What-a-Mess

What-a-Mess
Created by Frank Muir
Written by Timothy Forder
Frank Muir
Directed by Timothy Forder
Voices of Frank Muir
Ryan O'Donohue
Dana Hill
Jo Ann Harris Belson
Joe Nipote
Theme music composer Barrie Guard
Country of origin  United Kingdom
 United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 36
Production
Executive producer(s) Claire Derry
David Hamilton
Producer(s) Mary Swindale
Running time 10 minutes (Season 1)
30 minutes (Season 2)
Production company(s) Bevanfield Films (Season 1)
DIC Entertainment (Season 2)
Broadcast
Original run March 26, 1990 (1990-03-26) – 1996

What-a-Mess is a series of children's books written by British comedy writer Frank Muir and illustrated by Joseph Wright.[1] It was later made into an animated series in the UK in 1990 and again in 1995 by DiC Entertainment[2] and aired on ABC in the United States. The title character is a disheveled (hence his nickname), accident-prone Afghan Hound puppy, whose real name was Prince Amir of Kinjan. Central Independent Television, the Independent Television contractor for the Midlands,[2] created following the restructuring of ATV and commencing broadcast on 1 January 1982, Link Licensing & Bevanfield Films produced the first series and DiC Entertainment produced the second series. Both of them were narrated by Frank Muir.[2]

Contents

Character list

Books list

Large Books

  1. What-a-Mess
  2. What-a-Mess The Good
  3. What-a-Mess at the Seaside
  4. What-a-Mess Goes to School
  5. Prince What-a-Mess
  6. Super What-a-Mess
  7. What-a-Mess and the Cat Next Door
  8. What-a-Mess and the Hairy Monster

Small Books

Four Seasons

  1. What-a-Mess in Spring
  2. What-a-Mess in Summer
  3. What-a-Mess in Autumn
  4. What-a-Mess in Winter

Four Square Meals

  1. What-a-Mess has Breakfast
  2. What-a-Mess has Lunch
  3. What-a-Mess has Tea
  4. What-a-Mess has Supper

Mini Books

  1. What-a-Mess has a Brain Wave
  2. What-a-Mess and Little Poppet
  3. What-a-Mess and a trip to the Vet
  4. What-a-Mess the Beautiful
  5. What-a-Mess Goes to Town
  6. What-a-Mess Goes on Television
  7. What-a-Mess Goes Camping

Episode list

Season 1 (Bevanfield Films / UK series)

  1. What-a-Mess Goes to the Seaside / 1990.03.26
  2. What-a-Mess Goes to School / 1990.04.02
  3. Prince What-a-Mess / 1990.04.09
  4. Super What-a-Mess / 1990.04.16
  5. What-a-Mess Keeps Cool / 1990.04.30
  6. What-a-Mess and Cynthia the Hedgehog / 1990.05.14
  7. What-a-Mess Has a Brain Wave! / 1990.05.21
  8. What-a-Mess and the Cat Next Door / 1990.06.04
  9. What-a-Mess and Little Poppet / 1990.06.18
  10. What-a-Mess Goes Camping / 1990.07.02
  11. What-a-Mess The Beautiful / 1990.07.09
  12. What-a-Mess Goes to Town / 1990.07.16
  13. What-a-Mess Goes to the Vet / 1990.07.23

[3]

Season 2 (DiC Entertainment / US series)

  1. Talkin' Trash
  2. A Bone to Pick
  3. Midnight Snack
  4. Schoolin' Around
  5. The Legend of Junkyard Jones
  6. It's Raining Cats and Dogs
  7. Home Alone...Almost
  8. Super What-A-Mess
  9. The Recliner
  10. Afghan Holiday
  11. The Bone Tree
  12. Just Four More Left
  13. The Ropes
  14. What-A-Mess Has Breakfast
  15. Ultimate What-A-Mess
  16. This Hydrant Is Mine
  17. His Majesty, Prince What-A-Mess
  18. Trash's Wonderful Life
  19. Snowbound
  20. The Thanksgiving Turkey
  21. Santa What-A-Mess
  22. All Around the Mallberry Bush
  23. What-A-Mess At the Movies

References

  1. ^ Russell Williams, Imogen. "Whatever happened to What-a-mess?". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2007/jul/04/whateverhappenedtowhatamess. Retrieved 3 January 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "IMDB What-a-mess". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0242239/. Retrieved 3 January 2011. 
  3. ^ 1990 series episode guide at the Big Cartoon DataBase
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