it had the picture book episode where they showed you how to make paper lanterns x

[redredreds100]

@redredreds100 OH, I see, I was confused there for a minute, picture book, haha, that's where she has a tray of various items, tells you to coseyour eyes, removes one and then you have to guess what's missig. "no peeping now" she'd say

[rasputin63]

This show is almost certainly the one Eric Idle was parodying when he did: "Rumple-Tweezer ran the Dinky-Tinky Shoppe down in Dingly-Dell...." and so forth...

[MrBazzabee]

Old nick the sea captan was a rough-tough jolly sort of fellow,he loved the life of the sea -and he used to hang out down by the pier... where the men dressed.. as ladies.....and....err...that's all for today children.

[rasputin63]

Rumnple-tweezer ran the Dinky-Tinky Shoppe down in Dingly Dell. There he sold prophylactics, and----

[megneild]

Does anyone know what the watch with mother is called where they are on an island and making noises out of trees/feather plants?!?!?

[indiegal2]

omg i remember that one too!!! and i really want to know what it is called!!

[ninababe59]

is it jolly jack tar from pickture book?

[chazdabest]

does any one have the episode were shes making paper lanterns and the lil dog walks up next to her on the table plzzzzzzzzzzz im desperate i luv it

[sowfiee]

oh flip thats like my favourite one from childhood! wish i had it!

[nuged568]

Is that Patricia Driscol saying 'hello children'?

[rasputin63]

One really must see Jane Horrocks' horribly funny send-up of this show...

[lyndloo]

no thats not Patricia Driscoll...she took over the show later !! cant remember this ladys name sorry!!!!...

[hauntboy]

@lyndloo Vera McKechnie

[twoslices]

What happened to the 'Jolly Jack Tars'?

[drumhead225]

haha, im so glad im not the only one! there used to be the full episode but i cannot find it on here anymore.

i used to have watch with mother 2 on video which used to make me fall asleep.

if you find it let me know

[JonathanBloggs]

Have you got the rest of this episode? I find the woman's voice relaxing.

[peardrop222]

Same here :) Can anyone remind me what that piece of music is called? Thanks loads x

[jsb1750]

It's the Suite No. 2 in B minor (BWV 1067) from the Orchestral Suites (BWV 1066-69) by J.S. Bach.

[donnymad22]

I remember having this on video when i was little.