Toonhound - James the Cat

     "My name's James, James The Cat....
      I've had fame, money, and all that!..."

    James is a very well-to-do black and white cat abandoned in the wilds to fend
    for himself, or rather, forgotten on the doorstep in his basket when his owners
    moved from The Corner House (number 104) to a new home. A tear-stricken James
    writes to his Aunt Maude for assistance, maybe she'll let him stay with her?
    Meanwhile, he gets acquainted with the garden wildlife, for this pampered moggy
    has never set foot outside the house before. He quickly makes friends with Rocky
    the rabbit (or rather Wocky the wabbit - he's an ex-prizefighting buck), there's
    Mrs Lavender the Irish snail, Citron the French frog, and Freda Auntie Maude's
    go-between who happens to be a cheeky kangaroo. Maude, it seems, is not able
    to take in young James but she does send a friend in the form of clever Dennis,
    a bright pink fire-breathing Welsh-accented Chinese dragon. So James doesn't
    get to move on with his owners, and neither does he move on to Auntie Maude's
    castle, but life in the garden might not be so bad after all, with all those birds
    and butterflies to chase and thos busy buzzy bees and flowers...

      Dennis the dragon     Mrs Lavender and Freda

    An intriguing little series is this one, with a colourful assortment of characters and
    a cute if rather frustrating star, prone to a little too mjuch over-privileged moaning.
    The 'chunky' boardbook design is very appealing and many have taken to Dennis
    in particular, who resembvles an animated version of George from Rainbow. The
    title song is a most hummable ditty too...

     created by Kate Canning

     producer:      Jan Clayton
                         with Grampian Television
    director:        Kate Canning
     music:           Gary Yershon
     animator:      Sue Allen
     camera:        Mark Taylor
     editor:           Nigel Ashcroft
     sound:          Tim Partridge
     SWPA
     anim team:   Jane Gotts, Louise Waugh
                        Soft Cel (cartoon graphics)
     storyteller:   Sean Arnold

      On the web

       Planet Gullane
       http://www.planetgullane.com
       Alas, Planet Gullane is no more, as James' former rights owners have
       been swallowed up by HIT Enertainment. The link above now re-directs
       visitors to HIT's official site. Hopefully young James will get his own
       mini-site again in time...

       80sNostalgia
       http://www.80snostalgia.com/classictv/...
       '80sNostalgia' present their own, down to earth, guide to James The Cat
       with the customary witty intro, loads of pics, a character pics page, sounds
       and movie clip pages...

       Jedi's Paradise
       http://www.jedisparadise.co.uk/
       Jedi offers us a smart page of screen grabs...

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			James the Cat (1984) producers: James The Cat Company for Grampian TV animation: cel animation episodes: 5min episodes


	"My name's James, James The Cat.... I've had fame, money, and all that!..." James is a very well-to-do black and white cat abandoned in the wilds to fend for himself, or rather, forgotten on the doorstep in his basket when his owners moved from The Corner House (number 104) to a new home. A tear-stricken James writes to his Aunt Maude for assistance, maybe she'll let him stay with her? Meanwhile, he gets acquainted with the garden wildlife, for this pampered moggy has never set foot outside the house before. He quickly makes friends with Rocky the rabbit (or rather Wocky the wabbit - he's an ex-prizefighting buck), there's Mrs Lavender the Irish snail, Citron the French frog, and Freda Auntie Maude's go-between who happens to be a cheeky kangaroo. Maude, it seems, is not able to take in young James but she does send a friend in the form of clever Dennis, a bright pink fire-breathing Welsh-accented Chinese dragon. So James doesn't get to move on with his owners, and neither does he move on to Auntie Maude's castle, but life in the garden might not be so bad after all, with all those birds and butterflies to chase and thos busy buzzy bees and flowers... An intriguing little series is this one, with a colourful assortment of characters and a cute if rather frustrating star, prone to a little too mjuch over-privileged moaning. The 'chunky' boardbook design is very appealing and many have taken to Dennis in particular, who resembvles an animated version of George from Rainbow. The title song is a most hummable ditty too... created by Kate Canning producer: Jan Clayton with Grampian Television director: Kate Canning music: Gary Yershon animator: Sue Allen camera: Mark Taylor editor: Nigel Ashcroft sound: Tim Partridge SWPA anim team: Jane Gotts, Louise Waugh Soft Cel (cartoon graphics) storyteller: Sean Arnold On the web Planet Gullane http://www.planetgullane.com Alas, Planet Gullane is no more, as James' former rights owners have been swallowed up by HIT Enertainment. The link above now re-directs visitors to HIT's official site. Hopefully young James will get his own mini-site again in time... 80sNostalgia http://www.80snostalgia.com/classictv/... '80sNostalgia' present their own, down to earth, guide to James The Cat with the customary witty intro, loads of pics, a character pics page, sounds and movie clip pages... Jedi's Paradise http://www.jedisparadise.co.uk/ Jedi offers us a smart page of screen grabs... index » previous » next »
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