The Singing Ringing Tree (1959)
In a conversation with a work colleague, Andy, the other week we got talking about our memories of childhood TV.
One of my favourite shows was Rubovia, a Gordon Murray production before the glory days of the Trumptonshire stories. One of Andy’s was The Singing Ringing Tree.
While I had recollections of the name, the images of the show didn’t come readily to mind. That was until I looked it up on YouTube.
And I have to admit, as a children’s TV show it had everything:
- a princess
- a man in a scary-looking, poorly-constructed bear suit
- a dwarf who can freeze waterfalls
- a weird, giant fish
- a woman beating ice with a shoe
- and a terrible English translation
It certainly puts Pokémon in its rightful place in the history of children’s TV! You’d never find Pikachu beating ice with any form of ladies’ footwear. I think that stands as a testimony to itself.
And they say that it was in the 60s that they started taking drugs!!! Proof, perhaps, that some were dabbling at the end of the previous decade.
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July 21st, 2007 at 4:52 pm
what the…..
July 21st, 2007 at 4:59 pm
or perhaps more accurately, there’s 9:27 of my life that I’ll never see again….
July 21st, 2007 at 8:45 pm
Makes me feel quite stoned just watching it. Considering that it is utterly insane, bizarre, avant garde stuff, they have obviously spent a lot of money making the massive sets, money that may have been better spent on a more convincing bear costume…
July 23rd, 2007 at 12:24 pm
Laugh out loud to both comments.
I absolutely agree Steve. That costume looks as though it was made as part of a Primary 5 class project.
Imagine how Star Wars would have been if Chewbacca had looked like that!
July 23rd, 2007 at 12:36 pm
I’m still suffering from post-traumatic stress after watching it when I was 5
July 23rd, 2007 at 12:42 pm
… as it appears are others. See The Singing Ringing Tree review. (Thanks to Andy for the URI.)