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About Chorlton and the Wheelies
Chorlton and the Wheelies is an animated children's television series that ran from September 1976 until June 1979 on the British television channel ITV. It followed the adventures of Chorlton, a fictional happiness dragon, in Wheelie World.
Chorlton and the Wheelies was created by Cosgrove Hall for the ITV station Thames Television, and the eponymous lead character gets his name from the suburb ofManchester in which the Cosgrove Hall studio was based: the legend "Made in Chorlton-cum-Hardy" is found written on the inside of the egg from which he hatches in the very first episode of the series.
The series takes place in "Wheelie World", which is inhabited principally by the "wheelies", a race of anthropomorphic creatures who locomote by means of wheels. They 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.
Chorlton and the Wheelies episode schedule
39 aired
Aired · 39
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 1979 | S3·E9 | Octoblob at Twilight |
| June 18, 1979 | S3·E13 | Royal Wheelyworld Pipe Band |
| June 11, 1979 | S3·E12 | Some Like It Hot |
| June 4, 1979 | S3·E11 | Skateboard Special |
| May 28, 1979 | S3·E10 | Pablo's World |
| May 14, 1979 | S3·E8 | Hide and Shriek |
| May 7, 1979 | S3·E7 | Hop, Skip and Crunch |
| April 30, 1979 | S3·E6 | Free-Wheeling Fenella |
| April 23, 1979 | S3·E5 | The Day the Lights Went Out |
| April 16, 1979 | S3·E4 | Chorlton and the Spinning Spell |
| April 9, 1979 | S3·E3 | Queen Doris' Silver Jubilee |
| April 2, 1979 | S3·E2 | Spot the Happiness Dragon |
| March 26, 1979 | S3·E1 | Fenella and the Face Fungus |
| December 19, 1977 | S2·E13 | Chorlton and the Snow Dragon |
| December 12, 1977 | S2·E12 | Octoblob |
| December 5, 1977 | S2·E11 | Take Your Partners |
| November 28, 1977 | S2·E10 | The Wishing Tree |
| November 21, 1977 | S2·E9 | The Keep-Fit Class |
| November 14, 1977 | S2·E8 | Double Trouble |
| November 7, 1977 | S2·E7 | The Day of the See-Through Chorlton |
| October 31, 1977 | S2·E6 | Inside the Kettle |
| October 25, 1977 | S2·E5 | Chorlton and the Singing Stones |
| October 17, 1977 | S2·E4 | Chorlton and the Silence Spell |
| October 10, 1977 | S2·E3 | Tyred Out |
| October 3, 1977 | S2·E2 | Toady Trouble |
| September 26, 1977 | S2·E1 | The Up and Down Plants |
| December 27, 1976 | S1·E13 | Chorlton's Gift of Happiness |
| December 20, 1976 | S1·E12 | When the Band Played On and On |
| December 13, 1976 | S1·E11 | The Day of the Grand Race |
| December 6, 1976 | S1·E10 | The Dancing Lesson |
Show 9 earlier episodes
| November 22, 1976 | S1·E9 | Many Happy Returns |
| November 15, 1976 | S1·E8 | The Wheel Hockey Derby |
| November 8, 1976 | S1·E7 | The Great Drought |
| November 1, 1976 | S1·E6 | Chorlton Gets His Wheels |
| October 25, 1976 | S1·E5 | Chorlton and the Crime Wave |
| October 18, 1976 | S1·E4 | The Lost Wheelie |
| October 11, 1976 | S1·E3 | Chorlton Says It with Flowers |
| October 4, 1976 | S1·E2 | Happiness is Dragon-Shaped |
| September 27, 1976 | S1·E1 | Happiness is Hatched |
Chorlton and the Wheelies cast
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Joe Lynchas Narrator -
Chorlton the Happiness Dragonas Chorlton the Happiness Dragon -
Fenella Fellorick the Kettle Witchas Fenella Fellorick the Kettle Witch -
King Ottoas King Otto -
Queen Dorisas Queen Doris -
The Minister of wheel estateas The Minister of wheel estate -
Claptrap von Spilldebeansas Claptrap von Spilldebeans -
O'Reilly the one eyed telescopeas O'Reilly the one eyed telescope -
Cliffordas Clifford -
Pablo Perditoas Pablo Perdito -
Floydas Floyd -
Zoomeras Zoomer -
The Spikersas The Spikers