The Prof - Vision On (Tony Hart) 

I didn't remember a lot from Vision On but this guy I do remember. He stood out for me. As a kid I liked his hair and face. Also anyone called "The Prof" got my attention. Some of these sequences are very inventive, clever and funny and looking at it now I am quite impressed.

Always loved the surreal humour, as the jokes were far less predictable. Together with stop motion and the excellent choice in musical accompaniment, the short clips were the highlight of every Vision On episode for me.

I LOVED the Prof.

Always my fave part of Vision On.No surprise he worked with Spike.Brilliant use of the medium, and a British Comic Hero.

In about 1977 or 78 I was a student studying graphic design at Norwich School of Art. Technically those were rather primitive times and I had occasion to go over to the University of East Anglia, the UEA and use their much more sophisticated Audio Visual equipment. As I was being escorted to the department I needed, I turned in youthful amazement when I saw none other than the Prof from Vision On, David Cleveland. My escort saw the direction of my gaze, turned to me and said “Yes he is and don’t mention it to him.” Apparently he was working at the UEA as an film maker.

Thanks for this. Happy childhood memories.

Interesting to hear the Prof's voice. The music used for the Prof films was also the theme of an ITV daytime show called Jokers Wild.

小学就看过这个视频了，童年的回忆啊！

Loved it in a strange way.

I like the one where he tries hunting a bunny in Tubes and Tunnels.

David did some shorts for Anglia TV, but their work (as a team) was mostly for VO. Cleveland worked at what used to be Ealing as a young man, editing works by Milligan, Sellers etc which clearly influenced the Prof character and helped in terms of editing technique but most effects were don 'in camera' during shooting. Remember, this is all done with film not video so the timing is astounding really.

Oooh man did I really see the one where he got on a chair that was going past and got eaten by a piano, or am I just imagining that particular childhood horror?

3:24 Shouldn't those vegetables be throwing rotten people at him?

What was the name of the tune he always made his videos to?

He's my cousin :)

I like the one with the bunny and the woman dressed as a bunny.

frickin hilarious! did this performer do anything other than VO?

Was he a Professor at the time or become a Professor subsequently??

So funny