Pond Life (TV Series)
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Pond Life is a British animated television series
that ran for two series on Channel 4
in 1996 and 2000. A series of 13x15minute episodes was screened from 3 to 18 December 1996, mainly at 5.45pm, but with two epidodes exploring more adult themes reserved for a double screening at 11.25pm. This series was repeated between March and June 1998. A second series of 7x30minute episodes followed between 19-30 September 2000 to tie-in with Channel 4's Animation Week of 23-29 September 2000.
Written and directed by Candy Guard, the comedy follows the daily infuriations and half successes of its neurotic and self-obsessed protagonist, Dolly Pond.
Although Pond Life is a traditional hand-drawn cartoon
, the comedy series was directed at adult audiences and specifically targeted at female viewers.
Pond Life began life in 1992 with a pilot episode entitled I Want a Boyfriend ... Or Do I?, co-commissioned by Channel 4 and S4C.
Animated cartoon
An animated cartoon is a short, hand-drawn film for the cinema, television or computer screen, featuring some kind of story or plot...
that ran for two series on 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...
in 1996 and 2000. A series of 13x15minute episodes was screened from 3 to 18 December 1996, mainly at 5.45pm, but with two epidodes exploring more adult themes reserved for a double screening at 11.25pm. This series was repeated between March and June 1998. A second series of 7x30minute episodes followed between 19-30 September 2000 to tie-in with Channel 4's Animation Week of 23-29 September 2000.
Written and directed by Candy Guard, the comedy follows the daily infuriations and half successes of its neurotic and self-obsessed protagonist, Dolly Pond.
Although Pond Life is a traditional hand-drawn cartoon
Traditional animation
Traditional animation, is an animation technique where each frame is drawn by hand...
, the comedy series was directed at adult audiences and specifically targeted at female viewers.
Pond Life began life in 1992 with a pilot episode entitled I Want a Boyfriend ... Or Do I?, co-commissioned by Channel 4 and S4C.
External links
- Episode guide at epguides.com
- Archived online chat with Candy Guard at channel4.com
- The Pond Life channel on Youtube