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Mr. Bump was always mine too Andy Used to love these, had the books, used to draw them, liked the TV show. Aren't they just great!

pbar wrote:Mr. Bump was always mine too Andy Used to love these, had the books, used to draw them, liked the TV show. Aren't they just great!

Great minds....
Good old Arthur Lowe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGI48YcGDnU

pbar wrote:The best kids show ever? It's got to be a contender but I'm glad that they changed Bungle, that one looks scary!

Bloody hell, he DOES look scary!! Mind you, a lot of those 70s stars with big staring eyes turned out to be very scary indeed didn't they...

Used to see these things all the time!

pbar wrote:Used to see these things all the time!

I remember them well Paul. No longer seen around......Is that your collection

I wouldn't mind if they were mine Andy, bet they're worth a few quid now!

There's always things that you remember where you was and I remember always wanting to take one of them lamps home so I could take it apart I even had a set of cat eyes that I dug out the junction where we lived as a kid and never took the lamp home as I was worried my mum or dad would make me return it .

Happy times

Jasonmarie wrote:always wanting to take one of them lamps home so I could take it apart

Didn't we all do that If memory serves they had one of those large Ever Ready batteries inside them didn't they?

pbar wrote:Used to see these things all the time!

I remember them well, my uncle who was a builder used two have a few of them. He used to leave them on skips when they were still allowed to be left in the road. His were Paraffin operated - I remember having to go down to the garage at the bottom of the lane where he lived to get him a gallon of Esso Blue.

Remember the old "smoke gets in your eyes" advert for Esso Blue?

pbar wrote:

Jasonmarie wrote:always wanting to take one of them lamps home so I could take it apart

Didn't we all do that If memory serves they had one of those large Ever Ready batteries inside them didn't they?

Yes your spot on with the large Ever Ready batteries i have not seen one for years

Thanks Jason, I think they may have been like this one, or perhaps even the bigger squarer version that they did -

This is very true

pbar wrote:This is very true

I had plenty of nettle stings as a child, always seemed to be getting them. But could never find a doc leaf when I needed it!

Brought back a lot of childhood memories seeing that, will show my mates this on the weekend

pbar wrote:I had plenty of nettle stings as a child, always seemed to be getting them. But could never find a doc leaf when I needed it!

Me too, i used vinegar if I was near home

Me and Mrs Fordoholic Nick are over in 'rainy' Norfolk at the moment staying in a waterproof caravan and I just had one of these for first time in years...

https://youtu.be/1YZ4R1fNYzI

I have not got to the last one yet ....

I remember that ad Nick I has some a little while ago, something else which seems to have become a whole lot smaller! Whereabouts in Norfolk are you, one of my favourite parts of the world that is.

This was my favorite Rolo ad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWHBU1bqplQ

pbar wrote:Whereabouts in Norfolk are you, one of my favourite parts of the world that is.

Hi Paul. We are staying in Hemsby mate. Think the holiday park is called Sunnydown Holiday Park. Lovely caravan. Yep Norfolk is beautiful indeed. So much to see and sandy beaches that go on for miles. Even the Amusements part is great...very 'Retro Entertainment' but I not been allowed to play in there yet...hmmm....maybe if I give my last rolo to Mrs F she might let me.....