Flashback Friday - Pigeon Street

Pigeon Street

The Programme that got us talking about Flashback Friday wayyyy back in 2013 - Pigeon Street.
So here's a bonus Flashback just for you @IHaveCards and @jessikart.

If you lived in Pigeon Street,

Here are the people you could meet,

Here are the people who would say

Hello, Goodbye, Hello, Goodbye

Every day

Pigeon Street was an animated children's television series originally shown on the BBC in 1981, only 13, 15 minute episodes were produced.

The shows featured the everyday adventures of a group of characters living on Pigeon Street, an area of flats and terraced housing in a British city, also home to several pigeons which appeared in each show but only occasionally featured in the plot.

Characters

Bob was the owner of "Bob's Bikes", a bike shop. He owned some pigeons and took part in competitions

Reg was Bob's brother, he worked in the park.

Doreen was Reg's wife and was a ballroom dancer.

Reg, is the keeper

of park, playground and green.

Reg, is the keeper

He likes to keep things clean.

Chorus (cheerful):

But at night, to his delight

la la la la la la la la la

To go dancing (dum dum dum)

To go dancing (dum dum dum)

to go dancing, with his wife, Doreen

The old ladies Daisy and Rose lived next door to each other. Daisy fed the pigeons on her window sill, but Rose scared them away.

     

William was the streets window cleaner. He was married to....

....Betty.

Jim was William and Betty's son.

Long distance Clara was a lorry driver. She was married to,,,,,,

..... Hugo, the cook.

Long-distance Clara drives a juggernaught

way down the motorway

to the busy port

Long-distance Clara - nothing's too far away

Picking up and dropping off, load after load

Long Distance Clara, shifts the gears

Long Distance Clara, she safely steers

Long Distance Clara, slams on the brakes

Long Distance Clara, accelerates

Long Distance Clara driving round the bend

Hot dinner waiting at her journeys end

Long Distance Clara, driving down the road

Always on time and never late

(spoken)

Long Distance Clara, well, she could drive,

across the Sahara....

Pole to pole, east to west

nothing's too far away

for Long-distance Clara

Mr Jupiter was an astronomer, always carrying his telescope. He slept on the bench in the park and looked at the stars. He had a dog called Flash

Mr Baskerville was a detective, always carrying his magnifying glass. He had a dog called Watson.

One looking up, one looking down

Eyes to the sky, nose to the ground

Clouds for him, clouds and birds.

Grass for him, and ladybirds

Jupiter far, Baskerville near

One looking up, one looking down,

Eyes to the sky, nose to the ground

Dr Glossop is married to.......

........ Mrs Glossop.

They had three children: Molly, Polly and Gerald. Molly and Polly were twins (can you tell which is which?). Gerald was their older brother who played the saxophone

  

Polly and Molly are two of a kind

They look just the same when they're seen from behind

But when they turn around it's easy to see

Who's Molly - with an M and Polly with a P.

Mr Macadoo owned the petshop.

If you've got a problem with your pet

take it along to Macadoo

He's like a vet so get along

And Macadoo will know what to do.

MacAdoo, has the knackado

MacAdoo, he's no Quack a doo

MacAdoo, doesn't lack-a-do

MacAdoo, is the man for you

MacAdoo will help your pet

Well, Mr. MacAdoo, well he's the best vet

Like a vet, MacAdoo wil help your pet

So don't mess about and without much more ado

get along (clap clap clap) to MacAdoo

Mrs Patel

If you lived in Pigeon Street,

Here are the people you could meet.

Here are the people who would share

The sights, the sounds, the air, where...

Pigeons beat, their wings, wings beat.

Pigeons beat, their wings, wings beat.

To meet in Pigeon Street.