Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings
Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings | |
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Genre | Children's television series |
Created by | Edward McLachlan |
Written by | Glyn Frewler |
Directed by | Ivor Wood |
Narrated by | Bernard Cribbins |
Theme music composer | Mike Batt |
Composer | Mike Batt |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 24 |
Production | |
Editor | Helen Kelsey |
Running time | 5 minutes |
Production company | FilmFair |
Original release | |
Network | Thames Television |
Release | 1974 1976 | –
Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings is a British children's animated series about the adventures of a young boy named Simon, who has a magic blackboard.[1] Things that Simon draws on the chalkboard become real in the Land of Chalk Drawings, which Simon can enter by climbing over a fence near his home with a ladder. The stories often revolve around the unintended effects that Simon's drawings have on the Land of Chalk Drawings, such as when an upset Simon draws a picture of his angry self, which goes on a rampage.
The programme is based upon a series of four children's books by Edward McLachlan. It was produced in the mid-1970s by
In 2002 the series was remade in Canada, with Ernie Coombs as the narrator.
Original episodes
Series overview
Series | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
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1 | 12 | 1974 | 1975 |
2 | 12 | 1975 | 1976 |
Series 1
No.
overall |
No. in
series |
Title |
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1 | 1 | "Simon Meets Henry" |
2 | 2 | "Simon Meets the Teacher and the Children" |
3 | 3 | "Simon and the Chalk Drawing Band" |
4 | 4 | "Simon and the Moon Rocket (part one)" |
5 | 5 | "Simon and the Moon Rocket (part two)" |
6 | 6 | "Simon and the Caveman" |
7 | 7 | "Simon and the Sea" |
8 | 8 | "Simon and the Chameleon" |
9 | 9 | "Simon's Double" |
10 | 10 | "Simon and the Elephant" |
11 | 11 | "Simon and the Football Match" |
12 | 12 | "Simon and the Return Match" |
Series 2
No.
overall |
No. in
series |
Title |
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13 | 1 | "Simon and the Early Morning" |
14 | 2 | "Simon and the Chalk Drawing Cars" |
15 | 3 | "Simon and the Dinosaur" |
16 | 4 | "Simon and the Knight" |
17 | 5 | "Simon and the Rainbow" |
18 | 6 | "Simon and the Pied Piper" |
19 | 7 | "Simon and the Robot" |
20 | 8 | "Simon and the Measles" |
21 | 9 | "Simon and the Flags" |
22 | 10 | "Simon and the Chalk Drawing Sports Day" |
23 | 11 | "Simon and the Pop Singer" |
24 | 12 | "Simon and the Detective" |
2002 revival
Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings | |
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Genre | Teletoon OTV (Shanghai Media Group) |
Release | 2 September[2] – 18 September 2002[3] |
A new series premiered in 2002 on
Parody
The series was later
See also
- The Magic Chalk (1949)
- ChalkZone (1998/2002)
- Harold and the Purple Crayon (1955)
- Penny Crayon (1989)
- Zaczarowany ołówek
References
- ISBN 1903111277.
- Teletoon. Channel Canada. 28 August 2002. Archivedfrom the original on 21 October 2013.
- ^ "Television Program Logs". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. 2 March 2016.[dead link] Alt URL
- ISBN 9781510711525.
External links
- Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings at IMDb
- Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings (2002) at IMDb
- Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings at TheChestnut.com. Retrieved 5 January 2014.