The walk-up-the-scale bit on "close friends get" still gets me every time.

Kids theme tunes are restricted to a much shorted length, these days, a real shame.

The classic Disney musicals are brilliant, by any standards.

This is a bubblegum/powerpop classic

And this is just beautiful. It’s sung by Jackie Lee, who also sang the great Rupert The Bear theme and backing vocals on Jimi Hendrix’s Hey Joe.

It's wonderful!

Loved this. When I was 11.

Good call on Top Cat Archie. I post this clip in your honour.

All hail Mel Blanc, greatest voice artist in history. Just savour the sound of Porky Pig right at the start of this clip, singing "The Flower of Gower Gulch":

Here's the same but with added Daffy, plus Porky's rendition of "On Moonlight Bay":

Also all hail the Sherman Brothers, composer of so many utterly perfect Disney tunes, including the Jungle Book hits.

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And in honour of Randy Newman........

....responsible for all the fabulous music in Tom and Jerry cartoons, or, at least, the "proper" Fred Quimby ones. I would love some recorded music from them, is there any available?

always had some lovely laidback jazz playing quietly in the background.

....was always my favourite cartoon character. As for music, he only knew the first line to "Camptown Races".

Pure Toto album track from circa 1981 but I still loved it!

And I still love this Tom and Jerry offering - "Pecos Pest" - particularly the "Froggie Went a C-c-c-c-ourting" bits...

Everybody!

Cats just don't come any hepper than this:

(Music by Woody Herman)

Just one magic mushroom too far but I loved it!

prepared the ground for my liking for Serge Gainsbourg and other French singers....

Nice one, Archie. Tom rocks.
What is it with cats? Do they have a genetic hipness that makes them a natural for this sort of thing? The only other beast that comes close is the bear.

Now, this may not have the pathos of many of the Sherman Brothers' compositions but it does introduce perfectly what has to be one of the strangest and funniest shows ever to be seen on tv. Be prepared to spend at least an hour watching the various episodes.

Gerry Anderson shows had some great music, like this, which is pretty psychedelic and proggy at the start. A 21st Century Production from the sixties still entertaining us in the er... 21st century:

My kids favourite show at present, and maybe as it's on the car stereo most days, is one of those thats got ingrained....

Its written by one of the ex members of Jellyfish....

"Charlie and Lola" is one of the few quality programmes still standing in the wasteland of children's television today. It's smart, witty and charming and designed to stimulate rather than anaesthetise children.
Here's an excerpt from recent single "The Bestest in the Barn":

The album it's off is great - a must for all parents of young children and for anyone who needs cheering up.

Littlest Hobo.....ah, takes me back

Youtube it

Sounds slightly lethargic...adobedobedo

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah. Banned in that you are unable to buy this on video or DVD. Song Of The South is deemed by Disney to be too racist to be released.

Before moving to Scotland at the age of 10, I had hoped it would be like living in the popular BBC childrens cartoon, the Family Ness

Imagine my disappointment on arrival to find that I was not issued with a complimentary thistle whistle.

Good song, though.

'You've got to fight for what you want and all that you believe'

I think that was the first line. It's all I can remember anyway. TFB - much since parodied cheap badly dubbed foreign kids TV drama. French or Belgian. Either way or it was class.

In the same vein what the hell was the name of another kids series from that same early-70's period, dubbed from the original French, all about 2 Mirage Jet pilots who got themselves caught up in some spy plot or other? Does anyone my age (44) or above have any clue?

I never watched the programme after the opening credits - but I loved the theme tune. Sorry the clip goes on a bit...

but then cannot bring myself to dispose of is "Saturday Morning Cartoon's Greatest Hits", a CD of songs dating from when they made proper cartoons for children performed by a motley selection of artists. Highly recommended.

Example one: The Ramones doing the theme from Spider-Man.
Example two: Underdog as performed by the Butthole Surfers.

No youtube link, I regret...

And sung by the Pointer Sisters as well as no doubt every Word reader knows. This tune may be the reason why Jim Henson will always live in my heart.

And this lovely piece of childlike psychedelia ought to bring back a few memories...

I may not be the only person who asked for a torch one Christmas only to be severely disappointed.

I'm now away to weep for my lost childhood...