SCRIPT FOR WAYBACK WAVES

DATE: 8th September, 2022 Thursday.

DURATION: 2 HOURS

ANCHOR: RIO

THEME: Theme Songs from 60s,70s,80s & 90s Sitcoms, Series, Movies, Cartoons and Animations

BRIEF INTRODUCTION:

Last week on Wayback Waves saw us serving you on your airwaves quality, timeless, nostalgic and
evergreen music. Undiluted, concentrated and 100% pure entertainment for your listening pleasure.
The final results for the Top 10 Songs that are difficult to sing at Karaoke & Auditions Part II are as
follows;
 · Chuckle Hound Brothers Theme Song:

The Chuckle Brothers were an English comedy double act comprising Barry David Elliott (24
December 1944 – 5 August 2018) and Paul Harman Elliott (born 18 October 1947).[2][3] They were
known for their BBC children's programme ChuckleVision, which aired from 1987–2009 and
celebrated its twenty-first series with a 2010 stage tour titled An Audience with the Chuckle Brothers.
The comedy of the Chuckle Brothers usually derived from slapstick, other visual gags, and wordplay,
and their catchphrases included "To me, to you!" and "Oh dear, oh dear!"

· FRAGGLE ROCK Television | 96′ x 30′ | Children’s Series

This wonderfully inventive program was designed to entertain while encouraging an understanding
and embracing of diversity. From a fun-loving group of furry subterranean creatures came 96 total
episodes, 100 original songs and millions of fans from around the world. Through the fun adventures
of the Fraggle gang – Red, Gobo, Wembley, Boober, Mokey and Uncle Travelling Matt – the show
captured the hearts of children and adults alike while featuring a unique mix of music that included a
number of genres, from folk, blues and gospel to country and rock.

· Danger Mouse (1981 TV series)

Danger Mouse is a British animated television series produced by Cosgrove Hall Films for Thames
Television. It features the eponymous Danger Mouse who worked as a secret agent and is a parody
of British spy fiction, particularly the Danger Man series and James Bond. It originally ran from 28
September 1981 to 19 March 1992

· The NeverEnding Story (1984) sung by Limahl

Content Rating: PG
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Writer: Wolfgang Petersen, Herman Weigel, Michael Ende
Stars: Noah Hathaway, Barret Oliver, Tami Stronach
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book.

· Terrahawks
Gerry Anderson & Christopher Burr's Terrahawks, usually referred to simply as Terrahawks, is a 1980s
British science fiction television series produced by Anderson Burr Pictures and created by the
production team of Gerry Anderson and Christopher Burr. The show was Anderson's first in over a
decade to use puppets for its characters, and also his last. Anderson's previous puppet-centric TV
series included Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

· G Force

G-Force: Guardians of Space

G-Force: Guardians of Space (1986) is the second American animated television adaptation of the
Japanese anime series Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (1972), following Sandy Frank Entertainment's
initial 1978 effort Battle of the Planets and preceding ADV Films' 2005 attempt, known merely as
Gatchaman.

· VOLTRON_ DEFENDER OF THE UNIVERSE

Content Rating: TV-Y7
Stars: Peter Cullen, Michael Bell, Lennie Weinrib
Genre: Animation, Family, Sci-Fi
Release Date: 1984-09-10
Run Time: 24
This series focuses on five lion robots and their pilots as they fight the evil forces of King Zarkon and
Prince Lotor.

· Doctor Who (1963)

Stars: William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Release Date: 1975-09-29
Run Time: 45
The adventures in time and space of the Doctor, a Time Lord who changes appearance and
personality by regenerating when near death, and is joined by companions in battles against aliens
and other megalomaniacs.

· Bertha
Bertha is a British stop motion-animated children's television series about a factory machine of that
name, comprising 13 episodes that aired from 1985 to 1986. Other major characters in the series were
Mr Willmake, Mr Sprott and Tracy. All the characters were designed by Ivor Wood, and the series was
produced by his company, Woodland Animations.

· Tom & Jerry

Tom and Jerry is an American animated media franchise and series of comedy short films created in
1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by Metro-
Goldwyn-Mayer, the series centers on the rivalry between the titular characters of a cat named Tom
and a mouse named Jerry.

· Super Force

Super Force is an American action-adventure TV series which aired from October 1990 to May 1992.
The series is about a former astronaut turned cop who uses a highly advanced powered exoskeleton
and motorcycle to fight crime in the city of Metroplex during the then future year of 2020. Among
the features of the black battle suit were enhanced strength and armament and a force field that
protected the wearer from virtually all known weapons, whereas the motorcycle had an array of
James Bond-type gadgets and weapons.

· Passions Opening theme "Breathe" by Jane French

Passions is an American television soap opera that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1999, to
September 7, 2007, and on DirecTV's The 101 Network from September 17, 2007, to August 7, 2008.
Created by screenwriter James E. Reilly and produced by NBC Studios, Passions follows the lives,
loves and various romantic and paranormal adventures of the residents of Harmony, a small town in
New England with many secrets.
Storylines center on the interactions among members of its multi-racial core families: the African
American Russells, the white Cranes and Bennetts, and half-Mexican half-Irish Lopez-Fitzgeralds. The
series also features supernatural elements, which focus mainly on town witch Tabitha Lenox (Juliet
Mills) and her doll-come-to life, Timmy (Josh Ryan Evans).

· Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Things Fall Apart is the debut novel by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, first published in 1958. It
depicts pre-colonial life in the southeastern part of Nigeria and the invasion by Europeans during the
late 19th century. The novel follows the life of Okonkwo (played by Pete Edochie), an Igbo ("Ibo" in
the novel) man and local wrestling champion in the fictional Nigerian clan of Umuofia.

· P.S, I Luv U 1991

Stars: Connie Sellecca, Greg Evigan, Earl Holliman

Genre: Drama
Release Date: 1991-09-15
Run Time: 60
Wanda Talbert is a New York con artist. After being caught by the NYPD, she agrees to help them nail
a criminal. What they didn't tell her was that she would have to testify against him, and that will not
take place for a few years.

· Ovide and The Gang Ovide, Saphron, Polo, Bobo , Cy Sly

Ovide and the Gang, is a 1980s animated TV show produced by the Canadian animation studio
CinéGroupe (who also produced Mega Babies, Sharky and George and The Little Flying Bears) in
association with Belgium's Odec Kid Cartoons.[1] It ran on Télévision de Radio Canada starting
October 17, 1987,[2] to 1989 and also goes by the names "Ovide Video" and "Ovide's Video Show";
the series gained popularity in the United Kingdom when it was broadcast on the Children's BBC
service in 1988 and 1989.

· Pigeon Street

Pigeon Street is a cutout animated children's television series, written by Michael Cole, originally
shown on the BBC in 1981 as part of its 'See-Saw' strand for preschoolers.[1] There were two series
with eight and five episodes respectively, each programme lasting 15 minutes. The series was
repeated a number of times until 1994.

· Betty Cox: The school dinner lady and is William's wife and Jim's mother.
· Bob Breadsnapper: The owner of the cycle shop called "Bob's Bikes" and is Reg's brother and
 Doreen's brother-in-law.
· Clara Naughton: The lorry driver and is Hugo's wife.
· Daisy Waldron: The old lady who is a next-door neighbor to Rose and feeds the pigeons on
her window sill.
· Doreen Breadsnapper: The owner of the launderette and is Reg's wife and Bob's sister-in-
law.
· Dr John Glossop: The doctor and is Fiona's husband and Gerald, Molly and Polly's father.
· Fiona Glossop: The owner who made strawberry jam and is Gerald, Molly and Polly's mother
and the wife of John.
· Flash: Mr Jupiter's dog.
· Gerald Glossop: Molly and Polly's older brother and son of John and Fiona.
· Hugo Naughton: The local chef and is Clara's husband.
· Jim Cox: William and Betty's son.
· Molly Glossop: Gerald's sister, Polly's twin sister and twin daughter of John and Fiona.
· Mr Baskerville: The detective is always carrying his magnifying glass and has a dog called
Watson.
· Mr Jupiter: The astronomer is always carrying his telescope and has a dog called Flash.
· Mr Macadoo: The pet shop owner.
· Polly Glossop: Gerald's other sister, Molly's twin sister and other twin daughter of John and
Fiona.
· Reg Breadsnapper: The park sweeper and is Doreen's husband and Bob's brother.
· Rose Fogg: The other old lady who is another next door neighbour to Daisy and scares the
pigeons away.
· Tom: Mr Macadoo's cat.
· Watson: Mr Baskerville's dog.
· William Cox: The window cleaner and is Betty's husband and Jim's father.

· Tour of Duty

Content Rating: TV-14

Stars: Terence Knox, Stephen Caffrey, Tony Becker
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Release Date: 1987-09-24
Run Time: 47
The trials of a U.S. Army platoon serving in the field during the Vietnam War.

· The Wonder Years

The Wonder Years is an American coming-of-age, situation comedy television series created by Neal
Marlens and Carol Black. It ran on ABC from March 15, 1988, until May 12, 1993. The pilot aired on
January 31, 1988, following ABC's coverage of Super Bowl XXII.
No. of episodes: 115 (list of episodes)
No. of seasons: 6
Original network: ABC
Original release: January 31, 1988 –, May 12, 1993

· A Different World sung by Aretha Franklin

Content Rating: TV-PG

Stars: Lisa Bonet, Kadeem Hardison, Jasmine Guy
Genre: Comedy
Release Date: 1987-09-24
Run Time: 60
A group of students at a historically Black university struggle to make it through college.

· Groovie Goolies
Groovie Goolies is an American animated television show that had its original run Saturday mornings
on CBS between 1970 and 1971. It was rebroadcast the following season on Sunday mornings. Set at
a decrepit castle, the show focused on its monstrous but good-natured and mostly friendly
inhabitants.

· Teddy Ruxtpin

Teddy Ruxpin is an animatronic children's toy in the form of a talking 'Illiop', a creature which looks
like a bear. The toy's mouth and eyes move while he reenacts stories played on an audio tape
cassette deck built into its back. It was created by Ken Forsse with later assistance by Larry Larsen
and John Davies.[4] Later versions have a digital cartridge in place of a cassette.[5]

At the peak of its popularity, Teddy Ruxpin became the best-selling toy of 1985 and 1986. The 2006
version was awarded the 2006 Animated Interactive Plush Toy of the Year award by Creative Child
Magazine.[6] A cartoon based on the characters debuted in 1986.[7] Teddy's extreme popularity in
1986 buoyed the controversial launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System, also distributed by
Worlds of Wonder.

· Escrava Isaura Isaura The Slave Girl

Escrava Isaura (Isaura: Slave Girl) is a 1976 Brazilian telenovela produced by Rede Globo, originally
broadcast between October 11, 1976 and February 5, 1977 at 6 p.m. (UTC−3). Based on the 1865 novel
of the same name by 19th century abolitionist writer Bernardo Guimarães, it tells the story of the
struggles of Isaura, a mixed-race slave, to find happiness during the Brazilian Empire. It starred
Lucélia Santos in the titular role and Rubens de Falco as slave owner Leôncio Almeida, the main
antagonist.[1] It was adapted by Gilberto Braga and directed by Herval Rossano and Milton
Gonçalves, running 100 episodes.

· Sesame Street
It premiered on November 10, 1969, to positive reviews, some controversy,[13] and high viewership.
It has aired on the United States national public television provider PBS since its debut, with its first
run moving to premium channel HBO on January 16, 2016, then its sister streaming service HBO Max
in 2020. Sesame Street is one of the longest-running shows in the world.

· Vision On
Vision On was a British children's television programme, shown on BBC1 from 1964 to 1976 and
designed specifically for children with hearing impairment. Vision On was conceived and developed
by BBC producers Ursula Eason and Patrick Dowling to replace a monthly series For Deaf Children
(1952–64)

· Moonlighting sung by Al Jarreau

Moonlighting is an American comedy drama television series that aired on ABC from March 3, 1985,
to May 14, 1989. The network aired a total of 67 episodes.[1] Starring Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis
as private detectives, and Allyce Beasley as their quirky receptionist, the show was a mixture of
drama, comedy, mystery, and romance, and was considered to be one of the first successful and
influential examples of comedy drama, or "dramedy", emerging as a distinct television genre.

HONOURABLE MENTIONS:

Allo Allo--- Listen! I shall say this only once, Oh Renë Oh Yvette

A Doctor of All Cases

Mock and Gilly Flowers

Rent A Ghost

Story Land by Jimi Solanke

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