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Created by Jonathan Hodge First episode date 8 January 1992 Network BBC One | 7.2/10 IMDb Directed by Tony Garth Final episode date 1 April 1992 Narrated by Bruce Forsyth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Jonathan Hodge
Stuart Lethwood Starring Dennis Waterman
Kate Robbins
Jimmy Hibbert
Jonathan Hodge
Julian Littman
Stuart Leathwood
Tammy Coleman Opening theme "The Fiddley Foodle Bim Bam Boom" Ending theme "The Fiddley Foodle Bim Bam Boom (Reprise)" Genres Animated series, Children's television series, Animated cartoon Similar Henry's Cat, James the Cat, Christopher Crocodile, Playdays, Philbert Frog | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fiddley foodle bird
The Fiddley Foodle Bird was a British children's animated musical series written by Jonathan Hodge, and narrated by Bruce Forsyth. Thirteen episodes of the series were made in total, with one story continuing through the episodes. They were made in 1991 and broadcast in 1992 on BBC One at 4:15. It was produced by H.A.P.P.Y. Animation and Fiddley Foodle Bird Productions in association with HIT Entertainment and was broadcast in over 30 different countries worldwide. The show also continued airing on the BBC until 2001.
Contents
- Fiddley foodle bird
- The fiddley foodle bird titles
- Plot
- Episodes
- Voices
- Video releases
- Music release
- Credits
- References
The fiddley foodle bird titles
Plot
The main character of the series is a bird, whose full name is the "Fiddley Foodle Bim Bam Boodle Oo Diddley-Doodle Oodle Bird". The character is voiced by Dennis Waterman (actor and singer famous for his roles as Terry McCann in Minder and Detective Sergeant George Carter in The Sweeney). The bird was originally nothing more than just a picture in a book, which was found by a young boy named Algernon. He wished that the bird would come to life, and when the wish came true they set out on an adventure with Algernon's friends, the eternally hungry Princess Toto, and his housekeeper, the overly strict Mrs. Grumblebaum. The aim of the mission is to find Algernon's lost parents, two members of the Potty Explorer's Club- Carzy and Maudy. They were lost exploring in a sieve. However, Algernon's dastardly Uncle Arbathnot is out to ensure that their mission does not succeed, and also to seize a mysterious treasure chest. He is assisted by a muscle-man named Damage, a Frenchman named Flannel, and a pirate named Pierre Head, who, like most pirates, is accompanied by a parrot — a wise-cracking green glove puppet. The show features a guest appearance from Cilla Black, who voiced the President of the Potty Explorer's Club.
Episodes
- Foodle Power (08/01/1992)
- Sea Saw (15/01/1992)
- Cock-a-Doodle Crazy (22/01/1992)
- The Yolks on Who? (29/01/1992)
- Catch My Drift (05/02/1992)
- Up the Pole (12/02/1992)
- There's No Business Like Snow Business (19/02/1992)
- What the Dino Saw (26/02/1992)
- Hic Hic Wooray (04/03/1992)
- Goin' Bananas (11/03/1992)
- Planks a Lot (18/03/1992)
- Squids In (25/03/1992)
- Will Ee No Come Back Again? (01/04/1992)
Voices
Video releases
The entire series was released on a set of VHS recordings in 2001. There was also another video released by Pocket Money Video which contained the first eight episodes.
Music release
A soundtrack of the series was also released on CD and cassette which contained the introduction by Bruce Forsyth, a full extended version of the main title theme song and all of the songs that were featured in all thirteen episodes of the series. It was released by EMI Music Publishing in 1992, the same year as when the show first aired.