No.192 in 1989. Should have been massive.

I had this on vinyl but never even knew it had a music video until now

Just discovered this! What a fun bts video to get to see. Thank you.

You may wish to know that Kevin Hoare, pupil and head teacher of the school has recently passed. He was certainly a big influence on me way back when.

During the 6th form of 86-88 the boys were watching and distributing a VHS video cassette containing the most disgusting illegal _filth!_ 😧

6:22 What for Jerry Juhl?

A 1976 leaver An airline pilot would-be Soon soared to his ceiling As a grease monkey Squirting fuel into planes Became a task of the fool Now he finds himself toiling Back at his old school

Always beautiful to see Jim, Frank, Dave and Richard in action. ❤

O'Shea was a violent psychopath. Charlie Wilkins would take boys out of their class to 'help' him and abuse them The best day ever was in a snowstorm after lunch when the whole school rioted. Jonny mescal slipped down the steps, Pop (the vicar) groves got pelted with snowballs from the playground and from 6 formers behind him and in the end everyone just left and went home. That half hour of anarchy nearly made up for my 4 years of hell.

The background music is terrible!

This is Great! Thanks.

6:10 Hilda was a human!? That’s weird

That was different!

The Home of Jim Bowens BULLEYE, RIP, 🙏

Interesting how the Newsman is played by a human but is still wearing muppety gloves on his hands. But recreating a puppet show with humans is amazing.

Started there in around 79 had a good few years there but didn’t realise at the time like all kids,remember mr small/mr Henderson and geography teacher the lovely Brenda Doyle I think she was called etc etc back in the day,popped into the school yard for a visit when in the area a few years back still looks relatively the same some 40 years after leaving.Loved kicking a tennis ball about at lunchtime and after home time and playing football in the park near the school after on a few occasions,as say good times that only now you realise they were🤷🏻‍♂️

Insey accha mainey dancer katthak mey nahi daikha, meri najer sey

2:22 - Nurse Piggy Understudy

The school motto was 'Da Nobis Recta Sapere' which is latin for _'Grant that we may be truly wise'._ It should have been 'Vere sumus obnoxii' - _'We are truly obnoxious'_

What’s the name of the song in the beginning

THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS. The video's fantastic.

So glad this survived. Thanks for sharing.

Trying to find John O'Brien who posted this - for a Jim Henson documentary. If anyone knows him - or has behind the scenes footage please let me know!

Hi John I'm trying to reach you (via email) and members of the crew in London for a project - did you film this? Do you have other behind the scenes video?

Wish they did Pigs in Space

The Muppet Show was something unique, and I am more of a fan today than I was at age ten during the autumn when it debuted here in America. As the years roll by, I become more impressed by the program, and find its charms and comedy to be even more of a tonic today than in my youth. The characters become like real friends who you know. And the whole zany flavor is so winning and delightful. It seems much more a show for grownups, although children naturally were drawn to it. The show felt like a love letter to vaudeville and Hollywood and entertainment and music. Can't begin to imagine what it must have been like to be on the crew, or to put that final episode on tape and realize that the show was 100% finished. I am grateful to everyone who was a part of this team. To create something this special and fun is a great legacy for the whole world to enjoy always.

one year after this footage, Nigel Benn suffered his first loss to Michael Watson, who later received a disability in a fight with Chris Eubank.

6:30 his first wife

He was so sexy wow 🤩

Nigel Benn lowkey looks like Leon Edwards

Make my money and secure my life. How poised and determined was Nigel Benn at a young age? He was a British fighting phenomenon about this time, whom actually captured the boxing fraternity's imagination, more so than Chris Eubank ever did and I'm not retracting anything from Chris Eubank. Regardless of whether he best Benn first time round.

4:23 Here we see Frank Hayes imparting perhaps the only useful thing he had to teach, and it had nothing to do with geography: Always have your wallet on a chain.

❤️❤️❤️❤️

“We dont watch tape” thats the reason why nigel benn ever lost a fight - terrible coach

He's the reason I wanted to join the Royal Marines. He's my favourite British boxer. Awesome!

1:35 Teacher walking right to left I believe is 'Stinks' Stevenson, of whom many will have unpalatable memories quite unrelated to any activity expected within a school, or anywhere else for that matter. It seems that he made a substantial bequest to the school, perhaps by way of attempted reparation (or back rent), which led to his name being given to a school building. On a recent visit, I noted the school has a timeline display running along the middle school corridor, which commemorates the above naming. [UPDATE] I'm told that following 'complaints', the building in question has now been renamed, despite the timeline not reflecting the fact.

Man probably second only to roy on the double end bag

I love this!!! A what if episode on which "what would happen if the muppets were actually human". Thank you for uploading!!!

A1ex vandal

I lived in Holden Road just round the corner during the 60s and 70s. I went to Finchley Manorhill, but I passed the school twice a day for many years so remember it well throughout that period. (And yeah we all looked like that lol)

Beautiful lady and beautiful voice.

I stumbled across this entirely by accident. Wow.

..This is a live performance, I like the feel of it but those backing singers are ruining it, Mica doesn’t need their help either.

I managed to get myself on camera in a couple of places: 2:33 walking on the right, and 6:15 moving left to right. I didn't mind waiting 40 years to see it.

MY GOD I MISS HIM INNA THE RING

This is what KZbin was made for.

And now we watch conor do the business, like father like son 🇬🇧🦁

Nigel was like a coiled spring ready to explode his power punches

64-71. 1F. Challoner House ( not school). Alf Keogh form master. Dennis " shag" O'Shea for English. Brutal certainly but saw me waiting in the rain for a bus, stopped, gave me a lift to see my mother in hospital! Peter Keenan excellent for A level English. Charlie Wilkins..... English teacher but a rather sad individual. Loved it all. Good and daft friends. Happy days. A few have left for good.

I've just seen a video of the school that was made last year. A lot has changed since the 70's but remarkably a lot that we remember is still there and looks just as it did then. This video still sends shivers down my spine when I see Dennis 'Shag' O'Shea. But a lot of good memories nonetheless. Graham Duke '72-'79