The Ferals was an Australian children's comedy television series created by Wendy Gray and Claire Henderson and produced by the ABC. It ran from 1994 to 1995, and it featured a mixture of people and animal puppets known as the "Ferals." It was lauded for its irreverent humour and distinctive characters, some of which still feature today on ABC programming. Garth Frost was responsible for the puppet design.
Yukk is the ugliest dog that ever was, but he happens to belong to millionaire Brandon Brewster. Brandon uses his mighty machine to shrink in size but become super powered while his sidekick Yukk helps him through adventure after adventure.
The Family-Ness is a British cartoon series produced in 1983. It was first broadcast on BBC One from 5 October 1984 to 5 April 1985, and it was created by Peter Maddocks of Maddocks Cartoon Productions. Maddocks later went on to produce Penny Crayon and Jimbo and the Jet Set in a similar style. Family-Ness was about the adventures of a family of Loch Ness Monsters and the MacTout family, particularly siblings Elspeth and Angus. The 'Nessies' could be called from the loch by the two children by means of their "thistle whistles". The series was followed with a large collection of merchandising including annuals, story books, character models and even a record. The single "You'll Never Find a Nessie in the Zoo" was written by Roger and Gavin Greenaway, but never made it into the Top 40.
The Shiny Show is a pre-school children's quiz show, broadcast by CBeebies. Each show featured a quiz with six questions, based around different subjects, and featured three star characters: Tigs the Tiger, Mukka the Monkey and Dogsby the Dog.
Darwin Watterson tries to complete Elmore Junior High's yearbook by examining who he thinks should be on the front cover. As he goes through his options, his friends go over everything they have done throughout the show.
Depicts the daily life of Lara and her friends Monica, Akira, Gabriel and Tony, all exchange students who live in the same city in Spain. Each episode is focused on the growth of the characters through puberty and their maturation to each challenge, while between each stage providing a sketch of opportunities for questions about what the viewer would do in a similare situation. The series has a unique style of art through simple drawings and scrawled with various detailed expressions.
Children's Underground Club of United Moose and Beaver for Enthusiastic Reporters or Cucumber, was a TV show produced by TVOntario in the 1970s, and repeated in the 1980s during TVOntario's daytime kids' programming.
The show featured a human-sized moose and beaver often reporting from a treehouse. By sending in a story or some artwork to the show, one could become a member of the Cucumber Club.
Some notable people appeared on the show:
⁕A young John Candy guest starred as a character named Weatherman
⁕A young Martin Short guest starred as a character named Smokey the Hare
⁕An interview featured a nine-year-old Jeff Healey.
Escape of the Artful Dodger was an Australian children’s television series first screened on the Nine Network in 2001.
Escape of the Artful Dodger is the story of Jack Dawkins, who was introduced in the classic Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. The Artful Dodger is a fast-talking, nimble-fingered young pick-pocket in London, whose voyage to Australia presents an opportunity to escape from his old life of being a crook, to become a hero.
HAMDOON is a precocious six-year-old boy, with all the energy, curiosity, impulsiveness, and sense of adventure that six year old boys all over the world are known for. A product of two cultures, he's finding his place in the world and loving every minute of the discovery! He has spent most of his life in London, with his Emirati parents.
He is a smart kid, but tend to be impulsive. He frequently says whatever pops into his head-something his grandfather isn't quite used to. His curiosity is insatiable, and his first instinct is always to run out and explore whatever catches his fancy. He is as adventurous as he is curious- he'll try almost anything at once (especially where food is involved). He's very trusting and generous, always willing to share, always eager to help.
Drawn from the beloved books by Jean Marzollo and Walter Wick, this fun-filled series follows Spyler and his dog CeCe as they hunt for hidden obiects in their oversized world.