We're revisit the gentle world of ‘Romper Room’, which mesmerised pre-schoolers in the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s. Miss Helena was one of a series of beloved female hosts who took their tiny charges through a series of kindy-style activities, learning good behaviour from Mr Doo Bee, drinking their milk and, of course, singing the hits: ‘Oh Come With Us and Gallop’, ‘Punch a Ball’ and ‘Bend and Stretch’. One segment that hasn’t aged so well is ‘The Posture Basket Song’. In this rendition of it, we see
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We're revisit the gentle world of ‘Romper Room’, which mesmerised pre-schoolers in the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s. Miss Helena was one of a series of beloved female hosts who took their tiny charges through a series of kindy-style activities, learning good behaviour from Mr Doo Bee, drinking their milk and, of course, singing the hits: ‘Oh Come With Us and Gallop’, ‘Punch a Ball’ and ‘Bend and Stretch’. One segment that hasn’t aged so well is ‘The Posture Basket Song’. In this rendition of it, we see
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