Jamie and the Magic Torch Intro

[@TallSilentGuy]

43 years later and I'm STILL waiting for the movie with full backstory!

[@no-brain2002]

That would be sickkk

[@davecoalwood9487]

😆😆😆😆 So affected us eh Mate? 😆😆😆 I remember when Sewn by the Feeling came out 15 odd years ago.....I loved it at 1st and somehow it reminded Me of Jamie....now I'm on here now bemoaning that life let Me down as I'm not going on midnight adventures with one of My dogs ( steady😆) 😆😆😆 Have a gooden Fella.👍

[@bill-wd8er]

not long now simon

[@bramleydragon]

The only problem is, you just know it'll be americanised as usual.

[@Johnnyafc]

Still waiting

[@charmer1979]

52 years old and this was one of my favourites back in the day

[@stevejohnson5132]

As a kid, I always thought the first 20secs of the intro was really haunting! It still makes the hairs on my arms stand-up at the age of 50.

[@karldyke2180]

The best kids show theme tune ever. Every time I see this it takes me back to my childhood days oh the memories for a 44 year old bloke

[@jamiemurray2015]

Karl Dyke the only reason I know this is because one of my teachers sings it to me every day because my name is Jamie even worse its Jamie Murray so I get loads of nicknames

[@jamiemurray2015]

Chris Landry no I mean it as my support teacher knows and trys to be funny by singing it

[@kenjohnson1041]

Karl Dyke I'm 45 and still remember the words.

[@Louis-yn8gt]

Karl Dyke lmao I'm 16 and I know this haha

[@sinaloa367]

Second best. In first place....rhubarb and custard.

[@veeyew]

Man the 70's had all the best kids programmes... every one of them a acid fueled gem!!!! :))))))

[@leeweeo6]

I was born in the late 70's, my older brother was the olny child in the village with floppy long red hair called Jamie ... his friends call him Torch to this day because of this cartoon!

[@iamnastyguy]

oo ha ha ..good one .. even in india we liked it very much as 80`s kids ...

[@hollyvictoria2658]

That's weird my brothers name is Jamie and his Nickname is torch

[@anautisticpersonxd3324]

Lol I was born from 2006

[@Loverboy19691]

Listening to the theme again makes me quite tearful, takes me back to 1979 when I was just 10 years old and in the junior school, great days!

[@wendynicholson1]

I named my first son Jamie after this cartoon, lol, I fell to sleep watching it when I was a kid, and had a fantastic dream that I went on an adventure with the kid Jamie.Then years later I still had good memories of that dream and the cartoon. And so Jamie got his name.

[@stephenjemyers]

Aww get outa hear 🥰

[@ettolrahchctim3438]

even though im 15 i was brought up on this show and im so glad my dad did this cause i loved this show so much

[@Kapricorn1]

Any Indie or Rock band worth their salt should cover this tune. One of the best kids tv shows ever!

[@666theseventhson]

mg ,it takes me so many years back in old good times unbelievable

[@malcst1]

first part of intro before the beat starts still gives me goose bumps to this day

[@cheary7032]

My god me too!

[@jmss7613]

@@cheary7032I’m 49 and sending themes back and forth to a mate of mine (he’s 51). I sent this to him basically saying that the intro uses to totally blow me away as a kid. I almost didn’t want to see the rest if it. The whole atmosphere of those first few seconds are printed on my mind, great stuff!

[@TheSynthnut]

In his later years Tony ran a pet shop in Belmont, near Sutton called Nutkins. I worked in a unit just behind the shop. I remember one day he managed to lock himself out and he was quite panicked as to what to do. I told him to look the other way and I managed to open the door to his great suprise! I told him to get a better lock after that. I remember his lovely parrot (I think it was a parrot!) which if memory serves me correctly was called Kiki. Even when my business moved away we used to buy our pet supplies from Tony until we moved house. He was a very warm hearted, genuine guy with an obvious passion for what he did.

[@snakestaffmagic4499]

That first night part of the opening with the cats etc is so atmospheric I love that bit!

[@BlytheWorld1972]

its stunning it sets the mood that it is nighttime .

[@pp37903]

This cartoon has one of the best opening sequences ever! I love the melancholy music at the beginning - it sends a nostalgic shiver down my spine.

[@christopheros00]

This should appear on kids programmes today, as they would love it as much as we did.

[@Mysterywhiteboy78]

That intro blasts me straight in the solar plexus and takes me straight back.

[@jshadowhunter]

I swear the 1st few seconds of this intro gave me the hibbie-jibbesas a kid.

[@originaluddite]

Totally but in a fun way. The music overall sounds like something from one of the better 70s bands. And the basic story concept seems like something the Krofft Brothers might have done in live-action.

[@lesleywhite468]

Lol is yr name James /jamie

[@WHNorthcote]

Very Alice Cooper sounding.

[@mrsmith7936]

trust its terrifying

[@Jamie131970]

The 70's was a great time to be a kid, no cares, hot summers & star wars! I loved this, great fun for me as I'm Jamie (but no touch!) You can't have everything!... :)

[@sachinsingh-rh6fq]

It was an absolute fun while watching this in 1984...😍

[@edmund184]

I will never forget this title sequence, it's actually evocative of something. I don't know what.

[@JJJackson777]

Born in 99 but boy am I glad mam had this in the VHS box, get chills of nostalgia from that opening piano then it explodes into that psych funk rock beauty of a theme tune, I was born too late mate

[@venus4498]

So true i was also born in 2003 but my dad watched this as a kid so it's extremely nostalgic as well!! :'D i share your pain

[@ChristopherPin]

Wow same also born 99 and pretty much the same story

[@markantcliff]

every so often i need to come back and watch the intros to my childhood cartoons

[@larrytalbot3824]

I remember when I bought season 1 of this on VHS back in the 90's for my niece🤥, the woman who served me, she was about my age, said: "I'm gonna have this theme tune playing in my head all day now" & I just said: " - not just all _day...!_ " 😉👍

[@Zeltster]

I’m so glad that my dad got me dvds or this when I was younger, I’m only 21 but I still have this as one of the shows from my child hood

[@jjrambo8785]

I'm 40 and I remember it like it was yesterday were does time go!

[@chrisgoffe5048]

..same bro! 😂

[@jjrambo8785]

@@chrisgoffe5048 them were the days Chris sat down Infront of the box after nursary chilled out watching the real cartoons ,dude us born back then had some shit hot cartoons on the telly ffs the shit my kids watch shit even my mum liked it 😂👍

[@Simoner77]

My mum too! We'd watch this and Postman Pat, Mr Ben, Bertha. Oh good memories

[@scottmcphee2076]

This seems to be a motif for many kids TV shows, and literature. Ordinary objects like wardrobes, trees, or torches are portals to fantasy worlds.

[@copierwoman660]

Man! This was a favorite back in '78 if I can remember when I was only 5! I use torches heaps and life is an adventure at nearly 40 years of age! Bring back innocence!

[@kickpublishing]

70s kids TV was all about escapism - most of us were escaping from Jimmy Saville

[@krusher74]

+Dr. Ralph Kennedy did he ram his trouser torch in you too!

[@kickpublishing]

No, I was too fast for him

[@MrFovbe]

+Dr. Ralph Kennedy lmao hahahahaha

[@surferbri5346]

and WW2

[@kickpublishing]

***** Now you know why he was always wearing a tracksuit and trainers

[@lennywebb6740]

From a 48 year old bloke .This was the best kids programme ever in the 70's and early 80's. Next in line was Pipkins, Bod, Mr Men and Mr Ben

[@lucytagg]

loved this show......and the theme. I always wanted that torch as a kid!!!

[@limeyosu2000]

fond memories! born in 72 grew up to this and classics like the Clangers and Bagpus.

[@waveydavey9909]

Just love educating young ones on these old series; -)

[@mooky32]

Was my fave show and special as it's my earliest memory of a TV show (I am 49). Nostalgia overload. I remember in close succession my first ever cinema visit with my mum to see Watership Down. I utterly shat myself and cried all the way home cause the "bunnies" had been killed. Feel old but blessed ☺️

[@eleanorhogan8643]

Forgive me for asking this but how old were you when you saw Watership Down? Because I was 4 years old when I watched it on video, I had watched Animals of Farthing Wood at age 2 so I was prepared for anything that was going to dish out but still I was terrified of the field covered in blood and the gassing and still am really.

[@mooky32]

@@eleanorhogan8643 I think I must have been no more than 5. The trauma was real 😂

[@eleanorhogan8643]

@@mooky32 I see.

[@garybowring3059]

best opening of a cartoon EVER!!!

[@Kersquawk]

Loved the intro as a child. Starts out so subdued and almost eerie, then goes all out loud and crazy.

[@apjp18]

All these years later, I loved this song & still do at nearly 50 lol . Go for it Jamie

[@davecub]

Love the music and whole atmos up to 0:34. I used to look forward to the opening each week.

[@Phone-hz5wk]

0:34 i love this tune...takes me back to my childhood

[@romford28]

If there is a funkier theme tune to a kids show I've not heard it, brilliant stuff.

[@davenoble7418]

If you want FUNK - check out the theme to ‘Saturday Banana’ ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/fae2dmqVaJiVjqs

[@benjifrater6077]

MY man... Joe 90. Now that's funky

[@narjitmankoo8478]

At 58 i could stil watch this, still hasn't lost its magic😁👍

[@andyk4834]

Yes. That is a tear in my eye. Sweet memories.

[@benrussell-gough1201]

The constant that my early childhood was built around! :-)

[@shrivastaw]

I am 38, and yes I have wonderful memories of the 90's thanks to shows like this!

[@paulmiles9102]

love it so much what a classic

[@oli19]

I had a torch, it wasnt magic and hardly ever worked. Fuck that torch

[@jamesbarnett2796]

oli19 yeah, fuck it.

[@MrRobwave]

oli19 Me 2, I was 5 and in a towering temper because it didn't open a magic portal to cuckoo land. My temper was probably fueled by the lightsaber fiasco of the month b4. That was just a torch too. Later on that year I also stumbleupon truth about father christmas. i've never been the same again.

[@aldrinejoseph2512]

oli19 That torch in the show is the work of fiction. So don't curse about it.

[@quint3570]

oli19 LMFAO!

[@hereschrissy7366]

I feel like a kid again, ahhh the memories.

[@Anglo_Saxon1]

I can't believe I can still sing all the words to the theme tune.

[@nutnutdawn1347]

love it......brought a smile to my face.... Jamie and the magic torch....

[@louthesz]

Stunningly beautiful intro, that and the music will stay with me forever.

[@BoringDystopia]

Only period in history where prog rock was the soundtrack to childhood. Class.

[@BlokeOzzie]

Been ages since I've heard this song. Still remember the lyrics from when I was a kid. Good ol' Wordsworth...

[@bobdawkins7473]

This cartoon nearly broke my flippin neck!!! I remember one night wondering if I could dive into my bedroom floor... I did everything right :( Shined ma torch on the floor, and dived head first into it.

[@Seasider70]

One of the best intros. to a kids programme ever.

[@Tnythebasic]

LSD has a lot to answer for.. Still one of my fav shows as a kid..

[@markwheeler4245]

They just don’t make em like this anymore classic! 👌🏻

[@maxheadroom3839]

Best TV show opening ever memories.

[@RamBam3000]

Loved this. Absolutely loved it. And still do.

[@tinaoxnam593]

I'm 52 in September. I am chuffed I found this , I loved it as a child.

[@BellyflopFilms]

what a brilliant show!

[@annietemaro7612]

This always will be my favorite kids show from when I was younger still is to this day 34 years later

[@TheGenreman]

Guitarist goes nuts on the wah wah pedal at the end.

[@BillyJango]

This was by far the best kids programme. They should remake it into a film like they did with the magic roundabout.

[@velocet1976]

My fondest memory of TV childhood, and i'm sooooo glad they managed to repeat this in the early 80s....!!!!! Thank You!!!

[@patrick180271]

What a great childhood memory-surely one of the very best themes to a kids programme (Dogtanian and the Muskehounds had a very nice theme song too,a little later in the early 80s)

[@reds542]

I ❤️ this. Still remember the song. I have life long Narcolepsy ( find out in my 20s) but had bad night terrors as a kid and remember watching Jamie wishing my nights were like his. Looking back it gave me hope that not all nights were bad. I now wonder if the maker of it had a sleep disorder or had taken a heap of LSD 🤪

[@KokoBWary]

Grew up getting this sung to me, superb!

[@TheSnaker]

I think the very beginning of this intro: the moon, the dark street and the music is very creepy and atmospheric, then it goes funky. I wasn't born until the mid 80's but I love all these old shows that were around before I was born.

[@curiouserandcuriouser9436]

I loved watching this as a child. So good to be able to sing along to the intro again- though it's a good job no one can hear me!!!! 😜

[@md0u9186]

I totally agree with you. I used to watch programmes like this when I grew up. The aim seemed to be to adopt a "white knight" approach to life. The aim was to be uncomplicated and good at heart. It still should be.

[@earth123ism]

i remember this being on at lunchtime with rainbow when i had home dinners

[@lateleigh]

this actually made me real sentimental all-of-a-sudden. One of my faves from boyhood.

[@neill7813]

Still better than most modern music.

[@Eurobunneh]

Every morning Jamie is absolutely fucking knackered! Falls asleep at school every day.

[@wafldread2770]

Childhood cartoon that turned me into the well adjusted adult that I am today... 😁

[@belindahill1317]

they should be showing these on tv still,not the crap they show these days.

[@maldonisthelynx513]

I used to watch this and other shows on Nick Jr Classics when I was younger such as Chorlton and The Wheelies, Mr Benn, Astro Farm, The Wombles, Bagpuss, The Clangers, Trumpton and Chigley.

[@AmberTheFangirl]

SAME!!!!!!!!!

[@eleanorhogan8643]

@@AmberTheFangirl Me too!

[@MrEmperorCJ]

Sleep well, Jamie Jamie! Jamie! Jamie and the Magic Torch. Down the helter skelter, faster and faster To the Cuckoo Land. Wordsworth! Wordsworth! Following hard behind. Ready for adventure, always there to lend a paw (or hand!) Mr Boo and all the others too, The strangest people you've ever seen. And the torch with its magical beam, If I hadn't really been there I'd think that I was dreaming! Jamie! Jamie! No two nights are the same. And life is one long glorious game With Jamie, Jamie and the Magic Torch! Switch on!

[@jasminegj]

i’m 16 but my mum used to make me watch this as a kids and it’s really nostalgic

[@SallyJaneHurst]

When Tony's ice cream van came to our road, we used to lick our ice-creams flat into the cornet and run up and down the street singing 'Jamie, Jamie, Jamie and the magic torch!'

[@amyparter1]

That is my dad singing. He never received any royalties for this and never even listed on the video for singing this.

[@Tomas_2555]

That is very sad you should sue them

[@KentDonaldson]

Ah the memories. Anyone else used to sing this to their Jamie named friends?

[@mattbramley2363]

I’m 15, and this was still my childhood

[@absphoto]

I used to watch his when I was little, I didn’t think it was so old but I’m 16 now and missed this :))

[@TheCaulfield1]

Great memories of being a kid - JUST LOVE IT!!!

[@GuildfordGhost]

Little known fact - Barney Sumner of New Order was one of the studio assistants on this and is in the closing credits with one of his AKAs.

[@Rabpow76]

I couldn't remember the name of Jamies dog, Wordsworth. Class.

[@reggiep75]

I remember this as a 4-5 years old. Some cartoon relief in a fractured home environment!

[@adudefromtheukvideos]

I found a magic torch in my Dad’s wardrobe when I was a kid - it was pink on one end. It didn’t lead to a magical land, it just vibrated and was a bit sticky 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@shaunpenne1840]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@eleanorhogan8643]

I hate to worry you but I do not think that was a torch...

[@stuartmaddison1086]

Could this intro BE more prog rock-tastic?! Ah, the memories...

[@pablofawkes2841]

Could that comment BE any more out-dated?

[@stuartmaddison1086]

Memories, by nature, are out of date. And this is a programme from decades ago. But thanks so much for sharing!

[@pichustan6331]

zac williams Dr data

[@MostlyPennyCat]

@@stuartmaddison1086 ERMAHGERD could your comment BE any more self effacing, inclusive and yet SO sarcastically pointed? 😉

[@eclectica1]

No Chandler, it couldn't.

[@Boodlebobs]

Jo Kemp wrote the first series of JATMT and CATW - She is my mum and we have been working together on a new channel called BoodleBobs. Much of the same humour and narrated by Jo herself. Thanks cartoonintros for posting this video

[@andrewmorrice9139]

Brian Trueman wrote and narrated all the Jamies. Not sure what CATW stands for.

[@enderethan144]

Even to this day I’m still waiting for the origin of how Jamie found the magic torch.

[@minidwarfdude9230]

So happy I was brought up on these types of kids TV shows

[@fraserkatie]

This start intro is so cool with the dark night !

[@rogerp1975]

I absolutely loved this as a child! Thanks!

[@ME-ke7qc]

great memories from when i was 4 years old now 51..not long for eternal sleep

[@Limousine08]

they rly need to sell us all these shows..we need them now

[@terrortorn]

Best intro to a children,s programme ever. Funky!

[@salfordnurse]

No idea why but I can imagine Elton John singing this, the slightly creepy opening, then the more uptempo part, reminds me of Funeral for a Friend/love lies bleeding

[@rockandrollmachine]

Best. Theme. Tune. Ever.