Gordon the Garden Gnome

Last updated

Gordon the Garden Gnome
GenreAnimation
Preschool
Created byAllan Plenderleith
Voices of Alan Titchmarsh
Maria Darling
Dan Freedman
David Holt
Rob Rackstraw
Barry Tarallo
D Brooks Haydn [1]
James Keller[ citation needed ]
Elaine Torres
Nanique Gheridian
Tom Alexander [2]
Heath Kelts [3]
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Australia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes52
Production
Running time10–12 min.
Production companies Collingwood O'Hare
Southern Star Entertainment
Suzhou Hong Ying Animation
Original release
Network CBeebies (UK)
ABC Kids (Australia)
Release2005 (2005) 
2006 (2006)

Gordon the Garden Gnome is an animated children's television series aimed at getting children interested in gardening. Gordon is a happy garden gnome, whose voice is provided by TV gardening presenter Alan Titchmarsh. The series began in 2005 until 2006.

Contents

Synopsis

The series focuses on the title character. Gordon the Garden Gnome tries his best to help the environment and the animals living in his garden, with the help of his gnome friends Percy (Voiced by David Holt), Ian (voiced by Maria Darling), Rosie (also voiced by Maria Darling) and Jerome (voiced by Dan Freedman). There is also a worm named Andrew (also voiced by David Holt), slugs named Lez (also voiced by Dan Freedman) & Dez (voiced by Rob Rackstraw), a squirrel named Daphne, a mole named Morris and many others.

Production

The series first started development in 2002. The series was originally commissioned by Collingwood O'Hare for CITV. [4] For some reason however the programme's development was taken by the BBC, as a result, the programme aired on CBeebies, the newest channel in the UK at the time dedicated solely to air preschool programming.

The series was produced in the United Kingdom by Collingwood O'Hare and in Australia by Southern Star Entertainment. Animated by Suzhou Hong Ying Animation in 2004 in China.

Telecast

The series premiered on CBeebies and ABC Kids in 2005. The series also aired in the USA on Cartoon Network's Tickle-U television programming block. The series has also been shown on KiKa in Germany.

Home media and online streaming

The series' DVDs were released by Paramount Home Entertainment in the late 2000s. Episodes can also be found on Puddle Jumper - Cartoons produced by Southern Star on YouTube (which also has some other shows all created by Southern Star). Tubi has also uploaded the entire show as well.

Related Research Articles

<i>Braceface</i> Animated sitcom

Braceface is a Canadian-Chinese animated series produced by Nelvana Limited and Jade Animation (Shenzhen) Company, and was produced in association with Teletoon and Fox Family Channel for the first season. The show features actress Alicia Silverstone from the movie Clueless serving as executive producer. The episodes focus on the misadventures of Sharon Spitz, a high school student who often struggles with an unusual ability occurring in her braces, which often creates mishaps in her daily life. Although considered to be a trademark feature in the series, later episodes began to drop this narrative in favor of tackling real-world issues. Unlike most animated shows which take place in fictional cities or states, etc., this one takes place in the real-life town of Elkford, British Columbia.

<i>The Huckleberry Hound Show</i> American animated television series

The Huckleberry Hound Show is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, and the second series produced by the studio following The Ruff and Reddy Show. The show first aired in syndication on September 29, 1958, and was sponsored by Kellogg's. Three segments were included in the program: one featuring Huckleberry Hound, another with Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks, which starred two mice who in each short found a new way to outwit the cat Mr. Jinks, and a third starring Yogi Bear and his friend Boo Boo. The series last aired on December 1, 1961.

Buddy (<i>Looney Tunes</i>) Warner Bros. theatrical cartoon character

Buddy is an animated cartoon character in the Looney Tunes series by Leon Schlesinger Productions. He was the second star of the series, after Bosko.

<i>Bob the Builder</i> British childrens animated television show

Bob the Builder is a British animated children's television series created by Keith Chapman for HIT Entertainment and Hot Animation. The series follows the adventures of Bob, a general contractor, specialising in masonry, along with his colleague Wendy, various neighbours, and friends, and equipment, and their gang of anthropomorphised work-vehicles, Scoop, Muck, Dizzy, Roley, Lofty and many others. The series ran from 12 April 1999 to 31 December 2011 in the United Kingdom through the CBBC strand and later CBeebies. The series originally used stop-motion from 1999 to 2009, but later used CGI animation starting with the spin-off series Ready, Steady, Build! (2010-2011). The British proprietors of Bob the Builder and Thomas & Friends sold the enterprise in 2011 to US toy-maker Mattel for $680 million.

Little Robots is a British stop-motion animated children's television series, produced by Cosgrove Hall Films for Create TV & Film and broadcast on CBeebies. The series was based on the eponymous book by Mike Brownlow in 1999, published by Ragged Bears Publishing.

<i>Rubbadubbers</i> British stop-motion childrens television series

Rubbadubbers is a British stop-motion children's television series produced by HIT Entertainment and HOT Animation. The series was broadcast in the UK on BBC2 and CBeebies from 2002 to 2005. Created by Peter Curtis, it focuses on seven friendly, sentient bath toys as they tell stories in imaginary worlds outside of their bathroom - the ringleader in the series being a pink frog named Tubb. In the US, the series was broadcast on Nickelodeon, Noggin and PBS Kids Sprout.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Muffin the Mule</span> British childrens TV puppet character (1946–1955)

Muffin the Mule is an animated puppet animal character in a British 1946 to 1955 television show for children. The puppet was made in 1933 for Ann Hogarth The original TV shows featuring the animal character himself were presented by Annette Mills, and broadcast live by the BBC from their studios at Alexandra Palace from autumn 1946 to winter 1954. Mills and the puppet continued with programmes that were broadcast until 1955, when Mills died. The television series then transferred to ITV in 1956 and 1957. A modern animated version of Muffin the Mule aired on the British CBeebies channel between autumn 2005 and early summer 2011 in the United Kingdom.

<i>Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks</i> Irish animated childrens television series

Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks, or Jakers in Europe, is an Irish-British-American animated children's television series. The series was broadcast on PBS Kids in the United States, and on CBBC and CBeebies in the United Kingdom. It was also broadcast in Australia on ABC Kids. The series ran for three seasons and 52 episodes total from September 7, 2003, to January 23, 2007, with reruns airing through August 31, 2008. Reruns aired on the Qubo television network from June 30, 2012 to March 26, 2017.

<i>64 Zoo Lane</i> Childrens television series

64 Zoo Lane is a children's animated series created by Belgian-born English author An Vrombaut. The series is co-produced by French animation studio Millimages and British-based Zoo Lane Productions in association with ZDF and ZDF Enterprises. La Cinquième, The Itsy Bitsy Entertainment Co., Sofica Cofanim and CBeebies, with the participation of France 5 /France Televisions.

<i>Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs</i> Childrens books and animated television series

Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs is a series of children's books written and illustrated by Ian Whybrow and Adrian Reynolds. The series is about a 5-year-old boy named Harry, who has a bucket full of six dinosaurs named Taury, Trike, Patsy, Pterence, Sid, and Steggy. In the books, the dinosaurs talk to Harry but seem to be toys to the other characters. The other main characters are Mum, Nana, Harry's best friend Charlie, and Harry's sister Sam. A major difference is that the book series includes an Anchisaurus while the TV series does not.

<i>Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!</i> U.K. TV series

Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! is a British animated children's television series, produced by Collingwood O'Hare Productions Limited, originally distributed by HIT Entertainment and currently distributed by Foothill Entertainment, which aired from 2 June 2003 until 29 August 2005 on CITV, and then rebroadcast on CBeebies from 26 January 2009 to 2 June 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Collingwood & Co.</span>

Collingwood & Co. is a British animation studio based in London headed by writer and director Tony Collingwood. They are known for animated television series like Oscar's Orchestra, Dennis the Menace, Gordon the Garden Gnome, Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!, The Secret Show, and The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, among others.

<i>The Koala Brothers</i> British-Australian childrens television series

The Koala Brothers is a stop-motion animated children's television series, created by David Johnson. It features the adventures of two koala brothers named Frank and Buster, who pilot an aeroplane as they seek to help their friends in a sleepy town in the Australian outback. The series was narrated by Jonathan Coleman. 78 episodes were produced over 3 seasons, alongside one Christmas special.

<i>Pinky Dinky Doo</i> Childrens TV series

Pinky Dinky Doo is an animated children's television series created by Jim Jinkins. It was produced and co-owned by Jinkins' Cartoon Pizza and Sesame Workshop. The series was made in association with Discovery Kids Latin America, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. For the second season, Abrams Gentile Entertainment, and the Canadian studio Keyframe Digital Productions joined as production companies. Each episode follows an imaginative pink-haired girl named Pinky Dinky Doo, her brother Tyler and pet Mr. Guinea Pig as she makes up her own stories.

<i>Super Mario World</i> (TV series) Television series

Super Mario World is an animated television series based on the video game of the same name by Nintendo. It is the third and final animated series based on the Mario video game series. Thirteen episodes of the show were aired as part of a block with Captain N: The Game Master, called Captain N and the New Super Mario World, on NBC. The animation was provided by Pacific Rim Productions.

<i>3rd & Bird</i> Childrens television series

3rd & Bird is a children's animated television series created by Josh Selig and directed by Jennifer Oxley. The series was animated by Little Airplane Productions, which opened a second studio in London to produce it. The show revolves around a community of birds and their adventures. It was broadcast on the BBC's CBeebies channel from 1 July 2008 to 31 July 2010. Described in its initial press release as "a charming new animated series all about community", the show's format generally involves one or more of the characters encountering a problem which must be solved using the social skills which pre-school children must develop in order to make their way in the world.

<i>Sarah & Duck</i> British animated childrens television series

Sarah & Duck is a British animated children's television series created by Sarah Gomes Harris and Tim O'Sullivan, and produced by Karrot Animation for the BBC. Though designed as a story-driven animation primarily targeted at 4 to 6 year old children since premiering at the MIPCOM trade show in 2012, the series has a small adult following.

<i>Bing</i> (TV series) British childrens television series

Bing is an animated children's television series based on the books by Ted Dewan and produced by Acamar Films.The series follows a preschool bunny boy named Bing as he experiences everyday issues.

Ruff-Ruff, Tweet and Dave is an interactive animated children's television series which premiered in the United Kingdom on CBeebies and in the United States on Sprout in 2015. Hulu acquired the streaming rights in 2016. Production ceased on new episodes when Universal Kids stopped developing original shows in 2019.

Iconicles is a live-action/animated television series for pre-schoolers. The series is a British-American co-production between Create Media Ventures and phuuz entertainment, in association with Foothill Entertainment and Dinamo Productions. The series uses a cross between live-action, flash animation, and CGI animation.

References

  1. "Voice123 | World's 1st voice over marketplace".
  2. http://alexanderproductions.com/tomalexandermusic/blog/?page_id=16
  3. "Heath Kelts animation". YouTube .
  4. "Forum's co-pro conundrum".