Mary, Mungo and Midge is a British

United Kingdom

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 animated children's television series

Children's television series

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, created by John Ryan

John Ryan (cartoonist)

John Gerald Christopher Ryan was a British animator and cartoonist, best known for his character Captain Pugwash. His brother was Roman Catholic theologian and philosopher Columba Ryan.-Biography:Ryan was born in Edinburgh...

 and produced by the BBC

BBC

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 in 1969.

The show featured the adventures of a girl called Mary, her dog Mungo, and her pet mouse Midge, who lived in a tower block

Tower block

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 in a busy town. BBC newsreader Richard Baker

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 narrated the episodes, with John Ryan's daughter Isabel playing Mary. The theme tune and other music for the series was provided by Johnny Pearson

Johnny Pearson

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.

This show was one of the first children's shows in the UK to reflect urban living. The programme showed Mary having adventures in a busy town, as opposed to in a wood, forest or other rural setting. The two featured animals were likely to be familiar to town dwellers, as opposed to the array of talking wildlife usually seen in children's television.

In each episode, the three of them would descend in the lift from their flat in the tower block. After their adventures they would return home, Midge would press the button for the lift back to the correct floor, by standing on Mungo's nose.

Mary, Mungo and Midge was a production of John Ryan Studios

John Ryan (cartoonist)

John Gerald Christopher Ryan was a British animator and cartoonist, best known for his character Captain Pugwash. His brother was Roman Catholic theologian and philosopher Columba Ryan.-Biography:Ryan was born in Edinburgh...

, who also produced the earlier Captain Pugwash

Captain Pugwash

Captain Pugwash is a fictional pirate in a series of British children's comic strips and books created by John Ryan. The character's adventures were adapted into a TV series, using cardboard cut-outs filmed in live-action , also called Captain Pugwash, first shown on the BBC in 1957, a later colour...

 and the later Sir Prancelot

The Adventures of Sir Prancelot

The Adventures of Sir Prancelot was a children's animated TV Series written and produced by John Ryan for the John Ryan Studios company. It followed the adventures of an eccentric Knight and his family as they head for the Crusades in the Holy Land...

 cartoons, both with a similar drawing style.

The Complete Mary, Mungo and Midge was released on DVD

DVD

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on 5 April 2004.

Episode guide

Title of Episode	Air Date	Summary
1. The Crane	7th October 1969	Mungo was helping Mary build her bricks, but they saw the crane outside in the building site. So Midge climbed into the crane and took Mungo up in the air.
2. The Letter	14th October 1969	Mary was sending her letter to thank her grandma for her birthday present, while Mungo and Midge posted the letter in the letterbox, Midge fell inside and was taken to a van, a train and a bicycle whilst looking after the letter.
3. The Boat	21st October 1969	Mary and her parents were sailing Mary's boat in the pond, with Midge on board.
4. Printing	28th October 1969	Mary and Mungo were painting, Mary was using potatoes for printing so Mungo and Midge went to buy some, but Midge was in the printing factory and was covered in black paint!
5. Clocks	4th November 1969	Mary and Mungo were playing "Hickory Dickory Dock" with Midge, but he broke the clock in the hall, so Mary's parents called some men to fix the clock with Midge as well!
6. Mungo Lost	11th November 1969	Mungo thought he could go and see Mary where she went to see her aunt who had just moved to a new house, but Mungo got really lost so he decided to ask a policeman to take him home while Midge was looking for him.
7. Machines	18th November 1969	Midge wonders where cows fit in the machine, but he causes chaos with all the milk coming out of the machine!
8. Toy Shop	25th November 1969	Mary's doll's arm was broken so she and Mungo went with Mary's mother to go and get it mended, but Midge climbed inside the doll.
9. Funfair	2nd December 1969	The fun fair is opening, so Mary, Mungo and Midge went to the funfair with Mary, her parents and Midge.
10. Flying	9th December 1969	Mary goes to fly her kite in the park, but Midge wants to fly too so he uses a balloon.
11. The Garage	16th December 1969	Midge is left behind at the garage while Mary, Mungo and Mary's parents go on a picnic, so Midge learns all about the garage.
12. Hospital	23 December 1969	Mary hurts her leg, so she is taken to the hospital along with Mungo and Midge. Midge goes inside to look for Mary.
13. Seaside	30th December 1969	Mary and her family, Mungo and Midge went to the seaside for the day. Midge wanted to play his flute so Mungo looked after it, while Midge went to sleep in the sun and had a dream.