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Old 23-08-2006, 13:17
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Is is just me or is Sportacus a dead ringer for Ben Shepherd of GMTV
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Old 23-08-2006, 14:08
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Gosh I was shocked to see this conversation going on. Our 2 year old happened upon it, but as my husband and I were 90's europop fans we loved the music in this. We downloaded the cd and we play it for our daughter all the time. Love Robbie Rotten, something about his tight spandex costume!

"yar har fiddle dee dee, YOU ARE A PIRATE!"

"time to move, time to make it happen, 20 times time is here again!"

"no one's lazy in lazytown!
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Old 23-08-2006, 19:21
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I can't believe you can buy a C.D of the music! OMG I have to get it!

To the poster who said there's no escaping it, its also on BBC2 and TMF:Noggin every morning. Thats as well as Cbeebies and Nick Jr
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Old 23-08-2006, 20:13
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So good beind the scenes videos on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eEIgI296rg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJx7Ni83vcM
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Old 23-08-2006, 20:16
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Originally Posted by Sammy2
Don't be too harsh on him, he is still an olympic athlete whos fit and strong, hes just not quite a gymnast who can do double twisting back flips all day long nows hes in his fourties . .
I know, bless him.

You are a pirate is my fav song.
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Old 23-08-2006, 20:28
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Originally Posted by Lakeuk
I know isn't it great!
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Old 23-08-2006, 20:51
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Originally Posted by Lakeuk
Interesting that there was a different Stephanie to start with, plus they changed the design of Ziggy after the pilot.
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Old 29-08-2006, 23:02
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Originally Posted by WillowFae
Interesting that there was a different Stephanie to start with, plus they changed the design of Ziggy after the pilot.
The original Stephanie left due to "union issues". She's older too, around 15. Why get teen to play a little girl?

Anyway, who cares. I love it!
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Old 29-08-2006, 23:06
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My three year old daughter is obsessed with stephanie. She tries to push her body into the tv set when the programme is on and tells me she wants stephanie to come and live at our house.She moans about not being able to have pink hair, but I think santa is bringing her the stephanie dressing up set.
Could be worse role models i guess!
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Old 29-08-2006, 23:11
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I love Stephanie's hair too!
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Old 29-08-2006, 23:26
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Any programme that a) has my three year old asking for applesand bananas
and b) has a fit bloke in tight trousers for mummy is alright by me. The episode with Sportacus doing all sorts of press ups had me drooling into my coco pops.

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Old 29-08-2006, 23:36
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Originally Posted by FatBetty
Any programme that a) has my three year old asking for applesand bananas
and b) has a fit bloke in tight trousers for mummy is alright by me. The episode with Sportacus doing all sorts of press ups had me drooling into my coco pops.
Don't laugh, but he's a really good looking guy in real life

I was quite shocked when I saw a pic of him.
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Old 30-08-2006, 13:45
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I was going to say to say that only the other day I mentioned to my OH that I couldn't get one of the tunes out of my head. The one where the rich kid sings "It's all mine" I think it sounds like the sort of song you'd get in a stage musical.

But then it turned in to the lusting after Spartacus thread! .....hope your coco pops didn't get too diluted betty
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Old 30-08-2006, 20:21
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My fave is "There's Always a Way".
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Old 05-09-2006, 22:32
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Is it wrong to be 34 years old and think this is the best programme on the telly?

I'm gutted they've taken it off CBeebies (hopefully only temporary) - it's not the same on Nick Jr with it's cropped 4:3 aspect ratio.

But at least I've got them all on DVD (recorded from CBeebies).

They're for my 3 year old son! They are! Really!!!

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Old 05-09-2006, 22:51
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Originally Posted by nickw
Is it wrong to be 34 years old and think this is the best programme on the telly?


Nope, its not wrong . Its still on TMF early in the mornings at 7.30am. Its on again at 8am.
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Old 05-09-2006, 23:15
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My son loves this programme. When he's not being Fireman Sam, he is convinced he is Stephanie. Ask him what his name is, and he'll tell you he is Stephanie! (and I'm Robbie Rotten!)

I do kinda like Lazytown as well, always loved Robbie's comedy eyebrows!

Just been on IMDB, very shocked to see what Robbie Rotten looks like in real life - you wouldn't recognise him! And the dude who plays Sportacus is 42, not in his late forties!
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Old 05-09-2006, 23:42
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Originally Posted by nickw
Is it wrong to be 34 years old and think this is the best programme on the telly?

I'm gutted they've taken it off CBeebies (hopefully only temporary) - it's not the same on Nick Jr with it's cropped 4:3 aspect ratio.

But at least I've got them all on DVD (recorded from CBeebies).

They're for my 3 year old son! They are! Really!!!

I'm right there with you Nick.

It's odd, I spent all of my twenties disdainful of pop, eurobop, anything like that. If it didn't have a guitar and some arty, tortured lyrics then it was rubbish!

Now I'm kind of coming around. Perky pop suddenly works for me. I'm listening the most nauseatingly cute Japanese pop music and just adoring things like Lazytown.

So far I've only caught a few episodes, I rarely have the TV on in the morning, but this show really wakes you up and gets you moving.
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Old 06-09-2006, 05:00
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This show is hilarious when you're pissed. I Sky Plus it when I can.

My favourite song is the "bake a cake" one.
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Old 06-09-2006, 16:04
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Originally Posted by zasin
This show is hilarious when you're pissed. I Sky Plus it when I can.

My favourite song is the "bake a cake" one.
I love the Cake song, and I also Sky Plus it frequently

I watch it when Im feeling down, it really lifts my mood its so silly.
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Old 06-09-2006, 18:53
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anyone know where i can get a sportacus action figure? one for my son and one for mummy when daddy is on nights. no really they are like rocking horse poo.
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Old 06-09-2006, 20:20
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Originally Posted by nickw
Is it wrong to be 34 years old and think this is the best programme on the telly?

I'm gutted they've taken it off CBeebies (hopefully only temporary) - it's not the same on Nick Jr with it's cropped 4:3 aspect ratio.

But at least I've got them all on DVD (recorded from CBeebies).

They're for my 3 year old son! They are! Really!!!

Let me correct you there. It's actually cropped from 4:3 by CBeebies into 16:9. Note the black bars on either side of the picture.
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Old 06-09-2006, 20:27
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Originally Posted by cotton cloth
I'm listening the most nauseatingly cute Japanese pop music and just adoring things like Lazytown.
That sounds scarily like me lol, for music, if its not Morning Musume, its Lazytown and vice versa!
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Old 06-09-2006, 20:34
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To be honest I have never sat through an episode of it, because the second the music starts my two kids (8 and 4, both boys) fall over themselves to grab the remote to turn it over. They truely cannot stand it.
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Old 06-09-2006, 22:22
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Originally Posted by behe
Let me correct you there. It's actually cropped from 4:3 by CBeebies into 16:9. Note the black bars on either side of the picture.
Rubbish!!! LazyTown is filmed in HD. Whoever heard of a 4:3 HD format?

Compare the opening titles. When Stephi's stood there with her suitcases she virtually fills the whole screen on Nick Jr. On CBeebies there's so much more on screen either side of her.

Take a look at the videos on the official lazytown website. They are all 16:9 ratio. Compare them with the CBeebies versions (I just have, cos I've got them all on my PC (for my little boy obviously )). They are absolutely identical.

But let's not detract from the fact that LazyTown is the best tv programme ever made, and even when it's cropped it's still fantastic!!!

Never use a messy recipe.
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