Bosco Singalong

[TheRichiecha]

@PaulMichaels2010 if he did lol

[Gerrcinn]

knock knock ever more, come with me through the magic door!

which was always the fucking Pheonix park zoo

[PaulMichaels2010]

Didn't Philip die of AIDS?

[LeBearExtrordinare]

Bosco,there is some eejit over on Republic of Telly ripping you off XD

[srynearson1]

Lots of loud and lusty laughter?

That's Hot puppet man.

[IrishCountrydotie]

bosco dvd's now available at

irishcountry.ie

[dmcc20012]

No wander us in our late 20s and 30s are all bollaxed over listening to this cunt as children :(

[michaelleacy]

Bosco was only filmed during the late 70s and early 80s. After that the episodes were just repeated over and over again. Obviously the high production values were too expensive for RTE

[killiney4444]

I'll tell you how old this is, back in the day we wouldn't have recognised that Mary's co-presenter is a bender.

[keithmcneill55]

@killiney4444 Yeah, and it's so nice to see that the bigoted attitudes of the 1980s are still alive and well....

[pacmanD13]

ireland had this wat did america have everything else

[pacmanD13]

my dogs name is bosco bitches \

[MrMontess86]

that puppet is damn sexy!!!

wish he would tie me up and do the nasties to me

[Larkin200]

Late 70's and early 80's?

Fuck that I grew up in the 90's and this was still what was on TV.

[Wubslin]

Fianna Fail feel football fields face fantastic futures :)

[popsocks47]

bosco is a wanker

[bazmail]

I have what I'm pretty sure is the original indian chief door knocker from the "magic door" segment. Badass or what!

[Tonyo1221]

@bazmail where u get that?

[bazmail]

@Tonyo1221 A guy who worked at rte as a stage/props guy gave it to me years ago.

[Tonyo1221]

@bazmail well don't just leave us hanging like that . . . , does it really work as a magic door knocker??

As I remember the door often opened into the Jacobs biscuit factory, watching them make coconut creams! :))

[bazmail]

@Tonyo1221 lol. It sure does. It allows me to escape dangerous situations just by attaching it to a wall or a tree and doing the magic knock, much like on Sliders the tv show.

Yeah the biscuit factory, ice pop factory, milk factory and the park on a sunny day (to the tune of "Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun, please shine down on meeee"). Good times.

[John27346]

In retrospect, the man presenter is a fag.

[Tonyo1221]

@John27346 Boscos box was the only box he ever got close to I'd say.

[yemieko]

Bosco was a she

[ironbar100]

Bosco emigrated to Australia as he was unemployed like 500 thousand more in Ireland

[frodoireland]

RIP Philip

[dmcc20012]

No wonder half the country is fucked up watching this as a child. go on bosco ya mad bastard!

[jackiew66]

This brought back memories,my boy was only small now his 21yrs in liverpool unniversity.

[DarkArtist]

@jackiew66 Congrats!

[ciaranoc]

Seems that Phillip always wore the same colour slacks as his female co-host....

[carmelite08]

i dont know y bosco came to my head and i wanted to see if utube would have it. this brought back so many happy memories for me. damn i would still watch this show at 35.

[stuartcook180]

Shit this brings back so so many memories I loved ever minute of it

[TheMarguerite26]

i have the two dvds and when Im stressed I put this on I was reared watching this in the 80s and 90s pure innnocent cud never make the things in make and do all i had was a toilet roll and a scissor never had marla or the glitter to make a boat for a plaster blob-

[scuz55]

bosco likes being fisted!!!!

[kendon81]

i used to watch bosco back in the 80's, i was born in 81

[awoods19]

i'm half irish, i didn't used too watch it, but my mum bought the DVD for me when i was about ten so i couldd see what she had too watch while growing up..

i thought it was AMAZING. i<3bosco.

[barocas]

i was born in 87 and i used to watch it till i was about 6 so it was defo around in the 90's

[cuddleTrouble08]

@barocas It was ya, i ws born in 90 and i remember it, but i think it was 95 it finishd?

[leann2innocent]

pleasing plays,,, lusty laughter...??

[footstatic]

I used to have nightmares over bosco when i was 3 or 4.

[Headbanger142]

0:56 "Open this bitch"?????????

[ARTYeee]

RTE: Irelands national broadcaster. We specialise in pumping out any movies or programmes that are anti-Nazi, anti-racist, pro-immigrant and pro-multicutural. We aim to air this rubbish, I mean fab stuff, everyday, or at least every chance we get.

RTE:Priming Irelands minds, turning Ireland brown, one programme at a time.

[chinlesswonderkid]

I thought Bosco's shows were stopped in the ninetys? I remember growing up and watching him early 90s,

[lunchboxattacks1]

@chinlesswonderkid Yeah Bosco had gone on through repeats for a long time. I think it was only replaced by the Morbegs in 1997 or so. If there are so many young adults unemployed in Ireland right now well RTE would be wise to bring Bosco back to entertain these people and give them some nostalgic respite before they head for Oz.....

[chinlesswonderkid]

@lunchboxattacks1 Alright. I remember seeing Bosco, Morbegs, Ray,Zig,Zag / Dustin and Socky on rte 2 years ago.

[jasonofaolain]

@chinlesswonderkid Same as. Think he stopped with the Barney invasion.

[bloodiedXangel]

According to wikipedia, Bosco is/was a 5 year old boy.

Ah, the age old debate!

[rabbitwho]

I loved the tongue twisters!

This is the first time I realized their voices were artificially sped up. What a fantastic idea.

[xxxambyangelxxx]

late 70's & early 80's?

I was born in 1991 and I remember it!

[1ideraidan]

member that test screen rte had on when there was fuck all on!thats what comes to mind when i see this

[GmtC1979]

i miss aul ireland

[MrMalley666]

i fuckin love bosco

[alslevie1986]

rookee.You got that one right,He was that much of a poof,Elton John had a poster of him on his wall.

[TheMissymiss11]

I LOVE BOSCOOO listen to 'bosco talks to bertie today fm',< FUNNY

[tyberfallow]

is bosco a dude or what and those tongue twisters what are they on

[Miak80]

more fuckin rte shite,,,i want my money back

[ztoical]

early 80's?? It went on till well into the 90's

[PuppyLove667]

this is retarded

[85teedee]

what do you mean 70's 80's i member dying to get home from school to watch bosco, i was born in 1985 so it had to have been on in the 90's awh bosco he was class all the same

[tufty06]

Oh my God, I loved this show when i was a kid!! I just showed to my 3 year old and he's terrified of it, but he watches things like sonic, mario and things like that. kids nowsdays are wierd, lol

[PMcM1007]

Nah Button Moon would kick Bosco's ass, growing up Bosco was al right. But Button Moon was much better.

[hptfallon]

Ufasach ar fad.

[jimmy27paul]

I never realised how camp phillips was.

[ballygeale1]

i read recently that he was gay and past away ,and i think she works for r.t.e.

[DJEMMEY25]

Does anyone know what the man and woman are doing now lol

[miz1803]

man up

pure shi

[Codarsnacht]

the memories!

[silvershields]

I LOVE BOSCO!!!!!!!

[dazpatreg]

Onlyy watching this years later do I relaise how camp phillip was! What legends!

[tiger5455]

who remembers the Solomon Grundy rhyme!

[SuperJenmo]

one important question has never been asked about bosco, does the carpet match the curtains?

[ryanfoe311]

FUCK BOSCO

[ItsMissLimerickBitch]

OMG bosco is a legend!! i remember running home from school to watch him, i used to love when the camera let us see inside his house :D

[lunchboxattacks1]

Oh my god. Total memories. Does anyone remember he was sent a letter by a boy called cornelius? LOL

[tiger5455]

LMAO i remember that,didnt they made some get well soon card with a silly picture to try amuse him

[Beoy999]

ha there he is ! havn't seen this in years since it last ran on tv. rememebr making a finger puppet with tinfoil shoes on tip of my fingers!

[tiger5455]

jaysus this yoke ran for years in ireland,shows how broke the country was,back in them days in "holy ireland"+when the church ran the country, gay people coundnt come out,vincent hanly was another gay that worked on rte but it didnt come out until his death in 1987,rip philip+vincent

[boznians]

@tiger5455 is this philip in the clip?? if so how did he die??

[tiger5455]

yup its him,no idea how he passed away,some posters saying hemmerage others saying heart attack,either way rip..

[caoimhin1111]

Ahhh.......good old bosco !!!! LOL

[zagwitz]

bosco was the best show ever growing up.. especially when bosco went down into the box :D

[NatGrays]

lol!!

[gunnerglory]

Does anyone have any clips of Seamus and Sheila Mc Spuds from Bosco, they were a couple of spuds that hung out at Savers Supermarket and came to life at night when the supermarket was empty

[Beenz89]

HEY! it was on in the 90's! Remember watching it when i was little! lol love bosco!! :D

[armaghjo]

the presenters look constipated

[verbusen]

Looks like a nice show for the kids. In America I grew up watching Captain Kangaroo, Wonderama, and Bozo The Clown. Bosco was the name of my favorite chocolate syrup back then, it was also Geogre's password for his ATM card on the show Seinfeld. Thanks for sharing your countries shows with us!

[opencurtin]

The set looks like the contents of a lucky bag.

[fruitcake4t]

not many people know this but, Bosco was an active member of the provisional IRA back in the day

[OrthodoxSteel]

False. Bosco was Protestant. The Red Head Of Bluster.

[JonathanAnon]

Wasnt Philip kicked out of The Pet Shop Boys?

[Dorchadas77]

LMAO (((JonathanAnon)))

...I knew he looked familiar

I came looking for O'Flahetys garden and found this ...I feel traumatised all over again!!!

[39Auldkellier]

Commi little cunt, bosco was the spawn of satan

[sharona1981]

Ironic-I had a crush on Philip as a kid,lol. He was cute, though.

[temanatahiti]

This scared the shite out of me when I was a little lad....

[AnAuldDubliner]

Will yas all Cop On makin coments like tha!!

[demonic88]

early 80s? i was watching this in the early 90s! every day after school :D yaaaaaay bosco!! nananananan nananana na na na nanana na nana na na na nanana!!

[kevycanavan]

I used to love Bosco!

[eimsnic]

god we had a great laugh back then!!!

[qwer8907]

i always hated bosco the most irriating voice of all time

[rkidmurray]

The fella on the right is Ryle Nugent's da!

[Foloman1]

For some reason I don't think he is anyone's Dad! Good one about Ryle Nugent though!

[OrthodoxSteel]

Thats a horrible thing to say.

[OrthodoxSteel]

Horrible!!! Philip was alright. I met him in Arts in 1985 when I was doing the news down at Montrose on the 2pm slot.

[85tommy85]

god love otrthodox steel, he dedicates his free time to leaving obscene comments on bosco vids. being honest, there are people you can talk to, your so full of hate something must be eating you up. every1 loves looking back at old clips but u seem to have hated your childhood. a psychologist could do great things. he is 30, no doubt single, short, fat and ugly.... but seriously get help for your own sake, take care

[OrthodoxSteel]

Oh Tommy Boy, The Pipes, The Pipes etc etc.

Everyone does indeed love looking back at old clips. How nice of you to speak for us all.

What everyone does not love is realising that RTE had the temerity to employ an overtly homosexual man to speak to children on a daily basis.

Sure, is that not what the Priests got up to? Eh?

Would RTE employ an overtly homosexual man to speak to kids today? No. Of course not.

But why not? Surely its all good. Its so good RTE would not dare to do it. Go figga

[AnAuldDubliner]

Cop the fuck on ya spa

[sheepy4444]

bosco was still around in the early 90's it used to be my fave show!!!!!!

[wickmay]

i used to be on the magic door in the late 70s!!!

[sonofbeliol]

Haha, Bosco!! What a legend!!

[horriblemen]

is it a guy or a girl, an age old question?????

[evad6832]

He was a boy. I think the confusion came from the fact a girl puppeteer did his voice.

[OrthodoxSteel]

Lot of, uh, confusion, back in RTE in the day. Is it not ironic that I attract derision for mocking poor old Philip, when, ironically, his former Employer {RTE} would not dare to employ somebody as talented as him, preferring to replace him with the utterly vacuous and superficial Blathnaid-whats-her face instead?? Answer me that then folks.

[OrthodoxSteel]

Philip was a guy.

[horriblemen]

but what about bosco?????

[himrawkz]

ahh bosco. wish i hada been alive durin this era:P well, eras not quite right word:D

[irishladMUSICA]

haha she cant even sing, hes gay.. wat were they tryin to do to kids.. i used to know grainne, one of the presenters, a mate of my mothers, she apparently hated doing bosco

[corkchick1]

no he doesnt have aids hes my uncle

[alandublin26]

Bosco is a cunt

[TheBoosht]

Is it true that frank had aids??? Im deadly serious

[unicarubia]

I heard that too..

[lexo30]

OrthodoxSteel, why not just give in and accept that you crave cock? It's okay, you know, it's legal and everything. I myself am pretty much straight, but I don't pity you for being so padlocked in that closet. The reason I can tell that you are obviously gay is that you protest way, way, way too much.

[lexo30]

Just to clarify - btw: the reason why OrthodoxSteel is such an asswipe is not that he's gay, but that he refuses to accept the fact and turns his self-hatred onto other people. Sexual repression causes enormous damage, as we can see here. I have kissed the odd guy; I didn't care much for it, but smarter, wiser and better people than I do so on a regular basis, and I salute them. OrthodoxSteel should grow up and accept his sexuality, then at last he might be happy. That's all I'm sayin'.

[OrthodoxSteel]

You disgusting fag. "Pretty Much Straight"?? Whats that supposed to mean? Nearly never won the race. Its my right to raise objection to the nature of the crap spouted by RTE and the nature of the people they employed. It may not have occurred to you, but the preponderance of homophobic behaviour is caused by exposing small children to homosexual influences which they later find are incompatible with themselves, thus leading to a backlash and the hate it brings. Please bear that in mind.

[lexo30]

"the preponderance of homophobic behaviour is caused by exposing small children to homosexual influences which they later find are incompatible with themselves, thus leading to a backlash and the hate it brings."

So homophobic violence is caused by people who "expose small children to homosexual influences"? In other words, people who gay-bash aren't responsible for their actions. In which case, they are insane and should be placed in secure hospitals.

You really are full of it.

[canzei]

Bosco and friends gay and proud woooooo!!!!!!!!! xxx

[rockeee]

Its only now I can look back and realise Philip was as gay as Christmas!

[connacastle]

yeah and why could nobody carry a tune on bosco???

[sauvignonblanc0]

@rockeee hahaha so true

[tubsandtiles3]

hhhhhhhhhhha,memories

[gottaluvme56]

dont u just feel so old luking at this lol bosco was brill lol

[eddthe123444]

Dont be fooled, Boscos fenian all the way, the provos used to call him the red death!

[pureirish12]

i love bosco

[eddthe123444]

I heard bosco was actually a a key figure in sinn fein in the 70's apparently he was Gerry Adams's right hand man for a while and ordered Enniskillen

[DaveGillick]

haha brilliant!:)

[bannerdb]

Ha!Philip really does look like Rik Mayall!! Seriously though, rest in peace Philip

[doofeysmum]

Philip Tyler was a lovely man, yes he died many years ago but who cares how or why. I fancied the arse off him, he was my first crush. R.I.P. cuz, am prouder of u now than I was back then. Thank u Philip, u made my journey easier, love forever. xxxxxx

[dubser25]

my god its dat dude from dat comedy program bottom

[fentontomas]

Cant believe i was mad into this as a wee chap! Bosco was the business just lookin at it now i thinks its still A1

Some of the presenters went into recluse after, normal life Yea Philip died of AIDS back in the 1990's, apparently a major figure in the Dublin gay scene in the 1990's and led a life a drug addiction behind the scenes. Sad when you see what a talent he had for entertaining the young, your man Frank was in trouble for cocaine abuse and another one of the cast led a similar lifestyle

[cloverfield911]

How did Phillip die. Seems like such a sweet guy.

[corkii2k]

RIP Philip. I know Frank Twomey (a fellow Cork person) went on to do lots more t.v. work including playing Mary O Rourke on Bull Island hehe and Marian Richardson is a producer etc, but anyone know what the rest of them did.

[lugh100]

Phillip Tyler died a number of years ago. He was a wonderful warm funny kind and sensitive man. God rest his soul. xxxxxx T

[RiplyLv426]

ooooooo god kids from the 80s must be bi

[sinead210]

omg i used ta luv dis wen i was young lol

[Mahocky]

Saw a documentary about Bosco recently. He had an affair with miss piggy in 2004. He lives in Finglas now and has a serious drink problem. He's a mess!

[orbandsceptre27]

I heard recently Philip here died of aids - anyone know more??

[koikoiboi]

I heard that too, years ago, philip was always my favourite, hope its not true!

[feldegest]

cant believe i use t watch dis

[jjbrien]

me too god i remeber when i was 5 i went to a fancy dress a bosco sends shivers up my spine now

[antgray100]

i am bosco's twin

[fowley1986]

Bosco is a puppet (i.e not real)

there for it dosent have a gender.

Use to run home from school to watch

this :P

[4391159]

WHY DOES BOSCO HAVE RED CHEEKS??/

[spannerotoole]

If you had someone's hand up your arse all day your cheeks would be red too.

[nikki69anders]

i had this debate goin wit some friends for ages....on bosco's gender, i was backin that he was a boy, very strongly, but after seein him now....im not so sure......

what is bosco????

[odonoghueeoghan]

It doesn't have a gender, its a ginger.

[rtenewsontwo]

You piece of dog shit.

[odonoghueeoghan]

I take it your a ginger then......LOL!!!!!

[sharona1981]

Dear God,I used to LIKE this show??!!?

[acidburn146]

Hate Bosco, Love Bosco, Bosco is an institution! Does anyone know where I could see the 'spuds'? They were potato people in a supermarket, that still feature in some of my wandery dreams..would LOVE to see them!

[deedeebaby89]

wat u on bout late 70's early 80's he was still on the go in the 90's!if he is a he.....

[JosephMelia]

I remember from the credits that Paula Lambert was the puppeteer,but maybe,just maybe Bosco was never assigned a gender.

I really loved Bosco,nearly as much as the RTE test screen.Not kidding.Those aliens need to lay off the helium and LSD cocktails:)

[jratt2]

God I hate Bosco.

[clarabunnie]

Bosco is god.Ta Bosco do Dhia, Bosco est dieu, Bosco ist Gott, Bosco on jumala, Bosco är Gud, Bosco es Dios, got it??

[jratt2]

You will not break my will on this with your fancy talk. Calling him a muppet would be too good for him.

I hate Bosco.