Mine is not English and aired 1958-1985.
British, written by John Ryan. The character first appeared in The Eagle comic, later made into a tv series. 1950-2009.
And sadly the cabin boy was called Tom. Boring or what?!
Apparently a Canadian series called The Friendly Giant. Never heard of it before.
You are correct and it lasted almost 30 years. Friendly the giant, Rusty the rooster and Jerome the Giraffe with purple spots.
Apparently the US âJolly Green Giant was âmodeledâ after him (aka stolen from).
I hated it as well, couldnât relate to any of the characters.
One of my favourites was Pogleâs Wood but they didnât make many episodes. I loved the fact the family lived in the bottom of a tree trunk and Mrs Pogle fed the plant outside with her elderberry wine. It was a bit weird tbh and I love all things weird 
The Herbs as well, still watch it on YouTube. âIâm a very friendly lion called Parsleyâ 
Just been watching âTimeslipâ on youtube.
Some episodes are missing but it was the first timetravel series I watched.
Iâm sorry for this, but every time I see this thread I think of asking âwhat about this series?â
Iâll see myself out.
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Torchy, Torchy the battery boyâŚ
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I always thought the late Gerry Anderson should have had a knighthood for services to childrenâs TV. Even at 64 years old I adore watching his stuff.
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