Month: July 2009

Classic TV

Weird old titles: Help!… It’s the Hair Bear Bunch!

7 July 2009 Rob Buckley 5 Comments

The Hair Bear Bunch

I remembered what one* was I going to do last week: I can’t imagine why it slipped out of my mind.

It was, of course, Help!… It’s the Hair Bear Bunch!  

Possessing one of the longest, oddest names of any TV programme, Help!… It’s the Hair Bear Bunch! was a show of its times – the swinging, free love, hippies and playboys 70s. Produced by Hanna-Barbera in 1971, it featured three bears who live in a zoo: the giant-afroed Hair Bear, Square Bear and Bubi Bear. However, unbeknownst to the zoo keeper, their cave is really a convertible bachelor pad, and the pacifist sleuth of bears spends all its time trying to escape from the zoo to get to parties. This they do with the aid of their invisible motorcycle.

Huh. How 70s is that.

It got cancelled pretty quickly and obviously hasn’t lasted, being so much a product of its time. It probably only lingers on as a memory for anyone who watched Multi-Coloured Swap Shop on Saturday mornings in the UK.

Anyway, here are the titles. The theme’s pretty catchy though.

* By which I mean ‘old title sequence that probably isn’t that weird but which makes Rob a little bit nostalgic’. I know what I’m doing next week, too. How’s that for planning?

Tuesday’s “girls behaving badly” news

7 July 2009 Rob Buckley 4 Comments

Doctor Who

  • David Tennant and Sarah Harding to star in new St Trinian‘s film

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Sitting Tennant

Monday’s Sitting Tennant from Ms Rullsenberg, Sister Chastity, Ms Jaradel… and Amy!

6 July 2009 Rob Buckley 5 Comments


Sister Chastity's Sitting Tennant


Jaradel's Sitting Tennant


Amy's Sitting Tennant

Hallelujah! We have a new arrival! Join with me in welcoming Amy to the world-improving joy that is Sitting Tennant. Welcome, Amy! May you enjoy your stay with us.

As per usual, it’s Monday so it’s relax and meditate day, with David Tennant as your mantra. Feel free, though, to keep captioning Friday’s pic of the week if you tire of looking at these for some reason.

  1. Rullsenberg: 35.5
  2. Sister Chastity: 33.5
  3. Jaradel: 25.5
  4. Rosby: 2.5
  5. Amy: 2
  6. Persephone: 1

Got a picture of David Tennant sitting, lying down or in some indeterminate state in between? Then leave a link to it below or email me and if it’s judged suitable, it will appear in the “Sitting Tennant” gallery.

Every photo displayed on Monday (one per person who sends
one in) gets a point, with a bonus point if it’s from the latest DT
production; the best pic in the stash each week will appear on Friday
and get three points.

You can also enter the witty and amusing captions league
table by commenting on Friday’s Sitting Tennant photo, the best caption
getting 10 points.

Monday’s utterly ridiculous film news

6 July 2009 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

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Friday’s Sitting Tennant (from Sister Chastity): Secret Smile

3 July 2009 Rob Buckley 11 Comments

David Tennant in Secret Smile

It’s Friday. You know what that means. Time for Tennant o’the chairs. This week’s top picture is from Sister Chastity and shows a David Tennant clearly looking forward to whatever the two blondes have suggested. Keep ’em coming, ladies.

  1. Rullsenberg: 33.5
  2. Sister Chastity: 31.5
  3. Jaradel: 25.5
  4. Rosby: 2.5
  5. Persephone: 1

Meanwhile, over in witty captions, the judge’s verdict is in and the ten points for wittiest caption goes to Sister Chastity! There’s a turn up for the books – watch out the rest of you.

  1. Marie: 132.5
  2. Toby: 131.5
  3. Rullsenberg: 92
  4. Jane Henry: 70.5
  5. Persephone: 45.5
  6. Jaradel: 38.5
  7. Electric Dragon: 31
  8. Rev/Views: 25
  9. Scott 2: 14
  10. Joe, Sister Chastity: 10
  11. Scott: 3
  12. Aaron: 2
  13. almostwitty.com: 1
  14. Stu_N: 1

Remember, you can submit as many captions as you like for today’s picture, with the wittiest getting 10 points next Friday.

Got a picture of David Tennant sitting, lying down or in some indeterminate state in between? Then leave a link to it below or email me and if it’s judged suitable, it will appear in the “Sitting Tennant” gallery.

Every photo displayed on Monday (one per person who sends one in) gets a point, with a bonus point if it’s from the latest DT production; the best pic in the stash each week will appear on Friday and get three points.

You can also enter the witty and amusing captions league table by commenting on Friday’s Sitting Tennant photo, the best caption getting 10 points.