Little Gems - The Flumps Little Gems Click above for the end theme music (highly compressed 518Kb zipped Wav to 1.1Mb decompressed) The Flumps This is a real blast from the past and was a strange one as it never made it to prime time BBC television at 15:55 onwards. For some reason it was always on at around 13:30-13:45 weekly on BBC1 or BBC2. The end credits show a David Yates Ltd. copyright of 1976 so it was probably first shown on TV around that year or 1977 as my Radiotimes magazines from that era have it listed as. Surprisingly, there were only 13 episodes made, a bit like Mr. Benn really, when it seems there were many more. This superb little series was created & written by Julie Holder and narrated by the talented Gay Soper. Gays Soper's wonderful voice, especially when singing the little songs brings back very vivid memories of this series. Each episode lasted in excess of 13+ minutes and centred around the Flump family.

The Flumps were small ball shaped puppets filmed using a stop motion camera. The family was headed by Father Flump who was very clever and often invented things. Mother Flump spent most of her time tidying and did the cooking and often read to the young Flumps, stories from the big book. Perkin Flump was the eldest of the children and often wore a yellow and blue hat. Posie was the only girl and she always wore a bright blue ribbon on her head. Pootle was the youngest member of the Flump family, he often got things confused and he sometimes wore a white hat. Grandfather Flump was the oldest Flump and spent most of his time either in the garden playing with the younger Flumps or playing his Flumpet (musical instrument). If Grandfather was not doing any of the above then he would sometimes be found sitting in the comfy chair reading his paper or sleeping under it as was often the case. He always woke up for tea though, especially if Mother Flump had been baking. Each episode also contained a story or pictures from Mother Flumps big book. The lack of detailed movement with their eyes was more than made up for with the delicate movements and action of their hands.

They certainly don't make them like this anymore. Characters Flumps, The TV Programme product reviews and price comparison Disadvantages Great fun for kids When I think back to TV shows from when I was growing up one always comes to mind with the rest and that was The Flumps, which when you look back on it now looks very strange and I guess it was even in those days. I guess back then when we were kids we didn't think too much about it and just sat back and enjoyed the TV shows that used to be aired. The Flumps was a popular children's programme produced in 1976 and broadcast by the BBC many times from 1977 to 1988, and it was in the 1980's I used to watch it. The plot centred around the various adventures of a family of furry, human-like characters called the Flumps. They were pretty strange looking characters who looked a bit like furry potatoes but were very funny and loveable all the same. There were a few main characters in the series. Grandpa Flump spent most of his days sleeping or playing is Flumpet and he used this to entertain the other Flumps.

Father Flump spent alot of his time in the garden as this was a great love of his. Mother Flump was always in teh kitchen baking something for the family and looking after the flump children. Finally there were the kids Perkin, Posie and Pottle. There was not really too much of a plot or storyline to the episodes and the Flumps never seemed to do too much. But it was great fun as a kid, nonetheless and entertaining. The Flumps Episode Guide -David Yates | BCDB Other Studios : Y : David Yates : The Flumps The Flumps Episode Guide -David Yates The Flumps consisted of Mother Flump (who was mostly in the kitchen), Father Flump (who was mostly in his allotment), Posie, Perkin and Pootle (who were the kids) and Grandfather Flump (who enjoyed nothing better than blowing his flumpet!) David Yates TV Whirl - Childrens Childrens Dave Lister 2009 Bagpuss - 1974 A classic from 1974. Aired by the BBC, this Smallfilms Production is still loved by many. Just look at the amount of merchandise available these days.

Created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin, they combined the writing (Oliver Postgate) with directing duties (Peter Firmin). Mr Postgate even narrated the show!! Bobobobs - 1989 With a mammoth set of opening titles lasting nearly 2 and a half minutes, Bobobobs was a Spanish cartoon made by BRB Internacional, and dubbed in to English by Telefilm Canada. BRB Internacional also made Willy Fogg and Dogtanian. The cartoon followed the spaceship "Bobobobs" and its crew as they flew towards Earth. Featuring the characters Captain Bob Wouter, Cornelius, Little Bob, Blip, Wilbur, Petronella, A.D., Fritz, Aunt Agatha, Ein, Stein, Peter, Doc Bone and Nurse Miny. The spaceship was basically a galleon with a protective dome. Directed and Adapted by Tim Reid, and based on the characters created by Henk and Nerida Zwart, the series was transmitted originally on ITV.

Bod - 1975 Aired by the BBC, this show followed the adventures of Bod (supposedly a boy), Aunt Flo (looked as if she was balancing an orange on her head), Frank The Postman, PC Copper (who did little policing) and Farmer Barleymow. There was a game of snap at the end of the show too, as well as a cartoon called "Alberto Frog and His Amazing Animal Band" where everyone had to guess what flavour milkshake Alberto would like after a hard day. The show was produced by David Yates, and written and designed by Joanne and Michael Cole. Bump - 1993 Based upon the childrens stories written by Christopher James, Bump was a show all about an elephant called...er... Bump!! In total 27 episodes were made between 1990 and 1994. Button Moon - 1980 Button Moon was a Thames TV Production, narrated by Robin Parkinson and written by Ian Allen, with puppets by Ian Allen and Alistair Fullerton.

The show revolved around Mr and Mrs Spoon, and their daughter Tina Teaspoon, who flew about in a Heinz Beans Tin, complete with a funnel on the top and a tin of tuna at the bottom. In total, 7 series were made. CDUK - 2003 CD:UK, which originally started out as the companion show to SM:TV Live, shows music videos and live performances as well as the Saturday Chart rundown. These titles were introduced on September 2001 after both CD:UK SM:TV relaunched. Courtesy of James Hadfield. Charlie Chalk - 1987 This Woodlands Animations production was created by Ivor Wood and written by Jocelyn Stevenson. Michael Wood, John Wells and Barbara Leigh Hunt provided the character voices and Mike Redway provided the music and lyrics. The title sequence reveals how Charlie ended up on an island, by falling asleep while out fishing one day. Chorlton and The Wheelies - 1976 The Wheelies were little people with big noses that had wheels instead of legs. They lived in Wheelie World where they were constantly pestered by a green witch called Fenella.

Luckily Chorlton, a dragon, was on hand to help. The programme was produced by Cosgrove Hall and Thames Television between 1976 and 1979. Count Duckula - 1987 Another animation from the Cosgrove Hall stable, this was a spin-off from Dangermouse (see below!). Duckula had appeared in Dangermouse previously. There were 65 x 22 minute episodes created. Count Duckula (David Jason) lives in a castle, that can teleport itself to anywhere in the world, with his Nanny (Brian Trueman). Also on the Count's beck and call is his evil butler, Igor (Jack May). Crystal Tipps and Alistair - 1972 Screened first on the BBC, and then on ITV in later years, this programme followed the adventures of the girl Crystal Tipps (who never spoke) and her dog Alistair, Dangermouse - 1981 Featuring David Jason as Dangermouse and Terry Scott as Penfold, this cartoon was similar to The Simpsons in as much as kids loved it some of the humour was more adult oriented.

DM's boss was Colonel K, and his arch enemy was Baron Silas Greenback. Greenback was assisted by his Sicilian henchman Stiletto, and a white fluffy caterpillar type thing called Nero. The show, produced between 1981-1991, was a joint Cosgrove Hall/Thames Production. It was written by Brian Trueman and Mike Harding, narrated by Brian Trueman with music by Mike Harding. Fingerbobs - 1972 The one-man at the centre of it all was ex-Play School presenter Rick Jones as "Yoffy", who sat at a wooden table in front of a blue background and conversed with the various characters he'd devised from gloves and pieces of card, ping-pong balls etc. Aired by the BBC, Story and Design was by Michael and Joanne Cole (who created Bod) and music was by Michael Jessett. Flumps - 1977 Made by David Yates Productions in wonderful stop frame animation. The 6 Flumps were Grandfather Flump, Father Flump, Mother Flump, Perkin, Posie and Pootle.

Only thirteen episodes were made and the series aired in 1977 for the first time, although has been repeated often. That wonderful theme tune was by Paul Reade. Fred Bassett - 1976 This 1976 cartoon series "Fred Basset" was aired by the BBC. Created from the original cartoon strips by Alex Graham in the Daily Mail, this series was made by Bill Melendez who is known for his Charlie Brown cartoons. He also started his career working for Disney, then Warner Bros. Hector's House - 1967 This show from 1967 is French (Le Maison De Tou Tou was the original name) but the BBC bought it and added an English voice over. The show was first shown in the late 60's but it is best remembered from the re-runs shown in the 70's. Basically Hector (a dog) lived with Zaza (a cat) in his house. Next door lived a frog called Kiki who would appear over the garden fence and sometimes was invited round to the house.

In every episode Hector mentioned how he was "A big old (then insert a descriptive word such as curious/silly/devious/ignorant etc...) old Hector". He seemed to take the blame/responsibility for everything that occured. Henry's Cat - 1983 Shown on the BBC, this show was directed and narrated by Bob Godfrey (of Roobarb and Noah and Nelly fame), and produced by Bob Godfrey and Mike Hayes. A total of 35 episodes were made. Henry was a yellow cat who had fun with his various animal pals. They were Chris Rabbit, Pansy Pig, Mosey Mouse, Sammy Snail, Douglas Dog, Philippe Frog, Ted Tortoise and Denise Duck. This is the sequence from the 1983 series. Henry's Cat - 1984 The 1984 titles to Henry's Cat. Visually very similar, however a new soundtrack now accompanies them. Jamie and The Magic Torch - 1978 Jamie and The Magic Torch was another Cosgrove Hall/Thames Television Production, written and narrated by Brian Trueman and directed by Keith Scroble and Chris Taylor.

Jamie was always accompanied by his dog Wordsworth as they set off for a trip to Cuckoo Land every night. They would visit such people as Officer Gotcha (a unicycling policeman), Bully Bundy the Show Business Rabbit, Mr Boo (who flew about in a submarine type contraption) and Jojo Help (a handyman with an unusually long hat). Im total, 39 10 minute episodes were produced. Joe - 1970 Shown on BBC (Watch With Mother slot), this Q3 Production was narrated by Colin Jeavons, Illustrated by Joan Hickson, stories were by Alison Prince, and Laurie Steele added the music. This pre-school show was pretty straightforward. The stories revolved around daily occurences, which created a whole host of questions that the average small child would want to know. Little Miss and Mr Men - 1983 A revamp of the original Mr Men, this show was narrated by Pauline Collins and John Alderton.

Based on the books by Roger Hargreaves (he wrote more than 70 Little Miss and Mr Men books) and produced and directed by Trevor Bond and Terry Ward, this show was good, but for most people could never replace the original Mr Men series narrated by Arthur Lowe. Ludwig - 1977 Shown from 1977 by the BBC, this animation was about an egg (or was it??) with various mechanical devices that could appear from it, i.e. arms, helicopter blades... A strange man lurked in the bushes with a pair of binoculars (a pervert perhaps?) and a deerstalker hat, and watched Ludwig and his many woodland friends doing things. The show was created by Mirek and Peter Lang and was narrated by Jon Glover. Musical arrangements were by Paul Reade (of Flumps fame). And of course, all music was composed by Ludwig Van Beethoven. 25x 5 minutes shows were made. Mary Mungo and Midge - 1971 Shown on the BBC, this John Ryan production was a classic. Narration and voices were provided by Richard Baker (BBC newsreader!!) with Mary's voice by Isabel Ryan.

The show followed a girl called Mary, her dog Mungo and her mouse Midge. They would go out and about and have lots of fun!! Two things stand out from the show. Firstly the animation style; namely still bodies with moving eyes, mouths, arms and hands. All the scenes were shot in real time, which is pretty unusual for an animation, by Bob Bura and John Hardwick. Apparently this was immensley labour intensive. The second noteworthy thing was the great music supplied by Johnny Pearson. The Moomins - 1983 Not to be confused with the cell-animated version from the 90s, 100 episodes of this earlier version were produced in Poland by Film Polski/Jupiter Films in association with FilmFair UK between 1979 and 1982. Featuring a combination of felt, strings and puppetry, it was based upon the original Tove Jansson books. A very dark feel could come over the program often, with characters such as The Groke appearing infrequently; a frightening large creature that ambled around making guttural breathing sounds, freezing everything she touched, floating over the sea and generally scaring the life out of anyone she approached.

Despite being made at the start of the 80s, it didn't appear on ITV until 1983, and has never been repeated here. Thanks to Nicky Rowe for the info. Will Quack Quack - 1982 Made in 1982 and produced by Siriol Animations Ltd for S4C, this animation followed Will around his village where he often got up to minimal mischief. Portland Bill - 1986 From 1986, this FilmFair production told the story of Portland Bill, the lighthouse keeper, and his two mates who worked with him, Cromarty and Ross. He also had a dog... called Dogger. A very nautical theme... all but Ross are named after UK shipping areas. Narrated by Norman Rossington, Produced by Barrie Edwards, and fantastic nautical feeling music provided by John Grace, FilmFair made only 13 x 10 minute shows. They must have found that lighthouses aren't the most happening of places....

Raggy Dolls - 1988 Based upon the stories by Melvyn Jacobson and narrated by Neil Innes, this Yorkshire Television production from the late 80s followed the adventures of The Raggy Dolls. A bunch of mis-shapen rejects from Grimes' Toy Factory. The message behind it presumably being what was summed in the wonderful themesong; being different doesn't mean there's anything wrong with you. The most notable thing about the particular clip on this site is that it was actually captured by me (Entei-rah), just proving I haven't completely forgotten how to do things. =;) Rainbow - 1991 The much loved children's programme Rainbow, ran from 1973 until 1995, with this clip dating from 1991. A Thames Television Production. The show was initially commissioned by the IBA to compete with Sesame Street. The initial cast were David Cook, Bungle, Zippy, Sunshine and Moony. This lasted for a year before Geoffrey Hayes and George replaced Mr Cook, Sunshine and Moony. The show was produced by Pamela Lonsdale, directed by too many to mention and was created and written by John Kershaw.

George and Zippy were voiced by Roy Skelton and Bungle was played by Stanley Bates. Simon in the Land of the Chalk Drawings - 1975 A FilmFair production for BBC TV, this animated show followed a young chap called Simon. He would draw things with his chalk, and then drift off in to fantasy... believing his drawings had come to life! 26 episodes were produced of this Ivor Wood animated and directed show. Good old Bernard Cribbins provided the narration, whilst Mike Batt (of Wombles and Bright Eyes fame) produced the music. SM:TV Gold - 2003 After several years of mediocre Saturday morning programmes, which never seemed to stick around long, SM:TV hit the screens of ITV in 1998. Originally hosted by Ant and Dec, it initially proved to be a ratings hit for the channel. As time went on, things inevitably changed with presenters leaving, and viewing figures over time falling. The decision to axe the programme was finally reached in 2003. In the last few months of that year, SM:TV Gold was run, showing highlights from the programme's heyday. Clip courtesy of James Hadfield.

SM:TV Live - The Last Ever - 2003 For the last ever programme on 27/12/2003, the show went fully live one final time. The opening titles here are a combination of past efforts, featuring the older titles from Pre-March 2003 (albeit with updated logo) and the same 1999-2001 music mix used on SM:TV Gold. Thanks to James Hadfield for the clip. Spot - 1993 Based on the children's books by Eric Hill, the programme followed the dog Spot, along with his parents (Sally and Sam), doing various gentle things. This 1993 cartoon was broadcast on the BBC, and was narrated by Paul Nicholas, with music provided by Duncan Lamont. There were originally 13 episodes made in 1986, but popular demand meant a second series was produced in 1993. Super Gran - 1984 One of Tyne Tees' most ambitious and well remembered productions for ITV in the 80s was Super Gran.

Based upon the books by Forrest Wilson and starring Gudrun Ure in the titular role, Super Gran followed the adventures of a grannie who gains super powers inadvertently during an incident. Then uses them to thwart the dastardly Scunner Campbell (played by Iain Cuthbertson) on a weekly basis. A delight of none-too-slick camera tricks and very Tyne Tees-esque visual effects only added to the charm of the series. Super Gran (Closing) - 1984 The main theme for Super Gran was performed by a young Billy Connolly, who also took on a cameo role in a series 1 episode as a charming Scottish chap who falls for the gran. The closing sequence contained an extended version of this song. Vicky The Viking - 1974 Based on the Runer Johnson stories, Vicky was a viking living in the coastal village of Flake with father (and Chieftan) Halva and mother Elva. His dad Halva used to battle against his great enemy Sven the Terrible (Don't think it was Goran-Eriksson) as well as general invading of other towns and villages (to rape and pillage presumably but this was not shown unfortunately!).

Vicky used to play with Ticky his friend and show off his intelligence. Willo The Wisp - 1983 This show, written and directed by Nick Spargo, aired on the BBC in 1983. The series was set in Doyle Wood with characters Willo The Wisp, Mavis Cruet, Arthur The Caterpillar, Evil Edna, Moog, Twit and Carwash. 26x 5 minute animations were originally made of this series. Voices were provided by the legendary Kenneth Williams. Unknown to most, despite a gap of over 20 years, a second series was produced around 2005, this time aired on Playhouse Disney, and with the late Nick Spargo's daughter Bobbie at the helm. Further information can be found on the official website at ~ Acknowledgements ~ The Flumps (TV Series 1976– ) - IMDb IMDb 4 January 2017 1:18 AM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends.

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You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Popular British children's animation series, repeated almost constantly since 1971. Mr Benn is the ordinary, bowler-hatted office worker who lives in the ordinary suburban street of Festive... See full summary » Stars: Ray Brooks A melancholic children's animation from the 'Smallfilms' team of Postgate and Firmin. Bagpuss and his friends are toys in a turn of the century shop for 'found things'. When young Emily ... See full summary » Stars: Oliver Postgate, Sandra Kerr, John Faulkner Button Moon (TV Series 1980) Family Mr Spoon and his family live on Junk Planet. He travels in his baked bean tin spaceship across blanket sky to Button Moon. There he meets many strange characters and watches stories unfold on other planets using his telescope. Stars: Robin Parkinson 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X A sequel, of sorts, to Camberwick Green but set in the larger, nearby town of Trumpton. Each episode opens with the town hall clock and ends with the fire brigade band playing.

Every show tells the story of one of the townsfolk. Stars: Brian Cant Children's animation from the 'Smallfilms' team of Postgate and Firmin. In the 'top, left hand corner of Wales' runs an archaic railway line staffed by such characters as Jones the Steam ... See full summary » Stars: Olwen Griffiths, Anthony Jackson, Oliver Postgate When Jamie shines his Magic Torch on the floor of his bedroom a hole appears, leading Jamie and Wordsworth the sheepdog to the psychedelic fantasy world of Cuckooland. Stars: Brian Trueman, Kate Murray-Henderson Children's puppet programme featuring music and stories. Stars: Geoffrey Hayes, Roy Skelton, Stanley Bates The long running television series of the Grange Hill Comprehensive School, and the children's everyday lives. Stars: Stuart Organ, Gwyneth Powell, Lee Cornes Charming finger puppet series with Yoffy (Jones) telling stories featuring Fingermouse, Scampi, Gulliver the Seagull, and other animal characters.

Stars: Rick Jones The Wombles (TV Series 1973) Animation | Family The misadventures of a fantasy folk community dedicated to cleaning up litter and put it to their own use. Stars: Bernard Cribbins, Dieter Hallervorden In 17th century France, young Dogtanian travels to Paris to fulfill his ambition to become one of the King's Musketeers. He befriends Athos, Porthos and Aramis and falls in love with Juliette. A doggy version of the tale. Stars: Eduardo Jover, Gloria Cámara, Manuel Peiró The adventures of a little boy called Bod, who lives in a town with his friends Aunt Flo, P.C. Copper, Frank the Postman and Farmer Barleymow. Each episode also featured Alberto Frog and his Amazing Animal Band. Stars: John Le Mesurier, Maggie Henderson Edit Storyline The adventures of a family of cute, furry creatures - The Flumps. Grandpa Flump, Ma and Pa Flump, their eldest son Perkin, daughter Posie and youngest son Pootle. Each episode contains fun songs and a story from the 'Big Book'. Did You Know?

Trivia The names of the Flumps are: Grandfather, Father, Mrs Flump and the kids; Perkin, Posie and Pootle (the baby). See more » Connections (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews I doubt many people will vote this comment as useful, but I just loved the Flumps! I was one of millions of wee kiddies that sat cross-legged with grins from ear to ear as Pootle and his pals entertained us. I was Pootle's biggest fan, loved his wiggle dance(!) and my mum even called me Pootle as a nickname!! (Unfortunately she did this till I was about 12!) Flumps rule!! Bring 'em back asap! (Wombles were nothing to the Flumps, nothing!) Looking at the characters now in all their furry, spherical glory, brings back so much to me and genuinely makes me all warm and childlike again. They are one of the under-celebrated kids' TV programmes ever, and I find that quite sad. I'm sure there are so many grown up kids(!) now that would melt at the sight of the Flumps and utter those clichéd words, 'Oh blimey, I remember them!'.

And so they should. 7 of 7 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes The Flumps | Child Of The 1980's Child Of The 1980's The Flumps Posted by Big Boo on September 27th, 2007 The Flumps was one of the regular programmes that was shown on the BBC’s See-Saw slot for tots, shown around 1pm in the afternoon on weekdays, if my memory serves me correctly. It was perfect gentle viewing for pre-schoolers, and centred around a family of Flumps, strange hairy ball creatures consisting of little more than a face, and a pair of arms and legs. Whilst their arms and hands could move, the relaxed position for them was to have them holding the front of their body, almost as if they had just finished eating a massive meal. Most of the episodes centred around the adventures of Posie, Perkin and Pootle, the three child Flumps. Pootle was the youngest and funniest of the three, who frequently misunderstood what the rest of the Flumps were talking about and spoke with a wonderful voice that sounded like he always needed to blow his nose a bit more often.

The rest of the family were made up of Mother and Father Flump, and Grandfather Flump. Obviously Flump hair colour is not a genetic trait, since Mother and Father Flump were both a deep brown, whilst the children were much lighter in colour, with Pootle being blonde. Either Mother Flump was lying to Father Flump, or Flumps hair colour gets darker with age… Each episode was narrated and sung by Gay Soper, and she also provided a distinct voice for each Flump, most importantly a proper real voice speaking in English, not some gobbledygook like a Teletubby or any of the countless other programmes that pass for kids entertainment these days. Considering each episode was only 10-15 minutes long, it was amazing how much they packed in, since there were usually a couple of songs and a story read by Mother Flump jammed in with the main story of the episode. There was no repeating of large segments of footage like some of todays shows (yes, Teletubbies, I’m talking about you!).

Flump is such a funny word, and the creators of the programme realised this which is why they invented the Flumpcycle, a three seater tandem, and the Flumpet, a musical instrument played by Grandfather Flump (when he wasn’t asleep that is). I’m sure there must have been others. This naming convention was also used to great effect in the episode “Moon Shot” in which Pootle daydreams about being an astronaut aboard Flumpollo Number 1, taking off from Flumpbase and encountering MoonFlumps. The single thing I will always remember most about The Flumps was the bit on the title sequence where Posie, Perkin and Pootle are playing catch. Pootle would always drop the ball, and at this point you would guess which way it would roll away, as sometimes it was to the left, and sometimes to the right. If you want to have a go at playing this game again, then grab hold of a copy of “The Complete Flumps” on DVD, which contains all 13 episodes.

The Flumps — 80sNostalgia.com By Colonel K ⋅ September 3, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment The Flumps is the story of a close family of fluffy fur balls, probably coughed up by a cat somewhere. There’s no other way to describe them. I had a friend who when she was younger thought the Flumps lived in the overflow pipe of her toilet. It’s worrying to think that a kids program can have this affect on such young minds. I didn’t want to persue the subject any further, but there could be the possibility that she’s still convince they’re there. Anyhow, who did we have in this strange family then? Well, firstly there was Grandpa Flump, who spent most of his days sleeping or playing his Flumpet (no not trumpet, flumpet. Get it right!). Father Flump usually spent most of his time doing traditional father stuff, like DIY and digging in the allotment. Mother Flump was always in the kitchen baking something or other, and doing typical stereotype motherly type things. And then there were the kids. The eldest were Perkin and Posie.

The youngest was Pootle who was well, just growing up and learning just what life’s all about. The Flumps, a story of a typical loving family (of fur balls) and their day to day lives. Youtube Intro The Complete Flumps (DVD) - Reviews Reviews Community images Reviews - The Complete Flumps (DVD) The antics and adventures of a close-knit family of furballs, featuring Perkin, Posie and Pootle. Classic BBC TV children's programme. All the episode... Product Information : The Complete Flumps (DVD) Manufacturer's product description The antics and adventures of a close-knit family of furballs, featuring Perkin, Posie and Pootle. Classic BBC TV children's programme. All the episodes ever made. Ciao Proclassic kids entertainment at it's best Consincludes all the episodes so goes on a bit I know many of the you out there may not remember this kids show that I remember watching as a small child on Sunday mornings around about the time that Bagpuss was on. Like Bagpuss there were only 13 episodes made but it seemed like many more than that back then. Repeats didn't seem to matter so...

The Flumps - iTV Shows Open iTV Shows Open Don't have an account? Sign up Log in Forgot you password? Reset password The Flumps at on BBC 1 Seasons | 13 Episodes | Children | 1976 The Flumps was a popular children's programme broadcast on British television in 1976 and produced by David Yates and narrated by Gay Soper. The plot revolved around the various adventures of a family of furry, human-like characters called The Flumps. The family was headed by Father Flump who was very clever and often invented things. Mother Flump spent most of her time tidying and did the cooking and often read to the young Flumps, stories from the big book. Perkin Flump was the eldest of the children and often wore a yellow and blue hat. Posie was the only girl and she always wore a bright blue ribbon on her head. Pootle was the youngest member of the Flump family, he often got things confused and he sometimes wore a white hat. Grandfather Flump was the oldest Flump and spent most of his time either in the garden playing with the younger Flumps or playing his Flumpet (musical instrument).

If Grandfather was not doing any of the above then he would sometimes be found sitting in the comfy chair reading his paper or sleeping under it as was often the case. He always woke up for tea though, especially if Mother Flump had been baking. Each episode also contained a story or pictures from Mother Flumps big book. The lack of detailed movement with their eyes was more than made up for with the delicate movements and action of their hands. Saturday, January 24th, 1976 Posie is fed up, she wants to play but it is very quiet and Grandfather Flump is fast asleep in his chair. As usual the newspaper (on the back page there is an article about West Ham United) is over his head. She heads off to find the other Flumps. She finds Mother Flump in the kitchen busy writing a special recipe for a special cake in her recipe book. Mother Flump says it is a secret and tells Posie not to tell anyone. "Keep it under your hat" she tells Posie. Posie then goes to see Perkin who is busy writing secret messages in code in his book.

She asks what he is doing and after he tells her, he says "Keep it under your hat." Posie is still not entirely sure what this all means but agrees to do as he wishes. Saturday, January 24th, 1976 Grandfather Flump is having a play on his Flumpet. Perkin Flump says it is too loud, he is in a very bad mood. For him, the waters is too cold, the floor to hard, don't like this porridge, too lumpy and sticky he says. Mother Flump tells him to cheer up otherwise he will be under a grey cloud all day. She gives him a carrot and he goes outside still in a bad mood. Perkin then remembers that Grandfather Flump likes carrots. Grandfather Flump is now fast asleep having forty winks so Perkin sticks the carrot in the Flumpet and then goes away. Perkin appears in front of Posie and Pootle, he has a large cloud over his head. Saturday, January 24th, 1976 Mother Flump is appalled as the house is total mess. She knows who is responsible, Pootle.

Pootle has lost his things and is busy looking for bits and bobs. Mother Flump gives him a present to help him keep his things from getting lost. The new pocket is shown to the other Flumps. They are very jealous but know that Mother Flump will make them one to, if they ask her. Pootle goes off to fill the pocket with things. Pootle goes to see Father Flump. Father Flump gives him an extra strong magnet. Pootle is not sure what a magnet is but as he walks away, the watering can follows him. Father stops it from leaving. Pootle goes into the kitchen and Mother Flump asks him to lay the table. As he does this, the cutlery starts to behave very oddly. Saturday, January 24th, 1976 Something new is at the Flumps. Posie and Perkin both fall over the skate, although they are not sure what it is. Pootle tries to catch the skate but it gets away from him. Mother Flump explains that Father Flump is making skates and that they are for their feet. The trio head off to see Father Flump.

He is using the skates to move things but he allows them to use one of the skates to play with. They show it to Grandfather Flump who could do with a skate for his heavy Flumpet. He is very happy. Saturday, January 24th, 1976 Posie, Perkin and Pootle Flump are having a ride on the Flumpcycle. Posie is getting very tired but Perkin says he can go on 'till teatime. Perkin says he could go on forever whilst Pootle says he could go to the Moon on the Flumpcycle. Perkin does not know how far that really is, neither does Posie. They decide to go and ask Father Flump. Unfortunately, he does not know exactly either. He explains that they would need a rocket to go to the Moon. Mother Flump shows them a picture of a rocket in her book. The young Flumps set about building their own Moon Rocket. It is huge and is made from cardboard tubes. Grandfather Flump asks where its name and number is. Flumpollo, Number 1 decides Perkin.

Posie and Perkin go inside to get some crayons, but Pootle left outside, falls asleep and he begins to dream. He dreams of blasting off in a rocket from the Flumpbase. He encounters MoonFlumps having a picnic on the Moon. When he wakes up they have a real picnic outside. Saturday, January 24th, 1976 A red and yellow balloon are in the Flump's garden. Pootle sees them, but then suddenly he does not see them. There they are again but then they are gone again. Pootles does not know what to think. Posie and Perkin come round the corner carrying the balloons. Pootle has a green balloon but cannot blow it up. Perkin offers to do it but Pootle does not want any help. He goes away to blow it up on his own. Grandfather Flump does not see Pootle and is busy playing his Flumpet. Pootle uses the Flumpet to try and blow his balloon up. At first it works but soon the balloon is too big and it bursts, startling Grandfather Flump. Father Flump arrives after hearing the bang. Grandfather Flump explains what happened.

Father Flump offers Pootle another balloon and a pump for blowing it up. Saturday, January 24th, 1976 It was an ordinary day at the Flumps home. Pootle was standing on his head, Posie did the same. Perkin arrives and shows them how to do exercises correctly. Each of the Flump family have a different method of exercising and so keeping fit. Father Flump gets out his weights to show them how he used to lift when he was younger. Grandfather Flump has a go but then wishes he hadn't. Saturday, January 24th, 1976 Perkin, Posie and Pootle are bored and down in the dumps. They have been bored all day so Father Flump suggest they find something to do. It is nearly supper time but the Flump children are bored with supper time and sleep time. Father Flump suggest they go and find out what supper will be. They go into the kitchen and ask Mother Flump. She says that it is their favourite "vegetable soup," The children say they are bored with soup, they want something different.

Saturday, January 24th, 1976 Mother Flump is baking in the kitchen and asks Pootle for a hand. She is very pleased with the help he gives her. He then goes and helps Grandfather Flump with the polishing of his Flumpet. Grandfather Flump shows him some tricks with some cards. Pootle goes off to see if anyone else needs a hand or two. Father Flump is sanding down some wood. He is not really able to help as Father Flump is doing tricky work. Pootle then goes and helps Posie but gets all tangled up in Posie's wool. Saturday, January 24th, 1976 It was a very noisy morning at the Flumps. Father Flump was busy cutting wood. Pootle was busy walking on squeaky creaky floor boards. Grandfather Flump is playing the Flumpet rather loudly. Posie and Perkin are playing snap with a pack of cards. Only Mother Flump is being quiet and she tells everyone that she has a headache. Father Flump suggests a rest in his comfy chair whilst he goes and makes her a cup of herb tea.

The other Flumps all promise to be quiet in order to let Mother Flump rest. Just as Mother Flump settles down, Father Flump wakes her up by pouring water into the kettle. The creaky floorboards walked on by Pootle, awaken Mother Flump again. Pootle says he is sorry and the children leave the room. Saturday, January 24th, 1976 Grandfather Flump got up rather late today. He is the last to finish breakfast. He suddenly remembers that it is his birthday today. There are no presents, no cards and no one has wished him a happy birthday yet. Everyone must have forgotten him. He decides to go and jog their memories. Mother Flump is in the kitchen and Grandfather Flump tries to find out if she is baking anything special. Mother Flump avoids the question and gives him the impression that she does not know what today is apart from being tomato soup day. He goes away and finds Perkin. Perkin is making a picture for Grandfather Flump. Posie sees him coming and quickly takes the picture away. Grandfather Flump tries to see if Perkin has remembered but goes away disappointed.

He next finds Posie, Father Flump and Pootle but none of them give the game away. Has no one remembered his birthday? Saturday, January 24th, 1976 The plants in the Flump's allotment are not growing very well. Father Flump and Grandfather Flump are very perplexed as to the reason why. They all decide to get their morning break (seed cake slices). Mother Flump reads them a poem about a great gardener called Uncle Weatherby. His garden was superb but he always wanted to grow plants that would not normally grow. Posie suggests that they talk to the plants in order to encourage them to grow. Perkin does the talking, whilst Pootle pretends to be a rain cloud whilst Posie pretends to be the sun. Saturday, January 24th, 1976 Mother Flump is Spring cleaning the family home. Everywhere she looks, she finds things the children have lost. She decides to start a lost property box. Father Flump arrives in the room. He has a sore throat and seem to be losing his voice. Pootle suggests that he looks for it in the lost property box.

Mother Flump has some medicine that will make him feel better. Grandfather Flump has lost his glasses, they are actually on the back of his head but he does not know they are there. Grandfather Flump gets everyone mixed up when he cannot see who they are. Posie can see the glasses and so can Perkin. Pootle finally tells Grandfather Flump where they are. The children decide to play hunt the thimble. Pootle hides it and Posie and Perkin search for it. Pootle has hidden the thimble on his hat and eventually Posie spots it. Bod (TV Series 1975– ) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The adventures of a little boy called Bod, who lives in a town with his friends Aunt Flo, P.C. Copper, Frank the Postman and Farmer Barleymow. Each episode also featured Alberto Frog and his Amazing Animal Band.

Stars: a list of 238 titles created 08 Feb 2012 a list of 75 titles created 02 May 2012 a list of 30 titles created 23 Nov 2012 a list of 699 titles created 09 Aug 2014 a list of 83 titles created 10 May 2015 Search for " Bod " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. When Jamie shines his Magic Torch on the floor of his bedroom a hole appears, leading Jamie and Wordsworth the sheepdog to the psychedelic fantasy world of Cuckooland. Stars: Brian Trueman, Kate Murray-Henderson Charming finger puppet series with Yoffy (Jones) telling stories featuring Fingermouse, Scampi, Gulliver the Seagull, and other animal characters. Stars: Rick Jones Popular British children's animation series, repeated almost constantly since 1971.

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See full summary » Stars: Kate Lonergan, Adam Morris, Danny John-Jules 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.5/10 X A team of 6 contestants play a series of physical, mental, skill and mystery games across 4 themed zones gaining as many crystals as possible which determine how many seconds they get as they attempt to win a prize inside the Crystal Dome. Stars: Richard O'Brien, Edward Tudor-Pole, Sandra Caron Button Moon (TV Series 1980) Family Mr Spoon and his family live on Junk Planet. He travels in his baked bean tin spaceship across blanket sky to Button Moon. There he meets many strange characters and watches stories unfold on other planets using his telescope. Stars: Robin Parkinson Edit Storyline A fondly remembered British children's animated show. Bod is a curious little boy who lives in a small town. Bod has four friends who live nearby and in most editions of the show he meets up with all of them at some point. Bod's friends are Aunt Flo - a little old lady. Frank - the local postman. P.C.

Copper - the local policeman and Farmer Barleymow - a local farmer. Each character has their own signature tune. The group have some very small scale adventures often with some moral to them and frequently quite surreal. Every edition of the show originally featured a segment entitled Alberto Frog and his Amazing Animal Band, but a number of these segments are now thought lost. The main story is narrated by John Le Mesurier of Dad's Army fame. Written by Mark_a_Wood <markawood@hotmail.co.uk> 10 October 1975 (UK) See more » Company Credits (Birmingham, England) – See all my reviews This was a strange programme, with basic animation but nevertheless there was something about Bod that kept me amused as a kid. "Here comes Bod" the narrator would say, we'd hear a cheeky sounding theme tune played on a piccolo and see a boy with a bald head and an evil face wearing a yellow dress walking towards us! Yes really!!

Bod also had 4 friends: Aunt Flo, Frank the Postman, Farmer Barleymow and PC Copper (each had their own theme tune - courtesy of Derek Griffiths)every episode they would do something like go to the Park, the Beach etc. Then at the end we saw them walking away into the distance hearing that mischievous sounding piccolo again. BUT!! At the end of some episodes we were treated to a story about a frog called Alberto who had an animal band, basically whatever the problem was the frog would get his band to play some music......and the problem was solved and frog was always rewarded with a milkshake. Finally we had a song and a game of snap before the end credits. All of this sounds insane, but I recently bought this on DVD and was relieved to find out that I am not mad and didn't dream any of this up. Also I enjoyed seeing it again after all this time and I can honestly say my slightly mocking tones are nothing but affectionate. 20 of 20 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes

Question: Perkin, Posie and Pootle were characters in which children’s tv programme?
Answer: The Flumps