Round the Bend

[Mel_...@hotmail.com]

Hi, I'm pretty new to all this so please excuse any mistakes. I was wondering
whether anybody else remembered a programme called 'Round the Bend" (made by
Hatrick or something), which involved various animals living in a sewer. One
was called Doc Croc I think and from what I can remember it was quite risky
for children's tv. Everybody else I have asked looks at me in bemusement, so
I hope somebody else remebers it. Any offers?

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[Ian Oliver]

Hi folks,

Mel_...@hotmail.com wrote:

>I was wondering whether anybody else remembered a programme called
>'Round the Bend" (made by Hatrick or something), which involved various
>animals living in a sewer.

Ehehe yep! A childrens show made by the same people who produced
other Hat Trick programmes (cf Chelmsford 123) and in the same vein.

My memories are slightly vague ... gosh I was about 12! The boss was
indeed Doc Croc; there was also a female journalistic hamster with
glasses who kept popping up in famous people's toilets hoping for an
interview and getting promptly squashed, another hamsterlike creature
(male) who kept ketting hit by Doc's tail, and some kind of artist as
well ....

I can't remember any other names at the mo but if I see them I'll go
'oh yes'!

The opening credits gave the impression that 'Round the Bend' was
basically a comic for TV. There were also quite silly cartoons in it
frequently, parodying real cartoons, and I *think* it was in 'Round
the Bend' that they had a kind of serial going called 'False Teeth
from Beyond the Stars' (spoof on typical
aliens-invade-the-Earth-and-the-only-people-who-can-stop-them-eventually-fall-in-love
story) but I may or may not be mistaken!

Hope this helps; i'm sure other people out there have better memories
than me!

Ian.
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[Robert Hampton]

In article <6iichf$7ro$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, Mel_...@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> Hi, I'm pretty new to all this so please excuse any mistakes. I was

> wondering whether anybody else remembered a programme called 'Round the
> Bend" (made by Hatrick or something), which involved various animals

> living in a sewer. One was called Doc Croc I think and from what I can
> remember it was quite risky for children's tv. Everybody else I have asked
> looks at me in bemusement, so I hope somebody else remebers it. Any
> offers?

Yes, I remember it! Children's ITV around 1990/1 if I remember correctly.
Also shown on The Children's Channel on satellite a few years ago.

I seem to remember among the features were "False Teeth From Beyond The
Stars" and "Wee-Man and the Masters of the Looniverse". The opening titles
started by being flushed down a toilet and then dirty water slooshing round
a sewer.

I do remember that the puppets were by the Spitting Image Workshop.

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Robert Hampton, Liverpool, UK
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[Peter Thomas]

Mel_...@hotmail.com wrote:

>Hi, I'm pretty new to all this so please excuse any mistakes. I was wondering
>whether anybody else remembered a programme called 'Round the Bend" (made by
>Hatrick or something), which involved various animals living in a sewer. One
>was called Doc Croc I think and from what I can remember it was quite risky
>for children's tv. Everybody else I have asked looks at me in bemusement, so
>I hope somebody else remebers it. Any offers?

Made for Yorkshire Television by the same team (well, more or less)
that worked on Oink Comic (yes, a real comic, not a TV programme) back
in the 80's.

*Very* similar in style to Oink Comic, altho a little toned down.

--
pete [at] prodge.demon.co.uk
"Best time to ring is between 1am and 7am" - Genuine quote from
a Demon Tech Support operator.

[John Sayle]

Peter Thomas wrote in message
<894230040.14335.0...@news.demon.co.uk>...

Hi
I'm fairly sure the show was written by two friends of mine Craig Ferguson
and Patrick Gallagher.
I've been working with them recently on another show Out Of Tune and seem to
remember them mentioning it.
I know they've got another equally good idea under developement at the
moment, again, I think, with Yorkshire Television. haven't spoken to them
for a few weeks but I'll ask next time..

John Sayle

[Rachel Edwards]

Ian Oliver (I...@leesti.demon.co.uk) wrote:
: indeed Doc Croc; there was also a female journalistic hamster with

: glasses who kept popping up in famous people's toilets hoping for an

i think she was called jemima green?
the others were vaudeville vince vermin, a kind of dogsbody, and
luigi bruschetti, the artist (please excuse spellings!!!) they were
sewer rats (afaik).

my favourite cartoon was psycho the magician. i've taken his teachings
to heart... :) anyone know if the people who did some of the cartoons
did the family ness too?

sees ya later,
raych.
first sighting in this newsgroup...