80 Days Around the World Intro

[@dwilliams6346]

To everyone here who is of my age/era (43), I do not know you, you do not know me, we have never met, we never even knew each other existed, yet at the same time every day when arriving home from school, each and every one of us sat in front of our mum & dads televisions and together we sang along in unison, millions of us, word for word, as though we could hear each other sing, and then watched our favourite cartoons. In a world now filled with differences, fighting, opinions and divisions as adults, it was at this time a long time ago when our innocence was so pure, everyday, that we all came together and embraced the most harmless and joyous things that made us happy and content. The reason why we all feel such an emotional nostalgia with these things, is because we remember who we were at this time in our lives, and deep down we long to return to feeling so happy at something so small yet deep in our hearts and minds, meant so much.

[@vinaymulukutla358]

Nicely said mate. The world was very different back then and it's sad that we can never feel that again although seeing something like this partly opens the window back to that time. Yeah...my sister and I used to sing it like you described, sharing vocals (She would do Fogg and Romy, I would do Rigodon and Tico) then together for the grand chorus. The thing I enjoyed most about this show was that it partly made a five or six year old me more aware of the world and it's many cultures. By that time I had only seen the UK and India (family are from India but I was born and raised in England) so it was as much educational as it was entertaining.

[@paulflecknell1974]

Indeed very well said. Comments like these should have 100k likes!! Oh to return to a life much simpler when the future was still something to look forward to😊

[@zaphod185]

Love this! At the end when Fog thought he failed, I started to cry! Then when he gets the time wrong and wins I jumped for joy. Childhood is sacred!

[@richedwards79]

And sing along they did, in 1988 I believe when CBBC's Andy Crane declared the final episode 'National Willy Fogg Day' and mailed out song sheets so an entire nation of kids could join in. Willy Fogg was awesome. And the theme tune is probably the greatest of the 80s cartoon intros, though run pretty close by the one from 'Dogtanian' - another BRB production. Amazingly they're still animating cartoons 30 years on - and there's some interesting stuff about both shows on their website.

[@JonnyInfinite]

I don't know dude, that's a bold claim with the likes of Ulysses 31, Thundercats and Mysterious Cities of Gold about

[@strangevision99]

​@@JonnyInfinite It's hard to decide on a greatest 80s cartoon intro, there are probably at least 20 that deserve it.

[@Nightopian1982]

Thundercats is probably the one I'd have up there with Willy Fogg, or above it if I'm honest. For me, those two were the standout shows and intros of my childhood. I still think they're great nowadays.

[@troywright359]

Theme tune used to scare me in all honesty, not sure why

[@WinxAliNelCielo]

Nostalgiaaa

[@idontsignin]

Spain did make brilliant cartoons, this and dogtanian are 2 of my favorite cartoons growing up

[@Matty-r9t]

I’m responding late here but hell yeah. I used to get my dad to make swords from wood for me and pretend I was in Paris fighting Black Moustache and his henchmen.

[@Dead-Ball-Situation]

I have just watched this entire 26 episode series and it is absolutely brilliant. More than 8 and half hours of charming, very well written, beautifully crafted animation. And I don't mind saying I had a lump in my throat for the final episode. World Class. Thank you.

[@Valles075]

Anyone who started swaying along to the chorus, watched this when they got in from school all those years ago. God Bless You BRB.

[@AlisonBryen]

Valles075 Made a lot of kids happy all around Europe back then...including me!

[@minicle426]

Ironically. The best adaptation of the novel.

[@That_Fogster]

Lyrics to sing your heart out to: Fog, I'm the one who made the bet And I know we'll be exactly right on tiiiime Fog is my name and I could play with my life in many ways That's what they saaayyy Here I am - a Rigodon I'm a Tico - d'mascota It's my turn - the gentle touch A Romy they love me so much Hey! Now they story must go on 'Cause a lot of time has gone We must be ready To go awaayyy 80 days around the world We'll find a pot of gold Just sitting where the rainbow's ending Time - we'll fight against the time And we'll fly on the white wings of the wind 80 days around the world No we won't say a word Before the ship is really back Round, round, all around the world Round, all around the world Round, all around the world Round, all around the world! :D

[@Chris-ln6so]

The chorus is still absolutely on point.

[@keithrobson593]

Yeah I’m not too fussed about the verse but the chorus is bang on.

[@daneeloo]

Compare with the original version in Spanish and you will see that musically it is much simpler than the English one. But it was also sung in Spanish by one of the most renowned choral groups in Spain and that makes the difference. Musically there is no possible comparison. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYuuk3yjgZeImcU Although I understand that this version brings back more memories for English speakers.

[@youknowituk]

This was one of my favourite shows when I was a kid. Listening to that intro even now makes me go a big rubbery one :)

[@Darkstar263]

I remember this used to be shown on CBBC. Makes me feel old. Recently, I found myself humming the tune to this so I just wanted to see the intro again.

[@thetasigma2]

Man, I loved this show as a kid! The theme tune was so awesome! Such a great show, the likes of which don't get made any more. Great series for re-telling the classic Jules Verne story I might add.

[@Insomniac_1986]

got goosebumps when the part at 0:54 started, loved that part as a kid

[@AlisonBryen]

Insomniac 1986 You're not the only one! Best kids theme tune EVER!

[@bdolly9022]

OK hands up who learnt the song and sang it every week like me???

[@mr.cowlick4150]

B Dolly me

[@oliverwashington1722]

I learnt to sing it backwards

[@milosnovakovic1724]

Olly Washington Ou rally then prove it😌😏😱🤔🙄🤗😝😇😅😂

[@leeosborne3793]

I can still remember the words!!! 😂

[@Handsom3Joe]

class 1980, grew up to be a contractor engineer...I can't help thinking of this song every trip I do! rooound all around the wooorld 😁

[@boet613]

I really loved this series as a kid....got me to appreciate Jules Verne !!!! Thanks for the post !!!! exactly as I remembered it 25 years ago !!!

[@rubysharp326]

All together now 80 days around world ...

[@stubbsie888]

More than 30 years since I watched it and I still know all the words!

[@Rocky-y8f8q]

Damn, i remember watching this after i came home from school in the 80's 🥺

[@Stitchmax]

I preferred the intro to mysterious cities of gold, but liked this cartoon more.

[@woodpecker757]

pure fucking nostalgia

[@QuB4ll]

...and it hurts...

[@GAZDAN79]

OMG! This is amazing! The theme tune will be stuck in my head for ages now!

[@WaNkInGsQuIrReL]

i remember watching these when i was little and i LOVED it!

[@Nathanbmajor7]

Wow, I never thought I would ever see this again.... this is amazing!!! Loved this show when I was a kid!

[@dinkylink]

the spanish company that made this cartoon made the best theme tunes, this and the dogtanian theme tune are awesome!

[@MIZHOG]

oh my God i've been looking for this for years...used to dance to this with mum. Thankyou for upl;oading and to whoever wrote it. Simply wonderful

[@zagor1974]

i love this cartoon and the theme song is GREAT!!!!!

[@icechimp]

My cat looks like Princess Romy. Except she doesn't wear saris and fraternize with talking lions. At least not when I'm around.

[@junescott3052]

😂

[@AlisonBryen]

Scatman John 😂

[@kaldesyzdi595]

so i bet she's a big female boy if she looks like one.

[@RockyIIIII]

just love this intro song = ) and watched the series when i was young = ) Cant get the song out of my head..hehe

[@Itachi21x]

was my most fav show!

[@englandshark6698]

Bloody brilliant!! Chilhood memories!!

[@Catandthespoon]

Best theme tune ever written. Gives me goosebumps even to this day.

[@stephenderry9488]

It's up there but I'd put Mysterious Cities of Gold, Ulysses 31 and Battle of the Planets ahead.

[@Catandthespoon]

@@stephenderry9488 I'll check them out, thanks!

[@qoptom]

Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors.

[@troywright359]

I'm a big old dumbass cat-uh.

[@Itachi21x]

Diese Serie ist der Grund dafür das ich mich so sehr für andere Kulturen und Länder interessiere Danke an die Macher der Serie und danke Jules Verne :) This show is the reason for my interest in other cultures and countries Thanks to the producer of the show and thanks jules verne :)

[@macdaddybender]

It's May 2024 and for no reason at all, the theme music for this brilliant cartoon popped into my head so I went to KZbin to listen to it. Aah, brilliant memories

[@ErrolWhitedawg]

Beautiful old cartoons with great writing, i could watch them all in a row... in fact i shall be buying the boxset.

[@TheTeenie30]

i lived this wee cartoon it was just new out when i was about 8

[@ionutzmovie]

I like very much this cartoon!

[@gmgc81]

A great programme from my childhood. So need to get it on DVD. :)

[@ignacioaltes6500]

La vuelta al mundo de Willy Fogg

[@YouTubeMrP]

I’ve read the original novel and have seen so many adaptations and - honestly - this is the very best. Hearing that theme tune I’m 10 again.

[@BradK02]

This was certainly a favourite.

[@yamisofine]

me too lol i loved that show! that into was imprinted on my brain :D

[@egonspeng]

woah, now that brings back some memories! say, goes anyone remember the title of that cortoon with the 'Citys of Gold' theme tune? that was another classic.

[@emiliek4002]

This was my favorite show when i was a child .

[@jeremy1860]

Such a fun show to watch back in the day 😊

[@JeanieBarton]

I quite recently purchased a DVD of this series online when drunk, did the same with Bagpuss, now just need that other Nippon classic Dogtanian and my library is almost complete.

[@JonnyInfinite]

That first line is relatable

[@Bursi90]

that was my favourite show back in the ninetys, awesome!

[@Татьяна-д2ж7ц]

В России тоже показывали этот мультфильм, многие узнают эту мелодию из детства. Обожала Вилли Фог и Дартаньян

[@dobrats]

Дартангафа!

[@Татьяна-д2ж7ц]

@@dobrats да,точно точно👍

[@richallenxbox1976]

I have the complete series of this on DVD.

[@nyojie]

My memories 😭😭😭😭😭😭 I actually really loved this show

[@WalkingJellyfish]

This is a rare case when in a cartoon all cats were good and dogs were bad. I have been a cat lover since childhood, so this cartoon is dear to me.

[@Stitchmax]

My mother got our first cat in 84', had cats ever since.

[@EccentricGentelman]

Thanks for putting this up. When they released it on DVD, the tune was out of sync with the intro!

[@seangrie8]

I loved this.The songs were great and really catchy.

absolute the best!

[@stefanpreda]

man this was the best cartoon along a cartoon that explained the origins of football.if someone remembers the football cartoon pls reply back

[@zsoltmalinger1734]

Guido and Maurizio de Angelis music. They create many many famous songs (Sandokan, Banana Joe...) , and fortunetly i heard these songs live in Budapest. 🥰

[@JonRob2109]

Thanks. I will have this stuck in my head for weeks.

[@МихаилМишков-м7б]

Although the authors of the cartoon are Spanish, this version still sounds more natural... and this is more realistic, because this is an English lion-an aristocrat, this voice suits him!... and it's better suited to this old-fashioned style of melody there's more charm from ...

[@Nalgisa]

The mouth are synchronized with the Spanish version and aesthetically looks better though.

[@minicle426]

A Spanish Cartoon, based on a French novel, with a British lead, animated by Japan.

[@MrTRaymond007]

I introduced this to my kids and they loved it too just like Voltron

[@TheCityPopEmporium]

@MRJELLYJ2 THAT'S IT!!!!!! its taken 16+ years for me to get the name of the cartoon. me and my sister thought we were maybe confused and got 2 cartoons mixed up. thank you so much for finding it for me. you don't know how much it means to me ='))

[@International1986]

i loved this show so old school

[@nyerhope9012]

Say From which country did you watch this wonderful show??? Me, Spain 🇪🇸

[@Somnogenesis]

UK here :)

[@1979jon]

dam this was my fav cartoon

[@theworldvideos1]

I used to love this cartoon when I was a kid !!!

[@39ItalianscantBwrong]

Did anyone else write to Andi Peters in the broom cupboard to get the lyrics? No? Just me? *gets coat*

[@atomofish]

This never came on in the U.S did it? I thought maybe it was some kind of classic Nick show I missed out on as a kid. That makes me sad, this looks like a really charming series. And I LOVE that theme song. That Princess is quite adorable too.

[@EmmaDivaOfficial]

Ah, nostalgia! Jingle writers wrote wonderful theme tunes back then, Still remember all my favourites now :)

[@anastasieisebastian8705]

1:03 what 4 frames can acomplish.

[@DAv2003]

I think they've come out on DVD. Might have a bit of luck on HMV or Amazon.

[@TownCoote]

Definitely agree with you. I've tried to look at it completely objectively and there was always great structure to the music and songs. It's not just rose tinted glasses.

[@Konsker]

love this theme song

[@David315842]

Yes, the complete series 1 is out now on DVD from Revelation Films UK.

[@TiberFoaming]

@digimaks BRB International. Spanish production (script, characters and songs) and japanese animation. Also made "Dogtanian", "David the gnome" and some more less known.

[@AlisonBryen]

TiberFoaming and I thank both of those great nations for this gem of a cartoon...I really LOVED this growing up! Dogtanian was great too!

[@potkettle]

Wow, what a great chorus!

[@bmused55]

Ahhh, memories of many a rainy afternoon!

[@kabamaru_Iga_No]

It was aired in Greek TV in 1986-1987 and everyone loved it. It was one of my favorites.

[@MahriKing14]

Also here in Finlan it's hard to find a 90's kid that hadn't seen this show

[@sidkings]

Ahhhhh man..!!! memories,sweet memories... :-)

[@mikkifly]

great song sounds like the beach boys towards the end..lol

[@TheCityPopEmporium]

@dasayev I only remember some parts of the opening. the first character that appears is a male bear then a female animal possibly an elephent but I don't remember the rest. maybe a skunk. about 9 characters end up coming out the "darkness" and are walking on the world or a planet. the theme was slow and sounded like a fun fair type tune. it had no words. it was on a Saturday morning about 7am on channel 4 before a cartoon set on a boat in space

[@troywright359]

1:17 always scared me in the music as a kid. Some sort of culmination effect I think?

[@kwai51]

My eldest used to love this in the 91

[@lukasdrahokoupil5005]

My favourite song from childhood ♥️

[@dasayev]

@MRJELLYJ2 A cartoon that resembles some of that description is The Bluffers. The boat in space sounds like the Bobobobs.

[@nespa45]

aaaaahhh... this is the oldest kids-show i can remember.. it was about 86-87 when i was 4 years old... great memories... ;)

[@veIvette]

for me it was like 2010 when I was 7. My dad showed it to me but I don't know how he knew of it since he was born in 1961 so he would've been to old to watch it as a kid.

[@uhhhhhhhhh856]

Watched this 24/7 when I was five in Poland, (2012)

[@SetsunaTaiki]

einfach super^^ da fehlen einen sie alten zeiten

[@thetasigma2]

@lukelewisDOTnet He actually sings "I'ma Tico de mascot" and that's the little gerbil dude in the hat singing that line, not the cat. :)

[@DIETRICHCICCONE]

This was on Irish TV in the late 80s - I loved it :)

[@muzz100]

Superb. Thanks for this....

[@Mr89Dylan]

Ha Ha LOL! So Funny! I like it when Wily Fox is walking along the street

[@Boerseun2000xx]

One of the few times you don't mind that an intro is a minute and a half long.

[@Nebagram]

When you think about it, for a work based on Around the World in 80 Days, 'BRB' is about as appropriate a production company name as it gets.

[@LFC9]

Ahhh nostalgia, you can't beat it. His accent sounds just fine to me. Sounds a bit like Neil Innes.

[@BureteBob]

this video is magical

[@jetjunkjiver8194]

I never realised just how much Rigadon was trippin’ balls in front of that grandfather clock

[@gladiator3543]

I wrote in and got the lyric sheet from Andy Crane too, those were the days weren't they.

[@thetasigma2]

@LaminaDieWills Yup, I certainly did...And still do lol! Can't get the song out of my head. Man what a lasting impact this theme tune had on me...

[@97channel]

Still a bit puzzled as to why the cat is as big as the boat. Remember the evil one, who was a master of disguise? He would have you fooled right up until you saw his eye glisten.

[@rumnom]

I watch this on german TV,100 years ago... beautiful

[@sashamonique3005]

omg i miss being a kid

[@Gravedigger3010]

I remember sending off for the words to this theme tune when i was a kid lol.