Toonhound - The Adventures of Parlsey

      A spin-off from the The Herbs, this series starred Parsley the humble lion
      and his energetic friend Dill The Dog. It was set in the same secret garden as
      the original series but dispensed with the opening introduction and "Herbidacious!"
      entrance in favour of a spoof of MGM Studios' lion logo, featuring Parsley's head...

      Episodes boiled down to 5-minute music-hall vignettes. Parsley and Dill
      would get up to some mischief, embark on some great crusade or t'other,
      and normally encounter one of the other herbs. Things would then wrap up
      with a droll remark from our Parsley, or a knowing wink to the 'audience'.
      It was all quick clean fun, as ever beautifully animated by Ivor Wood, and
      delivered in the same deadpan appealing manner as the original by voice
      man Gordon Rollings. Trivia Hounds will note that it's in this series that
      Parsley actually speaks - in the original show he merely reacts to events
      around him...

       Parsley and Dill by Ivor Wood Parsley and Sir Basil by Ivor Wood

      9 of the episodes feature in a "Parsley The Lion" book written by creator
      Michael Bond and illustrated by animator/director Ivor Wood. These fine pics
      (above) are from the cover of said volume. Of course, Michael Bond is even
      more famous for having created Paddington and for producing 18 books
      about that little bear from Darkest Peru.

      Credits for this spin-off were minimal. Just an opening title card and one
      single end credit. We can only assume that the crew was the same as for
      "The Herbs"...

     Parsley on DVD

   The Adventures of Parsley: Cowboys and Indians
     Region 2 / Tempo TV Classics / February 2006

     'The Adventures Of Parsley' by Michael Bond
      produced by FilmFair London

      voices:  Gordon Rollings

     On the web

       Little Gems
       http://www.thechestnut.com/herbs/the-herbs.html
       'Little Gems' brings us a guide to The Herbs. This one extends to three
       pages and includes an intro, character profiles of Parsley, Dill, Sage et al,
       the song lyrics, episode guides and plenty of screen grabs...

       The Herbs + Parsley
       http://theherbs.homestead.com/
       Lots of series info and biographical detail here from Jay...

       Jedi's Paradise
      http://www.jedisparadise.co.uk/
       And 'Jedi's Paradise' presents this smart little indexing, featuring some
       Herbs facts and figures as well as pics of the actual Herb models, on display
       at a 'Watch With Mother' childrens tv exhibition in Dudley, in 1998...

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			The Adventures Of Parsley (1970) producers: FimFair animation: stop-motion animation episodes: 26 x 5 mins

	A spin-off from the The Herbs, this series starred Parsley the humble lion and his energetic friend Dill The Dog. It was set in the same secret garden as the original series but dispensed with the opening introduction and "Herbidacious!" entrance in favour of a spoof of MGM Studios' lion logo, featuring Parsley's head... Episodes boiled down to 5-minute music-hall vignettes. Parsley and Dill would get up to some mischief, embark on some great crusade or t'other, and normally encounter one of the other herbs. Things would then wrap up with a droll remark from our Parsley, or a knowing wink to the 'audience'. It was all quick clean fun, as ever beautifully animated by Ivor Wood, and delivered in the same deadpan appealing manner as the original by voice man Gordon Rollings. Trivia Hounds will note that it's in this series that Parsley actually speaks - in the original show he merely reacts to events around him... 9 of the episodes feature in a "Parsley The Lion" book written by creator Michael Bond and illustrated by animator/director Ivor Wood. These fine pics (above) are from the cover of said volume. Of course, Michael Bond is even more famous for having created Paddington and for producing 18 books about that little bear from Darkest Peru. Credits for this spin-off were minimal. Just an opening title card and one single end credit. We can only assume that the crew was the same as for "The Herbs"... Parsley on DVD The Adventures of Parsley: Cowboys and Indians Region 2 / Tempo TV Classics / February 2006 'The Adventures Of Parsley' by Michael Bond produced by FilmFair London voices: Gordon Rollings On the web Little Gems http://www.thechestnut.com/herbs/the-herbs.html 'Little Gems' brings us a guide to The Herbs. This one extends to three pages and includes an intro, character profiles of Parsley, Dill, Sage et al, the song lyrics, episode guides and plenty of screen grabs... The Herbs + Parsley http://theherbs.homestead.com/ Lots of series info and biographical detail here from Jay... Jedi's Paradise http://www.jedisparadise.co.uk/ And 'Jedi's Paradise' presents this smart little indexing, featuring some Herbs facts and figures as well as pics of the actual Herb models, on display at a 'Watch With Mother' childrens tv exhibition in Dudley, in 1998... index » previous » next »
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