Dr Otter

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Dr Otter is a stop-motion animated series created and written by David Bonner [1] and produced by Ealing Animation [2] .It was shown on CBBC during 2001 and rerun on CBeebies in 2002 [3] [4] . There were 3 seasons in all. [5]

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Plot

Dr Melvyn P Otter is the GP for a small group of animals. He lives in a delightful riverside house with his wife, Raylee and his faithful assistant, Flybread (a cat). Each episode, Dr Otter is called upon to tend his little catchment area, which include Mrs Canny Body, Dunston the mole and the Rabbit family, as well as a chameleon called Lucky who comes from Spain.

Characters

As well being voiced by Rob Rackstraw and Jan Francis, the other characters are voiced by Maria Darling and Jimmy Hibbert.

Themes

Dr Otter is a very gentle medical children's programme that focuses far more on Flybread's attitude and learning about the community, and each episode deals with a minor moral dilemma, rather than a medical one!

Home release

Dr Otter was released on Region 2 And Region 4 DVD on 10 January 2005. [5]

Episodes

Season 1 (2001)

1.Colour Me Lucky

2.Blackberry Surprise

3.Melvyn's Birthday

4.Dr Otter's Mouldy Golf Bag

5.Doctor Donna

6. The Odd-Job Gang

7.Sale of the Century

8.School's Out

9.After The Storm

Season 2 (2001–2002)

1.Stucky Lucky

2.A New Home For Lucky

3.Treasure Hunt

4.Pumpkin Soup

5.Cold Comfort

6.Summer Break

7.Melvyn's Lodgers

8.Oh What A Beotiful Day

9. Things That Go Bump in the Night

Season 3 (2002)

1.Dunston's Spring Clean

2.Statue Over There

3.Crash

4.Best Foot Forward

5.Un-Lucky

6.A Fishy Tale

7. Getting The Needle

8.Mr Bumble

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