Round the Bend
Round the Bend was a satirical British children's television series, which ran on Children's ITV for three series from 1989 to 1991. The show was a Hat Trick production for Yorkshire Television. The show was later repeated on Channel 4, The Children's Channel and Nickelodeon UK and was nominated for an RTS Award. It was created by the team behind the comic Oink! - Patrick Gallagher, Tony Husband and Mark Rodgers. The puppets, animation characters and main set were designed by Gallagher, who was also the show's graphic designer. The puppets were made by the team who made the puppets for Spitting Image. Round the Bend was a satirical parody of Saturday morning magazine shows — with a host providing linking material between cartoons, music videos and news sections - albeit set in a sewer. The anarchic tone of the show and its parody cartoons was similar to that of Viz. The animated segments were done by Aardman Animations and Catalyst Pictures. The title of the show is a reference to a toilet U-bend, with the opening titles beginning with the camera being flushed down a toilet and ending up in a sewer.
Cast
Seasons & Episodes
E1Episode 1
Apr 5, 1988
Comic Book presented parodies of other popular childrens programmes. Vegetables (Neighbours) Wee-man and the Masters of the Looniverse Palace Hill (Grange Hill) Nursery Crimes (Jackanory) Teenage Mutant Ninja Toilets Teenage Mutant Ninja Teddies Old Age Uselss Nitwit Tortoises Attack of the Atomic Banana Thunderpants (Thundercats) Transformaloids (Trandformers) Woolly the Wonder Sheep (Champion the Wonder Horse) Botman (Batman) Pzycho the Magnificent The Oddbod Family Tommy's Magic Time Trousers Cosmic Comprehensive
E2Episode 2
Apr 12, 1988
Comic Book presented parodies of other popular childrens programmes. Vegetables (Neighbours) Wee-man and the Masters of the Looniverse Palace Hill (Grange Hill) Nursery Crimes (Jackanory) Teenage Mutant Ninja Toilets Teenage Mutant Ninja Teddies Old Age Uselss Nitwit Tortoises Attack of the Atomic Banana Thunderpants (Thundercats) Transformaloids (Trandformers) Woolly the Wonder Sheep (Champion the Wonder Horse) Botman (Batman) Pzycho the Magnificent The Oddbod Family Tommy's Magic Time Trousers Cosmic Comprehensive
E3Episode 3
Apr 19, 1988
Comic Book presented parodies of other popular childrens programmes. Vegetables (Neighbours) Wee-man and the Masters of the Looniverse Palace Hill (Grange Hill) Nursery Crimes (Jackanory) Teenage Mutant Ninja Toilets Teenage Mutant Ninja Teddies Old Age Uselss Nitwit Tortoises Attack of the Atomic Banana Thunderpants (Thundercats) Transformaloids (Trandformers) Woolly the Wonder Sheep (Champion the Wonder Horse) Botman (Batman) Pzycho the Magnificent The Oddbod Family Tommy's Magic Time Trousers Cosmic Comprehensive
E4Episode 4
Apr 26, 1988
Comic Book presented parodies of other popular childrens programmes. Vegetables (Neighbours) Wee-man and the Masters of the Looniverse Palace Hill (Grange Hill) Nursery Crimes (Jackanory) Teenage Mutant Ninja Toilets Teenage Mutant Ninja Teddies Old Age Uselss Nitwit Tortoises Attack of the Atomic Banana Thunderpants (Thundercats) Transformaloids (Trandformers) Woolly the Wonder Sheep (Champion the Wonder Horse) Botman (Batman) Pzycho the Magnificent The Oddbod Family Tommy's Magic Time Trousers Cosmic Comprehensive
E5Episode 5
May 3, 1988
Comic Book presented parodies of other popular childrens programmes. Vegetables (Neighbours) Wee-man and the Masters of the Looniverse Palace Hill (Grange Hill) Nursery Crimes (Jackanory) Teenage Mutant Ninja Toilets Teenage Mutant Ninja Teddies Old Age Uselss Nitwit Tortoises Attack of the Atomic Banana Thunderpants (Thundercats) Transformaloids (Trandformers) Woolly the Wonder Sheep (Champion the Wonder Horse) Botman (Batman) Pzycho the Magnificent The Oddbod Family Tommy's Magic Time Trousers Cosmic Comprehensive
E6Episode 6
May 10, 1988
Comic Book presented parodies of other popular childrens programmes. Vegetables (Neighbours) Wee-man and the Masters of the Looniverse Palace Hill (Grange Hill) Nursery Crimes (Jackanory) Teenage Mutant Ninja Toilets Teenage Mutant Ninja Teddies Old Age Uselss Nitwit Tortoises Attack of the Atomic Banana Thunderpants (Thundercats) Transformaloids (Trandformers) Woolly the Wonder Sheep (Champion the Wonder Horse) Botman (Batman) Pzycho the Magnificent The Oddbod Family Tommy's Magic Time Trousers Cosmic Comprehensive
E1Episode 1
Apr 4, 1989
Comic Book presented parodies of other popular childrens programmes. Vegetables (Neighbours) Wee-man and the Masters of the Looniverse Palace Hill (Grange Hill) Nursery Crimes (Jackanory) Teenage Mutant Ninja Toilets Teenage Mutant Ninja Teddies Old Age Uselss Nitwit Tortoises Attack of the Atomic Banana Thunderpants (Thundercats) Transformaloids (Trandformers) Woolly the Wonder Sheep (Champion the Wonder Horse) Botman (Batman) Pzycho the Magnificent The Oddbod Family Tommy's Magic Time Trousers Cosmic Comprehensive
E2Episode 2
Apr 11, 1989
Comic Book presented parodies of other popular childrens programmes. Vegetables (Neighbours) Wee-man and the Masters of the Looniverse Palace Hill (Grange Hill) Nursery Crimes (Jackanory) Teenage Mutant Ninja Toilets Teenage Mutant Ninja Teddies Old Age Uselss Nitwit Tortoises Attack of the Atomic Banana Thunderpants (Thundercats) Transformaloids (Trandformers) Woolly the Wonder Sheep (Champion the Wonder Horse) Botman (Batman) Pzycho the Magnificent The Oddbod Family Tommy's Magic Time Trousers Cosmic Comprehensive
E3Episode 3
Apr 18, 1989
Comic Book presented parodies of other popular childrens programmes. Vegetables (Neighbours) Wee-man and the Masters of the Looniverse Palace Hill (Grange Hill) Nursery Crimes (Jackanory) Teenage Mutant Ninja Toilets Teenage Mutant Ninja Teddies Old Age Uselss Nitwit Tortoises Attack of the Atomic Banana Thunderpants (Thundercats) Transformaloids (Trandformers) Woolly the Wonder Sheep (Champion the Wonder Horse) Botman (Batman) Pzycho the Magnificent The Oddbod Family Tommy's Magic Time Trousers Cosmic Comprehensive
E4Episode 4
Apr 25, 1989
Comic Book presented parodies of other popular childrens programmes. Vegetables (Neighbours) Wee-man and the Masters of the Looniverse Palace Hill (Grange Hill) Nursery Crimes (Jackanory) Teenage Mutant Ninja Toilets Teenage Mutant Ninja Teddies Old Age Uselss Nitwit Tortoises Attack of the Atomic Banana Thunderpants (Thundercats) Transformaloids (Trandformers) Woolly the Wonder Sheep (Champion the Wonder Horse) Botman (Batman) Pzycho the Magnificent The Oddbod Family Tommy's Magic Time Trousers Cosmic Comprehensive
E5Episode 5
May 2, 1989
Comic Book presented parodies of other popular childrens programmes. Vegetables (Neighbours) Wee-man and the Masters of the Looniverse Palace Hill (Grange Hill) Nursery Crimes (Jackanory) Teenage Mutant Ninja Toilets Teenage Mutant Ninja Teddies Old Age Uselss Nitwit Tortoises Attack of the Atomic Banana Thunderpants (Thundercats) Transformaloids (Trandformers) Woolly the Wonder Sheep (Champion the Wonder Horse) Botman (Batman) Pzycho the Magnificent The Oddbod Family Tommy's Magic Time Trousers Cosmic Comprehensive
E6Episode 6
May 9, 1989
Comic Book presented parodies of other popular childrens programmes. Vegetables (Neighbours) Wee-man and the Masters of the Looniverse Palace Hill (Grange Hill) Nursery Crimes (Jackanory) Teenage Mutant Ninja Toilets Teenage Mutant Ninja Teddies Old Age Uselss Nitwit Tortoises Attack of the Atomic Banana Thunderpants (Thundercats) Transformaloids (Trandformers) Woolly the Wonder Sheep (Champion the Wonder Horse) Botman (Batman) Pzycho the Magnificent The Oddbod Family Tommy's Magic Time Trousers Cosmic Comprehensive
E1Episode 1
Apr 3, 1990
Comic Book presented parodies of other popular childrens programmes. Vegetables (Neighbours) Wee-man and the Masters of the Looniverse Palace Hill (Grange Hill) Nursery Crimes (Jackanory) Teenage Mutant Ninja Toilets Teenage Mutant Ninja Teddies Old Age Uselss Nitwit Tortoises Attack of the Atomic Banana Thunderpants (Thundercats) Transformaloids (Trandformers) Woolly the Wonder Sheep (Champion the Wonder Horse) Botman (Batman) Pzycho the Magnificent The Oddbod Family Tommy's Magic Time Trousers Cosmic Comprehensive
E2Episode 2
Apr 10, 1990
Comic Book presented parodies of other popular childrens programmes. Vegetables (Neighbours) Wee-man and the Masters of the Looniverse Palace Hill (Grange Hill) Nursery Crimes (Jackanory) Teenage Mutant Ninja Toilets Teenage Mutant Ninja Teddies Old Age Uselss Nitwit Tortoises Attack of the Atomic Banana Thunderpants (Thundercats) Transformaloids (Trandformers) Woolly the Wonder Sheep (Champion the Wonder Horse) Botman (Batman) Pzycho the Magnificent The Oddbod Family Tommy's Magic Time Trousers Cosmic Comprehensive
E3Episode 3
Apr 17, 1990
Comic Book presented parodies of other popular childrens programmes. Vegetables (Neighbours) Wee-man and the Masters of the Looniverse Palace Hill (Grange Hill) Nursery Crimes (Jackanory) Teenage Mutant Ninja Toilets Teenage Mutant Ninja Teddies Old Age Uselss Nitwit Tortoises Attack of the Atomic Banana Thunderpants (Thundercats) Transformaloids (Trandformers) Woolly the Wonder Sheep (Champion the Wonder Horse) Botman (Batman) Pzycho the Magnificent The Oddbod Family Tommy's Magic Time Trousers Cosmic Comprehensive
E4Episode 4
Apr 24, 1990
Comic Book presented parodies of other popular childrens programmes. Vegetables (Neighbours) Wee-man and the Masters of the Looniverse Palace Hill (Grange Hill) Nursery Crimes (Jackanory) Teenage Mutant Ninja Toilets Teenage Mutant Ninja Teddies Old Age Uselss Nitwit Tortoises Attack of the Atomic Banana Thunderpants (Thundercats) Transformaloids (Trandformers) Woolly the Wonder Sheep (Champion the Wonder Horse) Botman (Batman) Pzycho the Magnificent The Oddbod Family Tommy's Magic Time Trousers Cosmic Comprehensive
E5Episode 5
May 1, 1990
Comic Book presented parodies of other popular childrens programmes. Vegetables (Neighbours) Wee-man and the Masters of the Looniverse Palace Hill (Grange Hill) Nursery Crimes (Jackanory) Teenage Mutant Ninja Toilets Teenage Mutant Ninja Teddies Old Age Uselss Nitwit Tortoises Attack of the Atomic Banana Thunderpants (Thundercats) Transformaloids (Trandformers) Woolly the Wonder Sheep (Champion the Wonder Horse) Botman (Batman) Pzycho the Magnificent The Oddbod Family Tommy's Magic Time Trousers Cosmic Comprehensive
E6Episode 6
May 8, 1990
Comic Book presented parodies of other popular childrens programmes. Vegetables (Neighbours) Wee-man and the Masters of the Looniverse Palace Hill (Grange Hill) Nursery Crimes (Jackanory) Teenage Mutant Ninja Toilets Teenage Mutant Ninja Teddies Old Age Uselss Nitwit Tortoises Attack of the Atomic Banana Thunderpants (Thundercats) Transformaloids (Trandformers) Woolly the Wonder Sheep (Champion the Wonder Horse) Botman (Batman) Pzycho the Magnificent The Oddbod Family Tommy's Magic Time Trousers Cosmic Comprehensive
Storyline
Round the Bend was a satirical British children's television series, which ran on Children's ITV for three series from 1989 to 1991. The show was a Hat Trick production for Yorkshire Television. The show was later repeated on Channel 4, The Children's Channel and Nickelodeon UK and was nominated for an RTS Award. It was created by the team behind the comic Oink! - Patrick Gallagher, Tony Husband and Mark Rodgers. The puppets, animation characters and main set were designed by Gallagher, who was also the show's graphic designer. The puppets were made by the team who made the puppets for Spitting Image. Round the Bend was a satirical parody of Saturday morning magazine shows — with a host providing linking material between cartoons, music videos and news sections - albeit set in a sewer. The anarchic tone of the show and its parody cartoons was similar to that of Viz. The animated segments were done by Aardman Animations and Catalyst Pictures. The title of the show is a reference to a toilet U-bend, with the opening titles beginning with the camera being flushed down a toilet and ending up in a sewer.
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