do you remember chockablock?

Question

It was a tv kids programme from the early 80's with fred harris as chockabloke and carol someone as chockagirl,they had a massive computer and arrived in little coloured cars?

Answer 1

Chock-A-Block was a legendary show. It was a television regular on the late 1970s-mid 1980s version of Watch With Mother, known as the ever-popular See-Saw.

The show itself was the only one that was illustrated by an empty See-Saw, no characters at all upon it.

Chock-A-Block featured Chockabloke and Chockagirl.

Chockabloke was played by Fred Harris and Chockagirl by Carol Leader both of whom were former Playschool presenters.

As with most of the See-Saw shows Chock-A-Block had just one series, containing thirteen episodes. In my mind the most memorable ones were the "Bee At The Sea", "The Train", "Magpie", "The Sheep" (number 8 who wouldn't jump the 5-bar gate) and who could ever forget probably the best episode ever, "The Sun and The Moon."

The "Sun and the Moon" episode featured Chockabloke and a wonderful song at the end of the show.

Each episode would always begin, with the presenter driving around in a little yellow cart (who wouldn't still fancy a go in one?) and then walking over to Chock-A-Block’s Block Stock and choosing a solid almost brick like video to put in to Chock-A-Block for each episode.

The ‘video’ would go into Chock-A-Block Block Slot and then the coloured circles would reveal objects or scenes from Nursery Rhymes to entertain us with.

Then came the famous Rock-A-Blocks



“Loose the log and Rock the dog”

Both blocks would be rocked until a picture appeared and then Chockabloke or Chockagirl would then say what both things were.

If they rhymed a chime would sound, if they didn't a deflating Whoopee Cushion would be sounded, as they rock the bottom block again.

The most common picture was one of a green background, with a big toe sticking out of a white sock. On almost every occasion it would be something that rhymes with ‘Crow’…… “Sock?” (Fffaarrrppp!) “Ah! Toe”. Crow and Toe.

Then for one episode featuring Chockabloke (Fred Harris), something appeared that actually rhymed with Sock and he said Toe.

I loved the irony of that episode, to think how many times they'd said ‘sock’ on that picture and now he said ‘toe’ He'd still got it wrong, first time.

I still believe that Chock-A-Block and the Rock-A-Block section, helped me to write poems and make lines rhyme, I loved watching Chock-A-Block all of the time.

(Ding Dong.)

Then the song followed. Chock-A-Block’s block for the day would be ejected, turned over and then inserted again, in order to show the images for the song.

The episode ended on a sad note as the presenter drove away

Answer 2

yes i remember them coming from behind the big computer in the yellow car and they use to push the buttons on the computer and it used to talk

Answer 3

Yes it was brilliant, nobody my age remembers it but at last someone who agrees with me, brilliant thanks for letting me know I am not going mental, I am 27 today and that has given me an exyta boost considering i am only 3 yrs off the dreade three zero, thanks Adam

Answer 4

Yes, I wanted to go on chocablock and try out all those buttons!

Answer 5

The name sounds familiar can't remember anything about it though.

Answer 6

I do!!!! And something about pushing blocks out of a wall....think there was something to do with gold ones????

Answer 7

You bet!
But give Smurf the points, he has all the gen.

Chockabloke, checking out...

Answer 8

i dont darling