Emu's All Live Pink Windmill Show S1E3 (1984) - FULL EPISODE

[@TheTurdle]

I first watched episode one for the memes, then I watched episode two. Now I'm at episode three and I know damn well I'm not stopping here.

[@beachboysswiftie]

11:33 poor spencer. I honestly can’t blame the kid for being nervous

[@VideotapeFTW]

And here he is doing it perfectly a year later: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4Kbo6F9ZZ1gn6M :-)

[@rogerismine5052]

It so cuteeee

[@spencersfanpage]

The lil sarcastic yay at the end omg 😂

[@robertveerman8022]

@Spencer hooray 😒

[@glenncooney3959]

Watching this in 2024, just a couple of days after the 40th anniversary of the first ever All Live Pink Windmill Show.

[@bruce2760]

2020 anyone? I was watching this show as a young lad and loved it ❤️ I’m watching this as an 11 year old and it has brought back so many memories

[@hellokittyfifi]

0:39 saRAH WAit

[@Hunyango_007]

4:29 LMAO! Sarah got attac by beak

[@artsiianimations]

This was one of my favourite programmes as a kid. Loved Rod, Grotbags and Emu 🐓

[@RacingAtHome]

He's just taking the piss with the phones now. Great for a laugh.

[@TheFinalMinutes]

"None of the prizes go coz we can never get through to anybody!" buwahahaha!

[@MrDannyDetail]

Every week when these phone call bits go wrong he makes a barbed quip like this, and I get the feeling that every week he is actually aiming them at the show's producers, whilst he tries to naviagate himself out of brown trouser city, all as millions of kids watch on.

[@TheFinalMinutes]

@@MrDannyDetail yeah sometimes I think he was being pranked by the production team

[@blueonblack83]

I have started singing "Star Prize, Staaarrr Prrriiiiiizeeee" in the shower.

[@patw2359]

That was sweet how Debbie, Catrina, and Abbie try to console Matthew after he was scolded by Grotbags :)

[@beachboysswiftie]

I feel so bad for the kid

[@119Agent]

She really let that poor kid have it.

[@Dubdsy]

Time

[@rahmel2009]

Cruel witch!

[@maz2825]

Not to mention the actress of the witch realised he was crying and spoke to that group of children in a softer manner and smiled while asking the second question:)

[@anthonyellis987]

Poor Spencer and Matthew! This is how a kids show shouldn't be done, but great for a laugh.

[@VideotapeFTW]

The joys of live TV. :-)

[@MAP2023]

What do you mean?

[@mrmanusia]

Who's matthew?

[@mistofoles]

Well, at least Rod was honest, we all did have a laugh when the live phone-ins went (frequently) wrong.

[@ObijeeTeeVee]

LOL@ giving the kid Watership Down to read as a "book we all should be reading". Mayhap this Grotbags chick really IS evil lolol

[@VideotapeFTW]

Better believe it. ;-)

[@Hunyango_007]

30:06 classic catrina morphing into original self

[@BastiElektronik]

HELP

[@rodhulltotallyrulesgrottba8430]

28:05 rod:I think I'll go home

[@catrina2649]

25:25 poor catrina. XD

[@catrina2649]

BeachBoysfan4ever MLP thanks 😂

[@MAP2023]

why poor?

[@swampjajc]

Thanks for posting, First time I have seen this since I was 10, my sister was in this episode so I remember watching it when it was on TV live.

[@VideotapeFTW]

You're very welcome indeed!

[@MAP2023]

where are you in this episode?

[@swampjajc]

@@MAP2023 It wasnt me it was my sister 31:56 :)

[@MAP2023]

@@swampjajc so many kids, where was she? Who exactly is she?

[@editandersson]

0:41 Idk why but sarah screaming “woah” is so funny to me

[@willows-and-reeds]

She has so much energy, that’s why she is my favorite

[@editandersson]

@@willows-and-reeds Yeah I also love her energy! She’s my third favourite after Emma and Kelly:)

[@willows-and-reeds]

@@editandersson she’s my first fav but everyone knows that obviously

[@editandersson]

@@willows-and-reeds well yes, it’s kind of obvious lol

[@mrmanusia]

You have to edit it to be 0:40

[@deletedchannel5394]

When you watch this show for memes but then addicted to it😳

[@isaacheres1354]

It just happened to me😅😂. I rewatched that "HI MY NAME IS KATRINA"..... so many times that it has gotten me to watch a full episode. It's a nice British kid show, the chemestry is great. I would watch it as a kid if it were in the States on PBS or Nickelodeon

[@hellokittyfifi]

0:40 sARAH STOP

[@Diamondroosee]

No:(

[@peryngveohlin4942]

You can’t stop a queen.

[@Adam-ul5vr]

Lol she so hyper

[@spencersfanpage]

oOOohH!

[@spencersfanpage]

Me when I’m watching Netflix and my screen goes black and I see my face:

[@aprilcuevas146]

Spencer is cute and a real good dancer. Not one single move was wrong

[@VideotapeFTW]

Yep, Spencer never puts a foot wrong in those dances. One of the most reliable of all of them.

[@simonlujan2397]

The only thing he's wrong about is when he speaks, but everything else is flawless.

[@randomdude8790]

@@simonlujan2397 I think that his talking is one of the best things about him, even when he messes up. It may have been embarrasing for poor Spencer, but I think it's adorable. Add that up with being one of the best dancers and being overall incredibly cute, you get the best Pink Windmill Kid

[@Struwwelpeter]

Thanks for the upload of the Pink Windmill Show, VideotapeFTW. What an amazing work. I found out about it probably around 2017 thanks to whomever started with the meme but at that time I did not pay enough attention to it and last week I stumbled across the show once more and this time I got a little 'obsessed' with it lmao although I wasn't born in the 80's nor in the UK region, watching the show is quite comforting. Crazy times we live, right? Taking today as example, I was stressed out about a few things and then I came back here and watched episode E3 and E4 and by the time they were done, I was feeling better... Me as a 90's kid still can see some similarities with the shows that I used to watch back then and that's pretty cool. Ah, simpler times! I could notice that a lot of people from new generations (and other nationalities) also came for the meme and a bunch of them stayed for the quality of the show, now people picks their favorite Windmill Kid and know their name and of course still have fun watching it Hahaha only proves how brilliant this show is and now it feels like we are like a small community. I wonder if you ever received any message from the Windmill "kids" (nowadays), I know that the one and only Spencer lend you a tape (or tapes) of the show but what about the others? They all seem to be cool kids and turn out to be cool/responsible adults as well. I still got some questions in my mind about the show, but I wrote too much already lol Gonna save em for another day

[@VideotapeFTW]

Oh, you're welcome, and thank _you_ - that was wonderful to read! I've always thought the show had a sort of energetic calming influence (if that's not a contradiction), and I'm glad others are discovering that, too. We've been very fortunate in that both Spencer and Joe have been instrumental in getting hold of recordings of episodes I didn't previously have, and they've both helped out immensely. I also had brief exchanges with a few Pink Windmill Kids prior to it all going viral, and they all thanked me, which was a relief as I always had a nagging doubt that some would be wishing the show could stay buried. Thankfully, the overall reaction has been very positive and it seems they're all at peace with their routines being 'out there', as far as I know. Feel free to ask questions whenever you like. :-)

[@Struwwelpeter]

​@@VideotapeFTW "Energetic calming" is probably the best way to describe the show Haha and that's so good to know that they are on board with the idea of preserve the show's memory. I can't imagine how satisfactory is for you to have their approval. I mean, to have our gratitude and support is one thing but coming from the Windmill Kids themselves is just a whole new level. And Joe, the legend, is also helping you?! That's great! He seems to be the nicest guy since his Windmill times Hahaha I guess my questions are a bit "technical" or way too specifics. Now I know the show used to air once a week (Fridays) cause you mentioned in the description of S01E04 - if I'm not mistaken -, so what about the rehearsals? Did they used to rehearse the whole week prior to the big day? Cause they dance routine is always flawless on air. And there's also the external footages, lines to decorate, their study and etc it seems a lot of work, they sure were busy. Was it common for a kid show in the 80's to have a production this big and being broadcast live for the whole country (or even countries) or were they the pioneers in the matter? Was the show a hit back then that every kid wanted to participate or it was just "popular-ish"? And what about you as a fan, assuming that you also were a kid during its running time (last question) could you ever be able to watch it live? Hahaha I'm sorry for the amount of questions, but I'm just curious to know. Obviously, if you don't know anything it's totally fine.

[@VideotapeFTW]

@@Struwwelpeter Taking everything slightly out of order, one thing I know is that all pre-recorded footage - external dances, Boggle, Twin Schools location shoots, etc. - was shot and edited before they even went into the studio, and that goes for whether the show itself was live or not. So, months in advance, the music and singing was completed; then they shot whatever outside footage was necessary for the dances, and then the Kids could focus on what they were doing week by week. I'm pretty sure they learned all the dances before the live series started, and then they had intensive rehearsals for what they needed for the next immediate episode. Every live show had a dress rehearsal the day before (I think), and that includes S1E5, which got called off because of a strike by the props department. It's a miracle they managed to pull it all off, really, when you think about it. There's no way anything like this would get the green light nowadays, and, to be honest, there was no other show like it. I mean, take the Post Office - that's two children presenting long segments to camera on live national television. The scope for going wrong is massive, but somehow everything came together every time, one way or another. And that's without getting into the live dancing! The show was a ratings-winner for Central, and being in the last-thing-on-a-Friday slot at its peak is proof of that. That slot was saved for the jewels in the crown, as it were, and it had to be both popular and have the broadest appeal across children's age groups. Does that mean everyone liked it? Not by a long way. Some hated it. Some loved to hate it. But those who liked it _really_ loved it and would have given anything to be a Pink Windmill Kid - myself included! Sadly, I never got to be in the audience or anything like that, but I remember watching many episodes as they were broadcast, and, like many (who won't necessarily admit it), I used to go back and try to learn the dances. The first time I mentioned that on KZbin, I got loads of messages from people saying they thought they were the only ones who did that! It's amazing to think that, decades later, a new generation is discovering the joys of the Pink Windmill.

[@Struwwelpeter]

@@VideotapeFTW Ooohh, thank you so, so much for you careful response. It makes me feel kinda nostalgic to read about it, even though I have never experienced none of it, if this makes sense. Yes, to think of it could be a recipe for a disaster but they made it work perfectly, even when the spin quiz segment went a little sideways, Rod's ability to improvise could keep the situation under control, obviously a little nervous Hahaha Well, this show is definitely something that I would've watch as a kid (look at me, I'm 27 now and I'm enjoying it), but sadly we never had a show like this here in Brazil. Ah, so probably even the ones who were a bit older, in their early teenager years secretly wished to be a Windmill Kid (maybe the ones bashing the show's reputation lol). That's awesome. And it's a pity that you were unable to be in the audience but now you're the one keeping the show's memory alive, so you're like the Windmill Master nowadays Hahaha

[@PeeckMedia]

Poor Spencer. I'm glad Rod made him feel a bit better

[@gottahurtthealbertosaurus]

I like that a couple crew members help the Pink Windmill Kids when they try and fight Grotbags

[@isaacheres1354]

The red yellow green and blue circle on the robot I keep seeing that as that game "Simon" The Memory Game😊

[@nixxie2390]

I always presumed as a kid watching this live, that it either WAS a 'simon's says' game glued onto his tummy - or just based on one to look 'computery'

[@xbustinjieber]

Jesus Sarah must have been on something back in the day.

[@maz2825]

Love how Rob basically takes the mick out of her by copying the 'woo' 😂

[@gunamerstravels]

Yeah, I reckon she must have been embarrassed to be selected to appear on the show, knowing what it would be about. She had to find something to numb the shame. Hahahaha

[@jhkgh]

I did not realize just exactly how close Grotbags cave was to the Rod and Emu's Pink Windmill, but it looks as though it was in walking distance..

[@mrmanusia]

4:50 love sarah's laugh here

[@Clivef213]

lol beam our selves down and don't tell that streaky bone head rod... hmm even though he is watching the scene behind the scenes (Classic TV) :)

[@marcsallis]

I’ve had a memory of seeing an episode of Emu’s Pink Windmill as a kid for many years and I remember being jealous as heck of the contestant in Grotbag’s Grotto being offered a Masters of the Universe Tri-Klops, so I thought I’d see if I could find evidence of it, or if my memory was tricking me. Today I had it confirmed that in 1984 it happened! I’m guessing I then got him for my Birthday or Christmas that year as I had him, with ring, in my collection as a kid. I’m still mad at that kid for not taking the prizes and going for the cauldron instead. Thanks for helping me confirm this memory as being the real deal! How can I remember this as a 6-year-old and 37 years later I still remember it as clear as day?!

[@VideotapeFTW]

Haha - I've had loads of moments like that when re-watching the shows, with really specific decades-old memories coming back out of nowhere. Ask me what I had for dinner last night, though, and I couldn't narrow it down to three possibilities...

[@Adam-ul5vr]

24:48 spencer what are you doing?!

[@MAP2023]

i like your channel

[@Adam-ul5vr]

@@MAP2023 Thanks 😊

[@spencersfanpage]

Poor Emma 😭😭

[@deletedaccount3329]

@@spencersfanpage poor me

[@MrIrrepressible]

Rod hull was very funny, a great act. Still making me laugh today

[@macstar2010]

poor old spencer

[@VideotapeFTW]

Gotta feel sorry for the guy...

[@macstar2010]

bit harsh plonking him in front of the camera like that on live telly! i wouldve been like that, but at least he can dance!

[@VideotapeFTW]

macstar2010 I know - I've done live radio, and I can really identify with that feeling of, as soon as the red light's on, there's nowhere to hide. How much worse it must have been on national TV at that age!

[@andreatavaglione6459]

I don't understand why do you feel sorry for Spencer. he did a good job.

[@VideotapeFTW]

It was by no means a disaster, but Spencer obviously felt terrible about it at the time, judging from Rod trying to reassure him during the next link. Still, he presented the Twin Schools section a series later and looked nothing short of professional.

[@VideotapeFTW]

You're welcome! I *really* feel for Spencer, too - a rabbit in the headlights... I suppose it's understandable that it would take time for everyone to get used to the new live format, but ultimately with that came better shows. There's one more from this series still to come - I'll try to get it uploaded this weekend. :-)

[@simmehchan]

I wonder what they did in the studio while pre-recorded segments were playing.

[@mikef.4991]

30:04 Catrina, Joe and Sarah hangin’ out in the post office

[@Struwwelpeter]

Sarah at the beginning of the show 0:37 lol I can't. And poor little Spencer, I feel bad for him. He was too nervous and when he mispronounced "kingdom" he rolls his eyes (when the image starts to fade out 11:50) probably feeling like he screwed all up... but it was nice of Rod to address the situation in the next segment and not let him feel embarrassed in live TV. I mean, there's no reason for him to be embarrassed about, but mistakes happens. lol Rod always seems uncomfortable doing the spin segment since the first episode and with all the difficulties it's not getting any easier... By the way he mocking Sarah and Anthony excitement 4:59 Haha

[@VideotapeFTW]

Yeah, I've always felt sorry for Spencer there, but Rod handled it perfectly, and a year later he nailed it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4Kbo6F9ZZ1gn6M

[@Struwwelpeter]

@@VideotapeFTW That's nice. Really nailed it, said his line like a total pro

[@alondrasosa1035]

4:23 star prize and 4:49 28:23

[@mike-roy]

Grotbags makes a kid cry lol

[@rodhulltotallyrulesgrottba8430]

28:35 rod: (while laughing) why do we bother

[@willows-and-reeds]

Been watching these for years now, but I gotta say, Sarah’s stage presence can not be beat

[@VideotapeFTW]

I love the fact she and Anthony were allowed to do those Star Prize presentations like that! Or maybe they weren't _allowed_ as such, and by the time anyone realised it was too late to stop them... Speaking of Anthony, is he one of the backing dancers here?: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l56cZGaagtWWqNk

[@willows-and-reeds]

@@VideotapeFTW oh for sure. she’s still my favorite to this day and probably will always be! as for Ant in that TOTP vid I’m not sure..

[@willows-and-reeds]

@@VideotapeFTW I DID however find videos of Rod reading stories from his book on cassette on YT and they were pretty great!

[@simonriches77]

I can't believe Kit turned the prizes for what might be in the cauldron, and won a rubber band.

[@VideotapeFTW]

Back when kids were allowed to lose - these days they'd be taken off the air for causing unnecessary trauma or something!

[@vicsmith1825]

Simon Riches I'm now married to Kit. He hated He-Man lol

[@VideotapeFTW]

+Vic Smith Seriously?!!! I hope he enjoyed the experience, anyway. P.S. Do you still have the rubber band? Could be worth something these days... ;-)

[@R3z4n]

omg Rod Hull is a funny guy 😂😂😂

[@lambgaming1347]

@David Chatterton He IS a funny guy. Up there in heaven hes still funny.

[@deletedaccount3329]

@@lambgaming1347 and kind obviously because I was at the pink windmill

[@lambgaming1347]

@@deletedaccount3329 Yes he's very kind :)

[@crustyairpods]

He died on 1999

[@deletedaccount3329]

@@crustyairpods :( sadly he fell off a roof and should of liver longer

[@JupiterMoonglow]

4:57 I LOVE SARAHS LAUGH

[@glenncooney3959]

24:57 You can see Grotbag’s part of the studio including the grotto

[@TerryGShaw]

The Chaos Episode

[@sigacy1374]

30:06 that face

[@mistergooji]

Watching in 2020

[@Timfamy]

Magic ❤

[@octomonkey1980]

You're right they are getting better...poor Spencer, think Rod may have made it worse by talking to him about it on camera though :( Thanks again for these, really enjoying them. More of this series? (I know I ask that question alot!) :)

[@NghtHwkk]

Interesting.. I didnt know the studio was laid out like that!

[@frostbluez]

I learned what an “STD” is from this episode

[@nasira2082]

xDD

[@VideotapeFTW]

"STD code" = "Standard Trunk Dialling code", just in case anyone's really wondering.

[@leesmith2151]

WHOS WATCHING THIS IN 2016 !!

[@RyuuHatake]

im watching in 2017 :)

[@blueonblack83]

2018 here

[@nightcorebeatzx8652]

2019 ♥️

[@R3z4n]

2020

[@megs4552]

Jan 2020

[@mistofoles]

You're not fooling anybody, Rod, we all know that's a false arm around Emu and your real arm is up his neck..

[@VideotapeFTW]

I love the occasional double-bluff they pulled off, e.g.: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJLaqYeind17jLsm12s :-)

[@bruce2760]

Idk what’s better this or the Old Nestle Crunch theme

[@brocolindo1]

dam how old caterine inthis video

[@isaacheres1354]

24:12 - 25:07 some action going on air behind the scenes. I am refering to the actors interacting with the camera crew and you can tell which camera is filming their side of the scenes with the editing

[@frostbluez]

20:06 She puts the “whore” in Hortencia!

[@bekre]

24:19 is the cameraman Jake Weber (who played Joe Dubois in the tv series Medium)?

[@rjdavidsonxyx8620]

caught playing on cassette recorder

[@bruce2760]

Why is 3 always chosen first in the episodes

[@darknightdown]

I'd of took that Tri-Klops figure straight away.

[@katierothwell4232]

no way majorette troupe I do entertainment troupe !

[@rogerismine5052]

Can I ask a question? How are they younger in the credits scenes??

[@MrNash-hv5tn]

I think the credit scene clip was taken from emu’s world series which was broadcasted before the live series

[@VideotapeFTW]

It would be weirder if they were _older_ in the credit scenes... But, yes, the song over the end credits is from a 1983 episode of Emu's World.

[@baseballisgreat4872]

Ok so we got in this safety thing for rod so a mountain is trying to break it up and Emma is holding on to rod and then spencer is holding on to Emma one word ITS A MOUNTAIN Spencer did great

[@deletedaccount3329]

Me and Spencer are cute together

[@deletedaccount3329]

But he hurt me :(

[@coolestvideoproductions7375]

Why they didn’t answer the phone? (6:13)

[@VideotapeFTW]

They couldn't have been in. No mobile phones back then.

[@jodieward3871]

24:59 anthony fell over lol😂

[@LoveKrystal471]

I actually want a Emu T-Shirt :O Where do i get one?

[@VideotapeFTW]

You're very welcome! Credit to Louise for the tape, as always. :-)

[@Tularis]

8:08 Floor Manager: ”and cue Redford…” …. Floor Manager: ”and cue Redford…” ….. Floor Manager: ”push that C3PO wanna be out on stage!”

[@mistofoles]

Hmm...just realised that graphic of the castle @0:13 looks suspiciously similar to the one in the opening sequence of "KNIGHTMARE" !

[@VideotapeFTW]

I never noticed that before, but you're not wrong! That was another of my favourite shows of the era.

[@PhilDrury]

I knew it! although swapping chocolate for custard???

[@mimi7434]

Wooooooooo!!!

[@fraserkatie]

Shakespeare is played by the bloke that does Redford the Robot!!!

[@mistofoles]

Who's the guy playing Boggle ? He seems vaguely familiar..

[@stabadaisy2]

That’s Rod

[@nigel6045]

27:30

[@MAP2023]

😄😂 Abbie forgot to say Quiz

[@staycoollikecats2614]

4:49

[@staycoollikecats2614]

27:31

[@rodhulltotallyrulesgrottba8430]

29:11

[@Bumbaclatrastaclat]

when is the song

[@VideotapeFTW]

19:56 - but it's very much not what you're expecting.

[@rodhulltotallyrulesgrottba8430]

28:05 rod:I think I'll go home

[@rodhulltotallyrulesgrottba8430]

28:35 rod: (while laughing) why do we bother

[@staycoollikecats2614]

13:53

[@rodhulltotallyrulesgrottba8430]

29:03

[@staycoollikecats2614]

27:24

[@rodhulltotallyrulesgrottba8430]

29:16

[@ernestoglez6725]

20:04

[@staycoollikecats2614]

28:27