Saturday morning tv show in the 80's

gidget

Does anyone remember back in the 80's on Saturday mornings on RTE 2 they used to have the children's show with Pat who used to have a hat on his head with the telephone? I can remember being about 5 years old and watching this.

The reason I'm asking is because I have a very longlasting memory of a segment they used to have, whereby he would pretend to use his phone in his hat to call down these dummy figures from the ceiling that were lowered down by ropes and when they came down it was to organ sounding music - don't know about you but this absoulutely used to terrify me! I'm particularly asking someone who may have been a little bit older but may remember this show and tell me what the hell that segment was all about?

Mrs. MacGyver

Can't remember that bit, but the show had pat ingoldsby and he used to have a talking spider (spindle) and a talking cabbage (savage cabbage). I remember the telephone on his head as well but the memories are rather fuzzy.

steveone

pats chat?

WindSock

Yeah I'm thinking pats chat with Pat ingoldsby too. And 40 coats.

stovelid

Was it not Pat's Hat? It was Pat Ingoldsby alright

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That man is a legend.

busted flush

has anyone ever read his poetry book "salty water" its excelent!

Mrs. MacGyver

I have a load of his stuff at home. i still pause in awe when i see him selling his wares outside the bank of ireland in college green.

steveone

Mrs. MacGyver wrote:

I have a load of his stuff at home. i still pause in awe when i see him selling his wares outside the bank of ireland in college green.

yeah typical Ireland... no such thing as celebrity or success.. lizzy, the rats u2 ..the list goes on ... any other country he'd be honoured for his contribution to the arts and tv........

steveone

Mrs. MacGyver wrote:

I have a load of his stuff at home. i still pause in awe when i see him selling his wares outside the bank of ireland in college green.

what? is he a street trader now?? typical Ireland... no such thing as celebrity or success.. joyce,lizzy, the rats u2 ..the list goes on go away and become great ... any other country he'd be honoured for his contribution to the arts and tv........

Mrs. MacGyver

All i know i i saw him selling posters and books of his poems..so i wouldn't class him a a street trader. He's is definately an artist.

WindSock

He's been selling his stuff for years around the place. I must buy something next time i see him. I hear his stuff is very good. He always reminded me of earwax as a kid though.

A_Fitz

A_Fitz wrote:

All i know i i saw him selling posters and books of his poems..so i wouldn't class him a a street trader. He's is definately an artist.

Nut job also, possibly

Holmer

boreds wrote:

He's been selling his stuff for years around the place. I must buy something next time i see him. I hear his stuff is very good. He always reminded me of earwax as a kid though.[/QUOTE
Why did he remind you of earwax? I think he got caught with smoke a good few years back. that show was on at the same time as pajo's junk box. a northside dublin rat with a mohawk. only in ireland

Mrs. MacGyver

Was PaJo a rat? Did Pat write any adults books apart from the poetry does anyone know? He's one class guy!

A_Fitz

On the subject of Saturday Morning TV, does anyone remember the show Angus McAnally used to present?? Was 20yrs ago or a bit more

Regarding Pat Ingoldsby, I can remember Pat's Hat, Pat's Chat and Pat's Pals; all of which refelected his eccentricities. Think he was caught with a bit of dope alright a few yrs ago, and didnt he have some big dispute with his neighbour over a hedge or someting too??

stovelid

A_Fitz wrote:

On the subject of Saturday Morning TV, does anyone remember the show Angus McAnally used to present?? Was 20yrs ago or a bit more
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Anything Goes?

sioda

Anything Goes i do believe

GRRR you got ahead of me stove lid

RoundyMooney

Anything Goes is right. He's doing Mooney's show on Radio 1 atm.

Owen

Yup, I remember anything goes. Didn't Aonghus make a big deal out of wearing odd socks at the time as a gimmick? How easily we were impressed!

stovelid

I think he even had clothes that were two tone: a different colour on each side?

Holmer

you're right enough i seem to remember he'd have a red shoe with yellow sock on one side and vice versa on the other. And a bit of an afro maybe... or maybe it was just big 80's hair

kelle

stovelid wrote:

I think he even had clothes that were two tone: a different colour on each side?

He spent the weekend in our Gaeltacht years ago, and my father was disgusted to see him attending mass with red/yellow trousers (he said "you'd think the lad would have a bit of respect!").

brightkane

what about pajos junkbox and scratch saturday!

ryanner

yeah cool show i was actually on it with the spider and the big microphone we all shouted our names into it would love too get hold of the footage now would be hillarious

grenache

Does anyone remember a Saturday morning show (late 80's, very early 90's) where they had this old guy with fuzzy hair and a moustache come on and tell a wacky story, his catch phrase was ''believe it, if ya like"! And then he'd wink at you!

Was it scrap saturday?

darkdubh

grenache wrote: »

Does anyone remember a Saturday morning show (late 80's, very early 90's) where they had this old guy with fuzzy hair and a moustache come on and tell a wacky story, his catch phrase was ''believe it, if ya like"! And then he'd wink at you!

Was it scrap saturday?

Yeah,he was supposed to be a mad Scottish professor.There was also "Brick n Bracks knick knax" which was a short sketch about two guys running a shop.

grenache

darkdubh wrote: »

Yeah,he was supposed to be a mad Scottish professor.There was also "Brick n Bracks knick knax" which was a short sketch about two guys running a shop.

i found the name of it in a reply on this page - Pajo's Junkbox