5.4 /10 1 Votes
4.7/10 TV | 6.1/10 IMDb First episode date January 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genres Animation, Children's television series Similar Bangers and Mash, The Blunders, Astro Farm, Bill the Minder, Foxbusters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Blobs was an animated television series based on the books by DC Thomson, published in 1980. It tells the story of a community of colorful paint-splash characters who live in Paintbox Land. The 26-episode series, narrated originally by Jane Horrocks, was produced in 1996 by Siriol Animation in Wales, in association with DC Thomson & Co., Sianel Pedwar Cymru (S4C) and Scottish Television (now STV Central). The series was purchased by TV Ontario in 1999, and was re-voiced by Julie Zwillich for the North American market.
Contents
A Welsh-language version was also produced for S4C, entitled Y Blobs.
Content
Jane Horrocks and Julie Zwillich (US only) narrate the show in their own voices and affect different voices for all the characters. The blobs usually have a problem to solve that involves helping others, learning not to be afraid, getting lost, etc. They can change their shapes at will. Paintbox Land is ruled by a king, Royal Blue, and is bothered by a pesky witch, Inky Black. The show's animation style stays true to the books by DC Thomson.
The animation pre-production was prepared by Siriol Scotland and the animation production itself completed at Siriol Production's main animation studios in Mount Stuart Square, Bute Town (now Cardiff Bay), Cardiff, Wales, UK.
Characters
Episodes
- The Purple Puppy-Cat
- Poppy Red Pops Up
- The Everlasting Rainbow
- Where's Canary Yellow
- Inky's Party Trick
- Untidy Piggy Pink
- Birthday Blues
- Fizzy Orange's Missing Fizz
- Cheese Sweet Cheese
- The Homeless Giant
- Ghostly White's Ghastly Night
- A Change For Grubby Grey
- Hats Off For Grumbly Green
- Seasick Sailor Blue
- Hide 'n' Spook
- Ghostly White's Hiccupy Haunting
- A Welcome for Chocolate Brown
- A Race for Royal Blue
- Singer of the Year
- Inky's New Broomstick
- Sneezy Princess Powder Blue
- Have You Seen Olive Green
- Puppy Purple's Very Silly Day
- Rock A Bye Grumbly
- Unhappy Spotty Blob
- Floury White's Enormous Loaf