Gumby lives on

[MorganGrayson]

Ah...memories.
I remember Gumby and Pokey.
I remember Davey and Goliath.
I remember Beanie and Cecil.

Davey and Goliath had a strong "moral" plotline. It never struck me as religious when I was young, more of a "right and wrong" kind of thing.

[Dravyk]

Yeah Davy and Goliath was sponsored by or created by some "group". Methodists or someone. But as Morgan said, it was ethics undertoned not religious in nature.

Funny thing (ok, three people in this thread may not think it funny), I never saw Beanie and Cecil. Seems that's the dividing line between the three shows mentioned that shows people are even older than me.

Trev, that's how "we" feel when you Brits talk about some shows and comedians ... It's like "WTF"?

[Trev]

Originally Posted by Dravyk

Trev, that's how "we" feel when you Brits talk about some shows and comedians ... It's like "WTF"?

I understand that, but these shows are 40 - 50 years old... if they were brit shows then you 'mericans would have had them in your face by at least 20 - 25 years.

[Dravyk]

Originally Posted by Trev

I understand that, but these shows are 40 - 50 years old... if they were brit shows then you 'mericans would have had them in your face by at least 20 - 25 years.

LOL! True.

You never know though. We ended up getting "Chef!" here on PBS, but I've heard Lenny Henry has had at least three more programmes (notice the spelling) since then.

[Trev]

Originally Posted by Dravyk

LOL! True.

You never know though. We ended up getting "Chef!" here on PBS, but I've heard Lenny Henry has had at least three more programmes (notice the spelling) since then.

Chef was Lenny at his best, his other shows were all weak.


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[Red]

Originally Posted by Dravyk

Yeah Davy and Goliath was sponsored by or created by some "group". Methodists or someone. But as Morgan said, it was ethics undertoned not religious in nature.

Funny thing (ok, three people in this thread may not think it funny), I never saw Beanie and Cecil. Seems that's the dividing line between the three shows mentioned that shows people are even older than me.

Trev, that's how "we" feel when you Brits talk about some shows and comedians ... It's like "WTF"?

We're not that much older than you Drav.
I remember a lot of local kids shows in NY and then in Philly. Most memorable were Soupy Sales and Wonderama in NY, Gene London and Pixanne in Philly.