Let's Pretend (1982)

Let's Pretend was a 1980s children's television series aimed at preschool ages. It was shown across the ITV Network at 12.10 on Tuesdays, then later Mondays, replacing the popular Pipkins which had been cancelled at the end of 1981. Like its predecessor, each edition was fifteen minutes long, and the programme was produced using many of Pipkins' personnel such as puppeteer Nigel Plaskitt and producer Michael Jeans. Each week the presenters would find a number of ordinary household items and contrive to produce a short story featuring them all. The first programme, "The Story Of The Broken Puppet", was shown on Tuesday 5 January 1982 by Central Television. The show aired weekly until 1988. The show's original opening titles featured items moving along a conveyor belt into the mouth of a large plastic whale, and later a puppet caterpillar moving along the screen.

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Seasons

Season 1

Season One

Season 2

Season Two

Season 3

Season Three

Season 4

Season Four

Season 5

Season Five

Season 6

Season Six

Season 7

Season Seven

Season 8

Season Eight

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    The story of the broken puppet

  • 1x2

    The story of the leaping frog

  • 1x3

    The story of the dancing elephant

  • 1x4

    The hungry pillar box

  • 1x5

    The garden bench

  • 1x6

    The shoe that wanted to go its own way

  • 1x7

    The whistling kettle

  • 1x8

    The teapot that lost its lid

  • 1x9

    The zoo keeper and the giraffe

  • 1x10

    The story of the cleaner and the cook

  • 1x11

    The story of the rabbit and the mole

  • 1x12

    The tale of two bears

  • 1x13

    The story of how the bus got up the hill

  • 1x14

    The story of the sleepless owl

  • 1x15

    The story of the king who loved bananas

  • 1x16

    The umbrella that didn't like rain

  • 1x17

    The cheesemaker and the mouse

  • 1x18

    The story of the giant's boots

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    The king who liked music

  • 2x2

    The snowman

  • 2x3

    The jack who wouldn't come out of his box

  • 2x4

    The cat that liked mice

  • 2x5

    The sailors who lost their sail

  • 2x6

    The piggy bank

  • 2x7

    The goldfish who swam away from his bowl

  • 2x8

    The clock that forgot to tock

  • 2x9

    The hole

  • 2x10

    The soldier and the crown

  • 2x11

    The greedy crocodile

  • 2x12

    The boat that had no paddle

  • 2x13

    The witch and the sweeper

  • 2x14

    The old man and the duck

  • 2x15

    The fork-lift truck

  • 2x16

    The man who wanted his milk

  • 2x17

    The cow that wanted to jump over the moon

  • 2x18

    Worn out teddy

  • 2x19

    The smallest circus in the world

  • 2x20

    The little cloud that cried

  • 2x21

    The stripey deckchair

  • 2x22

    Baby hedgehog's discovery

  • 2x23

    The two parrots

  • 2x24

    The balloon that lost its puff

  • 2x25

    Colin the court jester

  • 2x26

    The caterpillar and the butterfly

  • 2x27

    The sad banana

  • 2x28

    Henrietta's tea party

  • 2x29

    The band got smaller and smaller

  • 2x30

    The rag doll and the king

  • 2x31

    The scarecrow that wanted to look smart

  • 2x32

    The hopping kangaroo

  • 2x33

    Tom thumb and the race

  • 2x34

    The dancing dragon

Episodes season 3

  • 3x1

    The hippo, the peacock and the giraffe

  • 3x2

    The travelling musician and the missing notes

  • 3x3

    The cat who wanted to be a lion

  • 3x4

    The oil can

  • 3x5

    The roundabout ostrich

  • 3x6

    The witch and lazy jack

  • 3x7

    The camel who got the hump

  • 3x8

    The queen and the tailor

  • 3x9

    The penguin and the pig

  • 3x10

    The wind finds some friends

  • 3x11

    The cock who crowed too much

  • 3x12

    Granny in space

  • 3x13

    The reindeer and the rhinoceros

  • 3x14

    The naughty reflection

  • 3x15

    The octopus came out of the sea

  • 3x16

    The neglected piano

  • 3x17

    The moving bus stop

  • 3x18

    The dirty clean... dirty clean sweep

  • 3x19

    The unneighbourly neighbour

  • 3x20

    The sandwich which had a quarrel

  • 3x21

    The messy man

  • 3x22

    The adventures of a jelly

  • 3x23

    Bath toys

  • 3x24

    The day fred lost his glasses

  • 3x25

    The road roller

  • 3x26

    The runaway shoe

  • 3x27

    The invisible friend

  • 3x28

    The king who loved sausages

  • 3x29

    The bee and the bear

  • 3x30

    The television set

  • 3x31

    The empty egg cup

  • 3x32

    The sun who forgot to set

  • 3x33

    The lion and the leopard

  • 3x34

    The seaside special

  • 3x35

    What father christmas does in the summer

Episodes season 4

  • 4x1

    The cuckoo who wanted to sing like the sparrow

  • 4x2

    Mr woof the guard dog

  • 4x3

    The milk float and the racing car

  • 4x4

    Tortoise and hare make friends

  • 4x5

    The garden wall

  • 4x6

    The ghost makes a friend

  • 4x7

    The giants who came down from the beanstalk

  • 4x8

    The broom and the vacuum cleaner

  • 4x9

    The dragon who couldn't help breathing fire

  • 4x10

    The soldier with two left feet

  • 4x11

    Dancing daisy

  • 4x12

    Little red riding hood and the pirate

  • 4x13

    The story of the dirty shirt

  • 4x14

    The fed up telephone

  • 4x15

    The friendly tree

  • 4x16

    The man who was always late

  • 4x17

    The dancing crab

  • 4x18

    The piano movers

  • 4x19

    The mouse on the moon

  • 4x20

    Muddled michael

  • 4x21

    The twin sisters

  • 4x22

    The chicken and the duck

  • 4x23

    Cinderfella

  • 4x24

    Old macdonald's farm

  • 4x25

    The elephant and the weighing machine

  • 4x26

    The disappearing milk

  • 4x27

    The crane who couldn't lift

  • 4x28

    Helpful harry

  • 4x29

    The train spotter and the train

  • 4x30

    The man who likes surprises

  • 4x31

    The shopkeeper who didn't want to sell his pets

Episodes season 5

  • 5x1

    The cactus who wanted his back scratched

  • 5x2

    Colonel bigshot and the crocodiles

  • 5x3

    The town that liked to argue

  • 5x4

    The wishing well

  • 5x5

    The lemon canary

  • 5x6

    The sheepdog and the badger

  • 5x7

    The duck who wanted a treat to eat

  • 5x8

    The gardener and the pirate

  • 5x9

    The hiccupping lion

  • 5x10

    The lady who collected junk

  • 5x11

    The postman who wanted some post

  • 5x12

    The doctor's big day

  • 5x13

    The grass is always greener

  • 5x14

    The chimp who copied everything

  • 5x15

    The double bass who lost a string

  • 5x16

    The pretend snowman

  • 5x17

    The two sisters

  • 5x18

    The brother's clothes

  • 5x19

    The rabbit and the carrot

  • 5x20

    The silly dressmaker

  • 5x21

    The bulldozer with toothache

  • 5x22

    The wolf who cried wolf

  • 5x23

    How greedy can you be?

  • 5x24

    The singer who lost his voice

  • 5x25

    The pumpkin and the pumpkin guard

  • 5x26

    The instrument mender and the noisemaker

  • 5x27

    The jelly baby jumble sale

  • 5x28

    The train who was frightened of the dark

  • 5x29

    Don't wake the baby

  • 5x30

    The playdough statue

  • 5x31

    Outside in, inside out

  • 5x32

    The one-puppet puppet show

Episodes season 6

  • 6x1

    A dog's life

  • 6x2

    The magic bucket

  • 6x3

    The man who had a round day

  • 6x4

    The car who couldn't keep warm

  • 6x5

    The man who needed new clothes

  • 6x6

    The huffing puffing wind

  • 6x7

    The everything box

  • 6x8

    The sensitive robot

  • 6x9

    The brothers who missed their bus every day

  • 6x10

    The animal doctor

  • 6x11

    Spot the ladybird

  • 6x12

    The duck who thought he couldn't swim

  • 6x13

    The sandwich maker and the baker

  • 6x14

    Madame salami

  • 6x15

    The bridge that was too rickety to cross

  • 6x16

    The ball that lost its bounce

  • 6x17

    The lighthouse with wet feet

  • 6x18

    The budgie

  • 6x19

    The singer who tried to disguise himself

  • 6x20

    The bus who wanted to go her own way

  • 6x21

    Robin hood

  • 6x22

    The scaredy cat

  • 6x23

    The man who tried to hide... and couldn't

  • 6x24

    The thirsty sponge

  • 6x25

    The repeat box

  • 6x26

    The unfriendly friend

  • 6x27

    Broomhilda

  • 6x28

    The elephant who couldn't remember

  • 6x29

    You never know what you like till you've tried it

  • 6x30

    The treasure hunt

  • 6x31

    The new shop window

  • 6x32

    Is bigger better?

  • 6x33

    The bear who loved honey

  • 6x34

    Monty the magnet

Episodes season 7

  • 7x1

    The not so wise owls

  • 7x2

    The birthday present

  • 7x3

    The farmer who could welly dance

  • 7x4

    Fred midas

  • 7x5

    Knitting granny and her sheep

  • 7x6

    The shopkeeper who wanted to play in a band

  • 7x7

    The scrapman

  • 7x8

    Amazing grace

  • 7x9

    The two little birds

  • 7x10

    The man who loved to sing

  • 7x11

    The happy and sad friends

  • 7x12

    The new king

  • 7x13

    The dancer who had no music

  • 7x14

    The crab who lived a long way from the seaside

  • 7x15

    The magic lamp

  • 7x16

    The man who thought he could but he couldn't

  • 7x17

    The one person parade

  • 7x18

    The lazy tailor

  • 7x19

    The sun who wanted to join in

  • 7x20

    Stripes and spots

  • 7x21

    The sound trap

  • 7x22

    The sleepy squirrel who couldn't sleep

  • 7x23

    The old umbrella

  • 7x24

    The woodpecker

  • 7x25

    The sailor who lost his boat

  • 7x26

    The forgetful wizard

  • 7x27

    What can you do with one boot?

  • 7x28

    The spaceman who came to tea

  • 7x29

    The busker and the gorilla

  • 7x30

    Making friends

  • 7x31

    The tent

  • 7x32

    The very shy neighbours

  • 7x33

    The mop

Episodes season 8

  • 8x1

    The magic bubble

  • 8x2

    The well-dressed parrot

  • 8x3

    The noisy neighbour

  • 8x4

    Slow but not sure

  • 8x5

    Ted

  • 8x6

    The birdwatcher

  • 8x7

    The basset hound and mrs barker

  • 8x8

    Swopping jack

  • 8x9

    The clock that went on strike

  • 8x10

    The watchamacallit

  • 8x11

    Andy and the lion

  • 8x12

    The bread and butter soldier

  • 8x13

    The dam

  • 8x14

    Messy max

  • 8x15

    The king's move

  • 8x16

    The deckchair attendant

  • 8x17

    The lonely spider

  • 8x18

    Mrs knowall

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