Whatever happened to classic kids tv??

[number 6]

When i was growing up i used to leg it home from school to watch delights such as Grange Hill , Battle of the Planets, Ullysses 31, rentaghost, take hart, etc etc etc. All classics..what do kids watch now?? I don't have kids so don't know,but nothng on bbc or itv these days and it just seems like endless cartoons on these kids tv channels.

[Arginald Valleywater]

Endless cartoons that are all fronts for selling products. Sponge Bob must be written by someone on serious drugs because it totally baffles me.

Bring back Sally James and Sarah Greene.

[Dick Moby]

They must be knocking on a bit now but I'll bet they're tasty milfs

[Peter]

There's no money in children TV, the advertising around it is heavily regulated, and kids don't have a lot of spending power. Most prefer to watch music stations or Skype their friends these days, too.

[frankthring]

Peter pretty much nails it on the head. The classic children`s serials used
to be great and stuff was not dumbed down as it all seems to be today.
But in any event, getting a child to watch something brain-stimulating on
the telly with you is a thing of the past; like half of the British race these
days, seems they can hardly drag their heads away from twitter, their friends on
the phone, play-station or the computer. Telly for kids - a vanished age.

[one eyed jack]

I apprecuiate you guy all lamenting the loss of the glory days but you got to think these are th glory days for the new generation

Ive got kids and gotta say Sponge Bob is wildly original as is Fairly odd parents Even Pepa Pig made me smile

Even Wossy was saying how great Sponge Bob is

If there is no money in it then Im not sure how Pepa Pig World fgot a theme park and produced over 200 episodes as did Sponge Bob

Star Wars has a TV series which ois pretty darned good and theres more in the quality kids TV roster too.

Theres no shame in saying you just dont get it. I didnt have a choice but I think kids have got it great

Penguins Of madagascar is quite bawdy. Im sure adults make this to thrill themselves too

[Essex Lad]

There are no kids programmes on BBC anyway ? it's CBeebies. Where have you lot been?

[Arginald Valleywater]

And Emma Forbes and a young Zoe Ball on Saturday mornings. I bet more dads watched than kids......

[number 6]

Was that Going Live??? Vaguely remember it.

[MrTickle]

When I was around 14/15 in the mid to late eighties there was a programme called First Class if anyone remembers it, presented by Debbie Greenwood, who was a bit tasty.