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It would be interesting to know which countries have broadcast Follyfoot, when they did so and whether they were dubbed or subtitled.
I know they were transmitted in the UK, New Zealand and Germany. Judging by the members on the list I'd guess they also went out in Australia as one member has a web site based in Sydney unless, of course, they're one of the hordes of Kiwis who work in Australia! I know about this as I lived in Sydney over the last 3 years. There's also someone from Seattle, USA but I have my doubts whether Follyfoot appeared on US screens.
Can any forum members help?
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It was a very big series in Germany - possibly more popular than in the UK.
I believe it was know as Follyfoot Farm there.
There are allsorts of annuals, books and a story record with different actors playing the parts and all translated into German.
Australia, to the best of my knowledge ran about half of the episodes and not complete series...........in either case I don't now when they were broadcast!
Perhaps someone may know more on this?
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I'm certain I remember seeing Follyfoot in Sydney in 1973, 74 and I think 75, which would make 3 series. Lots of Louise's synopses ring a bell with me, particularly series 1 and 2. If series 3 ran in 1975 I may have missed some of it as a) I was going to high school and didn't get home in time to see it and b) VCRs weren't about then!
Anyone else in Sydney remember series 3?
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It was last shown in New Zealand on TV2 in the afternoon at about 3:45pm weekdays in 1988 or 89.
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1982 was the last time Follyfoot was shown here......I have the proof *LOL*
I had just got my first vcr....National 300 top loader, corded r/c......*gakk*
Follyfoot was the first series I ever taped......I set it on timer record and rushed home from work to watch it.....I even have some original ads still on the master tapes that say '82........gawd over twenty years old and still looking good.....
I love my tapes...... ?........now, over 600 tapes later.....:blinks:.....
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I think you'll find it was repeated again towards the end of the decade. I know because I flatting in Belfast at the time; it was complicated because the other people in the flat didn't actually believe in a TV (it was a bit of a religious cult but that's another story) and I had to record each episode with the VCR plugged into an aerial without an actual TV but I knew what time it was on. I had recorded 4 tapes worth before "escaping" from there and then began playing them back at my parents. But this can be resolved by a trip to the library to look up old Listeners which I may do sometime. Unfortunately I didn't bother to keep the episodes; at the time I thoguht "oh well, I've seen them now, no need to keep them" but now, 15 plus years later, I want to see them again.
Nik
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I'm from Sweden and I remember watching Follyfoot as a cild, so it must have been aired here in the mid 80?s, and when talking to my father about it he remember wathcing it when he was young, so that means it was aired in Sweden in the early 70?s as well. I don't remember that much from the show, but I know I enjoyed it a lot and I also read the books. I really hope they will come on DVD soon!
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I first discovered Follyfoot here in the late 70s/early80s,oddly enough in it's French translation, entitled "les chevaux du soleil",{literally "horses of the sun"}.I did not view FF in English until the advent of YTV in the late 80s,which is where i taped the episodes i have.In her early post, tallulah alluded to an early 70s Canadian presentation.Could you please tell me where? Just curious.As for U.S. viewers, i think those who saw FF had access to border Canadian stations?