Playdays Online

This became staple viewing for me. I'm of the age when I grew out of it while it was still on, having been watching since it was called play-school. It finished and it left a gaping hole in children's TV. This was to children what Match Of the Day is to sports fans. I hardly ever missed an episode and became such a fanatic that I could practically remember every stop for example Monday - The Why Stop Tuesday - The Patch stop (formerly the playground stop) Wednesday - The Roundabout stop Thursday - I forget what this one was Friday - The Poppy Stop (formerly the tent stop) This is as of when it finished. There were several other stops, some enjoyable, some not. Whether I've grown-up or not, this programme has taught me more than any other educational programme (e.g. Seaseme Street) and it will be sadly missed

As a small child I loved Playdays. It was a fun and educational show to watch after you return from school. I remember waiting for the animated bus rolling over the hills and the opening theme tune blaring out (well as much as a young child is allowed to blare music out). The most suspense filled moment was when, every show, the number one question was asked... "What's the sign of the lollipop?". I for one always hoped it would land on Rosie the Magical Merry go round with the song that Mr Jolly would sing..."Roll up and rise on Rosie, she'll take you around and around, roll up and ride on Rosie, the magical, musical merry-go-round". As for the characters, the puppets were my favourite - Peggy Patch, Poppy the cat and Why Bird - but, as every child from that era can confirm, I also had a soft-spot for Mr Jolly.

When I was younger this was one of the best kids programmes to watch nearly as soon as you got home from Primary School. Every episode was a different location at the bus stop. The ones that I liked though were either those episodes in the shop or at the magic merry-go-round. Every episode was both a bit of fun and a little bit of education, I mean you can't just have fun. One of the parts that I always liked were some of the puppets. The three that were quite regular and that I looked forward to seeing were Why Bird, Daisy the rag doll and Poppy the cat. But the most favourite part of the show for me was the beginning. Every time they announced that Playdays was on, I was always smile because I knew the theme tune was coming on. I just loved to hum and do a tiny dance to it. I would definitely recommend this to young kids! It was brilliant! (When I was a kid)