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=== UK VHS releases === |
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| ''Budgie the Little Helicopter Pippa Arrives'' (VA30318) |
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| align="center" | 14 March 1994 |
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| align="center" |Pippa Arrives, Chuck Comes Unstuck, Budgie's Blizzard, Ice Work, Budgie, Budgie Takes a Catch |
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| ''Budgie the Little Helicopter The Air Show'' (VA30336) |
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| align="center" | 7 November 1994 |
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| align="center" |The Air Show, All At Sea, Boats, Boots and Budgie, Copters and Robbers |
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| ''Budgie the Little Helicopter Daydreams and Candy Floss'' (VA30359) |
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| align="center" | 6 March 1995 |
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| align="center" |Daydreams and Candy Floss, Flying in Arctic Circles, What's Bruin?, Down on the Farm |
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| ''Budgie the Little Helicopter Budgie Sticks To It'' (VA30372) |
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| align="center" | 3 July 1995 |
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| align="center" |Budgie Sticks To It, Skids, Stunts and Soap, Aliens Have Landed, Who's A Clever Budgie?, Blown Up, Let Down |
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| ''Budgie the Little Helicopter Wally Waddles In'' (VA30394) |
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| align="center" | 20 November 1995 |
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| align="center" |Wally Waddles In, The Balloon Goes Up, Surprise, Surprise, Deep Sleep |
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| ''Budgie the Little Helicopter The Complete First Series'' (VA30626) |
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| align="center" | 20 May 1996 |
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| align="center" |Pippa Arrives, Chuck Comes Unstuck, Budgie's Blizzard, Ice Work, Budgie, Budgie Takes a Catch, The Air Show, All At Sea, Boats, Boots and Budgie, Copters and Robbers, Daydreams and Candy Floss, Flying in Arctic Circles, What's Bruin?, Down on the Farm |
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| ''Budgie the Little Helicopter The Complete Second Series'' (VA30647) |
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| align="center" | 14 October 1996 |
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| align="center" |Budgie Sticks To It, Skids, Stunts and Soap, Aliens Have Landed, Who's A Clever Budgie?, Blown Up, Let Down, Wally Waddles In, The Balloon Goes Up, Surprise, Surprise, Deep Sleep, Bad News, Good News, Budgie Barges In, Dutch Courage, Budgie's Opening Goal |
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| ''Budgie the Little Helicopter The Complete Third Series'' (VA30680) |
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| align="center" | 10 March 1997 |
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| align="center" |Boom Boom Budgie, Writers in the Sky, Double Trouble, Eye in the Sky, Chuck's Buddy, The Aqueduct, Plane Silly, The Plane Who Cried Wolf, The Runaway Train, A Tail of Woe, Put Up or Stuck Up, Silent Flight, Ups & Downs |
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==Episodes== |
==Episodes== |
Revision as of 14:29, 29 September 2014
Budgie the Little Helicopter | |
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Genre | Animated series |
Created by | HRH The Duchess of York (now Sarah, Duchess of York) |
Developed by | HTV Sleepy Kids[1] |
Written by | Brian Trueman |
Theme music composer | Dennis C. Brown |
Opening theme | Paul K. Joyce (Main Title Theme) |
Ending theme | Instrumental Theme |
Country of origin | United Kingdom Canada United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 39 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Dan Maddicot Martin Powell Viven Schrager Powell Fred Wolf |
Producer | Michael Algar |
Running time | 10 minutes |
Production companies | Sleepy Kids Fred Wolf Films Dublin[2] |
Original release | |
Network | Fox Kids[3] ITV[4] Nick Jr. |
Release | 4 January 1994 25 March 1996 | –
Budgie the Little Helicopter is a series of children's books and animated television series relating to a fictional character 'Budgie' and his friends.[5] The characters were based on the books by Sarah, Duchess of York, who was influenced by her flight training in the Royal Navy.[6] The show was produced by Fred Wolf Films Dublin for HTV and Sleepy Kids Company, and originally aired on British television in 1994 on CITV, then, was aired later on in the United States of America on Fox Kids.[7] The TV Show ran for 39 episodes, and a range of videos, books, and toys were released under the 'Budgie' label. Budgie the Little Helicopter merchandise is now quite rare.
On release of the first book, the Duchess was forced to deny she had copied the idea for the series from the earlier Hector the Helicopter book by A.W. Baldwin.[8]
The voice of Budgie was originally performed by Richard Pearce.
UK VHS releases
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Budgie the Little Helicopter Pippa Arrives (VA30318) | 14 March 1994 | Pippa Arrives, Chuck Comes Unstuck, Budgie's Blizzard, Ice Work, Budgie, Budgie Takes a Catch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Budgie the Little Helicopter The Air Show (VA30336) | 7 November 1994 | The Air Show, All At Sea, Boats, Boots and Budgie, Copters and Robbers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Budgie the Little Helicopter Daydreams and Candy Floss (VA30359) | 6 March 1995 | Daydreams and Candy Floss, Flying in Arctic Circles, What's Bruin?, Down on the Farm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Budgie the Little Helicopter Budgie Sticks To It (VA30372) | 3 July 1995 | Budgie Sticks To It, Skids, Stunts and Soap, Aliens Have Landed, Who's A Clever Budgie?, Blown Up, Let Down | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Budgie the Little Helicopter Wally Waddles In (VA30394) | 20 November 1995 | Wally Waddles In, The Balloon Goes Up, Surprise, Surprise, Deep Sleep | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Budgie the Little Helicopter The Complete First Series (VA30626) | 20 May 1996 | Pippa Arrives, Chuck Comes Unstuck, Budgie's Blizzard, Ice Work, Budgie, Budgie Takes a Catch, The Air Show, All At Sea, Boats, Boots and Budgie, Copters and Robbers, Daydreams and Candy Floss, Flying in Arctic Circles, What's Bruin?, Down on the Farm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Budgie the Little Helicopter The Complete Second Series (VA30647) | 14 October 1996 | Budgie Sticks To It, Skids, Stunts and Soap, Aliens Have Landed, Who's A Clever Budgie?, Blown Up, Let Down, Wally Waddles In, The Balloon Goes Up, Surprise, Surprise, Deep Sleep, Bad News, Good News, Budgie Barges In, Dutch Courage, Budgie's Opening Goal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Budgie the Little Helicopter The Complete Third Series (VA30680) | 10 March 1997 | Boom Boom Budgie, Writers in the Sky, Double Trouble, Eye in the Sky, Chuck's Buddy, The Aqueduct, Plane Silly, The Plane Who Cried Wolf, The Runaway Train, A Tail of Woe, Put Up or Stuck Up, Silent Flight, Ups & Downs
EpisodesSeason 1 (1994)
Season 2 (1995)
Season 3 (1996)
Home video releasesIn 1997, UAV Entertainment released some episodes of the series on individual VHS tapes and the complete series tapes were also released. A 1997 film special titled Budgie the Little Helicopter: The Movie also was released on VHS.[9] Two DVDs were released in 2004 and 2006. International Broadcast
References
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- British animated television series
- 1990s British television series
- 1994 British television programme debuts
- 1996 British television programme endings
- ITV children's television programmes
- Television programs based on children's books
- Children's picture books
- Television programs featuring anthropomorphic characters
- English-language television programming
- Fictional helicopters
- Aviation television series
- Television series by ITV Studios