Bamse og Kylling

A little while ago Esben and I were talking about TV programmes from when we were younger. I mentioned Bosco and checked on youtube for a few episodes to show him what I was trying to explain! There were episodes with Bosco, Marian (Richardson), Philip Tyler and Frank Twomey. They sang songs and went through the magic door to visit Dublin zoo. I remember that I didn't like the part when they arrived at the zoo because it was real and it didn't look like the studio where Bosco was (I was three/four years old at this stage!). So then Esben recalled his favourite programme from childhood - Bamse og Kylling (Bear and Chicken) and we looked up a few episodes on youtube. Supposedly Bear was always giving Chicken a hard time and bossing him about. They lived in a house together, and during each episode the chimney would fall off the house and they would have to put it back up. So we were looking at this episode where Bamse and Kylling are out walking and they are very tired. Anyhow they keep walking and after a while they come across a tent (on a campsite). There's no one there and there's a table set up with lagkage (a very popular type of cake in Denmark) and apple juice. They are very excited with their find and just then it sounds like of them farts (but you're not sure). Anyhow they sit down at the table and help themselves to juice and cake. During this time they both start to fart, and can't seem to stop. They ignore this and keep eating the cake. I thought this was hilarious - not something I can imagine would ever have been on Irish children's television. They realise the family are coming back to the tent and have to leave quickly, and as they run off they keep farting. I'm not sure what other people will think, but I have included a video from Bamse og Kylling to show you the equivalent of Bosco or Wanderly Wagon in Ireland, or perhaps Zig and Zag. Enjoy!!



Btw: this morning I was cycling to work and saw an advertising poster of Bamse wearing a tutu - he's back to perform in a ballet production during October, and of course Kylling will make an appearance too. Another bit of info - there is a cafe/bar in Aarhus called Forlæns og Baglæns and it means 'forwards and backwards'. This is in reference to another character in Bamse og Kylling who had two heads, so the creature was always going forwards and backwards (see picture).