Richmond Park is the largest of the Royal Parks, occupying some 2,500 acres. There are hundreds of red and fallow deer roaming free across it, presumably much h. Chorlton and the Wheelies is an animated children's television series that ran from September 1976 until June 1979 on the British television channel ITV. Chorlton And The Wheelies T ShirtChorlton and the Wheelies (1. Jump. in, we'll take you for a spin, and show you round the Wheelie World..". Wheelie. World is a strange place. The majority of the inhabitants are nothingmore than heads on wheels - indeed three wheels. Jolly Zoomer, Jenny, King. Otto, Queen Doris and The. Minister are usually to be found freewheeling about. But not whenwe first meet them - oh no - because when we first. Chorlton And The Wheelies YoutubeChorlton and the Wheelies! Bizarre British animation about a Happiness Dragon called Chorlton and an evil witch called Fenella.
Wheeliesthey and their kingdom is actually swathed in a. Wheelies themselves deep in a. Fenella the fez- wearing evil welsh Kettle Witch. The narration tells us everything: "On that particular day the Land Of The Wheelies. Micklemas - . fast asleep and miserable!" But then something happened: "And. Inside this spotty egg is Chorlton, the magical. Happiness Dragon. He's as daftas a brush and speaks in a broad Yorkshire accent. Chorlton is immune to. Fenella's magic and he quickly dispells the gloom. Wheelie. World, much to her continued chargrin. From then on. whenever she or her croniestry to intefere with the Wheelies, Chorlton is there. By. 'eck! "Chorlton and the Wheelies" ranks very. It's bright and jolly, withsome terrific design and voicework. As well as chorlton's. Halifax" inflection,and Fenella's wild Welshness, we have her cronies. Reilly the "Oirish" telescope,Claptrap von Spilldabeans her talking Germanic spellbook. The Toadieswho gabble in Milligan- esque Chinese. Fenella herself. is fab. When she getsenraged (frequently) she blobs up and down, disappearing. Spout Hall.. The main dwelling area of Wheelie World consists of several. Nut and bolt pylons decorate. Sadlands, a place festooned with urchin- like trees. Perched on. a outcrop overlooking thesespines is the black kettle castle of Spout Hall. Ffestiniog! Chorlton appears in his egg in the very first episode. Happiness Is Hatched". No one is quite sure where this egg came from, even. No use asking where it came from. To this day nobody knows.." Stamped on the inside of this egg are the words. Made in Chorlton- cum- Hardy". So the Wheelies name him Chorlton. Chorlton- cum- Hardy. Manchester, and it just happens to be the headquarters. Cosgrove Hall.. When interviewed for Channel 4's round- up of the. Top 1. 00 Kids Shows in 2. Brian Trueman revealed the problems they. Claptrap was decoratedwith the Star of David!. Ay- up! Watching the series again on DVD, you can freeze- frame. You can clearly see the wireskeleton poking out of the ends of the fingers. Wheelie World is also quite rough in construction. It all adds to the charm of the. You should also watch out for the arrival of Clifford. Fennella's gormless son. He'sa giant and is revealed as one single extra- large. Monty Python foot. Whenever he shows up Wheelie World is shaken down. The film makers simply rock their camera to achieve the effect. Three colourful Chorlton series were produced in. Christmasspecial, Chorlton. Ice World.. See also Chorlton. Iceworld (special). Episode. titles Series one. Series three. Happiness is Hatched. Fenella. and the Face Fungus Happiness is Dragon- Shaped. Spot. the Happiness Dragon. Chorlton says it with Flowers. Queen. Doris' Silver Jubilee. The Lost Wheelie Chorlton. Spinning Spell Chorlton and the Crime Wave The. Day the Lights Went Out Chorlton gets his Wheels Free- Wheeling. Fenella. The Great Drought Hop. Skip and Crunch. The Wheel Hockey Derby Hide. Shriek Many Happy Returns. Octoblob. at Twilight. The Dancing Lesson. Pablo's. World. The Day of the Grand Race Skateboard. Special. When the Band Played on and on Some. Like it Hot. Chorlton's Gift of Happiness Royal. Wheelyworld Pipe Band Series two The. Up and Down Plants. Toady. Trouble Tyred. Out. Chorlton. and the Silence Spell. Chorlton. and the Singing Stones Inside. Kettle. The. Day of the See- Through Chorlton. Double. Trouble The. Keep- Fit Class. The. Wishing Tree. Take. Your Partners. Octoblob. Chorlton. and the Snow Dragon. Chorlton. on DVD Chorlton. Wheelies box set. Region. 2 / all 3. Iceworld / June 2. Complete. Series 1 Region. Fremantle / March 2. Complete. Series 2 Region. Fremantle / June 2. Complete. Series 3 Region. Fremantle / Sept 2. Cosgrove Hall Productions Ltd director: Chris. Taylor producers: Brian. Cosgrove, Mark Hallstories: Jo. Kempscripts: Brian. Truemanmusic: Joe. Griffiths animators: Jackie. Cockle, Joe Dembinskicamera. Jim Nobleeditor: Dave. Street narrator. Joe Lynch.
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