Claire Winyard
Director
Bodger and Badger (1989)
Season 7
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
S7E2 - Catnapped
Someone threatens to kidnap Mrs Dribelle's cat Fluffykins. Bodger agrees to look after the cat while she finds a detective, so Mousey leaves home in protest.
Sept. 16, 1996, midnight
S7E3 - Here Comes Smarty Pants!
Mrs Dribelle has a sneaky new tenant, Alec Smart, who always has plenty of dishonest money-making schemes. When he notices Simon's expensive camera, he tricks the handyman into swapping it for some false stain remover.
Sept. 23, 1996, midnight
S7E4 - Funny Money
Mr Smart decides to buy Mrs Dribelle's house using money he got by photocopying £50 notes. Badger tries to cheer Simon up with practical jokes.
Sept. 30, 1996, midnight
S7E5 - Wet Paint!
Mr Smart is up to his tricks again - trying to make money from Badger's 'mash painting'.
Oct. 7, 1996, midnight
S7E6 - Gnome from Gnome
Mrs Dribelle's garden gnomes are going missing.
Oct. 14, 1996, midnight
S7E7 - Mrs Dribelle's Big Day
Will it be wedding bells for Mrs Dribelle and Mr Smart? Not if Badger and Mousey have anything to do with it.
Oct. 21, 1996, midnight
S7E8 - World Badger Day
Badger invents World Badger Day - a time when everyone has to be nice to all badgers (and mice).
Oct. 28, 1996, midnight
S7E10 - Wotcha Vicky
Badger gets a new friend when Vicky moves in upstairs and, what's more, she loves mashed potato!
Nov. 11, 1996, midnight
S7E11 - Radio Competition
Badger helps Vicky write a song for the radio, but the words don't come out as expected.
Nov. 18, 1996, midnight
S7E12 - Monkey Trouble
Vicky goes to the market and gets a drumming job where she has to dress up as a gorilla, so Bodger and Badger go to the market, but the gorilla outfit annoys Mrs Dribelle.
Nov. 25, 1996, midnight
S7E13 - Say Cheese!
When Mousey chews through Mrs Dribelle's best dress, there's trouble ahead.
Dec. 2, 1996, midnight
S7E14 - Vicky is a Hit
When Mrs Dribelle turns up unexpectedly, Vicky's drums go into the shower with her!
Dec. 9, 1996, midnight
S7E16 - Mashy Christmas Everybody
Badger and Mousey celebrate Christmas and remember some of their adventures this year.
Jan. 1, 1997, midnight
S7E17 - Too Close For Comfort
Mrs Dribelle moves into the flat upstairs and Simon sticks her wallpaper on with mashed potato by mistake. Then Badger and Mousey pretend to be ghosts to frighten her.
Jan. 6, 1997, midnight
S7E18 - Good Luck, Vicky
Mrs Dribelle tries to make Vicky work on her last afternoon, but Vicky has other plans.
Jan. 13, 1997, midnight
S7E19 - The Mashy Mushtake
Badger and Mousey get things mixed up, including Mrs Dribelle's beauty cream and some mashed potato.
Jan. 20, 1997, midnight
S7E20 - While the Cat's Away
Bodger and Mousey try to trap a burglar.
Jan. 27, 1997, midnight
S7E21 - Mrs Dribelle's Dancing Partner
Simon's shower isn't working but Mrs Dribelle is so wrapped up in her dancing he has to use her shower while she's out.
Feb. 3, 1997, midnight
S7E22 - Vote for Me - Or Else!
Mrs Dribelle stands for election to the town council - but will anyone vote for her?
Feb. 10, 1997, midnight
S7E23 - Cuckoo
After Simon inherits a grandfather clock, Badger and Mousey decide to turn it into a cuckoo clock.
Feb. 17, 1997, midnight
S7E24 - The Mash Baa-sh
When Badger can't sleep, Mousey suggests that he count sheep.
Feb. 24, 1997, midnight
S7E25 - On The Blink
Simon gets a letter telling him the video he sent of himself reading poems is going to be on the programme 'Say Cheese', but he runs into problems trying to watch it on TV.
March 3, 1997, midnight
S7E26 - Pasta Masha
Badger has a visit from his Italian friend, a fellow badger who enjoys hurling spaghetti.
March 10, 1997, midnight
S7E27 - Clay Days
Simon enters a pottery competition, but he doesn't expect Mousey to be in the pot.
March 17, 1997, midnight
S7E28 - The Time Masheen
Badger and Mousey travel back in time to relive some of their favourite adventures.
March 24, 1997, 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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