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Created by
  
Carl Gorham

First episode date
  
20 April 1998

7.6/10
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Genre
  
AnimationDark comedy

Country of origin
  
United Kingdom

Networks
  
BBC, MTV, BBC Two, TVNZ 2

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Written by
  
Carl GorhamMichael HattGavin Rodgers

Directed by
  
Season 1:Steve ResselSteve LoterCathy MalkasianSeason 2:Peter WesternRoger MainwoodKim Burden

Composer(s)
  
Peter BaikieMat ClarkJason McDermid

Directors
  
Steve Ressel, Steve Loter, Cathy Malkasian, Roger Mainwood

Cast
  
Morwenna Banks, Mark Heap, Rebecca Front, Alison Steadman, Hank Azaria

Stressed Eric is a British cartoon series that was produced by Absolutely Productions for the BBC Two television channel in the United Kingdom and Television New Zealand. The series revolves around Eric Feeble, a middle class man who is always stressed, because of his family, work, co-workers, etc.

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Overview

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Eric Feeble is 40 years old and still upset over his divorce two years ago. He lives in a middle class London house and is always being kept under extreme amounts of pressure and stress from all aspects of life, represented by a throbbing vein in his temple. His two children, Claire and Brian, plague him with fear and worries every day. Claire is a frail six-year-old who is allergic to a large range of things such as wheat, ponies, and spices; Brian is a ten-year-old with learning problems who has been kept back three straight years in school, has an oral fixation, and has pica. The family's au pair housekeeper, Maria, is an eighteen-year-old Portuguese woman with a serious drinking problem who, despite Eric's frequent attempts to keep her under control and focused, seems to be passed-out drunk for hours at a time. His ex-wife, Liz, left him for a Buddhist but insists on phoning him up incessantly, which merely adds to his growing stress level. The next-door neighbours, the wealthy, successful and snobbish Perfect family, provide him a constant and painful view of what his life could have been.

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Eric's workplace is absolutely no escape from his everyday problems. His boss, Paul Power (known as PP), is loud, rude and demanding; he has demoted Eric from Assistant Manager to a low-level clerk in an office sandwiched between the janitor's closet and the men's toilets. His secretary, Alison, is completely useless, spending all her "working hours" making and taking personal phone calls and shrilling rudely at Eric when he requests her attention.

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At the end of almost every episode, as the climax of events cause Eric's stress to reach breaking point, the throbbing vein emerges from his temple and wraps itself around his neck, strangling him.

Main characters


  • Eric Feeble - Stressed out divorced father of two children. Eric is a kind, well-meaning man who loves his children. Although bitter and sarcastic about many aspects of his life, Eric genuinely tries to make the best out of situation and deeply loves his children, going to great lengths to make them proud. However, he normally fails due to no fault of his own, and the rare times he actually does well, something always happens to ruin it.
  • Claire Feeble - Daughter of Eric; allergic to just about everything. Despite this, she is an intelligent, curious, playful little girl. Due to her allergies, she has to eat special regulation food and is always sneaking ordinary food, which immediately makes her swell up.
  • Brian Feeble - Son of Eric; has been held back in school for 3 years straight and is always putting things in his mouth.
  • Maria Gonzalez - The Feeble family's punk-looking live-in au pair; she is Portuguese and always drunk or hungover. She also uses alcohol as perfume in the episode "Potato".

    • Major characters

  • Liz - Eric's eccentric ex-wife.
  • Ray Perfect - Snobbish and "perfect" next-door neighbour of Eric. Shares Eric's workplace, but is senior and consistently praised for his fine work.
  • Mrs. Perfect - Snobbish wife of Mr. Perfect. Catchphrase: "How art thou, Eric?"
  • Heather Perfect - Snobbish daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Perfect.
  • Paul Power, a.k.a. P.P - Boss of Eric who is usually very angry. Catchphrase: "Double arseburgers, Eric!"
  • Alison - Eric's useless secretary who spends all her time on the telephone gossiping to friends.
  • Doc - Eric's dementedly relaxed doctor, more interested in chasing women than treating Eric. He is the closest thing Eric has to a best friend.
  • Mrs. Wilson - An old lady who slowly tries in vain to post a letter which always falls from her hand and into a drain, sometimes with Eric to blame. Catchphrase: "Morning, Mister Eric. Just off to the post..."

    • Voice cast

  • Mark Heap as Eric Feeble (UK) & (NZ)
  • Morwenna Banks as Claire Feeble and Heather Perfect
  • Rebecca Front as Liz Feeble
  • Gordon Kennedy Various
  • Doon Mackichan as Maria Gonzalez and Alison Scabie
  • Geoffrey McGivern as Caleb and Paul Power
  • Paul Shearer as Doc
  • Alison Steadman as Mrs Perfect

    • A US adaptation for NBC replaced Mark Heap's voice with that of Hank Azaria.

    TV history

    The show was first broadcast on BBC2 in April 1998 and ran for two series.

    Stressed Eric continued when Hibbert Ralph produced the second series. The second series was animated by Varga Studio instead.

    Series 1

    1. Nativity - 20 April 1998
    2. Sex - 27 April 1998
    3. Pony - 11 May 1998
    4. Hospital - 18 May 1998
    5. Potato - 1 June 1998
    6. Tidy - 8 June 1998

    Series 2

    1. Cricket - 31 August 2000
    2. Bursting - 6 September 2000
    3. Team - 13 September 2000
    4. Tent - 20 September 2000
    5. Crush - 27 September 2000
    6. Au Pair - 4 October 2000
    7. Drool - 11 October 2000

    DVD Release

    The Complete Stressed Eric Collection was released on DVD in the UK on 2 May 2011, with the following Special Features:

  • The Story of Stressed Eric
  • Drawing the Characters with Stig Bergqvist
  • Audio Commentaries
  • Animatic of Nativity Episode
  • BBC Trails
  • Storyboard Excerpt from Pony Episode

    • References

    Stressed Eric Wikipedia
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