CBBC Birthday thread

I think there was regular technical problems with Ratz wasn't there? Joke that ends with Chris awkwardly laughing to himself (4.09)

I guess you can't be entirely dismissive of Ratz though, a real-time CGI character using early 90s technology- likely many times less powerful than the smartphone in your pocket, must have been some achievement for the era even if it didn't really work that well.

I'm not sure that was a technical fault as much as it was a joke falling flat on its backside. I do remember Ratz crashing every now and again, and you could hear him saying things like "where have I gone?" etc

Can't find footage of Ratz crashing, but did find this:



I'd forgotten all about the island on the roof of TVC.. That was during the summer of 1994 before the full time move to studio A, yes?

Yes it was, and they reused it during Summer 1995 too.

Genuinely have zero recollection of Ratz on Childrens BBC - remember him well from Live and Kicking and thought it was a shame they axed him, but somehow completely missed him on CBBC.

I don't remember him on CBBC either. I couldn't stand him though and Live & Kicking became a lot more bearable once he'd gone.

Don't remember that National Lottery virtual woman either. Horrible. Just utterly horrible.

I do remember him popping up on CBBC especial on a Friday, alas I do remember that virtual woman.

Virtual Woman didn't present the main lottery show; for some inane reason she only appeared on the draw for the National Lottery Big Ticket home play game. Believe it was Anthea Turner who was doing the main draw at the time as part of a half-arsed attempt to to sell the illusion that Big Ticket was live; it was not (and the clues were obvious) with the exception of the main draw and the home play game.

Never mind Ratz, another great memory, the credits to Simon and the witch there, a brilliant series that I used to love as a kid.

Heh, that video with the Simon & The Witch theme is one of mine, Acutally, I've recently uploaded the full Incredible games episode (well, minus the last minute or so which was cut off on the tape...), which includes that link (although not the Simon And The Witch credits sadly) at 50fps

That game always reminded me as a cheap Crystal maze.

I think we've just found a new presenter for Good Morning Britain.