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''The Fiddley Foodle Bird'' is a British children's animated musical series written by
Jonathan Hodge
Jonathan Philip Hodge (26 January 1941 – 7 July 2019) was a British composer who wrote more than 2,000 jingles for TV and radio, including the Shake n' Vac tune.
Life and career
Hodge was born in London in 1941.
Jonathan wrote the score ...
, and narrated by
Bruce Forsyth
Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson (22 February 1928 – 18 August 2017) was a British entertainer and presenter whose career spanned more than 70 years. Forsyth came to national attention from the late 1950s through the ITV series '' Sunday Nig ...
. Thirteen ten-minute episodes of the series were made in total, with one story continuing through the episodes. They were made in 1991 and broadcast in 1992 on
BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, ...
at 4:15. It was produced by H.A.P.P.Y. Animation and Fiddley Foodle Bird Productions in association with
HIT Entertainment
HIT Entertainment Limited (commonly written as HiT) was a British-American entertainment company founded in 1982 as Henson International Television, the international distribution arm of The Jim Henson Company, by Jim Henson, Peter Orton, and Sop ...
and was broadcast in over 30 different countries worldwide. The show also continued airing on the
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until 2001.
Plot
The main character of the series is a bird, whose full name is the "Fiddley Foodle Bim Bam Boodle Oo Diddley-Doodle Oodle Bird". The character is voiced by
Dennis Waterman
Dennis Waterman (24 February 1948 – 8 May 2022) was an English actor and singer. He was best known for his tough-guy leading roles in television series including ''The Sweeney'', '' Minder'' and '' New Tricks'', singing the theme tunes of th ...
(actor and singer famous for his roles as Terry McCann in ''
Minder
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Government-appointed persons to accompany foreign visitors are of ...
'' and Detective Sergeant George Carter in ''
The Sweeney''). The bird was originally nothing more than just a picture in a book, which was found by a young boy named Algernon. He wished that the bird would come to life, and when the wish came true they set out on an adventure with Algernon's friends, the eternally hungry Princess Toto, and his housekeeper, the overly strict Mrs. Grumblebaum. The aim of the mission is to find Algernon's lost parents, two members of the Potty Explorer's Club- Carzy and Maudy. They were lost exploring in a sieve. However, Algernon's dastardly Uncle Arbathnot is out to ensure that their mission does not succeed, and also to seize a mysterious treasure chest. He is assisted by a muscle-man named Damage, a Frenchman named Flannel, and a pirate named Pierre Head, who, like most pirates, is accompanied by a parrot – a wise-cracking green glove puppet. The show features a guest appearance from
Cilla Black, who voiced the President of the Potty Explorer's Club.
Episodes
#''Foodle Power'' (8 January 1992)
Limburgs Dagblad
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, 8 January 1992, p 8
#''Sea Saw'' (15 January 1992)
#''Cock-a-Doodle Crazy'' (22 January 1992)
#''The Yolks on Who?'' (29 January 1992)
#''Catch My Drift'' (5 February 1992)
#''Up the Pole'' (12 February 1992)
#''There's No Business Like Snow Business'' (19 February 1992)
#''What the Dino Saw'' (26 February 1992)
#''Hic Hic Wooray'' (4 March 1992)
#''Goin' Bananas'' (11 March 1992)
#''Planks a Lot'' (18 March 1992)
#''Squids In'' (25 March 1992)
#''Will Ee No Come Back Again?'' (1 April 1992)
Voices
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Dennis Waterman
Dennis Waterman (24 February 1948 – 8 May 2022) was an English actor and singer. He was best known for his tough-guy leading roles in television series including ''The Sweeney'', '' Minder'' and '' New Tricks'', singing the theme tunes of th ...
– Fiddley Foodle Bird
*
Bruce Forsyth
Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson (22 February 1928 – 18 August 2017) was a British entertainer and presenter whose career spanned more than 70 years. Forsyth came to national attention from the late 1950s through the ITV series '' Sunday Nig ...
– Narrator
*
Kate Robbins
Kate Elizabeth Robbins (born 21 August 1958) is an English actress, singer and songwriter. She came to prominence in the early 1980s when she scored a top ten single on the UK Official Charts with "More Than in Love", while she was appearing in t ...
– Mrs. Grumblebaum
*
Jimmy Hibbert
James Christian Hibbert is an English actor and writer. He is best known for his voice work with the animation studio Cosgrove Hall Films.
Early life
James Christian Hibbert was born as the eldest of three children of author Christopher Hibbe ...
*
Jonathan Hodge
Jonathan Philip Hodge (26 January 1941 – 7 July 2019) was a British composer who wrote more than 2,000 jingles for TV and radio, including the Shake n' Vac tune.
Life and career
Hodge was born in London in 1941.
Jonathan wrote the score ...
* Julian Littman
* Stuart Leathwood
* Tammy Coleman
Merchandise
Video releases
The entire series was released on a set of
VHS recordings in 2001. There was also another video released by Pocket Money Video which contained the first eight episodes.
Music release
A soundtrack of the series was also released on CD and cassette which contained the introduction by
Bruce Forsyth
Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson (22 February 1928 – 18 August 2017) was a British entertainer and presenter whose career spanned more than 70 years. Forsyth came to national attention from the late 1950s through the ITV series '' Sunday Nig ...
, a full extended version of the main title theme song and all of the songs that were featured in all thirteen episodes of the series. It was released by
EMI Music Publishing
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. is a British multinational music publishing company headquartered in London, owned by parent company Sony Corporation of America.
In May 2018, Sony Music Publishing agreed to increase its stake in EMI to 90%, pending ...
in 1992, the same year as when the show first aired.
References
*Ben Lawrence. "Fiddley Foodle Bird (1992)" i
"Bruce Forsyth: 11 surprises from his career" The Daily Telegraph
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It was f ...
. 19 August 2017.
*Barbara Holloway. "Caliber of Irish Facilities on the Rise".
The Hollywood Reporter
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. Volume 312
Issues 1 to 17 Ireland Special Report. April 1990. Page S-10.
*(1992
18Keyboard
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* Keyboard, part of a typewriter
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Music
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"Fiddley Foodle Bird" TV Guide
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The company sold its print magazine division, TV Guide Magazine LLC, in 2008.
Corpora ...
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*Bowker's Directory of Videocassettes for Children 1999. R R Bowker. 1999. p 76
Google*Film and Television Handbook. British Film Institute. 1992. p 184
Google*The WH Smith Complete Guide to What's On Video. WH Smith Edition: November 1993. Home Entertainment Corporation plc. Orton Southgate, Peterborough. 1993. p 201.
*"The Fiddley Foodle Bird". Bowker's Complete Video Directory 2001. R R Bowker. p 582
Google**Bowker's Complete Video Directory 1998. Volume 2.
*Tracklog 1997: Comprehensive guide to Popular music tracks. First Edition. Trade Service Information Ltd. 1997. ISBN 0951298542. p 216.
*"Max Wall". Rare Record Price Guide 2014. Record Collector. Diamond Publishing. p 1310
*Mike Preston (comp). Tele-Tunes: 2000 Edition 2: The Reference Book of Music for Television Commercials, Programmes, Films and Shows. Nineteenth Edition. Mike Preston Music. 2000. ISBN 906655188. p 111.
External links
* {{IMDb title, id=0334847, title=The Fiddley Foodle Bird
1992 British television series debuts
1992 British television series endings
1990s British animated television series
1990s British children's television series
British children's animated fantasy television series
British children's animated musical television series
British English-language television shows
BBC children's television shows
Television series by Mattel Television
Animated television series about birds
BBC animated television series