Rupert The Bear Titles

[juho6903]

I remember watching this as a young girl in the 1970s! Thank-you for posting.

[Salfordbluemoon]

it does look sinister. I loved it as a kid but also found it a bit scary. I think it's the un-smiling, staring faces of the animals. AND that twig creature. Just not cute..haha.

[IMPERIALSTORMTROOPER]

i cant help but feel this is sinister

[SimoSings]

Check from wikipedia. Of 156 episodes only 74 remains, whereabouts unknown.

[robt135utube]

These suckers gave me the creeps. Gladly the 'million stories to be told' were not. What was the 'thinking' behind raggedy?

[Davewise1965]

I loved watching Rupert Bear when i was about 5 years old in 1970. One of the best theme tunes ever. I wish i could go back to 1970 and be 5 years old again. I loved life then.

[Chappers1967]

we used to sing that at Loftus Road in the early 90s - RUFUS! RUFUS BREVETT! Everyone Knows His Name!

[Boosteroid]

Another classic theme from my childhood! I actually used to own a ViewMaster (remember them?) disc of 'Rupert and Will-O-The Wisp' although to be honest I preferred the Joe 90 disc. Thanks for posting. :-)

[MsJackieLee]

Hello Druidwulf, I have just found this Utube and I just love it. I never really got to see Rupert as I was so busy doing other things at the time, what a pity. I have seen the Rupert that is televised at this present time and it really is not a patch on the original nor is the music, even if I say so myself as it was especially written for that series and I was honored to have been asked to sing and record it.

Thank you for this.

Jackie Lee.

[MissxStargirl]

loved this show when i was little

[MrDORSETBOY]

Brilliant ! Loved this as a kid.............

[47166]

I remember this series with great fondness. One thing I've always wondered, who was the woman going to read the book at the very beginning?

[HolyMotherofGrid]

When i was little, we had a wonderful book called the Rupert the Bear Annual and it dated from 1910!!! It was a great little piece of history, and i loved the quality of the drawings and the quaint English language used in the book, which i suppose was one of the first "comic books" when it comes down to it!! Marvellous memories - thanks for posting this memory of one of the modern incarnations of this seemingly immortal bear.

[borgduck]

@HolyMotherofGrid Maybe Rupert & Highlander Duncan McCloud of the clan McCloud hang out together?

[smartlee007]

I used to love this what memories...wonder why i was bit scared of it tho....think it was that thing with the branches on its head!!!

[DoctorXTV]

I can remember at the end of this we would be waiting for the bit with his car to draw it. Took us a good fucking month and a half to do it way back in the land of vivid colour !!

[rubbin2002]

I have read that almost all of Rupert the Bear recordings had all been erased in the late 70s. Which is sacrilege as it is far superior to the animated Rupert made lately. So unfortunately memories are all we will have to rely on to remember fondly.

[MsJackieLee]

@rubbin2002 Oh my goodness, I wasn't aware that the good old BBC as I knew it erased all of the Rupert series how dreadful. They must have been out of their minds at the time. Are you sure of this. Because I made a few recordings of the Rupert Theme, one was in German for that market. If you listen to the recording on this clip it ends with me and three backing singers in harmony singing Rupert. Thats not on the Record I released for PYE. Each one had a little something different in it.

[alcockell]

@MsJackieLee It was ATV who made it... and ITV company's archives are harder to dig through...

[simonwleeds]

No way scary!!! Reminds me of being about 5 years old. Being with my mum, feeling safe and happy. Mum passed away a few years ago, God bless her, I miss her so!! This reminds me of her, so much. She was my Sun. Big hole in my life, I smile when I hear this and I think of her.

[wizzwamf]

everyone email network dvd ,to see if this is going to released, they have to , they do clopper castle from the same people, and the munch bunch too

[dougiewhite778]

didnt that twig thing live in a cave and just eat twigglets and branches?

[Paulosoy]

hahaha!! thank for sharing it with me, i knew about him, once i searched for famous teddy bears, but I didnt know he had a tv show. It will help me for my Osezna calendar.

[anthonythirteen]

Yes, it was a student at the local branch of a well-known polytechnic

[alanlovedog]

why do these credits remind me of horror films? - it's all the disembodied heads maybe

[Paulosoy]

I thought the same, haha!! it was kind of scary right? like possesed dolls or something!

[palang25]

Great opening titles but also quite scary.love the art directors name John Jelly. i wonder what hes doing now.maybe his career wobbled a bit!

[swedeseed]

hmm,43 here as well and i had this very theme on a 7" single on pye records..

[texasman327]

what fond memories of england, i almost completely forgot about rupert.

[dezw08]

Im nearly 43 and remember watching rupert as a child brilliant great memories

[audreywade]

Thank s for the clip. lots of chilhood memoires came floading back just then. lovley little tune too, cant beilive i remembered the words( ill be 43 soon) ........ Did it used to be on around midday on I.T.V ?

[abhudson14]

yeah it for ten mintues then something like Rainbow

[Onelegheathermills]

Bah!!!

Rupert the Bear thought he was a bigshot....but I'd like to see him go a couple of rounds against non-gender specific 70s cartoon hero "Bod"....

[kayvodames]

Oh I so remember that blue head with twigs growing out of the top of his head. Scary!

[TillyWolves]

OMG... I had all or the annuals as well....

[wjeva]

am 43 luv it too

[johnnyshuttle]

I'm 41, FANTASTIC!!

[UKSazzy67]

I'm also 41 and I love it too! 1967 was the best year to be born in!

[zillertalboy]

wow 40yrs old and what memories.have you herd the crap thats starts this programme now

[JojoChampion]

Omg, such memories! That thing with the twigs in it's head used to give me the creeps as I recall. Nice to see (and hear) it again after so much time. :)

[BoltonLoyal]

It was called Raggety :)

[smudgey6120]

lol i was trying to explain to some friends about raggety and they just looked at me like i was on a diffrent planet...lol

[Nicodemus1971]

Interesting bit of trivia...the shot of the village at the beginning of the show proper, was nicked by 'The Comic Strip Presents...' for the start of their shows.

[rooneylooney73]

Nobody has yet questioned why there's a f*cking elephant wandering around the home counties having fun!

[cissyada]

Hi Druidwolf, Many thanks for posting the Rupert titles on 'Youtube.'

You could try the following website for streaming 'ttoktv.' I only discovered it myself a couple of days ago via the 'littlegems' webpages ( another great site).

Both Mr Benn & Camberwick Green are available to buy complete on dvd (amazon) and very cheap too. But unfortunately this early series of Rupert isn't.

It needs someone to check the vaults of ITV to discover if the series was destroyed.

[druidwulf]

Thanks so much for the 'ttoktv' link, can't wait to relive my youth.

[cissyada]

Just discovered a great retro kids show website 'littlegems.'

Which includes loads of info on this great show & many others.The creature i remembered was 'Willy the wisp' who was flame coloured and not as i thought i remembered 'black & white!And what about 'Mr Grimnasty' a character i'd completely forgotten about.

I think the 'politically correct' brigade would probably deem this original series too scary for kids.The new 'Cosgove Hall' version is pretty darn tame in comparison :o)

[letiss30]

shane williams

[cissyada]

EVERYONE seems to rememeber RAGGETTY!the scarey twig creature.

BUT! does anyone remember the black & white 'willow the wisp' creature with a Welsh accent that dropped from the sky periodically???????

I can't for the life of me remember it's name but i remember it cured my childhood constipation!

[cissyada]

Many thanks DRUIDWOLF, For reminding many of us of halcyon childhood memories.

NO OTHER Rupert series has managed to capture the magic of this production.

I wish this series was available to purchase on dvd, but! from what i've read the majority if not all, was erased/destroyed by some bright spark in ITV's storage department ( a pox upon them! if not at least a blackhead :o) ) Cissy&Ada ( a daft lad)

[druidwulf]

I have many happy memories of watching Rupert, just wish I could find a site that streamed episodes of Rupert, Camberwick Green, Mr. Benn (my own personal favourite).

[tardistuner]

thanks for putting this on you tube I used to

love this as a kid!

[alanheath]

What year is this from? Whereas I remembered the words to the song and the music, I cannot recall ever watching it. Perhaps the music was released as a single or something similar?

[JDPoland]

Thank you. At last my life circle is complete.

This is the beginnging of my consciousness - I have worked my way back to the beginning. I have worked my way through the whole history of human language and culture and 38 years later ended up exactly where I started. This is what I ahve been looking for... At last I am free... to take leave of language...

[GibbletsMcGinty]

Who remembers the Rupert the Bear choccolate bars made by Nestle that you could buy?

[aceyface67]

My little sister loved this programme so much she used to cry when it finished. Don't think we saw it in colour though.

[avignon2006]

Thank you sooo much. That brought back happy memories of being 5 and eating Sherbert Dip Dabs at my granny's!

[ffjkhguhgft]

This was made by a lot of the AP FILMS/CENTURY 21 team, who had previously worked on "THUNDERBIRDS", "CAPTAIN SCARLET", "JOE 90" etc.

By 1970 CENTURY 21 had switched from puppetry to live action.

[KatyFiddler]

How nostalgic to hear that theme tune :-)

[borgduck]

Things were so much simple in those days. The makers of childrens television back then were obviously on drugs.

[countkostaki]

Why do you have to mock something that for many of us has such fond memories?????

[borgduck]

Seriously chill,out some valium might do the trick.

[countkostaki]

Whatever

[Qland22]

I loved this program so much. Looking back at it makes me realise that this was some scarey shit!

[BennyTheSimpleOne]

Benny like very much.

[askey]

Some episodes of the Rupert puppet show are on as part of RUPERT BEAR NIGHT, at BFI Southbank on March 19th 2008, 6.15, introduced by the director!

[SHACON68]

that raggedy freaked me out too but then again so did bloody looby loo from andy pandy

[bluesbrother37]

We need a THAMES GOLD station, complete with classic idents and original continuity announcers.!! The petition starts here!!

[Lamvesp]

Here here!!!

[mummyslittledarlin]

fab thats bought many memories back ,thanks julie.

[shakeyphil]

terrifying - the heads moving closer...

animal quackers scared me too

[shakeyphil]

*kwackers

[Annakavana]

Ha I love this song!!

[Iceblooo]

Was this version ever made available on DVD ? I still love it and the theme is one of the best TV themes ever.

The twig man scared me though !

[Iceblooo]

I wonder if the actual puppets still exist and where we could see them ?

[mutinyonthekitkat]

It's kind of reassuring the see how many others were scared of the titles of this old show as young kids - especially the 'twig creature'. What were they thinking when they created it?

[Johnoco66]

Thank god for this - I thought I was the only one terrified by that twig thing 'raggerty' was it? It honestly scared the shit out of me...no joke!

[colsmith69]

Raggety scared the crap out of me when I was young...I never could work out what the fuck is was supposed to be. Even viewing the opening titles now he's still as scary as shit! I'm nearly 39, and by these comments he obviously scarred an entire generation!

[harasnip]

God, yeah the twig man scared the living bejaysus out of me and still does..... creepy united!!!!!

[airscrew1]

Raggerty was that scary looking twig creature. Mind you they all looked a bit iffy. I hope I don't have a nightmare after seeing this.

[bunnysss]

That twigg thing still scares the piss out of me and I'm 39

[gordongate]

im 38 and i relate to you entirely, well twisted that thing was

[treebeard1111]

The twiggy thing is a wrong 'un

[phillipdaly]

bloody hell.

[wizzwamf]

i didnt think this footage still existed the cultz kidz company should see if there is any copies left around they seem to source everything else ,i thought this was gerry anderson productions due to the charectors being marionettes,it brought back a lot of happy memories , oh oh i feel i need to hide behind a cushion that twiggy thing is in the titles ha ha ,any munch bunch out there they were like the same company i.t.c also marionettes

fab fab bab

[tomtomstuff]

They just don't make 'em like they used to. I remember this being on ITV at about 1230pm midday! Now, we have 'Loose Women'.

[TomthatiscalledTom]

Jesus....that's progress for you

[VictorianGentlechap]

Christ on a bike, this brought some memories back.

'Course my childhood was a dire and miserable affair. So I'll not gush about it. Still, well done on getting this though. Now excuse me while I go and kill myself.

[andyspet]

i meant raggerty below.

[andyspet]

people here remember ragged but do you remember that bloke he lived with. mr grimnasty he was really fucked up. they dont make them like this anymore alas. does any one no if you can get this on DVD or something.

[str1]

fuck im glad im a 90's baby cuz this version of rupert sucks

[spoosey]

me too the rupert cartoon kicked ass

[sarens29ok]

This was my favourite when I was a tot (cant think why now). Thanks for posting this!

[burgoynemoore]

Raggety ... you have awakened nightmares ...

... please make them go away ...

[paulrichardmatthews]

I am desperate to see some vintage footage of Raggety; he was, and still is my hero.

Can anybody help?

[HendonKissArmy]

Absloutley brilliant. Pure Rock n roll. Jackie Lees voice is beautiful and love White horses theme tune also.

[Lemonaid24One]

This brings back so may memories. I used to annoy the hell out of my mum as I used to sing this theme rather badly around the house at the top of my voice. The singer was the same one who sang the weird "White Horses". Oh yes, blueband margarine - horrible - STork Sb had a similar packet but tasted better!

[Simonkeybeast]

Raggety, wtf, why does that thing STILL fill me with terror? Hateful, hateful thing. I'd sit through the title sequence and when the disembodied heads would start appearing, they were a terrifying countdown to the appearance of the dread Raggety. That Pekinese didn't look right either, horrible bloody thing.

Thanks for posting this though, it's the trigger that I needed to go on a rampage though the office. Good thing I work alone.

[heartandhumour]

while watching and hearing this...I can almost touch my memories, they're so strong!...thanks a bunch for upping it (my lunch time viewing meal back in the 70s was often tomato soup and mother's pride bread by the way)

[DATRUTHURTS]

Do you know what, i was actually going to leave a comment regarding, this clip of back in the day, and you've just bassically said absolutely everything that i could possibly say; yes i remember the soup and bread at lunch time, and watching this, wow, must be that so many of us grew up the same way.LOL

[heartandhumour]

yes indeed...Heinz tomato soup of course...perhaps it had Blueband margarine on it too...or was it Stork SB?

[DATRUTHURTS]

it was stork, cus i remember thinkin margarine came from storks (the bird), what a prat i know, but when ur a child, you really see the world in a different way to sensible people, but thats the innocence of a child, one of the best things in life that money can't buy.

[mrsmullen74]

Thanks for that one!! Happy memories of legging it home from school at lunchtime for this!! Spam butties all round kids!!

[rastafarievers]

s'all about the bass.

[fireblade929]

fantastic, just as i remeber, would love to see the whole episode. goes down with the classics like charlton & the wheelies and pipkins.

[numberstation]

Back home from school for dinner at 12 o'clock,luncheon meat,cheese and crisps,with strawberry mousse for afters.God,we ate some crap in the 70's.Findus crispy pancake,anyone?Anyway,aint seen this since I was tiny!Raggety seemed rather sinister.Thanks for posting.

[charleychick]

Still traumatised by Raggety after all these years...... a mutant newly dug-up beetroot

[mgbgt1967]

finally I feel that someone else understands my pain. Raggety scared the hell out of me too.

[DANTINAKOD]

where have the years gone cheers

[breakingcover]

Excellent, haven't heard this for thirty years

[mrxt500]

Great music, sung by Jacky Lee who also sang the theme to 'White Horses'. Thanks for posting it - happy days!

[batleth69]

it brings back happy chilhood memorys I love it

[s3xy1]

this rupert is better then the canadian/american one!!

[pitcairnboy]

Greatest theme tune ever!

[jameslfcrofts]

A classic!

[zimmersbass]

Thanks for putting this up - Happy Times!

[hughes051]

I have this full episode on dvd plus a 1964 black and whiteone but I can not upload it, it is brill

[jesskay2006]

how much do you sell the dvd for ,cheers tony