God, I remember this now; funny how I had forgotten all about this and then it all comes back to me seeing this when I was 5. Seeing this now in one's forties makes you realize just how shite children's programmes can be that you liked as a child(!) haha
One things that's amazing about these old shows is how completely unexciting they are. The pacing is so sedate and comfortable. No wonder kids all have ADHD now.
I bought a video in a charity shop , for 50p ..all the episodes..bargain..anyway, this is the best episode..i watched it whilst tripping once, and had laff at the umpty song...lol
ha! id forgotten all about this show! some1 was singing the theme and it drove me nuts trying to figure out wot it was! ah childhood memories, i was born in 77 not sure when i used to watch it though.
Fucking loved The Flumps. Perkin was the moody one. As a child I'd don a bobble woolly hat and watch the show when it was on at lunchtime weekdays, or if I was allowed to stay home from school sick or if Mum let me stay home after lunchtime from Primary School....thems the days! Mum used to call me Pootle an all!
There's probably a good reason it says "gay" as Gay Soper was the narrator of this fabulous 70's children's series. Poor Perkin! It's not nice to be "umpty"!
My cousin and I were playing on Xbox, and we got into an argument. He tried to call me overweight, or fat, and instead stutters and calls me Flumpy. And from then on, my name on everything is Flumpy. Let it be Loyal Flumpy, iiFlump, FlumpTheWorld, anything. I also use it as a verb to describe raunchy things like "I would flump all over that girls chest." and "Flump YEAH!"
This button moon, pidgeon street, rainbow, why don't you, wombles, aand many many more programmes watched on a black and white tv that you had to physically tune to get one of the only 3 tv channels
The DVD release is poor quality - really washed out colours and wobbly jumpy film. This is far better (apart from CZcams fuzziness!). My kids think this story is great - Thank you!
@quaxk I only know one other person that knows this show I come here thinking that just maybe someone else might like this show, possibly share signed photos, swap toys and you call them the turd family...cry
it does say gay. My God. I am never letting my son watch this evil in case he turns into a bummer boy. In fact, I fancy a bit of male loving myself now. And its is all the Flumps fault. And yours for pointing it out!!
I disliked this as a child. To me it was meaningless and emotionless to a point that it seemed sterile. In summary, the smell of a packet of dry roasted peanuts had the equivalent character. I can't be the only one. And I don't care if you disagree
Suddenly, I'm a 7yr old, school-skiving little sod again. They need to bring this back, with Jane Horrocks doing the voices.
HALEY
HALEY
This simply made me cry. I associate this particular episode with my Grandma - remember so vividly watching it with her as a small child.
Wonderful to hear on my 43rd birthday and how could you dislike the flumps
These old fashioned kids shows are so more relaxing and slow paced compared to modern mad stuff. I remember this show fondly.
Can relate to this episode more now as an adult than back then when i was a kid lol
Me, the sofa, jam sandwiches and the flumps. Ahh ! happy memories. Thanks
God, I remember this now; funny how I had forgotten all about this and then it all comes back to me seeing this when I was 5. Seeing this now in one's forties makes you realize just how shite children's programmes can be that you liked as a child(!) haha
My mum remembers this and she loves it
One things that's amazing about these old shows is how completely unexciting they are. The pacing is so sedate and comfortable. No wonder kids all have ADHD now.
Try watching Jamie and the giant torch........ On LSD
shot do you mean by unexciting
Did you not watch it all the way through? You missed the laser battle.
Wonderfully put
Great memories, this was one of the earliest shows I remember watching. Thanks for uploading this
These old shows had great scripts.
I'd forgotten Perkin. Excellent stuff.
"The porridge is too loud!" LOL. I wake up like Perkin most mornings, unfortunately.
heh heh heh - blast from the past with a kick arse tune to match! :)
I remember watching this :( I am now 34 years of age :(
Its all Good :D
The quality of British TV is directly related to the amount of clarinet in the theme tune. (true fax!!!)
xD
I bought a video in a charity shop , for 50p ..all the episodes..bargain..anyway, this is the best episode..i watched it whilst tripping once, and had laff at the umpty song...lol
ha! id forgotten all about this show! some1 was singing the theme and it drove me nuts trying to figure out wot it was! ah childhood memories, i was born in 77 not sure when i used to watch it though.
Fucking loved The Flumps. Perkin was the moody one. As a child I'd don a bobble woolly hat and watch the show when it was on at lunchtime weekdays, or if I was allowed to stay home from school sick or if Mum let me stay home after lunchtime from Primary School....thems the days! Mum used to call me Pootle an all!
Sure it wasn't necessary for the swearing!!!
oh God
i'm old. i even remember this
Ahhh... baby memories!
the flumps i remember these
“Pootle” 😂
so cute
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@Skraboing649 ...lol...ACTUALLY...it's both...it starts with trombone, then the clarinet kicks in at 0:06....;p
hope ur feeling better!
There's probably a good reason it says "gay" as Gay Soper was the narrator of this fabulous 70's children's series. Poor Perkin! It's not nice to be "umpty"!
Cool
Much better than the Wombles.
the next great dnd meme
oh perkins where have yaa been!
My cousin and I were playing on Xbox, and we got into an argument. He tried to call me overweight, or fat, and instead stutters and calls me Flumpy. And from then on, my name on everything is Flumpy. Let it be Loyal Flumpy, iiFlump, FlumpTheWorld, anything. I also use it as a verb to describe raunchy things like "I would flump all over that girls chest." and "Flump YEAH!"
agreed x_x
flashbacks
Pretty much The Flumps was a family of Hairy Yorkshire testicles which wore hats and had kind of mundane adventures in an allotment.
Wow..... BABE
You made me laugh. I never laugh.
ahem cough cough
Shut up
Maggie and the ferocious beast
I feel 'Perkin' too every day. My hubZand is 'un-Perkin', which is a PAIN!!!!
like the shrewsbury town fan
This button moon, pidgeon street, rainbow, why don't you, wombles, aand many many more programmes watched on a black and white tv that you had to physically tune to get one of the only 3 tv channels
Flumps get bread.
testicles with hats straight after pebble mill at 1,
This Show started in 1977 not 1976.
@MsPeachy3 How could you forget Perkin and Pootle?!
Press 3 and you'll get a summary of why I'm on my computer right now!
i'll yiff this floor
Perkins a right wee bugger today eh.
im guessing two people are scared of the flumps then?
@thesunreport It's trombone, but yeah...the theory holds :D
The DVD release is poor quality - really washed out colours and wobbly jumpy film. This is far better (apart from CZcams fuzziness!). My kids think this story is great - Thank you!
@quaxk I only know one other person that knows this show I come here thinking that just maybe someone else might like this show, possibly share signed photos, swap toys and you call them the turd family...cry
it does say gay. My God. I am never letting my son watch this evil in case he turns into a bummer boy. In fact, I fancy a bit of male loving myself now. And its is all the Flumps fault. And yours for pointing it out!!
Some of them are uploaded, like this /watch?v=utXbpKrWRBs
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Turd family lol.
Flump is a name for a fart
Way too complainy he hates everything
They look like coconuts
omg this is the scariest thing ive ever watched
umpty lol regional accent
Girl uygv: I’ll ,m,,l
Tllk''ligfe I
What the heck the porridge is too loud
Perkin is a piece of shit. -new tattoo "im humtpy"
Northern nonsense
I disliked this as a child. To me it was meaningless and emotionless to a point that it seemed sterile. In summary, the smell of a packet of dry roasted peanuts had the equivalent character.
I can't be the only one. And I don't care if you disagree
never liked it proper shit lol
If you're too 'grown-up' to enjoy The Flumps, I say you've grown too far :)
i'll yiff this floor
Born 76, dont know when i first saw it but the music stayed with me and now i think there well funny!! dont mess with the flumps!!
I loved this show when I was a kid, they should bring it back
omg this is one of my earliest memories
holy cow, this rolls back the years..
Done this, Rentaghost, Chocablock and Fingerbobs. Time for some Bod...
- i couldnt remember the name of this......
24 years later . - and still very great.
thanks
My absolute fave back in the seventies
LSD?
there amazing :)
My god, I had forgotten Flumps! Remembered Bagpuss, and found them on the suggestions!
just looked these up after a pal from when i was a kid reminded me of them. used t watch wen i was a kid. loved it. stil use the word umpty:)x
My birth year 1976! I remember sitting down as a two year old watching this in 1977!
It's the bloody Flumps!
@TributeToThePast yep i remember watching the flumps as a child and experiencing a craving for laddu's....great memories thanks:)
fond memories!!!
Ah Man i well love this programme, i have all those hats too.
This takes me back - used to love these
And if that theme music's familiar then it was used in the recent TV ads for Autotrader...
i remember this one !
this is amazing
fond memories!!! - I'm Humpty - brilliant!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I REMEMBER WATCHING THIS ON DVD WITH MY DAD
aww I loved the Flumps
God, I'm practically a fossil for remembering when this was on TV.....:(
My childhood right here
I love the flumps
I cant stop laughing at the umpty song!!! :)
I`m umpty as well!
Thanks Auto Trader
They are all brothers and sister and posie being the girl and has a flowery name.
I used to watch this and I’m only 13!!!
A realistic warts and all portrayal of Northern life back in the seventies.
Poor, cold and forever wingeing
They should have American voices their all the right shape and size!
It's used on the Autotrader ad's mate!
@drav6 I just looked those up, and they really do :) I think my dad might have brought some of those back from his travels to India once or twice...
never forget the mother fucking flumps