- Engie Benjy
"Engie Benjy" is a pre-school children's
television show. Engie Benjy is a blue haired boy, a mechanic who helps fix problems with his friends' vehicles. His dog is Jollop. Other characters include Pilot Pete and Astronaut Al. The vehicles included in the show are a van (Dan the van), a bus, a bike, a plane, a boat, a tractor and a spaceship.Engie Benjy has a few catch phrases: "whadda-we-do-Dan?", "This is an emergency!" and "Great work team!" Engie also has a song he sings when solving a problem: "There's a problem here without a doubt, let's look around and check it out... Spin the screws, hear the hum, check the temperature.."
The main character voices are provided by television double act, Ant and Dec. In the first series Dec voiced the title role of Engie Benjy while Ant voiced his dog, Jollop. In the third series another character was added for Ant to voice called Trucker Troy, Engie Benjy's cousin.
The show was produced by Bridget Appleby,
Cosgrove Hall Films and first shown onGranada Kids , and it is also seen onNick Jr . It has been sold in over 80 territories worldwide.eries guide
*Series 1: 13 editions - First shown from
4 September 2002
*Series 2: 13 editions - First shown from9 September 2003
*Series 3: 13 editions - First shown from22 March 2004
*Series 4: 13 editions - First shown from6 September 2004 External links
* [http://www.granadamedia.com/sf/gm/news_article.asp?section_id=5&sub_section_id=0&news_id=47 "Engie Benjy"] at GranadaMedia.com
* [http://nickjr.co.uk/shows/engie/engie.aspx "Engie Benjy"] at NickJr.co.uk
* [http://www.worldscreen.com/featuresarchive.php?filename=1002animators.txt Worldscreen]
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