| Charlie Chalk |
| Format |
Stop Motion |
| Created by |
Woodland Animations |
| Starring |
Michael Williams |
| Country of origin |
United Kingdom |
| No. Stop motion (or frame-by-frame) animation is an Animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own Woodland Animations was a British Animation company responsible for the production of the Stop-motion animated series Postman Pat, Michael Leonard Williams ( 9 July 1935 &ndash 11 January 2001) was a British Actor. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located of episodes |
13 |
| Production |
| Running time |
15 minutes per episode (approx) |
| Broadcast |
| Original channel |
BBC |
| Original run |
September 30 – December 24 1987 |
Charlie Chalk was a Stop Motion animation produced in 1986 in the UK by Woodland Animations, from the creators of Postman Pat and other children's television programmes. Stop motion (or frame-by-frame) animation is an Animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Woodland Animations was a British Animation company responsible for the production of the Stop-motion animated series Postman Pat, Postman Pat is a British Stop-motion animated Children's television series produced by Woodland Animations.
Synopsis
It tells the story of Charlie Chalk - a jolly clown who, after falling asleep whilst fishing out at sea, ends up on a strange island by the name of Merrytwit (as explained in the title sequence before each episode). Clowns are comic performers stereotypically characterized by their Grotesque appearance colored wigs stylistic makeup, outlandish Costumes unusually An island (ˈaɪlənd or isle (/ˈaɪl/ is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water in two dimensions above high tide and isolated from other significant Characters had to be aware of coconuts which constantly fell from the trees on the island.
The pilot episode of the series (entitled 'Shipwrecked Charlie') finds Charlie having just landed on Merrytwit, and after making friends with some of its inhabitants, decides to stay and build a home there. The following episodes follow Charlie and his new friends on various adventures on the island.
Main characters
- Charlie Chalk - A clown, he was out on a fishing trip, when he ended up being. Clowns are comic performers stereotypically characterized by their Grotesque appearance colored wigs stylistic makeup, outlandish Costumes unusually In the theme tune, he is described as "Got a funny way of walking and a wacky way of talking", though his 'wacky' talking style was never elaborated on. He was voiced by Michael Williams. Michael Leonard Williams ( 9 July 1935 &ndash 11 January 2001) was a British Actor. His 'funny way of walking' was developed when on occasion he would tumble in an acrobatic circus-style through frames, around obstacles, or just to show folks how happy he was. He also had the ability to do magic tricks as well.
- Captain Mildred
- Mary the Hover Fairy
- Lewis T. A fairy (also fay, fey, fae, faerie; collectively wee folk, good folk, people of peace, fair Duck
- Arnold the Elephant
- Edward the Gorilla
- Trader Jones
- Sam Mellor
- Bert
- Litterbug
Episode list
The series consisted of 13 original episodes, as listed below:
- Shipwrecked Charlie
- Arnold's Big Night Out
- The Coconut Harvest
- The Sneezes
- Jumping Bananas
- The Mountain That Moaned
- Edward Keeps Fit
- The Feast
- There Are No Roads On Merrytwit
- Mildred's Day Off
- Bert's Boring Day
- Return Of The Litter
- Goodbye, Hello
Merchandise
- Charlie Chalk - The Complete Collection features all 13 episodes and is currently available on BBC DVD
- In 1988, Redrock Records released a Charlie Chalk LP. Elephants ( family: Elephantidae) are large land Mammals of the order Proboscidea. Gorillas, the largest of the living Primates are ground-dwelling Herbivores that inhabit the Forests of Africa. It included the several incidental songs played on the show and the full Charlie Chalk theme song which includes some previously un-heard lyrics.
- A new Charlie Chalk CD has been developed in America
- The UK based restaurant chain Brewers Fayre Originally held Charlie Chalk as their mascot, but this image has since changed to the firm's own 'Brewster the Bear'
External links
- Charlie Chalk at Cjetech. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Chain stores are Retail outlets that share a Brand and central management and usually have standardized business methods and practices Brewers Fayre is a chain of around 150 licensed family and casual dining Restaurants in the United Kingdom owned by Whitbread. The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common co. uk
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