The Great Pipkins Reunion

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Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a messageIn a response to Sesame Street in the early 1970s, the UK's ITV network launched a series of lunchtime kids shows aimed at young children. From the Midlands came ATV's Pipkins which was filmed at Elstree next to The Muppets studio. Pipkins was full of puppet characters including a pig, a monkey and a tortoise. But the one every kid remembers is Hartley Hare who became the big star o...