ABC Minors -

Stanningtondeb · 03-07-2003, 15:11

Does anyone remember the name of the bloke who used to come on the stage during the ABC Minors' singsong? We know it's 'Uncle' something but someone please put us out of our misery!!

mikey · 10-07-2003, 17:05

I used to go there, he was big fat guy.

I remember queing outside there on a Saturday Morning, the placed used to get packed.

For those who don't know what we are talking about this was a cinema and the ABC used to have a sat am kids show.
They used to show Laurel and Hardy and stuff like that plus cartoons. I used to go early 70's.

I also remember queing on Boxing day for the premier of Jaws

PaulTansley · 11-07-2003, 19:57

I lined up on the very first day in 1967 and went for many years.
Flash Gordon was a regular and it was quite frightning with Buster Crabb and Ming.
There was always a feature film and one that sticks out in my mind was a film starring Joe Brown and a Lion, never seen it since, anyone know of that one.
** We are the boys and girls are known as, minors of the ABC, and every Saturday all line up to see the films we like to shout aloud with glee,,,,LALaLA can't remember the rest but ends with **where all friends together,, were minors of the ABC.

sheila kennedy · 31-08-2003, 23:56

I used to go the ABC Minors in North London in the 50's. The missing words of the song are:

we love to laugh and have a sing song, such a happy crowd are we, we're all pals together, the minors of the A-B-C!

PaulTansley · 01-09-2003, 00:05

Took the words right out of my mouth Sheila.

zee3zee · 09-09-2003, 15:25

Can't remember his name but do remember going on stage every other week with some old birthday cards and wearing my ABC badges. This of course got you a free pass for the next week, but the birthdays I got through.... I must have had 12 a year!
Also used to migrate from the cheap seats to the pullman seats when the lights went down, thats about the extent of my criminal activity to date! (Apart from that Mars bar I nicked from Mrs Bignalls sweet shop on leppings lane in 1971)

superCol · 17-10-2003, 09:47

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Originally posted by Stanningtondeb
Does anyone remember the name of the bloke who used to come on the stage during the ABC Minors' singsong? We know it's 'Uncle' something but someone please put us out of our misery!!

Depends what year it was.

If it was late 70's to early 80's it would be 'Uncle Les'. The manager of the ABC at the time was a guy called Les Allen. He did the 'Uncle' bit.

I seem to remember that you had to enter by the side for the ABC Minors. This led to the side corridor feeding the front lounge area. A couple of tables with cheaper sweets was positioned there.

To be quite honest, I was amazed that the ABC Minors lasted in to 80's as there was plenty on TV on a Saturday morning. The only thing going for it was the size of the screen, it was huge.

panda79 · 17-10-2003, 21:37

oh god memories are made of this lol
who rembers the guy who changed the posters at the abc around 74-5 all i rember about him was that he had a big neck

PaulTansley · 20-10-2003, 18:29

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Originally posted by panda79
oh god memories are made of this lol
who rembers the guy who changed the posters at the abc around 74-5 all i rember about him was that he had a big neck

Yeah i know the guy your on about, i met him about 15 years ago when he worked for the council doing repairs, he also went into buying property and renting it out. Also he run a bed and breakfast.
I knew him when he lived in Pitsmoor and the last time i met him he was living at Parson Cross.
I,m sure he was saying he was moving abroad.

DoubleTroub · 26-10-2003, 07:17

Hi Guyz
I am so glad some people remember the sat ABC minors.
I'm 35 years old and i have a burning question for you.....
Does anyone remember a programme that was played at the ABC minors called....
Nico - The rainmaker?
To help you along.....
I think it was a south American weekly show which was a
To Be Continued.....
and Nico had.......... NO body.
Nico was just a head in a box.
This is really sending me crazy, Hopefully somebody can help me from going insane ..LOL

Hal9001 · 12-11-2003, 00:04

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Originally posted by The Cycleracer
I lined up on the very first day in 1967 and went for many years.
Flash Gordon was a regular and it was quite frightning with Buster Crabb and Ming.
There was always a feature film and one that sticks out in my mind was a film starring Joe Brown and a Lion, never seen it since, anyone know of that one.
** We are the boys and girls are known as, minors of the ABC, and every Saturday all line up to see the films we like to shout aloud with glee,,,,LALaLA can't remember the rest but ends with **where all friends together,, were minors of the ABC.

We are the boys and girls well known as
Minors of the ABC
And every Saturday we'll Line up
To watch the films we like and shout aloud with glee

We like to laugh and have our sing siong
'Cause a happy crowd are weeeeee
We're all pals together.
We're Minors of the ABC!

It's been 30 years and I still can remeber it. They always showed CFF (Childrens Film Foundation) film such as 'Glitterball' and 'Joe's Dragon'.

BILDEBORG · 02-08-2005, 15:44

What fond memories I have of that place. I remember we used to queue up in covered alley and by the door was a Nestle chocolate machine. I knew someone who worked in Boots and he always gave me the foreign coins that folk had used in place of UK coins. Well that chocolate machine must have been filled with Spanish 5 peseta pieces

adamd · 03-08-2005, 05:48

Me and my mate used to go every Saturday mainly for the next episode of Stampeed

radiolisting · 16-04-2006, 06:27

My longest lasting memory of the ABC Minors was during a Western with hero and baddie fighting and rolling down a hillside, someone shouted out "Cut his b******s off!"

Film get stopped, the lights come up, and there's an unsuccessful hunt for whoever it was.

MISSNOVAK · 16-04-2006, 18:26

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Originally Posted by radiolisting

My longest lasting memory of the ABC Minors was during a Western with hero and baddie fighting and rolling down a hillside, someone shouted out "Cut his b******s off!"

Film get stopped, the lights come up, and there's an unsuccessful hunt for whoever it was.

fond memories of saturday morning queing up to get in.i remember flash gorden.

Caz1 · 17-04-2006, 14:32

I too have good memories of the ABC saturday mornings. I used to go with my sister and friends. They'd play films and programmes such as Three Stooges, Double deckers (Get on board, Get on board, Get on board with the double deckers). It was brilliant.