The Rod, Jane and Freddy Show
Debut: January 01, 1981
Ended: January 01, 1990

Rod, Jane and Freddy was the most famous name for a singing trio who appeared in children's programming on the British TV channel ITV in the 1970s and 1980s. They starred both in the long-running series Rainbow as well as their own 15-minute show, Rod, Jane and Freddy. They have also made numerous guest appearances in several other children's TV shows including The Sooty Show. The original trio consisted of Rod Burton, Jane Tucker and Matthew Corbett, when they were known as "Rod, Matt and Jane". Corbett left in 1976 to host The Sooty Show and was replaced by actor Roger Walker (later to star in the BBC's ill-fated soap opera Eldorado, whereupon the trio became known as "Rod, Jane and Roger". When Walker left in 1980, he was replaced by Freddy Marks, leading to the most famous incarnation of the trio. Rod Jane and Freddy Show - 1981 - 1990 They wrote hundreds of songs on various different topics. Most were comedic but several had deeper meanings. They have written and produced 10 albums, 24 videos, written jingles for commercial radio, theme and title music for TV, songs for Pantomimes and managed to write a massive 2500 songs during the course of their careers! Their shows often followed a certain format: * Opening with a big song, giving you an idea of the theme of this particular show (music and Song, pets, moving house, etc) * Rod, Jane and Freddy would usually have solo songs * There was often a sketch, but these were generally rarer than songs * They would close with a final song * As the credits rolled, the first or last song would be sung again. One of their most well known songs is "Big Dogs, Small Dogs". Episode List The Farmyard 1989 Chinese Plate 1989 Moving House 1989 Town 1989 Sweets 1989 Food 1989 Snow and Ice 1989 Games 1989 Houses and Homes 1989 Dressing Up 1989 Nursery Ryhmes 1989 Wild West 1989 Fast and Slow 1989 Music and Song 1989 Land of Dreams 1989 Light 1989 Paper 1989 Suitcases 1989 The Wizard 1989 Weather 1989 Feelings 1989 Body Movement 1989 Garden 1990 Dots and Dashes 1990 Friends 1990 Faces 1990 Children's Favourites 1990 Mirrors/ Dressing Up 1990 Toys 1990 Tricks of the Trade 1990 Boxes 1990 Time 1990 Entertainers 1990 Episodes can be found on youtube.com* Although the trio no longer regularly appear on television (apart from repeats of Rainbow from the early 1980s on the UK digital TV channel Nick Jr.), they remain a popular attraction in British children's theatre and in pantomime. They also featured in Peter Kay's video for his 2007 Comic Relief release of I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles).

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