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Edward and Friends (1987)

Edward and Friends poster
Genre
children's television series
Country
United Kingdom
Length
2 seasons, 28 episodes
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Edward the elephant and his animal friends have small adventures in a colorful town. The show uses claymation to tell short stories based on Lego playsets.

gentleplayfulwhimsicallightheartedsimplecheerfulshortinnocent

What happens

Edward and Friends is a children's TV series in claymation from FilmFair that aired on British, New Zealand and Canadian television in 1987–1989. Each episode was 5-minutes in length and was based on the 1980s Lego Fabuland theme. 28 episodes were produced. It was the Lego Group's first foray into animation and television in general. Bernard Cribbins provided the voice-over for the show, written by Michael Cole with music by Mike Batt. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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