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The Den on RTE TWO

Denzil2222 · 2010-09-12 23:31:50

The den rte two's long running childrens show (more of a tv station in recent years) is coming to an end in the next couple of weeks, who here remembers all the good times on the den ? Remember zig and zag? Dustin doing the flap flaps? Socky's blue bucket? Don conroy drawing owls? Ray darcy fighting with ted the panda?

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#62 13-09-2010 11:19am
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Just found this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCv4iyPqZKQ

The entire episode is up there. A good 40 mins of laughs.

I am trying to explain to the lads in work why I am almost in tears laughing at Zig and Zag, but they dont get it(Czechs).

I was looking for a clip. It was the day after the budget and they were apologizing for not being on the day before, due to the budget, and Zig goes, "I dont know why they show it any way because it only makes people upset". I thought it was hilarious.

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#63 13-09-2010 11:28am
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RTE JUNIOR Is the name of the format that will replace the den.

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#64 13-09-2010 11:48am
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Ah no it just gets worse! Once they took Ray darcy off it slowly went downhill, then no dustin, then its just socky and that blonde girl in the mornings! it wont be the den anymore, no matter what they call it tbh.

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#65 13-09-2010 11:51am
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But..but...but....Rayyyyyyyyyyyyy

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#66 13-09-2010 11:56am
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I always loved when someone threw Ted at Ray D'Arcy and he had to pretend to fight it

Also whenever Podge was on and Dustin went mad at him

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#67 13-09-2010 11:58am
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Aww no, this makes me sad. Though it has been awful for a long time now, suppose it's time to get rid of it. It was great in the early years though, fond memories.

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#68 13-09-2010 12:00pm
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the Den is just terrible now.

Bloody kids today would rather know how their porfolios are doing in the stock market than see Dustin drive Gay Byrne and Louis Walsh insane.

Go on ya good thing!
Is the greatest quote of the 90's

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#69 13-09-2010 12:09pm
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I remember fridays at about half 4 they used to have the turtles on the old turtles the classic cartoon from the 90s with the April ONeill character with the huge knockers.

But i remember sitting down in my nans every week religiously and having chips from the chipper and watching the cartoons. Then going out and playing football. I miss those days.

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#70 13-09-2010 12:12pm
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Was there ever a dark skinned girl on The Den?

She is a presenter for some other RTE shows. I think its some music/pop show for teens.

Anyone know who she is?

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#71 13-09-2010 12:14pm
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Was she not velcro girl on 2phat too?

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#72 13-09-2010 12:14pm
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Gummy Panda wrote: »

Was there ever a dark skinned girl on The Den?

She is a presenter for some other RTE shows. I think its some music/pop show for teens.

Anyone know who she is?

Liz Bonin???

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#73 13-09-2010 12:17pm
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Used to love how Dustin used to always say he wouldn't pay his tv licence cos of the rubbish on RTE!

Dustin: "Gay Byrne doesn't have a tv licence either!"
Ray: "Ah now you can't be saying that, it's not true"
Dustin: "It is true, he told me!"
Ray: *head in hands*

Dustin and Snotser, two cowboy builders but they had a great chipper

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#74 13-09-2010 12:22pm
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kfallon wrote: »

Liz Bonin???

ah yes. Thank you.

Bonnin completed a master's in wild animal biology at the Zoological Society of London and the Royal Veterinary College in September 2008.

She's hawt and probably knows how to rub a panda belly!

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#75 13-09-2010 12:28pm
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The Briggan, the Brack, the Noggin & the Fermot!

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#76 13-09-2010 12:33pm
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How did they get away with it? Listen at 1:04. 'Stupid c#nt'!

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#77 13-09-2010 12:34pm
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ffs I can't view the YouTube clips in work, will have to check all this out when I get home!

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#78 13-09-2010 12:34pm
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Was that podge saying it? cant listen in work but if it is see http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=67976473&postcount=44

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#79 13-09-2010 12:35pm
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Klim wrote: »

How did they get away with it? Listen at 1:04. 'Stupid c#nt'!

I think he actually says "Stupid Country"

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#80 13-09-2010 12:37pm
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Klim wrote: »

How did they get away with it? Listen at 1:04. 'Stupid c#nt'!

It really does sound a lot like c*nt! But I think it's more along the lines of "stupid. C'uh!" As a guttural sound of indifference, along the lines of a tut. Kinda like the 'cuh' sound in Cor blimey.

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#81 13-09-2010 12:39pm
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ironictoaster wrote: »

How has no one posted this yet, so so funny. Just the innocence of it all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0S1VmlHb0Y

I know it sounds excessive but I nearly vomited with the laughter didn't think I would be able to stop laughing!

Excellent! The way Snotzer answers the questions anyway! Good man Snotzer!

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#82 13-09-2010 12:53pm
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Ah lads & lasses, this thread has me all teary-eyed and nostalgic. Now you know why school days were the best of your life, it wasn't the actual days in school it was the coming home after to The Den!

I'm now singing the theme tune to 'Booli' (spelling?) in me head now, the Irish snowman!

Fear sneachta ban,
Hata ar a cheann
Sin e Booli

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#83 13-09-2010 12:55pm
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syklops wrote: »

I think he actually says "Stupid Country"

Aye, I think you're right. Still, can you ever see anything like that getting broadcast today? No way a kids programme now would let a risque remark like that through.

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#84 13-09-2010 1:00pm
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Anyone remember "Rays:)Rave" cant find it on you tube

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#85 13-09-2010 1:01pm
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Anyone remember the Toy Grand Prix? Now that was quality television!

Or how about the quizzes they used to do? The Yes/No Gameshow, the Big Bus Quiz, the Furry Green Telly Quiz and the Furry Blue Telly Quiz.

Ah, memories.

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#86 13-09-2010 1:09pm
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Sigh i remember when my dog got ran over in fronmt of me when i was a kid the only thing i could think of doing was watching the DEN and tears running down my cheecks and roars coming out of me, but it was the only thing i could think of doing. it was like one of them safe happy places people go...

sigh must watch zig and zag DVD again tonight

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#87 13-09-2010 1:11pm
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Just remembered the christmas no.1 song they had out.

Christmas is comin dustin's gettin fat
zuppy is blue and zag is still a twat

How did they get away with saying twat. I also used to love dustin's song ' I was born in little bray' its a rip off of born in the usa, ah those where the days.

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#88 13-09-2010 1:12pm
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SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Anyone remember "Rays:)Rave" cant find it on you tube

This has a bit of Rays Rave if that's what you mean?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGaoUuYN8mY

"Yeah, ya twat!"

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#89 13-09-2010 1:37pm
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Does anybody remember Francis boylon jr the final presenter of the normal den ?

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#90 13-09-2010 1:37pm
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SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Anyone remember "Rays:)Rave" cant find it on you tube

Yup, i know what your on about. For a few months in 93/94??? every now & then they'd have a rays rave moment. Maybe 30 seconds of rave music & ray & the lads would be hopping around to the sound of proper rave tunes for a while.:pac:

Another funny & original feature of the Den.

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#91 13-09-2010 1:40pm
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Denzil2222 wrote: »

Does anybody remember Francis boylon jr the final presenter of the normal den ?

I know he came along after i got too old to watch the Den (although can you ever be too old to watch it?) but he's probably the least memorable presenter in any case. The show was starting to die when he came along.

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