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Do they still repeat 1981 Postman Pat and 80's Thomas Tank

djfunnymandjfunnyman Posts: 12,585
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I was helping a mate and his wife decorate they're new babies room and it got me thinking ...

Are the old episodes of those shows repeated ?
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    chloebchloeb Posts: 6,501
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    I caught a very old epsiode of Thomas on channel 5 the other morning.
    My son would watch these ones, born in 1994 but would watch the repeats of this and postman pat. When he watched Ringo was the narrator before it changed to Michael somebody

    Both shows have now been CGI'd & they're just not the same anymore, they've lost their quaintness and uniqueness.
    Bland is the word...
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    djfunnymandjfunnyman Posts: 12,585
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    chloeb wrote: »
    I caught a very old epsiode of Thomas on channel 5 the other morning.
    My son would watch these ones, born in 1994 but would watch the repeats of this and postman pat. When he watched Ringo was the narrator before it changed to Michael somebody

    Both shows have now been CGI'd & they're just not the same anymore, they've lost their quaintness and uniqueness.
    Bland is the word...

    Agreed , but I look foward to the Postman Pat movie with Stephen Mangan
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    littlebootieslittlebooties Posts: 2,320
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    I wish they would. I would love to see one of the kids channels dedicated to old kids tv shows.
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    c0boc0bo Posts: 6,472
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    Doesn't Nick Junior show the early series of Thomas the tank?
    And I'm pretty sure that you can watch old episodes of Thomas the Tank and Post Man Pat on Youtube.
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    djfunnymandjfunnyman Posts: 12,585
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    littlebooties wrote: »
    I wish they would. I would love to see one of the kids channels dedicated to old kids tv shows.
    c0bo wrote: »
    Doesn't Nick Junior show the early series of Thomas the tank?
    And I'm pretty sure that you can watch old episodes of Thomas the Tank and Post Man Pat on Youtube.

    So would I , I'd really like to see Playdays repeated

    You can watch old episodes on You Tube , but it isn't the same

    In Postman Pat they've axed loads of characters
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,379
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    I hate the new theme song from Thomas. My nephew was watching it the other day, and i had to get up and leave because I was disgusted that they changed it! :rolleyes:
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    ellesworthellesworth Posts: 919
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    Is that the "they're two, they're four, they're six, they're eight" song?

    I got some of the older episodes on tape from Freecycle, keeps the boy entertained at mum's on a rainy day.
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    djfunnymandjfunnyman Posts: 12,585
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    Remember all the songs from 80's Postman Pat
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    Grabid RanniesGrabid Rannies Posts: 4,588
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    It's disheartening whenever I see the CGI Thomas. Looking back at the originals, it's amazing how much time, effort and care must have gone into their creation, with all the attention to detail in the miniaturised sets, bringing to life the various locations on the island of Sodor, and all the individual models they must have needed for the various facial shots of characters. It was a wonderfully evoked world that you could get believably lost in :)
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    djfunnymandjfunnyman Posts: 12,585
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    Grabid Rannies wrote: »
    It's disheartening whenever I see the CGI Thomas. Looking back at the originals, it's amazing how much time, effort and care must have gone into their creation, with all the attention to detail in the miniaturised sets, bringing to life the various locations on the island of Sodor, and all the individual models they must have needed for the various facial shots of characters. It was a wonderfully evoked world that you could get believably lost in :)

    I don't mind the CGI too much , what bothers me is how much they've changed
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    cnbcwatchercnbcwatcher Posts: 56,681
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    I'd love to see early 90s Thomas and Postman Pat. I was really into those shows as a little kid (I was born in 1990 so that's why I want to see the 90s ones). I had all the toys and everything. I don't really like the modern ones though.
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    c0boc0bo Posts: 6,472
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    cnbcwatcher wrote: »
    I'd love to see early 90s Thomas and Postman Pat. I was really into those shows as a little kid (I was born in 1990 so that's why I want to see the 90s ones). I had all the toys and everything. I don't really like the modern ones though.

    I was a very big fan of Thomas as a kid growing up in the 90's, as I had all the toys too and as I watch the recent series it doesn't feel like the same show.

    This youtube video pretty much sums up how I feel:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NudfglgcoUI&feature=plcp
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,835
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    CBeebies shows Postman Pat (Sky Channel 614) and Nick Jnr (Sky Channel 615) shows Thomas (it's one of their early morning programmes, about 6am, but they do mix it up between original version and new CGI version).
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    c0boc0bo Posts: 6,472
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    thedrewser wrote: »
    CBeebies shows Postman Pat (Sky Channel 614) and Nick Jnr (Sky Channel 615) shows Thomas (it's one of their early morning programmes, about 6am, but they do mix it up between original version and new CGI version).
    Yes but does Cbeebies show the original version of Postman Pat?
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,835
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    c0bo wrote: »
    Yes but does Cbeebies show the original version of Postman Pat?

    It looks original, it's not CGI or anything, it's the old fashioned models technique. I didn't realise there were new Postman Pats.

    They do show Postman Pat: Special delivery Service too which is new and CGI.
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    PhilH36PhilH36 Posts: 26,310
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    Remind me who it was who sparked off a load of complaints when he did a sketch about Pat running over Jess with his van??
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    soulboy77soulboy77 Posts: 24,494
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    When my daughter was younger I recorded 2 VHS tapes full of these type of children's programmes so we could have them on whenever we needed to keep her occupied whilst we were doing jobs around the house.
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    c0boc0bo Posts: 6,472
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    thedrewser wrote: »
    It looks original, it's not CGI or anything, it's the old fashioned models technique. I didn't realise there were new Postman Pats.

    They do show Postman Pat: Special delivery Service too which is new and CGI.

    Yes Postman Pat is still being made today and when I mean original I mean the old postman pat episodes from the 80's.
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    Robert WilliamsRobert Williams Posts: 2,214
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    c0bo wrote: »
    Yes but does Cbeebies show the original version of Postman Pat?
    The last BBC transmission of the original Postman Pat was on 17th August 2007: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007ly16
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    steven1977steven1977 Posts: 3,968
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    djfunnyman wrote: »
    I was helping a mate and his wife decorate they're new babies room and it got me thinking ...

    Are the old episodes of those shows repeated ?

    The early ones are out on dvd.
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    Bring back Muffin the Mule !!
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    chloebchloeb Posts: 6,501
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    c0bo wrote: »
    I was a very big fan of Thomas as a kid growing up in the 90's, as I had all the toys too and as I watch the recent series it doesn't feel like the same show.

    This youtube video pretty much sums up how I feel:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NudfglgcoUI&feature=plcp

    Brilliant...just posted this on my sons FB page, he & his mates will agree...sad days :(
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    djfunnymandjfunnyman Posts: 12,585
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    Robert Williams wrote: »
    The last BBC transmission of the original Postman Pat was on 17th August 2007: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007ly16
    steven1977 wrote: »
    The early ones are out on dvd.

    Thank you for that information

    Does Nick Jr repeat Camberwick Green anymore ?
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    tjbantamtjbantam Posts: 1,330
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    Lots of Ringo eps are on Youtube
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    steven1977steven1977 Posts: 3,968
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    PhilH36 wrote: »
    Remind me who it was who sparked off a load of complaints when he did a sketch about Pat running over Jess with his van??

    It was actually called Tempoary Postman Pratt!

    I take it you mean when he tips the mail into the drains so he doesnt have to mail it.
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