Andy Pandy
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| Created by | Freda Lingstrom & Maria Bird |
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| Opening theme | Andy Pandy Theme (2002) |
| Ending theme | Andy Pandy Theme (instrumental; 2002) |
| Template:Pluralize from text of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 91 |
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| ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text | David Boisseau Peter Thompson |
| Running time | 15–16 minutes (Watch with Mother); 5 minutes (2002 revival) |
| Production Template:Pluralize from text | Original series BBC 2002 revival Cosgrove Hall Films BBC Worldwide Ben Productions LLC |
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| Network | BBC Television Service/BBC1 |
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| Network | CBeebies |
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Andy Pandy is a British children's television series that aired on BBC Television in 1950. Originally live, a series of 26 filmed programmes was shown until 1970, when a new series of 13 episodes was made. This series was the basis for a comic strip of the same name in the style of children's magazines Robin and Pippin.
The series was followed by a revival with 26 episodes (52 segments) in 2002. In total, 91 episodes were produced.
Original 1950 and 1970 versions
The original version of Andy Pandy premiered on BBC TV in 1950, on 11 July[3][4] as part of the For the Children strand (later Watch with Mother) narrated by Maria Bird who also narrated the black & white 1950s original broadcasts of Flower Pot Men, The Woodentops and Bizzy Lizzy.[citation needed] Initially it was broadcast live, but it was realised that if the programmes were filmed, they could be repeated. 26 fifteen-minute episodes were filmed on 16 mm[5] around 1952 and repeated continuously until 1969.[6] In 1970, 13 new episodes were made in colour with Vera McKechnie as narrator.[7]
A marionette who lived in a picnic basket, Andy was later joined by Teddy, a teddy bear, and Looby Loo, a rag doll, who came to life when Andy and Teddy were not around. Looby Loo sang "Here we go Looby Loo".[8] All three lived in the same picnic basket. Each episode ended with a variation on the song: "Time to go home / Time to go home / Andy is waving goodbye."[9]
It is said that the character's design was based on Paul Atterbury, the then young son of puppeteer Audrey Atterbury.[4] A comic-strip version was published in Robin.
The production staff for the original series were:
- Producer: Freda Lingstrom.
- Narrator: Maria Bird and later in the 1970 remakes Vera McKechnie.
- Writer/composer: Freda Lingstrom[5] and Maria Bird.[5]
- Singers: Gladys Whitred, Julia Williams and Maria Bird.[10]
- Puppeteers: Audrey Atterbury,[5] Molly Gibson,[3] Martin Grainger, The Stavordales and Christopher Leith (in the 1970 colour series).[5]
By 1970, as BBC1 was by then transmitted in colour, 13 new episodes were produced and shown from 5 January 1970.[11][12]
The series was parodied by Des O'Connor in his Dandy Sandy sketches with Harry Secombe and Britt Ekland.[citation needed]
2002 revival
In 2002, BBC produced a revival of 52 episodes with the use of stop-motion animation instead of string puppets: the original nursery and garden were expanded to an entire village, with Andy (now voiced by Maria Darling), Teddy (now voiced by Jimmy Hibbert) and Looby Loo (now voiced by Joanna Ruiz) now owning individual houses, as well as four new characters that were introduced in the series: Missy Hissy (voiced by Maria Darling) a red-and-yellow snake; Tiffo, a teal-and-purple dog (vocals performed by David Holt); Bilbo (also voiced by David Holt), a sailor; and Orbie (vocals performed by Joanna Ruiz), a yellow-and-blue ball. Tom Conti narrated the new series.
Though the emphasis of the original series was on music and movement, the emphasis of the 2002 series was on making and doing.[citation needed] The series was animated and produced by Cosgrove Hall Films and Ben Productions (the latter also producing the 2001 remake of Bill and Ben aka Flower Pot Men).
Episodes from the original series
Series 1 (1950)
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Series 2 (1970)
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Episodes from the revival series
This is a list of episodes in each series with songs every two episodes (if any):
Series 1
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Series 2
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UK VHS and DVD releases
The original 1950s and the 1970s series have seen some VHS releases through BBC Enterprises.
Several VHS and DVD releases of the revival series were released by BBC Worldwide. In April 2008, Ben Productions LLC and Bulldog Licensing appointed 2 Entertain as home video distributor as part of a merchandise-led relaunch.[13]
| VHS or DVD title | Release date | Episodes |
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| Andy Pandy (BBCV 4205) | 5 December 1988 | Red Engine, Sailing Boats, Trampoline, Hobby Horses |
| Andy Pandy 2: Tales from the Toybox (BBCV 4361) | 4 June 1990 | Jack in a Box, Looby Loo Has a Cold, Tea Party, Tricycle |
| The Very Best of Andy Pandy (BBCV 5110) | 6 September 1993 | Trampoline, Jack in a Box, Red Engine, Tea Party, Hobby Horses |
| Andy Pandy: Meet Andy Pandy and His Friends (BBCV 7341) | 30 September 2002 | The Balloon, The Man from the Moon, Andy Pandy's Band, A Flying Feather, The Birthday Cake, A String in the Tail, The Bubble, Teddy Gets the Wind Up, A Noisy Supper, The Box That Chimed |
| Andy Pandy: Charming Stories (BBCV 7399) | 21 April 2003 | Hide and Seek, Tiffo and His Stick, A Lick of Paint, Puppeteer Pandy, Andy Pandy's Musical Box, The Big Spring Clean, Teddy's Sunglasses, The Nest, Hubble Bubble, Bell Ringers |
| Andy Pandy: Teddy's Sunglasses and Other Stories | 2006 | Bell Ringers, The Bubble, The Nest, Teddy's Sunglasses, The Big Spring Clean, A Lick of Paint |
| Andy Pandy: Hide and Seek | 8 September 2008 | Hide and Seek, Song: Hopscotch, The Balloon, The Puddle, Song: Honey, The Picnic, The Man from the Moon, Song: Musical Chairs, Andy Pandy's Band, Tiffo and His Stick, Song: Painting, A Lick of Paint, A Flying Feather, Song: Boxes, Puppeteer Pandy |
| Andy Pandy: The Birthday Cake | 8 September 2008 | The Birthday Cake, Song: Gardening, A String in the Tale, Andy Pandy's Musical Box, Song: Looby Loo, The Big Spring Clean, The Bubble, Song: Playground, Teddy Gets the Wind Up, A Noisy Supper, Song: Tickle, Potato Prints, Teddy's Sunglasses, Song: Camping, Growing Pains |
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Andy Pandy, 11 July 1950". History of the BBC. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.McGown, Alistair (2003–2014). "Andy Pandy (1950–1959)". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ a b Watch with Mother
- ^ a b Audrey Atterbury on Telegoons.org Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- ^ a b c d e TV studio history Lime Grove Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Final airing of black and white episodes". BBC Genome project. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sheridan, Simon (2004). The A–Z of Classic Children's Television: From Alberto Frog to Zebedee. Reynolds & Hearn Ltd. pp. 41–43. ISBN 1903111277.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Watch with Mother". televisionheaven.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ Andy Pandy : Classic Children's TV of the 20th Century at wwwk.co.uk
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Evans, Jeff (1995). The Guinness Television Encyclopedia. Guinness Publishing. pp. 23–24. ISBN 0-85112-744-4.
- ^ Watch with Mother site reference
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Watch with Mother episode guide". Archived from the original on 4 December 2003. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
- ^ https://www.awn.com/news/classic-and-new-licensing-andy-pandy-and-bill-and-ben
External links
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- 2002 animated version @ BBC Programmes
- British Film Institute Screen Online
- Andy Pandy at IMDbTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
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