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The Dreamstone
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Created byMichael Jupp
StarringGary Martin
Melvyn Hayes
John Franklyn-Robbins
Stuart Lock
Derek Wright
Richard Tate
Leonard Whiting
Anthony Jackson
Jackie Clarke
Peter Craze
Nancy Hendry
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes52
Production
Running time22 minutes per episode
Original release
NetworkITV
Release25 September 1990 –
28 March 1995

The Dreamstone is a British animated television series that ran for four series of 13 episodes between 1990 and 1995. The original concept and artwork were created by Michael Jupp. The series was animated by the Filmfair animation studio (famous for producing The Wombles) as a Central production for ITV. In 1996 Filmfair was bought from the Caspian Group by the Canadian company Cinar, now known as Cookie Jar Entertainment.

The Dreamstone is set in an alternative world, and concerns itself principally with the struggle between good (personified by The Dream Maker, a Gandalf-esque white magician), and evil (personified by Zordrak, Lord of Nightmares).

Each episode has basically the same plot - Zordrak instructs his henchmen to steal the Dreamstone, which he plans to destroy, so that nightmares will plague the sleeping world. The plan usually involves Urpgor, his right-hand man and scientist inventing some means with which the Urpneys - led by Sergeant Blob, an archetypal Sergeant Major type - crosses the Mist of Limbo (a vast Purple Mist) to get to the Land of Dreams. The plan invariably fails, the main problem being the cowardice and incompetence of the Urpneys, who often want no more than to 'go home' and get some sandwiches.

The show was also notable for its musical score, which is practically unique among cartoons in that it was performed by a full-size professional orchestra, namely the London Philharmonic. The score, by Mike Batt, was heavily characterised by the use of leitmotifs and thematic variations, particularly on the two main songs used in the series, Better than a Dream (characterising the good characters) and War Song of the Urpneys (characterising the evil characters).

Principal characters

The Land of Dreams

The Land of Dreams is also known as the light side of the planet, and is peopled by Noops (who live and work like humans) and Wuts (the defenders of the land, who fly around on leaves and ward off Zordrak's evil forces with globes of light).

  • The Dream Maker - Head of the Council of Dreammakers, also known as Lord Highest, he is responsible for mixing dream bubbles and sending them out to the sleeping world through the Dreamstone. He was responsible for ejecting Zordrak from the council, and the two have been mortal enemies ever since. The relationship is possibly based on that of Gandalf and Saruman in The Lord of the Rings mythology. The Dream Maker is quite a laid back character, though he can be quite fearsome when facing off against Zordrak and his henchmen.
  • Albert - The Dream Maker's pet dogfish. The story goes that the Dream Maker saw Albert in a dream, and liked him so much he decided to make him real. Albert swims in air rather than water and his personality is that of a loyal dog.
  • Rufus - A Noop who enjoys dreaming so much that he has vivid daydreams. Sadly because of his over-active imagination, Rufus has trouble holding a job. After being fired from the waxworks in the first episode, Amberley suggests Rufus applies to be the Dream Maker's assistant, as he is perfectly qualified for it because of his constant daydreaming. Though Rufus lets his mind wander sometimes, he is a brave character and believes strongly in the friends he has. Rufus is the main protagonist of the series, and more often than not saves the day.
  • Amberley - A female Noop who is Rufus's best friend. Amberley is the one who suggests that Rufus work for the Dream Maker. For a while she works at the baker's but it is later assumed that she, too, starts working for the Dream Maker. Amberley is quite a brave character although she does have a temper. She understands Rufus's daydreaming habit and tends to stick by him in most episodes. Although never stated in the show, some fans believe that Rufus and Amberley's relationship was romantic.
  • Pildit - The leader of the Wuts and The Dream Maker's most trusted ally, he is often called upon to defend the Land of Dreams from Zordrak's forces. He and the Dream Maker are old friends and often help support each other. It is Pildit that teaches Rufus and Amberley how to use the special leaves the Wuts use to fly.
  • Wildit - Pildit's grandmother. Well-meaning, and as handy in a fight as her grandson. She has something of a crush on the Dream Maker. She is quite an eccentric character and tends to act younger than her years. Though when trouble comes she is just as good at planning as she is at having fun.
  • Spildit - Pildit's niece. A little female Wut who is prone to getting herself in trouble. Spildit is very confident in her abilities - sometimes a little too confident.
  • Mr. Blossom - The Dream Maker's gardener, a wizened old Wut who constantly seems to have something to complain about.
  • Wottles - The Wottles look very similar to Wuts, only they are much smaller and have furry chests. Their job is to look after the Dream Bottle trees from underground to make sure they are healthy. Two Wottles who often join Rufus and Amberley in their adventures are called 'Hat' and 'Egg'.

The Land of Nightmares

Zordrak, Lord of Nightmares, in a scene from the pilot

The Land of Nightmares, also known as the dark side of the planet, is populated mostly by Urpneys, who basically resemble human beings except for the large bulbous nose and tails. They live in Viltheed, a tall black mountain in which resides the almost immobile Zordrak.

  • Zordrak - The Lord of Nightmares and the principal antagonist of the series. He is a Welsh/ Asian like Dragon characterised by a deep, demonic voice (provided by Gary Martin), he stands at least twenty feet high, and spends much of his time sat on his throne dispensing punishment to wayward Urpneys. He was once a Dream Maker himself, but was ejected from the council. Enraged, he transformed himself into a monster, and vowed vengeance. His fearsome appearance is a sharp contrast with the simple cartoon-like style of his Urpney henchmen.
  • Urpgor - The chief (and, it seems only) Urpney scientist. For reasons that are never explained, he has green skin, pink mohican-style hair and orange eyebrows. He habitually wears a white lab coat and three pairs of glasses on the end of his nose. In the fine tradition of cartoon scientists he is also completely mad and is often seen insanely bounding around, having fallen in love with his latest invention. Publicly hates the other Urpneys, and secretly covets Zordrak's throne. He is prone to make weird noises and expressions as he talks. On the whole his inventions always work but are often let down by their extreme Heath Robinson complexity and reliance on Urpney muscle power to operate them. Although he starts the series with a minor role, there are a few episodes devoted to his exploits.
  • Sergeant Blob - The military leader of the Urpneys, who is often entrusted with the task of stealing the Dreamstone for Zordrak. He takes over Operation Dreamstone after the former commanding officer, Captain Crigg, is fed to the Frazznats at the start of the first episode. He usually has Nug and Frizz accompany him on missions, having appointed them his 'elite squad' in the pilot episode because they were too slow to run off with the others. It is later revealed that the two are corporals, possibly having been promoted during the first series. Blob seems to suffer from malapropism, for example "sensationalise" instead of "surprise".
  • Corporal Frizz - An Urpney whose cowardice knows no bounds. Finds himself in a position of responsibility simply because he could not run away as fast as the others. He would much rather be at home with some sandwiches than fighting deadly Noops. He was voiced by Melvyn Hayes, who played something of a similar character in the sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum. Frizz seems to be an Urpney that appreciates the arts. A recurring device in the series is that, at the end of each episode, Frizz speaks the final lines. This occurs in every episode except the opening 'special'. In the first season he wears glasses, but these appear less frequently in the second season, and disappear completely by the third season. He dislikes Urpgor more than the other Urpneys, and at one point during the series tries to attack him (after meeting Urpgor's insane aunt).
  • Corporal Nug - Another Urpney who, while not as cowardly as Frizz, certainly has his moments. Seems to be far cleverer than the other Urpneys, and speaks with a thick Brummie accent. This is mainly because it is considered that Brummies are not the most intelligent of people and Nug is found to ask the meaning of any word which comes out of Urpgors mouth one being 'unmolestored.' Nug sometimes provides good ideas, which are usually adopted by Blob and passed off as his own. Anthony Jackson provides Nug's voice.
  • Argorribles - Ghostly purple clouds that Zordrak sends out each night to deliver nightmares to the sleeping world. The power of the Dreamstone is often far too much for them and so only occasionally do they slip through. However, with the power of the Nightmare stone the Argorribles are powered up and are more likely to bypass the Dreamstone's defences. They are incorporeal, although one is briefly made solid in the episode "Horrible Argorrible".
  • Zarag - Zordrak's sister, who was once romantically involved with the Dream Maker. She also wants the Dreamstone, but to wear in her hair rather than to unleash nightmares on the unsuspecting world.
  • Frazznats - Creatures that live in the Pit of No Return and feed on Urpneys, but one time ate sweets and chocolates as seen in "The Invisible Blob". They resemble a cross between a shark, a serpent and a Venus Flytrap, with lobster-like pincers.
  • Urpgor's Auntie - Urpgor's Auntie (her real name is not mentioned on the show) lives on the planet Tempus Fugit, where she has placed traps for unexpected visitors should they dare to go there. She can be just as mad as her nephew, Urpgor.
  • Urpip- Urpgor's troublesome niece, although it is unknown which brother or sister of Urpgor she is the daughter of. She is as intelligent and obnoxious as her uncle, and likes to use big words. She causes trouble, although this is a result of childish curiosity.

List of Episodes

The Dreamstone aired between 1990 and 1995 with a total of 52 episodes.

Season 1 (1990)

# Episode Name Description Vehicles/Inventions Frizz's Lectures
1 The Dreamstone Zordrak sets Operation Dreamstone in motion, and the Urpneys succeed in stealing it after Rufus shows it off to Amberley. WhirleyPed None
2 Into Viltheed Rufus resolves to redeem himself by getting the Dreamstone back from Zordrak and rescuing Amberley WhirleyPed, The Egg of Death, Leaves None
3 The Knitted Balloon Zordrak decides to leave his body as a mist and travels to the Land of Dreams himself. There, he possesses Amberley and steals the Dreamstone. Meanwhile, Urpgor realises that, should Zordrak fail to return in time, his body will crumble and he would be in charge; an idea he loves. Knitted Balloon,Leaves 'Couldn't we just buy a balloon sarge?'
4 The Invisible Blob Urpgor invents a potion to turn the Urpneys invisible so they can enter the Dreammaker's house undetected and steal the Dreamstone. Jet Pack, Invisibility potion, Leaves 'I wish Urpgor would disa...!'
5 The Voice of Zordrak The Urpneys hypnotize Rufus using a medallion that plays Zordrak's controlling voice. ViperVan, The Voice of Zordrak, Leaves, Trees 'I still don't understand this sarge?'
6 Albert Is Fishnapped Having decided that the Dreammaker's watchdog fish Albert is the main reason their attempts to steal the Dreamstone fail, Zordrak has Blob, Frizz and Nug capture him during a festival in the Noop village. Meanwhile, a heatwave engulfs the Land of Nightmares, making the ground lush and verdant. Rocket, Indestructable Cage, Auto Instruments, Leaves 'I could have been a star, I know I could!'
7 The Shrinking Stone Urpgor invents a 'shrink-ray' and shrinks the Urpneys so they can sneak into the Dreammaker's house, shrink the Dreamstone and escape without being noticed. Terraphibian, Shrinking Ray, Leaves 'Very funny Urpgor, very funny!!'
8 Blob's Incredible Plan Blob, Frizz and Nug steal Urpgor's latest invention, the Molemobile, and travel to the Land of Dreams, in an effort to steal the Dreamstone and win Zordrak's favour over the hated Urpgor. Rufus creates a fake Dreamstone to fool the Urpneys, and allows them to escape with it. MoleMobile, 'Any more good ideas sarge?'
9 Too Hot to Handle Urpgor invents some exploding candles which the Urpneys switch the real Dreammaker's candles for, in an effort to distract him as they steal the Dreamstone. Viltheedian Candles, Leaves 'I said it wouldn't work!'
10 The Daydream Bubble As a reward for their hard work, the Dreammaker sends Rufus and Amberley into a daydream bubble, where anything they imagine can actually happen. Meanwhile, fed up with their incompetence, Zordrak punishes Blob, Frizz and Nug by firing them from a large cannon. The Urpneys land in the bubble and are carried wherever the Noops' imagination takes them. This episode is notable for showing the origin of Zordrak. Cannon, Daydream Bubble, Albert(Imagination) 'You know, despite Urpgor's behavior, it's lovely to be back!'
11 The Statue Collection Zordrak decides he wants to add Pildit, the leader of the Wuts, to his statue collection, and sends the Urpneys to capture him. WhirleyPed, The Hand of Zordrak, Leaves 'I like a happy ending!'
12 Argorrible Attack Urpgor has invented a machine to store Argorribles, and Zordrak has the Urpneys take them to the Land of Dreams and unleash them before the Dreamstone can be used against them. Argorrible Tanker Plane, Leaves, Jet Pack 'I'll tell you something, I'm not cleaning up this mess, I'm just not!'
13 Megattack Zordrak unleashes the full force of his Urpney hordes and Argorribles on the Land of Dreams in a last attempt to steal the Dreamstone. Urpgor converts Zordrak's throne into a flying machine so that Zordrak can also travel to the Land of Dreams. WhirleyPed,Dragonmobile, Knitted Balloon, Jet Pack, ViperVan, Terraphiboan, MoleMobile, Catepults, Leaves 'I wish someone is here, I don't even mind if it was Urpgor!'

The first 2 episodes were originally combined to form the Opening Special parts 1 and 2 which contained extra footage. The first six episodes of this season have been released on DVD in the UK by Abbey Home Media.

Season 2 (1992)

# Episode Name Description Vehicles/Inventions Frizz's Lectures
14 The Nightmare Stone Zordrak returns with an evil and powerful opposite to The Dreamstone, The Nightmare Stone, and Rufus and Ambeley had to go into Viltheed to steal it for The Dream Maker to send it into space from where it came from. UrpneyCharmer, Catepults, Leaves 'That Zordrak's got such a temper!'
15 Zarag Nug accidentally opened a bottle, releasing Zordrak's Sister Zarag, who was shut up for five hundred years for disagreeing with him. She stole the Dreamstone to wear in her hair for grand accasions. A ball is on the way, but came a competition for both sides. WheatherMachine, Pedalbike, Leaves None
16 Urpgor's Island Urpgor ran out of ideas, but thanks to his mobile mudbath and his recently made Boomerang, he came up with an Urpney made island to hide the Dreamstone on, making it hard to find for the Noops when they go to Viltheed, but even hard to find for Sgt Blob. Mobile Mudbath,Urpgor's Island, WhirleyPed, Boomerang, Leaves 'Are you quite sure about this sarge!?'
17 RoboBird Urpgor invented a RoboBird with a beautiful song to be used as an ingrediant for Dreams, from their it would snatch the Dreamstone. But first, it hipnotized Frizz and Nug, and when it stole the Dreamstone, it started to disobey Urpgor and thinks that the Dreamstone is an egg. Only when Urpgor built a female Robobird, the Noops managed to rescue the Dreamstone before Urpgor can steal it. WhirleyPed, DragonMobile, Robobird, MoleMobile, Lorry, Pedalbike, Leaves 'I'm never allowed to fulfill my true potential!'
18 The Dark Side The Dream Maker had to take the Dreamstone to the Planet Dreamstone for recharge, and Rufus and Ambeley came along with him. The Urpneys were waiting for them at the Astoroid belt, but had missed. They successfully captured them on their way back, but then caused everyone to crash on the Dark Side. Bubble,Rocket, Leaves None
19 Albert's Ailment Albert strangely became ill, and it is now a race against time to find a cure, and the only one to be found is in Viltheed itself. Teleporter, Leaves None
20 The Monster Blob, Frizz and Nug decide to use an old invension of Urpgor to terrorize everyone in the 'Land of Dreams.' WhirleyPed, Monster (Machine), Leaves None
21 Spildit Pildit's Niece Spildit had came to visit, and the Noops took her and the Dreamstone for a picnic, meanwhile, Zordrak decides to leave his body as a mist and travels to the Nightmare Planet to recharge his powers, but on his way back, he took a shortcut through a whirlpool of time that then changed the error of his ways, so when the Urpneys had stolen the Dreamstone, Zordrak tells them to return it with apologies and flowers. However, as the effect wore off, Zordrak was furiouse when the Urpneys said that they have returned the Dreamstone. Leaves 'I told you it wouldn't last!'
22 Wildit's Whistle Zordrak needed a plan to keep the Watt's earthbound, and the sallution is some hatched bugs that specialises on Watt Leaves, The Noops and Watt's managed to keep them at bay by Wildit's Whistle that can charm both leaves and animals, and also brought the bugs mother, in which it took them to the dark side to find propper food. DragonMobile None
23 Sport's Day The Noops were having a Sports Day, with a cake in the shape of the Dreamstone as a prize. Suddenly, the cake was squashed by Rufus' daydream, and made Rufus took the Dreamstone out for desplay. The Urpneys had borrowed a Watt leaf and desguised themselves as Watts to try and steal the Dreamstone, but thanks to Spildit, she swapped it for the cake Dreamstone! Swing, Leaves 'Some people are never satisfied!'
24 Frozen Assets Snow has fallen, and Urpgor had invented a Snow Plowing Machine in order for Blob, Frizz and Nug to get through and steal the Dreamstone. SnowPlow, Leaves None
25 The Bottle Harvest Urpgor invented a 'Mekbeav,' a Mechanical Beaver to cut down the Dreambottle Forest and Dam up the rivers to stop the Dreambottle trees from growing. Raft, MakBeav, Leaves None
26 Return of the Nightmare Stone Zordrak and The Dreammaker had descovered The Nightmare Stone on a red planet, and Urpgor helped out in word that he would not be kicked out as in (The Nightmare Stone). He desguised Blob, Frizz and Nug as the birds who guard the stone. They managed to get the stone before Rufus and Amberley can, and when given the stone to Zordrak, he went back on his word for Urpgor and kicked him out again. Urpgor decided to launch the tower where the stone is to outer space, but was with the noops when it took off, sending Blob, Frizz, Nug and the birds into orbit. Rufus, Amberley and Urpgor were throun into the dungeons, and Urpgor surgested that Rufus would drop the stone into the pit of storms, in which what happened and sent all of Viltheed sky high inside a huge whirlwind. Rufus and Amberley were rescued and taken back to the Dreammaker with the good news! Jet Pack, Bubble 'This is it, this is the end!!'

Season 3 (1994)

# Episode Name Description Vehicles/Inventions Frizz's Lectures
27 The Return After finding out that the Dreammaker is responsable, Zordrak, the Argoribles and the Urpneys went back to Viltheed to rebuild and take revenge. Urpgor on the otherhand had kept the Nightmare Stone to himself by hiding it and drawing a map, only to be screwed up and thrown into Urpgor's mouth by Zordrak for thinking that it's a plan on getting the Dreamstone. SlingCannon, Bubble, Leaves 'Well, suffice to say, it's good to be back!'
28 Electric Eggs Motorboat, Bubble, Leaves 'And after what we did for him, he never seems to be pleased!'
29 Moon of Doom Rocket, Bubble, Leaves 'You will be so jealous when you hear we had such a lovely time!'
30 Zarag Rules Pedalbike, Slinger, R.C.MoleMobile Obediance Drops, Leaves None
31 The Dream Beam Invasion Srinking machine 'Nug, guess what!?'
32 Urpgor's Auntie Rocket, Time Machine, Bubble 'Probably, Aunty!'
33 Wottles MoleMobile Car, Leaves 'The Wottles!'
34 The Mirror Robot, Leaves 'In future Urpgor, you can do your own dusting!'
35 Spildit's Birthday Hovercraft, Dingie, Mech Fish, Leaves 'Sarge, I think we have a rather sinking feeling!'
36 A Day Out WhirleyPed, Reflecter, Leaves 'Serves them right!'
37 Urpgor's Great Adventure Electric Car, Rocket, Leaves 'And once more Urpgor, we wouldn't have to be here, we could have been at home doing that lovely singing!'
38 The Neemod Jet Pack, Leaves 'Wahhh!!?'
39 Mr Blossom's Present ChameleonMobile, Leaves 'Well, every cloud has a silver lining!'

Season 4 (1995)

# Episode Name Description Vehicles/Inventions Frizz's Lectures
40 Auntie Again Urpgor had invented a flying blimp drilling machine, in which it drilled a hole through the roof of the Dreammaker's house and stole the Dreamstone. In a chase, it came to Tempus Fugit again, and caught Urpgor's Auntie along the way, in which she said that she would place the Dreamstone inside her purple servant for safe keeping. The Noops on the other hand were misfortunate when they landed, they fell into a pit, and managed to escape before being Scorpion chow! Urpgor's Auntie teamed up with Urpgor and came back to Tempus Fugit, with her wanting to be ruler, but Urpgor protested. Urpgor fell into a Scorpion pit and The Dreamstone fell back into Blob's hands again, only to be thrown to the Noops after being hit with dreams from a dream recipe book, in which they were suppose to deliver to a coligue on Junious. Drilling Machine, Rocket, bubble 'Well, there's something for you!'
41 The Substitute The Urpneys had tricked the Dreammaker for him to go on an emergancy to one of his coligues, and said that a substitue is on the way. Aftera nogociation about stealing the Dreamstone, Zarag accepted on being the substitute, with a hood over her face. She polluted the Dreambottles with Argoribble, so that she can give everyone nightmares, and decided to steal the Dreamstone for herself with Blob on hot persute on her and (without realising that it's an empty container)the Dreamstone. Racing karts, Pedalcarrage, Pedalbike, Leaves 'Why don't we play I spy, we have plenty of time!'
42 The Stowaways Urpgor had came up with an idea on paintgunning the Dreammaker's windows in order to unleash the Argoribbles from a tank, The Wattles who were having a walk, hid inside the Whirleyped when being chased by Blob, causing Rufus and Amberley to go to Viltheed to find them, and how they got back was by stealing the Whirleyped whalst landed on the Isle of Catastrophy for matinance. Mobile Mudbath, WhirleyPed, Paint Gun, Argoribble Tank, MoleMobile, Leaves 'wwwwwwww!!!!!!!'
43 Trouble with the Miners A big freeze had hit Viltheed, and the boiler stopped working. In order to make it work is to go to the Fire Rock mines. Meanwhile, Rufus and Amberley had to get some Grow Rock for poor Mr Blossom's plant. However they were blown into the Fire Rock mines and had managed to swop the Urpney's Fire Rock for their Grow Rock (to slow the Dreamstone stealing planning with no heat for the boilers!). The Noops escaped on Urpgor's Hoverbike after Urpgor crashed when trying to find Blob. Mr Blossom accidently used the Fire Rock on the plant and took off like a firework and exploded, making him very puzzled! Whalst in Viltheed, a flower bloomed inside the boiler, baking Urpgor blame Blob and Urpgor had his tail caught in the doors. Land Yacht, Pedal Bike, Leaves 'Compared to here, I think those miners were pretty nice!'
44 The Basilic A comet passed by the isle of catastrophy, awakening a Basilic that has the power to turn anyone stiff as stone, the Urpneys used it as a weapon for the Dreammaker, but he was prepaired with a mirror! Catamaran, Jet Pack, Pedal Bike, Leaves 'Woopse!!'
45 Dreambubble Mixture As Zordrak went through a two week nap, The Urpneys took a van to the swamps, whalst Urpgor plans a great idea on stealing the Dreamstone. The Dreammaker told Rufus and Amberley to go along the underground supply canal to get more Dreambubble Mixture, supplied by Mrs Blossom. It soon turned into a rollarcoaster ride for poor Blob and his men. Bus, Jet Pack 'Well, it looks like we are going to have a time of unspoilt pleasure!'
46 Little Urpip Urpgor's Niece came to visit, but was proven to be a nucience. Urpgor gave her a Noop costume and managed to steal the Dreamstone, but was spoilt when Blob and the Urpneys arrested her, and the Noop costume caused Rufus and Amberley to go to the rescue! Submarines, Leaves 'She's a little chip of the old block isn't she? Little Urpip!'
47 Horrible Argorible Zordrak creates a solid Argoribble that he grew and sent to the land of dreams, destroying the Dreammaker's houst to try and find the Dreamstone. Urpgor and the Urpneys trys and stop the Argoribble from replacing them, in which they did! Pedal Bike, Jet Pack, Leaves 'Now Urpgor, you need to find a way on how to explain this to his lordship!'
48 Hod An Urpney rocket landed on top of a huge spaceship, belonging to a travelling Noop Dreammaker called Hod, and Rufus and Amberley had to help with his problems. Rocket, Leaves 'Well, at least we didn't turn into frogs.'
49 The Jolly Bird Urpgor needs a mineral to power his Spaceship for invasion of the land of Dreams, and sends Blob on a quest, as does Rufus and Amberley for The Jolly Bird's feather to cheer up poor Spildit, after her winning prize was smashed. It turned out that the two elements were connected with each other as the mineral is the jolly Bird's nest. The Urpneys managed to get a sample of the mineral, but was found that it had a huge limited powerspan! Spaceship, Devining Rod,Land Yacht, Leaves 'Well I did try to tell you!'
50 Planet Prunus Rufus and Amberley had to go to Planet Prunus to get a new Daiseyapple tree for the Dreammaker, but were also followed by Urpneys, thinking that they have the Dreamstone. Black Ball, Rocket, Bubble 'This is so lovely!'
51 The Spider-Mobile Urpgor invents a superweapon that can shoot webs, this machine manages to get by Watts and Noops and manages to steal The Dreamstone. What a struggle it must have been to stop Zordrak from going to the Nightmare Planet. SpiderMobile, Leaves, Pedal Bike 'Urpgor certainly knows how to make a splash!'
52 Urpjaws Rufus and Amberley had to get a magic sand from the bottom of the sea of destruction in order to save Planet Dreamstone, in order to also recharge the Dreamstone. Meanwhile, Urpgor had invented a SharkMobile to suck up the Noops at the regatter in order to get the Dreamstone. SharkMobile, Bubble 'I wonder if that Noop managed to get his regatta timetable sorted out?'

Trivia

  • Ozzy Osbourne, Frank Bruno, and Billy Connolly provided lead vocals on The War Song of the Urpneys single and album track, although the version heard in the series was largely sung by composer Mike Batt.
  • Other artists who sung for The Dreamstone soundtrack included Bonnie Tyler, who recorded a duet with Mike entitled Into The Sunset. This song was supposed to be used as the show's official love song (especially towards Rufus and Amberley) but it was never used. Plus Joe Brown performed The Vile Brothers Mountain Band, which was used on the show, during the episode Albert Is Fishnapped. Gary Glitter was also involved with the recording.
  • In the UK there were a couple of videos from Video Collection International covering all of series one bar the episode Megattack; plus several releases of most (but not all of) Series 1 from Tring International.
  • Also in the UK BMG Video only released one video featuring 4 episodes of series 2.
  • In Australia it aired on ABC TV.
  • The show was also aired in Brazil. However only Series 1 and 2 were aired.
  • After it was cancelled there were 6 videos from Reel Entertainment featuring 12 episodes of series 3 released in Australia. They also had another video release, presumbily of the first 3 episodes of Series 1.
  • In Australia the episode "Wottles" was actually spelled "Woitles".
  • At the ending of each episode apart from the Pilot episode, Frizz, one of the Urpneys has always got funny lectures to tell like 'I Told You It woudn't last!' in 'Spildit,' and 'I could have been a star! I know I could?' in 'Albert is Fishnapped!'
  • The TV version of Better Than A Dream contained some different lyrics to the version included on the soundtrack. The TV version mostily reflected Rufus' personality, with the lyrics 'I always dream myself to somewhere else each night' and 'I know I dream much more than other people do'. The soundtrack version contained 'I used to dream myself to someone else each night' and 'Until I chanced upon this road that led to you', among a few other changes that were made to the song. Mike Batt also re-recorded the chorus, used in the ending credits from Series 2 onwards.
  • Unusually for an animated show, the series makes several references to death or being killed. While no main characters ever die, the hint of death seems very real. In the first episode, Zordrak throws an Urpney to the Frazznats as punishment. Zordrak also yells 'Then Die' to Rufus and Amberley in The Dreamstone Part 2: Into Viltheed (Which was originally aired as the full length pilot), however they didn't get killed, though in the same episode it seemed Pildit had died in a landslide caused by Zordrak, but he survived. The series toned down the hint of death more and more during the course of the series.
  • Although all the Urpneys in Viltheed are male, female Urpneys do exist, as Urpgor has both an auntie and a niece.
  • Albert later became the mascot/logo for Martin Gates' production company.