For years I tried to remember which BBC children's TV show used that song at the end (at 6:37 - Java is the name of it) and now I remember! Thank you to whomever posted this. This show is ingrained in my memory. I was 6 when it went off the air and I'm not sure when it played in the U.S. I lived near New York at the time and their public TV station aired this show.
does anyone have anymore vision on tv series, if any does please upload them thanks, plus i wonder when will this show will be released on DVD? please comment on this, thank you
I'm surprised that this finished as early as May 1976 - thought it was on for years after that. Don't really remember the very 60s sounding theme tune too but remember all the other bits of music no problem.
Brilliant I remember it all so well. One thing bugs me though, does anyone know the name of the music that they used when showing the picture board? its a familiar piece, known to many I imagine, except I just don't know whats its called. but I'd like to get it... :-)
We really were spoilt as kids, weren't we? The music on this show is so cool and it's defo Pythonesque. Does anyone remember 'Do Not Adjust Your Set'? That actually was a pre-curser to the Flying Circus and was on kids TV at about the same time as this programme.
A bit like Sesame Street, a mixture of creativity and education, but better. Certainly one of the best children's TV programmes ever made in the UK. The programme is really adults playing creatively like children. Much of 1970's TV was like this: it was telling children how to play, giving them ideas on what to do. "Why don't you" and "Blue Peter" were the same. We know the Devil makes work for idle hands, and these programmes kept kids occupied and out of trouble!
Yes it brought back all those confusing childhood memory's, holy hell it was amazing watching Tony do all that incredibly creative things right there in front of me in black and white. We didn't have color tv yet so all the color was created by me.
Tony will be missed. i agree with Hippinonbronzeleg that guy was just weirdly fascinating.
I always found it a bit trippy. The manic bloke in the white coat running through milking sheds, getting chased etc. walking through disembodied doors on open pastures etc. methinks too much acid. Butthe programme was supposed to be for deaf, and hearing children alike, hence all the signing Pat Keysall used to do the sign language. Happy memories
I never got this programme as a child, it always seemed a bit weird and frightening. I understood later on it was aimed at deaf children, I kind of understood that at the time, but didn't quite get it. Childhood is a confusing time isn't it?
@Feisty1967 I always found it a bit weird too - wasn't a big fan back then but I can see now as a programme for deaf kids it was a very worthwhile thing the BBC were doing.
I never knew the aim of this prog when I was very young, but it always fascinated little me, the music is hardwired in my brain, and could anyone be a more wonderful introduction to the wonders of art than lovely Tony Hart?
I always found this programme a bit weir and scary especially that man in the white coat. I much preferred the later Take Hart with Tony Hart series, which inspired me to draw and paint.
How can anyone not like this show?I was always fascinated by Tony Harts' creations
he made art fun! Pat Keysel should also be admired,I think that she was a secretary who just happened to know sign-language,so got the job of presenter by chance,a true trail-blazer,I wonder why 'Vision On' didn't continue,as Blue Peter has done,no other programme,as far as I am aware,caters for the deaf,to me this is disappointing,even though I am not deaf myself!!! Bring back 'Vision On'!
Only just found these clips. i remember this series with affection - children's TV was a lot less sophistaicated in those days - but still great fun! This programme was a treasure - and unusual to cater for deaf children in those days.
Was that Sylvester McCoy in the early (B/w) clips as the prof? I never knew that. Sad to hear that Pat Keysell has died too.
thanks for posting this - I'm going to look for more now!
tracker444 - it would be cool if your info could mention that this made specifically for deaf/hard of hearing kids - hence its original format and emphasis on art.
...and I met Sylvester McCoy at a U.S. sci-fi convention *years* ago... and had also watched Vision On as a kid... never connected the two until now. Thank you!
So nice to be reminded of all the elements of this show; the little animations and the music that went with them. Just to add to what has been said, the closing music, Java, was also known as Java Jive and there were a number of BBC recordings with varying rhythms but the same melody.
Looking back at Vision On today, this was a very cheesy show. The grandfather clock segment is what I remember best about it, but the "Fwipper Fwee-Fwee" sound often drove me nuts. At least that's what the voiceover guy on a TNT Bugs Bunny Special refered to that sound as. The host of the show was only seen in the opening and closing of each episode. I can't believe I used to watch Vision On on PBS in the mid 1970's. Thank you..
Just in case you are still in need of the info - opening tune is "Accroche toi Cariline" by Paris Studio Group was on a CD called Sound Gallery Vol 2, closing music is "Java" By Al Hirt (sometimes known as Al "He's The King" Hirt ! Hope that helps - Cuckoo Clock Music is Gurney Slade by Max Harris and Gallery (not on this clip) is Left Bank Two by Noveltones and is also on Sound Gallery 2 CD
Further info: Digging Man music is Elephant Dance by Harry Pitch and Burbles music is Goofy by Cliff Johns both on a CD called G Spotson Trunk Records. If anybody knows the music from the block painting sequence I would be interested - (the groovy brassy tune)
TZLA568280: I got that Sound Gallery CD when it first appeared as a memorial to this superb programme. I used to rush home, as a child, to watch this fascinating show which has a distinct European feel to it.
How wonderful to see this stuff again. A great compilation indeed, but for completeness sake should have included the very famous Gallery theme music. Thank you for uploading this sequence. Happy memories.
What a great compilation.Thanks for posting it. It's brought back so many memories of a very happy childhood. I still draw the 'vision on' logo to-day if I'm doodling!The tortoise 'theme' nearly brought a tear to my eye. Great stuff!
Brilliant, magic !!!! - I used to watch this in the mid 1960s and really loved it.
TV was great back then - childrens' programmes were designed to stimulate us and make us think, what a difference compared with the unadulterated crap on TV now.
Tony Hart - genius. So sad that he doesn't draw these days due to poor health. Pat Keysell was, I believe, a secretary at the BBC who could do sign language, which is why they stuck her out front and what a great presenter she was (is she still around?).
For years I've been trying to remember the name of this show that I loved as a child.All I had to go on was that I remembered it had a 'grasshopper' logo.I type in those 2 words('grasshopper logo') and here it is! Thank you so much for bringing all the old memories back!This is what the internet is for!
You have awakened my childhood memories in a sweet 7 minutes. Great vid, and just how I remember it. That guy digging just killed me every time. Oh and the mad professor - David Cleveland. The music was class too. Overall a superb programme, and I continued watching it even after my Dad told me it was for the deaf/hard of hearing.
This plus the Clangers and the Magic Roundabout. I feel sorry for all the kids today with the dross on TV ;-)
I remember from Vision On, the burbles, the mad professor, mr bennett the caretaker ??? that clock. didn't it have something called "it's time" and a load of clock cogs, faces and hands would appear ?
i remember watching this show as a child in chicago in the early 70's. over here, it was VERY obscure and no one but me seems to remember it. i couldn't recall the name, only the grasshopper logo, the quiet randomness and the "java" theme - oddly enough, a genius young lady (Mar you rule) HALF MY AGE found out what it was! i never even knew it was intended for the deaf at the time, but it did instill my appreciation for the weird and surreal at a very young age.
I fuckin watched this show ALL THE TIME! YOu don't have to be deaf to enjoy it too, I guarantee you. God, I forgot about a lot of the skits shown (the clock, the digger, the turtle, etc.), but I'll NEVER forget the Burbles and especially the Prof! The Prof ROCKS!
Vision On was one of my FAVORITE shows as a kid! We can't forget Electric Company, Sesame Street... and anybody remembers "The Big Blue Marble" where we can have penpals from that programme? KEWL (snail mailing was SO great that time)
Vision On, Sesame Street, Zoom, The Electric Company were great kids shows in the 70's. Too bad kids today don't have creative and entertaining shows.
This was the best show bar none and it still is - my kids laughed out loud! Yes we have Prof too - a real hit with the kids. My son says "Prof Rocks!". Why does childrens programmes have to be so aggressively over the top these days? Kids love slapstick even 35 year old stuff here.
Fantastic ! As a kid I loved this show. Although it included signing for the deaf the music and sound affects were fantastic ! - the jazzy music for the Clock sequence is by Max Harris 'Theme From Gurney Slade'. I think the title music is 'Acroche Toi Caroline' by The London Studio Group. Thank you so much for posting this !
I remember that when i was 2-3 years old i always looked at this series on the Italian TV: i loved it, and the italian name was "Colpo d' Occhio".
It was since a very long time that i tried to remember, even asking to friends of my age, the name of the series that i loved when i was a young boy and now, thanks to Tracker 1944, i can finally remember everything!
i hope it will be possible to see the series again in a DVD.
Que de souvenirs! Le déclic était diffusé dans une rurique des visiteurs du mercredi dans les 70s. je ne l'avais jamais revu. Très émouvant!!!Epoque bénie de la tv créative...
Love this show - e-mailed BBC about DVDs... but they said it was never issued - not on DVDs nor on VHS - nor are there any plans to do so in the near future... bummer.
De verdad muchas gracias. Es increible que tanta gente tenga los mismos recuerdos desde tantas partes del mundo. VisionOn también se veía en Chile...It's incredible that so many people around the world have the same remembers about this show viewed in many countries.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you to whoever is responsible. As soon as I saw this, my eyes lit up. I could never remember the name of this show because I was only about 4 or 5 when I saw this as a kid. But the show always ended with one of those amazing paintings. Thank you again.
I was only 5 or 6 when I last saw this show but I remember one of the two guys going into a mirror and everything is backwards. Everything was filmed in reverse. And in one episode there was a nail, and bed everyone had trouble lying on it except the lady.
@teslasgirl Thank you so much for remembering the whole "backwards" scene. Friends always thought I was crazy when I tried to explain the show... I knew the ending theme, the worm.. and people in lab coats going through mirrors and everything being backwards!!! Fantastic Memories!!!
This was SUCH a good show!! I remember trying to make the "Vision On" bug logo when I was little. I think the thing that made this show so great was the fact that there was NO dialog. They just showed you how they made things. None of that condescending "Ok, boys and girls" stuff. Wish they had shows like this now for my son.
Brilliant! Intelligent, witty and creative. But then, these qualities were encouraged in those days. Unfortunately, today yob culture rules where inarticulate people (eg Chris Moyles) and drug-addicts (Amy Winehouse) are considered role models. Where did we lose it ?????
They don't make TV like they used to. No wonder the youths today are behaving erratically and aimlessly. TV and movie producers need to re-think what's really good for the public and not just pander to the demands of the twisted money gods.
OMG! What a nostalgia trip! Watched it as a child in New Zealand. This programme has been in my head for years and I had forgotten the title, but still remembered the music for the Burbles. Thanks so much for posting this! Vision On was a brilliant programme aimed at children with hearing disabilities, but was liked by all children as it was very visual!
One of the things I enjoyed about growin up in Canada was the British influenece. TV Onario, at least when I was growing up, used to carry a lot of different educational shows, and this was one of them. It's great to see some old clips, thanks a million.
I used to watch this TV programme in Malta when I was a young boy. There was also a cartoon where a young boy used to draw animals in chalk and they came to life. I remember the signature tune used to move me s
For years I tried to remember which BBC children's TV show used that song at the end (at 6:37 - Java is the name of it) and now I remember! Thank you to whomever posted this. This show is ingrained in my memory. I was 6 when it went off the air and I'm not sure when it played in the U.S. I lived near New York at the time and their public TV station aired this show.
spiritunes 1 week ago
does anyone have anymore vision on tv series, if any does please upload them thanks, plus i wonder when will this show will be released on DVD? please comment on this, thank you
ravindernathwani1 2 weeks ago
Great show. They will never make programmes like this again.
sirtinycreep 3 weeks ago
This is fantastic, thanks for the memories :)
Glat64 3 months ago
Why hasn't this show been put on video/DVD?
dougiezerts 3 months ago
that frog/insect creature appeared on some rave single's cover back 20 years ago - IIRC I think they called themselves 'Vision' something.
ancientraver19881989 4 months ago
I'm surprised that this finished as early as May 1976 - thought it was on for years after that. Don't really remember the very 60s sounding theme tune too but remember all the other bits of music no problem.
ancientraver19881989 4 months ago
This was a kids show? It have a very Monty Pythons feel to it.
spentfromnz 4 months ago
Brilliant I remember it all so well. One thing bugs me though, does anyone know the name of the music that they used when showing the picture board? its a familiar piece, known to many I imagine, except I just don't know whats its called. but I'd like to get it... :-)
Bevoin1970 4 months ago
@Bevoin1970
4:30 How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
spentfromnz 4 months ago
That was fab!
NODDINGCAT 5 months ago
what is the song at about 1.10 ? its really bugging me! HELP!
NurpleDurpleGaming 5 months ago
We really were spoilt as kids, weren't we? The music on this show is so cool and it's defo Pythonesque. Does anyone remember 'Do Not Adjust Your Set'? That actually was a pre-curser to the Flying Circus and was on kids TV at about the same time as this programme.
kopeye 6 months ago
They should bring back Vision On with all sorts of various art media including digital & computer art media
mathewbailey08 6 months ago
tvo
tjackson76 6 months ago
Do you know if any more footage of Vision On exists? The pilot for example?
MrProjection 7 months ago
momories
MccMovieMaker 7 months ago
Woow, must've been close to 30 years since i watched it last time. thank you!
soulflower666 7 months ago
this is like monty python for kids
costa020 7 months ago
The theme tune is from a stock music library, and it's called "Accroche-Toi, Caroline".
OofusTwillip 7 months ago
@OofusTwillip - And the music used for the "Turtle" sequence is called "Merry Ocarina".
OofusTwillip 7 months ago
It was Pat Keysall, Ben Benison and Tony Hart. Fond memories
davidjb65 8 months ago
I saw this on TV Ontario in the 80's. Always wondered what it was called. This is cool. A bit Pythonesque at times, also.
raakone 10 months ago
A bit like Sesame Street, a mixture of creativity and education, but better. Certainly one of the best children's TV programmes ever made in the UK. The programme is really adults playing creatively like children. Much of 1970's TV was like this: it was telling children how to play, giving them ideas on what to do. "Why don't you" and "Blue Peter" were the same. We know the Devil makes work for idle hands, and these programmes kept kids occupied and out of trouble!
vkman34 11 months ago
Yes it brought back all those confusing childhood memory's, holy hell it was amazing watching Tony do all that incredibly creative things right there in front of me in black and white. We didn't have color tv yet so all the color was created by me.
Tony will be missed. i agree with Hippinonbronzeleg that guy was just weirdly fascinating.
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I always found it a bit trippy. The manic bloke in the white coat running through milking sheds, getting chased etc. walking through disembodied doors on open pastures etc. methinks too much acid. Butthe programme was supposed to be for deaf, and hearing children alike, hence all the signing Pat Keysall used to do the sign language. Happy memories
hoppinonabronzeleg 1 year ago
@hoppinonabronzeleg - So very true, kind of freaked me out when he would just go to a door and pop up on the other side.
iwal1645 11 months ago
And RIP Pat Keysall (Oct 2009)
You would never have thought watching this that she was in her late 40s.
custardaghost 1 year ago
I never got this programme as a child, it always seemed a bit weird and frightening. I understood later on it was aimed at deaf children, I kind of understood that at the time, but didn't quite get it. Childhood is a confusing time isn't it?
Feisty1967 1 year ago
@Feisty1967 I always found it a bit weird too - wasn't a big fan back then but I can see now as a programme for deaf kids it was a very worthwhile thing the BBC were doing.
ancientraver19881989 4 months ago
I never knew the aim of this prog when I was very young, but it always fascinated little me, the music is hardwired in my brain, and could anyone be a more wonderful introduction to the wonders of art than lovely Tony Hart?
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MakenaOntariyo 1 year ago
For deaf children? This is Monty Python for kids!
Cool2BCeltic 1 year ago
I always found this programme a bit weir and scary especially that man in the white coat. I much preferred the later Take Hart with Tony Hart series, which inspired me to draw and paint.
Feisty1967 1 year ago
Name of closing song?
7beers 1 year ago
@7beers "Java" by Al Hirt. Available for download from Amazon.
DSisterson 1 year ago
@DSisterson THX :)
7beers 1 year ago
@7beers "Java" by Al Hirt.
DSisterson 1 year ago
shambolic at best.
shanie119 1 year ago
God, it all comes flooding back! Top stuff!
mguyvig 1 year ago
From who is that music at 6:45
jplully 1 year ago
@jplully - That's "Java", by Al Hirt.
mdumas43073 1 year ago
@mdumas43073 Manny thanks!!
jplully 1 year ago
Brings back memories !
jplully 1 year ago
the early days!!!!
TheMorph2012 1 year ago
How can anyone not like this show?I was always fascinated by Tony Harts' creations
he made art fun! Pat Keysel should also be admired,I think that she was a secretary who just happened to know sign-language,so got the job of presenter by chance,a true trail-blazer,I wonder why 'Vision On' didn't continue,as Blue Peter has done,no other programme,as far as I am aware,caters for the deaf,to me this is disappointing,even though I am not deaf myself!!! Bring back 'Vision On'!
xxtalabananaxx 1 year ago
wow...i've completely forgotten about this. i am so glad to be reunited with the memory of this show. thanks.
Zathauntie 1 year ago
Sylvester McCoy aka the 7th Dr Who!!!
or Uncle Kent as i call him :P
rude6669 1 year ago
Only just found these clips. i remember this series with affection - children's TV was a lot less sophistaicated in those days - but still great fun! This programme was a treasure - and unusual to cater for deaf children in those days.
Was that Sylvester McCoy in the early (B/w) clips as the prof? I never knew that. Sad to hear that Pat Keysell has died too.
thanks for posting this - I'm going to look for more now!
quillerpen 1 year ago
I'm telling my age....I loved watching the re-runs of this on CBC! This was one of my favorite shows as a kid! SMOOCHES
mariofdetroit 1 year ago
Real vision - Romantic Brothers - FLOWERS - . Real situation song about economy & war!
Germtrancsuperman 1 year ago
i liked the professor as well
vision on made me forget the child abuse for a short time as i went in to vision on,s world
hopki65 1 year ago
Tony Hart was my first introduction to art as a child, and I loved it!. Thanks Tony, Rest In Peace. Love ya..
UKSazzy67 1 year ago
Are these episodes on DVD ????
Toiletcoffee 1 year ago
Now that took me back, RIP Tony Hart and Pat keysell god tony made me understand my creative side. Loved Vishon on
MagikPoo 2 years ago
I remember watching this show ob CBC Canada. We only had 1 channel back in the 70's. When this show came on, we were glued to the TV !
Please post more episode If you get them.
Toiletcoffee 2 years ago
@Toiletcoffee I remember watching VO on TVOntario. It was religion for me.
msm2you 1 year ago
Pat Keysell died just a few days ago. With her and Tony Hart's demise goes the whole era. They were wonderful people.
taildragger51 2 years ago
tracker444 - it would be cool if your info could mention that this made specifically for deaf/hard of hearing kids - hence its original format and emphasis on art.
custardaghost 2 years ago
...and I met Sylvester McCoy at a U.S. sci-fi convention *years* ago... and had also watched Vision On as a kid... never connected the two until now. Thank you!
danawadd 2 years ago
So nice to be reminded of all the elements of this show; the little animations and the music that went with them. Just to add to what has been said, the closing music, Java, was also known as Java Jive and there were a number of BBC recordings with varying rhythms but the same melody.
soundzok 2 years ago
Who was the guy in the white science coat, he looked a bit like Spike Milligan ? at 2:00
FunnyBoysFilms 2 years ago
@FunnyBoysFilms: The guy in the science coat was David Cleveland.
He was a friend of my father-in-law.
kabogga 1 year ago
Thanks for that. :-)
FunnyBoysFilms 1 year ago
Fun! I used to watch this when I was a kid. I had no idea it was a BBC show (I'm in the states).
sourisvoleur 2 years ago
Sylvester McCoy - 20+ years before he became Doctor Who!
HallofWisdom 2 years ago
Filopat and Patafil were in this programme! I always thought they had only been there during the sixties. Shame we didn't see them. :(
OriTheEep 2 years ago
1980sVideoVault 2 years ago
can anyone tell me if the full theme tune to vision on is avaliable to download on youtube?
irtelli 2 years ago
Give me your email address and I'll send you an mp3
tobleramone 2 years ago
Just in case you are still in need of the info - opening tune is "Accroche toi Cariline" by Paris Studio Group was on a CD called Sound Gallery Vol 2, closing music is "Java" By Al Hirt (sometimes known as Al "He's The King" Hirt ! Hope that helps - Cuckoo Clock Music is Gurney Slade by Max Harris and Gallery (not on this clip) is Left Bank Two by Noveltones and is also on Sound Gallery 2 CD
TZLA568280 2 years ago
I Mistyped - Title of the first should read Accroche Toi Caroline" sorry!
TZLA568280 2 years ago
Further info: Digging Man music is Elephant Dance by Harry Pitch and Burbles music is Goofy by Cliff Johns both on a CD called G Spotson Trunk Records. If anybody knows the music from the block painting sequence I would be interested - (the groovy brassy tune)
TZLA568280 2 years ago
Wat!!! man,if you got all this in mp3,I would really love to get a copy from you
Str8buttahTV 2 years ago
TZLA568280: I got that Sound Gallery CD when it first appeared as a memorial to this superb programme. I used to rush home, as a child, to watch this fascinating show which has a distinct European feel to it.
Years ahead of its time.
taildragger51 2 years ago
Brilliant show. Always loved Tony Hart.
Dragonrdh 2 years ago
This takes me back........
Lok at the people who started here, the late great Tony Hart of course and a future Dr.Who
This is class and you know in many ways ahead of its time
MacJunction 2 years ago
Good to see the late great Tony Hart what a shame.
peoplecan1965 2 years ago
Yeah, me too! I used to see this when I was a kid. Great show!!
partyguarder 2 years ago 2
I totally loved that show!
AVDPhoenix 2 years ago
I've just been propelled backwards in memoryville. Superb and thanks for posting! (who said that?)
metadyneman 2 years ago
terry gilliammust have been involved!
asonofleemarvin 2 years ago
Many mavellous memories thank you
peteandniko 2 years ago
You know whenever this show was on I'd stop what I was doing and watch it. I was never disappointed. My favourite was Morph!
lilynick1 2 years ago
Excellent montage. Wonderful television show. Probably why I work in the Arts now. Thank you Tony Hart
nellyb63 3 years ago 2
TONY HART-sorry to hear of his passing.nice man from my childhood TV i wont forget you or some of the best kids shows ever made that he was part of.
tobkol 3 years ago 6
great memories of a brilliant normal man....rip mr hart
unclescrumple1 3 years ago
Oh my word! I'd forgotten that Sylvester McCoy was in Vision On. Marvellous actor.
R.I.P dear Tony.
thekayebeast1 3 years ago
Rest in Peace Tony, thank you for so many wonderful childhood memories.
Misukoneko 3 years ago
Tony was a big player in mine and my generations childhood.They don't make them like him anymore.God bless.
robert140602 3 years ago
There goes another hero of mine, but what a great legacy the man has left. Vision On, what a programme, it all comes back to me watching this
wildenfree 3 years ago
Thank you, Tony. Your art lives on in so many of us. XO
Juliamay67 3 years ago
How wonderful to see this stuff again. A great compilation indeed, but for completeness sake should have included the very famous Gallery theme music. Thank you for uploading this sequence. Happy memories.
timhuskisson 3 years ago
Farewell Tony - sorely missed. You are part of my more distant memories. Thanks to you and your family.
beacon122 3 years ago 2
Very sad to learn of Tony`s death. The man was a true and original genius who will be sadly missed by those who grew up in 1950`s - 90`s Britain.
Beatles1962 3 years ago 3
@Beatles1962 Hear hear! You are so right I feel.
brucedanton 1 year ago
RIP Tony. Will be sadly missed.
TheSecondStain 3 years ago
The Proffeser fellow looks a bit like Spike Milligan.
eldospinks 3 years ago
I used to draw the "grog" all the time when I was little! I LOVED this show....I think it's why I'm into weird art now.
ohloveogre 3 years ago
one of the most bizzare artsy fartsy shows i ever watched to this day i dont know why i sat there mesmerized.
jabbyjabjo 3 years ago
What a great compilation.Thanks for posting it. It's brought back so many memories of a very happy childhood. I still draw the 'vision on' logo to-day if I'm doodling!The tortoise 'theme' nearly brought a tear to my eye. Great stuff!
GasheadAli 3 years ago
Brilliant, magic !!!! - I used to watch this in the mid 1960s and really loved it.
TV was great back then - childrens' programmes were designed to stimulate us and make us think, what a difference compared with the unadulterated crap on TV now.
georgetjn 3 years ago
Wow this brings back memories...
AndyCotterill 3 years ago
Tony Hart - genius. So sad that he doesn't draw these days due to poor health. Pat Keysell was, I believe, a secretary at the BBC who could do sign language, which is why they stuck her out front and what a great presenter she was (is she still around?).
qpr60 3 years ago
Brilliant! Not just for the vid, but all the little musical themes for the various elements of the programme, tunes I didn't realise I'd forgotten...
Bladman99 3 years ago
Wow!I'm 45 and remember this when I was a kid growing up in the 70s. TV was so much better then and life so much easier.
jazzpianoman01 3 years ago
yeah you were like 8 i guess...lol
mrjugger 3 years ago
Wow, it's been a while!
FetidToecheese 3 years ago
I used to be scared by The Singing Ringing Tree. So this was a relief.
The Mad Professor Guy, was he a film technician at Essex University?
fnslr308 3 years ago
Ahh, the memories. One of my favorites growing up.
zedchuva 3 years ago
wats the music with the bubbles !!
beararms2 3 years ago
Probably the greatest kids program ever.
Thanks you Tony Hart.
bunnysss 3 years ago 5
My god, what memories..."The Burbles" ffs...I almost cried! A wonderful show and one I watched regularly as a child. Time this stuff was on DVD.
JojoChampion 3 years ago
Finally I found some. One of the best show of my youth.
KlipKultur 3 years ago
holy fuck....my wife doesnt rember this but i do....quite liked it,that and the goodies
dribblybits 3 years ago
For years I've been trying to remember the name of this show that I loved as a child.All I had to go on was that I remembered it had a 'grasshopper' logo.I type in those 2 words('grasshopper logo') and here it is! Thank you so much for bringing all the old memories back!This is what the internet is for!
blackwhimsy 3 years ago
You have awakened my childhood memories in a sweet 7 minutes. Great vid, and just how I remember it. That guy digging just killed me every time. Oh and the mad professor - David Cleveland. The music was class too. Overall a superb programme, and I continued watching it even after my Dad told me it was for the deaf/hard of hearing.
This plus the Clangers and the Magic Roundabout. I feel sorry for all the kids today with the dross on TV ;-)
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YELLOWVITARA 3 years ago
I remember from Vision On, the burbles, the mad professor, mr bennett the caretaker ??? that clock. didn't it have something called "it's time" and a load of clock cogs, faces and hands would appear ?
JasonB1969 3 years ago
I remember vision on from the 1970's when I was growing up. Wasn't this program also linked to sign language for the deaf ?
JasonB1969 3 years ago
Oh yeah I used to watch this...quite surreal I thought..
systemsbypass 3 years ago
i remember watching the very last episode of vision in the 70s
most kids at that time loved tv...it was much better than it is now...they don't make an effort for kids these days.
bigbreadeaterellis 3 years ago
i remember watching this show as a child in chicago in the early 70's. over here, it was VERY obscure and no one but me seems to remember it. i couldn't recall the name, only the grasshopper logo, the quiet randomness and the "java" theme - oddly enough, a genius young lady (Mar you rule) HALF MY AGE found out what it was! i never even knew it was intended for the deaf at the time, but it did instill my appreciation for the weird and surreal at a very young age.
crowamonghens 3 years ago
I remember this show! Its Praying Mantis logo, The Burbles, & its end theme which was "Java" by Al Hirt> Fantastic show!
THUNDERTUBA117x 3 years ago
I fuckin watched this show ALL THE TIME! YOu don't have to be deaf to enjoy it too, I guarantee you. God, I forgot about a lot of the skits shown (the clock, the digger, the turtle, etc.), but I'll NEVER forget the Burbles and especially the Prof! The Prof ROCKS!
uofmrules1 3 years ago
wasn't the klangers on right after this?
Shropshire67 3 years ago
I don't know. I never heard of that show.
uofmrules1 3 years ago
wow Tony Hart ROCKS! This man was such an early inspiration - I now lecture and manage an art department! Pure class. Thank-you!!!!!!!!
TheaaGee 3 years ago
I used to watch this on TVO all the time. I feel so guilty for forgetting about it.
dwiley3 3 years ago
Vision On was one of my FAVORITE shows as a kid! We can't forget Electric Company, Sesame Street... and anybody remembers "The Big Blue Marble" where we can have penpals from that programme? KEWL (snail mailing was SO great that time)
isheodesign 3 years ago
my kids loved watching mark speight on bbc i bet he wishes he couldgo back in time and start again will be sadly missed rip
letiss1234567890 3 years ago
brings back pleasant memories.
fulconer 3 years ago
Blimey! Does that bring back memories or what! I remember all the tunes as if it was yesterday. Is it really so long ago?
EASYTIGER10 3 years ago
Oh, how I loved this show as a child! The cartooning, animation, and "pixillated" segments (animation with human actors) inspired me to no end!
Today, I make animated films. Thanks, gang! You're in my heart!
Somewhere, I still have some old notebooks from grade school, where I'd drawn Vision On "bugs" inside. :)
pegbars 3 years ago
Vision On, Sesame Street, Zoom, The Electric Company were great kids shows in the 70's. Too bad kids today don't have creative and entertaining shows.
ebf1957 3 years ago
I am almost sure it was broadcasted in Israel back in the early 80'.
I don't have a clear memory of it, I just somehow "knew" what was about to be played next.
weird...
sapsapgirl 3 years ago
This was the best show bar none and it still is - my kids laughed out loud! Yes we have Prof too - a real hit with the kids. My son says "Prof Rocks!". Why does childrens programmes have to be so aggressively over the top these days? Kids love slapstick even 35 year old stuff here.
theprof291166 3 years ago
Wow! memories. I used to watch the french version of this show in Quebec. It was called 'Declic'
ultradan01 3 years ago
weird
tessdale 3 years ago
No Gallery? No Pat Keysell communicating in sign language? Any clips of these?
cbak12sg 3 years ago
Brill - wow - I remember it all...!!! was totally mad
crawleygat37 3 years ago
Fantastic ! As a kid I loved this show. Although it included signing for the deaf the music and sound affects were fantastic ! - the jazzy music for the Clock sequence is by Max Harris 'Theme From Gurney Slade'. I think the title music is 'Acroche Toi Caroline' by The London Studio Group. Thank you so much for posting this !
wailin1967 3 years ago
So much better than the brain dead Yob culture of today.
PBLEY 3 years ago
prof fans check out his site 'its prof again', where you can get DVDs of his stuff for vision on, via contacting David Cleveland [the actual prof!]
pbunny5 3 years ago
Without this we would never have had morph and what a tragedy that would have been.
mickmitchell25 3 years ago
Excellent compilation! Memories ... makes me all goose-pimply! Thanks!
g7mzh 3 years ago
tell me these will be available on dvd! i thought i had imagined this show from when i was very young, i'm relieved to see it was a real show!
planetfall 4 years ago
Hqw many memories!
I remember that when i was 2-3 years old i always looked at this series on the Italian TV: i loved it, and the italian name was "Colpo d' Occhio".
It was since a very long time that i tried to remember, even asking to friends of my age, the name of the series that i loved when i was a young boy and now, thanks to Tracker 1944, i can finally remember everything!
i hope it will be possible to see the series again in a DVD.
thanks,
giovanni
phlomisitalica 4 years ago
pierre arvay music there at the turtle sequence!
hartnell114 4 years ago
thank so much for uploading this classic tv series, absoloutly brilliant.
billdev2007 4 years ago
Que de souvenirs! Le déclic était diffusé dans une rurique des visiteurs du mercredi dans les 70s. je ne l'avais jamais revu. Très émouvant!!!Epoque bénie de la tv créative...
baldwinfr 4 years ago
Un grand merci pour avoir mis cette formidable archive en ligne! Vision on a été diffusée en France sous le nom de Déclic.
A quand une sortie DVD??????
VJCharly 4 years ago
Probalement jamais ! la BBC conserve les droits de cette émission cultissime !
Tracker1944 4 years ago
Love this show - e-mailed BBC about DVDs... but they said it was never issued - not on DVDs nor on VHS - nor are there any plans to do so in the near future... bummer.
archivesbc 4 years ago
my dad was the prof and has made dvds of his work !
pbunny5 4 years ago
De verdad muchas gracias. Es increible que tanta gente tenga los mismos recuerdos desde tantas partes del mundo. VisionOn también se veía en Chile...It's incredible that so many people around the world have the same remembers about this show viewed in many countries.
jjcarloss 4 years ago
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you to whoever is responsible. As soon as I saw this, my eyes lit up. I could never remember the name of this show because I was only about 4 or 5 when I saw this as a kid. But the show always ended with one of those amazing paintings. Thank you again.
subnavel 4 years ago
I was only 5 or 6 when I last saw this show but I remember one of the two guys going into a mirror and everything is backwards. Everything was filmed in reverse. And in one episode there was a nail, and bed everyone had trouble lying on it except the lady.
teslasgirl 4 years ago
@teslasgirl Thank you so much for remembering the whole "backwards" scene. Friends always thought I was crazy when I tried to explain the show... I knew the ending theme, the worm.. and people in lab coats going through mirrors and everything being backwards!!! Fantastic Memories!!!
sreyn25 6 months ago
oh wow! how fab was that! gr8 post, it's made my weekend. i'm in nostalgia heaven. big thx.
whyyoulidl 4 years ago
This was SUCH a good show!! I remember trying to make the "Vision On" bug logo when I was little. I think the thing that made this show so great was the fact that there was NO dialog. They just showed you how they made things. None of that condescending "Ok, boys and girls" stuff. Wish they had shows like this now for my son.
Sparxe 4 years ago 2
@Sparxe That's because it was made for deaf children.
ancientraver19881989 4 months ago
Déclic passait le samedi à Radio-Canada dans les années 70. Ça me manque énormément!
aldiakaroofus 4 years ago
Dios Mío, de golpe volvió mi infancia y tiempos mejores, que gran trabajo, que gran programa, gracias por estos 7 minutos de nostalgia.
yellowdancer1111 4 years ago
wow, never thought I'd see this again. Used to love it. Thanks for posting this.
skalewag 4 years ago
is the gallery section anywhere i can see it?
masterprac 4 years ago
Brilliant! Intelligent, witty and creative. But then, these qualities were encouraged in those days. Unfortunately, today yob culture rules where inarticulate people (eg Chris Moyles) and drug-addicts (Amy Winehouse) are considered role models. Where did we lose it ?????
ah1701 4 years ago
and you don't think these guys were on drugs lol
masterprac 4 years ago
wholesome !!!!!!!!
chriscross11 4 years ago
They don't make TV like they used to. No wonder the youths today are behaving erratically and aimlessly. TV and movie producers need to re-think what's really good for the public and not just pander to the demands of the twisted money gods.
flying8speedistra 4 years ago
OMG! What a nostalgia trip! Watched it as a child in New Zealand. This programme has been in my head for years and I had forgotten the title, but still remembered the music for the Burbles. Thanks so much for posting this! Vision On was a brilliant programme aimed at children with hearing disabilities, but was liked by all children as it was very visual!
uzzle65 4 years ago
Wow crazy, i wanna be little again
staynfly 4 years ago
One of the things I enjoyed about growin up in Canada was the British influenece. TV Onario, at least when I was growing up, used to carry a lot of different educational shows, and this was one of them. It's great to see some old clips, thanks a million.
ryancdn 4 years ago
Yes! I also watched (and loved) "Vision On" on TVO in the '70s, and had no idea that it was a British program. Thanks for the memories!
davidcalgary29 4 years ago
I liked how you condensed almost a whole episode into 7 minutes. Very good! I am impressed
AlbieGray 4 years ago
Oh thank you. Thank you. I'd totally forgotten the end theme tune. Times were so much simpler back then:-)
peggymount 4 years ago
Per gli italiani: la sigla iniziale non vi ricorda quella del programma della tv dei ragazzi "GIOCAGIO'"?
perdiamotempo 4 years ago
i remember like it was yesterday
what abunch of crack heads !!!
lol
thanks xxx
1peoplesun 4 years ago
Thank you so much for posting this...The memories this has just brought back...
justsue1 4 years ago
I used to watch this TV programme in Malta when I was a young boy. There was also a cartoon where a young boy used to draw animals in chalk and they came to life. I remember the signature tune used to move me s