Ramona

I was thinking about this show recently and I decided to see if I could find some episodes for sale. I found some on Amazon and I just finished watching "Ramona the Patient" a few minutes ago! It was really fun to realize that I could still hum along with the theme music and remember the cat book report that she does at the end.

This show was on in the late 80's, and it aired on Sunday mornings for a while if I remember correctly. I was about 6 and I loved it because I was always a huge fan of Beverly Cleary books. The show itself is pretty good, and it does remain loyal to the stories. It's also fun to see Sarah Polley in such a cute role, as she's known to play very serious, somber roles these days.

Yay Ramona!

Ramona is one of the best shows of the 80s and one of my favorite Canadian tv shows of all time along with Goosebumps. If you enjoyed the books then you will enjoyed the show for sure. It is simple and that works so well. It is a almost perfect 10. The movie is pretty good too. But the show is better. If you are looking for something simple then Ramona is just perfect for you. I give it a 9 out of 10. Hopefully it gets released on dvd or streaming sometime soon. In the mean time you can find the episodes on vhs or on YouTube or fanmade release dvds. Give it a watch you will be glad that you did fun for the whole family both young and old.

I've never forgotten this TV show. I was the same age as Ramona (I suppose I still am) when this was aired in the UK in about 1989. Me and my sister watched it together and I watched in wonder at the family unit and the strong relationship they all had with one another. We had a nice family but not like in Ramona's house. The parents played along with the kids' fantasies and ideas - in our house we'd probably have been told to stop being silly. The show was our first real insight as regards to American culture and it was fascinating to compare the differences between our schools in England and those in America; the students (I was jealous of how cool they were compared to me) the teachers (so kind and gentle, yet firm in a nice way) the way people talked to each other in general - no school uniforms for the American kids - why not? And the bell rings and they all get out of their seats. Although I'm sure in one episode the teacher stops them and reminds them the bell is for her, not them and then lets them leave anyway. In our school I'd have got the cane (if they still could) for being in such a rush to get out. We didn't even have a bell until high school anyway. Watching this as an adult, I forgot how young the kids really were. Adorable cat show/book report in episode three that just made me laugh along with the other kids in the class. Adorable show. Heartwarming comedy and an unforgettable little treasure.

Its a great show for children. I was a child in the 80s and I loved the show. I think the books were written in the 70s but the show seemed more 80s like. I liked how they dealt with real situations that children (even children now days) go through. I liked Sarah Polly. She was a great actress. The characters were just like the characters in the book. What I liked was how it showed everything in a child's view. I was really able to relate to Romona as a child. The show was very serious; however, there was some humor in it. Once in a while I will watch a Romona tape. I find some of the problems that Romona has to face to be sad but the show is realistic. If you have a child, watch the tape!

I remember watching "Ramona" when it was on TV back in the late '80s. I was about Ramona's age when I first saw the show and immediately fell in love with it. It was so true to real life. Ramona faced many challenges that I faced when I was a child (having horrible days and thinking my parents would get divorced, getting sick at school --only not in front of my entire class--, etc...). Even today I still enjoy watching one of the videos I have from time to time, even though I am far past from being 8 years old. Still, this is a show and probably one of the very few shows that kids can really relate to. And seeing Sarah Polley as a little girl--wow! She was so adorable back then and is just as gorgeous now.