Woah, who would've thought that everyone's favourite TV show, Play School, has been round for 50 years. A whole half-century! We thought we'd celebrate the momentous occasion with 30 of our best memories from the last 50 years... It's really has been the ultimate trip down memory lane!
- Having a three year old crush on Monica.
- Benita's Hair.
- Jemima's outfits.
- The anticipation of which window it would be today.
- Learning to tell the time from the rocket clock.
- Play dates between Humpty and Jemima.
- John's good voices when he sang the Ning Nang Nong song.
- Learning the 3,786 craft projects you can do with an egg carton.
- Wishing Noni was your Mum.
- When everyone pretended to be kangaroos.
- When Big Ted got chicken pocks.
- Building a paddle pop fence for your doll's house after seeing Benita nail it.
- George.
- There's a bear in there, and an electric chair...
- The music that the rocket clock played as it spun around.
- The burning anticipation wondering what would be under the clock.
- Having a strong preference for the arch window.
- When John dressed up.
- Being extra chuffed when Simon made an appearance.
- Never knowing the pig's name.
- The 'brush your teeth' song.
- Little Ted always looking a bit thread-bear and loving him anyway.
- Learning more from Play School than you did from kindy.
- Extended play dates when the second tier cast got a call up (Meeka etc).
- Really, REALLY wanting a colourful flower windmill after seeing them on Playschool.
- Every episode included an 'adventure'.
- Coloured water in the tub and being pretty annoyed your Mum wasn't down for you doing the same at home.
- Big Ted getting stolen.
- Being vaguely disappointed when Sesame Street came on.
- The set that seemed to go on for ever and ever—craft space, adventure area that included mountains and a river, the rocket clock....
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