This is a special notice to let you know that this show which
features Sooty and Sweep will be repeated for the third time
tomorrow at 8pm on Channel 4 (24.04.05)

Have you seen this show before and can you kindly comment on it by
replying to this message or whenever you see it tomorrow do comment
on what you thought of Sooty & Sweep's Appearances on the show.

The following is repeated from previous posts which comment on the
last two showings of this countdown list show. Plus if you haven't
seen it but don't want to know where The Sooty Show ranks then i
would be careful by reading this post


from Message 322

Sooty News: 100 Greatest Kids Show Repeated on Saturday
(First posted Tue Jun 1, 2004 10:53 am)

Just to let you know for the second time the special counting down
the so-called 100 Greatest Kids Shows will be on the air this
Saturday 5th June. Sooty & Sweep appear in the links with their
Friends from Rainbow. The links were Sooty, Sweep and the rainbow
gang are beside Jamie's bed, Sooty showing his legs which looked
like it came from some doll, Sweep swearing with Jamie saying 'I
know its Channel 4 but anymore of that and your off.' Sooty & Sweep
playing about a pool and then later having a party with some female
Miki like cat friends (don't ask) and lastly it show them all mix up
with Sooty looking like Sweep and Sweep looking like Sooty.When it
was first shown in 2001 we were there to report it and now i've went
through the back-log to find the stories.
If you're wondering why most of these stories where posted at the
same time it's because way back on Yahoo Clubs: Reaching New Sooty
Heights we had a column which was perfect to post news on and the
news below is from the News Round Up posts on the old group.

If you've seen this special before we all love to hear your comments
about this event and what you thought about it. If you haven't seen
it but will this Saturday then please come back here and post what
you thought about 100 Greatest Kids Shows. If you haven't seen the
special i suggest you don't read the following

THE 100 GREATEST KIDS SHOWS EVER ON MONDAY
(First Posted on Wed Aug 29, 2001 11:37 am)
With The Sooty Show bound to be number one in the list this clubs
motto with be change to 'Bound to be the number 1 greatest kid
show'. There will be a photo series called Sooty's 100 Greatest with
pics of sootys entry on the show.

THE 100 GREATEST KIDS SHOWS EVER
(First Posted on Wed Aug 29, 2001 11:37 am)
Four days to go until the show is out on air on Channel 4 at 8pm

THE 100 GREATEST KIDS SHOWS
(First Posted on Wed Sep 5, 2001 5:02 pm)
three days to go until the show is out on air on Channel 4 at 8pm

THE 100 GREATEST KIDS SHOWS
(First Posted on Wed Sep 5, 2001 5:02 pm)
Monday will be the day when we found out what would be the number
one kids show of all time. Tune in Channel4 8:30pm to see where the
sooty show will enter (I Bet number one)

THE 100 GREATEST KIDS SHOWS
(First Posted on Wed Sep 5, 2001 5:02 pm)
Tonight will be the night when we found out what would be the number
one kids show of all time. Tune in Channel4 8:30pm to see where the
sooty show will enter (I Bet number one)

SOOTY IS THE 38TH GREATEST KID SHOW
(First Posted on Wed Sep 5, 2001 5:02 pm)
Shocking it maybe but The Sooty Show enter at 38 in a very tough
chart but there entry really was only on for a couple of seconds on
The Channel 4 show... but well done anyway. Sooty & Sweep did appear
in the links with their Friends from Rainbow. The links were Sooty,
Sweep and the rainbow gang are beside Jamie's bed, Sooty showing his
legs which looked like it came from some doll, Sweep swearing with
Jamie saying 'I know its Channel 4 but anymore of that and your
off.' Sooty & Sweep playing about a pool and then later having a
party (don't ask) and lastly it show them all mix up with Sooty
looking like Sweep and Sweep looking like Sooty. Well it's
only a couple of weeks till the NEW SERIES of Sooty Heights.

To find photos from this section
go to PHOTOS on the side-bar on the left
go into SPECIAL EDITIONS
then SOOTY AND SWEEP'S 100 GREATEST.


from message 335
Sooty News: 100 Greatest Kids Show Repeated on Saturday
(First Posted Wed Jun 2, 2004 9:47 am)

Toonhound.com Comments on the show

Channel 4's Top 100 Kids' Shows night hit our screens Bank Holiday
Monday, 27th August and stirred up an awful lot of feedback and
discussion, as one would expect...

Apparently some 200,000 people voted in all. It was no surprise to
find that 'The Simpsons' came out on top, with 'DangerMouse' the
highest-rated Brit show. But how about a borderline kids' show like
'Dr Who' coming in at number eight, and the fact that classic series
like 'Stingray', 'Ivor The Engine' and 'Henry's Cat' didn't even make
the list at all?

The evening followed the pattern of previous Top 100's. There were a
stack of clips cobbled together with mocking links, the same glib
talking heads and, somewhere in the middle, a few golden nuggets for
true enthusiasts to savour. Like Peter Firmin on camera for the first
time in eons, with the original Bagpuss figures and set. Like Nick
Park enthusing for Noggin The Nog and the whole Smallfilms oeuvre.
And that fabulous revelation about Fenella's anti-Semitic spellbook
in Chorlton And The Wheelies...

And the rest of it? - Well, Jamie Theakston was an odd choice for
presenter and somehow the thing never quite clicked in the way that
the Graham Norton 100's did. It lacked that camp, kitsch enthusiasm.
Much was passed-over (We had just 5 seconds from Roobarb) and yet
again their were just too many c-list celebrities talking about
material they knew precious little about - like Ricky Gervais
recalling the olde Pugwash double entendres, again...

The exception was Jill from the Tv Lounge website. She was brought on
camera to expound her sociopolitcial theories on Bagpuss and such,
and she projected herself very well I thought Encouraging to see how
you can get noticed with these here website thingys after all...

But now to the bad side, and one sequence really did 'stand out'.
Why oh why did they include that bathtime scene with Sooty and Sweep?
The offending piece involved Sooty, Sweep in a hot tub with a third
bear head whilst Mr Theakston purred about the subliminal naughtiness
apparent in many kids tv programmes. Frankly, I'm amazed and apalled
that this was allowed to happen - seriously, Sooty is an ongong
children's creation still as popular with 5-10 year olds today as he
ever was. What on earth would you say to a child who had stayed up
late to watch their favourite bear on tv? - Don't get me wrong, I
love stuff that offends the morale majority, but this was just plain
crass...

Actually, this highlights what is becoming an increasing problem with
this new wave of retro-nostalgia for kids shows and cartoons.
Bringing back your tea-time favourites is all well and good, but do
we have to degrade them into sloppy, mocking copies of their former
selves? - Take the new-look Pinky & Perky. The brief clip from what
looked like their oft-heralded new show appeared to be aimed at
knowing, goofy adults but was really just plain naff. Talk about
wasting the potential for these classic characters. Why can't they be
re-conceived and given back to a new generation of kids?

The Beeb have got things right with their fantastic reinventions
of 'Noddy' and 'Bill And Ben', courtesy of Cosgrove Hall and some
careful decision-making. 'Andy Pandy' looks like it might be adapted
with equal success. Those shows will run and run for as long as the
originals. Please guys, think about the creation, put something new
into the concept, don't just milk the poor things dry - you're
disfiguring a magical piece of our childhood - *sigh*