Michael Bentine's Potty Time
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Michael Bentine's Potty Time was a long-running British
children's show, starring Michael Bentine
, directed and produced by Leon Thau
for Thames Television
on ITV
. It ran from 1973 to 1980.
The episodes consisted largely of distinctive, bearded puppet
s (called "Potties"), comically re-enacting famous historical situations.
In 2001, it was voted into 71st place in Channel 4
's 100 Greatest Kids' TV shows poll.
United Kingdom
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children's show, starring Michael Bentine
Michael Bentine
Michael Bentine CBE was a British comedian, comic actor and founding member of the Goons. A Peruvian Briton by heritage as a result of his father's nationality, In 1971 Bentine received the Order of Merit of Peru because of his fund-raising work for the 1970 Great Peruvian...
, directed and produced by Leon Thau
Leon Thau
Leon Thau is a British actor, TV producer and director. He played the part of Frankie Wing in the 1960 London production of the musical Flower Drum Song. As an actor he became known in the 1960s BBC TV comedy series It's a Square World, and also appeared in Comedy Playhouse, The Gnomes of...
for Thames Television
Thames Television
Thames Television was a licensee of the British ITV television network, covering London and parts of the surrounding counties on weekdays from 30 July 1968 until 31 December 1992....
on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
. It ran from 1973 to 1980.
The episodes consisted largely of distinctive, bearded puppet
Puppet
A puppet is an inanimate object or representational figure animated or manipulated by an entertainer, who is called a puppeteer. It is used in puppetry, a play or a presentation that is a very ancient form of theatre....
s (called "Potties"), comically re-enacting famous historical situations.
In 2001, it was voted into 71st place in Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
's 100 Greatest Kids' TV shows poll.
External links
- Comedy Guide - Michael Bentine's Potty Time at bbc.co.ukBbc.co.ukBBC Online is the brand name and home for the BBC's UK online service. It is a large network of websites including such high profile sites as BBC News and Sport, the on-demand video and radio services co-branded BBC iPlayer, the pre-school site Cbeebies, and learning services such as Bitesize...
- Little Gems - Michael Bentine's Potty Time