Claire Winyard
Director
Bodger and Badger (1989)
Season 2
Bodger and Badger is a BBC children's comedy programme which was first broadcast in 1989. It starred Andy Cunningham as Simon Bodger, who had a badly behaved companion, a talking badger with a love for mashed potatoes.
Released Sept. 12, 1989
Episode 15 min
None+
Genres: Adventure, Children, Comedy, Family, Kids
Keywords: tmdb.puppet, tmdb.ventriloquism, imdb.badger, imdb.handyman, imdb.slapstick-comedy, imdb.potato, imdb.character-name-in-title + 10 more, imdb.1990s, imdb.british, imdb.three-word-title, imdb.ampersand-in-title, imdb.animal-in-title, imdb.animal-human-relationship, imdb.puppet, imdb.children-s-educational-show, imdb.1980s, imdb.mashed-potatoes
Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Letsby Avenue
Job-hunting leads Simon to Lesby Avenue junior school. Will he get the job as handyman?
Jan. 9, 1991, midnight
S2E2 - Abracabadger
Will magic be enough when Miss Moon sees Badger? Class Four come to the rescue.
Jan. 11, 1991, midnight
S2E3 - The Bare Mayor
Mrs Trout commissions Bodger (and Badger) to make a cake of the mayor to commemorate his visit to the school.
Jan. 23, 1991, midnight
S2E4 - The Skeleton
The headmistress wants a school skeleton. But when she plans to cancel a school outing to pay for it, she gets right under Badger's skin.
Jan. 30, 1991, midnight
S2E5 - Mr Wobert The Watcatcher
Mr Roberts is called to the school to get rid of the small furry creature (Badger, of course) that has been spotted in the kitchen.
Feb. 6, 1991, midnight
S2E6 - The Hairy Fairy
The headmistress's birthday cake from the cake shop mysteriously disappears shortly after Badger opens it, so Simon makes a miniature mashed potato statue of the headmistress as a replacement. Then Miss Moon spots this and thinks the fairies have cast a spell on Mrs Trout...
Feb. 13, 1991, midnight
S2E7 - The Wonky Window
Bodger and Badger attempt to repair a wonky window in the headmistress's office, but without much success.
Feb. 20, 1991, midnight
S2E8 - Mr Crusher and the Ninja Zombies From Mars
Class Four are not impressed with Miss Moon's pixie prancing in PE class. But the replacement, Mr. Crusher, is a lot worse.
Feb. 27, 1991, midnight
S2E9 - The Burglar
Mrs Trout stays behind in school to change into her costume for the Mayor's Fancy Dress Ball - a burglar's outfit. At the same time, a real burglar breaks in to steal the school trophies. Cue lots of confusion for Bodger and Badger...
March 6, 1991, midnight
S2E10 - Snowflakes in Hawaii
March 13, 1991, midnight
S2E11 - Mavis and the Fingerpoppers
Mavis comes to visit Simon and the school, and everyone is excited to have a pop star on the premises - even Mrs Trout.
March 20, 1991, midnight
S2E12 - School's Out
At the end of term, Bodger and Badger look back to some of the adventures they've had at Letsby Avenue.
March 27, 1991, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 15 min.
Season Runtime: 15 min.
Released: Sept. 12, 1989
Last Air Date: March 29, 1999, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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