{"id":928,"date":"2019-12-12T18:35:14","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T18:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danielparente.net\/en\/2019\/12\/12\/gamer-in-space-our-retro-cartoon-journey\/"},"modified":"2019-12-12T18:35:14","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T18:35:14","slug":"gamer-in-space-our-retro-cartoon-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danielparente.net\/en\/2019\/12\/12\/gamer-in-space-our-retro-cartoon-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Gamer In Space: Our Retro Cartoon Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nWelcome to the second part of the journey into our animated pasts to see what shows helped shape our humour.\u00a0 Today we look at the era that spawned a load of shows that endured and franchises that have stood the test of time.\u00a0 So settle down and feel the Nostalgia wash over you like so many waves of technicolour goodness<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nMr Benn<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\n<\/a><\/div>\n

\nFirst Aired<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\n7 January 1971<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nChannel<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

\nBBC<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nCast<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nRay Brooks – Narrator<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nSynopsis<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nA man who regularly visits a costume shop gets to live out a story and fantasy appropriate to the costume he chooses<\/b><\/span>

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\nWhy we Love it<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

A classic show that really spoke to our imaginations, we loved to see which outfits and subsequent characters Mr Benn would become each episode and though the animation was not fantastic it stuck in our memories for years<\/b>\n<\/div>\n

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\nThe Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\n<\/a><\/div>\n

\nFirst Aired<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nSeptember 11th, 1971<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nChannel<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

\nCBS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nCast<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nSally Struthers – Pebbles Flintstone<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nJay North – Bamm-Bamm Rubble<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nAlan Reed – Fred Flintstone<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nJean Vander Pyl – Wilma Flintstone<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nMel Blanc – Barney Rubble<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nGay Hartweg – Betty Rubble<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nCarl Esser – Fabian<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nMitzi McCall – Penny<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nDon Messick – Schleprock<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nLennie Weinrib – Moonrock\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nSynopsis<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nA show focusing\u00a0on Fred and Wilma’s\u00a0daughter Pebbles and Barney and Betty’s son Bamm-Bamm, now a couple in highschool.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nWhy we Love it<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nA look into the future for our favourite stone age\u00a0family gave us a much broader look into Bedrock than the original series.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nThe Wombles<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\n<\/a><\/div>\n
\n<\/p>\n

\nFirst Aired<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\n5 February 1973<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nChannel<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

\nBBC<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\nCast<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nBernard Cribbins – Narrator<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nSynopsis<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nThe adventures of a group of creatures who live below Wimbledon Common collecting all different sorts of rubbish<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nWhy we Love it<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nA classic cartoon in a fantastic stop motion style with characters that have stood the test of time (they have their own music), seriously Great Uncle Bulgaria still sticks in the mind today.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nStar trek, The Animated Series<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\n<\/a><\/div>\n

\nFirst Aired<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\n8 September 1973<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nChannel<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

\nCBS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nCast<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nWilliam Shatner – Kirk<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nLeonard Nimoy – Spock<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nNichelle Nichols – Uhura<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nGeorge Takei – Sulu<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nJames Doohan – Scotty<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nDeForest Kelley – Bones<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nSynopsis<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nKirk and the crew continue to explore the Galaxy and protect the Federation from destructive aliens.<\/b><\/span>

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\nWhy We Love It<\/u><\/b><\/span>
A continuation\u00a0of one of my all time favorite franchises following the original Enterprise crew (most of them anyway) as the venture\u00a0further into the Final Frontier in stories that the TV show couldn’t afford to broadcast in live action<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nBagpuss<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>qw<\/div>\n

\nFirst Aired<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\n12 February 1974<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\nChannel<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

\nBBC<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nCast<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nOliver Postgate – Bagpuss, Mice, Narrator, Professor Yaffle<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nSandra Kerr – Madeleine the Rag Doll, Mice<\/b><\/p>\n

\nJohn Faulkner – Gabriel the Toad, Mice<\/b><\/p>\n

\nSynopsis<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nA group of toys in a mysterious curiosity shop try to work out what new items that are brought in by the kindly owners daughter are used fo<\/b>r.<\/span><\/p>\n

\nWhy we love it<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nOkay, Professor Yaffle the cantankerous, dismissive yet highly adorable character was a standout for us in an entirely sweet and cute show<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n


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\nHong Kong Phooey<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\n<\/a><\/div>\n

\nFirst Aired<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\n7 September 1974<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nChannel<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

\nABC<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nCast<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nScatman Crothers: – Hong Kong Phooey, Penrod ‘Penry’ Pooch<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nJoe E. Ross – Sergeant Flint\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

\nDon Messick – Spot<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nJean Vander Pyl – Rosemary<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nDaws Butler – Big Duke\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nSynopsis<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nPenrod “Penry” Pooch a mild mannered janitor at a local police station is the secret identity of martial artist Hong Kong Phooey who leaps into action using his questionable skills but is usually bailed out by his friend, a cat named Spot<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nWhy we love it<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nAn inept and incompetent superhero, a super smart and capable sidekick and various different ways for that super smart sidekick to save his headstrong friend, whats not to love.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nRoobarb and Custard<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\n<\/a><\/div>\n

\nFirst Aired<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\n21 October 1974<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nChannel<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

\nBBC 1<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nCast<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nRichard Briers\u00a0– Narrator<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nSynopsis<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nRoobarb is a green dog who is full of enthusiasm and energy and is constantly trying to invent new ways to have fun, while Custard a purple cat want to maintain a quite life in their garden.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nWhy we love it<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nThis show truly is a classic, the rough around the edges animation just reminds me of my childhood and the fantastic title music stands out as one of the best.<\/b><\/span>

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\nPaddington Bear<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\n<\/a><\/div>\n

\nFirst Aired<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\n\u200e5 January 1976<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nChannel<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

\nBBC<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nCast<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Michael Hordern – Narrator<\/b><\/span>

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\nSynopsis<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The story of a talking bear from deepest darkest Peru who journeys to England after an earthquake destroys his home, he is found at Paddington Train Station by a kindly family who takes him in.<\/b><\/span>

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\nWhy we Love it<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nCome on it’s Paddington, a staple of most childrens childhoods that has stood the test of time with children now being treated to two really fun movies<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nMoomin<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/a><\/div>\n


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\nFirst Aired<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\n1977<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nChannel<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

\nITV<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nCast<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nRichard Murdoch – Narrator – English (1982)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nSynopsis<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nThe adventures of Hippopotamus style creatures called the Moomins who live in Moominvalley.<\/b><\/span>

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\nWhy we Love it<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Another franchise that has stood the test of time spanning books, stop motion animation, regular animation and even a movie, the cute characters and sweet stories are what sticks in our heads.<\/b><\/span>\n<\/div>\n

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\nThe Flumps<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/a><\/div>\n

\nFirst Aired<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\n14 February 1977<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\nChannel<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

\nBBC<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\nCast<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nGay Soper – Narrator<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nSynopsis<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nThe story centres around a family of furry creatures, who every episode sing songs and read stories.<\/b><\/span>

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\nWhy we Love it<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Okay this one is a little strange they are after all walking, talking coconuts!!\u00a0 but come on they are adorable, though the stories may be generic we thought the animation alone deserved to make the list<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n


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\nScooby Doo and Scrappy Doo<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/a><\/div>\n

\nFirst Aired<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\n22 September 1979<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nChannel<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

\nBBC<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nCast<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nCasey Kasem – Shaggy<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nDon Messick –\u00a0 Scooby-Doo<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nHeather North – Daphne<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nLennie Weinrib – Scrappy-Doo<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nFrank Welker – Fred\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nPatricia Stevens\u00a0– Velma<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nSynopsis<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nScooby and the gang are back solving more cases but now they are joined by his nephew Scrappy Doo<\/b><\/span>

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\nWhy we Love it<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The show was everything we loved about the original but with the added bonus of Scooby’s polar opposite in personality, Scrappy Doo and yes looking back at this as an adult Puppy Power is unbelievably annoying but as a kid, quite, quite quoatable!<\/b><\/span>
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\nSo that’s the list, what cartoons from the 70’s did you used to watch?\u00a0 Did we miss any?\u00a0 Let us know in the comments and remember to stay tuned for the next part where we delve into the awesome era that was the 80’s<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nAnd remember…<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nStay Floaty<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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