Telebugs
Encyclopedia
The Telebugs is a cartoon
from the 1980s about the adventures of three robot
s with television
s for heads.
Brainstrain (who is also known as Pwofessor Bwainstwain, owing to his unfortunate speech impediment
) to stop enemies such as Baron
Bullybyte, Magna, Angel Brain, Zudo Bug and Arcadia, whilst working as reporters for a TV executive named Mr McStarch.
A total of 86 episodes were produced by Telemagination for Telebug Enterprises and broadcast on Children's ITV in the UK
from 1986–1987.
It has also aired on ABC TV in Australia
.
The series also aired on GBC TV in Gibraltar
, where it regularly served as a filler during children's programming in the 6:30 - 7:30pm slot during the mid to late 1980s.
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...
from the 1980s about the adventures of three robot
Robot
A robot is a mechanical or virtual intelligent agent that can perform tasks automatically or with guidance, typically by remote control. In practice a robot is usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by computer and electronic programming. Robots can be autonomous, semi-autonomous or...
s with television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
s for heads.
Overview
The robots' names are C.H.I.P. (Coordinated Hexadecimal Information Processor), S.A.M.A.N.T.H.A. (Solar Activated Micro Automated Non-inTerference Hearing Apparatus) and B.U.G. (Binary Unmanned Gamma camera) - who were accompanied by a flying video pack called M.I.C. (Mobile Independent Camera). They were invented by ProfessorProfessor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Brainstrain (who is also known as Pwofessor Bwainstwain, owing to his unfortunate speech impediment
Rhotacism
Rhotacism refers to several phenomena related to the usage of the consonant r :*the excessive or idiosyncratic use of the r;...
) to stop enemies such as Baron
Baron
Baron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...
Bullybyte, Magna, Angel Brain, Zudo Bug and Arcadia, whilst working as reporters for a TV executive named Mr McStarch.
A total of 86 episodes were produced by Telemagination for Telebug Enterprises and broadcast on Children's ITV in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
from 1986–1987.
It has also aired on ABC TV in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
The series also aired on GBC TV in Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...
, where it regularly served as a filler during children's programming in the 6:30 - 7:30pm slot during the mid to late 1980s.
Voice cast
- All the maleMaleMale refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization...
characters were voiced by Ron MoodyRon MoodyRon Moody is an English actor.- Personal life :Moody was born in Tottenham, North London, England, the son of Kate and Bernard Moodnick, a studio executive. His father was of Russian Jewish descent and his mother was a Lithuanian Jew. He is a cousin of director Laurence Moody and actress Clare...
(except for Bug) and the femaleFemaleFemale is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova .- Defining characteristics :The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male...
characters (also including Bug) were voiced by Suzy Westerby.
Transmission guide
- Series 1: 26 editions from 6 January 1986 - 10 February 1986
- Series 2: 40 editions from 10 November 1986 - 16 January 1987
- Series 3: 20 editions from 17 November 1987 - 16 December 1987