7.2 /10 1 Votes
First episode date February 1972 | 7.3/10 IMDb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genre Children's television series Similar Mary - Mungo and Midge, The Flumps, Fingerbobs, Charley Says, The Herbs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crystal tipps and alistair cartoon
Crystal Tipps and Alistair is a British cartoon produced for the BBC. The title characters are a girl and her dog who are joined by their friends Birdie and Butterfly. There are 50 five-minute episodes and a 20-minute Christmas special, all first shown between 1971 and 1974. It was created by Hilary Hayton and Graham McCallum. Michael Grafton-Robinson, a BBC producer went independent setting up Q3 of London to produce the series. The animation was done by Richard Taylor Cartoons, who were also contracted to make the Charley Says and the Protect and Survive public information films for the Central Office of Information.
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The series has no dialogue but rather is accompanied by a full musical soundtrack composed by Paul Reade; however, when shown on Captain Kangaroo in the U.S. in the 1970s the series did have voice-over narration by Cosmo "Gus" Allegretti in his high-pitched "Mister Moose" voice.
Episodes
- Birdie
- Butterfly
- Flying High
- The Art Gallery
- Keep Fit
- Fishing
- Party Time
- Decorating
- Sowing Seeds
- Trip to the Seaside
- Yo Yo
- The Postman
- Dressing Up
- Music Makers
- Snow
- It's Quicker By Tube
- Zoo Time
- Spring Cleaning
- Boots
- Chimney Sweep
- The Circus
- On Wheels
- Tennis Time
- The Swimming Pool
- Picnic Time
- Surprise
- Bubbles
- Pussy
- Gardening
- Still Life
- Sailing
- Golf
- Waterworks
- Eastern Magic
- Dough
- The Fortune Teller
- The Monster
- Hotel
- The Dog House
- Trampoline
- Knitting
- Bump in the Night
- Vacuum Cleaner
- Professor
- Cricket
- Kitten Care
- The Farm
- Sculptures
- Topiary
- The Magician
Crystal's Christmas Special was shown on 25 December 1974.