The Animal Shelf is an animated series of British children's models produced by Cosgrove Hall Films and based on books written and illustrated by British author Ivy Wallace. Aimed at pre-school audience, it was first aired on ITV running for four seasons and 52 episodes and ran from 1997 to 2000. It also aired worldwide including ABC in Australia, RTÃÆ' â € ° 2 in Ireland as part of a children's block- their son The Den , Dubai 33 in the United Arab Emirates, the children's television network KT.V. Worlds in South Africa and TVNZ 2 and TVNZ 6 in New Zealand as part of their children's block Kidzone .
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Main characters
- Timothy is a boy who is an animal owner. He's never really seen on the screen, just his shadow. It's the same with all human characters aside from pet shop owners (whose face is never seen on screen).
Mentioned by Susan Sheridan (UK) and Marc Donato (US/Canada)
- Gumpa is a bear who often acts as a group leader. He is lazy enough and likes to sleep.
Spoken by Jimmy Hibbert (UK)
- Wretch is a monkey wearing a red robe and a coat. He often tells jokes, which are often found abusive by other animals. He enjoys his own way, and is quite commanding, which sometimes interferes with other animals.
Spoken by Jimmy Hibbert (UK)
- Stripey is the wool zebra and Getup's best friend. She seems quite wise, and it's revealed in the first episode, Stripey To The Rescue , that she and Getup are Timothy's oldest animals.
Spoken by Jimmy Hibbert (UK)
- Getup is a falling giraffe, and close friends with the Stripey. The ingredients in her toenails are worn out, which means she often loses the contents. He speaks with a broad English accent.
Spoken by Susan Sheridan (UK)
- Little Mutt is a white highland terrier dog. He wears a pink bow, and often ends up in a difficult situation. He seems to be close friends with Gumpa. Some children may mistakenly mistaken Little Mutt as a girl because of the color of his bow and his shrill voice.
Spoken by Susan Sheridan (UK) and Jill Frappier (USA/Canada)
- Madam. Her Mole and Baby Moles are a family of rats living underground who just squeak rather than talk.
Spoken by Susan Sheridan (English)
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Episode guide
Series 1
- Stripey To The Rescue
- Gumpa and Paintbox
- Get Crusoe Getup
- Kinker Visiting The Animal Shelf
- Treasure Hunting
- Music In The Forest
- Zoo
- Sad and Waspberry
- Gumpa Solve Jigsaw Puzzle
- Tidy Timotius Bedroom
- Impressions
- Monster Model
- Little Mut Goes Flying
Series 2
- Parenting a Child For Mrs. Mole
- Timothy Pet Balloon
- The Great Explorers
- Alarm Clock
- Wolves in Wood
- Cool Moon For Months
- Captain Gumpa
- Hottest of the Year's Day
- The Mystery of the Figures
- Guest Timothy
- Little Mut Finding Eggs
- Kinker Camping Holidays
- Timothy's Homework
Series 3
- The First Snowflakes
- Get The Skater
- Waiting for Santa Claus
- The Very Special Day
- Living in the Forest
- Rest Rest Long's Length
- Missing and Fairies
- Art Gallery
- A Lazy Sore
- The Lost Wand Magic
- Buckets and Spades
- Gumpa Reading the Story
- Clock Factory
Series 4
- Animal Watch
- Valentine's Card Timothy
- Gumpa Halloween Lanterns
- Easter Egg Hunt
- Gave Savings
- Garden Sale
- Looking for Big Mut
- Night at the Tent
- King of Castle
- Racing Car Timothy
- Shooting Stars
- Lower Getup
- Gouth Chief
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Ini Itsy Bitsy Time
The series is also seen on the American children's wrapper program called It's Itsy Bitsy Time along with several TV series from overseas and aired on FOX Family Channel in America and Treehouse TV in Canada in 1999 by voice English people redubbed with American and Canadian voices. The voices were directed by Canadian voice actress Susan Roman who is best known for voicing Sailor Jupiter in a DIC version of the anime dubbed English Sailor Moon . Roman also directed American and Canadian voices to other British children's animated television series seen on It and Its Time Bitsy Time Tom and Vicky .
Merchandise
The series later has ties in books from Ladybird Books and is also released on VHS in the UK and Australia by Walt Disney Home Video.
External links
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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