Toonhound - The Adventures of Parsley (1970)

     A spin-off from the The Herbs, this series starred Parsley the humble lion
     and his energetic friend Dill The Dog. It was set in the same secret garden as
     the original series but dispensed with the opening introduction and "Herbidacious!"
     entrance in favour of a spoof of MGM Studios' Clarence logo, featuring
     Parsley's head...

     Unlike its predecessor, "The Adventures of Parsley" was specifically
     conceived for a teatime tv slot, just before the evening news on BBC1.
     Episodes were thus boiled down to little more than 5-minute music-hall
     vignettes. Parsley and Dill would get up to some mischief, embark on some
     great crusade or t'other, and normally encounter one of the other Herbs.
     Things would then wrap up with a droll remark from our Parsley, or a
     knowing wink to the "audience". It was all quick clean fun, beautifully
     animated by Ivor Wood and the FilmFair team, and delivered with the
     same deadpan panache as the original, by voice man Gordon Rollings.

     Trivia Hounds will note that it's in this series that Parsley actually speaks.
     In the original show, he merely reacts to events around him.

       Parsley and Dill by Ivor Wood Parsley and Sir Basil by Ivor Wood

      Nine of the episodes feature in a "Parsley The Lion" book written by creator
      Michael Bond and illustrated by animator/director Ivor Wood. These fine pics
      (above) are from the cover of said volume. Of course, Michael Bond is even
      more famous for having created Paddington and for producing 19 books
      about that little bear from Darkest Peru...

     Episode titles

     Cowboys and Indians                  Dill's TV Set
     Aunt Mint's Barbeque Party          The Quiz
     Toothache                                Eggs and the Golf Ball
     Dill's Who's Who Enrty                 On Strike
     Parsley's Invention of                 The Pop Group
     a Mechanical Dog                       Mahatma Dill
     Holidays at Home                       The Art of Self-Defence
     Parsley at a Loose End                Parsley's Insomnia
     Dill's Restaurant                         Parsley's Car
     Sage's Birthday                         Ugh Day
     Buried Bones                            The Nap
     The Conch Shell                        Eggs
     Putting on a Show
     Works of Art by Dill
     The Crystal Ball
     Dill's Day

     Broadcast info

     The series was first broadcast on 6th April 1970, on BBC1...

     Parsley on DVD

     Green fingered fans may want to track down this complete collection:

     The Herbs/Parsley - The Complete Collection
                Region 2 / Tempo TV Classics / May 2008

     Alternatively, there have been two separate releases from
     Tempo/Abbey Home Media:

     The Adventures of Parsley: Cowboys and Indians
                Region 2 / Tempo TV Classics / February 2006

     The Adventures of Parsley: Works of Art By Dill
                Region 2 / Tempo TV Classics / February 2007

    The Adventures Of Parsley by Michael Bond
    produced by FilmFair London

  director:            Ivor Wood
    exec prod:         Graham Clutterbuck
   puppets:            Ivor Wood
    music:               Tony Russell
    lyrics:                Brenda Johnson
    story editor:      Gordon Rollings
    designer:           Rafael Esteve
    asst animator: Claude Copin
    narrator:           Gordon Rollings

     On the web

     Little Gems
     The Gems brings us a guide to The Herbs...

     The Herbs + Parsley
     Lots of info here from Jay....

     Abbey Home Media
     Abbey distribute the UK DVDs. They have their own web store too...

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			The Adventures of Parsley (1970) producers: FimFair animation: stop-motion animation episodes: 32 x 5 mins
		A spin-off from the The Herbs, this series starred Parsley the humble lion and his energetic friend Dill The Dog. It was set in the same secret garden as the original series but dispensed with the opening introduction and "Herbidacious!" entrance in favour of a spoof of MGM Studios' Clarence logo, featuring Parsley's head... Unlike its predecessor, "The Adventures of Parsley" was specifically conceived for a teatime tv slot, just before the evening news on BBC1. Episodes were thus boiled down to little more than 5-minute music-hall vignettes. Parsley and Dill would get up to some mischief, embark on some great crusade or t'other, and normally encounter one of the other Herbs. Things would then wrap up with a droll remark from our Parsley, or a knowing wink to the "audience". It was all quick clean fun, beautifully animated by Ivor Wood and the FilmFair team, and delivered with the same deadpan panache as the original, by voice man Gordon Rollings. Trivia Hounds will note that it's in this series that Parsley actually speaks. In the original show, he merely reacts to events around him. Nine of the episodes feature in a "Parsley The Lion" book written by creator Michael Bond and illustrated by animator/director Ivor Wood. These fine pics (above) are from the cover of said volume. Of course, Michael Bond is even more famous for having created Paddington and for producing 19 books about that little bear from Darkest Peru... Episode titles Cowboys and Indians Dill's TV Set Aunt Mint's Barbeque Party The Quiz Toothache Eggs and the Golf Ball Dill's Who's Who Enrty On Strike Parsley's Invention of The Pop Group a Mechanical Dog Mahatma Dill Holidays at Home The Art of Self-Defence Parsley at a Loose End Parsley's Insomnia Dill's Restaurant Parsley's Car Sage's Birthday Ugh Day Buried Bones The Nap The Conch Shell Eggs Putting on a Show Works of Art by Dill The Crystal Ball Dill's Day Broadcast info The series was first broadcast on 6th April 1970, on BBC1... Parsley on DVD Green fingered fans may want to track down this complete collection: The Herbs/Parsley - The Complete Collection Region 2 / Tempo TV Classics / May 2008 Alternatively, there have been two separate releases from Tempo/Abbey Home Media: The Adventures of Parsley: Cowboys and Indians Region 2 / Tempo TV Classics / February 2006 The Adventures of Parsley: Works of Art By Dill Region 2 / Tempo TV Classics / February 2007 The Adventures Of Parsley by Michael Bond produced by FilmFair London director: Ivor Wood exec prod: Graham Clutterbuck puppets: Ivor Wood music: Tony Russell lyrics: Brenda Johnson story editor: Gordon Rollings designer: Rafael Esteve asst animator: Claude Copin narrator: Gordon Rollings On the web Little Gems The Gems brings us a guide to The Herbs... The Herbs + Parsley Lots of info here from Jay.... Abbey Home Media Abbey distribute the UK DVDs. They have their own web store too... index » previous » next »
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