Playschool - John Hamblin and the saucepan with no lid

[@garyreid9842]

RIP John. You made my kids day and gave me a good reason to sit down and watch Play School with them.

[@AbStar_xx]

He was always my favourite presenter. But now that I'm in my twenties, I can see why my mum laughed so much when John was on. He was a legend

[@rylestar]

I posted this video about 11 years ago. The fact that I recorded it on VCR in the first place in the early 90s during my teens (when my little sister used to watch playschool and I'd laugh at John), and then kept the video for years, and then recorded it to a DVD, then uploaded it to KZbin, then it has been viewed over 99,000 times... goes some way to show how much people enjoyed John's time on Playschool. Best presenter ever. RIP John.

[@RadicalValkyrie]

Haha, in my teens I would still watch John episodes if I caught Playschool on the TV, and I didn't have any younger siblings. He was just SO funny. Thank you for the video and follow up comment. x

[@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock]

RIP naughty John

[@aminahkhezriafrawi1806]

Thank you for uploading this precious memory ❣️

[@highwayman1188]

RIP John absolute icon of my childhood so hilarious even more in my thirties than in the early 90s 😂

[@fordfalcon1605]

His voice is priceless. Number 1 storyteller ever.

[@jeanmercer7539]

He was so good….. as a parent he gave me so many laughs as you never knew what would come out of his mouth. I remember watching him one day and Benita collins got so cranky with him on air. It was hilarious. 💕🌺

[@rebeccarourke7304]

My husband and I watched John with our children for many years. We loved his wicked sense of humour…’Jill…my partner’ in his Jack and Jill skit. He will always be in our memories.

[@cornyjoey161]

John was always my favourite... such a loose unit!

[@Postghost]

I think part of his purpose was to provide some measure of entertainment to the adults who had to inevitably watch it with their kids. Some of his ultra-subtle jokes were low-key innuendous, way over children's heads. But they were still there.

[@LoveThoseTiges]

An Aussie Icon.. Loved him soo much! Hilarious! 'First of all a mashing and now a whisking... Don't fly of the handle' 😂😂😂

[@menufrog]

Thank you for enriching my childhood and leaving us with cherished memories. Rest In Peace John

[@nicoledeloncrais5940]

Seriously when my children watched playschool, I mostly ran about doing the housework. Except when John was on, honestly he was simply sensational 🎉🥳👏👍🥰. Deeply missed.

[@jaspearce]

Thank you for saving this. John was the absolute best. Rest peacefully John... you made a difference.

[@seanevery1570]

RIP man. Touched so many lives.

[@terryjackson8773]

I always watched John whenever I could. He was hilarious.

[@jomac2046]

RIP John, Play School from 1970 till 1999

[@jarrodminogue9244]

RIP John. Icon of a childhood

[@PaleoMum]

"I'm going to give you a good whisking" abt 3min hahahahahahaha OH man I am crying so much from laughter

[@allhype555]

I only sat down with my 2 year old when John was on play school.... and just about every other Mum I knew did the same..... He kept us parents sane with his antics lol

[@purpleluna8413]

He just died🥲 21 Sept 2022

[@jasonbrice9921]

R.I.P John You brought many happy and funny times to many children including myself.

[@controloz3310]

Me and my sister always thought he reminded us of our dad. After our dad died we often talk about John on playschool and I’m sending her this right now. He could’ve honestly been on Monty python.

[@RadicalValkyrie]

SO funny to this day. RIP John. Thanks for the giggles. ❤

[@jerichospin]

There's a good chance John improvised this whole thing

[@vickstar1992]

This was one of the funniest.. RIP John

[@katherineeuler8649]

❤️ john always laughed with him, very sad he passed away RIP.

[@kerryticehurst5046]

A good whisking lmfao. RIP John you legend. 🙏

[@pauljordan4452]

His jokes were also for adults who watched. Cheeky bugger. RIP.

[@rhondaw1]

John was one of most entertaining and Trish was good too...I liked watching it more than the kids because of John and voice and expresions. The ning nang nong was great..

[@forkeyou1921]

Oh Johnny boy you make me laugh my ass off you got away with being such a naughty boy 🤣 We will miss you

[@pauljordan4452]

Does anyone remember John doing a cameo as a judge in Fat Pizza? Great lesson in storytelling.

[@purpleluna8413]

RiP John your where an absolute legend Gre up watching John H ans John Waters Benita Collins and Noni Hazlehurst John was so naughty and so funny (wouldn't get away with it now!) But oh so funny RIP John Thankyou for the laughs 🥲

[@woodss82]

this john guy is mad, I remember him well in the 80s, he played around with some hub cap and made a snorting like noise.

[@joshua_jwilson2074]

My favourite playschool comedian

[@dantrenchardharry3970]

rest in peace John

[@TheReeShow]

Bahaahaha oh lord "out for a spin". This is the greatest story ever.

[@rhinobarrows]

Rest in peace 1936 - 2022.

[@floamii2024]

mum used to always sit me in front of john and benita play school when i was a baby and mum told me she used to crack up becoz i didnt understand

[@bronwynleeper2806]

I adore John Hamblin

[@JoshSamimi2024]

Now he died

[@nicoletobincairns]

RIP John .. You were fun.

[@thomasglenn1365]

1:20 "WHAT'S THE M- ...Don't you Dare"

[@shaneannigans]

RIP John I don't know whether to laugh or cry watching this. Anyone know where I can find the footage of the 'Pop Fish'?

[@bolch88bb8]

The imagination of people like this to take nothing and make it something....well done...i;m 32 and i was entertained :)

[@kidsmoked]

God bless John Hamblin.

[@notanotherguitarchannel]

As I kid I thought John was funny. As an adult I realised he's actually hilarious. RIP John.

[@emd1494]

I don't care what anyone says John is the fucking best!!!

[@gretathegarbo]

So talented ❤

[@Suspect333]

Legend

[@Jos3phJust]

Shame its prerecorded these days :(

[@Iggywiggywoo]

No this wasn’t prerecorded. John was also seen at the end of this episode going down a slippery slide and breaking it. It was hilarious.

[@Iggywiggywoo]

My favourite Play School song is Everybody's Got A Little Rhythm which is based on a Peter Combe song. If anyone has a video of it, can you please upload it?

[@rupert3k]

beautiful

[@joshmetz9192]

So sad to hear the news today 😢😢😢

[@This_RuthIsOnFire]

RIP John

[@Clintgibon]

My Hero!

[@BeatUpRecordsCDs]

John Hamblin has comedy characteristics very similar to John Inman.

[@MrShieldsy100]

has Playschool. Present tense. I don't where you're from, but our Playschool is currently in it's 47th year :)

[@TheBundychick82]

I know 47 years of play school that's a long time would that mean that it started in 1966 wow it's older than Sesame Street and its longest running Kids show or one of the longest I think it would be the second longest running behind 4 corners its been on for like 50 years not bad for 2 shows that are on the abc and still going strong

[@AllieWilson-r4f]

0:12 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 0:18 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kristypaine7975]

Rip john

[@melbop]

OMG Australia had play school as well? who knew ??

[@barcalonga]

Who knew? .....like, everybody in Aus.... for the last 50+ years!!! - John was great. He was from the UK originally, and had even done some Shakespeare, but the fun that group had on Playschool was truly memorable!

[@melbop]

@@barcalonga I grew up in the UK. Thought play school was a UK exclusive thing .... Or I would have thought that back in the 70s you would have got the UK version. Thought never occurred to me that you Guys would have your own Play school with your own actors.... Play school was killed off in the 80s ... in the UK So it is still going? wow! Nice to get a reply on a comment from 7 years ago :-)

[@Sherbet4ever]

Yep, it’s still going. John Hamblin sadly passed away yesterday aged 87.

[@bbcrumbs]

You know you're well skint if your kids are playing with kitchenware and dish mops.

[@TheAxelay]

Funniest shit ever , kinda disturbing now but still epic....Happy kid T.V. days,,,,,,

[@coalforged9339]

John was my second Dad in the 70s :)

[@daniellegardener5436]

RIP

[@lestatsluver666]

Mash mash mash mash. Mash mash mash!

[@Squicken]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug

[@starseedtravel8902]

This is why millennials are the superior generation 😂

[@pauljordan4452]

John hosted for 30 years, so 80s kids remember him.

[@justinbrookes76]

This was clearly improvised. Still brilliant though.

[@Suspect333]

That makes it even better

[@peterbeveridge91]

NOTHING IN HERE!!!!! (Spoon 1) 1:48

[@Clintgibon]

So sweet, so funny for all not just NIDA fuckups WHAT A WANK IS NOW (ONE WORD)! KIDS OF THE 90S WE HAD IT ALL AT ITS BEST BUT WE WANTED MORE THUS ME BEING DRUNK AND SHOUTING AT MY DADS WAKE AND LOOKING AT THIS TRESURE FROM THE GOLDEN YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Want my lid.

[@alwaysonyourside125]

47th? Congratulations!:)

[@divyahemadri7397]

I was born in may 23 2011

[@michellefowler6702]

right

[@TVserpico]

Hahaha

[@emzyz1997]

HAHAHAHAH!! :')

[@jazylou]

oh so many fond memories of John. what a legend

[@aidavcomedy]

RIP