The Flumps
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| The Flumps | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Stop motion |
| Created by | Julie Holder |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 15 mins |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 14 February – 9 May 1977 |
The Flumps is an animated television series, created and written by Julie Holder, and produced for the BBC by David Yates. The show was first broadcast by the BBC in 1977.[1]
Overview
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The plot revolved around the various adventures of a family of furry characters called The Flumps. It was created and written by Julie Holder and narrated by Gay Soper. The theme tune was played by George Chisholm on the trombone.
In 1978, the BBC released a record, The Flumps (REC 309), that had 4 stories from the TV series narrated and sung by Gay Soper: "Keep Fit", "Balloons", "Moon Shot" and "Something Different".
In 2000, The Flumps was released on DVD. During early 2008, the theme tune was used in a series of adverts for Auto Trader magazine in the UK.
Characters
[edit]The various flumps were:
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Secrets" | 14 February 1977 |
| 2 | "The Cloud" | 21 February 1977 |
| 3 | "The Magnet" | 28 February 1977 |
| 4 | "Get Your Skates On" | 7 March 1977 |
| 5 | "Moon Shot" | 14 March 1977 |
| 6 | "Balloons" | 21 March 1977 |
| 7 | "Keep Fit" | 28 March 1977 |
| 8 | "Something Different" | 4 April 1977 |
| 9 | "Lend a Hand" | 11 April 1977 |
| 10 | "Quiet Please" | 18 April 1977 |
| 11 | "Grandfather's Birthday" | 25 April 1977 |
| 12 | "What a Carrot" | 2 May 1977 |
| 13 | "Where's Grandfather?" | 9 May 1977 |
Scheduling
[edit]The Flumps was shown 21 times between 1977 and 1988, usually around 1.45pm, and usually on BBC1. The transmission runs were as follows:
- 14 February – 9 May 1977 (Mondays)
- 5 October – 28 December 1977 (Wednesdays)
- 2 April – 25 June 1978 (Sundays)
- 2 October – 25 December 1978 (Mondays)
- 3 April – 26 June 1979 (Tuesdays)
- 4 October – 27 December 1979 (Thursdays)
- 1 April – 24 June 1980 (Tuesdays)
- 28 September – 21 December 1980 (Sundays)
- 7 April – 30 June 1981 (Tuesdays)
- 9 October 1981 – 1 January 1982 (Fridays)
- 6 April – 29 June 1982 (Tuesdays)
- 3 October – 26 December 1982 (Sundays)
- 6 April – 29 June 1983 (Wednesdays)
- 9 January – 26 March 1984 (Mondays)[fn 2]
- 6 July – 28 September 1984 (Fridays)
- 30 December 1984 – 24 March 1985 (Sundays)
- 5 July – 27 September 1985 (Fridays)
- 31 March – 23 June 1986 (Mondays)
- 8 January – 2 April 1987 (Thursdays)
- 8 July – 30 September 1987 (Wednesdays) on BBC2
- 20 April – 13 July 1988 (Wednesdays) on BBC2
Footnotes
[edit]- ↑ This is a made-up instrument which looked a bit like a watering can crossed with a gramophone horn and sounded a lot like a low, valved brass instrument, like a Euphonium. It is not to be confused with the actual, real-life instrument, the Flumpet, which is a cross between a flugelhorn and trumpet.
- ↑ During the first transmission run of 1984, one of the first five episodes was not shown.
References
[edit]- ↑ Sheridan, Simon (2004). The A-Z of Classic Children's Television: From Alberto Frog to Zebedee. Reynolds & Hearn Ltd. pp. 110–114. ISBN 1903111277.
External links
[edit]- The Flumps dedicated website
- The Flumps at IMDb
- "The Flumps". Little Gems.
- "The Flumps". 80s Nostalgia.
- "The Flumps". ClassicKidsTV.co.uk.
- 1977 British television series debuts
- 1977 animated television series debuts
- 1977 British television series endings
- 1970s British children's television series
- 1970s preschool education television series
- British preschool education television series
- 1970s British animated television series
- BBC children's television shows
- British children's animated musical television series
- English-language British television shows
- British stop-motion animated television series
- BBC animated television series
- Animated television series about families