Myles Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 Is it: "Stop the pigeon, stop the pigeon, stop the pigeon, stop the pigeon, stop the pigeon, stop the pigeon, STOP THAT PIGEON NOW!..." Or: "Catch the..." Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-B Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 Red Ken would be the man in the know 🙆🏻 ❗ Steve B Big Black Beast^3 SV VHPD Join us on the USA 2005 tour......HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not a Postman Pat Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 Good question. I've always believed that it was "Catch" when I was a kid, but newer versions say "Stop", but I might be wrong. Pat and his not quite black and white cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meldrew Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 The song was stop, though I think the programme may have been called "catch"....confusingly. Kind of like "Top Cat", clearly called "Top Cat" originally with a song to match, yet the BBC insisted on calling it "Boss Cat". Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La vache espagnole Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 My memory (components by Lucas) reckons it could be "catch the pigeon" all the way to the end, where it becomes "STOP THAT PIGEON NOW"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La vache espagnole Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 Ah, the Top/Boss cat thing I do know. In other markets it was Top Cat, but apparently there was a catfood on sale over here at the time called Top Cat, hence the confusing name change (whether at the behest of the manufacturer, or just the BBC's desire to remain virginally chaste and advert-free I don't know, however). M 😬 😳 nothing... Edited by - MisterToad on 8 Oct 2003 17:06:50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Elizabeth Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 It was called "Dastardly and Mutley in their Flying Machines" AFAIK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted October 8, 2003 Author Share Posted October 8, 2003 WEll apparently: Muttley you snickering floppy eared hound, When courage is needed, you're never around! Those medals you wear on your moth-eaten chest, Should be there for bungling at which you are best! So, Stop The Pigeon, Stop The Pigeon, Stop The Pigeon, Stop The Pigeon, Stop The Pigeon, Stop The Pigeon Stop that Pigeon How ? Nab him - jab him - tab him - grab him, Stop that pigeon now! You silly, stop sneaking it's not worth the chance, For you'll be returned by the seat of your pants! And Clunk, you invent me a Thingamybob, That catches that pigeon or I lose my job! So, Stop The Pigeon, Stop The Pigeon, Stop The Pigeon, Stop The Pigeon, Stop The Pigeon, Stop The Pigeon Stop that Pigeon How ? Nab him - jab him - tab him - grab him, Stop that pigeon now! Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted October 8, 2003 Author Share Posted October 8, 2003 And while we're Here Top Cat Top Cat The most effec-tu-al Top Cat Who's intellectual close friends get to call him T. C. Providing it's with dignity Top Cat The indisputable leader of the gang He's the boss He's the VIP He's a championship He's the most tip top - Top Cat Yes he's the chief He's the king, but above everything He's the most tip top - Top Cat! Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted October 8, 2003 Author Share Posted October 8, 2003 Scooby Do Red Dwarf Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby dooby doo Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 i remember about aged 8 writing out the lyrics to danger mouse on the inside of a cereal packet.... HOOPY R706KGU Hoopylight R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooper nut Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 You might like this http://www.80snostalgia.com/ You're only suppose to blow the blo*dy doors off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-B Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 😬 CN.... Steve B Big Black Beast^3 SV VHPD Join us on the USA 2005 tour......HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric McLoughlin Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 In Ireland "Top Cat" was billed as (surprise, surprise) "Top Cat". It was purely a BBC decision to change the name in the UK. In the 60s and into the 70s the BBC were paranoid about mentioning products in their programmes. Hence the taped up Fairy Liquid bottles in "Blue Peter" and branded packages in dramas and sit-coms reversed so the labels couldn't be seen. The fear of advertising even torpedoed the BBC's plan to launch their "Grand Prix" series in 1977. They had hoped to cash in on the huge rise in F1's popularity due to Hunt's success in 1976. In the end, after a lot of wrangling with the BBC Board of Governers, they were able to get "Grand Prix" off the ground in 1978. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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