Bangers and Mash (TV series)
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of episodes | 24 |
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Running time | 5 min. |
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Original network | CITV |
Original release | 5 July – 1 September 1989 |
Bangers and Mash was a British children's cartoon series broadcast on CITV in 1989, and repeated until around 1993. The series consisted of 24 five-minute episodes.
History
The series revolved around the adventures of two chimpanzees, Bangers and Mash. The series' narration and character voices were provided by Jonathan Kydd, and the incidental music and theme tune were written and performed by Chas & Dave.
Bangers and Mash were troublemakers and through wanting to have fun, would cause grief for other people, namely making a mess or breaking something of importance, normally belonging to their parents (or Gran, who also lives with them). Like all the inhabitants of their island, they live in a house built on top of a tree (their address being No. 3 Tree Street).
Other characters of significance on the show include Bangers' and Mash's parents, their grandmother, their dog Mick, their friend Petal (who would often physically hurt them if their antics annoyed her too much), their teacher Mrs. Chum (who often resorts to the same punishment; making them write their ABC's ten times) and the local witch, Mrs. Snitchnose; a rat-like creature with a long nose with hairs coming on the end of it.
The characters first appeared in a small series of reading books that were used in schools in the 1980s.
UK VHS Releases
VHS Title | Release Date | Episodes |
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Bangers & Mash - Eggs Is Eggs and 8 Other Stories | 1989 | Eggs is Eggs, What a Shower, Caution Chimps at Work, Buzz Off, Who Flew?, Puddle Muddle, Chimperdale Farm, Footprints in the Snow, Feat of Clay |
Bangers & Mash - Ghost Boast and 7 Other Stories | 1989 | Ghost Boast, Spell of Trouble, ABC for Chimps, Bovine Bovver, Snitch Nose Switch, The Phoney Postchimps, Treat or Trick?, Can't Sew for Toffee |
Bangers & Mash - Twelve Crazy Capers | 1989 | Eggs is Eggs, ABC for Chimps, Ghost Boast, Spell of Trouble, What a Shower, Caution Chimps at Work, Buzz Off, Who Flew?, Puddle Muddle, Chimperdale Farm, Bovine Bovver, Footprints in the Snow |
Bangers & Mash - Twelve Hilarious Animated Adventures | 1989 | Snitch Nose Switch, The Phoney Postchimps, Treat or Trick?, Can't Sew for Toffee, Feat of Clay, Miracle Cure, Good Clean Fun, A Snake in the Grass, Dance Little Lady, Arty Crafty, Tour de Chimpton, Space Race |
Transmission guide
- Series 1: 24 editions from 5 July 1989 – 1 September 1989
External links
- Bangers and Mash at Toonhound
- Bangers and Mash on IMDb