Chico the Rainmaker
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Chico the Rainmaker was an English TV show made by Eyeline Films and the Children's Film Foundation. It was shown in 1974 on PBS in the USA, and broadcast in many UK cinemas in the 1970s and 1980s as part of their "Saturday Matinees". The show featured a talking shrunken head.
It was also known as The Boy with Two Heads.
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[edit] Plot synopsis
A box, stolen from an antique shop by thieves, comes into the possession of two children (Chris Page & his sister Jill). The box contains some musical instruments and an eerie shrunken head; as the children play with the instruments, the head magically comes to life & reveals itself as Chicopacobacowana, a 2000 yr-old tribal rainmaker deity from the jungles of the Amazon.
'Chico' had been taken from the jungle by explorers three years ago, and had been awaiting an opportunity to return to his tribe ever since - he is vital to the tribe both as protector and because he has the power to make it rain.
The two thieves (Doug & Des) who had initially robbed the antique shop realize that Chico has this amazing power & attempt to capture him. The series centres on the children's adventures as they try to help Chico & to evade the thieves.
[edit] Episodes
- 1. The Mysterious Box
- 2. Chico makes magic
- 3. Chase for Chico
- 4. The Magic Football
- 5. The Secret Cave
- 6. Chico makes the Rain
- 7. Farewell to Chico
[edit] Cast & Characters
Main characters:
- Spencer Plumridge as Chris Page
- Leslie Ash as Jill Page
- Hilda Fenemore as Hilda Page
- Peter Halliday as Mr. Page
- Stanley Meadows as Douglas
- Lance Percival as Stanley Thornton
- Louis Mansi as Desmond
- Clive Revill as Chico (voice)
- Alex Mackenzie as the All-Father (hair)
Director: Jonathan Ingrams
[edit] Theme song
Chico chico the rainmaker, Chico chico the rainmaker, Chico chico the rainmaker, Chicopacobacawana make the rain! Chico I'm such a little fella, When I'm around you better get your umbrella, As I start to sway and my eyes go flash, The heavens open wide with a mighty crash!
[edit] External links
- Internet Movie Database entry [1]
- DevilDead.com French entry [2]
- Video Clip of the Opening Credits and theme music on YouTube [3]
- Listing at the Children's Film and Television Foundation [4]
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