Some old tv shows - HELP!! - Britmovie

vodkamad · 15-03-2008, 06:52 PM

Don't know if anyone can help, i remember some kids shows from when i was younger, but i dont know what they are called or if anyone else can remember them...:

first one i'm thinking of was a kid's tv show or film shown mid to late 80's, dont know when it was made though, and i think it was shown on channel 4 on saturday or sunday mornings. As far as i remember it was about a group of kids and an old man or couple trying to get to japan or hong kong or somewhere to find and / or deliver some large jewel encrusted gold dragon amulet type things to someone, all the while avoiding the bad guys.
I can vaguely remember the last episode / couple of scenes where the good guys give the amulets to the bad guys but have tricked them by replacing the real amulets with big dragon shaped biscuits with fruit for the jewels and then they rendezvouz with the people they are trying to get to on top of a hill and a helicopter picks them up at the end...

secondly, an american 70's kids show, shown late 80's / early 90's (repeats obviously) at about midday on saturday lunchtimes.
It was about a group of kids that lived or played on a bus and used to get up to all sorts of mischief, i remember there was a girl with brown pig tails, a chinese or japanese boy, a chubby boy and a few others.
I can remember one episode where they help an old lady or man by re decorating their house and although their intentions are good, it turns out a right mess, one scene in particular is where the chubby boy is varnishing or painting a floor and paints himself into a corner!!

and lastly does anyone remember a sex education film shown on channel 4 schools in mid 80's with a robot from space, that appears in a brother and sisters bedroom, teaches them all about sex and puberty and then leaves, and when they wake up they think it was a dream????
wierd i know but i remember seeing it twice, once at home when i was off sick from school and then again a couple of years later when they showed it at school!

hope someone can help!!!

Brigger · 15-03-2008, 07:31 PM

Hiya,
The second one you ask about has got to be The Double Deckers, but I thought it was British made; not American.

stan2k8 · 15-03-2008, 07:31 PM

Hi

I can only help you with your second query. The show was called the Double Deckers. Here is a link:

Code:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066669/

Hope this helps

vodkamad · 15-03-2008, 08:04 PM

ah yeah it would make sense cos it was a double decker bus!!
come to think of it i'm sure it was a LONDON double decker bus...? so youre right it must be british!!

thanks!

edit - i was gonna say in my original post it reminded me of the partridge family or the banana splits and wikipedia says it has similarities to both shows in terms of production, which must be why i thought it was american!!!

Owlett · 15-03-2008, 08:24 PM

Ah the Double Deckers. Lavable cockerny clichés promulgated from insalubrious yard (landlords: messrs. Steptoe & Son).

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15-03-2008, 06:52 PM	#1
vodkamad has no status. Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 4 Country: iTrader: (0)	Some old tv shows - HELP!! Don't know if anyone can help, i remember some kids shows from when i was younger, but i dont know what they are called or if anyone else can remember them...: first one i'm thinking of was a kid's tv show or film shown mid to late 80's, dont know when it was made though, and i think it was shown on channel 4 on saturday or sunday mornings. As far as i remember it was about a group of kids and an old man or couple trying to get to japan or hong kong or somewhere to find and / or deliver some large jewel encrusted gold dragon amulet type things to someone, all the while avoiding the bad guys. I can vaguely remember the last episode / couple of scenes where the good guys give the amulets to the bad guys but have tricked them by replacing the real amulets with big dragon shaped biscuits with fruit for the jewels and then they rendezvouz with the people they are trying to get to on top of a hill and a helicopter picks them up at the end... secondly, an american 70's kids show, shown late 80's / early 90's (repeats obviously) at about midday on saturday lunchtimes. It was about a group of kids that lived or played on a bus and used to get up to all sorts of mischief, i remember there was a girl with brown pig tails, a chinese or japanese boy, a chubby boy and a few others. I can remember one episode where they help an old lady or man by re decorating their house and although their intentions are good, it turns out a right mess, one scene in particular is where the chubby boy is varnishing or painting a floor and paints himself into a corner!! and lastly does anyone remember a sex education film shown on channel 4 schools in mid 80's with a robot from space, that appears in a brother and sisters bedroom, teaches them all about sex and puberty and then leaves, and when they wake up they think it was a dream???? wierd i know but i remember seeing it twice, once at home when i was off sick from school and then again a couple of years later when they showed it at school! hope someone can help!!! Last edited by vodkamad; 15-03-2008 at 07:01 PM.

15-03-2008, 07:31 PM	#3
stan2k8 has no status. Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cheshire Posts: 1 Country: iTrader: (0)	The Double Deckers Hi I can only help you with your second query. The show was called the Double Deckers. Here is a link: Code: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066669/ Hope this helps

15-03-2008, 08:04 PM	#4
vodkamad has no status. Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 4 Country: iTrader: (0)	ah yeah it would make sense cos it was a double decker bus!! come to think of it i'm sure it was a LONDON double decker bus...? so youre right it must be british!! thanks! edit - i was gonna say in my original post it reminded me of the partridge family or the banana splits and wikipedia says it has similarities to both shows in terms of production, which must be why i thought it was american!!! Last edited by vodkamad; 15-03-2008 at 08:07 PM.

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15-03-2008, 07:31 PM	#2
Brigger has no status. Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 132 My Mood: Country: iTrader: (0)	Hiya, The second one you ask about has got to be The Double Deckers, but I thought it was British made; not American.

15-03-2008, 08:24 PM	#5
Owlett has no status. Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bristol Posts: 23 Country: iTrader: (0)	Ah the Double Deckers. Lavable cockerny clichés promulgated from insalubrious yard (landlords: messrs. Steptoe & Son). Come Aboard!