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When Wagon Wheels Were Bigger

464 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings

When Wagon Wheels Were Bigger is a weekly podcast that watches kids' TV from the eighties and casts a more cynical eye on the shows we used to love. Sometimes funny, usually disappointing, join your hosts Mark and Martyn and ruin a small part of your childhood week by week.

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Episode 408 - The Singing Kettle

May 01, 2023 05:00 - 19 minutes - 26.1 MB

Imagine Rod, Jane and Freddy, but Scottish, and with more kettles. That's this.   IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy   SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy!   TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme...

Episode 407 - Hairy Jeremy

April 24, 2023 05:00 - 21 minutes - 30 MB

The world's laziest animators film themselves waggling a Hairy Jeremy around. Willy joke, everyone laugh.   IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy   SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy!   TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheel...

Episode 406 - Runway

April 17, 2023 05:00 - 42 minutes - 57.9 MB

We love a good gameshow on this podcast, but we've done all those, so we watched Runway instead.     IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy   SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy!   TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebi...

Episode 405 - The Daily Fable ("Fabeltjeskrant")

April 10, 2023 05:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MB

A Dutch owl puppet reads made up stories from a newspaper in the creepy-pasta-waiting-to-happen, The Daily Fable.     IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy   SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy!   TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: when...

Episode 404 - Torchy the Battery Boy

April 03, 2023 05:00 - 24 minutes - 33.5 MB

Years before the disaster-based trauma of Thunderbirds, or the Zelda-based trauma of Terrahawks, Gerry Anderson set out to traumatise children with the sleepy-eyed hunchbacked puppets of Torchy the Battery Boy.     IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy   SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whims...

Episode 403 - Knightmare

March 27, 2023 05:00 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MB

After more than 400 episodes, we're getting nostalgic for our own nostalgia. So we decided to face the horror of our own mortality, as all the skin falls off our faces and our skulls disintegrate. We also watch Knightmare again. "Oh dear..."    IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy   SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spr...

Episode 402 - Cone Zone

March 20, 2023 05:00 - 39 minutes - 54.8 MB

Remember Spatz? Well this is that, except with ice cream. If you don't remember Spatz, we envy you.  IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy   SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy!   TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebi...

Episode 401 - Dungeons & Dragons RE-RE-RE-REVISITED

March 13, 2023 05:00 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MB

"Ranger... Barbarian... Magician... Thief... Cavalier... and Acrobat!"  100 more episodes have gone by, so Mark and Martyn re-re-re-revisit the first episode of blah blah blah you know the drill.  IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy   SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy!   TWITTER: @...

Episode 400 - Bruce Forsyth's Generation Game

March 06, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 89.7 MB

Nice to see 400 episodes, to see 400 episodes, NICE! We thought we'd celebrate with a GOOD GAME, GOOD GAME, but we ended up watching the Generation Game instead.  IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy   SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy!   TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook...

Episode 399 - Maths-In-A-Box

February 27, 2023 06:00 - 25 minutes - 35.7 MB

Maths was much more exciting in the 80s, when mental space wizards would magically appear and threaten kids with knives until they learned how to maths. Luckily there was a documentary film crew on hand making Maths-In-A-Box to prove I'm not a liar. IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy   SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE...

Episode 398 - Mumfie

February 20, 2023 06:00 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MB

Nightmare marionette antics with Mumfie, a horrible puppet elephant who hangs around with other horrible puppets, including witches, scarecrows and sometimes TV and radio broadcasting legends. W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH...

Episode 397 - Tom Slick

February 13, 2023 06:00 - 16 minutes - 22.7 MB

We complete our podcast trilogy with Tom Slick, a racing driver hero whose vehicle is genuinely called the "Thunderbolt Grease-Slapper." Write your own jokes about that, I can't be bothered. W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH M...

Episode 396 - Super Chicken

February 06, 2023 06:00 - 16 minutes - 23.3 MB

Part two of a podcast trilogy, in which a chicken drinks a questionable substance, dresses up like a musketeer and teams up with a lion to fight crime. And it's still better than George of the Jungle. W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT...

Episode 395 - George of the Jungle

January 30, 2023 06:00 - 16 minutes - 22.3 MB

In the first part of a podcast trilogy, we watch George of the Jungle, a cartoon about a clumsy tarzan knock-off with one joke that's already lost its appeal by the end of the intro. W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDI...

Episode 394 - The Spooks of Bottle Bay

January 23, 2023 06:00 - 20 minutes - 28.5 MB

The Spooks of Bottle Bay look like the result of ten different art departments each working on one puppet design separately without talking to each other, whilst each art department involved is being terrorised by demons throughout their design process. W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy SU...

Episode 393 - Roger Ramjet

January 16, 2023 06:00 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MB

Roger Ramjet loves "filling up" his jet, if you know what I mean. I mean he completely fills the entire vehicle with his body mass when he's piloting it. W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy MAKE A KO-FI DONATION: ko-fi.com/spread...

Episode 392 - Copy Cats

January 09, 2023 06:00 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MB

"Ooh Betty, yes Miss Diane, my name is Michael Caine." Now you've experienced every episode of Copy Cats. You're welcome. W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy MAKE A KO-FI DONATION: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy You can also sup...

Episode 391 - PC Pinkerton

January 02, 2023 06:00 - 21 minutes - 29.5 MB

A small town police officer is roped in to solve some high profile gruesome murders, and has to go up against a hard-bitten police chief and all the corrupt cops who are determined to stand in his way. That's not true. Made it up. Shouldn't have done. Sorry. W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonw...

Episode 390 - Heckle and Jeckle - Sappy New Year

December 26, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MB

Let's say goodbye to 2022 with a couple of mischievous magpies trying to blow stuff up. W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy MAKE A KO-FI DONATION: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy You can also support us by spreading the word and help...

Episode 389 - Battle of the Gladiators (Christmas Celebrity Special)

December 19, 2022 06:00 - 59 minutes - 82.4 MB

It's Christmas this week, the best time to watch some minor celebrities dress up in lycra and compete against people named after animals, weapons, vehicles and... uh, weather. AWOOGA! W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy MAKE A KO...

Episode 388 - Tube Mice

December 12, 2022 06:00 - 19 minutes - 27.1 MB

When you were watching Minder in the past, I bet you couldn't help imagining what it would be like if all the characters were mice who lived in the London Underground, and also were completely different to their Minder characters. It's your fault they made this. W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheel...

Episode 387 - Wimpole Village

December 05, 2022 06:00 - 16 minutes - 22.2 MB

The butcher in Wimpole Village is called Ted Dripping. If I'd looked this up before we recorded the episode I bet we'd have had a good laugh about that. W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy MAKE A KO-FI DONATION: ko-fi.com/spreadt...

Episode 386 - Pee-Wee's Playhouse

November 28, 2022 06:00 - 34 minutes - 47.8 MB

Pee-Wee had a lot of success with this playhouse, then had a rather unfortunate time with a different pee-wee in a very different kind of playhouse... W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy MAKE A KO-FI DONATION: ko-fi.com/spreadthe...

Episode 385 - Trivial Pursuit

November 21, 2022 06:00 - 39 minutes - 54.6 MB

Tony Slattery hosted a quiz based on possibly the most boring board game ever made. Hope it doesn't send you to sleep! Seriously, don't close your eyes, not around these contestants... TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com DONATE TO THE SHOWS: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill

Episode 384 - Chish 'n' Fips

November 14, 2022 06:00 - 32 minutes - 44.2 MB

This is about two gnomes. One is called Mr Fisher, and the other is called Mr Wheeler. Why is the show called "Chish 'n' Fips" then? You'll have to find out yourself, this only just occurred to me. TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com DONATE TO THE SHOWS: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill

Episode 383 - Cannon and Ball's Casino

November 07, 2022 06:00 - 33 minutes - 45.9 MB

Cannon and Ball's Casino seems like a light-hearted gameshow full of variety acts, but it's also a real casino. Tommy is the eagle-eyed pit boss circulating your description to every other casino, and Bobby will break your legs if he thinks you're counting cards. TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com DONATE TO THE SHOWS: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangemen...

Episode 382 - When Wagon Wheels Were Bigger Halloween Special

October 31, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 82.5 MB

As a Halloween treat, Mark and Martyn talk about sweets and watch the scariest TV special ever made. So turn off the lights, Parky yourself somewhere comfortable, and pipes down... TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com DONATE TO THE SHOWS: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill

Episode 381 - Edward and Friends

October 24, 2022 05:00 - 27 minutes - 38.1 MB

Everyone remembers He-Man as a blatant toy commercial, but Edward and Friends are made of Lego and that's the most expensive material in the universe. Even more than Antimatter I imagine. TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com DONATE TO THE SHOWS: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill

Episode 380 - The Perishers

October 17, 2022 05:00 - 19 minutes - 26.5 MB

You know what the world needed in the 1950s? Loads of comic strips about gangs of kids hanging out with dogs. This cartoon is based on one of those. Not the good one though. TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com DONATE TO THE SHOWS: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill

Episode 379 - The Adventures of Parsley

October 10, 2022 05:00 - 15 minutes - 21.9 MB

If Parsley was a lion made out of plant matter, could a vegetarian eat him? It's confusing, where is the line? TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com DONATE TO THE SHOWS: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill

Episode 378 - The Herbs

October 03, 2022 05:00 - 25 minutes - 34.6 MB

What do you get if your garden is full of policemen, dragons and lions? A new house! Or a new prescription. We watch some classic stop-motion shenanigans with mad old rubbish The Herbs. TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com DONATE TO THE SHOWS: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill

Episode 377 - Spider!

September 26, 2022 05:00 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MB

Spider in the bath, there's a spider in the bath. Burn the bath, sell the house, spider in the bath! TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com DONATE TO THE SHOWS: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling

Episode 376 - Dig & Dug with Daisy

September 19, 2022 05:00 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MB

Two incompetent construction workers do a thing while a little girl also exists. TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com DONATE TO THE SHOWS: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling

Episode 375 - The Gingerbread Man

September 12, 2022 05:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MB

A haunted biscuit comes alive after dark in a kitchen full of nightmares. TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com DONATE TO THE SHOWS: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling

Episode 374 - First Class

September 05, 2022 05:00 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MB

We've had our summer holiday but that's over now, so time to go back to school. Urgh, Mum, I don't feel well, can I stay at home? First Class was a school gameshow for the weekend, which is the worst thing anyone has ever come up with. Don't try to think of anything worse, this is it. TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling

Episode 373 - Oakie Doke

July 25, 2022 05:00 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MB

There's a little man made out of acorns living in a tree with a load of squirrels. Presumably that means the squirrels are more scared of him than he is of them. Makes you think. TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling

Episode 372 - Trollkins

July 11, 2022 05:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MB

Trollkins has been described as a combination of the Smurfs and the Dukes of Hazzard. If that doesn't put you off I don't know what will. TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling

Episode 371 - Johnson and Friends

July 04, 2022 05:00 - 23 minutes - 22 MB

Johnson and friends are a bunch of puppets owned by an Australian who will haunt your nightmares. But enough about the Conservative government, we're watching a show about a fat pink mess who hangs around with a load of scary weirdos. Wait a second... TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling

Episode 370 - Sharky & George

June 27, 2022 05:00 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MB

Apparently, fish commit crimes as well, and it'll take a pink shark and some kind of other fish to stop them. They'll solve any mystery, apart from why this cartoon was ever made. TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling

Episode 369 - Picture Pages

June 20, 2022 05:00 - 22 minutes - 21 MB

Picture Pages might be the most boring thing Bill Cosby did, but we definitely don't want to fall asleep... TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling

Episode 368 - The New Adventures of He-Man

June 13, 2022 05:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MB

Remember He-Man? This is that. Only worse. TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling

Episode 367 - Playbox

June 06, 2022 05:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MB

Pat Coombs and Keith Chegwin are a cat and a dog who live in a box. And play, presumably. TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling

Episode 366 - Blankety Blank

May 30, 2022 05:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB

This episode is so good, it'll make you laugh your BLANK or BLANKS off. TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling

Episode 365 - Rolf's Cartoon Club

May 23, 2022 05:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MB

After school clubs were always terrible. This one turned out to be especially bad. TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling

Episode 364 - Dr Zitbag's Transylvania Pet Shop

May 16, 2022 05:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MB

Where does a dracula buy a goldfish, or a frankingstein find a hamster? Would you sell a cat to a werewolf? Dr Zitbag's Transylvania Pet Shop is less interesting that all of these questions. TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling

Episode 363 - Paddington Bear

May 09, 2022 05:00 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MB

Every now and then, we watch something genuinely good like Paddington Bear, the incredibly labour-intensive stop-motion animation from Ivor Wood. Don't worry though, I'm sure there will be some willy jokes in here somewhere, and Mark definitely says "boobie." TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling

Episode 362 - The Magic Roundabout

May 02, 2022 05:00 - 22 minutes - 21 MB

A bunch of kids live in a wasteland where the only entertainment is the most boring of all fairground rides. I'd probably talk to snails as well. TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling

Episode 361 - Newsround

April 25, 2022 05:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MB

"What do kids like?" "Cartoons?" "Of course." "Action and adventure?" "Obviously." "News and current affairs?" "For the last time John, get out of this meeting." TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling

Episode 360 - Beadle's About

April 18, 2022 05:00 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MB

Watch out, Beadle's About! this is not a drill, repeat, this is not a drill! TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling

Episode 359 - Flower Pot Men

April 11, 2022 05:00 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MB

Bill and Ben are made of flower pots, or wear flower pots, or just resemble flower pots for some reason...? Anyway, they live in your garden and they come alive at night. Sleep well. TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling