Michael Bentine
Director
Michael Bentine's Potty Time (1973)
Season 2
Michael Bentine's Potty Time was a long-running British children's show, starring Michael Bentine, and directed and produced by Leon Thau for Thames Television on ITV. It ran from 1973 to 1980. The episodes consisted largely of distinctive, bearded puppets, comically re-enacting famous historical situations. The Potties' faces were always obscured by facial hair, with only their noses protruding. They were operated from beneath and had two distinct sizes - approximately two feet and one foot tall. All of the Potty characters were designed by Bentine, who also provided all of their voices. Their operators were from The Barry Smith Theatre of Puppets. In 2001, it was voted into 71st place in Channel 4's 100 Greatest Kids' TV shows poll. Several Region 2 DVDs of the series have been released by Network DVD.
Released Nov. 12, 1973
Episode 25 min
2+
S2E1 - The Three Musketeers / Where Eagles Daren't
Jan. 8, 1975, midnight
S2E2 - Robinson Crusoe / The Great Potsby
Jan. 15, 1975, midnight
S2E3 - Christopher Columbus / Ghost Hunters
Jan. 22, 1975, midnight
S2E4 - Holidays / Gunfight - Potty City
Jan. 29, 1975, midnight
S2E5 - Fu Manchu / The Great Train Robbery
Feb. 5, 1975, midnight
S2E6 - Inventions / Hastings 1066
Feb. 12, 1975, midnight
S2E7 - Dick Turpin / Waterloo
Feb. 19, 1975, midnight
S2E8 - Viva Zapotti / Horatius
Feb. 26, 1975, midnight
S2E9 - Cavaliers vs Roundheads / Wagons West
March 5, 1975, midnight
S2E10 - Craftsmen / 55 Days Peking
March 12, 1975, midnight
S2E11 - Explorers / Olympics
March 19, 1975, midnight
S2E12 - Postmen / Japanese
March 26, 1975, midnight
S2E13 - Prisoner of Potzenda / Troy
April 2, 1975, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 25 min.
Released: Nov. 12, 1973
Last Air Date: May 21, 1980, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR / 2+
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