Who remembers Mr Benn? I found this Mr Benn print by David Mckee (of "Elmer" fame) over at Picture recently and it brought back so many childhood memories. Which costume will Mr Benn be wearing today? On what adventures will the Fez-wearing shopkeeper be sending him? Mr Benn's house on colourful Festive Road...
I loved this programme when I was a child, an all time fave along with Hector's House (la maison de toutou), Andy Pandy, Mary Mungo and Midge and the Herbs. I'm probably giving away my age but who cares when nostalgia's this sweet!
So fabulous :) You're not giving away your age - when we lived in London when Bella was a toddler she loved this too! Ah, re-runs :) K
ReplyDeleteha! we're watching and reading a lot of Mr Benn at the moment. i love David McKee's early books, they're so odd and absorbing, full of detail and quirks. i did a post on him a while back -
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Fantastic Mr Benn...I loved that programme. Oh for a day in the shop itself!!
ReplyDeleteAs if by magic the shopkeeper appeared...loved it.. Mr sea angels too!! said lets get the dvds and watch it again!! now look what youve started ha ha.
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Hugs Lynn xxx
Oh I love Mr Benn and when Sonny couldn't sleep we would watch it on Nick Junior Classics!.. Along with Bag Puss and The Clangers and Trumpton, rember, Pew Pew Barney Magrew Cuthbert Dibble Grub!!?? and Camblewick Green with Windy Miller!! Eeeee they don't make 'em like they used to!!
ReplyDeleteDo you know I don't think I ever watched Mr Benn.. but I did love Hector's House, The Magic Roundabout, Roobarb and Custard, Noggin the Nog, Captain Pugwash, The Clangers.. now who's showing her age!
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yes Mr Benn great fun all those Oliver Postgate ones, Bagpuss, The Herb garden . Sigh...
ReplyDeleteWell you have listed all my faves so we must be the same age! Plus Bagpuss, Trumpton, Camberwick Green, Clangers, my we watched a lot of telly but it was good stuff. I recently found some Hector's House original wallpaper on eBay, I don't think the seller knew what it was, but it is beautiful!
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