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Having just watched the trailer for the forthcoming Paddington film I am completely horrified. I just had to look away during the bathroom scene featuring those toothbrushes! :shock: As a child I was a big fan of the Paddington books and the television adaptation which stayed more or less true to Michael Bond's gentle stories.

A cinema adaptation should really have been set in the late 1950's, how much better Paddington station would have looked with some mighty ex G.W.R steam locomotives and chocolate and cream liveried coaches. :D

Film and television aimed at children nowadays seems so manic at times but it appears that they are used to constant action. I tried to introduce Camberwick Green and Trumpton DVD's to my nephew a while back but he found the pace to be far too slow.
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I introduced my children to some programmes from the "olden days" :wink: and they enjoyed Bagpuss, Mr. Benn and Rainbow. They also liked watching Bod - but only in order to make fun of it!

I suddenly remembered that there was a cartoon Paddington Bear series when my daughter was little, broadcast in the late 90s-early 00s. She only watched it occasionally and it wasn't a particular favourite, even though she liked Michael Bond's books. I've just looked on YouTube and found the episode 'Paddington Goes Underground' from both the 1970s and 1990s TV series. It's interesting to compare them. The 1970s version contains a lot of humour because of the way things are phrased, and I expect the wording is pretty close to that of the original story (though no doubt shortened). The 1990s version has been embellished but isn't too bad, though the 90s Paddington isn't as endearing as the 70s Paddington.

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1990s:
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There were actually three series all together. The second called simply "Paddington Bear" 1989 (shown in the UK in 1990) was made by Hanna-Barbera. The 1997 series "The Adventures of Paddington Bear" is the one that the "Paddington Goes Underground" episode comes from.
Interesting to note that in this last series, Paddington is voiced by Jonathan Kydd, the son of Sam Kydd.

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That's interesting. I hadn't known about the 1989 series.
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I do remember the 1990s Paddington series, but it never grabbed me. It's not bad, but the '70s one (which we had when I was little in the '80s) is, to me, just so much more like Paddington! :wink: The contrast between the paper sets, hand-drawn characters and the 3D Paddington Bear just adds to the fun of it, for me. I have a feeling the trend in children's shows now is to try to make everything look ultra-realistic, as if kids have no imagination and no sense of fun and make-believe any more. Unfortunately, it also seems "ultra-realistic" needs to include the gross-out factor as well. :(
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I watch several of the old Watch With Mother BBC films from the 50s (on YouTube) with our grandson, and he especially likes The Woodentops and The Flowerpot Men. He never mentions the strings or the grainy b&w pictures. Whilst reading Noddy together, he neither mentions Big Ears and Noddy sharing a bed or comments on golliwogs.
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I used to love The Woodentops. And Rag, Tag and Bobtail.
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Obviously you read to him only from uncensored editions, hmm, Nigel? :twisted: Trust you to be corrupting defenceless little children. :wink:
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If it was good enough for me..... :D
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Ye Gods....another Nigel. :shock: :D :D :D
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He was getting out of the bath, the other night, and said to his father, "This is a bl***y struggle!" Simon remonstrated with him, and he replied, "Grandad Rowe says it."

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:lol: :lol:

Maybe you should invest in one of those special walk in baths? :wink:
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He'd only open the door when it was full of water. :|
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And create a scene like the movie version of Paddington does?? :mrgreen:
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Heaven forbid!
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