Snug and Cozi
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Snug and Cozi was a children's ITV
slapstick comedy series about 2 aliens who had crash landed on earth by mistake and met a new friend called Emily.
Richard, Nigel and a few friends independently made the pilot episode in 1994 on the budget of around £4,000, the show was originally called 'Snug and Cosy' but changed to 'Snug and Cozi' for the TV series. The pilot shown them taking off in their pink spaceship and how they crashed landed on earth (after being hit by a large asteroid) into a furniture shop called 'Snug and Cosy' and adopted those names to sound more human and blend in (Not realising how daft those names sound) they then come across an allotment and live inside one of the sheds believing it to be a holiday home. The pilot was filmed on 16mm film and then sent to various television companies, Scottish Television
brought the rights to the show and started production in 1996.
The opening titles to the TV series include clips from the original pilot in the opening titles, the full pilot was never broadcast on TV.
The TV series featured the two aliens, going out to places with Emily or trying to do an everyday task and causing trouble and failing in hilarious ways in a slapstick style (Richard imagined Snug and Cozi as like Laurel and Hardy
but in spacesuits).
The shows creator Richard Vobes
was never entirely happy with the TV series as he was not allowed to direct it, and therefor was not allowed to do a lot of the slapstick stunts wrote in the scripts, a lot of the stunts were faked or never done, Richard said in a recent interview the only stunt they were allowed to do was riding a bed down a hill and into a carwash (In the episode 'A New Home').
Snug wears a yellow and silver spacesuit. Snug seems slightly more dim witted than Cozi, often getting things completely wrong and getting shouted at and pushed over by Cozi.
Cozi played by Nigel Cooper
Cozi wears a red and silver spacesuit and he looks very similar to snug except he has a mustache. Cozi seems slightly more brighter than Snug but still occasionally gets things wrong.
Emily Played by Sara Montgomery
Emily is a 10 year old girl who discovers Snug and Cozi after they had crashed on earth, she decided to look after them and keeping them away from other people by hiding them in her father's garden shed (series 1) or their summerhouse (series 2). Emily also takes Snug and Cozi on trips with her, such as the seaside or her schools sports day.
for fans of the show to watch. He also created a Snug and Cozi page on his vobes radio website recently.
The show had 2 series and 16 episodes before being axed by Scottish Television
in 1997. A 3rd series was planned but the show got axed before production could begin.
programmes, such as Wow
in 1996, Scratchy & Co.
in 1997 and Timmy Towers
in 1998.
In 1998, Snug and Cozi appeared in a pantomime of Cinderella at the Doncaster Civic Theatre. Their role were Brokers Men. No one in the audience could really the understand Squidge so Snug and Cozi ate dictionary's and suddenly were able to speak English.
Snug and Cozi also did a Pink Caravan tour, where they did shows around Britain in their pink caravan. However, there were not many gigs, and on one of the shows, the Rocket Car they used set on fire, and the fire brigade had to come and put the fire out.
Richard Vobes is currently writing a series of Snug and Cozi children's books. For further information see http://www.vobes.com.
Snug and Cozi was recently included in a book called 'The Legends of Kids TV' (see http://www.legendsofkidstv.co.uk) written by Garry Vaux, where Richard talked about his time on the show.
ITV
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slapstick comedy series about 2 aliens who had crash landed on earth by mistake and met a new friend called Emily.
Format
Snug and Cozi are two aliens, from the planet Squadge. After an asteroid hits their pink spaceship, they crash on earth and are stranded, they become friends with a girl named Emily who decides to look after them and hide them in her dad's garden shed (Later a summer house in series 2) away from other people. Snug and Cozi do not speak English they speak their own language called Squidge, which is just talking gibberish with the odd one or two English words. Each episode features Snug and Cozi trying to do an everyday task, having an adventure or going outside with Emily and failing hilariously or causing chaos in a slapstick way, such as running a bath, going to the seaside or stopping a burglar from stealing from someones house.Creation and Pilot episode
Richard Vobes got the idea for the show on the way to a gig (He used to be a corporate entertainer) after seeing a furniture shops called 'Snug and Cosy.' This gave Richard an idea and he invented the two spacemen.Richard, Nigel and a few friends independently made the pilot episode in 1994 on the budget of around £4,000, the show was originally called 'Snug and Cosy' but changed to 'Snug and Cozi' for the TV series. The pilot shown them taking off in their pink spaceship and how they crashed landed on earth (after being hit by a large asteroid) into a furniture shop called 'Snug and Cosy' and adopted those names to sound more human and blend in (Not realising how daft those names sound) they then come across an allotment and live inside one of the sheds believing it to be a holiday home. The pilot was filmed on 16mm film and then sent to various television companies, Scottish Television
Scottish Television
Scottish Television is Scotland's largest ITV franchisee, and has held the ITV franchise for Central Scotland since 31 August 1957. It is the second oldest ITV franchisee still active...
brought the rights to the show and started production in 1996.
The opening titles to the TV series include clips from the original pilot in the opening titles, the full pilot was never broadcast on TV.
Television series
The TV series started production in 1996, some changes were made to the show, firstly the title was changed to 'Snug and Cozi'. The opening sequence to the show explained the story of how they came about on earth, the story had been altered slightly from the pilot episode to it explaining they had crash landed on earth from when the asteroid hit their spaceship and were discovered by a 10 year old girl called Emily and she takes them into her care and hides them in her dads garden shed.The TV series featured the two aliens, going out to places with Emily or trying to do an everyday task and causing trouble and failing in hilarious ways in a slapstick style (Richard imagined Snug and Cozi as like Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy were one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy double acts of the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema...
but in spacesuits).
The shows creator Richard Vobes
Richard Vobes
Richard Vobes is an entertainer, actor, independent film maker, writer and award winning podcaster. He has produced close to 3000 audio podcasts since January 2005. He has worked in both the corporate and broadcast sector...
was never entirely happy with the TV series as he was not allowed to direct it, and therefor was not allowed to do a lot of the slapstick stunts wrote in the scripts, a lot of the stunts were faked or never done, Richard said in a recent interview the only stunt they were allowed to do was riding a bed down a hill and into a carwash (In the episode 'A New Home').
Characters
Snug Played by Richard VobesRichard Vobes
Richard Vobes is an entertainer, actor, independent film maker, writer and award winning podcaster. He has produced close to 3000 audio podcasts since January 2005. He has worked in both the corporate and broadcast sector...
Snug wears a yellow and silver spacesuit. Snug seems slightly more dim witted than Cozi, often getting things completely wrong and getting shouted at and pushed over by Cozi.
Cozi played by Nigel Cooper
Cozi wears a red and silver spacesuit and he looks very similar to snug except he has a mustache. Cozi seems slightly more brighter than Snug but still occasionally gets things wrong.
Emily Played by Sara Montgomery
Emily is a 10 year old girl who discovers Snug and Cozi after they had crashed on earth, she decided to look after them and keeping them away from other people by hiding them in her father's garden shed (series 1) or their summerhouse (series 2). Emily also takes Snug and Cozi on trips with her, such as the seaside or her schools sports day.
Popularity
The show was popular at the time having high ratings apparently having a 50% audience share on CITV. It is not widely remembered now but Richard Vobes does upload episodes of Snug and Cozi to YoutubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
for fans of the show to watch. He also created a Snug and Cozi page on his vobes radio website recently.
The show had 2 series and 16 episodes before being axed by Scottish Television
Scottish Television
Scottish Television is Scotland's largest ITV franchisee, and has held the ITV franchise for Central Scotland since 31 August 1957. It is the second oldest ITV franchisee still active...
in 1997. A 3rd series was planned but the show got axed before production could begin.
Live shows and tours
Snug and Cozi made appearances on many other CITVCITV
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...
programmes, such as Wow
Wow
-Business:*WOW!, an internet, cable, and phone company*WOW! , a defunct ISP from CompuServe*WOW, a radio station in Omaha, Nebraska, started in 1922 by Woodmen of the World; today known as KXSP*WOW , English toy company...
in 1996, Scratchy & Co.
Scratchy & Co.
Scratchy and Co was a CITV show, which was broadcast at certain periods from 6 May 1995 to 25 April 1998, which replaced What's Up Doc? as the Saturday morning ITV show.-Premise:...
in 1997 and Timmy Towers
Timmy Towers
Timmy Towers is a children's television series produced by Brilliant TV that was first shown in 1997. The programme starred Timmy Mallett as himself, Mark Speight as the Abominable No Man, Alex Lovell as Miss Thing and Roger Bremble as Aunty Knobbly Knees....
in 1998.
In 1998, Snug and Cozi appeared in a pantomime of Cinderella at the Doncaster Civic Theatre. Their role were Brokers Men. No one in the audience could really the understand Squidge so Snug and Cozi ate dictionary's and suddenly were able to speak English.
Snug and Cozi also did a Pink Caravan tour, where they did shows around Britain in their pink caravan. However, there were not many gigs, and on one of the shows, the Rocket Car they used set on fire, and the fire brigade had to come and put the fire out.
Merchandise
The show has never been released on VHS or DVD. A Snug and Cozi CD was also released called 'Pink Heads' in 1997. To promote the CD Snug and Cozi traveled to london to give the Prime Minister a copy of the CD.Richard Vobes is currently writing a series of Snug and Cozi children's books. For further information see http://www.vobes.com.
Snug and Cozi was recently included in a book called 'The Legends of Kids TV' (see http://www.legendsofkidstv.co.uk) written by Garry Vaux, where Richard talked about his time on the show.
Episode guide
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