Come Outside
Come Outside is a British educational children's television series that ran from 23 September 1993 to 18 March 1997 and was repeated on CBeebies until late 2012. The series aims to encourage young children to learn about the world around them. The starting point for each programme is something with which children are already familiar, such as wood, paper, boots, spiders, buses, soap, street lamps. The two main characters are Auntie Mabel (played by Lynda Baron of Open All Hours and the sequel "Still Open All Hours"), and her dog Pippin. Pippin was initially played by a female dog called Pippin, but the role was later inherited by this dog's grandson, Mr. Higgins. They go on adventures in Auntie Mabel's aeroplane, travelling far and wide across the UK, and occasionally further afield, to find out more. Music, rhymes and stories enrich the programme topics.
The episode entitled Bricks won the Royal Television Society Educational Television Award 1997 in the Pre-school and Infants category.
Come Outside (song)
"Come Outside" was a number one in the UK Singles Chart in 1962 for Mike Sarne, and the actress Wendy Richard, who provided vocal interjections. The track stayed at No. 1 for two weeks in late June and early July that year.
In 1991, Samantha Fox, Frank Bruno, Liz Kershaw and Bruno Brookes recorded a cover version of the song as the official Children in Need single of the year.
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by Mike Sarne
Come Outside
by: Mike SarneLittle doll we've been jiving all night long
(Little doll)
Little doll gotta feeling something's wrong
(Little doll)
Coz it aint right to wanna keep on dancing
There won't be any time left for romancing
Come outside, come outside
There's a lovely moon out there
Come outside, come outside
While we got time to spare
Little doll it seems ages since we kissed
(Little doll)
Little doll think of all the fun we've missed
(Little doll)
Coz it aint right to wanna keep on dancing
There won't be any time left for romancing
Come outside, (what for) come outside (whats the rush)
There's a lovely moon out there (it's cold outside)
Come outside, (why) come outside (you do keep on)
While we got time to spare (I want another twist)
Now I went and promised your old man
That we'd be home about half past ten
Seems we've got just one more jive
Then we'll be starting home again
Come outside,(get lost) come outside (go and ask lil)
There's a lovely moon out there (you can go off people)
Come outside, (give over) come outside (belt up)
While we got time to spare (why don't you listen to the beat)
Little doll I know the band ain't bad
(Little doll)
Little doll I'm a-getting kinda mad
(Little doll)
Coz it aint right to wanna keep on dancing
There won't be any time left for romancing
Come outside,(lay off) come outside (shove it)
There's a lovely moon out there (you are a one)
Come outside,(all right) come outside (not for too long)
While we got time for a bit of slap and tickle (I'll slap and tickle you in a minute)