Kipper | |
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Genre | Children's television show Slice of life Education Comedy |
Created by | Mick Inkpen |
Based on | Kipper the Dog books by Mick Inkpen |
Directed by | Mike Stuart |
Voices of | Martin Clunes Chris Lang Julia Sawalha |
Music by | Bob Heatlie |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of series | 6 |
No. of episodes | 78 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Producer | Ginger Gibbons |
Running time | 10 minutes (approx.) |
Production companies | Grand Slamm Children's Films HIT Entertainment PLC |
Original release | |
Network | ITV (CITV) |
Release | 5 September 1997 – 21 December 2000 |
Kipper is a British preschool animated children's television series based on the characters from Mick Inkpen's Kipper the Dog picture book series. [1] Seventy-eight episodes were produced. [2] Out of these, thirteen episodes - twelve of the first series, and the last of the third series, were written by Mick Inkpen himself. The videos have won awards including a BAFTA award for best children's animation. The show was released on VHS and DVD by HIT Entertainment.
The series follows Kipper the Dog as he goes on many fun and exciting adventures in a variety of places throughout the English countryside with his friends, Tiger, Pig, Arnold, and Jake.
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 13 | 5 September 1997 | 28 November 1997 | |
2 | 13 | 24 September 1998 | 17 December 1998 | |
3 | 13 | 21 January 1999 | 15 April 1999 | |
4 | 13 | 23 September 1999 | 16 December 1999 | |
5 | 13 | 20 January 2000 | 13 April 2000 | |
6 | 13 | 28 September 2000 | 21 December 2000 |
The series aired on CITV in the United Kingdom. In the United States, it aired on Nick Jr. It also aired in Canada on YTV around the late 1990s as a part of its YTV Jr. lineup.
In the United Kingdom, HIT Video and HIT Entertainment PLC both released various VHS tapes and DVD releases of the television series.
Release name | Format | Release year | Episodes |
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The Visitor and Other Stories | VHS | 1998 |
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Pig's Present and Other Stories | VHS | 1998 |
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The Little Ghost and Other Stories | VHS | 1998 |
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Snowy Day and Other Stories | VHS | 1999 |
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Kipper's Circus and Other Stories | VHS | 1999 |
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The Treasure Hunt and Other Stories | VHS | 1999 |
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Christmas Eve and Other Stories | VHS | 1999 |
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Looking after Arnold and Other Stories | VHS | 2000 |
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The Big Freeze and Other Stories | VHS | 2000 |
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Crazy Golf and Other Stories | VHS | 2000 |
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Hide and Seek and Other Stories | VHS | 2001 |
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The Flying Machine and Other Stories | VHS | 2001 |
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The Robot and Other Stories | VHS | 2001 |
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The Magic Carpet and Other Stories | VHS | 2002 |
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Classic Collection | VHS/DVD | 2004 |
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Treasured Tales | DVD | 2009 |
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In the United States, VHS tapes of the show were originally released by Hallmark Home Entertainment through Family Home Entertainment, Artisan Entertainment, and briefly Lyrick Studios, and later on, VHS tapes and DVDs were released by HIT themselves.
Video name | Format | Release date | Episodes |
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The Visitor and Other Stories | VHS | July 14, 1999 |
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Pig's Present and Other Stories | VHS | February 1, 2000 |
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Snowy Day and Other Stories | VHS | August 15, 2000 |
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Pools, Parks and Picnics | VHS/DVD | June 5, 2001 (VHS)/July 1, 2003 (DVD) |
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Tiger Tales | VHS/DVD | June 5, 2001 (VHS)/January 25, 2005 (DVD) |
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Playtime in the Park (Blockbuster Exclusive) | VHS | June 5, 2001 |
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Imagine That | VHS/DVD | January 15, 2002 (VHS)/March 23, 2004 (DVD) |
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Cuddly Critters | VHS/DVD | March 5, 2002 (VHS)/January 28, 2003 (DVD) |
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Amazing Discoveries | VHS/DVD | June 4, 2002 (VHS)/May 3, 2005 (DVD) |
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Let It Snow | VHS/DVD | October 22, 2002 (VHS)/September 30, 2003 (DVD) |
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Playtime | VHS/DVD | January 28, 2003 |
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Fun in the Sun | VHS/DVD | June 3, 2003 |
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Friendship Tails | VHS/DVD | January 27, 2004 |
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Water Play | VHS/DVD | March 23, 2004 |
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Kipper Helps Out | VHS/DVD | August 10, 2004 |
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Puppy Love | VHS/DVD | January 25, 2005 |
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This list is for videos that were never released on physical media and are only available on digital download in the US. There are currently only two. One is called "Tales of Adventure" featuring episodes already on other releases. The other is an alternate version of "The Visitor & Other Stories" in which the episodes are in reverse order as to how they are on the US VHS release.
Release name | Release year | Episodes |
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Tales of Adventure | 2013 |
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The Visitor & Other Stories | 2013 |
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Common Sense Media gives Kipper four out of five stars, and it says the show's characters are positive role models, except Tiger, "but he always learns his lessons"; all the characters "do lots of exploring and learn lessons about friendship, kindness, and the difference between right and wrong". [3] A list published by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute names Kipper as the top television show for two- and three-year-old children because of its focus on "developing social and emotional intelligence" through interactions among its characters. [4]
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