ChuckleVision (TV Series 1987 - ongoing)

 

Plot

Episodes of ChuckleVision are usually independent. The basic plot to each show is the brothers undertaking some sort of job, task or adventure. They are often employed by a character known as No Slacking, who is always played by the brothers real-life brother, Jimmy Patton. No Slacking is meant to be a different character in every episode he appears in; however, he is always known by this name owing to the catchphrase he always says to get the bumbling brothers to work properly. No Slacking usually appears several times in each series, although in recent years this number has been reduced to once or twice a series. In each episode his life is either ruined or otherwise inconvenienced by Paul and Barry. A large amount of the comedy is based on slapstick.

 

Their other real brother, Brian Patton, (who is a double act with Jimmy, The Patton Brothers) has appeared on and off since 1995. His character can often be heard to say, Get out of it!, or I may have misjudged you..

On occasion, the jobs they carry out can be somewhat surreal or put them in surreal circumstances, this was very much enforced in the recent years of ChuckleVision. Once, they babysat for a boy who got out of his bed, leaving a football on his pillow, leading them to believe that his head had come off. Another episode involves Barry being able to see an invisible leprechaun which Paul cannot see.

 

The duo also often carry out jobs and tasks given to them by "Dan the Van", who is never seen, except in one episode where the Chuckle brothers decide it upon them to make sure he arrives to the special meeting. However, Dan the Van's face cannot be seen, as he is covered in bandages all over, and wearing dark shades. In other episodes we hear of, or sometimes see, relatives of Dan the Van, for example Grandmother Lettuce the Van appears in Chuckle and the Pea and his niece can be seen in Dim Waiters.

The format of the first two series (1987 1989) consisted of each episode focusing on a certain topic, a sort of humorous Blue Peter. These episodes have rarely, if ever, been seen by the public eye since their original transmission. The opening title sequence was different too, with rings coming from the centre of the picture flashing in dark blue, mid-blue and light blue in a psychedelic fashion with yellow lettering "ChuckleVision" on a red rectangle repeatedly jump-zooming in and out and tilting from side to side as it does this, while the original version of the ChuckleVision theme tune plays. These opening titles are then followed by clips of the programme.

 

The brothers main mode of transport is "The Chucklemobile". It is a quadricycle with a red-and-white striped roof. Barry is usually relegated to driving, whilst Paul puts his feet up on the front bar. Paul only pedals as well as Barry twice in the whole series, in Safari Park Keepers, when they are running away from lions and - though it is not shown very well - Paul also pedals at the end of Plumb Crazy, when the pair have wrecked Mrs Blenkinsops garden, and drive away before she comes back. The registration plate is Chuckle 1.

An exception to the usual format of stand-alone episodes came with the fourteenth series, broadcast in 2002. This used a continuous storyline involving the brothers hunt for a missing ruby. They continued a similar trend in the next two series, with two 3-part stories in Series 15, entitled The Purple Pimple and Magnetic Barry. A two part story called Incredible Shrinking Barry appears in Series 16. From Series 17 onwards, this trend hasnt been repeated.



Seasons



Season 1 (1987)

Episode 1 - 26 September 1987  Breakfast Telly

Episode 2 - 3 October 1987 Dance

Episode 3  - 10 October 1987 Sport
Episode 4  - 17 October 1987 NMRC753D Movies 

Episode 5  - 24 October 1987 Fitness

Episode 6 - 31 October 1987  Halloween

Episode 7 - 7 November 1987  Antiques and Heirlooms

Episode 8 - 14 November 1987 Travel

Episode 9 - 21 November 1987  Fashion

Episode 10 - 28 November 1987  Magic

Episode 11 - 5 December 1987  Do It Yourself

Episode 12 - 12 December 1987  ChuckleVision Clip Show

Episode 13 - 19 December 1987  Traditional Christmas





Season 3 (1989 - 1990)

Episode 1 - 2 December 1989 Stand And Deliver

Episode 2 - 9 December 1989 Parks and Wreck-Reations

Episode 3 - 16 December 1989 Stop That World...!

Episode 4 - 23 December 1989 Home Helpless

Episode 5 - 30 December 1989 Shipshape Less

Episode 6 - 6 January 1990 Window Wind-Ups

Episode 7 - 13 January 1990 Trouble In Store

Episode 8 - 20 January 1990 Poster Pranks

Episode 9 - 27 January 1990 On The Move

Episode 10 - 3 February 1990 Car Carnage

Episode 11 - 10 February 1990 Hotel Hostilities

Episode 12 - 17 February 1990 Cabbies And Chips

Episode 13 - 24 February 1990 Cycle Crazy



 

 

 

 

Season 5 (1992 - 1993)

Episode 1 - 26 September 1992 "Caravan Capers"

Episode 2 - 3 October 1992 "Crimebusters"

Episode 3 - 10 October 1992 "Up In The Air"

Episode 4 - 17 October 1992 "Ducks And Grouses"

Episode 5 - 24 October 1992 "A Lazy Day"

Episode 6 - 31 October 1992 "Rock A Bye Baby"

Episode 7 - 7 November 1992 "In The Ring"

Episode 8 - 14 November 1992 "Romany Days"

Episode 9 - 21 November 1992 "On The Radio"

Episode 10 - 28 November 1992 "Rich For A Day"

Episode 11 - 5 December 1992 "Runners And Riders"

Episode 12 - 12 December 1992 "Wrong Number"

Episode 13 - 19 December 1992 "The Art Dealers"

Episode 14 - 26 December 1992 "Spooks And Gardens"

Episode 15 - 2 January 1993 "Minibus Madness"



​Season 7 (1995)

Episode 1 - 7 January 1995 "Spilt Milk"

Episode 2 -14 January 1995 "The Hunt For Chalky White"

Episode 3 - 21 January 1995 "Not In Our Back Yard"

Episode 4 - 28 January 1995 "Another Fine Ness" (or "Loch Ness")

Episode 5 - 4 February 1995 "Power Play"

Episode 6 - 11 February 1995 "Health Farm"

Episode 7 - 18 February 1995 "A Clean Sweep"

Episode 8 - 25 February 1995 LCKU564P "The Missing Piece"

Episode 9 - 4 March 1995 LCKU562B "The Barge"

Episode 10 - 11 March 1995 LCKU568R "Pick Your Own"

Episode 11 - 18 March 1995 LCKU575A "Final Frontier"

Episode 12 - 25 March 1995 LCKU573L "My Lucky Numbers Nine"

Episode 13 - 1 April 1995 LCKU566D "Clueless Chuckles"

Episode14 - 8 April 1995 LCKU565J "Whats Cooking?"

Episode 15 - 15 April 1995 LCKU574F "Monkery Business"





Season 9 (1996 - 1997)

Episode 1 - 4 December 1996 "Bats In The Belfry"

Episode 2 - 11 December 1996 "High Jinx"

Episode 3 - 18 December 1996 "Chuckles In Charge"

Episode 4 - 8 January 1997 "Digging For Dinosaurs"

Episode 5 - 15 January 1997 "Wheels Of Misfortune"

Episode 6 - 22 January 1997 "Paint Drips"

Episode 7 - 29 January 1997 "The Big Day"

Episode 8 - 5 February 1997 "Loch Aye"

Episode 9 - 12 February 1997 "Lord Chuckle"

Episode 10 - 19 February 1997 "Oh Dear What Can The Mattress Be?"

Episode 11 - 26 February 1997 "Shipwrecked"

Episode 12 - 5 March 1997 "Put Up Job"

Episode 13 - 12 March 1997 "Tailors Dummies"

Episode 14 - 19 March 1997 "Clowning Around"

Episode 15 - 26 March 1997 "Kidnapped"



 

Season 11 (1998 - 1999)

Episode 1 - 22 December 1998 "Breakdown"

Episode 2 - 30 December 1998 "Garden Pests"

Episode 3 - 6 January 1999 "Matchstick Men"

Episode 4 - 13 January 1999 "One Man And His Barry"

Episode 5 - 20 January 1999 "Brothers In Law"

Episode 6 - 27 January 1999 "Brazil Nuts"

Episode 7 - 3 February 1999 "Chairmen Chuckles"

Episode 8 - 10 February 1999 "Stargazing"

Episode 9 - 17 February 1999 "All At Sea"

Episode 10 - 24 February 1999 "Getting The Bird"

Episode 11 - 3 March 1999 "Chuckle And Hyde"

Episode 12 - 10 March 1999 "Mountain Excitement"

Episode 13 - 17 March 1999 "Optical Illusions"

Episode 14 - 24 March 1999 "In The Soup"

(Special) 26 March 1999  "Comic Relief Special"

Episode 15 - 31 March 1999 "King Of The Castle"



Season 13 (2000 - 2001)​

Episode 1 -19 December 2000 "Lollipop, Lollipop"

Episode 2 - 27 December 2000 "Dim Waiters"

Episode 3 - 3 January 2001 "Wrong Number"

Episode 4 - 10 January 2001 " Fowl Play"

Episode 5 - 17 January 2001 "Prize Exhibits"

Episode 7 - 24 January 2001 "Cousins At War"

Episode 8 - 31 January 2001 "Lets Get Quizzical"

Episode 9 - 7 February 2001 "Knights To Remember"

Episode 10 - 14 February 2001 "Buzz Off"

Episode 11 - 21 February 2001 "Hairs Apparent"

Episode 12 - 28 February 2001 "Grounds For Complaint"

Episode 13 - 7 March 2001 "Lost And Floundering"

Episode 14 - 14 March 2001 "Ghillie Me, Ghillie You"

Episode 14 - 21 March 2001 "Send In The Clones"

Episode 15 - 28 March 2001 "Silence Is Golden"





Season 15 (2002 - 2003)

2002 Christmas Specials
24 - 25 December 2002 "Messy Xmas"
24 - 25 December 2002 "Christmas Chuckle"

Episode 1 - 3 January 2003 "Keeping It Under Wraps"

Episode 2 - 10 January 2003 "In A Class Of Their Own"

Episode 3 - 17 January 2003 "Magnetic Distraction  Part 1"

Episode 4 - 24 January 2003 "Magnetic Distraction  Part 2"

Episode 5 - 31 January 2003 "Magnetic Distraction  Part 3"

Episode 7 - 7 February 2003 "On Your Pike"

Episode 8 - 14 February 2003 "Bookshop Chuckles"

Episode 9 - 21 February 2003 "Music Of Time"

Episode 10 - 28 February 2003 "The Purple Pimple - Kidnap"

Episode 11 - 7 March 2003 "The Purple Pimple - Mutiny"

Episode 12 - 14 March 2003 "The Purple Pimple - Escape"

Episode 13 - 21 March 2003 "Storm In A Teashop"

Episode 14 - 28 March 2003 "War Of The Hoses"



 

 

 

Season 17 (2005)

Episode 1 - 6 January 2005 "Crocodile McChuckle"

Episode 2 - 13 January 2005 "A Job Well Done"

Episode 3 - 20 January 2005 "Whos Minding The Store?"

Episode 4 - 27 January 2005 "Funny Money"

Episode 5 - 3 February 2005 "The Chuckle And The Pea"

Episode 6 - 10 February 2005  "The Vengeful Viking"

Episode 7 - 17 February 2005 "Grande Fromage"

Episode 8 - 24 February 2005 "Pride And Prejudice"

Episode 9 - 3 March 2005 "Highway Robbery"

Episode 10 - 10 March 2005 "Smugglers"

Episode 11 - 17 March 2005 "The Real Purple Pimple"

Episode 12 - 24 March 2005 "The Lift"

Episode 13 - 31 March 2005 "The Diva"

Episode 14 - 7 April 2005 "Let Them Beat Cake"

Episode 15 - 14 April 2005 "Ones Bitten, Twos Shy"

 

 

 

Season 19 (2007)

Episode 1 - 5 February 2007 LCQD475J "Et Tu Chuckle"

Episode 2 - 6 February 2007 "Spook When Youre Spooken To"

Episode 3 - 7 February 2007 "Big Break"

Episode 4 - 8 February 2007 "Henry VIII and his 5th Chuckle"

Episode 5 - 9 February 2007 "Strictly Chuckle"

Episode 6 - 12 February 2007 "Sherwood Chuckle"

Episode 7 - 13 February 2007 "Oils Well That Ends Well"

Episode 8 - 14 February 2007 "In-Console-Able"

Episode 9 - 15 February 2007 "Our Latest Model"

Episode 10 - 16 February 2007  "Tomorrows News"

Episode 11 - 19 March 2007 "Pandamonium"

Episode 12 - 20 March 2007 "A Case For The Chuckles"

Episode 13 - 21 March 2007 "Driving Ambition"

Episode 14 - 22 March 2007 "Muscling In"

Episode 15 - 23 March 2007 "Hanging Around"