COLLECTION · Series · 1979

The Perishers

Name: The Perishers
Genre: Animation, Family
Duration: 5 min
Rating: 5.5

Follows the adventures of a group of four children, Wellington, Marlon, Maisie and Baby Grumpling. Plus their intellectual dog, Boot. The series is based on Maurice Dodd's long-running comic strip, The Perishers.

Source: TMDB

* 5.5 (2)AnimationFamily

Creators

Maurice Dodd

Studios

BBC One · FilmFair · Bill Melendez Productions

Runtime

5 min/ep

Release

21/03/1979

Score

5.5 / 10 (2)

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Seasons and episodes

Season 1

10 episodes · 1979

Episode 1. Magic Mirror

1979-03-21 · 5 min

Boot and BH find it's all done with mirrors

Episode 2. In the Cart

1979-03-22 · 5 min

Wellington finds that putting the cart before the dog is the wrong thing to do

Episode 3. A Life on the Ocean Wave

1979-03-23 · 5 min

You can take a dog to water but you can't make him swim in it

Episode 4. A-Camping We Will Go

1979-03-28 · 5 min

The open air life gets more open air than is bargained for when they can't get the tent up

Episode 5. A Fool and His Money Aren't as Easily Parted as You Think

1979-03-29 · 5 min

Wellington tries to sell Marlon a buggy

Episode 6. How to Train the Family Dog

1979-03-30 · 5 min

Wellington attempts to train Boot

Episode 7. Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Bath

1979-04-02 · 5 min

Wellington tries to give Boot a bath

Episode 8. The Ugly Duckling

1979-04-04 · 5 min

Masie's holiday gear includes a hat that looks like a duck

Episode 9. Look Before it Leaps

1979-04-06 · 5 min

Baby Grumpling causes mayhem with their space hopper

Episode 10. Spring Fever

1979-04-09 · 5 min

Boot has trouble with a spring

Season 2

10 episodes · 1979

Episode 1. The Skateboard Champion

1979-04-11 · 5 min

No synopsis

Episode 2. Wheeling and Dealing

1979-04-18 · 5 min

No synopsis

Episode 3. She May - or She May Not

1979-04-20 · 5 min

No synopsis

Episode 4. Noblesse Oblige

1979-04-23 · 5 min

No synopsis

Episode 5. The War Games

1979-04-24 · 5 min

No synopsis

Episode 6. Well Blow Me Down

1979-04-25 · 5 min

No synopsis

Episode 7. Bone Companions

1979-04-27 · 5 min

No synopsis

Episode 8. The Rehabilitation of BH (Calcutta) Failed

1979-05-01 · 5 min

No synopsis

Episode 9. The Eye Balls in the Sky

1979-05-02 · 5 min

No synopsis

Episode 10. The Inch-Thick Ketchup Sandwich

1979-05-04 · 5 min

No synopsis

Cast by season

Sheila Steafel

Maisie (voice) / Baby Grumpling (voice)

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