Charlie Chalk

1988
Charlie Chalk

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EP1 Shipwrecked Charlie Oct 20, 1988

Charlie Chalk lands on Merrytwit and meets Edward, Trader Jones, Captain Mildred, Arnold and Lewis T. Duck. They all agree that the first thing Charlie must do is build a house but choosing the best location proves difficult.

EP2 Arnold's Night Out Oct 27, 1988

Arnold the Elephant is lovable - but very, very clumsy. So it's no wonder Lewis doesn't want to take him along on the treasure hunt. But it's Arnold who ends up finding the treasure!

EP3 The Coconut Harvest Nov 03, 1988

In the middle of the coconut harvest, Trader Jones makes a wish, and before anyone knows what's happened, Mary the Hover Fairy appears. She grants Trader's wish, and he discovers that magic may not be the best way to harvest coconuts.

EP4 The Sneezes Nov 10, 1988

Charlie unfortunately has to cancel the big expedition to find the Bye Bye Beast because he's got The Sneezes. But when Trader's cure for the dreaded disease happens to include the elusive Beast's favourite food, Charlie's luck changes.

EP5 Jumping Bananas Nov 17, 1988

Litterbug, in his constant quest for tidiness, picks up Mary the Hover Fairy's wand when she puts it down halfway through a spell. When the poor creature is chased by a crowd of jumping bananas, he finds out that there could be such a thing as being too tidy.

EP6 The Mountain That Moaned Nov 24, 1988

Arnold knows the mountain moans and is proved right when he, Charlie and Lewis make an expedition to it's foot. They follow the moaning sound throughout the mountain's caves and underground lakes to find Bert, a lonely monster who's been trapped inside.

EP7 Edward Keeps Fit Dec 01, 1988

Captain Mildred decides that Edward needs exercise. Everything is just fine until Edward reaches for the sky... and discovers that his arms are stuck over his head.

EP8 The Feast Dec 08, 1988

Charlie is helping Trader Jones beach combing when they stumble upon a cookery book. Trader decides to prepare the first Merrytwit feast, but when coconuts and bananas are the only ingredients available, the feast does not quite work out as planned.

EP9 There Are No Roads On Merrytwit Dec 15, 1988

Lewis T. Duck, who is always right, is dismayed to discover that there are no roads on Merrytwit. So he decides to build one.

EP10 Mildred's Day Off Dec 22, 1988

Captain Mildred is becoming bored of her day to day life of living on her boat she calls a home, so she decided to take her best friend Mary the Hover Fairy with her on a short holiday.

EP11 Bert's Boring Day Apr 05, 1989

The cave monster Bert is having a boring day, he has run out of interesting things to do in Merrytwit, but his day soon livens up when his friends plan a day full of fun.

EP12 Return Of The Litter Apr 12, 1989

It will soon be Litterbug's birthday; Charlie and the other inhabitants of Merrytwit cannot think of a gift to give Litterbug for his birthday, they decide to explore the island for the perfect gift.

EP13 Goodbye, Hello Apr 19, 1989

Although Charlie is enjoying his new life on Merrytwit, he also misses the circus and his old friends back home, so Charlie decides to say goodbye to Merrytwit and his newfound friends and go back to his old life as a clown, but in the end decides to stay on Merrytwit.
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Released: 20 October 1988 Ended
Producted By: Woodland Animations
Country: United Kingdom
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Synopsis

Charlie Chalk is a stop motion animation series produced in 1987 in the United Kingdom by Woodland Animations, from the creators of Postman Pat and the two other children's television programmes that are Gran and Bertha.

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ian-1211 This has got to be one of my greatest show in my living memory. I remember the T.V show which rocked because it had great music and brilliant characters. Here is the synopsis. While fishing in a port in England, Charlie Chalk, a friendly clown who falls asleep on a hot and lazy summer day out at sea and sails adrift to the mysterious island of Merrywit where he encounters strange creatures and new adventures. They also had Charlie Chalk at the Brewers' Fayre restaurant in the U.K. They were on everything! The slides, drinks, menus and even the dustbins! It was so wonderful! I just take it in! I went back to that restaurant to celebrate my birthday recently. It was great fun but there's was no Charlie! He was gone! It just not same without him. Please CBBC, bring back the show and so restaurants that he's still popular! I miss him! 10/10
karmapolice2000 Charlie Chalk is the greatest children's programme ever made. It may remind some people of such classics as 'Fireman Sam' and indeed the recent DVD version boasts its being 'from the producers of Postman Pat'. However, Chalk is far far better than any of these.In the opening episode we meet Charlie Chalk, whom the series is based around. After taking a rowing trip from the circus and falling asleep he has wound up on an island and we meet him just as he arrives there. We therefore gradually meet the inhabitants of the island (which we find is called 'Merrytwit') as he does. The characters we are introduced to in the opening episode are incredibly well designed and voiced and include Lewis T Duck, Arnold the elephant, Captain Mildred, Trader Jones and Edward who is a lazy monkey. Chalk also encounters two rabbits, yet they seem to play little part in the grand scheme of his stay on Merrytwit.Throughout the series (which consists of 13 episodes), Chalk gets into such capers as getting the sneezes, going treasure hunting, helping to build the first road on Merrytwit and build his new home. However, it is really the inhabitants of the island that the series focuses on and indeed the character of Chalk could be the viewer themselves simply observing the goings on on the island. Throughout the series, new characters including Mary The Hoverfairy, Bert and Litterbug are also met by Chalk and co to much merriment.A key aspect of Charlie Chalk is music and each character throughout the series sings their own song which usually lasts for about thirty seconds. Be it Chalk's own song about the 'C' by the 'C' on his hat or Edwards about not bring asleep but 'just resting his eyes', they are all breathtaking compositions.Another important theme of Charlie Chalk is the comedy which is included. This included slapstick 'Laurel and Hardy' style comedy from Lewis and Arnold as well as the always hilarious sight of Edward dozing off at every opportunity.In the final episode of Charlie Chalk, we discover that Chalk is homesick and so he leaves on his boat, only to fall asleep once again and once again end up on the island of Merrytwit, where, no doubt, his fun adventures will continue for years to come.