Teddy Trucks
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| Teddy Trucks | |
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| Genre | Cartoon series |
| Created by | Michelle Cartlidge |
| Written by | Chris Allen |
| Directed by | Derek Mogford |
| Voices of | Carole Boyd Jonathan Kydd |
| Theme music composer | Kick Production |
| Opening theme | "If you Wanna Get It There, Call the Bear" |
| Ending theme | "If you Wanna Get It There, Call the Bear" (Different lyrics) |
| Composer | Kick Production |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Anne Miles Theresa Plummer-Andrews |
| Producers | Jo Pullen Joan Lofts |
| Camera setup | Jim Davey |
| Running time | 5 minutes |
| Production company | Abbey Broadcast Communications |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 4 January – 7 April 1994 |
Teddy Trucks is a British children's animated TV series based on the best-selling books by award-winning author and illustrator Michelle Cartlidge. The series was developed in conjunction with BBC Children's Television. The show follows a business company of bears who drive trucks and deliver cargo.[1]
- Boss Bear – The coordinator of the Teddy Trucks company. He wears a checkered shirt, a red necktie and blue jeans.
- Mrs. Boss Bear – Boss' wife, who usually talks to him on the telephone. She wears a blue flowered dress, a pearl necklace and blue flowered hat.
- Dusty – The Boss' secretary who has to constantly remind him to use the other phone. She wears a yellow flowered dress and blue rims.
- Bella – The driver of the first truck. She wears a red head scarf, a pink shirt and red flowered overalls.
- Wilson – The driver of the second truck. He wears a pink shirt with yellow rims and checkered trousers.
- Jacko – The driver of the third truck. He wears a lilac shirt with pink rims and grey trousers.
- Gerry – The driver of the fourth truck. He wears a blue shirt with red rims and a brown striped trousers, and takes his mischievous dog, Nutley, wherever he goes.
- Rosie – The owner of the café, providing for the drivers during their break time. She wears a pink spotted dress and a yellow apron.
- Governor Bear – Boss Bear's father.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Gerry's Big Move" | 4 January 1994 | |
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Bored of his standby position, Gerry takes his own initiative to move Mr. Mold's furniture, but it proves to be fruitless. | |||
| 2 | "Bella's Birthday Party" | 11 January 1994 | |
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A celebration of Bella's birthday distracts the truck drivers from their duties, but the boss gets them back on track. | |||
| 3 | "Gerry Kicks Off" | 18 January 1994 | |
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Wilson gets a bucket stuck on his foot. Gerry takes his place in the big football game, but he is not cut out for it. | |||
| 4 | "Gerry's Special Delivery" | 25 January 1994 | |
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Gerry brings two abandoned giraffes to the depot. Boss makes arrangements with his father Governor Bear to have them relocated. | |||
| 5 | "Nutley's Priceless Bone" | 1 February 1994 | |
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Teddy Trucks safeguard Lady De Grandley's vase to be sold, Nutley keeping it buried in the ground. | |||
| 6 | "Boss Bears's Boat" | 8 February 1994 | |
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Gerry undertakes an important job to move Boss' new boat. The boat gets lost, but Nuttley sails to the harbour. | |||
| 7 | "Bella's Great Chance" | 15 February 1994 | |
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As Teddy Trucks deliver for Maestro Bear, Bella becomes his triangle-playing soloist. | |||
| 8 | "Rosie's Day Out" | 22 February 1994 | |
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Teddy Trucks and Rosie go on a holiday picnic, but get lost trying to find Boss Bear. However they have a nice campout. | |||
| 9 | "The Great Key Chase" | 1 March 1994 | |
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Nutley swipes Jacko's keys. Jacko and Gerry have a hard time getting them back and miss out on their important job for Mayor Bear. | |||
| 10 | "Dusty's New Sports Car" | 8 March 1994 | |
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Dusty's colleagues try to fix her sports car. It turns out there is a birds' nest under the seat, but Dusty reunites the birds with their mother. | |||
| 11 | "Jacko's Unusual Cargo" | 15 March 1994 | |
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Gerry and Jacko are creeped out by Weirdly Grange and think that the Butler Groan in the wardrobe is a ghost. | |||
| 12 | "Gerry the Star" | 22 March 1994 | |
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Teddy Trucks go out for the evening to see Ballet Rumbear. Gerry has to make a delivery to that very ballet and becomes a part of it. | |||
| 13 | "Boss Bear's Barbecue" | 29 March 1994 | |
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Teddy Trucks celebrate their anniversary with a barbecue. Bella and Rosie save the barbecue from going to ruin. | |||