The return of The Den with Ray, Zig zag & Dustin

Double O Seven

The den is returning November 6th @ 6:30pm on RTE One.

o1s1n

Ray D'arcy can go shi1te, it's Dempsey's Den or nothing!

EmmetSpiceland

Wonder if Ray will give out a lengthy “sigh” every 5 minutes, then try get a guest on who’s suffered through some form of horrible tragedy.

ranto_boy

Imagine being an adult and actually watching that. But I've no doubt it'll be a hit. The same lot who love The Toy Show "ironically" will be on it in their droves. And Tiny Toons reboot isn't far off either.

Edgware

Double O Seven wrote: »

The den is returning November 6th @ 6:30pm on RTE One.

Great. So Wanderly Wagon should be next. Or would Pavee Point object?

Badly Drunk Boy

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Wonder if Ray will give out a lengthy “sigh” every 5 minutes, then try get a guest on who’s suffered through some form of horrible tragedy.

I just hope that he comments on the fact that he's taller than both Zig and Zag...

CardBordWindow

ranto_boy wrote: »

......... And Tiny Toons reboot isn't far off either.

:eek: WHEN??

Thelonious Monk

I always remember one Halloween in the 80s watching it and Ian used to read out jokes, he started one going "Ok Sean from Ballincolling sent this in, why did the Ethiopian..." and then moved on to the next joke. Ethiopian jokes were popular then due to millions of them starving in a famine at the time. I always wondered how it even got that far from the production team, they must have just opened the letters there and then without screening them first.

paleoperson

They better have Draw with Don with some new material. I'm getting tired of having the same old repertoire all these years with all these ****ing owls.

silverharp

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

I always remember one Halloween in the 80s watching it and Ian used to read out jokes, he started one going "Ok Sean from Ballincolling sent this in, why did the Ethiopian..." and then moved on to the next joke. Ethiopian jokes were popular then due to millions of them starving in a famine at the time. I always wondered how it even got that far from the production team, they must have just opened the letters there and then without screening them first.

you also got a lot of "11" year olds writing in with dodgy confirmation photos from the 70's

Tzardine

Double O Seven

Dustin is as stale as last weeks bread, I cringe when he comes on

the purple tin

Will Podge and Rodge be disguising themselves and coming in with some evil plan?
I loved how when he appeared at first Podge would only come to life and talk to Zig when they were alone, really creepy stuff like threatening him and the others wouldn't believe Zig, they thought he was going mad.
Or the time he pretended to be the health officer and closed down the lad's burger operation.

paleoperson

And throw Ted in, hopefully he'll finally get the better of Ray.

Agent Coulson

Bring back Emma as well.

neris

smacks of desperation from RTE.

Atlantic Dawn

Is Ray not returning to Saturday night TV?

Church on Tuesday

neris wrote: »

smacks of desperation from RTE.

It's the best idea they've had in years.

ranto_boy

ranto_boy wrote: »

Imagine being an adult and actually watching that. But I've no doubt it'll be a hit. The same lot who love The Toy Show "ironically" will be on it in their droves. And Tiny Toons reboot isn't far off either.

Yep. Expect lots of references to Bosco, Cadet Red Lemonade and Italia 90. Gas stuff altogether.

Double O Seven

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Is Ray not returning to Saturday night TV?

He'd hardly be working 7 days a week

Thelonious Monk

Remember they used to have some kind of streetwise Dublin youngfella on? Whotf was he?

Badly Drunk Boy

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Remember they used to have some kind of streetwise Dublin youngfella on? Whotf was he?

Kevo or something? Or am I thinking of something else? I was a bit too old for The Den but saw bits of it.

For Forks Sake

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Wonder if Ray will give out a lengthy “sigh” every 5 minutes, then try get a guest on who’s suffered through some form of horrible tragedy.

He'll recommend a life of porridge and jogging to Zig and Zag, who will then proceed to box the head off the tedious dullard.

Deebles McBeebles

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

Kevo or something? Or am I thinking of something else? I was a bit too old for The Den but saw bits of it.

Strangely enough the first result on Google is this thread
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin//showthread.php?t=2055742922

JupiterKid

For Forks Sake wrote: »

He'll recommend a diet of porridge and jogging to Zig and Zag, who will then proceed to box the head off the tedious dullard.

I'm thinking that Fortycoats and Jo Maxi* won't be far behind...


*my claim to televisual fame: I was on Jo Maxi in 1989 aged 14 for about 20 seconds with a few classmates from school, asked about my views of Dublin's modern office buildings.

Was never a fan of Bosco - behind the sweet innocent smile was a cocaine addled narcissistic bully...

HalloweenJack

Didn't Ray Darcy say he'd leave the country if Enda Kenny got voted in? And he never did, did he?

Sounds like RTE have someone with the right level of maturity to host a kids show there.

keano_afc

D'Arcy will find some way to suck the fun out of this.

whisky_galore

Forced fun reboot. Guaranteed shıte.

It was of its time.

paleoperson

ranto_boy wrote: »

Imagine being an adult and actually watching that. But I've no doubt it'll be a hit. The same lot who love The Toy Show "ironically" will be on it in their droves. And Tiny Toons reboot isn't far off either.

Nah the Toy Show is very different, a lot of adults enjoy it because of their kids. I would never watch the Toy Show.

I'll watch this for a laugh but I probably won't hang around. Not sure why you have a hostility about people who'll tune in.

Yurt2

Double O Seven wrote: »

Dustin is as stale as last weeks bread, I cringe when he comes on

Dustin was never funny. At least the people voicing Zig and Zag had a bit of a clever subversive humour to them. Dustin was always a tedious take-off of a working class Dublin cheeky chappy and exhibited a cheap mean streak sense of humour, poking fun of people with very little charm.

I think I recall the guy that did Dustin was a relative / mate of one of the Zig and Zag guys and he was handed a job no questions in time-honoured RTE fashion

NIMAN

Is a 56yr old grumpy man the best choice of frontman for this?

pipelaser

Could be shelved before long because of complaints about inappropriate(albeit good)jokes, because Zigs, Zags and Dustin's humour will sadly be too crude for modern day time TV and in-show interaction with modern kids

magick

I want Podge to make a cameo

E mac

The guys who created pudge and rodge / zig and zag also did the 'Bronx Bunny Show' not at all aimed at kids, though be great if those characters appeared on the den.

razorblunt

Any chance of Geri Maye coming back?

PsychoPete

Shouldn't it be Dustin, Soky, Snotzer,Zuppy, Ted and Podge with D'Arcy? Don Conroy better make an appearance

screamer

Can’t see this working across the generation gap. They’re obviously trying to get kids to watch it, by reeling their parents in to watch it for nostalgia.
Ray will have the three bears on first to try and convert all the kids to eating porridge, and banning sugar and telling them how bad it is for them. Fun times ahead

BuboBubo

Edgware wrote: »

Great. So Wanderly Wagon should be next. Or would Pavee Point object?

Here comes the hiace
Wanderly Wanderly hiace

Brock Turnpike

I'm looking to give this a shot pretty based on the fact it was the only decent thing on "RTE Does Comic Relief". Admittedly that is damning with feint praise, but let's see how it goes.

touts

Double O Seven wrote: »

The den is returning November 6th @ 6:30pm on RTE One.

Easiest €200k a year anyone will ever make.

It BeeMee

E mac wrote: »

The guys who created pudge and rodge / zig and zag also did the 'Bronx Bunny Show' not at all aimed at kids, though be great if those characters appeared on the den.

Transmission time would have to move to 11pm for Bronx and Teddy to appear...

If they're doing crossovers, bring back Velcro Girl!

Cee-Jay-Cee

Never watched it when I was younger so have no intention of watching it now. I used to like Ray when he was with Today FM and done the morning show with Will, Mairead and his wife but then he became an old man, moaning and complaining about everything and I soon switched off. He’s had his day, he should leave well enough alone.

IAMAMORON

Is Vogue Williams or Jennifer Zamparelli going to be on? Other wise I am not watching it. Ray bleedin D'arcy?

I scored 5 on the psychopath test btw, chuffed now.

the purple tin

It BeeMee wrote: »

Transmission time would have to move to 11pm for Bronx and Teddy to appear...

If they're doing crossovers, bring back Velcro Girl!

Ring-a ding-ding!

Your Face

I wont watch it because Ray Darcy is a weevils jizz stain.
The Den was class - back in the day.

I am not a fan of the idea that today’s kids will get “the Fear” that those adults who’ll be watching The Den this time used to get when they, as kids, heard the start of Glenroe.

Those who know, will know.

KaneToad

razorblunt wrote: »

Any chance of Geri Maye coming back?

Wasn't D'Arcy meant to be marrying her at one stage? Doubt she'll be coming back! #awkward

KaneToad

It BeeMee wrote: »

If they're doing crossovers, bring back Velcro Girl!

She's married to Dave of Dermot & Dave "fame".

paleoperson

paleoperson wrote: »

And throw Ted in, hopefully he'll finally get the better of Ray.

Y’know he got a 3 movie & TV series deal? Starred as some lad that sounds like a Tellytubby......po.........

branie2

Great news

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Bring back Emma as well.

she works with Linkedin now according to her... LinkedIn

still flaking

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VB3jynSA3g