Emu's World S3E3 (1983) - FULL EPISODE

[@Anna-ts7lc]

R.I.P Carol Scott Lee. thank you for being my childhood. my thoughts go out to your family and loved ones at this difficult time

[@plane15]

I loved being a kid in the 80's.

[@VideotapeFTW]

Me, too - it was a golden age for kids' TV, wasn't it? They don't make them like this any more!

[@michellelouiseattwood4970]

I love the 80s no other decade is as good

[@paulchappell9606]

No back then it was awful, Sunday's worse as there was nothing on morning TV except for Topcat then bloodly cricket all day. Now days kids have emailed much on it's just crazy.

[@danw1374]

@@paulchappell9606 No they were great days. I had my commodore 64 to kill the boredom on Sundays when the weather was crap :)

[@braden3136]

@@michellelouiseattwood4970 way better than 2020

[@manc7808]

I loved watching this as a kid, If I remember correctly it was on on a friday after school which made it even more great as no more school til monday.

[@VideotapeFTW]

Yep, good memory - when the show was at its peak in the mid-80s, it was in the last thing on a Friday slot on Children's ITV. :-)

[@itsjemmabond]

VideotapeFTW I'm pretty sure it was only the All-Live shows that were shown Fridays, and the previous versions aired on weekdays.

[@manc7808]

I was born in 1980 so was probably 4 or 5 years old when I was watching this, I just seem to remember it being on fridays. Just noticed this episode was 1983, So I was even younger when this one aired.

[@VideotapeFTW]

As far as I know, five series between 1984 and 1987 were broadcast on a Friday, from the fifth series of Emu's World through to the first Emu's Wide World, and all the live ones in between.

[@jaykaye7025]

The good old days

[@TearsBoneFromSkin]

Grotbags was a total legend, RIP Carol Scott Lee. Now like my comment you 'orrible brats 😂

[@thegoodjinn8065]

Like a white Rusty Lee...but green.

[@deanamyers57]

@@thegoodjinn8065 🤣 that cracked me up, fanx you-who n now 2-da-loo 💗 ;xD

[@arunsatheesan3785]

I watch this show because it's the only way I can time travel.

[@loganangus7629]

Wow that was a great blast from the past. Thanks for uploading

[@VideotapeFTW]

You're most welcome - always glad to bring back some happy memories! (Or some slightly surreal ones, in this case...)

[@amandasmith9860]

These guys still making me smile, Aged 48 in 2024. The best children's TV was in the 80s

[@VideotapeFTW]

Congratulations! You're the same age Rod was in 1983.

[@rukshanabegum4746]

loved it! 80s and 90s was the best era ever! wish I could rewind everything.

[@thunderpussy8956]

Thank you so much for sharing.....now I can show my own children the things I watched as a kid!

[@VideotapeFTW]

You're very welcome! I hope parents around the world are doing the same thing with my channel. :-)

[@KEVIN-tx6bt]

A great bit of nostalgia. Can it really be over four decades since I last saw this?

[@VideotapeFTW]

Just hijacking one of my most-watched videos to announce the sad news that Freddie Stevens - the actor who played Croc and the Magnificent Fred in this episode - sadly passed away on 26th January 2016 at the age of 81. You can read more in the description here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnPKpYGurdqAfLs

[@ListerDavid]

😢

[@RealPuddsta]

very sad to hear! they both did amazing things to entertain us kids

[@elenchus]

now grotbags is gone, sad day mate

[@deldia]

elenchus Grotbags was pure evil! RIP to the amazing actress indeed.

[@jamiegrifter]

Only Emu left 😢

[@suzannedavies2480]

I used to love watching this as a kid!! Emu and Rodd Hull were hilarious but this was fabulous also! Grout bags ..🤣🤣🤣

[@bentennyson2398]

41 people don't have a soul.

[@janey6921]

I don’t know how I ended up here but so happy to find this. I used to love watching this as a kid! Loved Grotbags and Emu. Thanks for uploading this it’s a nice trip down memory lane for me. 😊

[@VideotapeFTW]

You're very welcome indeed! I hope you were dancing along. ;-)

[@GreigStott]

Thanks for sharing. Great memories of watching this as a kid in the 80s - loved it 😁🤠❤

[@MartysWhiteSuit]

Grotbags and her sad passing brought me here. Lovely to see her again. I met her mother once. Lovely lady - and so proud of her daughter.

[@VideotapeFTW]

Very sad indeed - Carol certainly made an impression on a generation!

[@TheWaterfallprincess]

"there's a knock at the door"......"there's a knock at the door"..... Grotbags and Croc were my fave characters...never missed this 80s classic...happy memories.

[@mrleelee6478]

Laura King "There's somebody at the door!" , you mean... :/

[@TheWaterfallprincess]

MrLee Lee NO...its knock ..watch the first five minutes of this episode before making smart ass comments !.

[@VideotapeFTW]

Laura King Of course, hardcore fans know that both catchphrases were used. ;-)

[@VideotapeFTW]

***** It reached peak "fabulousness" when Robot Redford joined a year or so later. ;-)

[@lexietennant9647]

good

[@TenorReacts]

Thanks for these great videos. Brings back a lot of great memories!

[@VideotapeFTW]

You're very welcome indeed - glad you're enjoying them!

[@VideotapeFTW]

Grotbags has to be the greatest pantomime villain ever created! And, deep down, I think *everyone* wanted to be a Pink Windmill Kid - just not everyone would admit it. :-)

[@trupype3028]

VideotapeFTW I did!

[@phily8093]

@@trupype3028 I did. I still do.

[@simonriches77]

Used to love watching this show as a kid. 1980's kids shows were awesome and the best ever.

[@VideotapeFTW]

Absolutely! It was a golden era of kids' TV - before the 'suits' started telling those who knew better how it should be done.

[@rachelfranklin9070]

80's an the 90's were the best for kids TV entertainment. should bring it all back. watching this takes me back to my childhood. Best ever

[@VideotapeFTW]

It was a golden era, and they don't make them like that any more.

[@RealPuddsta]

thanks for posting! absolutely fab to take this trip to memory lane

[@VideotapeFTW]

You're very welcome indeed - I hope it brought it all flooding back. :-)

[@artierace8664]

This is awesome! Thanks for putting it up!

[@gregrowbrey7102]

God this makes me feel so old now, forty year's ago. I was nine at the time, nostalgia kicking in 🤣

[@VideotapeFTW]

I've had a bit of a technological breakdown recently, but I'll be uploading more soon. :-)

[@UncleFeedle]

Watching this as a little kid, I hated the annoying stage school brats so much, I used to root for Grotbags.

[@itsjemmabond]

UncleFeedle Traitor!

[@HatchetzNutz]

I still watch this and I’m in stage school🤣

[@lucasmckinley8087]

Gotta admit, a lot of kids I remember used to hate their guts, especially the ones from the early series. They hated the Pink Windmill Kids' over saturated manners, the song-and-dance routines they'd randomly break into, and what came across as a bit of an unnervingly inhuman hivemind of perpetually cheery kids.

[@morgaineofevil]

amaaaaaazing really can't wait Videotape FTW i really appreciate these a lot it will keep the dark inter months smiling

[@clarestoker577]

Loved this programme as a kid. Happy days

[@kellywilliamson1905]

Memories have started to flow back lol

[@chrisrowl5001]

🎶there’s somebody at the door there’s somebody at the door🎶

[@cafsixtieslover]

My kids used to love this show. I took them to see it live and we met Grotbags at the stage door.

[@VideotapeFTW]

The live TV programme, or the show they used to do at holiday camps and theatres? Sounds great, either way!

[@benjamin-hughmackay2094]

Genius. RIP Rod Hull and RIP Grotbags xxx

[@danielallison9344]

Didn't realise there was so much dancing and singing. Great for the kids!

[@VideotapeFTW]

Daniel Allison I'm really hoping a new generation of children are out there discovering Emu. I wonder what they make of the show...?

[@paulanderson1962]

+Daniel Allison Didn't realise there was so much bloody dross! I really watched that?!

[@mandysmith5275]

Love brilliant. Bring back good memories. X

[@noreensabelle1505]

I don't remember much of this series, but I think this cast included: Catrina, Hugh, Sarah Jeffs (her shirt was labeled as Sarah-Louise), Emma, Spencer, Lorraine, Anthony, Debbie/Deborah, Emmah-Louise, Aysha, Kate, Natalie, Natalie, Daniel, Hope, Sarah Stone, Ron, Anne-Louise, Joanne, Mark, Lisa, Hope, and A LOT of others I can't recall. Oh well :) EDIT: I stand corrected, the girl's name is NOT "Anne-Louise", but rather "Anne-Marie" as an earlier comment said. I rewatched Episode 4 of this Series and the name on her sleeve does indeed say Anne-Marie.

[@VideotapeFTW]

Great list, but help me out, please: which one's Anne-Louise, and which one's Ron?

[@Maddie-ep9yv]

Noreen Sabelle I think Anne-Louise (although I had been thinking it was Anne-Marie) is the one in the blue and white skirt. Not sure about Ron though

[@Maddie-ep9yv]

on second thoughts, Ron (or Aaron as I thought he was called in another episode) I think is the one on the far left at 18:01

[@noreensabelle1505]

Late response, sorry! But yes, Anne-Louise is in the blue and white skirt and Aaron is directly to her left here kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGrNnoGMha2cqLM. I believe both were in this series and the previous series. Here's to learning the names of the other kids from the earlier series! :-)

[@77cobby]

Noreen Sabelle Who is Mark?

[@scottpeacock5492]

Love this kid programme as a child in the 80's, I was ten year old when Emu World started on CITV, Rod Hull Emu and bad Grotbags and poor Croc getting Bash over the Head with Grotbags hand stick, I felt sorry for Croc, i'm sure Croc kept getting headache with all that bashing, if Croc was still around today with Grotbags, I'm sure Croc would sue Grotbags for Croc abuse, lol, Rest in peace Rod Hull who fell of his roof adjusting his tv aerial and Freddie Stevenson.

[@VideotapeFTW]

It just never occurred to Croc to turn round and eat her, did it? ;-)

[@nickforbes-warren6602]

I hear the Met Police are launching Operation CrocTree . . .

[@VideotapeFTW]

You're very welcome! I think everyone deep down wanted to be a Pink Windmill Kid... :-)

[@retroaerosmith5983]

Thanks for taking the time to convert and upload all your stuff. Please tell me youve made back ups and backups of your videos, these must never be lost. Nostalgia at its harmless finest. Again thank you.

[@VideotapeFTW]

You're very welcome indeed - glad you're enjoying the vids! Brings it all flooding back, doesn't it? I'm a bit of a digital hoarder, so I do indeed have backups of backups, including some on hard drive, DVD, and tape (and I don't mean VHS). Hopefully a terabyte or five of free cloud storage will soon become the norm!

[@dpiper1281]

Rod Hull or Micky Flanagan?

[@Emmamoo]

D Piper lol! Oh god they sound the same!

[@gloriamitchell3535]

I used to watch and love The Pink Windmill Emu Rod and Grotbags were all brilliant

[@nicetoseeyoutoseeyounice576]

11:42 grotto baggage used beat crochet up with a club for not doing as told it was a nervous wreck lol that wouldn't be shown today

[@peterolley9803]

brilliant one of my fave kids TV shows ,this takes me back so many years its a lovely feeling :-)

[@markmaxwell4910]

watch this when I was young love my childhood TV show

[@Scripture-Man]

15:17 That's why you should always do a land registry search before purchasing land or a property.

[@VideotapeFTW]

If there's one thing I think we've all learned from watching Emu's World, it's the value of surveys and elementary property ownership law. It's been said before.

[@lucasmckinley8087]

Hmm. Ever wonder why Boggles' Kingdom is also coincidentally next to them?

[@angelinasamson6996]

I used to love this

[@VideotapeFTW]

Yep, Freddie Stevens played both The Magnificent Fred and Robot Redford - and Grovel as well in later series. He was also Croc until 1984. All those years in acting school obviously paid off! ;-)

[@SHADOWNINE79]

RIP Grotbags

[@rosiesmith8329]

I was 5 to 6-years old and this was my favourite time after school and now I'm 44 years old

[@coolestvideoproductions7375]

So Back in the day of 1976 or 1977 the New Mickey Mouse Club sing a song call Discovery.. 15:49

[@Hollyberry81]

Check out the legwarmers! I so wanted to be one of the dancers! Thanks for uploading these - such happy memories.

[@lyricrogersofficial]

I feel like Bobby Darin's "Splish Splash" should have been covered in this episode as well, as a separate split screen dance routine that would happen when Rod tried to give Emu a bath!

[@VideotapeFTW]

Yes, that would have been good to see! Although, now I think about it, Splish Splash would probably have suited Grotbags's voice best of all - and that's absolutely _not_ something that would have been good to see...

[@lyricrogersofficial]

@@VideotapeFTW To me it seems more like a song that any of the 10 member lineups would sing but still it would be so cool if the kids did it in this episode! Also it would be so weird to hear Grotbags sing that. But I'm picturing Croc singing it and I'm getting a good laugh out of it!

[@VideotapeFTW]

@@lyricrogersofficial I'm picturing Croc scrubbing Grotbags's back with a giant loofah and I wish I wasn't.

[@DustyCustard]

Is The Magnificent Fred played by the same bloke that did that annoying robot?

[@izzywest007]

La la la la, la la la la EMU’S WORLD!

[@homeboy2166]

Hahaha, 1980's England was amazing!

[@VideotapeFTW]

Best thing to come out of Thatcher's Britain? I'd have to say so! ;-)

[@homeboy2166]

VideotapeFTW Very true, even though she made things hard for the average person, the culture of the country was so fun!

[@VideotapeFTW]

Dan Newton That's given me an idea... GROTBAGS FOR PRIME MINISTER!!!

[@trolllover1765]

yeah I lived my kid years 80 - 89 in 80s England. I remember it being great. A far cry from what it is now! Glad I´m not there anymore sorry to say.

[@Richard-fv7rq]

Brilliant TV- RIP Grotbags

[@willows-and-reeds]

I just love Sarah J’s adorable pigtails she’s got here! (Yes, yes, she’s still my favorite!)

[@samr2129]

Did the croc say "bite on my testicles" at 5:58ish?

[@VideotapeFTW]

Ha! No, he said "But, Your Majesticals..." He meant "Majesty", but often got longer words wrong. :-)

[@samr2129]

Ah i see - mystery solved :) lol ha ha!

[@s3ste414]

I remember this like It was yesterday time flys by too fast

[@matrinpage5351]

Grotbags.or is it fizz from corrie

[@yeahi7270]

JEFFERY CERAGRE EMU METT ROB HULL AND EMU

[@leewalker3929]

rod hull legend

[@nickforbes-warren6602]

Thanks to Chris Moyles on Radio X for immortalising this show this morning . . .

[@VideotapeFTW]

I just listened back - nice tribute to Carol, all in all.

[@fraserkatie]

LOL Grotbags was a favourite of mine as a child and I loved the Pink Windmill Kids and so wanted to be one!

[@Tingleboos]

Omg I loved this ❤

[@Drobium77]

Kids dancing in the grounds of Packwood House, I went for a job there :-D

[@VideotapeFTW]

+Drobium77 I'd never have been able to identify the location, but the photos match perfectly: www.withinwarwickshire.co.uk/images/uploads/historic-house-images/81/packwood-house-credit-ntpl-david-levenson__medium.jpg proservepainting.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/packwood2.jpg www.aboutbritain.com/images/attraction/big/big-11-17-201063431P8553352ntpl_39417.jpg Thanks, and well spotted! :-)

[@Drobium77]

VideotapeFTW It looks exactly the same now. Would be good for a remake or summut?

[@VideotapeFTW]

+Drobium77 Ha! Unfortunately, child labour laws have been tightened significantly since 1983... ;-)

[@mistofoles]

Drobium, did you get it?

[@danielakluge6380]

Drobium77 Ricky king

[@HatchetzNutz]

I was born in 2010 but my dad show me these shows and films and it’s probably people my age that dislike I’m ashamed I personally like this😂🤣💝💖R.I.P grot bags❤️🥺

[@TupacShakur-ss6kg]

Good old days on TV. Kids today don't know shit bout this. Respect to the up loader. Memory Lane.

[@VideotapeFTW]

It was a golden age for children's television, wasn't it?

[@StuAcker]

Does anybody know where the "Discovery" song came from originally? Was it from a musical or did they make it up themselves?

[@VideotapeFTW]

It's from the New Mickey Mouse Club: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2aZipmpe6p0mas (I think the Pink Windmill Kids win that particular dance-off quite comfortably.)

[@ElNoah_]

as a fnaf fan I want to watch this normally but the fact it was made in 1983! Fnaf has taken control of me

[@jasonclarke6983]

proper sat tv mornings loved it

[@trupype3028]

Did any if the kids go on to other things?

[@VideotapeFTW]

Catrina and Joe both did a fair bit of television back in the 80s and 90s. Quite a few others appeared in things like ads or had small parts in films, dramas or soaps, while many more had careers focused on the stage rather than the screen. Other common jobs include modelling and dance or fitness training. Perhaps the biggest 'showbiz' success story of all the Pink Windmill Kids is Nicholas Pinnock (kzbin.info/www/bejne/baCvZ4mKZcx8a8k) - in recent years he's been in Fortitude and Marcella, and played Nelson Mandela himself in a high-profile TV movie.

[@qazzell]

BBW and she used to scare me ..... .sometimes... a bit

[@morgaineofevil]

son loving the centtral moon ident at the start of the episode, i just have to watch this episode again its sooo funny

[@thromboid]

Wow, this is a trip down memory lane! I'd forgotten where "There's a knock at the door!" even came from. Is the Magnificent Fred also the voice of Deep Thought from the Hitchhiker's Guide TV series? Great video quality too!

[@VideotapeFTW]

+thromboid Glad you enjoyed it - I love that feeling of suddenly remembering something from years back! (P.S. It's not the same guy, but he'd have made a good Deep Thought, now that you mention it.)

[@theriddlers4630]

dam good old 80s ads but why do we have to get old 😣😣😣😣😣

[@hinesangster2766]

I loved this always

[@ForViewingOnly]

Classic pantomime! And it's so good in this digital age to be able to skip past those brats singing and dancing :-)

[@PeterAustin666]

100% with you there - didn't like the songs and dances then, still don't like em today :P

[@stevennicholas4160]

Yes I hated this show because of the singing.

[@OldSchoolRasslin]

Bring back EMU. Kids nowadays are missing out from not having good role models like Mr. Hull and the EMU.

[@AlisonBryen]

Oh dear we used to call our supply teacher Grotbags back in the day! To be fair she did look like Grotbags!!!!

[@DIDCOTTWIST]

Rod hull was brilliant on TV,it was such a sad day when he fell off his roof and died.

[@JupiterMoonglow]

12:09 poor Debbie don’t no where she is going 😢

[@willlovesgaz]

does anyone know what does croc says at 12:23???

[@VideotapeFTW]

I think it's "Can I do you now, sir?", a reference to the film and radio show It's That Man Again.

[@willlovesgaz]

ah ha! it sounds funny none the less :) x

[@SWFCnV]

Rip Carol grotbags xx

[@GuykingsLePoynter]

6: 30 "This is only 40 centimetres wide and... this is a metre." A little pause there as Rod realises that the props department is struggling with metrification. I actually snorted when Croc called Grotbags 'Your Royal Mail'.

[@VideotapeFTW]

Nah - it's "a meter", as in, "I've come to read your meter." It's a visual pun. :-)

[@GuykingsLePoynter]

Oh! I didn't recognise it! We didn't have such things in my day. I don't half feel a twit.

[@VideotapeFTW]

Not at all! A lot of these jokes and references don't translate to today's audience. I think the shows are still enjoyable as a whole, though.

[@akerbie]

Emu's World! I always thought it was called The Pink Windmill Show! .....was that right too?

[@VideotapeFTW]

Yes, the name changed depending on the format. When it was 20 minutes long, it was Emu's World (like this one); when it was 45 minutes long, it was Emu's Wide World (e.g. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKPZiGqvYp2toJY); and in between when they broadcast live, it was the Pink Windmill Show (e.g. kzbin.info/www/bejne/epmcpamjo6loedU). So don't worry - you're not going mad!

[@macstar2010]

to think most of it was live. Quality considering!

[@raspberrymojitogirldec]

emu yeh lol wanting one those t shirts love grotbags genius rip rod

[@polcat79]

in a 1983 I was 4 years old. my sister was 7.

[@bowegdoggz8832]

rip grotbags

[@klobmiester]

I use to hide behind the sofa when this was on 😂

[@MultiVince95]

Great video

[@MrCarpmagic95]

RIP lady who played Grotbag!

[@ehsanahmed7394]

used to wch this as a kid

[@seanmclaughlin4860]

I never ever watchd dis looks really good I'm sad I wasn't born when dis came out #R.I.P crock😭😭.

[@VideotapeFTW]

It's the sort of show that a lot of people loved, a lot of people hated, and a lot of people loved to hate (if you see what I mean). Nevertheless, it was one of the biggest kids' programmes of the 80s - so give a few episode a try if you have the time. :-)

[@lilme7052]

Wasn't this "There's somebody at the door"?? That's what we said, did we have it wrong?!

[@VideotapeFTW]

They used both "There's a knock at the door" and "There's somebody at the door" interchangeably in the early years, before eventually settling on the latter.

[@lilme7052]

@@VideotapeFTW thanks!

[@claudiadeeley7998]

LOL BRILLIANT Crock Rocked.

[@georgehaynes394]

Im sure this was 90s not 80s

[@VideotapeFTW]

What makes you say that? The Grotbags solo spin-off show was the 90s, but the Pink Windmill ran from 1982-89.

[@georgehaynes394]

@VideotapeFTW oh right I thought I could remember watching this in the 90s may have been replays I suppose

[@VideotapeFTW]

@@georgehaynes394 Not in the UK - you must be thinking of the Grotbags solo spin-off series.

[@lindathomas2372]

Brilliant series remembering well and grotbags I was only 12 wot memories

[@lucasmckinley8087]

Not sure if Rod went "all over England" for a nice happy place to build the Pink Windmill on, knowing that Boggle's Kingdom is right around the corner...

[@VideotapeFTW]

Yeah - handy, that, wasn't it...?