Edward and Friends was a children's TV series in puppet animation from FilmFair

FilmFair

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 that aired on British

United Kingdom

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 and Canadian television in 1987.
The series was 5-minute stop-motion shorts based on the LEGO

Lego

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's "Fabuland" line of toys that lasted 10 years from 1979 to 1989.

Edward was the main character in the show and the episodes were centered around him and his two friends Bonnie and Max. The series was set in the fictional town of Fabuland.

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

Bernard Cribbins

Bernard Cribbins

Bernard Cribbins, OBE is an English character actor, voice-over artist and musical comedian with a career spanning over half a century who came to prominence in films in the 1960s, has been in work consistently since his professional debut in the mid 1950s, and as of 2010 is still an active...

 provided the voice-over

Voice-over

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 for the show. Written by Michael Cole with music by Mike Batt. A FilmFair London Production.

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

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

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:

• Lionel's Party/Edward and the Camera ISBN 0-7214-1063-4,
• Edward gets the Hiccups/Wilfred's Treasure ISBN 0-7214-1064-2,
• Edward joins the band/Clive's Kite ISBN 0-7214-1083-9,
• Lionel's Car/Edward to the rescue ISBN 0-7214-1084-7,
• Edward tries to help/Boris gets a scooter ISBN 0-7214-1200-9,
• Edward and the big balloon/A robot for Max ISBN 0-7214-1201-7,
• Christmas in Fabuland ISBN 0-7214-1191-6,

Credits

• Voices: Bernard Cribbins
  Bernard Cribbins
  Bernard Cribbins, OBE is an English character actor, voice-over artist and musical comedian with a career spanning over half a century who came to prominence in films in the 1960s, has been in work consistently since his professional debut in the mid 1950s, and as of 2010 is still an active...
  
  , Royce Mills
  Royce Mills
  Royce Mills is an English television, stage and film actor.He attended Eastbourne College, then studied fine art for 5 years and qualified as a theatre designer before attending the Guildhall School where he was a prize winning student.He then joined in Bristol Old Vic and appeared in many theatres...
  
  , Bill Pertwee
  Bill Pertwee
  William Desmond Anthony Pertwee MBE is a British comedy actor. He is best known for playing the part of antagonist ARP Warden Hodges in the popular sitcom Dad's Army.-Early and personal life:...
  
  , Sheila Steafel
  Sheila Steafel
  Sheila Steafel is a South African-born actress who has lived all her adult life in the United Kingdom.Steafel, who was born in Johannesburg, appeared in many classic television series, including: The Frost Report, Z-Cars, Sykes, The Kenny Everett Television Show, Minder, The Ghosts of Motley Hall,...
  
  
• Written by: Michael Cole
• Music by: Mike Batt
• Technical Design: Gordon Tait
• Models: Heather Boucher, Pauline London, Dave Witts
• Edited by: Rob Dunbar
• Executive Producer: Graham Clutterbuck
• Produced by: Barrie Edwards
• Animated & Directed by: Jo Pullen, Martin Pullen, Jeff Newitt

External links

• Edward and Friends at Toonhound