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Top 15 Annoyingly Catchy 80s TV Theme Tunes

by David Schwartz

Some TV themes just refuse to go away and leave us in peace.

They are stuck in our heads forever. You could be innocently sitting in a bar or a pub having a nice drink, when someone’s annoying mobile starts playing the A-Team. Then, bang! You can’t get the damn tune out of your head. What makes it even worse is you don’t want to either.

Give it a few more hours (and a few more drinks) and you will annoyingly start shouting “a pity the fool” at your mates, who despite their protestations, also start to feel nostalgic and end up humming the tune on their drunken way home. It’s like torture.

Well, just to continue the cycle, hecklerspray has come up with 10 TV tunes from the glorious 80s for you to ponder. Now, some of the series started in the 70s. We are well of it, but we only picked the ones which subsequently ran during most of the 80s. Anyway, enjoy. If you can.

Some TV themes just refuse to go away and leave us in peace. They are stuck in our heads forever. You could be innocently sitting in a bar or a pub having a nice drink, when someone's annoying mobile starts playing the A-Team. Then, bang! You can't get the damn tune out of your head. What makes it even worse is you don't want to either. Give it a few more hours (and a few more drinks) and you will annoyingly start shouting "a pity the fool" at your mates, who despite their protestations, also start to feel nostalgic and end up humming the tune on their drunken way home. It's like torture. Well, just to continue the cycle, hecklerspray has come up with 10 TV tunes from the glorious 80s for you to ponder. Now, some of the series started in the 70s. We are well of it, but we only picked the ones which subsequently ran during most of the 80s. Anyway, enjoy. If you can.
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Disturbing Friday Fun: Stupid Gameshow Answers

by C J Davies

We don’t really need to explain this one to you. Suffice to say: get ready for the esteem with which you may hold the human race to drop a notch. We don’t really need to explain this one to you. Suffice to say: get ready for the esteem with which you may hold the human [...]

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Big Brother Betting Odds: Does Sickly Nice Luke Have A Game Plan?

by hecklerspray staff

Here we go – it’s the first eviction night and one of the Wedding Task four will get kicked out of the Big Brother house. Paddy Power think it’s going to be Mario (1-3). In fact, they are so sure, you can already place bets on such things as what he is going to do [...]

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Big Brother Betting Odds: Steph ‘The Hemorrhoid’ To Go?

by hecklerspray staff

Paddy Power reckon there’s a good chance that Steph (2-1) could be climbing the Big Brother stairs out of the house tomorrow. It’s between her and favourite Mario (1/3), with his man-like girlfriend Lisa an outsider at 18-1 and northern salt-of-the-earth talent show host Luke safe as house. Mind you, that’s not saying much in [...]

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Big Brother Betting Odds: Please Evict Annoying Lisa Now!

by hecklerspray staff

Paddy Power think Mario (4-9) will be the first to get kicked out of the big Brother house this Friday. But his annoying girlfriend Lisa could be worth a bet to be the first one to be evicted from the Big Brother house at odds of 18-1. Her Nine-And-A-Half Weeks performance with her chunky monkey [...]

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Cancer-stricken Patrick Swayze to make TV comeback

by David Schwartz

From DIETPIXIE- It seems nothing really can put Patrick Swayze in a corner. Just a few months ago, the Dirty Dancing star had weeks to live after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. But it was reported this week that 55-year-old Patrick Swayze is actually returning to work. Yes, you heard that right: cancer-stricken Patrick Swayze [...]

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Big Brother Betting Odds: Is It Game Over for Mario?

by hecklerspray staff

I’m afraid for poor, old blind Scot Mikey! Seriously, how the hell’s he going to survive in the Big Brother house without his trusty guide dog Mario? Surely he’s gonna be crashing round the place, banging into things and crying a lot? Mario, of course, is up for eviction – and Paddy Power have him [...]

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Top 18 80s Kids’ Cartoons

by David Schwartz

Remember when your parents used to tell that your childhood are the best days of your life? First of all, why did they do that? Were they just jealous? What did they think you would do with that information? What are you supposed to say to that?

Secondly, as much as it hurts to admit it, they were right.

Sure, being an adult has its advantages, right? You couldn’t drive a car, get drunk (legally) or have sex (again legally) when you were a kid. In fact, you had put up with quite a lot of crap as a youngster, like the whole ‘no you are too young to go the pub’ thing and those tortuous Saturday afternoons spent being dragged around the shops by your mum looking for new fucking shoes for school. (OK, there are a lot worse things about growing up, but these are the only two that are springing to mind at the moment).

The point is, despite all the growing pains, we all cherish our childhoods. Why? Because the world seemed a more exciting place, we guess. Now, we’ve seen it all before; got the T-shirt. Then, you just couldn’t wait for the next non-school day. You only need to look at the fun we have had compiling these cartoons to tell how important they are to us.We all remember the days spent waiting for the next instalment of He-Man or Transformers.

We chose the eighties (i.e. cartoons which mainly ran during that decade), mainly because most of us grew up then, but also because it seems to be a golden era of cartoons. Or maybe we are getting too excited again. Bloody kids! Anyway, enjoy!

Remember when your parents used to tell that your childhood are the best days of your life? First of all, why did they do that? Were they just jealous? What did they think you would do with that information? What are you supposed to say to that? Secondly, as much as it hurts to admit it, they were right. Sure, being an adult has its advantages, right? You couldn't drive a car, get drunk (legally) or have sex (again legally) when you were a kid. In fact, you had put up with quite a lot of crap as a youngster, like the whole 'no you are too young to go the pub' thing and those tortuous Saturday afternoons spent being dragged around the shops by your mum looking for new fucking shoes for school. (OK, there are a lot worse things about growing up, but these are the only two that are springing to mind at the moment). The point is, despite all the growing pains, we all cherish our childhoods. Why? Because the world seemed a more exciting place, we guess. Now, we've seen it all before; got the T-shirt. Then, you just couldn't wait for the next non-school day. You only need to look at the fun we have had compiling these cartoons to tell how important they are to us.We all remember the days spent waiting for the next instalment of He-Man or Transformers. We chose the eighties (i.e. cartoons which mainly ran during that decade), mainly because most of us grew up then, but also because it seems to be a golden era of cartoons. Or maybe we are getting too excited again. Bloody kids! Anyway, enjoy!
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Sharon Osbourne: ‘Screw You ITV! I Squawk For The BBC Now’

by Paul Sorrenti

In an act of betrayal not matched since the Italians turned their backs on the Nazi’s in World War Two, or when Sol Campbell moved to Arsenal from Tottenham on a free transfer in the cold, dark summer of 2001, Sharon Osbourne, who recently parted company with long time friend ITV, is preparing to jump in bed with the BBC.

Sharon recently quit ITV1’s X Factor because of something about money. She wasn’t getting her cut of the phone in vote or something. Whatever, she left them, and it doesn’t look like she’s going back.

But then again she’s no doubt said that to Ozzy a few dozen times over the years and yet, no matter how big the betrayal, she still remains by his side, the poor fella – as if being a human vibrator wasn’t enough to live with without that over-opinionated, under-informed, ear-ache hanging about the place.

In an act of betrayal not matched since the Italians turned their backs on the Nazi’s in World War Two, or when Sol Campbell moved to Arsenal from Tottenham on a free transfer in the cold, dark summer of 2001, Sharon Osbourne, who recently parted company with long time friend ITV, is preparing to jump in bed with the BBC. Sharon recently quit ITV1’s X Factor because of something about money. She wasn’t getting her cut of the phone in vote or something. Whatever, she left them, and it doesn’t look like she’s going back. But then again she’s no doubt said that to Ozzy a few dozen times over the years and yet, no matter how big the betrayal, she still remains by his side, the poor fella - as if being a human vibrator wasn’t enough to live with without that over-opinionated, under-informed, ear-ache hanging about the place.
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Big Brother Betting Odds: Wedding crasher Alexandra worth a cheeky bet?

by hecklerspray staff

Yes, everyone’s favourite show to hate is back. There’s no middle ground here. You either love Big Brother or you hate it. And I am very firmly in the ‘love it’ camp. But then, I like Marmite too. There are 16 housemates this time. And, as always, it’s taken me a day or two to [...]

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