[steven1977]

How many of us remember this back in the day loved it as a kid.

A friend of mine has been putting a few episodes on youtube and its really great to see the show again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRbrXkbrhT0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9jmNVPHirQ

[mychmose]

Uniquely wonderful.

[Frood]

A one joke (if that) act who somehow had a long career.

Some people are easily amused.

[Phoenix Lazarus]

I wonder if the Parkinson incident helped give them their longevity.

[Grouty]

I remember it, some of the people who he kept attacking with Emu all the time, must have got well annoyed though

Shame he fell off his roof and died

[Phoenix Lazarus]

If he hadn't died, he'd have probably had a comeback by now, doing an ironic adult version of his old child's act!

[Shrike]

Originally Posted by Phoenix Lazarus

If he hadn't died, he'd have probably had a comeback by now, doing an ironic adult version of his old child's act!

He had appeared on Lee & Herrings' "Fist of Fun" and was due to feature on their next show, so an ironic "student land" tour à la Frankie Howerd beckoned.
I did feel for Rod in the way the TV suits decided he was "out of fashion" when the kids seemed to still appreciate him.

[steven1977]

A comeback would of been great. Just a shame ITV dont repeat his shows.

[Gulftastic]

Prior to the god awful Pink Windmill stuff, Rod and Emu starred in the somewhat fantastic Emu's Broadcasting Company. There is a clip in this bit of 'TV Heaven Telly Hell':

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEGYg...feature=relmfu

[Rich Tea.]

Originally Posted by Frood

A one joke (if that) act who somehow had a long career.

Some people are easily amused.

Clearly this is Michael Parkinson in disguise here!

I think a deserving case for Emu to get you by the neck and spin you around onto the floor until all dignity has left you!

[Rich Tea.]

Originally Posted by Gulftastic

Prior to the god awful Pink Windmill stuff, Rod and Emu starred in the somewhat fantastic Emu's Broadcasting Company. There is a clip in this bit of 'TV Heaven Telly Hell':

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEGYg...feature=relmfu

I remember EBC1 and it was great. Saw a clip on TV Ark or somewhere which said it was 1976, and could not believe it.
Also, am I right in thinking that Billy Dainty often appeared on that show with Rod and Emu?

[jenzie]

if it wasn't for EBC, we wouldn't have the genius of KYTV ..... and SKYNEWS

[5 a day]

What a terrible way to go, trying to adjust your TV aerial to watch a Manchester United football game. Awful.

[Gulftastic]

Originally Posted by Rich Tea.

I remember EBC1 and it was great. Saw a clip on TV Ark or somewhere which said it was 1976, and could not believe it.
Also, am I right in thinking that Billy Dainty often appeared on that show with Rod and Emu?

Yep, along with Barbara New.

[spaniel-lover]

I adored Emu & it was very sad when Rod Hull died.

[ganderpoke66]

He and that silly bird were a terrible act and as funny as a compound fracture of the tibia.

[alfster]

"There's somebody at the door. There's somebody at the door."

Which myself and a group of housemates shouted about 20years ago while going to answer the door while at university only to find the Asian landlord standing outside...looking very puzzled...

[Phoenix Lazarus]

It was funny when a TV biography had someone reminiscing about how Rod became quite prima donna-ish at times about getting everything just so, which was quite funny, given his act was basically just him roughing people up with a puppet bird on his arm!

[Free as a bird]

I used to be scared of Grotbags

[Phoenix Lazarus]

Originally Posted by Shrike

I did feel for Rod in the way the TV suits decided he was "out of fashion" when the kids seemed to still appreciate him.

Didn't help he'd just brought a big house and got hit for a big bill for back-taxes, as well!

[steven1977]

How disrespectful of people on here to make jokes about his death.

I always felt Rod was a great physical comedy actor.

[Gwylfa]

Originally Posted by Free as a bird

I used to be scared of Grotbags

I saw her as herself(Carol) introducing Dollar at the Night Out Theatre Restaurant in Birmingham. She certainly milked her Grotbags role!

[steven1977]

Originally Posted by Gwylfa

I saw her as herself(Carol) introducing Dollar at the Night Out Theatre Restaurant in Birmingham. She certainly milked her Grotbags role!

I remember seeing her on Bullseye recently on Challenge.

[Sooteries]

Originally Posted by steven1977

A comeback would of been great. Just a shame ITV dont repeat his shows.

you are aware ITV did gave Emu a Comeback with two series on the CITV Channel in 2009 and 2011 with Rod's son taking over.

[lister]

My sister was called up to go on stage with them once, think it was at Pontins.