Claire Winyard
Director
Bodger and Badger (1989)
Season 4
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
S4E1 - The Arrival
Bodger starts a new job as handyman in a large amusement park, where no pets are allowed. But Badger is determined to join Simon, and together the pair meet Holly who hangs about a lot in the park - for free - because her mum works in the kitchens. All seems well until Badger realises that he hasn't seen ANY mashed potato in the park.
Sept. 13, 1993, midnight
S4E2 - Mr Beasley's Barrow
Mr Beasley tries to catch Badger, who is at the theme park, but is confused as Bodger, Holly and Badger have great fun tricking him.
Sept. 20, 1993, midnight
S4E3 - The Tapirs
Badger makes friends with some unusual animals, the tapirs.
Sept. 27, 1993, midnight
S4E4 - The Elephant's Trunk
Bodger fixes the elephant's trunk and Badger has trouble with mashed potato.
Oct. 4, 1993, midnight
S4E5 - A Hard Day's Knight
Bodger dresses up as a knight, while Badger tries his paw at flying and Holly rescues him.
Oct. 11, 1993, midnight
S4E6 - The New Clothes
Mr Beasley is issued with a new uniform, but Bodger manages to ruin most of it with the help of Badger and some mashed potato.
Oct. 18, 1993, midnight
S4E7 - The Dragon
Holly wins a watch at Bodger and Badger's unconventional ball tossing stall, but Beasley takes it from her. Badger thinks of a novel way of getting it back...
Oct. 25, 1993, midnight
S4E8 - Wet Paint
Beasley sits on a painted bench and tries to repremand Bodger for not following orders, but instead Head Office let Bodger run the ice cream cart.
Nov. 1, 1993, midnight
S4E9 - Catapult
Beasley has finally mastered a plan to catch Badger...
Nov. 8, 1993, 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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