Popular Nostalgia

This is 29, Acacia Road -and this is Eric, a schoolboy who leads and amazing double life. For when Eric eats a banana, an amazing transformation occurs. Eric is Bananaman. Ever alert for the call to action… There is an Acacia Road on the outskirts of Castleford, near Ferrybridge Power Station. Could this mean that […]

Pinky and the Brain were two scheming mice that wanted to take over the world in a tried and tested slapstick fashion. Like a nicer version of Ren and Stimpy, this Steven Spielberg classic was humourous for adults and children alike. Lyrics Pinky: Gee, Brain, what do you want to do tonight? Brain: The same […]

Light years ahead in terms of technology, virtual reality children’s television series, Knightmare, was actually really scary. It was like a cross between a medieval re-enactment and a computer game. It would be really strange to take part in it as it literally was a walk through computer game -except some gammy actors would accost […]

Marshall Bravestarr -the intergalactic policeman of New Texas. He had the eyes of the hawk, ears of the bear, strength of the bear and speed of the puma. I tried to explain this once, to a group of drunken friends after a late shift. They didn’t remember the cartoon, but proceeded to re-enact the start […]

“By your powers combined -I am Captain Planet! Captain Planet, he’s our hero, gonna take pollution down to zero”. Who sang these things? Global activism is nothing new -Captain Planet was on to it long before Al Gore. I always wanted the power of fire and nobody wanted the power of heart because that was […]

A 1960′s animation of space-mice that communicate through whistles. The Clangers are very cute but a bit wierd -as all space mice are. I like their pannelled gold outfits -the fashion is coming back into season right now. The predeccessor to Button Moon, the 90′s kids have much to be grateful for.

Responsible for mentally scarring a whole generation of 9 year olds, the death of Mufasa made children cry -all over the world. In the same league as the death of Leonardo di Caprio in Romeo & Juliet and the death of Jack in Titanic, Mufasa’s death was cruel and horrible. I’m glad to consign this […]

Donatello, Michaelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo -the heroes in a half shell. Their mentor Splinter is a mutated rat and Shredder and Brains their enemies. Owing to the controversy surrounding whether these cretins were Heroes or Ninjas I have left the title ambiguous for now. Now all together: Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles […]

“Go-go-gadget legs!” Inspector Gadget was a buffoonish policeman who had a whole host of gadgets, most of which consisted of making his legs or arms extend. He also had helicopter style rotor-blades which came out of the top of his head. Most of the crimes which Inspector Gadget ‘investigated’ – his missions – were given […]

Around the World With Willy Fog was shown on children’s BBC in the UK during my childhood. It was a cartoon based on the Jules Verne novel “Around the World in 80 Days” except that all the characters were animals and the main protagonist’s name was changed from Phileous to Willy, and he was a […]