Edward and Friends

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Edward and Friends was a children's TV series in puppet animation from FilmFair that aired on British and Canadian television in 1986. The series was set in the fictional town of Fabuland. Fabuland was a Lego theme that lasted 10 years from 1979 to 1989. Edward was the main Character in the television show and the episodes were centered around him and his two friends Bonnie and Max.

It was Lego's first foray into puppet animation and television in general.

Bernard Cribbins provided the voice-over for the show. Written by Michael Cole with music by Mike Batt. A FilmFair London Production.

1 List of Fabuland Characters
2 Videos
3 Books
4 Credits
5 External links

[edit] List of Fabuland Characters

Barty Bulldog
Billy Bear
Bruno Bear
Barney Bear
Buster Bulldog
Bertie Bulldog
Boris Bulldog
Bonnie Bunny
Carol Cat
Catherine Cat
Charlie Cat
Chester Chimp
Clara Cow
Clive Crocodile
Joe Crow
Dr. David Dog
Edward Elephant
Ernie Elephant
Freddy Fox
Gabriel Gorilla
Gertrude Goat
George Goat
Hannah Hippopotamus
Hugo Hog
Harry Horse
Henry Horse
Lisa Lamb
Lucy Lamb
Lionel Lion
Mike Monkey
Marjorie Mouse
Marc Monkey
Max Mouse
Morty Mouse
Patricia Pig
Percy Pig
Peter Pig
Perry Panda
Paulette Poodle
Paul Parrot
Robby Rabbit
Ricky Raccoon
Roger Raccoon
Sandy Seagull
Walter Walrus
William Walrus

[edit] Videos

There were two volumes of Edward and Friends released on VHS. Each episode is 5 minutes in length. Two episodes never made it to the VHS releases, Christmas in Fabuland and Edward and the big balloon.

Volume 1 contains the following episodes:

Edward gets the Hiccups
Lionel's Party
Boris gets a Scooter
Clive's Kite
Bertie's First Case
Edward and the Camera
Edward joins the Band
Edward goes Jogging
Wilfred's Treasure

Volume 2 contains the following episodes:

Edward to the Rescue
The Play
A Day for Skating
Bonnie and the Mole
Max and the Rainbow
Wilfred's Rocking Chair
Edward tries to help
Lionel's Car
A Robot for Max

[edit] Books

In addition, there were also a series of seven books published by Ladybird Books Inc. The books have the same title as the TV series episodes and used still photos from the TV show. Each book contains 2 stories except Christmas in Fabuland The list of books available were: