8.2 /10 1 Votes
First episode date 5 January 1996 | 8.2/10 IMDb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genre Children's television series Similar The Dreamstone, Little Rosey, Dotakon, Popples, Caribou Kitchen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bimble s bucket v1 1 3
Bimble's Bucket was an animated progamme shown on CITV created by Michael Jupp, the creator of The Dreamstone and produced by Martin Gates Productions for HTV. The show ran for 3 series between 1996 and 1998. The rights to this show are currently owned by Monster Entertainment as of 2014.
Contents
- Bimble s bucket v1 1 3
- Bimble s bucket v1 3 3
- Plot
- TV airings
- Series 1
- Series 23
- Episode list
- Home Media releases
- References
Bimble s bucket v1 3 3
Plot
The main character of the series was Bimble, a young male anthropomorphic creature (a fox rabbit hybrid creature of whom some fans dub his species as 'foxbits' unofficially, though Mike Jupp had given them an official name called 'Squonks', it was never mentioned on the show) who, after rescuing a man from sinking in a swamp by pulling a bucket from his head, was given the very bucket he pulled off as a reward for rescuing the man. Soon Bimble is introduced to Teeny Weeny, a small green female character (who has leaves and an acorn on her head) and the guardian of the bucket. He also found out the bucket would grant wishes if he needed any particular item, but the effects would only last for 24 hours). The bucket is damaged in the first episode of the series when it is attacked by slingshots.
A witch called Dolly Clackhanger would try to steal the bucket from Bimble, many times, for her queen, Kak. She usually sent her gang to steal it. They consist of two Sleazians from Sleaze City who look like punk rockers called Bilge and Oiler, who usually go around on motorised pogo sticks. They were the ones who dented the bucket to begin with. Dolly also has an odd-looking blue creature with green hair called Sploot, who is usually Dolly's guinea pig for her magical experiments.
Queen Kak is also assisted by her tax collector Mudge, another Sleazian wearing a pork pie hat. He would rather perform scientific experiments instead of collecting taxes for the queen, and he dislikes Dolly and her magic.
TV airings
The series aired in the United Kingdom on CITV from 1996–1998 and was later repeated on Pop in 2004. It has also aired on Nine Network in Australia.
Series 1
Julia McKenzie (Dolly Clackhanger/Narrator), Ellie Beaven (Teeny Weeny), Jonathan Kydd (Mudge / Mr. Gallypot), Gary Martin (Sploot), Lewis MacLeod (Bimble), Kate Robbins (Oiler)
Series 2/3
Julia McKenzie (Narrator/Dolly Clackhanger), Ellie Beaven (Teeny Weeny), Maria Darling, Sally Kinghorn, Gary Martin (Sploot), Paul Panting (Bimble), Richard Tate (Mudge / Mayor of Stiltsville)
Episode list
Series One: (25 minute episodes)
- The Beginning - First broadcast: 5/1/1996
- The Really Bad Idea - First broadcast: 15/1/1996
- Mistaken Identity - First broadcast: 22/1/1996
- The Catastrophe - First broadcast: 29/1/1996
- The Journey - First broadcast: 3/5/1996
- Pogo Time - First broadcast: 10/5/1996
- The Birds
- Marooned
- The Moon Bridge
- Nearly
- The Carpet
- Catnap
- The Return
Series Two: (10-minute episodes)
- The Cauldron – First broadcast: 4/2/1997
- The Homing Bubble
- The Fair
- Sploot’s Monster
- The Hypnopipe
- Dolly Rules
- A Question of Colours
- Keep Fit
- The Plant
- Queen Kak’s Birthday
- Invisible
- Sheep
- Pirates
Series Three: (10-minute episodes)
- Small - First broadcast: 27/4/1998
- The Pogo Tournament
- The Bird (different episode from Series 1 "The Birds")
- The Robot
- Vandals
- Dad's Tomatoes
- Fairy Tale Day
- The Sludge Monster
- The Freeze
- Celebration
- The Crab
- Sweetie
- Weather Witch
Home Media releases
English home video company First Independent released one VHS title in the UK which contained the first 3 episodes and is quite rare.