Tracey Ullman, MiniPops parody A Kick Up The 80s

[kutepuppy3]

they went up her skirt!! perverts

[Mishima505]

The other 2 guys in the background are Roger Sloman and Ron Bain, both were also in Naked Video which was a spin off from AKUTE..

[Malcos68]

and one of them was in the first edition of Crossroads

[Wilfslad]

who were the three err gentlemen in the backround? They look very familiar

[Crease2000]

@Wilfslad Well one of them is Robbie Coltrane who you might recognise as Hagrid from the Harry Potter films? :D

[Malcos68]

see above - one was in Crossroads

[TheVintageTV]

Can you put some episodes up please? Also do you have any episodes of Naked Video?

[DMarriott81]

Thanks :)

[DMarriott81]

Thanks Crease2000-do you have any episodes you could possibly post please?

[Crease2000]

Hi DMarriott81. I've had a few requests and have 2 episodes of this cult classic series. I'll try to upload them soon :D

[emmyjo720]

That did alot to get Mini-Pops off the air....

[Crease2000]

Yep, I think they put the message across quite clearly and the Minipops didn't last very long.

[natashad83]

What about Little Ms Perfect beauty shows and other little girl beauty pagants which are shown on television?? I think those are more disturbing and suggestive than this show which was simply some children having fun...I dont know why anyone doesnt seem to have a problem with those...Parents seem to literally market their children in those kind of shows..

[Roselynde]

Does anyone have a link to the lyrics? It's a bit hard to make it all out.

[Michelle062970]

would love to see her lion sleeps tonight skit agai.

[johnnypicosso]

The skit is called "City of Strangers" it's on YOUTUBE.

[Michelle062970]

Thanks Johnny! I was wondering if I'd ever get a reply back. LOL! Thanks!! Gonna check it out now!

[kabogga]

justfillingtime: The word is pervs. As in perverts. It is a parody on an old advert the used for Cadbury's Fudge which had the line 'A finger of fudge is just enough to give us kids a treat'. So now you know. ;-)

[Crease2000]

Ahh, of course :o)

Does anyone recognise Hagrid from the Harry Potter films?

[mignonhenne]

is he in the middle ? classic

[mowtown23]

Seing a little girl showing off her underware is a little disturbing

[derfnosredna]

Oh please...!

[jackwilshiresfakeid]

And by christ,so was the minipops!

[justfillingtime]

Can't make out the last line. Gives us ???? a treat.

[Crease2000]

Gives us all a treat? I think?

I need to dig out that video again, but I've no idea where it is at the moment. Doh!

[yenreb]

gives us pervs a treat

[Crease2000]

Yeah, you're probably right there. I still need to dig out the tape.

[GrossbergerXXX]

Not easy to watch but f*cking spot on. I love how people who were implicated (including the parents) say they were "naive". Bullshit! They should have the book thrown at 'em.

[Malcos68]

Some people really are that naive and they don't think because the show was predominantly aimed at children, it wouldn't only attract children to watching it

[freacls]

thise is so so sick

[Malcos68]

I think sums up every reason why Mini Pops was wrong on every level. IT's only from retrospective telly prgos that i ever knwe the existence of Mini Pops - it's a prog I definitely don't rember seeing.

[Crease2000]

I quite agree. The thing is that I was about 10 years old when the Minipops used to be on the TV and I was desperately jealous of the kids and wanted to be one?

Now as a grown up, it's scary! There are genuine Minipop clips on YouTube if anyone wants to see how disturbing it was.

[Malcos68]

I remember seeing the above when Kick up the eighties was on telly - had no idea this was a parody of anything. Somehow Mini Pops by passed me, probably a consequence of living without a telly for 9 months and not being into channel 4 at it's birth

[freacls]

yeah its a bit like child beauty pagenats thats wrong too theirs a little girl in the mini pops videos whos the double of Jonbenet ramsey but she dosent have the fancy hairstyles or glitzy dress

[MarcZERO1980]

what have the dirty of men have stiched on the inside of their mac's? Can't quite make it out on that video.

[Crease2000]

I think it's sweets/candy? I'll check the original video over the next few days to see if it's any clearer.

[0Sexychick0]

OMG!!!! PEDO TV!!