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Directed by
  
Graham Ralph

Final episode date
  
22 May 2003

Networks
  
CITV, ITV

7.4/10
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Genre
  
ComedyScience fiction

Country of origin
  
United Kingdom

Program creator
  
David Freedman

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Created by
  
David Max FreedmanAlan Gilbey

Voices of
  
Alan MarriottJuliet CowanJerome BlakeMatthew GoodeGary MartinKate Sachs

Composer(s)
  
Rick CassmanVyv Hope-Scott

Cast
  
Matthew Goode, Juliet Cowan, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, Gary Martin, Alan Marriott

Bounty Hamster is a British animated children's television series made in 2003 created by David Max Freedman and Alan Gilbey.

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Plot

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Cassie Harrison, a 13-year-old girl is searching the universe for her father after he was kidnapped by space pirates. To help her, she enlists the aid of the only bounty hunter she can afford, a talking blue hamster named Marion. They have an odd-couple style relationship and search the universe together for Cassie's father.

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The blue space ship the pair use is divided into two parts, a driving cockpit which can be detached in order to fly down to a planet in a similar manner to a jolly boat from a vessel and a larger booster component which is attached on top of the small driving compartment. Scenes involving driving often show large objects and rooms that appear within the ship. The name of the ship is Keith.

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Running gags include Marion pulling many, or odd, objects from his cheeks as if they are large pockets. In one instance he pulls out a large assortment of objects to help him and Cassie when they are falling off a cliff and this includes a cruise ship. Also, one of the science fiction references is the gag in which C-3P0 from Star Wars appears in the ship and Cassie asks who he is.

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Every episode starts with a brief explanation of the basic running plot and features a sequence showing Cassie's father being taken away. This is followed by a short sequence showing Marion being uncovered from a 'tough' armoured outfit and standing on stilts. The next sequence features the screen divided into four quarters, each showing several different scenes from episodes. The credits culminate in Marion uttering a fierce growl. The closing credits show an image of stars in space. The tune to the theme sounds like the words 'bounty hamster' but with notes to a 3-4 beat.

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Despite airing in a children's timeslot, the show has quite a broad appeal, containing frequent science fiction references, in-jokes and puns, as well as nods to other movies and TV series. Marion's name and eyepatch is a parody of John Wayne and the character he played in True Grit.

Characters

  • Marion, the hamster (voiced by Alan Marriott) - Marion is a 6-inch-high (150 mm) blue talking hamster. He wears an eyepatch on his right eye (Which is purely for aesthetic, as he has both eyes) and can fit all manner of objects within his cheek cavities. He is often outraged by stronger characters calling him 'cute' and tries to defend his personality despite his feminine name and small structure and this is when he says his catchphrase Don't call me CUTE! before going berserk. He is often seen as being clumsy or forgetful with the exception of comedic instances such as when he remembers to use a remote controlled locking device on his space ship.
  • Cassie Harrison (voiced by Juliet Cowan) - Cassie (short for Cassiopeia) wears a white shirt and green trousers with an oddly shaped waist that opens at the top and then becomes thinner to the belt. These have darker green patches on her knees and pockets on either side. She wears grey shoes with white rubber soles. She has yellow (blonde) hair and is usually the more rational of the pair. She is constantly searching for her father and complaining at Marion's foolishness.

    • Episodes

    In addition, A.I. (Artificial Idiocy), an episode between The Lost World and Planet of the Japes was originally slated to air as episode 21; but due to budget cuts at CITV, the episode was never made and was replaced by The Trial, a low-budget clip show episode. According to co-creator Alan Gilbey, the episode would have involved a past friend of Marion now hunting the duo down in a starship.

    References

    Bounty Hamster Wikipedia
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