I grew up “reading” Richard Scarry books…

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1. I used to love Richard Scarry when I was a kid. Thanks for the link. What was the name of the worm in the German hat?

2. evenin’, Jesse,

   I wracked my memory then resorted to googling “scarry worm hat”, He’s Lowly Worm and I’m kicking myself for not remembering…

3. Thats right, Lowly Worm. I still have a fondness for all of the stuff for kids in the 70s and 80s (even if it was a bit psychotic and druggy). Have you seen Time Bandits? Yes, said, Terry Gillaim, lets approximate opiate and LSD use for children. Perhaps vaporize their parents with a smoldering bit of evil. Why not?

4. Me too, though the Atlantic divide stops me going into much detail with my American friends. I’ve got a YouTube favourites list for some of the stuff that turns up there… check out Jamie and the Magic Torch intro and Chorton and the wheelies…

   And yes, Time Bandits scarred me for life aged 6 or 7. Yep, the final scene where he’s shovelling up his parents smouldering remains into a postbox and that’s it… Don’t make ’em like they used to. Probably for the best too…

5. And the Magic Roundabout, Jesus, there goes another evening down the You tube.

   Turns out Catweazle made it to Mexico, as El Brujo que quiso Volar (The wizard who wanted to fly)… any of these cross the pond?

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