Fluffy Gardens
| Fluffy Gardens | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Jason Tammemagi |
| Starring | Michael Maloney |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 81 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 7 minutes |
| Production company | Monster Animation |
| Original release | |
| Network | RTÉ TWO |
| Release | 26 February 2007[1] – 4 June 2010 |
Fluffy Gardens is an Irish preschool animated television series created, written and directed by Jason Tammemagi and produced by Monster Animation & Design Ltd. Each seven-minute episode tells the story of a different character, and the series is distributed internationally by Target Entertainment. The series premiered on RTÉ2 on February 26, 2007, and ended its original run on June 4, 2010.
Plot
The series focuses on many creatures with different colors on their fur called the Fluffy Gardens. These include Paolo the Cat, Floella the Fruitbat, Mr. Johnson the Panda, Wee Reg the Puppy, Mavis the Pony, Fudge and Lily the Kittens, Tooty the Elephant, Lola the Mosquito, George the Mean Yellow Dog, Mrs. Toasty the Sheep, Lenny the Octopus, Colleen the Cow, Rex the Pig, Babs the Baby Bird, Chuckles the Chicken, Camille the Crocodile, Cornelius the Crab, Sparkles the Monkey, Bill the Platypus, Henny the Hippopotamus, Pertree the Bear, Stinky the Skunk, Una the Owl, Pip the Squirrel, Terence the Toad, Mildred the Mole, Polly the Pelican, Harold the Hammerhead Shark, Sebastian the Kangaroo, Scoopy the Pink Rabbit, Star the Sea Anemone, Poppy the Tiger, Mindy the Flamingo, Monty the Goat, Aunt Snug the Sheep, Royston the Mantis, Mia the Tapir, Max the Zebra, The Small Green Thing, and Nigel the Naughty Brown Mouse.
Episodes
Season 1 (2007)
| Episode | Title | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paolo the Cat | 26 February 2007 |
| 2 | Floella the Fruitbat | |
| 3 | Mr. Johnson the Panda | |
| 4 | Wee Reg the Puppy | |
| 5 | Mavis the Pony | |
| 6 | Fudge and Lily the Kittens | |
| 7 | Tooty the Elephant | |
| 8 | Lola the Mosquito | |
| 9 | George the Mean Yellow Dog | |
| 10 | Mrs. Toasty the Sheep | |
| 11 | Lenny the Octopus | |
| 12 | Colleen the Cow | |
| 13 | Rex the Pig | |
| 14 | Babs the Baby Bird | |
| 15 | Chuckles the Chicken | |
| 16 | Camille the Crocodile | |
| 17 | Cornelius the Crab | |
| 18 | Sparkles the Monkey | |
| 19 | Bill the Platypus | |
| 20 | Henny the Hippopotamus | |
| 21 | Pertree the Bear | |
| 22 | Stinky the Skunk | |
| 23 | Una the Owl | |
| 24 | Pip the Squirrel | |
| 25 | Terence the Toad | |
| 26 | Mildred the Mole | |
| 27 | Polly the Pelican | |
| 28 | Harold the Hammerhead Shark | |
| 29 | Sebastian the Kangaroo | |
| 30 | Scoopy the Pink Rabbit | |
| 31 | Star the Sea Anemone | |
| 32 | Poppy the Tiger | |
| 33 | Mindy the Flamingo | |
| 34 | Monty the Goat | |
| 35 | Aunt Snug the Sheep | |
| 36 | Royston the Mantis | |
| 37 | Mia the Tapir | |
| 38 | Max the Zebra | |
| 39 | The Small Green Thing | |
| 40 | Nigel the Naughty Brown Mouse | |
| 41 | Christmas Special | 8 December 2007 |
Broadcast
The series was commissioned by Raidió Teilifís Éireann, and currently airs on RTÉ2 and RTÉjr in Ireland.
In July 2009, Target pre-sold British free-TV rights to both seasons to GMTV and CITV, who would share the rights with Cartoonito.[2]
The series has also been sold to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Australia, Discovery Kids in Latin America (as Fofópolis in Brazil and Fabulópolis in Hispanic America), Knowledge Kids and TVOKids in Canada, and Smile in the United States. The series has sold in over 100 countries worldwide.[3]
References
- ↑ "New Irish animated show comes to RTÉ Two". RTÉ News. 23 February 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
- ↑ Claire Afan, Emily (2 July 2009). "Target sews deal with GMTV/CiTV for Fluffy Gardens". Kidscreen.
- ↑ "Events Archive". Animation Ireland.
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