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Created by Two Sides TV No. of episodes 78 Original release 1996 – 2000 Final episode date 2000 | 7.9/10 IMDb Country of origin United Kingdom Executive producer(s) Catherine Robins First episode date 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genre Children's television series Similar The Spooks of Bottle Bay, Papa Beaver's Storytime, Fun Song Factory, Rosie and Jim, Tots TV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bug Alert is a British Children's television series, first shown on GMTV in 1996. It featured the antics of a range of bug-like characters who lived in the kitchen of an unnamed house. These creatures apparently only came out when the resident humans were "not about." In the third and final series the characters moved out of the house and opened a somewhat seedy restaurant ("Bug Bites") where they set about serving Weasel Curry to their regular clientele. 78 episodes were made in total and are repeated regularly on GMTV.
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After the first two series the show format was bought by Channel 4 which commissioned 26 further episodes. These, and the previous series, were aired in their weekend morning slot. The show was characterised by its somewhat adult references and themes, most of which went way above the heads of watching children.
The 78 30-minute scripts were co-written by the director Peter Eyre and the main puppeteer, Francis Wright. The executive producer was Catherine Robins of Two Sides TV.
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Minor characters
Regular strands
