Chorlton And The Wheelies - Series 2 (DVD)

Chorlton and the Wheelies.
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The adventures of Chorlton and his friends from Wheelie World. There are 14 episodes on this single DVD but you will love it. It was broadcast between 1976 - 1979, and If you watched TV in the 70s then this was one of those weird yet charming animated series.

The theme tune should jog all memories of people who remember Chorlton.

"Jump in we'll ...
...is Hatched", wherein, of course, Chorlton arrives fully formed in Wheelie World via an enormous egg. Which had "made in Chorlton-cum-hardy" on the inside of the egg, hence Chorlton got his name.

Basically Chorlton wakes up from an egg one day and he awakens the Wheelies and brightens up the Wheelie World. It had been a long time since Wheelie World had seen a ray of sunshine.
The wheelies have three wheels each: ... more

Chorlton and the Wheelies.
=====================

The adventures of Chorlton and his friends from Wheelie World. There are 14 episodes on this single DVD but you will love it. It was broadcast between 1976 - 1979, and If you watched TV in the 70s then this was one of those weird yet charming animated series.

The theme tune should jog all memories of people who remember Chorlton.

"Jump in we'll take you for a spin and show you round the Wheelie World".

Nostalgia here we come.........

The Goodies:
Chorlton, - the happiness dragon,
Zoomer, - a wheelie
King Otto and Queen Doris, - the monarchs of wheelie world
Jenny, - a wheelie girl who has a crush on Charlton
The Chamberlain, - a wheelie MP

The Baddies:
Fenella, a spectacularly useless witch (who hated Charlton with a passion) with a base camp at Spout Hall (a big kettle)
Claptrap, - fenellas taking spell book
O'reilly, - Fenellas telescope
Fenellas underlings, - mushroom-like "toadies" and "spikers"
Clifford, - Fenellas son, who was only ever shown as a huge disembodied foot.

The first series opens with "Happiness is Hatched", wherein, of course, Chorlton arrives fully formed in Wheelie World via an enormous egg. Which had "made in Chorlton-cum-hardy" on the inside of the egg, hence Chorlton got his name.

Basically Chorlton wakes up from an egg one day and he awakens the Wheelies and brightens up the Wheelie World. It had been a long time since Wheelie World had seen a ray of sunshine.
The wheelies have three wheels each: two large ones at the front, and a smaller centred one at the back.
The wheels are replaceable, and suitable wheels grow on vegetation found in Wheelie World.

Fenella who lives in the green kettle i.e. Spout Hall is furious with his arrival and sets about her many demented plans to be rid of him. She has magical powers which include teleporting and her enchanted assistants include a talking book called 'Claptrap Von Spilldebeans' and 'O'Reilly' the Telescope.
Her minions include spikers, sinister looking objects like conker shells with baleful eyes, which roll everywhere and toadies who are pointed toadstools with similar eyes, who travel by bobbing through the ground as though it were water.

Charlton isn't the sharpest tool in the box but by (mostly) accident he beats her evil plans every time.

SERIES 2
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Episodes are:-

14.The Up and Down Plants
15.Toady Trouble
16.Tyred Out
17.Chorlton and the Silence Spell
18.Chorlton and the Singing Stones
19.Inside the Kettle
20.The Day of the See-Through Chorlton
21.Double Trouble
22.The Keep-Fit Class
23.The Wishing Tree
24.Take Your Partners
25.Octoblob
26.Chorlton and the Snow Dragon
27.Chorlton and the Iceworld

The production company of Cosgrove Hall also gave us such classics as Danger Mouse, Count Duckula, some Terry Pratchett creations; The Bromeliad, Soul Music and Wyrd Sisters, also to come out where Noddy, Bill and Ben, and Andy Pandy. A truly thoroughbred studio that clearly produced golden Television.

Sound quality is good to very good whilst picture quality is also superb and highly watchable.
The colourful world in which the series is set will thrill even todays kiddies. The innocence of Chorlton pitted against the evil and hopless witch Fenella will have kids goggling at the screen.
Give this a go and you will not be disappointed. Nothing what so ever to offend or upset.
Highly Recommended.

DVD Extras:
None to speak of apart from the usual sound options, subtitles and chapter selection.

DVD features:-
Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: Dolby Digital
Region: All Regions
Number of discs: 1
Classification: U
Run Time: 144 minutes
ASIN: B000059RJZ
Amazon Price: £4.30.

Greg 

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