The Late Late Toy Show 2011

No1J · 03-12-2011 1:07am

Bit like The Late Late Billy Barry Toy Show, feck all good toys just preforming kids for the old's to watch, bit sad really, but at least WE had a good laugh.
To early to go home, where to kids?

Hermy · 03-12-2011 1:08am

Ally Dick wrote: »

I disagree. You need some kids, some toys and some celebrities. This year it was just kids performing. Quite monotonous.
P.S. the bulk of the toys sucked farts as well.

What do you mean by celebrity? Jedward or Waste of Life or some other talentless gimps. If so, thanks but no thanks.

EDIT: Agree about the toys - poor show in that regard.

unitedrover · 03-12-2011 1:10am

ArtSmart wrote: »

He's not The Plank II

He's The Splinter.

anyway, bedtime. Have to sleep of the hangover which is already hurting.

Twig i thought.did dustin refer to him as that once?

Harry Angstrom · 03-12-2011 1:10am

JonathanAnon wrote: »

And WAAAAAYYY too much stage school singing.. they should have had more normal kids like that BRILLIANT 9 year old girl with the guitar...

I don't know one person who likes the stupid stage school kids. It's about time those kids were dropped from the show. It's almost like the stage schools have a stranglehold over the Late Late Toy Show and they get way too much publicity on it. I don't know about anyone else but when I was a child I always wanted to punch those stage school kids right in the face, with their fake smiles, their fake tans and their fake accents.

Da Shins Kelly · 03-12-2011 1:11am

I found the show highly entertaining (probably for all the wrong reasons).

I thought the kid who built the ferris wheel was very good. Seemed like a sound lad.

The girl who wrote her own song and played guitar was very good for her age.

The little stage school girls singing that Hairspray song was hideous. So was the girl singing the Shirley Temple song. It's strange how that American stage school child thing seems to be really seeping into Ireland. So f*cking fake.

The book corner kids seemed like a nice bunch.

The lad with the guitar who did all the rockstar moves and was rolling around on the ground was f*cking hilarious.

The choir at the end were awful.

Thought Tubridy did quite well with the kids. I think he's good at interacting with children, and he got involved in the fun and games. I was expecting it to be worse, but he did well.

Harry Angstrom · 03-12-2011 1:14am

Da Shins Kelly wrote: »

The lad with the guitar who did all the rockstar moves and was rolling around on the ground was f*cking hilarious.

Agreed, but who the feck decided to put him in a tailored suit??

mickgotsick · 03-12-2011 1:15am

unitedrover wrote: »

Imagine Vincent Browne hosting this!

C-can we now go to the Wii machine? No, oh ok. We now go over to our panel of guests tonight, Mary aged 7, John aged 9. Mary, what, what are you holding there? A Barbie. C-can we get a close up of the Barbie there? No, oh alright.

ballsymchugh · 03-12-2011 1:20am

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

I don't know one person who likes the stupid stage school kids. It's about time those kids were dropped from the show. It's almost like the stage schools have a stranglehold over the Late Late Toy Show and they get way too much publicity on it. I don't know about anyone else but when I was a child I always wanted to punch those stage school kids right in the face, with their fake smiles, their fake tans and their fake accents.

qft.

screams of nepotism from the old billie barrie days.
tubs kept going on about buying irish during the show. apart from the group that played the start of the happy feet song, there was feck all irish music in it.

No1J · 03-12-2011 1:23am

But the toy show used to be about kids staying up to see toys that they had never seen before and for parents to watch their eyes light up.
Mine watched the show and were disappointed, pity.

unitedrover · 03-12-2011 1:27am

mickgotsick wrote: »

C-can we now go to the Wii machine? No, oh ok. We now go over to our panel of guests tonight, Mary aged 7, John aged 9. Mary, what, what are you holding there? A Barbie. C-can we get a close up of the Barbie there? No, oh alright.

Hilarious. Will we go to Alice now for a festive song or the Mario sketch? No ,we'll show the Mario sketch first?

unitedrover · 03-12-2011 1:31am

No1J wrote: »

But the toy show used to be about kids staying up to see toys that they had never seen before and for parents to watch their eyes light up.
Mine watched the show and were disappointed, pity.

sign of the times i guess.tubs made a good few references to elves and prices.

Da Shins Kelly · 03-12-2011 1:35am

There definitely wasn't enough focus on the toys. One toy that horrified me was that doll that shat into the nappy and which Tubridy proceeded to throw into the audience. That was a bit vile.

unitedrover · 03-12-2011 1:43am

Da Shins Kelly wrote: »

There definitely wasn't enough focus on the toys. One toy that horrified me was that doll that shat into the nappy and which Tubridy proceeded to throw into the audience. That was a bit vile.

who would even want that toy?

Lady Chatterton · 03-12-2011 1:46am

Anyone else watching the Bodyguard on RTE1? It is such as shame the way Whitney has ended up. I'm not a fan of Kevin Costner but he is fairly hot in this film.......

Da Shins Kelly · 03-12-2011 1:52am

unitedrover wrote: »

who would even want that toy?

That's what my friend and I were saying! Such a hideous creation.

Harry Angstrom · 03-12-2011 1:53am

MrsD007 wrote: »

Anyone else watching the Bodyguard on RTE1? It is such as shame the way Whitney has ended up. I'm not a fan of Kevin Costner but he is fairly hot in this film.......

It looks a bit dated now. Costner was the architect of his own demise with the likes of The Postman and Waterworld. He was the Michael Cimino of the 1990's.

Lady Chatterton · 03-12-2011 1:57am

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

It looks a bit dated now. Costner was the architect of his own demise with the likes of The Postman and Waterworld. He was the Michael Cimino of the 1990's.

Ah Harry, it is romantic though! Not a fan of Costner usually.

Harry Angstrom · 03-12-2011 2:21am

MrsD007 wrote: »

Ah Harry, it is romantic though! Not a fan of Costner usually.

Romantic in a "Harold and Maude" sort of way?

Seriously though, I don't think there's much chemistry between the two leading actors. They both look like they're too much in love with themselves

Lady Chatterton · 03-12-2011 2:26am

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Romantic in a "Harold and Maude" sort of way?

Seriously though, I don't think there's much chemistry between the two leading actors. They both look like they're too much in love with themselves

LOL

Harry you must be a fossil, Harold & Maude was released in 1971, that was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay before my time.

I agree there isn't much chemistry between Costner and Houston but it is a romantic film, I would have no complaints about the young Costner being my Bodyguard

Harry Angstrom · 03-12-2011 2:34am

MrsD007 wrote: »

LOL

Harry you must be a fossil, Harold & Maude was released in 1971, that was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay before my time.

Harold and Maude was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay before my time as well!
Okay, I'm exaggerating. Maybe it was just "way" before my time without all the aaaaaaaa's cos I was born the year after it was made

Lady Chatterton · 03-12-2011 2:36am

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Harold and Maude was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay before my time as well!
Okay, I'm exaggerating. Maybe it was just "way" before my time without all the aaaaaaaa's cos I was born the year after it was made

1972 still makes you a fossil

;)

Harry Angstrom · 03-12-2011 2:38am

MrsD007 wrote: »

1972 still makes you a fossil ;)

You've really hurt me now!

Although you might have a point because I've just recognised the auld fella as the father in The Waltons :P

JonathanAnon · 03-12-2011 2:43am

Ah get a room will ye... (an old room)..

Lady Chatterton · 03-12-2011 2:43am

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

You've really hurt me now!

Although you might have a point because I've just recognised the auld fella as the father in The Waltons :P

Hey, what do you expect from me? - an RTE style apology

Cheer up Harry, I hear that 40 is the new 30, so you have so much to look forward to next year

Lady Chatterton · 03-12-2011 2:44am

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Ah get a room will ye... (an old room)..

Go away you cheeky devil, we have been discussing "The Bodyguard" and this is the TV forum...

Harry Angstrom · 03-12-2011 2:51am

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Ah get a room will ye... (an old room)..

Hey Jon, I haven't unleashed my ultimate secret yet. Apparently I've been told that I look like a young(ish) Kevin Costner

MrsD007 wrote: »

Cheer up Harry, I hear that 40 is the new 30, so you have so much to look forward to next year

Thanks for reminding me about the BIG 40, Mrs D!! :mad:

Lady Chatterton · 03-12-2011 3:10am

Lads, are ye still watching the Bodyguard? I can't remember the ending, it's years since I watched this film...... only ten minutes left.

Edit: I thought someone might have died but there was a happy ending, I'll sleep well now

Jezzabelle · 03-12-2011 3:16am

Enjoyed the toy show, big kid that I am, but by jaysus them little billy barry stage school feckers are still annoying even after all these years

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 03-12-2011 4:13am

Highlights of this years Toy Show:
1. Rickon Stark from Game of Thrones is in it...
2. ...
3. ...

Gael23 · 03-12-2011 8:53am

I think given the times we live it, it would have been nice to split the prize at the end a few ways. It could at least have been one person got €20k and another got the holiday or even better split the €20k by 2. That way more people benefit from it

The Late Late Toy Show 2011

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