When you’re bored in the car…
…everyone take a role and sing Danny Boy Muppet-style – personally, I love being Beaker.
Also, while we’re on the Muppets, I’m sure you know the Mana Mana song – but have you seen the original? I kind of like it – it’s more hairy, freestylin’ beeboppin’ beatnik than the monster/alien version. The girls remind me of Gweneth Paltrow for some reason.
And while we’re on good, vintage silliness which the kids will love, we watched The Goodies – Kitten Kong (in three parts) this morning in hysterics. Amelia is at just the right age (the age when I must have been watching the Goodies at 6pm followed by Dr Who at 6.30) and thought it was fabulous. Lily asked “is that real?” a lot but still loved it.
I’m off to write 500 words.
Goodie goodie gum yum!The Goodies and Dr Who were also a big part of my childhood. Oh the good ole days.
love it! That version of Manamana song is the best and that is sooooo Gwyneth Paltrow!!!Thanks for the smiles this morning 🙂
Thanks so much for showing The Goodies. Oh my god such a walk down memory lane.
When are you going to post a clip of you impersonating Beaker??? xx
Oh how we love the muppets at the moment…. the show with Julie Andrews singing the Goat Herd sing from the sound of Music is a firm favourite with our five year olds and the almost two year old LOVES the Manamana song!
Wonderful! Oh I do love Animal ( it is animal isn’t it?)Thank you!
We got a Goodies DVD from the library a couple of months ago – Audrey liked Kitten Kong the best, too. Perhaps not quite so much as Matt & I, though. Love the Goodies.The mana mana song will be in my head for the rest of the day now!
Ok, I will be animal then…I recently bought the muppet show DVD’s & the kids (&i ) are enjoying watching them, although they have NO IDEA who any of the guest starts are!
The goodies were a big part of my childhood too, I used to think it was hilarious!
I hadn’t ever seen the Muppets version of Danny Boy.Oh, how I laughed!!!Many thanks.I’ve bought loads of viewing for my kids from my childhood including Season 1 of the Muppets (which we all love).Must see if I can get some Goodies on DVD.Andi 🙂
I am told that kitten kong freaked me out so much as a toddler that the goodies theme song made me a little hysterical. Good times!
Oh man ! I loved the muppets….
Oh this is great. I’d never seen this one. It’ll last me a while 😀
Oh Claire, I love the Muppets doing Danny Boy I laugh and Laugh every time.I have to paste this link here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgUnYzXU-Fo
it is my most ever fav ‘ famous person onSesame Street’ Clip.I have little ones and sing a version of this to them every night.Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.,Cheers
Oh I laughed at Danny Boy, then a friend gave me this link to Beaker doing Ode to Joy http://tinyurl.com/5mlcj3 – more car fun?
I was laughing so hard that I spat on my computer screen….