Astro Farm

Astro Farm
Format Childrens, Animation
Created by David Yates
Andy Ellis
Starring Tina Heath
Jonathan Kydd
Richard Tate
Opening theme Dave Cooke
Paul Field
Country of origin  United Kingdom
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 25
Production
Executive producer(s) David Yates
Running time 10 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel CITV (ITV)
Picture format 4:3
Original run 4 September 1992 (1992-09-04) – 5 September 1997 (1997-09-05)

Astro Farm was an English children's television series animated in stop motion. It featured the adventures of the Foxwoods, a small family who work on an asteroid, which is covered in farmland. Astro Farm was produced by FilmFair, and was first broadcast on Central Independent Television (including CITV) in 1992; Nick Jr later repeated it.

The main action takes place on an asteroid dedicated to farming. The Foxwoods live in a small cottage with a barn nearby. Daisy, the cow lives in a separate farm. The atmosphere is artificial and is controlled by the weather machine in the cottage. The Gorps live on a nearby asteroid known as Gorpdale which is dark and wet.

The principal characters are Lizzie; Lizzie's husband Sam; their son, Tom; Dinko, a dog; Daisy, the Big Moo; Clucks, the Blue Chicken; and Gorps, Splodger, and Biff, three miscreants who steal food and cause trouble at the farm.

Contents

Episodes

Series 1: 1992–1993

  1. Wacky Weather - September 4, 1992
  2. Disappearing Bubbles - September 11 ,1992
  3. Butterfly - September 18, 1992
  4. The Big Sneeze - September 25, 1992
  5. Astro Dragon - October 9, 1992
  6. The Well - November 6, 1992
  7. Flying Dinko - November 13, 1992
  8. Moon Flu - November 20, 1992
  9. Skinnyman - December 4, 1992
  10. Family Guest - December 11, 1992
  11. Christmas - December 18, 1992
  12. Gobble Te Goo - January 15, 1993
  13. Cake Trace - January 22, 1993

Series 2: 1996–1997

  1. Pantimine - November 15, 1996
  2. TV Channel - November 22, 1996
  3. Sick Day - November 29, 1996
  4. Obesity - December 6, 1996
  5. Hospital - December 13, 1996
  6. Story Time - December 20, 1996
  7. Milk & Cheese - August 1, 1997
  8. Chocolate Treat - August 8, 1997
  9. Scary Monsters - August 15, 1997
  10. Name Calling - August 22, 1997
  11. Time Machine - August 29, 1997
  12. Mum's Birthday - September 5, 1997

Credits

(Series One Only)

External links

Stop-motion animation series
Animated cartoon series
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