Astro Farm
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Astro Farm was an English children's television series
animated in stop motion
. It featured the adventures of the Foxwoods, a small family who work on an asteroid
, which is covered in farmland. Astro Farm was produced by FilmFair
, and was first broadcast on Central Independent Television
(including CITV
) in 1992; Nick Jr later repeated it.
The main action takes place on an asteroid dedicated to farming. The Foxwoods live in a small cottage with a barn nearby. Daisy, the cow lives in a separate farm. The atmosphere is artificial and is controlled by the weather machine in the cottage. The Gorps live on a nearby asteroid known as Gorpdale which is dark and wet.
The principal characters are Lizzie; Lizzie's husband Sam; their son, Tom; Dinko, a dog; Daisy, the Big Moo; Clucks, the Blue Chicken; and Gorps, Splodger, and Biff, three miscreants who steal food and cause trouble at the farm.
Children's television series
Children's television series, are commercial television programs designed for, and marketed to children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...
animated in stop motion
Stop motion
Stop motion is an animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. The object is moved in small increments between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the series of frames is played as a continuous sequence...
. It featured the adventures of the Foxwoods, a small family who work on an asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
, which is covered in farmland. Astro Farm was produced by FilmFair
FilmFair
FilmFair was a British production company and animation studio that produced stop motion children's television series and animated cartoons from the late 1960s until the mid-1990s...
, and was first broadcast on Central Independent Television
Central Independent Television
Central Independent Television, more commonly known as Central is the Independent Television contractor for the Midlands, created following the restructuring of ATV and commencing broadcast on 1 January 1982. The station is owned and operated by ITV plc, under the licensee of ITV Broadcasting...
(including CITV
CITV
CITV is a British television channel from ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive, as well as commissions and acquisitions. CITV itself is the programming block on the main ITV Network .The CITV channel broadcasts from 06:00 to 18:00...
) in 1992; Nick Jr later repeated it.
The main action takes place on an asteroid dedicated to farming. The Foxwoods live in a small cottage with a barn nearby. Daisy, the cow lives in a separate farm. The atmosphere is artificial and is controlled by the weather machine in the cottage. The Gorps live on a nearby asteroid known as Gorpdale which is dark and wet.
The principal characters are Lizzie; Lizzie's husband Sam; their son, Tom; Dinko, a dog; Daisy, the Big Moo; Clucks, the Blue Chicken; and Gorps, Splodger, and Biff, three miscreants who steal food and cause trouble at the farm.
Series 1: 1992–1993
- Wacky Weather - September 4, 1992
- Disappearing Bubbles - September 11 ,1992
- Butterfly - September 18, 1992
- The Big Sneeze - September 25, 1992
- Astro Dragon - October 9, 1992
- The Well - November 6, 1992
- Flying Dinko - November 13, 1992
- Moon Flu - November 20, 1992
- Skinnyman - December 4, 1992
- Family Guest - December 11, 1992
- Christmas - December 18, 1992
- Gobble Te Goo - January 15, 1993
- Cake Trace - January 22, 1993
Series 2: 1996–1997
- Pantimine - November 15, 1996
- TV Channel - November 22, 1996
- Sick Day - November 29, 1996
- Obesity - December 6, 1996
- Hospital - December 13, 1996
- Story Time - December 20, 1996
- Milk & Cheese - August 1, 1997
- Chocolate Treat - August 8, 1997
- Scary Monsters - August 15, 1997
- Name Calling - August 22, 1997
- Time Machine - August 29, 1997
- Mum's Birthday - September 5, 1997
Credits
(Series One Only)- Devised by: David Yates & Andy Ellis
- Written by: John Sayle
- Music by: Dave Cooke
- Directed by: David Johnson & Paul Field
- With the Voices of: Tina Heath, Jonathan Kydd & Richard Tate
- Stories and Original Design: Andy Ellis
- Song Lyrics: Paul Field
- Animation: Mark Waring
- Camera: Simon Paul
- Studio Assistant: John Ellis
- Sets: Alan Murphy
- Model Makers: Heather Boucher & Colin Armitage
- Puppet Makers: Maxine Guest, Simon Quinn & Sam Holland
- Costumes: Margaret Haden
- Editor: Simon Cox
- Senior Editor: Andi Sloss
- Production Supervisor: Robert Dunbar
- Producer: Kath Swain
- Executive Producer: David Yates
External links
- Astro Farm at Toonhound