UK animated shows and films

[NeonTurtledude]

Whether you're a UK user who grew up with shows like Noddy or postman pat or from another place that just happened to sometimes air UK cartoons (I know that shows like Duckula were on nickelodeon in the early days and that some shows got "US dubs")

I'm feeling nostalgic and I've been revisiting some of them, mainly shows distributed by the Hit Entertainment company, because I remember enjoying them as a kid and having compilation DVDs of their shows.

there's something about UK stop motion shows from the 80s/90s that have a lot of charm to them.

the UK cartoons discussed don't all have to be stop motion though, any animated show or film from the UK can be mentioned in this thread.

[TheBlueTurtle1]

There is a ton of UK shows, like Morph , Trap door, super-ted , Danger mouse, that spring to mind, can anyone remember Dreamstone and trap door?

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by TheBlueTurtle1

There is a ton of UK shows, like Morph , Trap door, super-ted , Danger mouse, that spring to mind, can anyone remember Dreamstone and trap door?

I'm good friends with the creator of The Dreamstone, he was incredibly complimentary of an episode guide I used to run back in the 2000s.

Couple of other UK-grown shows that used to air:

-Avenger Penguins
-Victor and Hugo
-The Ratties
-The Raggy Dolls
-Sooty: The Animated Series (rare as the owners of Sooty hated the show and reportedly wiped the master tapes)
-Round The Bend

[Mayhem]

Round the Bend was designed as a kid version of Spitting Image with similar humour (it was made by the same puppet team). Always thought it was too high brow for the target audience, suited me fine though (I was 18 when it first broadcast!).

BERK! FEED ME! Ah the dulcit tones of Willy Rushton, how we miss thee.

Morph was a very early Aardman team project for Take Hart in the 80s, which led to a lot more (Sledgehammer video for example) and the inspiration for Nick Park to take up stop motion and... rest is history.

[Vicky82]

The Animals of Farthing Wood
Noah's Island
Watership Down (there was a tv series in the late 90s/2000s)
Danger Mouse
Count Duckula
Bananaman
Jimbo the Jet Set
Superted
Willo the Wisp
The Raggydolls

Not Animated show but Thunderbirds
Thunderbirds are Go

[newfan]

I had the trap door theme in my today after seeing this thread.

From memory I pretty much I caught a lot of what others mentioned there. Oh, did anyone mention Wind in the Williows?

They have new Morph shorts on sky which my son found a watched, he managed to get hold of an old Heart Beat Ep too but not sure where that was.

[drgon78]

Love Count Duckula, did watch Danger Mouse back in the day but don't care that much for it now.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Vicky82

The Animals of Farthing Wood

I'd like to suffer through that tragedy someday!

[TheBlueTurtle1]

Originally Posted by Vicky82

The Animals of Farthing Wood
Noah's Island
Watership Down (there was a tv series in the late 90s/2000s)
Danger Mouse
Count Duckula
Bananaman
Jimbo the Jet Set
Superted
Willo the Wisp
The Raggydolls

Not Animated show but Thunderbirds
Thunderbirds are Go

I loved animals of farthing wood, it was a lot like Watershipdown.

[Vicky82]

Originally Posted by TheBlueTurtle1

I loved animals of farthing wood, it was a lot like Watershipdown.

Yeah, I was obsessed with it when I was a kid, I had the VHS tapes, all books, all magazines, Audio cassette tapes ect. I got DVD now.

[NeonTurtledude]

I've seen some of duckula and Danger Mouse

I've rewatched some old Pingu and Fireman Sam recently

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Duckula, Fantastic Max and Raggy Dolls were all succesful in Sweden.

[ZariusTwo]

Oh, got another couple

Bimbil's Bucket (from the creator of The Dreamstone)

Fantomcat (from the studio that made Danger Mouse and Duckula)

[TheBlueTurtle1]

I remember both , Bimbil's bucket was much more light hearted than Dreamstone.

I know it wasn't British but I used to love Round the Twist, it was set in Australia I think, and they lived in a lighthouse

[ZariusTwo]

Sherlock Holmes In The 22nd Century acquired a following in the States, it was produced in Scotland

Wolf It, live-action puppet show with Bro and Bro, two wolves. It spun out of Saturday morning's What's Up Doc? strand.