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grogsgamut.bsky.social • 44 days ago

Wonder World was just top-notch kids viewing.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-15/simon-townsend-has-died-journalist-tv-presenter/104818750

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kassjane.bsky.social•44 days ago

Was there a kid in our generation who didn't love it? Vale Simon.

faineblackadder.bsky.social•44 days ago

Loved that show even though I was an adult. RIP Simon ❤️

processdriven.bsky.social•44 days ago

Aw, dang.

fluffula.bsky.social•44 days ago

It absolutely was, it was Wonder World that introduced me to the cure

cameronphilips.bsky.social•43 days ago

A staple after school for me.

aussiesewerrat.bsky.social•44 days ago

RIP.😢

richardtuffin.bsky.social•43 days ago

It was pretty good.

The dog made it more watchable

jenbone.bsky.social•44 days ago

oh that is sad

philiptreharne.bsky.social•44 days ago

It was such a fun show!

oldshopsoz.bsky.social•44 days ago

Big influence on a generation of Aussie kids (ok, this one). He made us curious about the world beyond our homes and schools.
Proud he was a member of our FB group!

24bibi.bsky.social•43 days ago

Vale Simon Townsend💜

bp740.bsky.social•44 days ago

😢

brenplong.bsky.social•43 days ago

And he was such a tireless advocate for Australian music. Gave me my first taste of INXS ('Simple Simon') and Mental As Anything.

eternalstranger.bsky.social•43 days ago

that’s sad. he was a big part of many folks childhood.

maryannea.bsky.social•44 days ago

I watched his show every afternoon after school

mixwix.bsky.social•44 days ago

Great show.
Johnno, Angela Curtains....

roobiefox.bsky.social•44 days ago

Oh that’s sad news.
It was a great show. I loved it. Very informative too.

bluejeans58.bsky.social•42 days ago

🪴on the desk

mssquiggs65.bsky.social•44 days ago

Theme tune that stuck in your head and as soon as you see Simon

spoonbill.bsky.social•43 days ago

It was awesome. And they had some great reporters. Sheridan Jobbins, Ian Rogerson, and Jonathan Coleman, to name but three.

spoonbill.bsky.social•43 days ago

Though the ABC's summary leaves much to be desired...

anthonysmaroon.bsky.social•44 days ago

And anti war campaigner

luke-buckmaster.bsky.social•44 days ago

Probably a weird thing to focus on but am intrigued by the statement that in his last days Simon was surrounded by journalists, writers, actors, political activists and Italians.

adylady99.bsky.social•44 days ago

RIP.. I also remember he also had that 'giggle' when he spoke. His show was on after school. About 4.30pm so we had enough time to do homework. Ours was a 'no tv allowed' house. So I'd sneak next door to
Watch it! lol. 😜

adylady99.bsky.social•44 days ago

I loved that show. AND Woodrow.

theloungefly.bsky.social•44 days ago

I grew up watching his show. It was on tele for many years. Great viewing.

ratkins.net•43 days ago

Anyone else have the theme song bouncing around their head right now?

ratkins.net•43 days ago

Vale.

(I also had no recollection Angela Catterns started her career on the show!)

briar.bsky.social•44 days ago

So wholesome. And we loved it, in spite of ourselves.

photogirl70.bsky.social•43 days ago

Myself and my year 4 class were part of the pilot in 1979. I remember that and the show very fondly!

random-sarah.bsky.social•44 days ago

Wonder world, curiosity show and beyond 2000 were essential viewing

stimpysimpson.bsky.social•44 days ago

Wasn't too bad for early 20's stoners either 😏

ozsideshow.bsky.social•43 days ago

Wonder World was before my time, but its legacy no doubt had an impact. Will always remember Simon’s musical number (30s onwards). Vale Simon. #WonderWorld #SimonTownsend @tonymartin.bsky.social

https://youtu.be/7EUG4qlTr0o?si=PXmW785nrnvNPiBj

davidbon.bsky.social•44 days ago

That was a wonderful show that treated young people with intelligence. Add poor Simon to my list of people who died who I thought had already died.

coxyjindas.bsky.social•44 days ago

I remember it more from my early teens, by which time Simon was gone, but it was still a fun watch after school.

kysimmo.bsky.social•43 days ago

Agreed 😢

grissallia.bsky.social•44 days ago

Absolutely. That was must-watch TV after school for my information-addicted sponge of a brain.

kednelly.bsky.social•43 days ago

Now it's all the same mind numbling formula to zap them into merch demanding zombies

sailingrightbehind.bsky.social•44 days ago

Getting a gig as a reporter on that show was one of my childhood dreams. Vale.

crumps54.bsky.social•44 days ago

Very sad and too young. Condolences to his family.

ferfuxache.com•44 days ago

Survived by Woodrow the 31st

mia-atari.bsky.social•43 days ago

This is sad. I loved Wonder World as a kid. I’ve never forgotten it.

jeff4theclimate.bsky.social•44 days ago

Yep,, informed them as too how stupid grownups were..

pauls-official.bsky.social•44 days ago

I met him once he was just as goofy and awkward as he seemed on tv. Rip Simon.

rosco385.bsky.social•44 days ago

Sadly, more of my childhood favourites are getting to that stage of their lives. Jamie Dunn, the voice of Agro, is 75 this year.

jkvw.bsky.social•44 days ago

The way I used to wait for this show to come on as a kid! 🥹 What a good man he was RIP

ausmossy.bsky.social•44 days ago

I'm old enough to remember his Vietnam protests and imprisonment. A man of principles.

sidfarkus63.bsky.social•44 days ago

Absolutely. Australia’s most famous contentious objector to that unnecessary, appalling war.

professor-gascan.bsky.social•43 days ago

I never knew that Mossy (was born in 1980), that fact just makes me appreciate and value Simon even more. He was a big part of my early childhood.

ko-walla.bsky.social•44 days ago

Vale Simon Townsend. A man who stood up for his belief.

mcolvinmckenzie.bsky.social•44 days ago

I was a asst editor then editor on this show along with all my aftvs friends in the eighties. It was so much fun to make little films every day. RIP Uncle Simon

rgmerk.bsky.social•44 days ago

Well thanks for your efforts all those years ago. One of the most fondly remembered shows of my childhood.

mslods.bsky.social•44 days ago

Mine too.

Growing up in Ballarat, I had limited options - there was a lot of Glen Ridge on our TVs 📺

rgmerk.bsky.social•44 days ago

Heh. I was in a little town near Wodonga. Not quite as much Glenn Ridge, but a disturbing amount of Tim Fischer on the local news.

mslods.bsky.social•44 days ago

The only politician that really sticks in my memory from the 80s is Hawke.

mcolvinmckenzie.bsky.social•44 days ago

Keating was pretty good

raynerme.bsky.social•43 days ago

Tim has left the building, hasn’t he?

rgmerk.bsky.social•43 days ago

Yes, he has. One of the better National Party politicians the country has had, and a real surprise (mostly for the good) as leader.

mcolvinmckenzie.bsky.social•44 days ago

Such talented people worked on that show #andrewlesnie later won 2 Oscar’s for Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. #SteveArnold, cinematographer extraordinaire has shot so many great films. #SureshAyyar acclaimed editor. Sheri Jobbins, Angie Catterns, Jonathan Coleman and many others.

michellelwilliams.bsky.social•44 days ago

I grew up with the show. Sad news

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