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The main action took place on an asteroid dedicated to farming. The Foxwoods lived in a small cottage with a barn and Daisy, the cow lived in a separate farm. The atmosphere was artificial and was controlled by the weather machine in the cottage. The Gorups lived on a nearby asteroid known as 'Gorp Dale' which was dark and wet.
The principal characters were Sam; Sam's wife Lizzie; Sam and Lizzie's son, Tom; Dinko, a dog; Daisy, the cow and blue chickens called Clucks; featuring the Gorups, Splodger and Biff, two miscreants who steal food and cause trouble at the farm.
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