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You do realise that most people reading this will assume it refers to Richie Blackmore's band as opposed to a children's television programme that last aired in 1992?


"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"



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Deltics
You do realise that most people reading this will assume its refers to Richie Blackmore's band as opposed to a children's television programme that last aired in 1992?

Exactly what I assumed at first

Same here. Anyhow, always sad to know someone's gone and being missed.

Another nail in the coffin of my childhood. Zippy, George and Bungle, the gay hippopotamus

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Deltics
You do realise that most people reading this will assume it refers to Richie Blackmore's band as opposed to a children's television programme that last aired in 1992?

Exactly...I was thinking keyboardist Geoff Nichols (not sure if he played in Rainbow but I know he played with Dio).

Thank god Richie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio are still alive!

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Deltics
You do realise that most people reading this will assume it refers to Richie Blackmore's band as opposed to a children's television programme that last aired in 1992?

Exactly...I was thinking keyboardist Geoff Nichols (not sure if he played in Rainbow but I know he played with Dio).

Thank god Richie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio are still alive!

Erm... Ronnie James Dio died in 2010. Obituary


"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"

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Deltics
You do realise that most people reading this will assume it refers to Richie Blackmore's band as opposed to a children's television programme that last aired in 1992?

Exactly...I was thinking keyboardist Geoff Nichols (not sure if he played in Rainbow but I know he played with Dio).

Thank god Richie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio are still alive!

Erm... Ronnie James Dio died in 2010. Obituary

That's not possible, he was recently on the Dio Hologram World Tour.

rip geoffrey.

rainbow was a huge part of many a childhood.

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Deltics
You do realise that most people reading this will assume it refers to Richie Blackmore's band as opposed to a children's television programme that last aired in 1992?

Because there have been so many people in Rainbow even their fans can't remember who they all are.

I’m just worried Zip will go back on the marching powder after this... Hope Bungle keeps an eye on him. He’s a tortured soul is Zip.

I’n going to have to watch the re-runs on youtube. Although I watched the programme in the mid-late 80’s, I don’t entirely recall the show’s premis!

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I’m just worried Zip will go back on the marching powder after this... Hope Bungle keeps an eye on him. He’s a tortured soul is Zip.

Throw in Captain Pugwash, Roger The Cabinboy, and Seaman Staines, and that was kids TV in the UK in the 70s.

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I’m just worried Zip will go back on the marching powder after this... Hope Bungle keeps an eye on him. He’s a tortured soul is Zip.

Throw in Captain Pugwash, Roger The Cabinboy, and Seaman Staines, and that was kids TV in the UK in the 70s.

Also forgot that other traveller in Captain Pugwash - Master Bates.

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Deltics
You do realise that most people reading this will assume it refers to Richie Blackmore's band as opposed to a children's television programme that last aired in 1992?

Because there have been so many people in Rainbow even their fans can't remember who they all are.

Exactly!

Was there ever a Geoffrey in any of the multiple rainbow lineups? I can't remember. Ritchie Blackmore fired so many people..

hope Bungle, Zippy & George are holding up...

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Deltics
You do realise that most people reading this will assume it refers to Richie Blackmore's band as opposed to a children's television programme that last aired in 1992?

Luckily enough, in RB's Rainbow there wasn't any Geoffrey in any line up, so no worries here. Still - looking at the title of the thread I was wondering what the author was up to

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Paddy
I’m just worried Zip will go back on the marching powder after this... Hope Bungle keeps an eye on him. He’s a tortured soul is Zip.

Throw in Captain Pugwash, Roger The Cabinboy, and Seaman Staines, and that was kids TV in the UK in the 70s.

Also forgot that other traveller in Captain Pugwash - Master Bates.

Captain Pugwash was taken off the air when someone finally noticed all those odd character names It was relaunched a few years later with certain characters renamed

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Paddy
I’m just worried Zip will go back on the marching powder after this... Hope Bungle keeps an eye on him. He’s a tortured soul is Zip.

Throw in Captain Pugwash, Roger The Cabinboy, and Seaman Staines, and that was kids TV in the UK in the 70s.

Also forgot that other traveller in Captain Pugwash - Master Bates.

Captain Pugwash was taken off the air when someone finally noticed all those odd character names It was relaunched a few years later with certain characters renamed

One of the most repeated urban myths.
[www.snopes.com]

[www.mirror.co.uk]


"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"

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Paddy
I’m just worried Zip will go back on the marching powder after this... Hope Bungle keeps an eye on him. He’s a tortured soul is Zip.

Throw in Captain Pugwash, Roger The Cabinboy, and Seaman Staines, and that was kids TV in the UK in the 70s.

Also forgot that other traveller in Captain Pugwash - Master Bates.

Captain Pugwash was taken off the air when someone finally noticed all those odd character names It was relaunched a few years later with certain characters renamed

One of the most repeated urban myths.
[www.snopes.com]

[www.mirror.co.uk]

It was Victor Lewis-Smith who created the adult Rainbow, with Zippy doing vast amounts of coke, and hitting the lap dancing clubs.

Also, Victor Lewis-Smith created some very camp Daleks, with some serious innuendo, i.e "Exsperminate', and "white wee-wee" as a Dalek death ray. Throw in the camp "Oh you bitch" in a Dalek voice.

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Big Al
Another nail in the coffin of my childhood. Zippy, George and Bungle, the gay hippopotamus

I believe it was George the hippopotamus and I don't think he was gay, just a little sensitive and light on his feet.

However, RIP Geoffrey, I watched many of your shows with my kids back in the day. These days, with my grandkids, I watch Hey Duggee it's brilliant!

Here's some Rainbow without Mr Geoffrey.

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Big Al
Another nail in the coffin of my childhood. Zippy, George and Bungle, the gay hippopotamus

I believe it was George the hippopotamus and I don't think he was gay, just a little sensitive and light on his feet.

However, RIP Geoffrey, I watched many of your shows with my kids back in the day. These days, with my grandkids, I watch Hey Duggee it's brilliant!

Of course Elmo, you’re absolutely right. Gosh, discussing children’s television on Tell Me. It’ll be Button Moon, next! Actually, whilst we’re at it, the creator of Postman Pat died recently.