Gran is a children's stop motion animation television series narrated by Patricia Hayes and directed by Ivor Wood. There were only two main characters, namely Gran and her grandson, Jim.
The programme was made by Woodland Animations and was written by Michael and Joanne Cole. Ivor Wood created thirteen five-minute episodes in 1982. The series was broadcast on the BBC between 17 February 1983 and 12 May 1983, and was repeated in both 1986 and 1992. A children's book based on the series was also released in 1983. The shorts were also shown in the U.S. as part of the Nickelodeon series Eureeka's Castle.
Despite moderate popularity with young audiences in the mid-1980s, the series has not been seen on UK television since being repeated in 1992, and no further episodes were made. Series 1 was released on Region 2 DVD in the U.K. on 7 March 2005 but has since been deleted.
The Wallace and Ladmo Show, originally known as It's Wallace? and Wallace & Company, was a children's television show produced by and aired on KPHO-TV in Phoenix, Arizona, from January 24, 1955 to December 29, 1989. It’s widely said to have started on April 1, 1954, but Bill Thompson said he created the character of Wallace in 1954 and just said April 1 because it was funny.
Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter was Sveriges Radio-TV:s advent calendar for the year 1977. The segments for each letter were taken from the original series and afterwards they added a part where Magnus, Brasse, and Eva opened the door of the day. To manage to fit all letters in the alphabet, the calendar had 28 episodes (one for each letter) and started already before december, on november 27, which was the first of advent the year the calendar aired.
Handy Manny's School for Tools is a series of animated shorts based on Handy Manny. The 3-minute shorts are used to teach children about the proper way to use various tools.
Children’s series in which rabbit Haas Das brings the daily news from the animal kingdom. He is assisted (or hampered) by Piet Muis, the rather neurotic mouse who brings in the late bulletins and reads the weather. Haas Das was known for his sense of style: every week he sported a new tie, and as the series became more popular, viewers would send him ties to wear. (His name translates to "Hare Tie"). The newsworthy characters from Diereland ("animal land") included Koning Leeu, king of Diereland; Skillie Skilpad, chairman of the sportsclub; Stinkie Muishond; the meddling, bellyaching Moeder Raaf; wrestling champ Die Gemaskerde Wonder; Grootoom Flapoor, the old elephant in charge of the crèche; and Dokter Karools Krap, the golf-loving, pill-peddling local doctor. Haas Das and Piet Muis were puppet characters, and the news stories were presented in animation.
Haas Das se Nuuskas was the first series to be shown on the opening night of SABC TV on 5 January 1976. Soon it became one of South Africa’s
Join Pip and Streak, as these everyday donkeys with superhero ambitions find fun and adventure around the farm.
Always looking for someone to help or a mystery to solve, they will do whatever it takes to help out their friends, and whilst it may involve a bit of trial and error, by working together they always manage to save the day.
A colourful and entertaining animated series for two to four-year-olds, narrated by eight-year-old, Patrick, and nine-year-old, Cleo, Balloon Barnyard will delight and engage young viewers.