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The Motorettes are singing! WE KEEP THE ENGINE SPINNING! This week we're covering another show that uses objects as episode titles - it's FINALLY time for The Hoobs. We'll be exploring the complex drama of the Hoobs' home/van/shared living space; the layered drama of their inter-planetary working environments, and the intense drama of their inter-species conflict with the Motorettes. In this episo...

Following on from last week's Sooty - The Corbett Years, this week we are continuing to explore the turbulent yet magical history of the UK's longest-running kids TV show. Stefon voice: This episode has everything! Boy magicians, theme-parks, expensive IP purchases, the destruction of VHS tapes, extensive audition prep, meddling producers, vanishing motorcycles, and Joe Pasquale. For the first 40-...

We're doing a two parter on one of the biggest names in British children's telly - Sooty! This is one of the most highly requested shows we've had, and we wanted to do it properly. Therefore, the Cadell years will be hitting your ears in two short weeks. Seriously, you guys seem to LOVE this little bear. And after an intensive week of research (watching YouTube), so do we! EEEEP EEP EEEEEEEEP (tha...

Content warning: discussion of anti-trans campaigners, homophobia, suicide, sexual assault You may have seen that there has been some discussion in the press about Hey Duggee using the word "they" to refer to a cartoon raccoon. We are here to talk about why on God's green Earth this has made the national news. We are starting this clip right in the middle of the episode (full discussion on our Pat...

Imagine... imagine... imagine a STORYYYYYY! This week we're visiting a magical room with portals to different worlds; the children's section of a public library! We're joined by a cast of hippie magicians and two of the funniest puppets to have ever graced our screens. Together we'll venture through multiple looking glasses into increasingly psychedelic dream sequences. It's LSD for the zillennial...

"What happened to Barney Harwood?" Oooooh BOY do we have some news for you! Also in this episode, we're discussing the public humiliation and emotional manipulation a film crew wrought upon nine-year-olds in 2006. Other topics include Beatrix Potter, the inherent evil of family vloggers, and all the men Meg knows. The interview we referenced (thank you Rob!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KznMVi...

Ooooh! Scandalous! It's a rare LAURA episode which means we're hopping over the pond to the Disney channel. You can expect tangents involving dogs, snakes, wasps, and hamsters. Apologies for the delayed upload and thanks for sticking with us! Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ThotsTV Email us at Thotstv2002@gmail.com Instagram - http://bit.ly/th0tsTV TikTok - https://bit.ly/thotstvtiktok Discord -...

Alroight guv'na! We are joined this week by Jonathan of the Look Into My Eyes podcast to discuss the landmark CBBC drama Ghost Hunter! We actually had to read books for this one so you'd better enjoy it. (We did!) If you like moving pictures, this episode can also be watched on our YouTube. It was delightful having Jonathan here, and you can listen to part 2 over on his podcast's feed. (While you'...

What a wonderful kind of day! The Thots are back after a LENGTHY break, and we're kicking off season 5 with everyone's favourite aardvark. Arthur was truly the background radiation of our childhoods, it launched a thousand memes, and EVERYONE remembers where they were when the Gay Rat Wedding dropped. Have you ever been so hungry during a recording session that you start to wonder which citizen of...

Tubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff... The final episode of season 4 is upon us, and as is tradition, we have left it right until the last minute to cover the one you actually voted for. In this episode, we cover the life and times of A.A. Milne and his son Christopher Robin, the Pooh books, the Pooh films, the history of the ownership of the Pooh licence, the myth that each Pooh character "...

SURPRISE SURPRISE! You THOUGHT you weren't getting an episode until the later date of Friday 20th but Elsie had some free tie on her hands and now you've got a two-episode week. This is our first annual Thot Award Show in which we self-indulgently give each other arbitrary awards based on podcast contribution, friendship, and (as usual, unfortunately) piss, shit, and vomit. Join us for this unexpe...

"Maybe my BEES can help!" It's Horrible Histories' weird cousin - Sorry, I've Got No Head! This episode is a run-down of (some of) our favourite moments from this glorious sketch comedy which, in the words of its producer, is "too funny for children". After a highly intellectual analysis of Enid Blyton in our previous episode, we are allowing ourselves a silly one. There was simply too much to cov...

Aaaand we're back for part two! If you listen to things in the correct order, you'll have already heard us discussing the life of Enid Blyton, the genius of actor Jack Gleeson, the plot of the first book and its adaptation, and how we feel about it (we feel good about it). Now we've got all that out the way, we can tackle big questions such as, "how do you adapt the work of an author who was racis...

Crack open the ginger beer and cucumber sandwiches! This week is all about George, Julian, Anne, Dick, and Timmy. The 2023 Famous Five adaptation has got all the GB News watching public up in arms due to its Wokeness. We're here to offer some perspective - the new Famous Five is GOOD and we LIKE it. In part 1, we discuss the life of Enid Blyton, the genius of actor Jack Gleeson, the plot of the fi...

EH OH! After alluding to it in many other episodes, Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa Laa and Po are FINALLY getting almost two hours (sorry) to themselves. Maybe the most globally well-known of Ragdoll Productions' productions, this show is the King of all under-5s entertainment. We really hope that we have done justice to this ground-breaking piece of media - and maybe now, we'll never have to talk about...

Our first ever live recorded episode, courtesy of the Cheerful Earful comedy podcast festival! In this very special episode, we each take a piece of media that scared us as children and unleash it on a live audience. This was SUCH a fun day, and we are so incredibly grateful to everyone who came out to see us! This was something of an experiment, as we have never done anything like this before, an...

Stupid dawg! We've decided to continue our spooky October episodes with a childhood trauma machine from across the pond. That's right, it's Cartoon Network time again! And because Meg and Elsie were brought up as Freeview purists, we have graciously allowed Laura to lead this episode. We won't lie to you - Courage the Cowardly Dog was straight up terrifying and we need to talk about it. If you hav...

"Leave the stones? You never will." Described as "inappropriately" scary, this 1976 drama is considered to be a landmark in quality children's drama. And to be honest, it is. British film was in the middle of a psychedelic folk-horror experiment, and it somehow managed to trickle down to ITV children's broadcasting. This is the result; a generation of traumatised adults! We'll be discussing atonal...

VICTOR! Are you still alive??? We were going to cover The Fluffy Bunny Show with Sweet Little Granny this week, but unfortunately that time slot was needed urgently. The Secret Show is something that we are INCREDIBLY fond of, and have been for a very long time. Not only is it one of the funniest shows we have covered, but it also features some of our most beloved characters (looking at you, Ray a...

The quick brown dog jumped over the lazy dog... As we are busy planning our UPCOMING LIVE SHOW(!!!) this week we are releasing an episode that has been buried deep on Elsie's hard drive for seven months. Jasmine is back to chat everything Bootleg! Some say it's a mini series, others say it's a TV movie. It really depends on the channel you saw it on way back in 2002. This one is so niche that were...

BOOM BOOM!!! We're back with another episode voted for by YOU the listener. Basil Brush is a very funny show that is unbearable to watch. It has aged well. It has aged poorly. We love it. We hate it. We are very capable of nuance, as it turns out. Watch out for terrible puns, casual sexism, flagrant disregard for age-appropriate programming, Y2K clothing, and good old 2000s body-shaming. You asked...

We have decided to release a cheeky bonus episode from our Patreon because we were feeling frivolous (and some of you even contributed to it)! We talk Meg’s anger, Elsie's fear of death, Laura's favourite Easter assembly song, and answer a few of your questions. Thank you so much for everyone's contributions for this episode - as always, it allowed us to go on many pointless tangents. Hosted on Ac...

Na Na Nee Na Naaaa!!! It's everyone's favourite toxic parenting team and their devil spawn. This week we're talking about Horrid Henry! It's a surprisingly big topic... we cover the touchy subjects of book adaptation, bad parenting, bad teachers, and even shipping. Yes, we said shipping. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi, I'm Laura! Hi, I'm Meg! Hi, I'm Elsie! And together, we're talking about HI 5 BABYYYYYY!!! Not to be weird about it but we enjoyed this one so much that we carried on watching it even after we finished making the episode. It took physical restraint to keep your humble editor from adding more clips - so we definitely recommend seeking the show out for yourself! This is a long(er) episode due to...

On a dark dark hill there was a dark dark town and in the dark dark town there was a etc etc... It's a xylophone-heavy episode this week as we're talking all things Funnybones! It's about time we discussed Allan and Janet Ahlberg's gorgeous works of children's fiction, and so we experienced some big nostalgic feelings this week. Other topics include the terrible plumbing in our flat, fleshy append...