That's Dougal, one of my support worker's dogs. He's so cute and friendly, along with his little sister Tilly - Dougal loves giving me friendly, appreciative licks, while Tilly is even cuter. I don't know which one is the cutest, so I suppose Tilly Willy's my favourite.
Hello, darlings, this is Lady Penelope and I want to tell you about a miraculous thing that happened when my friend placed a scrap of paper containing something she wanted to dream about under her bed last night.
It all began when she heard of something called the 'Pillow Method', where you put a piece of paper containing something you want to dream about, whether it's something like a solution to a problem or such, under your pillow, and the spirits grant you a dream. Well, my friend did just that, and when she placed it under her pillow, she not only got new ideas because of her fantasies, but also a dream which told her she has complete control of her world.
In the dream, she had control over her old school and forced the children to do all the heavy work, while she sat around at the desk eating lollipops and chocolates. Then she went to a candy shop which sold all kinds of Disney confectionery, which when pressed played fun Disney songs. Also in the dream, she told me she recalled something about calling Zebedee from The Magic Roundabout and the Flowerpot Men in order to get to her school and brainwash all the children into doing HER bidding.
So there. This dream proves that you, like my friend, have control over your world as a grown up. But remember this: there are some things in life we can't control. You can control what you do in your dreams, but not during harsh reality checks. Sick, right?
I gather with Lady Penelope, Parker, Danger Mouse, Penfold, Dougal, Florence, Zebedee and Ermintrude to watch Channel 4's 100 Greatest Cartoons. Among all the strange and weird cartoons featured are Danger Mouse and The Magic Roundabout, so Danger Mouse puts his thinking cap on to find out why - with Penfold's help of course.
In this video, you can find out about kids' TV in the '60s, and see all the groovy psychedelica that leads us from one show segment to the next.
Be warned that this video contains footage from the most upsetting Thunderbirds episode ever made, The Perils Of Penelope, which sees my best Thunderbirds friend in a dangerous situation which will leave many fans of her in tears. In fact when I saw the first half of it after writing Missing Sisterhood the day before, I immediately gave up on watching it because of how emotional the story is - the young man punching me in the face, the bad dream of Penelope being consumed by demons, and Parker's story of his childhood friend Johnny and how he can see the moon to remind himself he is always there for him.
Luckily, other shows covered during the programme include:
What you have seen above this text is one of the many videos I can turn to when I'm in the Blue Zone, or the Purple Zone. It talks about old children's programming, including of course The Singing Ringing Tree, which was forced onto Channel 4's 100 Greatest Scary Moments show to detest its mockery of how scary it is...WELL IT IS NOT! And here are a few other videos I can turn to when I'm in the Blue Zone, and you should see them too!
Twilight The Unicorn
Simon’s Cat Lofi
Pokemon & Winnie The Pooh ASMR Videos
Charlie The Unicorn (original)
Old Annoying Orange episodes (from when the characters were quiet)
Mr Men episodes
Weetabix ‘Stingray’ advert
Thunderbirds-themed adverts for DVLA & Kitkat
Too Cute from Animal Planet
Gerry Anderson Primer
Putumayo World Music
Space Police
Defrosted ASMR
100 Greatest Cartoons
BBC’s chilled out I Love The ‘80s series
Children’s TV On Trial
From Andy Pandy To Zebedee
Thunderbirds clips
Angola
Asukusi
The ‘Blue Zone’ video starring Pikachu, Duggee, Snoopy, etc..