For Australian Eyes Only

[Matt]

Well i guess non Aussies can watch, it just wont make any sense to you....

Am I the only one on the board old enough for this to raise a nostalgic grin?

 

[alflauren]

Isn't that Waltzing Matilda?

 

[Matt]

the melody is but the words are changed. Its the title credits to a kids show called Secret Valley that was on in ~1980

 

[faustian bargain]

hey, did you guys get 'James the Cat' over there? i don't know if it's strictly australian or not though...they are showing reruns of it on the satellite channel 'Sprout' these days. my kids and i like it.

 

[chrysalid]

Originally Posted by faustian bargain

hey, did you guys get 'James the Cat' over there? i don't know if it's strictly australian or not though...they are showing reruns of it on the satellite channel 'Sprout' these days. my kids and i like it.

James the cat? as in the cartoon james the cat?? as in: "my name's james (duh dududu duh), james the cat (du...), i've had fame (du...), money - and all that (du...), now i'm here (du...), grooooowing fat - chaaasing birds and butterfly's du du james the cat"

i also seem to remember a somewhat peevish kangaroo named frieda.

or are we thinking of different james the cat's?

 

[faustian bargain]

Originally Posted by chrysalid

James the cat? as in the cartoon james the cat?? as in: "my name's james (duh dududu duh), james the cat (du...), i've had fame (du...), money - and all that (du...), now i'm here (du...), grooooowing fat - chaaasing birds and butterfly's du du james the cat"

i also seem to remember a somewhat peevish kangaroo named frieda.

or are we thinking of different james the cat's?

nope, that's the one.