Edward and Friends

Edward and Friends

Edward and Friends was a children's TV series in puppet animation from FilmFair that aired on British and Canadian television in 1986. The series was set in the fictional town of Fabuland. Fabuland was a Lego theme that lasted 10 years from 1979 to 1989. Edward was the main Character in the television show and the episodes were centered around him and his two friends Bonnie and Max.

It was Lego's first foray into puppet animation and television in general.

Bernard Cribbins provided the voice-over for the show. Written by Michael Cole with music by Mike Batt. A FilmFair London Production.

List of Fabuland Characters

*Barty Bulldog
*Billy Bear
*Bruno Bear
*Barney Bear
*Buster Bulldog
*Bertie Bulldog
*Boris Bulldog
*Bonnie Bunny
*Carol Cat
*Catherine Cat
*Charlie Cat
*Chester Chimp
*Clara Cow
*Clive Crocodile
*Joe Crow
*Dr. David Dog
*Edward Elephant
*Ernie Elephant
*Freddy Fox
*Gabriel Gorilla
*Gertrude Goat
*George Goat
*Hannah Hippopotamus
*Hugo Hog
*Harry Horse
*Henry Horse
*Lisa Lamb
*Lucy Lamb
*Lionel Lion
*Mike Monkey
*Marjorie Mouse
*Marc Monkey
*Max Mouse
*Morty Mouse
*Patricia Pig
*Percy Pig
*Peter Pig
*Perry Panda
*Paulette Poodle
*Paul Parrot
*Robby Rabbit
*Ricky Raccoon
*Roger Raccoon
*Sandy Seagull
*Walter Walrus
*William Walrus

Videos

There were two volumes of Edward and Friends released on VHS. Each episode is 5 minutes in length. Two episodes never made it to the VHS releases, Christmas in Fabuland and Edward and the big balloon.

Volume 1 contains the following episodes:

*Edward gets the Hiccups
*Lionel's Party
*Boris gets a Scooter
*Clive's Kite
*Bertie's First Case
*Edward and the Camera
*Edward joins the Band
*Edward goes Jogging
*Wilfred's Treasure

Volume 2 contains the following episodes:

*Edward to the Rescue
*The Play
*A Day for Skating
*Bonnie and the Mole
*Max and the Rainbow
*Wilfred's Rocking Chair
*Edward tries to help
*Lionel's Car
*A Robot for Max

Books

In addition, there were also a series of seven books published by Ladybird Books Inc. The books have the same title as the TV series episodes and used still photos from the TV show. Each book contains 2 stories except Christmas in FabulandThe list of books available were:
*Lionel's Party/Edward and the Camera ISBN 0-7214-1063-4,
*Edward gets the Hiccups/Wilfred's Treasure ISBN 0-7214-1064-2,
*Edward joins the band/Clive's Kite ISBN 0-7214-1083-9,
*Lionel's Car/Edward to the rescue ISBN 0-7214-1084-7,
*Edward tries to help/Boris gets a scooter ISBN 0-7214-1200-9,
*Edward and the big balloon/A robot for Max ISBN 0-7214-1201-7,
*Christmas in Fabuland ISBN 0-7214-1191-6,

Credits

*Voices: Bernard Cribbens, Royce Mills, Bill Pertwee, Sheila Steafel
*Written by: Michael Cole
*Music by: Mike Batt
*Technical Design: Gordon Tait
*Models: Heather Boucher, Pauline London, Dave Witts
*Edited by: Rob Dunbar
*Executive Producer: Graham Clutterbuck
*Produced by: Barrie Edwards
*Animated & Directed by: Jo Pullen, Martin Pullen, Jeff Newitt

External links

[http://www.toonhound.com/edward.htm Toonhound article on Edward and Friends]


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