![]() ![]() And, this was another show that featured a pantomime horse, it wasn’t just Rentaghost at it. There was also a memorable opening sequence which featured a lot of the characters. It was something of a comedy-drama series, and the set and costume design made it seem that it was supposed to have been set about a century earlier, it definitely came across as more 1889 than 1989. Every episode was 15 minutes long, with the stories being split into two parts. There were several characters featured, including Mrs Wobble The Waitress, and Mr Tick The Teacher. The Happy Families game also influenced a series of books in the 80s by Allan Ahlberg, and in 1989 some of the stories were adapted for TV. I have never been that particularly skilled at playing card games, I could just about grasp how to play Snap when I was younger. I also remember that there was a card game called Old Maid, what was that all about? ![]() Around the end of the 19th century, there was a traditional card game invented called Happy Families. ![]() This isn’t the first show that I’ve reviewed called Happy Families (there was also the 1993 game show), and it may not be the last (I might also review the 1985 sitcom). ![]()
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