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Title: Favourite tv programme when you were young
Post by: Daisydot on December 31, 2017, 05:50:29 PM
I'll kick it off.
Steptoe and son was my very favourite he was so filthy and funny and Harold was gorgeous to all our mums lol.
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Post by: littleminnie on December 31, 2017, 06:22:07 PM
Faulty Towers
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Post by: Brainless on December 31, 2017, 06:24:41 PM
The Good Life and To The Manor Born
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Post by: Salad on December 31, 2017, 06:32:31 PM
Thunderbirds (are go)  ;D
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Post by: CLKD on December 31, 2017, 07:13:33 PM
We had this thread years ago .........

Rag, Tag and Bobtail - but I don't remember it
Muffin the Mule - background memories
Listen with Mother was my afternoon programme B4 my sleep
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Post by: Annie0710 on December 31, 2017, 07:49:49 PM
Oh god I had so many favs!
What springs to mind is

Playschool
Mary, mungo and Midge

Love thy neighbour
Bless this house
Benny Hill
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Post by: Daisydot on December 31, 2017, 08:13:16 PM
Top of the pops
Minder
The saint
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Post by: Two hoots on December 31, 2017, 08:24:15 PM
Blue peter
Star Trek
M*A*S*H*
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Post by: Butterfly22 on December 31, 2017, 08:34:37 PM
Snoopy xx
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Post by: CLKD on December 31, 2017, 09:03:22 PM
It doesn't matter - trouble is, I can't remember that far back  ;D
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Post by: Daisydot on December 31, 2017, 09:04:52 PM
Crossroads
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Post by: Brainless on December 31, 2017, 09:16:56 PM
Rhubarb and custard, Bagpuss and play away
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Post by: Daisydot on December 31, 2017, 09:54:41 PM
Blue peter
Man in a suitcase
Vandervilk
Generation game with Larry Grayson and Isla st Clare
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Post by: Brainless on December 31, 2017, 10:08:37 PM
Mr Ben
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Post by: Daisydot on December 31, 2017, 10:33:00 PM
Grange Hill
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Post by: Brainless on December 31, 2017, 10:38:20 PM
Shhh, you won't tell anyone will you? I loved.......... the Waltons  :-X

I know, I know ::) I probably wouldn't admit it out loud but all that unconditional love and no real stress. I escaped into that then as I do into books now.

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Post by: Daisydot on December 31, 2017, 10:40:35 PM
It's ok brainless here's another closet fan “ goodnight John boy goodnight brainless” lol.x
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Post by: Brainless on December 31, 2017, 10:41:23 PM
Goodnight Daisydot, goodnight CKLD, goodnight butterfly98, goodnight twohoots goodnight annie0710, goodnight Salad
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Post by: Brainless on December 31, 2017, 10:41:58 PM
You beat me to it  Daisydot ;D
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Post by: Salad on December 31, 2017, 10:45:23 PM
Shhh, you won't tell anyone will you? I loved.......... the Waltons  :-X

I know, I know ::) I probably wouldn't admit it out loud but all that unconditional love and no real stress. I escaped into that then as I do into books now.



I'll see your 'The Waltons' and raise you 'The Little House on the Prairie' Brainless  ;D
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Post by: Brainless on December 31, 2017, 10:47:44 PM
I almost added that in with the Waltons but thought you might all boo me out of town :rofl:
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Post by: Brainless on December 31, 2017, 10:55:04 PM
I'll see your 'Little House On The Prairie' and raise you 'Lassie' salad  ;D
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Post by: Salad on December 31, 2017, 11:17:18 PM
I'll see your 'Little House On The Prairie' and raise you 'Lassie' salad  ;D

OK that is the absolute winner  :rofl:

...unless you think 'Flipper' or 'Skippy" beat Lassie?  :yes:
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Post by: Brainless on December 31, 2017, 11:20:44 PM
 :ola: you know what I think they do!
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Post by: Daisydot on December 31, 2017, 11:41:42 PM
Highway to heaven
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Post by: Taz2 on January 01, 2018, 10:27:24 AM
Twizzle

Taz  ::)
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Post by: CLKD on January 01, 2018, 12:46:56 PM
Goodmorning Gang  ;)

The Lone Ranger
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Post by: Daisydot on January 01, 2018, 01:33:55 PM
Bewitched
I dream of Jeanie
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Post by: CLKD on January 01, 2018, 01:54:54 PM
I Love Lucy
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Post by: Daisydot on January 04, 2018, 08:23:37 AM
The partridge family,David Cassidy drool lol must be getting my mojo back lol
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Post by: Salad on January 04, 2018, 08:39:58 PM
I thought of another one I loved

HR Pufnstuf
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Post by: Roseneath on January 05, 2018, 04:49:41 PM
Little House on the Praire
Waltons
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Post by: Daisydot on January 05, 2018, 05:47:07 PM
Top cat
Scoobydoo
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Post by: Daisydot on January 08, 2018, 11:40:06 PM
On the buses
Rising damp (loved rigsby and Vienna)
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Post by: Brainless on January 09, 2018, 06:41:57 AM
Finger mouse
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Post by: Roseneath on January 09, 2018, 08:06:53 AM
Clopper Castle
The Munch Bunch
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Post by: Daisydot on January 09, 2018, 02:17:19 PM
Man about the house
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Post by: Scampi on January 09, 2018, 03:20:39 PM
Bagpuss
Fingermouse
Paperplay (anyone remember Itsy and Bitsy the hand-puppet spiders, and their obsession with glue?!)
Pipkins
The Littlest Hobo (loved the theme tune!)
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Post by: Brainless on January 09, 2018, 03:36:14 PM
Ah yes The Littlest Hobo I loved it
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Post by: Daisydot on January 09, 2018, 04:04:41 PM
George and Mildred.
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Post by: ellie on January 09, 2018, 05:11:26 PM
Muffin the mule......
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Post by: Daisydot on January 09, 2018, 05:35:41 PM
The high chapperal (ooh manilito )  ;D ;D
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Post by: Roseneath on January 09, 2018, 06:22:57 PM
Anyone remember The Tomorrow People ?


Great theme music (although not as good as Follyfoot...
...or Black Beauty).
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Post by: Daisydot on January 09, 2018, 07:01:09 PM
Yes that used to scare me lol
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Post by: robotwars on January 09, 2018, 09:02:19 PM
The Love Boat
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Post by: Daisydot on January 09, 2018, 09:06:47 PM
Fantasy island
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Post by: getting_old on January 09, 2018, 09:49:19 PM
Bagpuss
Fingermouse
Paperplay (anyone remember Itsy and Bitsy the hand-puppet spiders, and their obsession with glue?!)
Pipkins
The Littlest Hobo (loved the theme tune!)

I don't remember the name of the show but I definitely remember Itsy and Bitsy. I liked The Clangers, Mr Benn, Bagpuss, Crackerjack, and Scooby Doo. Also the Magic Roundabout and Captain Pugwash!
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Post by: Two hoots on January 09, 2018, 10:25:31 PM
During the summer holidays I watched

White horses
Robinson Crusoe
The singing ringing tree
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Post by: Daisydot on January 10, 2018, 06:46:29 AM
Space family Robinson
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Post by: knorman on January 14, 2018, 08:17:18 PM
HR Pufnstuff with Jack Wild and Mama Cass as Witchiepoo. We had just got our first coloured television, so all the children where we lived used to come in and watch it. Happy Days!
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Post by: knorman on January 14, 2018, 08:21:20 PM
Mama Cass was Witch Hazel, not Witchiepoo!
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Post by: Daisydot on January 14, 2018, 09:00:38 PM
What year was that pl  knorman
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Post by: knorman on January 15, 2018, 06:56:53 AM
1969/1970.  I became obsessed after this post and started looking up old favourites from years gone by on YouTube. Other favourites, Tales of the Riverbank and Little House on the Prairie. A happy hour spent, but other half not impressed by HR PufnStuff!
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Post by: Daisydot on January 15, 2018, 08:52:04 AM
Thank you I was def around then lol but have no memory of that one,I was probably watching scoobydoo I was obsessed with that then used to tear home from school to catch it around 4pmish.
Sorry if I made you obsessed lol wasn't it just nice to escape back to those times and young memories,I'm never off itv hub and bbc iPlayer re watching everything,at moment it's george and Mildred rising damp and on the buses lol sheer escapism love it lol.xx
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Post by: knorman on January 15, 2018, 09:03:28 AM
Judging by your viewing choices, we must be around the same age.  I have watched some of the George and Mildred's recently and they have stood the test of time. I loved Scooby Doo too.  Quite ashamed that at 56 I currently love the Minions, is that permissible?! Oh to be little again, with no worries in the world!
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Post by: Daisydot on January 15, 2018, 11:15:18 AM
No afraid not I'm the oldie lol.61 soon but never managed to get past 18 mentally lol,it's just the old body that holds me back 🤪 I'm doing now what I wished I'd done at 56 I'm so angry at myself for not catching on and taking steps then I was so sure it was all passsed for me,oh well I'll just have to keep kicking my own ass for another while lol.enjoy your day xx
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Post by: Taz2 on January 24, 2018, 07:12:06 PM
Nearly 61 Daisydot? You're a youngster! Can I ask what you are doing now that you wished you'd done at 56 or is that on another thread...?

Taz x  :)
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Post by: Daisydot on January 24, 2018, 09:54:36 PM
Hi taz sorry I meant educate myself a bit more so I knew what to expect after the hysterectomy,I was 41,and was pretty much just left to it afterwards.I feel if I'd known a bit more I wouldn't have dismissed things that were building up over the years and putttng me through so much pain.last year was the worst one for me to get through but I did and I now know if I'd known what to expect several nasty accidents wouldn't have happened,long boring story but I've survived it and I'm a lot wiser now lol.My programmes are sheer escapism to happy times for me rewatching them let's me switch off.xx
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Post by: Bring me Sunshine on January 24, 2018, 10:27:32 PM
I used to run home from school at lunch time for pipkins, however if you look at a picture of Hartley hare now he looks quite scary, like roadkill!  After that came The Sullivans, an australian family during the war.

When I got home from school it was The kids from 47a and Tomorrows people and also I think it was called Kizzy about a gypsy girl who lived with her grandmother in a gypsy caravan.

No menopause in sight!!  Happy Days
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Post by: knorman on January 25, 2018, 07:01:47 AM
Ah yes, Pipkins and Hartley Hare, another favourite. And the Kids from 47A.  I used to love Squiddly Diddly and Wanda the Witch, but no one my age remembers it and I know I didn't imagine it! Happy days indeed!
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Post by: 4meSons on January 25, 2018, 01:26:32 PM
Bring me sunshine your lunch times were identical to mine. Pipkins and the Sullivan's then racing out the door to catch bus back to school.... :)
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Post by: Bring me Sunshine on January 25, 2018, 02:40:18 PM
How funny 4mesons its a wonder we didnt need therapy after watching Hartley.  if I could paste an image of him on here I would but it wont let me.  I didnt have a bus back to school so I had to run half a mile!!   Those were the days!  if I was lucky I could pretend I was ill then at 1pm it was Crown Court!

Knorman I reckon Simon Cowell of xfactor fame used to watch your programmes as his two terriers are called Squiddly and Diddly!

Nice memories xx
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Post by: 4meSons on January 25, 2018, 07:31:02 PM
I think I do need therapy lol maybe all my problems stem from Hartley  ;D I'm tempted to Google a pic of him but I'm scared to look now
It was only 5p bus fare then I remember, you could go all over the north east for a 5p ticket 
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Post by: Bring me Sunshine on January 25, 2018, 10:10:24 PM
Thats why we watched the same lunchtime programmes as I come from the North East but havent lived there for 31 years!!  I dare you to google him, but you will have nightmares.  I quite liked his friend the brummie pig.

Another one at tea time was RRRRRRRRRunaround with the bloke who was in Eastenders his name escapes me. Good ole days!
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Post by: knorman on January 26, 2018, 08:16:16 AM
Mike Reid! Loved Crown Court, quite a strange program for us youngsters to enjoy though?!  I've been pretty fed up lately whilst trying to get HRT sorted out and its nice to have some fun on here instead of trawling through, frantically trying to find some answers. Thank you girls!
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Post by: Bring me Sunshine on January 26, 2018, 08:33:49 AM
I agree and said that to my husband I felt lighter just remembering and forgetting about hrt  combinations etc... I think i feigned an interest in crown court as my mam loved it and I was laid on the sofa "illish" but I seem to remember the jury were real people as in not actors??

Mike Reid that's him yes.

I also remember around on Saturday afternoons watching black and white films with my mam like Bette Davis ones and Shirley Temple... I loved those times.

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Post by: knorman on January 26, 2018, 08:40:00 AM
The Generation Game with Brucie used to have the whole family sat around the TV, I suppose the same happens these days with Strictly and X Factor. I used to watch Top of the Pops with my mum and still vividly remember Pans People riding around on white horses to (K?!)nights in White Satin, or was it Procal Harum, Whiter Shades of Pale? No, sure it was the Moody Blues...........!
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Post by: Daisydot on January 26, 2018, 09:23:03 AM
I sit every night with my iPad and I traul through all the channels and find the old programmes esp comedy ones from 60,70,80s and usually I find 2 or 3 that make me laugh and that's the best therapy we can have sometimes.im lost in my own space for that hour or so and it lifts my spirits even when I maybe don't feel like it I make myself do it as I don't t want to go to sleep feeling negative that's not good for anyone.xx
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Post by: Roseneath on January 26, 2018, 05:34:00 PM
Wise words DaisyDot. I watched ' Duchess of Duke Street' whilst having my lunch today. Took me way back. Different pace of life.
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Post by: Daisydot on January 26, 2018, 05:38:53 PM
I used to really enjoy that Roseneath thanks for reminder xx 
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Post by: knorman on January 28, 2018, 08:39:55 AM
Yes, that was a staple for mum and me. As I got older I loved Flambards and Howards Way.  I don't watch the normal Big Brother, but always watch the Celebrity Big Brother, but had got to the point where I was gong off it due to all the reality people on it, so felt it was going away from the original intention.  Wasn't going to watch it this year, but so pleased I have, its been brilliant. If you like that kind of thing!
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Post by: Shadyglade on January 28, 2018, 04:29:39 PM
Catwezele.
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Post by: Bring me Sunshine on January 28, 2018, 04:39:08 PM
Did he wrestle too on A Saturday afternoon, World of Sport with Dickie Davies and Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks and Kendo Nakasaki(the one with the mask) and Les Kenet!!  My nana's favourite programme!!
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Post by: Alicea on February 02, 2018, 07:50:39 PM
I've got a soft spot for Wombles ❤️ Going off the point I bought my kids a DVD of Hector's House when they were little, my son was so terrified of it we had to pretend to put it in the outside bin. He's 11 now and you can't even say “silly old Hector” or sing the music, he's properly petrified 😊
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Post by: Bring me Sunshine on February 04, 2018, 09:08:09 PM
I was terrified of Hector and also a programme called "How" as it had indian drumming music at the beginning and I always ran and hid.  I think Fred Dineage was one of the presenters and it was about explaining how things worked.  Nothing scary but it was the music.

The other hide behind the cushion on a Friday night was "Hammer House of Horrors" terrifying as a kid and later the music from Tales of the Unexpected!
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Post by: Alicea on February 04, 2018, 09:54:25 PM
Haha it seems a lot of people are Hector-phobic  ;D I was always puzzled by Tales of the Unexpected, how was the lady dancing in the flames but not burning???
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Post by: Bring me Sunshine on February 05, 2018, 09:51:27 AM
No idea, Roald Dahl's darker side!
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Post by: Paloma on February 11, 2018, 02:58:37 PM
The other hide behind the cushion on a Friday night was "Hammer House of Horrors" terrifying as a kid and later the music from Tales of the Unexpected!

I'd forgotten about tales of the unexpected. I can remember lying in bed hearing the music, too frightened to sleep.

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Post by: Paloma on February 11, 2018, 03:02:12 PM
The Hardy Boys, Grange Hill and Fame when I was a teenager. Earlier than that I loved the Magic Roundabout, blue peter, Sesame Street. This thread is like a pleasant stroll down memory lane. Apart from tales of the unexpected lol!
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Post by: Daisydot on February 11, 2018, 03:23:55 PM
The minister who came on at the end of the nights viewing and used to say now lock all your doors etc used to scare the pants off me,I'm sure billy Connolly did a spoof of that.
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Post by: Bring me Sunshine on February 11, 2018, 03:39:25 PM
I remember being spooked by the test card, the clown.

I seem to remember after the minister the national anthem coming on as my dad said we needed to stand for that!!
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Post by: Daisydot on February 11, 2018, 04:21:07 PM
Lol yes it did good memory!
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Post by: 4meSons on February 12, 2018, 12:08:21 PM
A program I liked to watch but also dreaded was " thats life" on a Sunday evening as it meant back to school the next day
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Post by: sheila99 on February 12, 2018, 12:40:19 PM
The Magic Roundabout. One of my earliest memories is being horrified my Grandfather didn't want to watch it.
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Post by: Daisydot on February 12, 2018, 05:04:52 PM
Crackerjack was another favourite of mines x