''The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky'' is an Australian children's
animated
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television program that first aired on
ABC2
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in 2005, while also airing on
Milkshake!
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History
The block debuted on Channel 5's first full day on air, at 7.30am on 31 March 19 ...
, a program block on
Channel 5 in the
UK.
The animation is a mixture of
CGI,
2D and
stop motion
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.
Series synopsis
Bottle Top Bill is a boy who lives in a town called Junkyardville with his best friend Corky, a horse. The characters and surroundings are made up from everyday bits and pieces, the kind of things someone might throw away without even trying to recycle them, like old boxes, tape, wire mesh and paper. That is why people call the place Junkyardville. Bottle Top Bill and Corky find themselves in different surroundings and meet strange new characters each episode. The stories happen anywhere from ancient Egypt, mythological Greece, the Wild West, to under the sea or in outer space.
Interactive
The series and website are designed to encourage children (3–6 years) to develop their imaginations and creativity by using things they can find around the home.
Episodes
Series 1 (2005–06)
Series 2 (2006–07)
Series 3 (2007–08)
Series 4 (2008–09)
International
*United Kingdom:
Milkshake!
''Milkshake!'' (stylised as milkshake!) is a British children's television programming block on Channel 5 and is currently aimed at children aged 3–7.
History
The block debuted on Channel 5's first full day on air, at 7.30am on 31 March 19 ...
on
Channel 5
*Canada: Kidoodle TV,
TVOKids
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*Ireland:
RTÉ Two
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*Australia:
ABC2
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,
ABC Kids,
Boomerang
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*Philippines:
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*India:
Pogo
*Latin America:
Boomerang
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*Brasil:
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*New Zealand:
TVNZ Kidzone
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*Singapore:
Kids Central
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The channel operates ...
,
Okto
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References
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
Australian children's animated television series
2009 Australian television series endings
Television series by Endemol Australia
2000s Australian animated television series
English-language television shows
2005 Australian television series debuts