Bill and Ben the flower pot men Had a language all of their own, even if they do sound a little drunk now, they were big stars when I was a kid. Be warned heavy reference to pot and weed .
Yup, me too in the early fifties, my sister and me both kneeling over the arm of an easy chair, watching this on a Bush TV53 b&w television, I'd give a lot to be back there now.
Oh heck, I’m 75 and l remember them saying, alobadob or something similar. How lovely to see this on you tube. A different time, life, century and country. ❤️
I too am 75, and it is so good to see this again - such happy memories of watching this with my late Mum. This has reduced me to tears - where has the time gone - such innocence.
Charming and recalls happy magical days watching this as a toddler with my lovely late mum and baby brother . Brings a tear to my eye and makes you realise how lucky you were to be kiddies in those lovely days in an old England now sadly gone for ever .
Living in a farm cottage,in the early 60s,watching this show along,with The Wooden Tops,Andy Pandy and Tales of the River Bank,such fantastic memories,brings a lump to the throat of a grown man....Thanks for posting this...!!!!
@@dawnfinch8232 Yes,such innocent times,simple tv,which we loved,coupled with Listen with Mother on the radio...I cant see young children today being enthralled as much as we were.
Andy Pandy was the first gay man on TV, Lubby lou tackled up, but Andy goes to basket with little Ted. The onion.. I'm rather stiff, would not get away that in 2023 😪
My brother used to sit and watch this, mezmorized, wide eyes, mouthing every word, weeeeed, floba dob, he wet himself when the Gardener came down the path! Seventeen he was!😀
This was absolute magic to watch. I'm 73 now and the simpleness (is that a word?) of childhood came flowing back. I'm just a bit worried that I won't get their lingo like, 'FLOB-A-LOP', out my head when I try to drop off to sleep. Anyway, 'FLOB-A-LOP' to all Bill and Ben lovers. I'm off to search for some Noddy, next, though that will probably be too action-packed after this. Smiles.
I'm sad that most of us who remember these shows will be dead soon, it's been an honor to be a part of your generation. Although Bill and Ben spoke mostly gibberish and I could take very little from it, I can honestly say that Weed has played an influencial role in my life.
couple of minutes in i remembered the flowerpot men's lingo again, god bless the flobberdot men, and Mother thank you for watching this with me for a few years before i started infants school! god bless.
Oh my. Great memories. We, of a certain age, remember this only too well along with all the other Watch With Mother shows. Transported back in time. Thank you!!
Im thankful i got to have a healthy and simple childhood, growing up when things happened slowly and magically. Can't imagine modern kids being able to handle the simplicity now.
It was so lovely to come across this video of Bill and Ben and off cause Weed. I loved to watch it when i was a little girl. It has brought back such wonderful memories. Thank you
memories of being a milk monitor in winter and playing footy on the fields of summer. I am so happy to have lived in Sunderland and spent my kid years in the 60s with Bill and Ben and Roxy and Zappa in the 70s and wore a green corduroy jacket in the 80s down in that London
Bill&Ben probably my favourite until Fireball XL5 came along. Ice inside the windows. No 3d bit for the meter. I read The Hornet because everyone else got Beano.
Golly gee...I am left nonplussed by this. I kind of love how...it feels like something terrible is going to happen at any moment. And Weed is weirdly alluring.
Maria Bird did the narration. Love this We had picture book Monday, Andy Pandy Tuesday, Bill and Ben Wednesday ,Rag,Tag, & BobtailThursday, and Friday was The Wooden Tops ( with the biggest spotty dog you have ever seen). Talk about having one foot in the grave by remembering these!
Having just seen The Woodentops - Bill and Ben, my favourites. I should go to bed, but memory lane is pulling me. I gather they took them off because of the lack of language - can't have imagination now can we! The best one for me was the lovely white squirrel.
I remember watching Bill n" Ben in Watch With Mother, I'd watch at home and when I started school. Those were good days. None of the violence, drugs, religious fanatics, illegal immagrants and no gender bias with preferred pronouns. You were either male or female. If you wanted to swap gender one did it without forcing it down societies throats. We also had Free Speech which we seem to be quick to be rid of these day's.
Just a question, how per se is anyone forcing it down society’s throat now? Providing that you don’t personally know a trαns person, how exactly must you accommodate for them? I really don’t understand the levels of knicker-twisting over this. Also, there was absolutely vι olence, drugs, crime, and that sort of thing in those days- you were just probably a kid and therefore didn’t notice it. Also also, free speech? Really? All the “red scare” stuff that led to quite a lot of the west having an aneurysm at the thought of any vague lεft-wing policies? All the censoring of books that were perceived as “commuπist” (including 1984)? Look, all that to say it’s understandable to reminisce but please don’t wear the rose tinted glasses all the time. Now, back to the video about puppets who speak Inkling.
Watching watch with mother back in the 1960s brings back so many happy memories for me. If I remember rightly the BBC only ever produced 26 episodes of Bill and Benn and all they did was keep repeating them over and over again but they kept us children happy 😊❤
I remember watching this when I was 4 yrs old in England. We shortly moved to Canada but I never forgot Bill and Ben the flower pot mean of the one with the Hampster in the motorboat going down the river and all the characters were real animals.
Loved it! Here`s a `Bill and Ben` Joke. Bill and Ben are at the Pub; Bill says "Ooh, Flobbalobalob, Flibbaddy lob" Ben sighs and replies "Smashed again Bill! You just can`t hold your ale - I'm taking you Home!"
I was born in 1958, I watched these shows as a toddler/preschooler and in school holidays later. I remember the series and also other WWM series, but not individual episodes. I now know that only 26 episodes of each were made so each programme was repeated every six months.
I remembered the signature tune and its words with instant recall as well as Little Weed's song. Didn't there used to also be a tortoise? It has brought back some happy times from my preschool years. I'd love to turn the clock back!
Oh I do agree with the older people I am 70 and loved these. Wooden tops.andy and Pandy. Didn't like picture book very much.tales from the riverbank and rag tag and bobtail.
Only through here I am catching up on it, I am way too young as well and from the states. Now l get the crack when somebody commented elsewhere on a video that seems to be gone that he suspects bill and Ben were welsh. I am part welsh too.
Hilda Brabben wrote the original 3 stories. Inspired by her two florist brothers of the same names she took the stories to the BBC where they were aired on the wireless programme Listen With mother.
this takes my back to watching this with mum cousin ray and aunty nancy in 4 mindelgief rd newport quent south wales uk in 1960 it ONLY seems like yesterday but a marvlous time when children were ALLOWED TO INNOCENT AND PLAYFUL
@@sixtieschild1035 There's also a lot of things that were withheld from children back in the 50s and 60s. For example, I have it on good authority that Mummy Woodentop had a serious drink problem and Daddy Woodentop used to kick the biggest spotty dog you ever did see when he had a bad run on the horses.
