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I've been sitting here with Steve Urkel working on the question asked by a reader, Missing London. The comment was left today and asked if I could please explain the Great Space Coaster and Mr. Magoo.
I really didn't watch Mr. Magoo like other kids did. However, Urkel over here, he knows Mr. Magoo from what I can tell.
I found a video of Mr. Magoo for you and our other friends. You will find that I love TV theme songs so if you don't mind..
Thank goodness for www.youtube.com . I don't know what we'd do without it. A way to video reference most anything. Its great because I don't have to describe so many things. I can just point you to it and you click and go. I often find lots of information ( or entertainment) in reading the comments of other people. :)
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The Great Space Coaster ! How does one try to even begin to describe it? The show from my memory was very wacky and fun and fast. I used to watch it in the mornings before school. ( and i mean like 1st grade ) I think it's more of a 70s show but most kids watched it on reruns in the 80s. As a kid it looked like a lot of fun. The theme song got me hooked on it. I had to watch it all before the school buss came to get me. It's about 3 friends (Fran, Danny and Roy) who are in a band. They go on a trip on a Space Coaster driven by this round little clown puppet called Baxter! They would all get picked up in their part of the world and join the crazy puppet gang for fun and adventures, and I *think* education.
The character I loved best was Garry Gnu ( that's Gah-New to you) Oh boy was he funny! He had his little news brief show and he'd say " It's the No Ganews is Good Ganews Show!" I still say that. He also would say " remember No Ganews is Good Ganews with Gary Gnu!" My favorite guest he would have on is this fast reading guy named "Speed Reader". Weather he was skipping parts of the book or not, he sure did talk fast! See Gary in Action :
Other clever named Characters were friends Gariddle Gorilla and Knock- Knock ( some bird i have no idea what she was supposed to be.), Edison the Elephant and M. T. Promises ( like Empty Promises get it!! he was EVIL). and There were smaller charters like the adorable Huggles who came later . They lived with Baxter and always asked, " What's Snappenin?! " like " What's Happenin" get it? They had a cute theme song too!
Anyways the best parts of the show for me was when the band sang songs. They had all kids of songs. The one I remember most is " Windel Worry Wart" and " Yellow Orange Day" Very 70s Sesame Street style songs that you can't get out of your head even if you wanted to.
Before I go, I just want to say as an adult this show looks a little well.. frightening! I don't know if its the reddish tent on the video or what. The puppets look scary and I do not think I'd get this on DVD for my kids to watch. I don't know how i didn't get nightmares. HOWEVER In my childhood memory, these puppets were my friends. This show introduced me through Roy's portable movie box: Simon and the Land of Chalk Drawings, Really Rosie( featuring Carole King), and La Linea. Mind gems I tell you! I am referencing the other cartoons below so you can see if they jog your memory.
Okay, Urkel claims he has a date with Laura, so I have to let him go.That means I have to go to so as Levar Burtan used to say on my dearly beloved Reading Rainbow... " See ya next time!"
*Photo of Baxter with the Huggles courtesey of http://www.cfhf.net/lyrics/great.htm
Click the videos for the above mentioned Cartoons :
Simon and the Land of Chalk Drawings - love him!!
Really Rosie featuring Carole King :-)
La Linea he's loud! OMG I remember this one!! I didn't know he had a theme song! ha ha!
Also if you need anymore information on cast list ect. please do like I did and visit Internet Movie Data Base www.imdb.com
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