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Stopitt & Tidyup (TV Series 1988 )





 

Plot

Stoppit and Tidyup was a British children's animated cartoon series originally broadcast by the BBC in 1988. The series was created by Charles Mills and Terry Brain, the duo behind CMTB Animation who had previously created a claymation called The Trap Door. Apart from the main characters Stoppit, a red ball of fluff, and Tidyup, a gherkin-loving purple lump, the supporting characters included Comb Your Hair, Wash Your Face, Hurry Up, Go and Play and his favorite toy, poor little Calm Down, nasty little Not Now, the two bees (Beehave and Beequiet), sleepy old Go to Bed, Don't Do That, Take Care, Eat Your Greens, Clean Your Teeth and the big, bad I Said No, not to mention Say Please And Say Thank You. There were also extra characters called Naughties and Sit Downs, and they all lived in the mythical land of Do As You're Told. Each episode was five minutes in length. The series was part funded by The Tidy Britain Group, a Wigan-based organisation whose aim was to reduce the amount of unsolicited rubbish in and around the United Kingdom..



 

Episode Guide



Season 1

 

Episode 1: Bee Quiet and Bee Have
Original Air Date12 September 1988

Episode 2: Eat Your Greens
Original Air Date19 September 1988

 

Episode 3: Comb Your Hair
Original Air Date26 September 1988

Season 1, Episode 4: Wash Your Face
Original Air Date3 October 1988

 

Season 1, Episode 5: Go and Play
Original Air Date10 October 1988

Season 1, Episode 6: I Said No!
Original Air Date17 October 1988

 

Season 1, Episode 7: Hurry Up
Original Air Date24 October 1988

Season 1, Episode 8: Calm Down
Original Air Date31 October 1988

 

Season 1, Episode 9: Don't Do That
Original Air Date7 November 1988

Season 1, Episode 10: Go to Bed
Original Air Date14 November 1988

 

Season 1, Episode 11: Say Please and Say Thank You
Original Air Date21 November 1988

Season 1, Episode 12: Clean Your Teeth
Original Air Date28 November 1988

 

Season 1, Episode 13: Take Care
Original Air Date5 December 1988

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