G to I

Game for a Laugh 1981 
This show must of been a very bad idea when you consider the careers it launched into television presenting.



(The) Generation Game 1971 
With Anthea Redfern, Bruce Forsyth produced one of the greatest family shows of the 70's. In 1981 Larry Grayson took over, then back to Bruce and currently Jim Davidson.



George and Mildred 1976 
This was originally a spin-off from Man about yhe house. Originally the Ropers were the landlords for the lodgers, but proved so popular, they landed there own series.



Give us a Clue 1976 
This has Una Stubbs and Lionel Blair written all over it.



(The) Goodies 1970 
A brilliant (in its day) comedy made up of Bill Oddy, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Gardener, who due to ignorance or ingenuity lived a life of pure fiction. Classic episodes included a great kitten in London, the need for the human race to wear string vests, scaring old women with a Nicholas Parsons face and the time when they appeared  in "It's a Knockout" trying to find a golden egg from the Jack and the Beanstalk giant. All these and many more have given it a cult following over the years.75 episodes were made in all. A fan club is still going strong today on the internet.
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Grandad 1981 
This was about a doppy old Grandad (Clive Dunn from Dad's Army) and the silly things he got upto by trying to be young again.



Grandstand 1958 
Still going strong every saturday afternoon. So not much nostalgia there.



Grange Hill 1978 
You can't beat the original cast. Tucker Jenkins, Justin Bennett, Benny Green, Trisha Yates, Alan Humphries, Michael Doyle, later on, Pogo Patterson, Suzanne Ross, Gripper,  Zammo and Roland.



(The) Golden Shot 1967 
Every sunday afternoon after The Big Match was Bob Monkhouse, a squeeky blonde and Bernie the Bolt shooting at targets for prizes.



(The) Good Life 1974 
Th e mix of classes work so well between both neighbours, a very pleasant family sit-com.



Heads and Tails 197? 
Derick Griffiths strumming away to little animal stories.



Hectors House 1968 
This is a very distant memory of mine about a dog called Hector who I think used to drive a car and live in a house along with a frog possibly called Kiki and also I think there was also a cat called Za Za. This has got French production written all over it. The episode would always end with Hector saying "It's lucky for me I'm such a great big sensible old Hector"



Help! It's The Hair Bear Bunch 1971 
Oooo..Oooo. Mr Peevely. A great Hanna Barbara production with an invisible motorbike for the 3 bears to ride around the zoo on.



(The) Herbs 1970 
Each week we would be let into the Herb Garden if we repeated the magic words "HERBIDACEOUS!" or something like that.The characters included Constable Knatweed, Parsley, Sage the Owl, Aunt Mint and Dill the Dog. This was another Michael Bond of Paddington fame production.



Hey Look, Thats Me! 197? 
A bit of a poor mans Jim'll Fix It, with an annoying song that I still have in my head to this day "Hey look that's me, doing what I want to do, seeing what I want to see, hey, look, that's, me." How annoying!



Hong Kong Phooey 1975 
We all know how frustrating it is seeing Spot the Cat doing all the work and Hong Kong Henry getting all the credit. C'est la vie. Henrific!



How ! 1966 
A magazine show with Fred Dinenage, Jon Miller, Bunty James and Jack Hargreaves answering HOW things happen. I want to know HOW my scanned picture got so crystalized Fred?



Houseparty 197? 
Days of school guaranteed one thing, boring women on Houseparty showing off knitting patterns and how to pluck eyebrows, incredibly boring but quite nostalgic.



Huckleberry Hound  1959 
The only one I can remember is as the picture shows, Huck is a postman and their is a Mutt who wants to shred the living daylights out of him. Apparently other weeks he would be a knight or a snake charmer.



Inch High Private Eye 1974 
This mini dwarf was able to get to places that no one else could due to his size. He was known as the "Worlds Biggest Little Detective"



(The) Incredible Hulk 1978 
Every week he told someone "You won't like me when i'm angry", and without fail every week he would get angry, turn green and several shirts later calm down again.



It's a Knockout 1966 

I loved this as a kid. Stuart "ha ha ha" Hall and Eddie "up and under" Wearing commentated and refereed a 70's (they did it first) Gladiators. With Jokers doubling the points and the marathon to build up points on, it all lent itself to a hilarious competition. It really hotted up when meeting European teams, in what was known throughout Europe as Jeux Sans Frontiers (JSF).Peter Gabriel first brought this to my attention.If anyone has anything associated with IaK or JSF, then please E-mail me.
ULTRA NOSTALGIA !

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It's the Wolf 1970 
 Cracking little 5 minute cartoon about a sheep dog guarding a lamb from a fox. Usual Tom and Jerry plot.



Ivor the Engine 1960 
Nothing special here. A bit of a animated Thomas the Tank Engine.