There was ‘Rainbow' featuring Zippy, George and Bungle, <br />And quiz show, ‘On Safari', which was set in the jungle. <br />There was ‘Mr Benn' in his black suit and bowler hat, <br />And ‘Postman Pat', along with Jess, his beloved cat. <br /> <br />There was ‘Pitkins', ‘Fingerbobs' and ‘Hector's House', <br />And fearless, crime-fighting rodent, ‘Dangermouse'. <br />There was Crystal Tipps and her dog, Alistair, <br />And the marmalade-loving, ‘Paddington Bear'. <br /> <br />There was ‘Jim'll Fix It', where dreams came true, <br />‘A Handful of Songs' and ‘Why Don't You? ' <br />There was ‘Mary, Mungo and Midge' living in a flat, <br />Gordon the Gopher, and superstar, Roland the Rat. <br /> <br />There was ‘Rupert The Bear' and ‘Sally And Jake', <br />And ‘Blue Peter', which featured things to make. <br />There was ‘Andy Pandy' and friend, Looby-Loo, <br />‘Bagpuss', ‘Barnaby' and the cosmic ‘Button Moon'. <br /> <br />There was ‘Playdays', ‘Playschool' and ‘Playaway', <br />And spiders, Itsy and Bitsy helped host ‘Paperplay'. <br />There were flowerpots inhabited by ‘Bill and Ben', <br />And we experienced various moods of the ‘Mr Men'. <br /> <br />There was ‘Superted', ‘Noddy' and ‘Rentaghost', <br />And ‘Emu's World', with Rod Hull as the host. <br />There was ‘Trumpton', ‘Chigley', and ‘Camberwick Green', <br />And ‘Wombles' in Wimbledon keeping the Common clean. <br /> <br />There was ‘Basil Brush', ‘The Smurfs' and ‘Captain Pugwash', <br />And Lady Penelope of ‘Thunderbirds', who was really posh. <br />‘The Magic Roundabout', had a theme tune which was merry. <br />There was ‘Rugrats', ‘Penelope Pitstop' and ‘Tom And Jerry'. <br /> <br />As children, we watch TV, and many characters, we befriend, <br />But as we grow up, those special relationships come to an end. <br />Even as adults, those carefree days we will never ever forget; <br />We will always remember the fun we had, and the people we met.<br /><br />Angela Wybrow<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/tv-memories/
