Anyone remember "round the bend" on citv?

[questforchunder]

Does anyone remember a kids programme on itv called round the bend. it was made by the people who did spitting image, and included parodied cartoons of other contemporary kids programmes (e.g thunderpants).

It had many random comedy moments, but sadly mary whitehouse got wind of it and got it cancelled.

[mcbpete]

I sure do remember it (although its only in a vague corner in my brain), it was pretty good I seem to remember...

[JCBillington]

There was a discussion on this recently, but I forget exactly which thread it was in - do a search. I think you are overestimating Whitehouses power to have things cancelled, BTW.

[Alberon]

Yeah, she got a lot of coverage but how much notice was paid to her all the time is debatable.

Anyway, she got cancelled herself long ago.

[geeef]

Ah yes. I used to love this, it was on when I was at college, and was required viewing. Wee-man, and Thunderpants (Thunderpants Ho!), hosted by Doc Croc. Didn't know this bit the dust due to Whitehousery(ah, on reading the posts more carefully, I see it might well not have been). Younger  friends of mine are always very pleased that I remember this, as it seems to be very fondly recalled, so I wouldn''t be too surprised if it emerged on DVD one day.
Y'all heard the sweary Thundercats voice-recording out-takes btw? http://rapidshare.de/files/4268208/Thunderouttakes.mp3.html

[Hairy Chin]

Wasn't there a part of the show to do with 'Teenage Mutant Hero Turds' fighting the baddy 'Shreddie' - who was a piece of breakfast cereal. Or was that something else?

[rebel prince]

Who remembers Rainbow?

[Village Branson]

Was there one were a toilet cubicle was a time machine, and there were late-teen versions of people such as Prince Charles and Thatcher?

Always think of it when Round the Bend comes up.

No one else does.

[geeef]

Who remembers Rainbow?

Yes, I do, but I wasn't really a fan of that band.

[phantom power]

Was there one were a toilet cubicle was a time machine, and there were late-teen versions of people such as Prince Charles and Thatcher?

Always think of it when Round the Bend comes up.

No one else does.

That would be Palace Hill, a spin off from Your Mother Wouldn't Like It. I don't think either of these shows were related to Round the Bend (although they were all on Childrens ITV) but curiously enough I also tend to associate them with each other. YMWLI apparently contained spoofs in a similar vein to Round the Bend, so maybe that's where the connection comes from.

[The Boston Crab]

It's nowhere near as good as Round The Twist though.

[menguin]

http://www.xerez.demon.co.uk/www_roundthetwist_com.htm

You can download the full theme song here.  
Oh the memories....!

[Goldentony]

i used to love round the bend but the opening titles scared the shit out of me, its a pity it hasnt been released on dvd yet, fucking fantastic.

[The Boston Crab]

Thanks menguin!

I'm having the time of my day here.

[Jemble Fred]

Ah, a Round The Bend discussion. Must be Thursday.

[chav]

Been here too long?

[Rubbish Monkey]

It's nowhere near as good as Round The Twist though.

Play have all 3 Round The Twist DVDs in their up to 70% off tv boxset sale thingy.

[Mr Grue]

Ah, I'll never forget the night we pissed on the cold ear...

[Catalogue Trousers]

Hairy Chin wrote:

Wasn't there a part of the show to do with 'Teenage Mutant Hero Turds' fighting the baddy 'Shreddie' - who was a piece of breakfast cereal. Or was that something else?

I think that that was a feature on "Spitting Image"...

COWADUNGA!!!

[Dark Sky]

Play have all 3 Round The Twist DVDs in their up to 70% off tv boxset sale thingy.

Fuck me with a random comedy item.  That's amazing.  

Are they the original series then, rather than the recent series, which were crap?  

(Anyone see the recent series?  They basically hired actors who looked vaguely like the original cast, irrespective of how good they actually were at acting.  Plus the storylines were rubbish...guess they ran out Paul Jennings books...  I never did bother to check if Paul Jennings was involved in the recent series.)

[Banana Woofwoof]

Yes, and it was fantastic! Thank you for the DVD link!

[Narshty]

Plenty of episodes now appearing on YouTube and they're simply amazing. Gags everywhere (real howling thigh-slappers too), merciless satire and completely subversive and unrestrained. It's thrilling to see these again and realise how much better they are than I remembered.

[TheWizard]

There's a lot of the Round the Bend stuff on YouTube too. Here

[uncle_rico]

Plenty of episodes now appearing on YouTube and they're simply amazing. Gags everywhere (real howling thigh-slappers too), merciless satire and completely subversive and unrestrained. It's thrilling to see these again and realise how much better they are than I remembered.

I dunno. I don't mean to be a killjoy, but I watched a few of them and theres an awful lot of puns in retrospect...

I'd still rather watch it than most of today's Kids shows, mind. Also, when was Wooly the Wondersheep introduced? He doesn't apear to be in any of the clips I've watched and he was my favorite.

[Go With The Flow]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_the_Bend
Here's the 'pedia file on it. (GROAN)

[Blue Jam]

I remember this, I was thinking about it as I started the Spongebob thread. I also remember thinking "CBBC would never show anything like this," that's why I didn't like CBBC overall, being on a public service broadcast channel their programmes often seemed too educational and worthy and a bit twee.

Wasn't Your Mother Wouldn't Like It inspired by Round The Bend? Can't remember what it was about now, I seem to remember it being crap though.

[uncle_rico]

I remember this, I was thinking about it as I started the Spongebob thread. I also remember thinking "CBBC would never show anything like this," that's why I didn't like CBBC overall, being on a public service broadcast channel their programmes often seemed too educational and worthy and a bit twee.

Wasn't Your Mother Wouldn't Like It inspired by Round The Bend? Can't remember what it was about now, I seem to remember it being crap though.

Round the Bend came after it. Palace Hill was inspired by Your Mother Wouldn't Like It(which I don't think I ever saw). You're right about Childrens BBC, though. Not really what you wanted when you came home from school, was it?

[depressed beyond tablets]

incidentally, does anyone know where i can get Pugwall memorabilia?

[Jaffit]

This programme made me the man i am today.

ahhhhh bum rah

[Blue Jam]

Ah yes, I remember Palace Hill now, wasn't it a segment in YMWLI?

You're right about Childrens BBC, though. Not really what you wanted when you came home from school, was it?

I remember when parents complained that Teletubbies wasn't "educational" enough and they bowed to pressure and made it a bit less pointless and sily. To me it just showed they hadn't changed since I was little and watching CBBC in the eighties. The last thing I wanted when I got home from school was to have more education rammed down my throat- I remember thinking "grown-ups don't come home and choose to watch programmes about work and offices, do they?" but now that's exactly what they do!