Fiddley Foodle Bird
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| Fiddley Foodle Bird | |
|---|---|
| Format | Animated series |
| Narrated by | Bruce Forsyth |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 10 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC1 |
| Original run | 1991 – 1991 |
The Fiddley Foodle Bird is a children's animated series written by Jonathan Hodge, and narrated by Bruce Forsyth. Thirteen episodes of the series were made in total, with one story continuing through the episodes. They were made and broadcast in 1991 on BBC One at 4:15.[1]
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[edit] Plot
The main character of the series is a bird, whose full name is the "Fiddley Foodle Bim Bam Boodle Oo Diddley-Doodle Oodle Bird". The character is voiced by Dennis Waterman. The bird was originally nothing more than just a picture in a book, which was found by a young boy named Algernon. He wished that the bird would come to life, and when the wish came true they set out on an adventure with Algernon's friends, the eternally hungry Princess Toto, and his housekeeper, the overly strict Mrs. Grumblebaum. The aim of the mission is to find Algernon's lost parents, two members of the Potty Explorer's Club- Carzy and Maudy. They were lost exploring in a sieve. However, Algernon's dastardly Uncle Arbathnot is out to ensure that their mission does not succeed, and also to seize a mysterious treasure chest. He is assisted by a muscle-man named Damage, a Frenchman named Flannel, and a pirate named Pierre Head, who, like most pirates, is accompanied by a parrot — a wise-cracking green glove puppet. The show features a guest appearance from Cilla Black, who voiced the President of the Potty Explorer's Club.
[edit] Episodes
- Foodle Power
- Sea Saw
- Cock-a-Doodle Crazy
- The Yolks on Who?
- Catch My Drift
- Up the Pole
- There's No Business Like Snow Business
- What the Dino Saw
- Hic Hic Wooray
- Goin' Bananas
- Planks a Lot
- Squids In
- Will Ee No Come Back Again?
[edit] Voices
- Dennis Waterman - Fiddley Foodle Bird
- Bruce Forsyth - Narrator
- Kate Robbins - Mrs Grumblebaum
- Jimmy Hibbert
- Jonathan Hodge
- Julian Littman
- Stuart Leathwood
- Tammy Coleman
[edit] Merchandise
The entire series was released on a set of VHS recordings in 2001.
