''Bump'' is a British

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which was created by Charles Mills and Terry Brain (who had previously created ''

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'' and '' Stoppit and Tidyup''), produced by Queensgate Productions and originally shown on

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from 14 September 1990 to 26 December 1994. The series' two main protagonists were the eponymous Bump (an

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who was very clumsy, a trait that was emphasised by a bandage stuck onto his forehead) and his friend Birdie (a

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who often gave Bump advice on how he could become more graceful). The two series ran a total of twenty-six episodes, each 5 minutes long. The twenty-seventh and final episode was a

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special that was 10 minutes long. The programme was narrated by

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(1950-1996) of ''

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'' fame. Bump and Birdie regularly encountered animals that had a problem (such as Whizzer the mouse, Munch the tortoise, McDuff the dog, Big Bun and Little Bun the rabbits and Batty the bat) and would help them to find a solution. Most of these animals were recurring characters, and all of the characters' ''Stoppit and Tidyup''-like sounds were generated by analogue synthesizers.

Characters

*Bump *Birdie *Whizzer *Big Bun and Little Bun *McDuff *Munch *Batty *Mr and Mrs Squirrel *Old Bear *Auntie Doreen *Birdie’s Brothers and Sisters *Cousin Jay *Puss

Episodes

Series 1 (1990)

All thirteen of the first series' episodes were initially shown on BBC One as part of the

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strand on Fridays at 3:50pm.

Series 2 (1994)

All thirteen of the second series' episodes were initially screened on BBC One, again as part of the Children's BBC strand, on Mondays at 3:45pm, and although they were produced in 1993, they were not broadcast until 10 January 1994. The sixteenth episode was also renamed to just "Aunty Doreen's Surprise" when shown in the

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, while the twenty-fifth one was renamed to "Bump ''and'' the Builder".

Christmas special (1994)

The twenty-seventh episode was initially shown on BBC One, once again as part of the Children's BBC strand, on Boxing Day 1994 at 7:55am.

Broadcast history

*United Kingdom: After the series finished its original run on BBC One, it was later repeated on

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(alongside that network's own cartoons from that time period, '' Doug'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'') and

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. *Australia: When the series was exported to Australia, it was shown on

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(alongside their cartoons) and

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*South Africa: When the series was exported to South Africa, it was broadcast on

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and

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over there. *Singapore: When the series was exported to Singapore, it was screened on

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in that country. *New Zealand: When the series was exported to New Zealand, it was transmitted on

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for that country. *Republic of Ireland: When the series was exported to the Irish Republic, it was seen on

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in that country. *Canada: When the series was exported to Canada, it was screened on both YTV and

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in all provinces, as well as airing on

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in British Columbia. *Germany: When the series was exported to Germany, it was seen on the military television network

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(and SSVC Television, which was the name the aforementioned BFBS network was known by between 1985 and 1997). *India: When the series was exported to India, it was screened on

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there.

Credits

Series 1

*Narrated by: Simon Cadell *Animation: CMTB Animation *Artwork & Music: Steve Augarde *Stories by: Christopher James *Executive Producer: Theresa Plummer-Andrews *Produced by: Dennis Hooper *© Bump Enterprises Ltd. 1990

Series 2

*Stories by: Christopher James *Narrated by: Simon Cadell *Animated by: CMTB Animation *Edited by: Nick Upton *Art & Music: Steve Augarde *Art Director: Peter Corri *Executive Producer for the BBC: Theresa Plummer-Andrews *Executive Producer for Abbey Broadcast Communications Plc: Anne Miles *Directed by: Terry Brain *Produced by: Dennis Hooper *© Bump Enterprises Ltd. 1993 *An Abbey Broadcast Communications Plc. Videal Productions - GMBH Production *© Abbey Broadcast Communications Plc. Videal Productions - GMBH 1993

UK VHS releases

Two VHS tapes, which contain all thirteen episodes of the first series between them, were released by Abbey Home Media in the UK in 1991. The first one was later reissued on

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under the title ''Bump: My First DVD'' in 2004 (three episodes from the second series and the Christmas special were also released on another DVD, ''Bump: Christmas Story'', in 2006, but they were never previously released on VHS).Bump's Christmas Story (DVD): Amazon.co.uk: DVD & Blu-ray
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References

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