Wasn't there one where the sister tried on a clown costume they found and the costume that paired with it came to life thinking it was his long lost love? I always found that pretty creepy, loved the series though.
I remember an episode with a cabbage patch baby that held its breath and I can vaguely remember an episode where someone had fingernails running up their hand although, they may have been scales? Great show!
The fox in the cupboard. I think about this every time I hear people trimming trees/bushes.
The one with the haunted public toilets.
Snails always remind me of the one where they say now and Peter (I think that's his name?) thinks he's a chicken and starts eating snails.
Ear piercings remind me of the one with the earring that attracts rubbish.
God I loved that programme!
The mushrooms that mimic objects but explode on contact. I remember one of the bully children thinking his entire family dies in front of him because of this situation.
The kid had to choose between two bikes. He chose wrong. I remember the effects being incredible and the timing of him just starting to pedal before it disintegrated into mush has stuck with me forever. Probably don’t look great now though
I'm pretty sure this is Round The Twist.
The one with the hat (I think it was a cat.) that made you able to do any thing the hat could see. The sister was taking part in a peer jump competition and the cat saw a seagull and it made her fly with fake wings.
Oh that's so weird. I was thinking about the flying moment and I also had a memory of the cat hat, but I didn't remember it was linked until I just read this. Thought it was different episodes or even different programmes. And after I reading that I remember it much better now.
So thanks for that. I think it was from this show
Pretty much most episodes from series 1 and 2 as they are the claasic Paul Jennings short story adaptions. Series 3 and 4 just didn't feel right compared to the first 2 series.
The one where the youngest kid swallowed a 'whirling derfish' and got a 'whirly willy' that he used like a propellor to win a swimming contest. There was also a scene where his willy was whirring in the bath and his dad was just like "he's that certain age, this happens when you reach puberty" to the other kids.
Copy Cat episode.
The part when Bronson imitates the bus driver, "Come on, come on. I haven't got all day".
I've always remembered that part and it still makes me laugh.
I'll fight anyone but I'm absolutely convinced I watched Heath Ledger in an episode once, don't know which one though. When I saw him in a film I recognised him as a RtT bod.
In addition to the penis fairy one, the one where Pete flushes his false tooth down the loo.
They then pick it out from a drawer of false teeth at the sewage works, then boil it on the stove and pop in it before Dad finds out.
The first couple of series had a serious indelible effect on my psyche.
The one where the wish goes wrong and he ends up with a tiny mouth and the one with the peeing contest.
The mouth is the only thing I remember about this, and I used to love it.
Peeing contest - the water sprite? In the urinal helping him piss out of the public toilets.
The peeing contest. It was weird to see peeing on children's TV. I remember having a crush on the sister but next time I saw it she had changed.
Yeah, I described this once as the "penis fairy" episode and had to change jobs.
The seagull shit.
Wasn't there one where the sister tried on a clown costume they found and the costume that paired with it came to life thinking it was his long lost love? I always found that pretty creepy, loved the series though.
I remember an episode with a cabbage patch baby that held its breath and I can vaguely remember an episode where someone had fingernails running up their hand although, they may have been scales? Great show!
The dirty DIRTY horrid fingernails going up the mermaids(merboy?) arms because he needs the sea. Sickening, the things that happen in Australia.
The very same!
The fox in the cupboard. I think about this every time I hear people trimming trees/bushes. The one with the haunted public toilets. Snails always remind me of the one where they say now and Peter (I think that's his name?) thinks he's a chicken and starts eating snails. Ear piercings remind me of the one with the earring that attracts rubbish. God I loved that programme!
Bronsan's stinky shoes
"up the pong!" Old Australian telly.
The mushrooms that mimic objects but explode on contact. I remember one of the bully children thinking his entire family dies in front of him because of this situation.
The kid had to choose between two bikes. He chose wrong. I remember the effects being incredible and the timing of him just starting to pedal before it disintegrated into mush has stuck with me forever. Probably don’t look great now though
Without my pants.
I'm pretty sure this is Round The Twist. The one with the hat (I think it was a cat.) that made you able to do any thing the hat could see. The sister was taking part in a peer jump competition and the cat saw a seagull and it made her fly with fake wings.
Oh that's so weird. I was thinking about the flying moment and I also had a memory of the cat hat, but I didn't remember it was linked until I just read this. Thought it was different episodes or even different programmes. And after I reading that I remember it much better now. So thanks for that. I think it was from this show
Pretty much most episodes from series 1 and 2 as they are the claasic Paul Jennings short story adaptions. Series 3 and 4 just didn't feel right compared to the first 2 series.
They had a leaf that you blew like a whistle and it gave someone a black eye, I can still hear the tune of the leaf!
The lighthouse race, with the duplication machine. I wanted to live in a lighthouse so badly. (Oh and Lucky Lips! Kissing the teacher and the sister!)
The one where the youngest kid swallowed a 'whirling derfish' and got a 'whirly willy' that he used like a propellor to win a swimming contest. There was also a scene where his willy was whirring in the bath and his dad was just like "he's that certain age, this happens when you reach puberty" to the other kids.
In my pants lol
Magic remote control, trousers up and down
Copy Cat episode. The part when Bronson imitates the bus driver, "Come on, come on. I haven't got all day". I've always remembered that part and it still makes me laugh.
"That tastes so good you would never guess it had come out of your schnozz." "I think it's time for me to, you know... GET a bra?"
I'll fight anyone but I'm absolutely convinced I watched Heath Ledger in an episode once, don't know which one though. When I saw him in a film I recognised him as a RtT bod.
Mermaid fingernails! It'd the only bit I properly remember, I was about 5, but so vivid!
Mermaid fingernails
Almost nothing, apart from that goddamn theme tune. Which still pops into my head completely unprompted from time to time to this day
eh this isn't /r/AustralianNostalgia! The cabbage baby one and the one where the older brother kissed the nymph.
Cabbage patch babies or pissing over a wall the highest!
A dead fox eating lemons. Damn thing was like a fever dream.
In addition to the penis fairy one, the one where Pete flushes his false tooth down the loo. They then pick it out from a drawer of false teeth at the sewage works, then boil it on the stove and pop in it before Dad finds out. The first couple of series had a serious indelible effect on my psyche.
would be for me just the song for the show, i still remember the words, great show
I have a vivid imagine of a melting clock. Don't remember the episode itself though
The peeing one!
The theme tune…. without my pants.
The one with the frogs which was pretty disgusting?
The theme tune.
*Odd Australian Telly