Aubrey (TV series)

''Aubrey'' is a 1980

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. There was just one season of 39 cartoons in colour, each lasting six minutes. They were produced by D. P. Films (Derek Phillips films) for

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channel. The cartoons were directed by Derek Phillips, who also produced them. The animators were Martin Chatfield, Andy Wagner, Rose Welsh and Joanne Gooding. Aubrey was a small round orange character with a huge nose who had many different adventures. Sometimes an

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, he would need to make things in his shed, to the accompaniment of lots of loud

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ing. The artwork, animation and

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were simplistic but ''Aubrey'' was a popular series. Episode titles included: "Aubrey's Boat", "Aubrey's Garden", "Aubrey's Framed", "Aubrey and the Beanstalk", "Aubrey Discovers Soap", "Aubrey's Apple Tree", "Aubrey's Fire Engine", "Aubrey's Treasure", "Aubrey's Radio", "Aubrey's Cruise", "Aubrey Plays

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", and "In Time". So far, only six episodes of ''Aubrey'' have been released on

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