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    Simon in the Land
  of Chalk Drawings
  (1974)
 

    producers: FilmFair for the BBC
    animation: cel animation
      episodes:
13 x 5 mins

       Simon In The Land Of Chalk Drawings

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     "Well you know my name is Simon,
      and the things I draw come true..."

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    Adapted from the stories by Edward MacLachlan, FilmFair's charming toon
    starred youg Simon, a lad with magic chalk. What ever he drew with it on his
    special black board would appear in the magical realm of Chalk Land, which
    was always waiting for him just over the fence nearby. The series featured
    big chalked characters, following the spirit of MacLachlan's work...

    Simon was one of FimFair's few 2D animated series of the 1970s, and a rare
    example of Ivor Wood directing a 2D production. Writer Edward MacLachlan has
    since brought us a number of books featuring 'Bangers And Mash'


    Canada's CINAR bought up FilmFair a few years ago and in 2002 they started
    rolling out an all-new animated version of 'Simon'. The series of 13 x 30min
    episodes are a co-production between them and Shanghai Animation.

    In the 1980s we were introduced to another magical artist with similar talents.
    'Penny Crayon' preferred to work in pencils, though...

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    Simon books by Edward MacLachlan
    published by Hodder:


   1969 - Simon In The Land Of Chalk Drawings
   1971 - Simon And The Chalk Drawing Army
   1972 - Simon And The Moon Rocket
   1973 - Simon And The Dinosaur


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  Original episode titles

    
Simon And The Early Morning
    Simon And The Dinosaur
    Simon And The Robot
    Simon Meets Henry
    Simon And The Caveman
    Simon And The Sea

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From the stories by Edward MacLachlan

    director:      Ivor Wood
    producer:     David Kellehar
    animation:   Ivor Wood
    music:         Mike Batt
    narrator      Bernard Cribbins


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     On the web

    
      Little Gems
      http://www.thechestnut.com/simon/simon.htm
      'Little Gems' presents a splendid site for the original show. Features the
      usual intro, episode guide and chocks of screen grabs. Plus there's the title
      WAV too. Page takes time to load but it really is worth it...


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