# Simon In The Land Of Chalk Drawings **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 30, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-in-the-land-of-chalk-drawings/1003534 "2024-06-30T17:47:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-in-the-land-of-chalk-drawings/1003534/1 "2024-06-30T17:47:30Z")
Watching England struggle against Slovakia reminded me of an old cartoon where a soccer team played a group of numbers, and lost because they didn’t realize the ball was a zero. Hadn’t thought of this in decades. Does anyone else remember this show? Other obscurities like Hammy Hamster or Vision On? Remember the theme songs? ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-in-the-land-of-chalk-drawings/1003534/2 "2024-06-30T17:52:35Z")
I remember Simon, but not necessarily the soccer episode. I’m sure you can find it here: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/s0gaSD-fCXg/hqdefault.jpg "Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings: Complete 1974-1976 series") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0gaSD-fCXg) ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2024, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-in-the-land-of-chalk-drawings/1003534/3 "2024-06-30T17:54:57Z")
There’s a soccer game at the 52:18 mark. Perhaps that’s it? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/s0gaSD-fCXg/hqdefault.jpg "Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings: Complete 1974-1976 series") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0gaSD-fCXg&t=3138) ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-in-the-land-of-chalk-drawings/1003534/4 "2024-06-30T17:58:05Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > Remember the theme songs? Started singing it immediately. I had a chalkboard as a kid, and this show inspired me to draw some characters, then erase them (sending them to some alternate world). Then I would draw stuff for them, and erase to send it. I got tired after a while drawing all the stuff they needed. Hope they’re doing okay. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2024, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-in-the-land-of-chalk-drawings/1003534/5 "2024-06-30T23:51:48Z")
The Wombles? Fables of the Green Forest? ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-in-the-land-of-chalk-drawings/1003534/6 "2024-07-01T03:27:00Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WzHp_Rb3vCw/maxresdefault.jpg "Simon: Summer Vacation Drawings - SNL") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzHp_Rb3vCw) ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-in-the-land-of-chalk-drawings/1003534/7 "2024-07-02T12:50:56Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > Does anyone else remember this show? Very much. Did you know they did a remake in 2002? ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-in-the-land-of-chalk-drawings/1003534/8 "2024-07-02T13:00:10Z")
I did not. ---
**Author:** ![Scoobysnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Scoobysnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scoobysnax)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-in-the-land-of-chalk-drawings/1003534/9 "2024-07-02T18:58:34Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > Does anyone else remember this show? Other obscurities like Hammy Hamster or Vision On? Remember the theme songs? I recently mentioned Vision on to my wife. Our local radio station uses the theme song for one of their daily bits. Hearing it brought back memories of watching Vision On and Take Hart as a kid. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-in-the-land-of-chalk-drawings/1003534/10 "2024-07-02T20:26:58Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > Does anyone else remember this show? Other obscurities like Hammy Hamster or Vision On? Remember the theme songs? If you are asking about other remembered obscure children’s programs, I have brought up some here before, like _[Cover to Cover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misleading-trailers-that-ruined-the-movie-for-you/549466/110)_ and _[Readit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-id-some-literate-pbs-frogs/986386)_. Also, [here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-show-nobody-but-you-remembers/784006/424) I link to _The Math Patrol_, _The Letter People_, and _Science Court_. But I didn’t link to _Picture Pages_ before now. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KQ2ZjOYexWQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Bill Cosby's Picture Pages (1988) | Who's Counting and Other Learning Skills") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ2ZjOYexWQ) ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2024, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-in-the-land-of-chalk-drawings/1003534/11 "2024-07-07T16:43:31Z")
I have seen that when I was a kid (I vividly remember the theme song more than the show) but it was a cartoon that was part of a larger show. Pinwheel on Nickelodeon maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2024, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-in-the-land-of-chalk-drawings/1003534/12 "2024-07-07T17:16:52Z")
> [@Scoobysnax](#): > > Vision on … Our local radio station uses the theme song for one of their daily bits. Which theme? There was various music used by the show, all of them were famous tunes before the show. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-in-the-land-of-chalk-drawings/1003534/13 "2024-07-07T17:21:40Z")
Like - i suspect - many others, i know a lot of the incidental music (especially the gallery tune) more than the main opening/closing themes. (from Vision On) ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2024, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-in-the-land-of-chalk-drawings/1003534/14 "2024-07-07T17:41:46Z")
> [@Bear\_Nenno](#): > > There’s a soccer game at the 52:18 mark. Perhaps that’s it? That _has_ to be it, since it is exactly as the OP describes. But note that the episode begins at 50:00 and ends at 55:00. That way you get the setup and the intro and outro songs. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-in-the-land-of-chalk-drawings/1003534/15 "2024-07-07T18:09:12Z")
In the Detroit area we got a number of Canadian kids’ shows, like the Polka Dot Door. I can still sing the theme 40+ years later. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/euBZ4RClAqE/hqdefault.jpg "Polka Dot Door Theme | Classic TVO") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euBZ4RClAqE) There was also a show called The Friendly Giant, that, IIRC, had some puppets that gave [Lady Elaine Fairchild](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/mrrogersneighborhood/images/9/9a/Lady_elaine.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/240?cb=20180319035635) a run for her money as scariest puppet on TV (at least in my young mind they were scary. Looking at pics of his puppets now, I wonder what I was so scared of.) Another Canadian children’s classic was Mr. Dressup. I don’t remember his theme song, but I do remember his puppets, Casey and Finnegan, fondly. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2024, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-in-the-land-of-chalk-drawings/1003534/16 "2024-07-07T18:38:46Z")
I had forgotten those shows. And Electric Company too. ⚡ ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-in-the-land-of-chalk-drawings/1003534/17 "2024-07-08T12:30:02Z")
The obscure (Canadian) children’s TV show I fondly remember is [Let’s Go](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Go_(1976_TV_series)), which involved kids doing “let’s pretend”-style improvisation. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JKddzfrRwB4/hqdefault.jpg "LETS GO! FULL YTV EPISODE WITH COMMERCIALS") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKddzfrRwB4) ---
**Author:** ![Scoobysnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Scoobysnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scoobysnax)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-in-the-land-of-chalk-drawings/1003534/18 "2024-07-08T19:05:00Z")
Left Bank Two by Wayne Hill. Apparently it was also used as the background music in Little Big Planet. ---
**Author:** ![Scoobysnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Scoobysnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scoobysnax)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-in-the-land-of-chalk-drawings/1003534/19 "2024-07-08T19:10:07Z")
You should be an honourary Canadian knowing all of those kids shows. Did you also watch the weird mystery/sci-fi show _Read All About It!_?