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Rimini Riddle- Anyone remember this??

youngblood

Does anyone remember this show on RTE on Saturday mornings. It was a puppet show about 3 children (1 called Leo) who went to live with their Aunt Vera.
The youngest child had a stuffed animal who would come alive when the others werent looking called Otto. He was evil but I think he became good.
Cant really remember what the Riddle was, but remember that there were a lot of story arcs for a kiddies show.
There was a picture in their living room/kitchen with 2 girls beside the sea. Sometimes the picture would come alive- 1 of the girls was Nicola from Fair City- and I think this had something to do with the Riddle.

The story was excellent, would love to get it on DVD and see what its like again.

Anyone else remember this show or did I imagine it all!!!

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Hangdogroad

branie2 wrote: »

Yes, I used to watch it

Can you remember the Mommos? They're the most mysterious part of the whole thing. No one seems clear even on what they looked like.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Hangdogroad wrote: »

Can you remember the Mommos? They're the most mysterious part of the whole thing. No one seems clear even on what they looked like.

I completely forgot about this show. Used creep the crap out of me. Love to see it in 2019!

road_high

Wasn’t Aunt Vera a thundering aul bitch in this? She was the two kids step mother or something

branie2

She was the kids' aunt. And there were three kids

Baron Kurtz

ratmouse wrote: »

Actually loved this show when it was on. Did Aunt Vera not have a male frine called Quentin P? Maybe I imagined that. I think the sister's name was Ellen-she had black hair. We never actually saw him, but the oldest brother, Rory, was always going on about his friend Jimmy Doran. Anyone else remember these details?

Haha! Was gonna mention Jimmy Doran. Think there was an episode where he borrowed Dora's swimming trunks and needed to give them back. Fairly weird borrowing that sort of stuff.

Hangdogroad

road_high wrote: »

Wasn’t Aunt Vera a thundering aul bitch in this? She was the two kids step mother or something

I'm convinced she was based on Terry Keane. There's a resemblance there even down to the ridiculous posh accent.

MayoDayo

Did Rory secretly love Una

Hangdogroad

RTE should have brought this back during the lockdown. It went under the radar on original screening because it was shown in a kids slot, it's the sort of show that could become a cult classic if they'd ever get off their arses and make it available.

youngblood

I would imagine a lot of the footage is lost/taped over etc
They seemed to have a history of that!

youngblood

MayoDayo wrote: »

Did Rory secretly love Una

Don't remember that, do remember Claudia carroll jumping out of the picture on the wall- she was 1 of 2 girls that came alive when they were sucked into the picture (or something like that)

youngblood

Can anyone remember what the actual Riddle was?

Hangdogroad

youngblood wrote: »

I would imagine a lot of the footage is lost/taped over etc
They seemed to have a history of that!

RTE have the complete series but they're claiming the usual copyright issues.

MayoDayo

Do you remember Una
What was she like besides presumably having a crush on rory

MayoDayo

Hangdogroad wrote: »

RTE have the complete series but they're claiming the usual copyright issues.

I think it was about the girls in the picture

Hangdogroad

An incomplete episode is up on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/ChObpBLfJ3E

Jenna James

Hangdogroad wrote: »

An incomplete episode is up on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/ChObpBLfJ3E

wow! feeling old now

Hangdogroad

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/78399521#Comment_78399521

https://youtu.be/nBurPjgaI9Q

Hangdogroad

Some more footage has turned up, the last seven minutes of an episode.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/LstQUHq6wRbM27BE/

Badly Drunk Boy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122455394#Comment_122455394

Or on YouTube if you don't do Facebook…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRWOEM6tEmQ

Hangdogroad

Another Rimini Riddle clip has turned up, surprisingly courtesy of RTE.

Not only that, it features the elusive Momos plus Flick.

Miss Monica turns up here again towards the end. Personally I think she's most terrifying looking character I've seen in it yet.

https://twitter.com/RTEOne/status/1941091895696142581?t=r9hsC-5ApwxbISbKOX76ew&s=19

MayoDayo

the mommos designs are kinda disappointing

Hangdogroad

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123613550#Comment_123613550

For some reason, from peoples general descriptions of them, I had them pictured in my head like the Skeksis in the Dark Crystal. (Never saw the show when it aired)

MayoDayo

I like to imagine Rory falls for Una once they’re older

George White

RtRte said before they had no rights as the series was an indie production. Hmm..RTE bullshitting or not aware of the rights...

youngblood

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123615288#Comment_123615288

Aren't they brother/sister?

Badly Drunk Boy

Aren't they brother/sister?

Ellen is the sister, and Una was her friend who used to appear sometimes.

MayoDayo

you remember it badly drunk boy

Badly Drunk Boy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123681234#Comment_123681234

Yeah, I was a bit too old for it when it came out (being a sophisticated college man at the time 😉) but my younger siblings used to watch it and I noticed this mad little world unfolding on a Saturday morning.

I just did a search online and see that there was a live show too! In 1996. Eva Birtwhistle played Leo. (Maybe that was already mentioned…)

George White

And Mark O Halloran of Adam and Paul.

And Lesley Conroy. The sidekick in Pat Shortt shitcom Mattie

youngblood

Did anyone ever do a synopsis of the whole show? Remember at the time there was a lot going on and few cliff hangers