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Round the Twist
Mu Beta Started conversation Jul 30, 2004
Brilliant, really off-the-wall kids show. Held together with some great acting and some truly bizarre things happening every week.
First series was the best, but the later ones still hold up OK.
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U168592 Posted Jul 30, 2004
Have you ever, have you ever felt like this?
Agreed Produced by the CBC in Australia and aired on ABC in 1989. All the first series episodes were based upon the books by Aussie children's writer Paul Jennings http://www.pauljennings.com These books were a must for anyone with great gross out tales, haunted lighthouses, magic underpants and talking animals.
The TV Show centered around the Twist family; Dad - Tony an artist of sorts, twins Linda and Pete and youngest child, Bronson. They moved from the city to the small coastal town of Port Niranda in order to live the peaceful life after Tony's wife passed away. The series then focussed on the weird happenings around the town involving the Twist family and the lighthouse they moved in to (You can visit the Lighthouse, it's at a place called Airey's Inlet in Victoria, Australia.) Other aussie actors to star included Mark Mitchell and Frankie J. Holden.
One of the best episodes IMHO was "Without My Pants" where Pete Twist is cursed and says the words 'without my pants' at inopportune moments. Hilarious!
There's more about the series at http://www.roundthetwist.com and it's must-see viewing for anyone I reckon!!
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tom Posted Aug 1, 2004
omg, i had completely forgotten about round the twist. that was one weird show.
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Magwitch - My name is Mags and I am funky. Posted Aug 2, 2004
I was a bit too old for it myself, but my sons turned mr on to it. Truly odd, in a very pleasing sort of way
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Star-Man Posted Aug 4, 2004
Have you ever, ever felt like this
Have strange things happen?
Are you going Round the Twist
Fantastic, just well written, weird, brilliantly acted childrens TV.
I used to watch it after doing my paper round on a saturday morning.
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