Pugwall
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Pugwall Pugwall's summer (season 2 title) |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Running time | 25 mins |
Creator(s) | Margaret D. Clark |
Starring | Jason Torrens Troy Beckwith Ricky Fleming Jay McCormack Gareth Morley Rebecca Blomberg Louise Hall Ken James Emma Snow Elspeth Ballantyne Maurie Fields |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original channel | Nine Network |
Original run | 1989–9 August 1991 |
No. of episodes | 42 |
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TV.com summary |
Pugwall is an Australian children's television series. It revolves around the title character Peter Unwin George Wall, PUGWALL, and his friends as they form a band called the Orange Organics.
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[edit] Premise
Pugwall and friends, Bazza, Orfo, Stringbean are forming a band, but they need a lead singer. Pugwall meets a girl called Jenny, they become friends and he asks her if she can sing. She tells him she can and he asks her to join the band, she agrees and the Orange Organics is formed. Each episode follows Pugwall's trials and tribulations as he goes about his family life, and follows the band as they attempt to secure a recording contract with a record company.
[edit] The Orange Organics
- Peter Unwin George Wall (Pugwall) - Guitar & vocals
- Jenny - Lead vocals
- Jeremy Bazlington (Bazza) - Keyboard
- Yuri Orfonzinski (Orfo) - Drums
- (Stringbean) - Bass guitar
[edit] Character profiles
[edit] Pugwall
Pugwall is a typical teenage boy, who dreams of forming a band with his friends and finding fame. When he receives a guitar for his birthday, he thinks his dreams are finally coming true, but his parents didn't get him an amplifier.
[edit] Jenny
Jenny meets Pugwall at the hospital after he is in an accident after dreaming of stardom while riding his bike. Jenny is a shy girl who finds herself having feelings for Pugwall, but doesn't know how to act on her feelings.
[edit] Bazza
Bazza is the Keyboard player in the band. His real name is Jeremy James Bazlington.
[edit] Orfo
Orfo is the Organics' drummer. His real name is Yuri Orfonzinski.
[edit] Stringbean
Stringbean is the band's bass guitarist. He gets his nickname because he is tall and thin.
[edit] Margaret "Supes" Wall
Supes is Pugwall's mother. Pugwall calls his mum Supes because when she cleans the house she is like Superman, speeding around the house at super-speed.
[edit] Frank "Herohead" Wall
Herohead is Pugwall's father.
[edit] Marion "Marmaloid" Wall
Marion is Pugwall's bratty younger sister. She is a constant thorn in Pugwall's side. She keeps pestering her brother to let her join the band. He keeps telling her that she can't join the band. She loves Caramel bars and is sometimes seen to take payment in these bars in exchange for not telling her parents what Pugwall is up to.