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This advert came out in the UK in 1993. It was an instant hit and many people still sing the  lines and ice cream vans play the tune: Just One Cornetto Give it to me Delicious icecream For me to eat Its taste is just supreme Give me Cornetto From Wall’s Ice Cream The theme […]

Let’s croak some toads! Captain Bucky O’Hare was the early 90’s cartoon character who graced our screens with an intergalactic battle against space toads. Remember the psychic cat “Jenny” who could read minds through the purple jewel on her head or the mad eye duck who could shoot with four arms at a time. For […]

The Getalong Gang is a fine exemplar of everything that a cartoon should be: informative, fun and featuring a moose AND a caboose. 2 words you don’t often hear in the same sentence these days, more’s the pity, are ‘moose’ and ‘caboose’. A caboose is of course the single train cart club house that the […]

A hapless bunch of Home Guard “soldiers” attempt to defend their homeland to little effect. Dad’s Army has a brilliant start sequence with song that was specially written for the show and military progress arrows fighting each other. Lyrics to Dad’s Army Theme Tune: “Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler?” Who do […]

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 […]

I loved the Fresh Prince of Bel Air as a youngster. Like Saved By the Bell, the photogenic cast always smoothed over the poor storylines. The highlights of the series were, though, when Jazzy Jeff turned up to keep Will mischevious and when Carlton did his ever so special dance moves. Lyrics to Opening Theme […]

The girl artist who could turn any drawing into real life using a magical crayon. I loved this cartoon because I wanted to be able to do the same. But whilst Penny always drew useful things, I wanted to draw sweets and a car for my own personal gain. I also didn’t like drawing with […]

Theme tune lyrics Down at the bottom of the garden, Among the birds and the bees, A little lot of little people, They call the Poddington Peas! Theres Creep-Pea, BlackEyed-Pea and Dump-Pea Keep it a secret now please. Theres Zip-Pea, Hap-Pea and theres Sweet-Pea And all the Poddington Peas! The Poddington Peas!