Philbert Frog

Philbert Frog is a British children's animated television series made by Fat City Films and produced by Heather Pedley and Philbert Frog Ltd. Created by Vincent James, it was first shown on the BBC on 24 September 1993 and ended on 17 December 1993.

Philbert Frog
Genre	Children
Created by	Vincent James
Written by	Phil Jackson
Directed by	Vincent James
Voices of	Rob Rackstraw
Narrated by	Rob Rackstraw
Opening theme	Philbert, Philbert the Frog!
Composer	Paul K. Joyce
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer	Heather Pedley
Producer	Vincent James
Production location	UK
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	CBBC and TCC
Release	24 September (1993-09-24) – 17 December 1993 (1993-12-17)

Philbert Frog is a forgetful, enthusiastic and silly frog who lives in the fictional Noggit Wood. Each episode sees him implicate himself and his pals in adventures of varying lunacy. His friends include Herbert Hedgehog, Melvin Mouse, Willie Worm (who once tried to tunnel to Mars), Monty Mole, Oscar Owl, Bertie Bird, and Tiffany Tortoise (who is quite sensible).

The series ran for 13 5-minute episodes and later aired on TCC and in several countries such as ABC in Australia.

Episode list

1. Philbert Frog Super Hero (24 September 1993)
2. Philbert and the Sleepless Night (1 October 1993)
3. Philbert and the Dinosaur (8 October 1993)
4. Philbert builds a House (15 October 1993)
5. Philbert goes to the Moon (22 October 1993)
6. Philbert the Artist (29 October 1993)
7. Philbert and the Race (5 November 1993)
8. Philbert Frog and the Giant Ape (12 November 1993)
9. Exotic Frog (19 November 1993)
10. Philbert and the Swimming Adventure (26 November 1993)
11. Philbert the Detective (3 December 1993)
12. Philbert Frog forgets to Hop (10 December 1993)
13. Philbert and the Snowy Day (17 December 1993)

Credits

Scripts

Phil Jackson

Animation

Mark Mason Tony Garth Animation Ltd

Storyboards and Layouts

Jez Hall, Vincent James, Paul Salmon

Backgrounds

Michelle Graney, Aileen Raistrick

Other adaptations

Five spin-off books by Vincent James were published by Hazar Publishing in the same year.

• Philbert Frog — The Naughty Cousin
• Philbert Frog — The Wishing Wand
• Philbert Frog Loses his Memory
• Philbert Frog — The Sunny Day

External links

• Mark Mason Animation
• Toonhound