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'''''Budgie the Little Helicopter''''' is a series of children's books and animated television series relating to a fictional character 'Budgie' and his friends.<ref>{{cite news|title= AT TEA WITH: The Duchess of York; Mercy, Mischief and a Royal Fiction|work= The New York Times|date=1994-02-16|url= http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70A15F7345C0C758DDDAB0894DC494D81|accessdate=2010-10-15|first=Georgia|last=Dullea}}</ref> The characters were based on the books by [[Sarah, Duchess of York]] (then The Duchess of York), who was influenced by her flight training in the [[Royal Navy]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Fergie's soaring|work= Canoe|date=|url= http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/TV_Shows/B/Budgie_The_Little_Helicopter/2000/02/12/734997.html|accessdate=2010-10-15}}</ref> The show was produced by [[Ragdoll Productions]], [[Trickfilmstudio]] Otmar Gutmannn SRG, ZRG, Telepool, Editoy, [[The Pygos Group]], [[Fred Wolf Films Dublin]] for [[ITV Wales & West|HTV]] and Sleepy Kids Company (the creators of [[Pingu]] and [[Rosie and Jim]]) and originally aired on British television in 1994 on [[CITV]], then, was aired later on in the United States of America on [[Fox Kids]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Fox Plans 'Budgie' Cartoons in a Deal with Duchess of York|work= The New York Times|date=1995-07-14|url= http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60612FE3E580C778DDDAE0894DD494D81|accessdate=2010-10-15|first=Bill|last=Carter}}</ref> The TV Show ran for 39 episodes, and a range of videos, books, and toys were released under the 'Budgie' label. ''Budgie the Little Helicopter'' merchandise is now quite rare.
'''''Budgie the Little Helicopter''''' is a series of children's books and animated television series relating to a fictional character 'Budgie' and his friends.<ref>{{cite news|title= AT TEA WITH: The Duchess of York; Mercy, Mischief and a Royal Fiction|work= The New York Times|date=1994-02-16|url= http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70A15F7345C0C758DDDAB0894DC494D81|accessdate=2010-10-15|first=Georgia|last=Dullea}}</ref> The characters were based on the books by [[Sarah, Duchess of York]] (then The Duchess of York), who was influenced by her flight training in the [[Royal Navy]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Fergie's soaring|work= Canoe|date=|url= http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/TV_Shows/B/Budgie_The_Little_Helicopter/2000/02/12/734997.html|accessdate=2010-10-15}}</ref> The show was produced by [[Fred Wolf Films Dublin]] for [[ITV Wales & West|HTV]] and Sleepy Kids Company, and originally aired on British television in 1994 on [[CITV]], then, was aired later on in the United States of America on [[Fox Kids]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Fox Plans 'Budgie' Cartoons in a Deal with Duchess of York|work= The New York Times|date=1995-07-14|url= http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60612FE3E580C778DDDAE0894DD494D81|accessdate=2010-10-15|first=Bill|last=Carter}}</ref> The TV Show ran for 39 episodes, and a range of videos, books, and toys were released under the 'Budgie' label. ''Budgie the Little Helicopter'' merchandise is now quite rare.


On release of the first book, the Duchess was forced to deny she had copied the idea for the series from the earlier ''[[Hector the Helicopter]]'' book by A.W. Baldwin.<ref>[http://www.nwitimes.com/uncategorized/article_c2d07fd1-9a63-514b-bde7-dd158f8e20dd.html Starting over at 40]</ref>
On release of the first book, the Duchess was forced to deny she had copied the idea for the series from the earlier ''[[Hector the Helicopter]]'' book by A.W. Baldwin.<ref>[http://www.nwitimes.com/uncategorized/article_c2d07fd1-9a63-514b-bde7-dd158f8e20dd.html Starting over at 40]</ref>

Revision as of 13:27, 25 June 2013

Budgie the Little Helicopter
Budgie the Little Helicopter Titles
GenreAnimated series
Created byHRH The Duchess of York
(now Sarah, Duchess of York)
Developed byHTV
Sleepy Kids[1]
Written byBrian Trueman
Theme music composerDennis C. Brown
Opening themePaul K. Joyce
(Main Title Theme)
Ending themeInstrumental Theme
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Canada
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes39
Production
Executive producersDan Maddicot
Martin Powell
Viven Schrager Powell
Fred Wolf
ProducerMichael Algar
Running time10 minutes
Production companies
Sleepy Kids
Fred Wolf Films Dublin[2]
Original release
NetworkFox Kids[3]
ITV[4]
Nick Jr.
Release4 January 1994 (1994-01-04) –
25 March 1996 (1996-03-25)

Budgie the Little Helicopter is a series of children's books and animated television series relating to a fictional character 'Budgie' and his friends.[5] The characters were based on the books by Sarah, Duchess of York (then The Duchess of York), who was influenced by her flight training in the Royal Navy.[6] The show was produced by Fred Wolf Films Dublin for HTV and Sleepy Kids Company, and originally aired on British television in 1994 on CITV, then, was aired later on in the United States of America on Fox Kids.[7] The TV Show ran for 39 episodes, and a range of videos, books, and toys were released under the 'Budgie' label. Budgie the Little Helicopter merchandise is now quite rare.

On release of the first book, the Duchess was forced to deny she had copied the idea for the series from the earlier Hector the Helicopter book by A.W. Baldwin.[8]

The voice of Budgie was originally performed by Richard Pearce.

Characters

Aircraft characters

  • Budgie the Blue Helicopter — Budgie is a small blue helicopter (that seems to resemble a Bell 206) with a big yellow cap covering his entire airframe. He lives and works at Harefield Airfield, and is best friends with Pippa. He can be cheeky and troublesome, but he works hard too, and continuously tries to please Lionel. He will also bravely come to the assistance of people in danger. He hates going through the heli-wash, and avoids doing so whenever he can. A white teddy bear named Snowy can almost always be seen carried in a pocket on Budgie's starboard side (although in "Budgie Takes a Catch", this was changed to two lollipops instead).
  • Pippa the Green Plane — Pippa (inspired by a Piper Warrior aircraft) is a small green single-engined monoplane with a tuft of yellow hair and a big pink bow. She was the second aircraft to arrive to Harefield Airfield, and at first, teased Budgie and called him a yo-yo. After a race and several comparisons about who was the best, they both became firm friends. She enjoys helping out, and also loves using the heli-wash (as opposed to Budgie).
  • Chuck the Big American Helicopter (was stated in the second TV episode as being a Boeing CH-47 Chinook) - Chuck is a twin-rotored helicopter. He comes from America and of course doesn't understand British English well. He sometimes gets cocky and likes to show off, but this led him to trouble when he disrupted an air show and finished up in a pond. He also has a bad habit of calling Lionel "Captain".
  • Lionel - Lionel is the brown senior helicopter in the series (Influenced by a Westland Lynx). He does not take kindly to Budgie, Pippa, or especially Chuck causing trouble and making themselves nuisances, but he keeps things in order with his patient but firm ways.
  • Patsy the American stunt plane (was stated by Lionel as being a Pitt's Special).
  • Wally the old Supermarine Walrus
  • Jean Claude the pompous French Concorde .
  • Jasper Jeer-jet. Jasper was a joker to start off and kept on radioing Harefield Airfield pretending there was an emergency, but when he really did need help in a storm, Budgie decided to come to his rescue, and since then Jasper has realised it is not a good idea to play the fool all the time.
  • Henley the three winged propeller driven 1930's airliner
  • Olivia The Edgley Optica
  • Dougie The Police Helicopter (only in Eye in The Sky)
  • Jade The Emerald Helicopter (only in Eye in The Sky)
  • Unnamed Boeing 747 Jet Plane in the plane that cried wolf
  • The naughty Piper plane, Pippa's "double" (only in Double Trouble)
  • Aircraft Carrier Helicopter
  • Wally Jr The Supermarine Walrus (only in Deep Sleep)
  • Gloria The Glider
  • Mini Planes (only Appeared in Deep Sleep)
  • Three Other Gliders
  • Gus the Guppy ( based on an Aero Spacelines Super Guppy) is a huge American transport aircraft.
  • Harvey the gray royal navy BAE Sea Harrier jet fighter. Harvey appeared in "All at Sea" and "Boats, Boots and Budgie" and his name was revealed in "Blown up let down". He speaks with a traditional Royal Navy pilot voice.
  • Harvey's 2 BAE Sea Harrier Brothers.
  • Arthur the old airship
  • Buddy the Sikorsky Skycrane
  • 3 French Super Jets (from Budgie Barges In)
  • Genevieve – a French female Jodel D11 aircraft ("The Air Show" and "Budgie Barges In")

Non-air characters

  • Dell the yellow Baggage cart Towing Truck
  • Smokey the airfield fire engine
  • Don the blue stairs lorry
  • Amelia the Ambulance
  • Ernest the tractor
  • Julie the posh purple vintage car
  • Nosey the driller
  • Backhoe the Backhoe Loader
  • Sonia The Limousine
  • Clark the Tow Truck
  • Jake the Steam Train
  • Fred the Canal Barge
  • Harry The Inflatable Boat (only appeared in Blown Up Let Down)
  • Gimbus The Cement Mixer (only appeared in Budgie Sticks To It)
  • Cubey the Stuck Up ROV Submarine (only appeared in the last episode)
  • Sharkey The Boat (only appeared in the Book Budgie Goes To The Sea)

Human characters

Animal characters

Episodes

Season 1 (1994)

title information
Pippa Arrives Pippa, the new arrival, comes to Harefield.
Chuck Comes Unstuck Harefield fete soon comes to Harefield.
Budgie's Blizzard Budgie gets trapped in a snowstorm after taking a pregnant woman to hospital when she is about to have her baby. Will Lionel and the other aircraft be able to rescue him?
Ice Work, Budgie The next morning Budgie and friends set off for home but Budgie and Pippa spot skiers sking on a slop they go down to have look as Lionel and Chuck head back to the airfield. A little while later Budgie lands on a snowy hill and slips on it.
Budgie Takes a Catch Budgie, Pippa and Lionel are delivering fish to an opening of a fish museum and Budgie goes off to look around but when he tries to find his way back he ends up getting lost. Can Lionel and Pippa find him in time?
The Air Show Budgie gets helinapped by two crooks and his friends have to rescue him.
All At Sea Budgie is delivering space parts to a navy ship and has to spend the night on an aircraft carrier and accidentally falls overboard.
Boats, Boots and Budgie The river overflows flooding the airport and a cow has to move to another field. Budgie however gets pretty much trapped himself. His tow line unravels and gets caught in some seaweed.The seaweed comes off its stalk and smacks into a rock and Budgie thinks it is a seamonster and thinks that it is attacking him.
Copters and Robbers Budgie accidenttly gets helinapped again by the two crooks his friends battled during the air show and doesn't know what to do. When he cries out for help Pippa and Chuck go to rescue him.
Daydreams and Candy Floss Budgie gets stuck on a broken roller coaster at the seaside and Pippa must try to do her best to help him.
Flying in Arctic Circles Budgie takes a nap in a big hole in the Arctic Circle and Pippa wakes him up by warning him that the hole he is in is a volcano. Budgie looks down at the lava and tells Pippa that he is trapped. Pippa quickly radios Chuck and Lionel to come and rescue Budgie.
What's Bruin? In the arctic circle, Budgie is still trapped in the volcano and Lionel and Chuck rescue him.
Down on the Farm Farmer Hayes falls ill and is unable to do his daily chores, so the aircraft decide to join in but Budgie's engine overheats and it causes a fire putting Budgie in danger.

Season 2 (1995)

title information
Budgie Sticks To It While a new airport is getting built, Budgie decides to stick to it.
Skids, Stunts and Soap Pasty makes a visit to Harefield.
Aliens Have Landed While Lionel is on a job, Budgie hears that aliens are invading them.
Who's A Clever Budgie? Chuck brings in loads of nuts from Brazil.
Blown Up, Let Down Budgie gets trapped in the sea when he runs out of fuel.
Wally Waddles In Wally comes to Harefield.
The Balloon Goes Up A balloon festival is taking place near Harefield, but the balloon starts rising with the twins in it putting them in danger. Budgie tries to rescue them before the balloon gets away.
Surprise, Surprise Heavy pipes fall on the heliwash, damaging it, while Mrs. Kitchen is baking a cake for Ken.
Deep Sleep Wally recounts his time of saving a man from a shark.
Bad News, Good News Harefield is about to be closed to be replaced by a factory. Budgie immediately gets into action to prevent it from happening.
Budgie Barges In Budgie and the other aircraft travel across to France.
Dutch Courage On the way back from France, the aircraft have to drop a delivery off in Holland, but Budgie experiences a problem when he accidentally mistakes a windmill for a helicopter.
Budgie's Opening Goal The new Harefield is opened and Budgie aids as the Minister for Airports.

Season 3 (1996)

title information
Boom Boom Budgie Budgie tries to break the sound barrier.
Writers in the Sky Chuck is towing a couple of kites through the air and he crashlands into a pond.
Double Trouble Budgie and Chuck discover that Pippa got replaced by a Double.
Eye in the Sky Budgie tasks as becoming a traffic helicopter for the day, but more trouble ensues in the process.
Chuck's Buddy Buddy has to put Budgie in charge for a day, which leads to a disaster.
The Aqueduct Budgie discovers that the water has disappeared.
Plane Silly Budgie has to search for Ben and Lucy's lost model airplane.
The Plane Who Cried Wolf Jasper has been constantly lying, so no one believes that he is in trouble. Budgie then comes to his aid.
The Runaway Train Jake is pulling the Royal Carriage and suddenly goes out of control on the track. Budgie goes out to stop him.
A Tail of Woe Lionel damages his main rotors, when he tries to avoid Ben and Lucy's rabbits. Budgie sets out to find a new replacement before the twins find the rabbits.
Put Up or Stuck Up The air museum has opened at Harefield and Budgie has to complete all his tasks on it.
Silent Flight The aircraft set out to rescue some skiers stranded on a snowy mountain.
Ups & Downs Chuck is punished by picking up all the rotten vegetables. Budgie is delivering pieces for a new bridge, but he soon spots two people trying to catch a dolphin and has to rescue a submarine.

Home video releases

In 1997, UAV Entertainment released some episodes of the series on individual VHS tapes and the complete series tapes were also released. A 1997 film special titled Budgie the Little Helicopter: The Movie also was released on VHS.[9] Two DVDs were released in 2004 and 2006.

International Broadcast

References

  1. ^ "Budgie boost for Kids". Independent. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  2. ^ Eadie, Alison (1993-12-04). "Fergie's Budgie Coming to the US". Sun Sentinel. London. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  3. ^ "Fergie's 'Little Helicopter' to be shown on Fox TV". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  4. ^ Shepherd, John (1994-03-17). "Shares in Sleepy Kids doze". Independent. London. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  5. ^ Dullea, Georgia (1994-02-16). "AT TEA WITH: The Duchess of York; Mercy, Mischief and a Royal Fiction". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  6. ^ "Fergie's soaring". Canoe. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  7. ^ Carter, Bill (1995-07-14). "Fox Plans 'Budgie' Cartoons in a Deal with Duchess of York". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  8. ^ Starting over at 40
  9. ^ "Amazon.com Budgie the Little Helicopter: The Movie".
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