Ahhhh... Bosco - The supermarket fellas

dlofnep · 2005-03-01 16:03:02

Does anybody remember the skit in bosco where you had some things on a shelf in a supermarket? I can't remember what it was about or what they were exactly, but I remember that they existed. Also, those little malla guys, the tongue twisters and knock knock anymore, come with me through the magic door. But the supermarket,…

01-03-2005 05:03PM

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Does anybody remember the skit in bosco where you had some things on a shelf in a supermarket? I can't remember what it was about or what they were exactly, but I remember that they existed.

Also, those little malla guys, the tongue twisters and knock knock anymore, come with me through the magic door.

But the supermarket, I can't remember who they were ;(

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#2 01-03-2005 06:34PM

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Thats right, i remember the supermarket people as well, but not the name.
The potato family were the Mcspuds though!! seamus mcspub being my favorite!!
They all came alive after the lights were out and everyone had gone home for the night. Makes you wonder how much business that supermarket actually did?! The produce that came alive always seemed to be there the next day!!!

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#3 01-03-2005 07:04PM

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Ah!! The mcspuds.. I remember those too..

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#4 01-03-2005 10:21PM

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I thought the supermarket guys were the McSpuds? were there others too?
I also remember the elephant and the mouse where the mouse was bigger than the elephant...anyone else?

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#5 01-03-2005 10:25PM

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"woof" said flaherty

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#6 02-03-2005 06:31PM

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Yah, Sheila and Seamus McSpud... oh the memories!

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#7 02-03-2005 06:34PM

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I can't remember that stuff, all I can remember was the magic door and the tongue twisters

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#8 03-03-2005 12:54PM

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The tongue twister with there necks growing longer, aaah the memories! lol!

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#9 03-03-2005 04:51PM

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Some of those magic door things have marked me profoundly as a person!

Remember the one with the fuzzy black dog in a garden with fruit trees?

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#10 03-03-2005 04:54PM

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abccormac wrote:

"woof" said flaherty

Ah jaysus, now there is memories.

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#11 03-03-2005 08:01PM

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Was the owner of the supermarket called Mr McGinty?

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#12 03-03-2005 08:23PM

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I just found this site on the evils of bosco and this site was set up to counteract his evil ways! http://student.dcu.ie/~flynnr4/bosco/INDEX.HTM#home :eek:

How can such a small guy be evil!! I mean he was only 4!! what would that make him now? 24? 25? 30 even??

I also remember those two maula men that could change into whatever they wanted, one guy was blue and the other orange i think. the only thing i could find on RTE site was on their merchandise section, you can buy a bosco video!!

I still have the bosco 12" vinyl "Bosco Sings" That include such classics as:
This is where i live
Bosco's Theme
Double Bubble Trouble
I'm Painting
Busy Bumble Bee
Saw Saw Saw
Ronnie the Rhino

And Many more.

I'm quite proud i have kept it this long

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#13 03-03-2005 08:25PM

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haha jaysus i had a replica bosco doll/puppet wonder where it is now...
hmm :rolleyes:

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#14 03-03-2005 09:12PM

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murfie wrote:

I still have the bosco 12" vinyl "Bosco Sings" That include such classics as:
This is where i live
Bosco's Theme
Double Bubble Trouble
I'm Painting
Busy Bumble Bee
Saw Saw Saw
Ronnie the Rhino

And Many more.

I'm quite proud i have kept it this long

That Bosco record is class. Have you noticed the way the theme music is different from the actual music used on the programme? It's like they put a bit of a reggae kick under it on the record. The picture on the cover is brilliant though. Check out those funky headphones!

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#15 03-03-2005 10:20PM

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Check out those funky headphones!

Haha, The headphones do look like they were made back in a time the RTE props department had a budget to cover a roll of Tin Foil and what look like 2 licorise Allsorts sweets!! Quality stuff!

Its been a while since i last listened to it, i will dust off the auld record player so.

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#16 05-03-2005 03:30AM

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i really hated that crap, even when i was very young, but i did like zag

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#17 05-03-2005 03:44AM

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i remember seeing Bosco live in the RDS, nearly as good as meeting Tom Baker in Easons at which point I lost power of speech.

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#18 06-03-2005 05:59PM

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Ah Bosco and the McSpuds. There's no buzz like a nostalgia buzz.

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#19 06-03-2005 07:02PM

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abccormac wrote:

"woof" said faherty

"Uuuhhhhh..." said Cornelius.

I still remember the theme tune to that. It has entertained many a person over the years.

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#20 12-03-2005 12:26AM

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I remember this one episode about the supermarket veggies where there was a big storm and it scared the sprouts so the cabbage had to go mind them, because sprouts look like baby cabbages.

Anyone remember this one story from story time that was continued day after day. It was about 2 kids who are playing in the garden when mammy loses her diamond ring. Then they go for a nap and have a dream about being on a train with a detective. The story went on for at least 6 episodes but even though I saw the start on 3 occasions they never seemed to show the end. I think the magpie did it.

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#21 27-03-2005 07:34PM

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ok who can finish this, cos its been wrecking my head for ages, then i stumbled upon this beauty of a thread

knock knock open wide,
see whats on the other side
knock knock................
come with me through the magic door.

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#22 27-03-2005 08:26PM

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silly wrote:

ok who can finish this, cos its been wrecking my head for ages, then i stumbled upon this beauty of a thread

knock knock open wide,
see whats on the other side
knock knock................
come with me through the magic door.

I think it was

knock knock open wide,
see whats on the other side
knock knock anymore
come with me through the magic door.

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#23 27-03-2005 11:21PM

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The_Edge wrote:

I think it was

knock knock open wide,
see whats on the other side
knock knock anymore
come with me through the magic door.

Yup, that's what I remember too.

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#24 28-03-2005 10:41AM

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Bosco was heavily repeated.

It started in 1979 and they stopped producing episodes in 1985.
About 150 in total.

A DVD featuring say 6 episodes plus maybe a documentary would be good.
Also a Wanderly Wagon one - they do have some episodes left.

Probably won't happen though, RTE are woeful at promoting their archive shows

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#25 28-03-2005 10:58AM

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Been looking on the web for "Flaherty's Garden", but can't find anything. Any links anybody?

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#26 19-04-2005 11:46AM

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nlgbbbblth wrote:

A DVD featuring say 6 episodes plus maybe a documentary

A "Behind The Laughter" type thing would be special!

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#27 19-04-2005 11:55AM

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I had all but forgotten about the McSpuds, Pure class they were

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#28 20-04-2005 03:06PM

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i hated bosco but my sister loved it and made me watch it!!!!!!!

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#29 20-04-2005 05:16PM

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simu wrote:

Some of those magic door things have marked me profoundly as a person!

Remember the one with the fuzzy black dog in a garden with fruit trees?

Strangely the one that stuck with me the most was when they went to the sausage factory. Strange.

My favorite Bosco memories:

- The Magic Ball and the power of CG at the time. Bounce the ball Philip, pretend that it is there PRETEND!!!

- That one episode where they locked Bosco in the big box because he was naughty. Talk about traumatic!!! The male presenter even sat on the box so Bosco was trapped. I think that is why I am now claustrophobic!

- # Someday I'll be big, someday I'll be big, someday I'll be bi--ig and then I'll be a farmer # Repeat ad infinitum.

- #Tidy up, goodbye goodbye, put everything back in its box. See you soon, goodbye goodbye, and remember now - YOU'RE THE TOPS!#

- The 'ahem' big chested presenter. I think her name was Suzie.

- Bosco's TARDIS-like home. I wonder how many porno mags where stuffed under that bed.

So many memories.

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#30 28-05-2007 09:15PM

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abccormac wrote:

"woof" said flaherty

Ok, looking back on this now - this flaherty thing scares me. Was there a crow or something in this segment too? I'm going to have to buy the bosco dvd's now to investigate.

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#31 28-05-2007 09:17PM

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Auld thread! Who was those two mala type aliens that were on it (or was I dreaming)?

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