Memorable TV

CHILDREN'S TV A2 - ANDY PANDY to AUBREY AND GUS

UK / BBC / 39x15 m-e / 1957-57 and 1970

Creator:/ Music: Maria Bird

Children's puppet series.Adventures of young boy Andy Pandy and his friends Teddy and the rag doll Looby Loo. In 1970 after 26 original episodes(repeated almost non stop) another 13 were made. These were written and produced by Freda Lingstrom and narrated by Vera McKechnie.

ANGELA ANACONDA

Canada/ Decode - C.O.R.E - Teletoon - Angela / x20m-e / 1999

Music:John Tucker

Very bizarre animation telling stories of a daydreaming schoolgirl, the Angela of the title. The characters in this show had almost human features with normally animated bodies.

Voices:- Richard Bisley / Juan Chioran / Allegra Fulton / Olivia Garratt / Eddie Glen / Linda Kash / Julie Lemieux / Diego Matamoros / Bryn McAuley 

AN ANGEL FOR MAY

UK / ITV1 / 1x120m / 23 December 2002 / 10:35am

Book: Melvin Burgess / Adaption: Peter Milligan / Director: Harley Cokeliss / Producer: Michael Cowan

In the present day while sheltering in a ruin during a thunderstorm, Tom falls back in time to the same location but during the second world war. It is a farmhouse and there he befriends an orphan girl, May, who is being looked after by the farmer and his soon-to-be fianc饮 May was buried alive for a week under the rubble of a bomb hit house and is very withdrawn but Tom?s friendship brings her out. When Tom returns to the present he discovers that a terrible tragedy befell the farmhouse five days after he left and also discovers that May is still alive in the present day but is living as a down-and-out bag lady. He tries to get back in time to warn them of the impending danger but by the time of the next thunderstorm it is too late and he fails to warn them. But he unknowingly accomplishes enough and when he returns to the present again he finds that old May?s life is now a happy one.

With: CHARLOTTE WAKEFIELD as May / MATTHEW BEARD as Tom / ANNA MASSEY as Rosie(Old May) / TOM WILKINSON as Sam Wheeler / GERALDINE JAMES as Susan Higgins / ANGELINE BALL as Tom?s mother / HUGO SPEER as Bob Harris / JULIE COX as Alison Wheeler / JOHN BENFIELD as PC Clegg

ANGELICA AND SUSIE?S SCHOOL DAZE

Nickelodeon / 13x20m-e / 2002

This Rugrats spin-off features Angelica Pickles, Susie Carmichael and a host of new characters in comic preschool adventures. 

ANGELMOUSE

UK / BBC1-Worldwide-Silver Fox / x5m-e / 1999

Creator: Rodney Peppe / Music: Kick Productions / Producer: Jackie Edwards / Executive Producer: Theresa Plummer-Stevens / Director: Graham Ralph

Children's animated fantasy drama. The adventures of a young mouse who just happens to be an angel. Narrated by David Jason.

ANGEL WINGS

USA / Sony Wonder-Mike Young Productions / x15m-e / 1999-

Creator: Jeff Holder / Theme Music: Stephen P. Marston, Steve Lively / Executive Producer: Becky Mancuso-Winding, Mike Young / Producer/Director: Mark Young

Fantasy animated drama. Three children are protected by Angels whenever they find themselves in trouble or in need of help.

Voices:- NICKY BOYER / ROBERT KLEIN / DAVID MALLOW / MONA MARSHALL / STEVE PRINCE / ANDREW YOUNG

ANGRY BEAVERS

USA / Nickelodeon-One Equals One / x30m-e / 1997-continuing

Creator/Executive Producer: Mitchell 'Sheep' Schaker 

Animated comedy. Exploits of a pair of dam building beavers called Norbert and Daggett. The two were brothers and were never far away from mischief.

Voices:- NICK BAKAS as Norbert / RICHARD HORVITZ as Daggett / CYNTHIA MANN as Treeflower / VICTOR WILSON as Bing / SCOTT WEIL as Big Rabbit / JOHN GARRY as Barry the Bear / MARK KLASTORIN as Truckee

ANIA, FRAN AND A KETTLE OF FISH

UK / Channel 5-Two Hats-Ania Fran Prod / 13x30m-e / 2000 (First Episode: Sunday 11 June 9.55am)

Writers: Ania Dykczak, Fran Beauman, Sylan Ritson / Music: Adam Fox, Matt Slayden, James Carey Elwes / Executive Producer: Nick Wilson / Director: Daniel Peacock.

An 'educational' sketch type show in which each week (in very silly style) Ania and Fran looked at a different subject using their caravan as a base.

With:- FRAN BEAUMAN / ANIA DYKCZAK / SEBASTIAN BATES / RICK McSHANE / GILES NEWELL

ANIMAL ALBUM

UK / BBC1 / x15m-e / 1990

Producer: Anne Denehy / Series Producer: Jane Tarleton

A show for younger children with the great Derek Griffiths looking at a different animal each edition and also singing a song about the animal in question.  

ANIMAL ARK

UK / HTV - Zenith / x25m-e / 1997-99

Creator:Ben Baglin / Stories:Lucy Daniels Harvest / Music:Joe Campbell, Paul Hart, / ExecutiveProducer:Penny Harris, Peter Murphy / Producer:John Price

Children's drama series. The daughter of a vet and her best friend help out in her parent's practice.

With:- Karianne Henderson as Mandy Hope / Gwilym Lee as James Hunter / Alison Sterling as Emily Hope / James Simmons as Adam Hope /  Ruth Madoc as Gran / Tony Steedman as Grandad

ANIMAL KWACKERS

UK / Yorkshire / 39x20m-e / 1975-78/ 3 Seasons

Children's entertainment featuring a pop quartet, Rory (a lion), Bongo (a dog), Twang (a monkey) and Boots (a Tiger) who just happened to be animals (or actors in animal costume at any rate). There was something decidely off kilter and other worldness about the animals themselves, aimed at a generally pre school audience but quite scary with their over sized heads. In 1979 the gang appeared on the Christmas Day morning ITV show A Merry Morning (also made by Yorkshire and broadcast from the National Children's Home in Harrogate, fellow appearees included Mike Harding and Jimmy Tarbuck). The group released a tie-in LP called 20 TV favourites. 

With:- BEV DOYLE as Rory / ATALANTA HARMSWORTH as Bongo / STEP MORLEY as Twang / DAVE BASSETT as Boots 

ANIMAL MAGIC

UK / BBC / 440x30m-e  /  1962-84

Children's wildlife series. Johnny Morris introduces all kinds of animals to the children watching at home. Morris used his mimicry talents to make the animals look like they were talking.

THE ANIMAL MAGIC SHOW

UK / BBC1 /   x10m-e /   1998-continuing

Writer:Paul Brophy / Music: David Lowe / Magic Consultant: Anthony Owen / Puppet Design: Nigel Sterenberg / Puppeteer: Brian Herring / Producer: Nigel Pope

Children's magic. A mixture of magic and wildlife fun presented by magician Dominic Wood and Billy Nibbles the puppet. 

ANIMALS, ANIMALS, ANIMALS

USA / ABC / 1976-81

Wildlife series hosted by Hal Linden with regular musical interludes from Lynn Kellogg.

THE ANIMAL SHELF

UK / ITV-Cosgrove Hall /   x10m-e  /   1998 -continuing

Writers:Julia and Chris Allen / Books:Ivy Wallace / Music: Ernie Wood, Tony Davis

Children's stop frame animation series. Adventures of five toys who live on a shelf in a young boys bedroom.

Voices by Susan Sheldon, Jimmy Hibbert and Sue Ryding.

THE ANIMALS OF FARTHING WOOD

UK-France / BBC-Telemagination - La Fabrique / 29x25m-e / 1992

Writer:Steve Walker / Novels: Colin Dann / Producer: John M. Mills / Executive Producer: Theresa Plummer-Andrews

Children's animated drama series. When their home is threatened a bunch of animals undertake a hazardous journey to find a new home (which they do in the form of White Deer Park).  

Voices by Ron Moody, Sally Grace , Jon Glover , Pamela Keevil Kral, Rupert Farley, Jeremy Barrett . Stacey Jefferson

ANIMANIACS

USA / Fox - Kids WB - Amblin / x30m-e  /  1993-98

Executive Producer: Steven Spielberg / Theme Music: Richard Stone, Tom Ruegger

Animated comedy series. A group of wacky characters escape from their water tower prison at Warner Brothers studios and have various adventures.

Voices:- Rob Paulsen as Yanko & Pinky / Jess Harnell as Wakko / Tress MacNeice as Dot / Maurice Le Marche as The Brain 

ANIMORPHS

USA / Nickelodeon - Scholastic / x25m-e / 1998-continuing (First Episode: 4 September 1998)

Books:K.A. Applegate / Music: Norman Orenstein / Special Effects: Brock Jolliffe / Executive Producers:Deborah Forte, Bill Siegler

SciFi drama series. Five children who are able to turn into any animal they choose tangle with alien slug type creatures who are trying to gain control of the Earth.

With:- Shawn Ashmore as Jake / Brooke Nevin as Rachel / Boris Cabrera as Marco / Naia Nasciameto as Cassie / Christopher Ralph as Tobias /

THE ANT AND DEC SHOW

UK / BBC1 / 17x30m-e / 1995-96

Comedy and variety series hosted by actors turned popstars Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly. The show came in for a lot of sick over the allegedly adult content of a lot of the material. See also Ant and Dec Unzipped and SMTV:Live

ANT AND DEC UNZIPPED

UK / C4-Ant N Dec / 10x30m-e / 1997 / 18 Feb - 22 Apr Tues 6.25pm

Producer:Conor McAnally / Executive Producer: Peer Murphy / Director: Steve Smith

The Ant and Dec show transferred to a slightly later teenage slot on Channel Four, this time the emphasis was more on straight forward comedy. See also SMTV:Live.        

ANTHONY ANT

USA / HBO-Family Channel / x30m-e / 1999-continuing

Animated fantasy detailing the adventures of the title characters.

Voices:- Alan Marriott as Anthony&Anthony's Dad&Buzz / April Ford as Ruby / Adrienne Posta as Billy Bedbug / Bob Saker as Count Mosquito&Grampa / Melanie Hudson as Alexi 

THE APPLEYARDS

UK / BBC / x30m-e / 1952 -57 / black & white

Writer:Philip Burton

Drama series. The ups and downs of a middle class family. The series was shown as part of the 'Children's Television' strand.There was a one off reunion special called Christmas With the Appleyards broadcast 24 Dec 1960 (BBC Producer: Kevin Sheldon).

With:- Frederick Piper as Mr Appleyard(1)/ Douglas Muir as Mr Appleyard(2) / Constance Fraser as Mrs Appleyard / David Edwards as John Appleyard / Tessa Clarke as Janet / Derek Royle as Tommy / Pat Fryer as Margaret

AQUAMAN

USA / CBS- Filmation / x30m-e /  1968

Children's animated fantasy. After being born to a woman from Atlantis and a  lighthouse keeper Aquaman controls all the creatures of the sea. Aquaman's adventures formed part of the Superman-Aquaman hour.  Aquaman was known as "King of the Seven Seas" initial segments of this show were seen within Superman during 1967 before this starring show emerged. Aquaman could live underwater and used brainwaves to communicate with the creatures of the sea, he even had his own Seahorse called Storm. Aquaman was married to Mera and had a son called Aqualad aka Tadpole.

Voices:- MARVIN MILLER / TED KNIGHT

AQUILA

UK / BBC1 / 14x25m-e / 1997-98

Creator:Andrew Norriss / Script Development:Marilyn Fox / Music:David Chilton, Nick Russell

Children's scifi comedy drama series. Two boys have adventures when they discover an ancient spaceship. The title (the name of the ship) is Latin for Eagle.

With:- Ben Brooks as Tom Baxter / Craig Vye as Geoff Reynolds / Sally Anne Law as Mrs Baxter / Vivien Parry as Mrs Reynolds

ARCHER'S GOON

UK / BBC1 / 6x25m-e / 1992

Book: Diana Wynne Jones 

Scifi drama serial. A sextet of strange brothers and sisters appear to hold their town in some kind of control.

With:- JAMIE DE COURCEY as Howard Sykes / ROGER LLOYD PACK as Quentin Sykes / SUSAN JAMESON as Catriona Sykes / MICHELLE NEWELL as Dillian / MORGAN JONES as Goon / ANDREW NORMINGTON as Torquil / ANNETTE BADLAND as Shine / IRENE RICHARD as Maisie Potter / ANGELA FORRY as Awful / VICTORIA WORSLEY as Fifi / THOMAS LOCKYER as Archer / CLIVE MERRISON as Hathaway / NICHOLAS BLANE as Mountjoy

ARCHIBALD THE KOALA

UK/ HIT /   x10m-e  / 1999

Children's animation. Cases of Archibald the detective Koala bear. 

Voices by Richard Griffiths / Adrienne Posta / Dan Russell / Kate Robbins

THE ARCHIE COMEDY SHOW

USA / CBS-Filmation / 1969-70

Animated comedy. 

The number one cartoon of 1968?69 by a huge margin, The Archies had success beyond its ratings: it revived interest in the Archie character, which had been seen in comic books since 1941; it showed the appeal of silly jokes, teenagers, and music to the Saturday morning audience, a mix which would be much copied in the 1970s; and it even generated an international hit single.
The shows format changed considerably over the years, but most incarnations featured amiable Archie Andrews as nominal leader of a clique in fictional Riverdale High, where Mr. Weatherbee was the principal. His cohorts were vain, rich Veronica, who had an exaggerated Southern drawl in the cartoon; egocentric Reggie, who often fought Archie for the attention of Veronica; down-to-earth blonde Betty, whom Archie should have been pursuing; Jughead, the skinny yet always hungry sidekick of Archies; and Hot Dog, the group mutt. They rode around in Archies jalopy and hung out at Pops Chok'lit Shoppe. 
In the first two seasons (titled officially The Archie Show in 1968-69 and then The Archie Comedy Hour m 1969-70), interspersed between brief sketches involving the gang were musical numbers with flashy color backgrounds having the characters show off the "Dance of the Week" and sing new songs. (A character introduced here got her own show in 1970; see Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.) More significantly, for the first time, there was a concerted effort to make some of the shows tunes hits on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart. While the first try, "Bang-Shang-a-Lang," did moderately well, hitting #22, the real monster was "Sugar Sugar," a #1 hit in 1969 in America and many other countries. That song stands as perhaps the most successful example of "bubblegum music," a form of rock 'n' roll designed to
appeal to prepubescents with its juvenile lyrics and catchy music. Singing on these singles as Archie was Ron Dante. The singing career of the Archies (as the musical group was called) had vanished by the 1970?71 season, but the show continued anew with Archie's Funhouse, which had Archie and company supposedly performing a TV variety show complete with shots of a live cheering juvenile audience, "Lightning Bolt" blackouts, and jokes told as characters ran on top of a huge spinning record. Then came Archies TV Funnies horn 1971-73, where the gang
introduced comic strip characters in supposed cartoons airing on a TV station they ran. Included in that mix were "Nancy," "DickTracy," "The Katzenjammer Kids," "Broom Hilda," "Moon Mullins," "Smokey Stover," and others, all voiced by the shows cast members. That was followed by Everything's Archie m 1973-74, which repeated the first two seasons of shows.
But the series took an unexpected plunge in popularity with The U.S. of Archie m 1974. Designed as a mingling of history with entertainment, it found the gang going back in time in such plots as working with Harriet Tubman on the Underground Railroad for slaves during the 1800s. Such serious concerns were off-kilter for the normally light series, and it disappeared from Saturday mornings in 1975. Its last season on CBS consisted of U. S. of Archie repeats. NBC tried repeats of earlier shows in 1977 under the ride The Bang-Shang Lalapalooza Show, but it flopped too.
Nearly a decade later, NBC gave the property another try under the title The New Archies. The characters became prepubescent in this instalment, with a few modifications made for the properties to accommodate the 1980s. Some were substantial (Eugene the egghead and Amani the nice girl finally integrated previously lily white Riverside), others were subtle (Pop's Chok'lit Shoppe was now Pop's Video Cafe). Even Hot Dog became an English terrier. The emphasis remained on jokes and hijinks, but without the music and peppy atmosphere, this edition looked decidedly inferior to the earlier cartoon. There were two stories used in each show, and the 1988?89 season consisted of repeats.
Besides the comic book and cartoons, there was a radio sitcom titled Archie Andrews on Mutual from 1943-44 and NBC from 1946-53. Additionally, ABC commissioned unsold sitcom pilots for the show in 1962 and 1976, and there was a lousy live-action NBC TV movie in 1990 titled Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again, starring Christopher Rich as Archie, in which the characters appeared in middle age.

Cast
Voices (1968-78):
Archie Andrews/Mr. Weatherbee.... Dallas McKennon
Betty Cooper/Veronica Lodge/Big Ethel/Jughead Jones/Big Moose/Hot Dog............................. Howard Morris
Reggie Mantle.............................. John Erwin
Sabrina the Teenage Witch........... Jane Webb
Musical supervisor (1968-78)........ Don Kirschner
Voices (1987-88):
Amani ....................................... Karen Burthwright
Archie Andrews.......................... J. Michael Roncetti
Betty Cooper ............................. Lisa Coristine
Big Ethel .................................. Jazzmin Lausanne
Big Moose................................ Victor E. Erdos
Coach....................................... Greg Swanson
Eugene..................................... Colin Waterman
Jughead Jones .......................... Michael Fantini
Miss Grundy............................. Linda Sorenson
Mr. Weatherbee........................ Marvin Goldhar
Veronica Lodge......................... Alyson Court

ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK

USA / x25m-e /  1992-96/1999-

Executive Producers: D.J. McHale, Micheline Charest

Children's spooky drama series. A group of kids sit around telling each other scary stories. Following the end of the series in 1996 the show returned in 1999.

With:- JASON ALISHORAN as Frank (1992-96) / RAINE PARE-COULL as Betty Ann (1992-96) / ROSS HULL as Gary (1992-96) / JODIE RESTHER as Kiki (1992-96) / NATHANIAL MOREAU as David (1992-93) / RACHEL BLANCHARD as Kristen (1992-93) / JACOB TIERNEY as Erci (1992-93) / DANIEL DE SANTO as Tucker (1994) / JOANNA GARCIA as Sam(1994-96) / CODIE WILBEE as Stig (1995-96) / VANESSA LENGIES as Vange (1999-) / KAREEM BLACKWELL as Quinn (1999-) / ELISHA CUTHBERT as Meghan (1999-) / DVAID DEVEAU as Andy (1999-)    

ARK II

USA / CBS-Filmation / 15x30m-e / 1976-77

Creator: Martin Roth / Music: Yvette Blais, Jeff Michael / Producer: Dick Rosenbloom / Executive Producers: Lou Scheimer, Norm Prescott 

SciFi drama series. In the year 2476 when the Earth has been brought almost to destruction, a team of scientists roam the land in their special craft the Ark II conducting surveys and helping people whilst doing so. 

With:- Terry Lester as Jonah / Jean Marie Hon as Ruth / Jose Flores as Samuel / Adam the chimp as himself 

ART ATTACK

UK / ITV / 1990's - continuing

Art and craft show in the style of Take Hart. Presented by Neil Buchanan.

ARTHUR

USA / Cinar-WGBH / x20m-e / 1996-continuing

Devisors: Marc Brown , Greg Bailey / Books: Marc Brown / Theme Music: Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers / Producers: Ronald A. Weinberg , Cassandra Schafhausen / Executive Producers: Micheline Charest , Carol Greenwald

Animated adventures. Stories of a loveable 8 year old Aardvark.

Voices:- Michael Yarmush as Arthur / Michael Caloz as D.W / Bruce Dinsmore as Binky and Dad / Sonja Hall as Mom / Melissa Altro as Muffy

ARTHUR AND THE SQUARE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE 

USA / Syndicated-Studio Air Programs / x20m-e / 1968

Animated period comedy. Misadventures of King Arthur and a particularly stupid bunch of Knights. 

AS SEEN ON TV

UK / BBC2 / x30m-e / 1997-98

Executive Producer: Eric Rowan

Documentary series. The lives of ordinary children as shown through their camcorder video diaries. On 12 Mar 1998 at Thurs 7.00pm a 30 minute special was broadcast under the title As Seen on TV - On TV tying in with 2nd World Summit of TV for Children and showing viewing habits of children across the world.

ASTROBOY

Japan / Mushi Prod. / 26x30m-e / 1964 / black and white

Creator: Fumiro Suzuki / Producers: Fumiro Suzuki, Osamu Tekuka

Animated scifi drama series. In 2003 scientist Dr Boynton creates a robot version of his dead son, christened Astroboy he uses his special powers to fight evil.

Voices:- Billie Lou Watt as Astroboy /  Ray Owens as Dr Boynton

THE ASTRONAUT SHOW

USA / Terrytoons / x10m-e / 1972

Animated scifi. Young Oscar has fun and adventure with a visitor from space.    

ATOM ANT AND SECRET SQUIRREL

USA / NBC-Hanna Barbera / 26x30m-e / 1965 

Producers: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera

Animated fantasy. Two separate series shown together in a double bill. Atom Ant detailed the adventures of a minute super hero whilst Secret Squirrel(along with his side kick Morocco Mole) was a spy parody. Atom Ant could harness his powers by wearing a pair of atomised glasses and used "The Crook Book" to help him catch the villains. His catchphrase was "Up and At Em". There was an hour long special broadcast on night time TV on 12 September 1965 called The World of Secret Squirrel and Atom Ant.

Voices:- HOWARD MORRIS as Atom Ant (1) / DON MESSICK as Atom Ant (2)

ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES

USA / Fox Children's Network - 4 Square - Marvel / x20m-e / 1991-92

Animated scifi comedy. A group of teenagers (and a dog) team up with the Tomato Task Force to try and prevent the tomatoes of the title from taking over the Earth. The tomatoes were ravaging the town of San Zuchini and had been created by the evil Dr Putrid T. Gangreen and his assistant Igor Smith.

Voices:- John Astin as Dr Gangreen / Chris Guzek / Kath Souci / Neil Ross / Thom Bray / Cam Clark 

AT YOUR SERVICE LTD

UK / BBC / 7x30m-e/ 1951 5 Sep - 28 Nov /Wednesday 5.30pm

Writer:Hazel Adair,Robert Tronson / Producer:Alan Bromly

Children's sitcom.

With:- Bruce Gordon as Bob Sherwood / Peter Forbes-Robertson as Alistair MacHine

AUBREY AND GUS

CBC / x15m-e / 1955-56 (26 September 55 - 18 June 56 / Monday 4.45pm) black and white

Writer: Dick Thomas / Producer: Don Wilson

Children's puppet led adventure series about a young raccoon called Aubrey who after discovering he has the voice of a young boy teams up Gus a young oy, the pair embarking on a search for a young boy with the voice of a raccoon.

Narrated by Dick Thomas and with Gary Lay, Lloyd Jones and Norma MacMillan (Voice).

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