British tv series 70's with mechanical owl / metallic talking bird

[fatgaz]

Hi, have been discussing old tv progs and someone asked what the name of the metalic bird was in a 70s or 80s kids tv program. a few of us seemed to remember it was made up of metal feathers, its head moved and it may have been french. and its not Proffessor Yaffle.
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[sixtyten]

Re: 70s-80s kids tv prog inc a metallic talking bird

Iron Chicken from The Clangers?

[Heather74]

Re: 70s-80s kids tv prog inc a metallic talking bird

I was thinking the owl from Greenclaws.

[fatgaz]

Re: 70s-80s kids tv prog inc a metallic talking bird

no not iron chicken or owl from Greenclaws.

I am not sure if the bird was sat on a counter or a bar top?

[Heather74]

Re: 70s-80s kids tv prog inc a metallic talking bird

oh that does sound familiar! thinking cap is on

[The Lurker In The Shadows]

Re: 70s-80s kids tv prog inc a metallic talking bird

Sounds very much like the phoenix from the 70s version of "The Phoenix and the Carpet".
Little Gems - The Phoenix and the Carpet by E Nesbit, Dramatised for the BBC by John Tully

[Danny]

Re: 70s-80s kids tv prog inc a metallic talking bird

Think you've got it nailed there Lurker

I kept getting that owl thing from 'Clash of the Titans' stuck in my head

[fatgaz]

Re: 70s-80s kids tv prog inc a metallic talking bird

No. Thanks Danny but I have looked at the pheonix and the carpet. this particluar bird had big feathers more like fish scales, its head moved and it could talk, and if i am correct it was an oily blue colour.
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[Heather74]

Re: 70s-80s kids tv prog inc a metallic talking bird

Oh oily blue rules out the one I was thinking of

Back to the search

[rossobantam]

Re: 70s-80s kids tv prog inc a metallic talking bird

Think you've got it nailed there Lurker

I kept getting that owl thing from 'Clash of the Titans' stuck in my head

my EXACT thoughts Danny!!!

[LoopDe]

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It is the owl from Clash Of The Titans isnt it? Bubo was its name.

[laurenm]

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Was it from bagpuss the bird called the proffesor?

[Richard1978]

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Was it from bagpuss the bird called the proffesor?

Wasn't Prof. Yaffle a wooden book end, though he might have looked a bit metallic?

[mazzer]

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It wasn't "The Singing Ringing Tree" was it?

[Woffski]

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Its a long shot but Wye Bird from You and Me ?