Animal Stories
Appearance
Animal Stories | |
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Created by | Trevor Ricketts |
Directed by | Tony Collingwood |
Narrated by |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No.of seasons | 4 |
No.of episodes | 52 |
Production | |
Producer | Christopher O'Hare |
Running time | 5 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | ITV(CITV) |
Release | 22 May 1998 13 December 2001 | –
Animal Storiesis a British pre-schoolanimated television seriesonITV(CITV). It also aired onDisney Channel'sPlayhouse Disneyblock in the United States from 1998 to 2001 and onDisney Channelin the rest of Asia. The series gained a 2001 Children's BAFTA for Best Pre-school Animation.[1]
Plot
[edit]Every episode of the series focuses on a different individual animal, who is unique in personality. The entire episode rhymes.
Episodes
[edit]Season 1 (1998)
[edit]# | Title | Short Summary | Air Date |
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1 | Big Pink Pig | The Pig tries to work out hard, then he learns to be true to his character. | |
2 | Trevor the Frog | Trevor is overwhelmed by his wife Milly'stadpoles,then gets used to it. | |
3 | Helen the Penguin | Helen is obsessed with trying to fly and on her birthday, her wish is granted. | |
4 | Smelly Dog | The Smelly Dog is kept out of the way due to his stinky breath, until he prevents a bank robbery. | |
5 | Big Bold Lion | The Old Lion is the laughing stock due to his baldness. | |
6 | Hugh the Worm | Hugh who is secretly a worm has a whirlwind romance with Joyce. | |
7 | Edwina theAardvark | Edwina is unhappy about her appearance, until she meets the doctor. | |
8 | Simpson theSlug | Squeaky the Mouse helps Simpson with his slow problem, which changes his life. | |
9 | Win-Stanley theSloth | Win-Stanley has a long journey without even making a move. | |
10 | Polar Bear | Little Polar Bear does not like the cold and wants to make a journey. | |
11 | Billy the Giraffe | Billy is proud and snooty about his tallness, until he gets a sore throat. | |
12 | Ron the Crab | Ron's friends try to teach him how to walk sideways like other crabs. | |
13 | Crocodile Lou | Lou's smile scares away everyone. That is except Jake Snake. |
Season 2 (1999)
[edit]# | Title | Short Summary | Air Date |
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1 | Bobby the Ape | Bobby's gardening embarrasses the other apes, but not Queen Bridget. | |
2 | Ant 2954 | 2954 wants to be recognised by other ants and is renamed Differ. | |
3 | Tommy the Bat | Tommy has insomnia until he realises he must hang upside-down. | |
4 | Tony the Tortoise | Tony removes his shell to run fast, but nobody recognises him. | |
5 | Susie theKangaroo | Susie has trouble controlling her hopping tendencies. | |
6 | Camilla the Camel | Camilla isn't confident to attend a dance ball until she rescues an important host. | |
7 | Oliver the Owl | Oliver has a fight against Reggie theRoosterover their different sleeping patterns. | |
8 | Dinky the Dolphin | Dinky experiences freedom in the sea after escaping the aquarium. | |
9 | Clive the Hamster | A selfish Clive greedily steals birthday presents that were meant for him. | |
10 | Fred the Dragon | Fred tries hard to breathe fire to prove he really is a dragon. | |
11 | Bruce the Goose | Bruce develops hiccup problems and his flock has a hard time trying to cure it. | |
12 | Eric the Elephant | Eric is timid and shy at school, but gets confident during a fire rescue. | |
13 | Jake the Snake | Jake gets in a balloon to be noticed, which works after mishap. |
Season 3 (2000)
[edit]# | Title | Short Summary | Air Date |
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1 | Brian theLeopard | Brian is teased for the spots on his fur and he wants a new makeover. | |
2 | Pointy theHedgehog | Pointy's spines are becoming anobstaclefor him. | |
3 | Peter thePeacock | Peter is proud of his feathers, but when they fall off, the peahen helps him. | |
4 | Lewis the Cat | A picky Lewis has to try new foods when his regular café is closed. | |
5 | Horatio the Rat | Despite his nice nature, Horatio is ostracised until he rescues a baby bird. | |
6 | Cyril theCentipede | Cyril feels down, when he thinks he's missing his 100th leg. | |
7 | Jimmy the Mouse | Alistair Sparkle makes Jimmy a singing star. But being a star makes Jimmy homesick. | |
8 | Bob the Bee | Bob complains too much. When he gets lonesome, he changes his ways when Billy comes to his rescue. | |
9 | Keith the Caterpillar | Keith is unhappy he cannot fly to impress Denise, until he turns into a butterfly. | |
10 | Maurice theMagpie | Maurice has to deal with his huge rubbish collection, which bothers his wife Doris. | |
11 | Eddie theCatfish | Bored of his surroundings, Eddie foolishly ventures near land and has a lucky escape. | |
12 | Sammy the Hippo | Sammy likes to get muddy, much to his mother's dismay, until she receives a jar of beauty mud. | |
13 | Ernest theHyena | A serious Ernest doesn't laugh like other hyenas, until King Car-stairs slips on a banana peel. |
Season 4 (2001)
[edit]# | Title | Short Summary | Air Date |
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1 | Ralph the Rabbit | Ralph leaves to get away from his overcrowding family. However they rescue him from a hungryfox. | |
2 | Austin theOyster | Austin is mocked for his small pearl, but theSeahorsePrincess shows everyone that it is special. | |
3 | Philip the Fly | Flies think that Philip's learning is useless, but it saves him from a hungry spider. | |
4 | Felicia theHummingbird | Felicia hurries to do her daily routines until a snail teaches her the benefit of patience. | |
5 | Drew the Whale | Drew is too big and can't fit into the disco club. When the disco club is destroyed, Drew has just the club for all the fish. | |
6 | Clara the Cow | Clara and the hen Gwen become business rivals with dairy and egg sales. Together they start a pancake making business. | |
7 | Charlie theCheetah | Charlie is quite a show off with his fast speed. Linford the snail beats him in a race and shows him that friends are more important. | |
8 | Dinosaur Tim | Tim (aPterodactyl) and Bill (aBrontosaurus) are dinosaurs hatched in the wrong nests, but when they both meet, their families live together, side by side. | |
9 | Des the Donkey | Des tells tall tales to his barnyard friends. When they find out they aren't true, they remain friends. | |
10 | Ross the Rhinoceros | Ross is a very cross rhino. Only when his toothache is gone, does he become much nicer. | |
11 | Carla theKoala | Carla is overwhelmed with jobs for elderly koalas. To solve this, Carla has aplatypussew her a backpack. | |
12 | Melvin theMoose | Melvin is a fussy eater and swipes his classmates' food. Tricking Melvin into eating his own food cures his greed. | |
13 | Dodo the Pigeon | Dodo is teased at school for his name. This changes when he tells the class the origin of his name. |
DVD release
[edit]Mill Creek Entertainment releasedAnimal Stories- The Complete Serieson DVD in Region 1 on 18 May 2010.[2]
References
[edit]- ^"Toonhound - Animal Stories (2001-2003)".toonhound.com.
- ^"Animal Stories: The Complete 52 Episode Series".18 May 2010 – via Amazon.
External links
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- 1998 British television series debuts
- 2001 British television series endings
- 1990s British animated television series
- 1990s British children's television series
- 1990s preschool education television series
- 2000s British animated television series
- 2000s British children's television series
- 2000s preschool education television series
- Animated preschool education television series
- BAFTA winners (television series)
- British children's animated anthology television series
- British preschool education television series
- Disney Channel original programming
- British English-language television shows
- ITV children's television shows
- London Weekend Television shows
- Television series by ITV Studios
- ITV animated television series