Talk:Fireman Sam

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Why was there no police or ambulance services in the T.V. series?

Have you not seen "Fireman Sam meets Policeman Sam" or "Fireman Sam versus Paramedic Sam"? HAHA. But really they don't seem to need them. No one gets hurt and the only 'criminal' is Norman.

The song on the other page, the one about Arson Sam, however funny, is not the correct song. Perhaps Wikipedia could create a database for funny parodies etc? Or arseon arseon Sam eh?86.138.91.232 17:47, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Contents 1 New Series 2 Voice 3 Theme Tune 4 WP 5 Fair use rationale for Image:Fireman Sam logo.jpg 6 Mike Collins 7 Episode list

[edit] New Series

The new series has been broadcast and translated into several different languages, and is available on DVD. "The original series still remains the most popular"

This is opinion and needs a citation ^{[citation needed]} to provide evidence. I've added a tag to the text Steve-Ho 18:09, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

The reference to firefighter Penny Morris being gay, while funny, is unsubstantiated and removed. Remember children also research their favourite TV programs with Wikipedia.

What difference does children reading wikipedia make? If it's wrong it's wrong. 86.10.81.54 (talk) 22:49, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Voice

From the article:

The series comprised 32 10-minute episodes and a 20-minute Christmas special. The narration and character voices were done by John Alderton

Did he do the Welsh or English version, or both? boffy_b 16:06, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

He did the English language one. I can't remember who did the Welsh one, but will find out - I'm currently working on the Fireman Sam website. --Irregular Shed 11:25, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Theme Tune

Tri400 added :

The Fireman Sam theme song [1] is virtually a copy of the 80's hit song - Everybody Wants to Rule The World by Tears for Fears. [2] Since this song was released in 1985 and Fireman Sam started broadcasting in 1987.

I can't see the similarity myself, certainly not to the extent of claiming one to be a virtual copy of the other. I think this should be removed. What do other people think? --Umbriel 04:57, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WP

Who is WP?86.151.139.98 17:03, 18 September 2007 (UTC) Wp? What are you talking about?81.132.69.35 17:02, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Fireman Sam logo.jpg

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BetacommandBot 20:28, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mike Collins

The popular comicbook artist Mike Collins (Judge Dredd, Batman, Doctor Who) did a lot of artistic work on the new series. I'm not sure if this is note-worthy or not, nor if the fact that Mike is quite proud of his work and frequently wears his Fireman Sam "Crew" T-shirt to comic cons is worth commenting on. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.149.142.215 (talk) 08:48, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Episode list

What is the source of the episode list? I bought the DVD box set. It has 32 episodes: all those currently listed but the Christmas special. The order is different, though, and some episodes have slightly different names on the packaging.

The following is the order they're presented on the DVDs, with the titles shown on the packaging.

DVD 1, titled "Norman's Tricky Day":

1. The Kite
2. Barn Fire
3. Trevor's Training
4. Flat Tyre
5. Lost Cat
6. Norman's Tricky Day
7. Camping
8. Telly Trouble

DVD 2, titled "Treasure Hunt":

1. Treasure Hunt
2. Sam's Day Off
3. Thief in Pontypandy
4. Chemistry Set
5. Safe With Sam
6. Wishing Well
7. Sam – the Great Inventor
8. Dilys' Forgetful Day

DVD 3, titled "A Spot of Bother":

1. A Spot of Bother
2. Halloween
3. Norman's Pitfall
4. Lost Ring
5. All in Good Cause
6. Brass Band
7. Lost in the Fog
8. Bentley the Robot

DVD 4, titled "Rich and Famous":

1. Home From Rome
2. Rich and Famous
3. Quarry Rescue
4. Deep Trouble
5. Trevor's Boot Sale
6. What Goes Up
7. Steele Under Par
8. Distaster for Dinner

I wonder if these four sets of eight episodes correspond with the four series, or if they've been mixed up?

Trem (talk) 18:58, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

I doubt that anybody who monitors this page really knows the original source. This page has been repeatedly targeted by subtle vandals and I've tried to keep the dreck out, but given the lack of reliable sources online, it's only a little better than guesswork. I suspect the TV.com list forms the basis, but have no clue where the air dates come from. If the BBC Programme Catalog was still alive, it would be possible, if tedious, to check them, but even that avenue has been closed. I'd be inclined to drop the season designations until somebody finds a good source for air dates and just present the titles in the order from the DVDs.

Majorclanger (talk) 19:54, 12 April 2008 (UTC)