''Jimbo and the Jet-Set'' (often shortened to simply ''Jimbo'') is a British

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cartoon series centered on the eponymous Jimbo, an anthropomorphic

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. The series, created by Peter Maddocks and produced by Maddocks Cartoon Productions, aired for 25 episodes from 6 January 1986 until 6 February 1987. As stated in its premise, Jimbo was originally intended to be a

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. However, as his designer had never known the difference between inches and centimetres, he resulted in his diminutive size. The series features various anthropomorphic airport ground vehicles: Tommy Tow-Truck, Claude Catering, Amanda Baggage, Phil the Fuel Truck, Sammy Steps and Harry Helicopter. In addition to these characters, other plane characters appear from time to time, such as Old Timer, a

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bomber who gets into the story while flying to or from an

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; and Gloria, a female counterpart to Jimbo. The story is based at a fictional "London Airport", under the command of an irate controller who frequently ends episodes exclaiming "I want words with you, Jimbo!" The series finale aired on 6 February 1987.

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; Created, Written and Produced by: Peter Maddocks ; Music:

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; Series Animation by: Clive Dawson, Julian Gibbs, Neil Salmon, William Mobberley ; Backgrounds: Kevin Smith ; Camera: Chris Williams ; Editing: Keith Learner ; Trace & Paint: Guy Maddocks, Vivienne Dempsey, Simon Maddocks ; Directed by: Keith Learner ; Voices: Peter Hawkins & Susan Sheridan

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In 1987, after its debut on the BBC, twelve episodes were released on BBC Video, then reissued by 'Paradox Films' distributed Total Home Entertainment under licence from BBC Worldwide Ltd (Cat. No. THE 20003) in 1995. In 1999, Castle Home Video released all 25 episodes on two videos but reissued on DVD by Rights Entertainment (distributed by Universal Pictures UK) in 2004 since Castle's VHS versions became out of print in 2002.

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