I loved Basil Brush as a nipper in the 70s and 80s. He really was family entertainment, jokes for young and old. I grew up with the Mr Roy years, every Saturday evening. It was this or the Emu Broadcasting Company. I wish I could find it on RU-vid, but my favourite Basil joke is he bought a new TV. It's got knobs on the front, a speaker on the side and an instalment behind! Boom Boom!
I simply loved Bazil Brush.. I use to collect soaps as a child and remember having 1 of them.. Also had the bubble bath potion in bottle form of Bazil.. Today, at the age of 50, 3 puzzles came into the second hand shop I work at so I bought them.. Purely for nostalgia lol..
You want to check out the adult version of Rainbow! Here's some teasers... (Geoffrey) "Hello Rod, Jane and Freddie! We could hear you banging away out the back there!" (Zippy) "I've got a big red one!" (Bungle) "I play with myself all the time!"
I love Lulu's Glasgay accent, aye buts she's a gallus, gallus wee lassie, so she is. I live in Glasgow now and a lot of folk don't have time for her because of that posh English accent, I guess she was probably advised to do speak like that to get work, saying that Cilla kept her accent, sort of.
I miss the days of good TV shows even back then the kids shows were fun now it's all rainbow flags and pronouns we should bring back classic basil brush and burn the damn rainbow flags!
I was 5 years old when this was aired. While I dont remember fully this episode, the fact that i remember Basil Brush and this type of entertainment makes me look at my 9 year old son and think what wholesome entertainment is he missing out on. Its Fortnight and other games this generation seem to hold onto too like me at 5 years old with Basil Brush. I guess this is the future memory's of the next generation???
The original Basil Brush was worked and voiced by Ivan Owen, who sadly died in 2000. The new Basil Brush is very poor, compared to the old cravat wearing puppet, which had character and a posher voice. The old Basil puppet's face did however look very bobbly, like it had been put in the washing machine too much. Great days !
Erwin ally I prefer the original basil brush because aswell he looks so much more cuddly and more funnier with comedy and the original show does actual sketches and with guest stars more too.
