huckleberry finn and his friends

[George 1978]

It was on BBC1 on Thursday afternoons from January to March and September to December 1982. Repeated March to September 1984.

BBC 1 on weekday mornings at 9:40 from July to August 1985.

I think it was repeated on ITV or C4 in the 1990s.

It was always one of those foreign imports which were shown on school holiday mornings - stripped at the same time each weekday morning; rubbing shoulders with repeats of Why Don't You? and Jackanory; Cheggers Goes Pop and something with horses or gymnastics in it.

Some ITV regions had it in 1990 - Central had it on Fridays (and later Mondays) at 5.10 pm, while Yorkshire had it on Saturday lunchtimes.

It's great that Rewind TV has been showing it at the moment.

[Flash Gordon]

This is a nice documentary I saw on Rewind TV, who have been showing the series:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yet...=SebastianRoth

[Arran]

It was on BBC1 on Thursday afternoons from January to March and September to December 1982. Repeated March to September 1984.

BBC 1 on weekday mornings at 9:40 from July to August 1985.

I think it was repeated on ITV or C4 in the 1990s.

[George 1978]

I know that some episodes were shown (and repeated) in 1990 - in the Central region they were shown after Children's ITV at 5.10 pm on Fridays, later moving to Mondays. I know that on Good Friday that year (Friday the 13th!) it was on after a showing of the Disney's Dumbo film. Around the time when Batman was seen in the same slot on Mondays, and Blockbusters was seen on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

[Flash Gordon]

I found a nostalgia channel called Rewind yesterday and had a huge wave of nostalgia when I saw they were showing Huckleberry Finn and his Friends. It might sound a bit sappy, but when that music started playing I welled up a little! I hadn't heard it for 35 years and it took me right back to childhood.

[darren]

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Thanks for that, I used to LOVE HF&HF - I even had a schoolgirl crush on Huck and couldn't figure out why all the girls in the show fancied Tom Sawyer, who was a shrimp in comparison. Sigh......

What about The Wonder Years? Every time I hear that Joe Cocker song I can hear the narrator say "Winnie Cooper......"

i think the reason they fancied tom is he was a bad boy.
he sure could handle himself as we see in the show.
i remember a fight he had with a fella bigger and taller than tom on a small woode a bridge.

[darren]

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Thanks for that, I used to LOVE HF&HF - I even had a schoolgirl crush on Huck and couldn't figure out why all the girls in the show fancied Tom Sawyer, who was a shrimp in comparison. Sigh......

What about The Wonder Years? Every time I hear that Joe Cocker song I can hear the narrator say "Winnie Cooper......"

tom and huck where complete opposites.

tom was always p;aying pranks and getting in fights.
huck was more sensible.

[mazzer]

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Thanks for that, I used to LOVE HF&HF - I even had a schoolgirl crush on Huck and couldn't figure out why all the girls in the show fancied Tom Sawyer, who was a shrimp in comparison. Sigh......

What about The Wonder Years? Every time I hear that Joe Cocker song I can hear the narrator say "Winnie Cooper......"

[Falco]

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And Heidi - Don't forget Heidi...

[darren]

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i was right regarding my last post.
the new cast member was blu mankuma who first appeared in ep 14 he played jim.
here is the link to the opening credits of that episode.
link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYKUyvB5tqY

[darren]

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hi retto.

i think it was shown on itv as well.
im near sure it was.

watching the episodes at the minute.
one im watching is where tom and becky get lost in the caves.

im near sure there was an extra member in the cast at the opening credits.
the fella was a dark skinned lad.

[RetroAEROSMITH]

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I remember it in the timeslot left by Grangehill or maybe a slot before newsround?? - standout moments were the bible tickets scam, the loose tooth and the cotton to tie up the top collar to show he hadnt been bunking from school...i also really enjoyed the runaway few episodes where they returned for their own funerals..

You can buy the boxset (well 4 dvds anyway) from all good retailers too.

[darren]

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It may have been filmed in British Columbia but it was set in the deep south of the USA

i think your right mate.

i think it was set in misossippi.
sammy snuders went on to become a dance teacher.
ian tracey was in a nineties show called tropical heat.

[Trickyvee]

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I remember it was a staple of the BBC's holiday programmes up to about 1986, best seen in a triple bill with Why Don't You & The Pink Panther Show.

This was when I watched it and I loved it, except for a while I thought Tom Sawyer was Huckleberry Finn as the show was mostly about TS. Durr. I also thought the kids in it were quite old but looking at it now they look soooo young lol.

[Marine Boy]

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Oh yes, that music! A lovely memory.