Glen Michael- Was he suspect?

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 24 Apr 2007, 09:51

I caught a clip of Cartoon Cavalcade the other day. That guy gave me the creeps am I alone in this? For some reason or other he reminded me of Casey Kasem (spelling) who used to the Billboard 100 on American Forces Radio and on TV>

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 24 Apr 2007, 09:59

Porty wrote:I caught a clip of Cartoon Cavalcade the other day. That guy gave me the creeps am I alone in this?

Creepy doesn't cover it.

Do you remember, he held conversations with his desklamp? He was a dangerously disturbed psycho.

Probably.

On the plus side though, he showed Caspar cartoons. Which for some reason I really liked when I was about 8 years old.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 24 Apr 2007, 10:01

I liked him as well, Caspar I mean. In fact Caspar is my password for the DB at work. He did talk to that desklamp, what was its name?

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 24 Apr 2007, 10:29

Porty wrote:He did talk to that desklamp, what was its name?

It was called Palladin or something like that, I think.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 24 Apr 2007, 10:36

That's right, it was way too spooky. He had the Val Doonican look about him, Glen did.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 24 Apr 2007, 10:50

Porty wrote:That's right, it was way too spooky. He had the Val Doonican look about him, Glen did.

Nooooooooo - you're so wrong there.

As an eight year old I would have had no qualms at sitting on Val's lap and having him sing me "Scarlet Ribbons" or "Paddy McGinty's Goat".

I would however, have instinctively known to run away screaming from Glen and his "magic lamp"!

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 24 Apr 2007, 11:06

I agree with you on that ecm I liked Val Doonigan when I was a nipper.

I got so fed up with Cartooon Cavalcade as it became more like the Glen Michael show and showed less cartoons and more of him and his stupid lamp.

seashell · Post by **seashell** » 24 Apr 2007, 11:23

Then there were the sad parents who sent in loving detailed birthday cards for their sprogs - all to have the dubious pleasure of having Glen read them out on air.

Luckily, this was one programme STV didn't export (at least, not to N.I.) - the sole purpose was to terrify Scottish kiddies. Mind you, when you parents warned of the dangers of talking to strangers, they could point to Glen as a fine example.

I do seem to remember that he had suspiciously luxuriant hair...

I did rather like Rudi the dachshund - how on earth could they replace him with that stupid Paladin???

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 24 Apr 2007, 11:29

I' forgotten about Rudi. He was cute.
I hated that lamp (as if we didn't guess it was Glen's voice used for it!!).

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 24 Apr 2007, 12:56

nuh neh na na na

nuh neh NA na na

de de de de de de de de de de di de de de de .. (boom boom) GREAT!

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 24 Apr 2007, 13:13

I had a BBC childhood

Only because that was the only signal our tele could get

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 25 Apr 2007, 09:45

Dadaist wrote:nuh neh na na na

nuh neh NA na na

de de de de de de de de de de di de de de de .. (boom boom) GREAT!

Not to be a big sook or owt, but I would've thought you too young to remember CC.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 25 Apr 2007, 10:08

two of the cartoons were Fantastic Four and Atom Ant

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 25 Apr 2007, 10:25

I loved I say I loved Foghorn Leghorn

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 25 Apr 2007, 20:16

Husband and daughter's favourite----- Tom and Jerry
I felt sorry for poor old wolf in " Roadrunner"!! Beep! Beep!

That bird was oh so smart!!!

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 25 Apr 2007, 21:58

Oh dear Arachnid your age is showing it wasn't a wolf it was a coyote.
'Wile E Coyote' was his name

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 25 Apr 2007, 22:25

might've known I'd get it wrong!!!

They're both members of the dog family, so I was on the right canine link!!!

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 25 Apr 2007, 22:26

Well what can I say is a minnow the same as a shark then

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 25 Apr 2007, 22:31

Now, now, Spidey and Snakey, play nicely!!

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 25 Apr 2007, 22:34

Black Mamba wrote:Well what can I say is a minnow the same as a shark then

Fishes are usually understood to include the jawless vertebrates such as the lamprey and hagfish; and the shark, ray, chimaera, lungfish, and bony fishes. The latter group includes the forms most commonly known as fish.
In other words yes!!!!
Athough sharks have got bigger teeth!!!!

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 25 Apr 2007, 22:37

Poppy wrote:Now, now, Spidey and Snakey, play nicely!!

Poppy we do this quite often!!!

Bit like "my garden's bigger than yours", sort of thing

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 25 Apr 2007, 22:48

arachnid wrote:
Poppy wrote:Now, now, Spidey and Snakey, play nicely!!
Poppy we do this quite often!!!
Bit like "my garden's bigger than yours", sort of thing

Better than the male version of mine's bigger than yours!

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 25 Apr 2007, 22:49

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 25 Apr 2007, 22:53

Black Mamba wrote:

Dunno what's making you snigger, BM, but I was meaning...um...er...

Night Night!!

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 26 Apr 2007, 13:01

Sorry Poppy I was sniggering at Arachnid. Your post popped while I was writing my reply.
It's confusing at our age!!!!!!!!!

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