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Has anyone actually seen the "Come Outside" plane flying around back then when it was still airing or being shot? Would love to hear people's thoughts if they remember.
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Dis32 lemmy.world Dis32@lemmy.world
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LillyPip lemmy.ca LillyPip@lemmy.ca
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What’s the ‘come outside’ plane? Was that a wwii thing?

e: these responses are diametrically opposed. Was it a children’s thing or an NSFW adult thing? I am so confused now.

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tetris11 feddit.uk tetris11@feddit.uk
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What’s the ‘come outside’ plane? Was that a wwii thing? e: these responses are diametrically opposed. Was it a children’s thing or an NSFW adult thing? I am so confused now.

No it was a viral advertising campaign during the 60s for the baudy CarryOn films.

It encouraged people to strip down to their undergarments and leave their houses if they saw the plane, and if you didn't and someone saw you, then you got "dobbed" on which is sort of lime teabagging but more civilized

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Rugnjr lemmy.blahaj.zone Rugnjr@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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What’s the ‘come outside’ plane? Was that a wwii thing? e: these responses are diametrically opposed. Was it a children’s thing or an NSFW adult thing? I am so confused now.

It was an old UK children's TV program. Featuring a white plane with polka dots on it flying about the country. Wonder if they still do it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_Outside

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Dis32 lemmy.world Dis32@lemmy.world
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It was an old UK children's TV program. Featuring a white plane with polka dots on it flying about the country. Wonder if they still do it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_Outside

Mrw I found out she didn't really fly the plane much to my surprise 😭

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twinnie feddit.uk twinnie@feddit.uk
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I read the Wikipedia link and I still don’t understand what this is. It doesn’t ring a bell from my childhood.

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cloudless piefed.social cloudless@piefed.social
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Mrw I found out she didn't really fly the plane much to my surprise 😭

The dog did.

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sunbeam60 feddit.uk sunbeam60@feddit.uk
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I read the Wikipedia link and I still don’t understand what this is. It doesn’t ring a bell from my childhood.

It’s a children’s’ TV show - a lady and her dog, flying around and visiting various places, often related to nature. You can find some of the episodes on YouTube. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLhOnau-tupSD15TezN59asHKmBlGx6rF

We have most of them downloaded because unlike today’s children’s TV, kids can watch it without developing epileptic seizures and ADHD. I’m only half joking.

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