Foxbusters (1999)

Original title

The Foxbusters

Genre

animation, comedy

Country

United Kingdom

Length

2 seasons, 26 episodes

Rated

U

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Chicken sisters use their wits and inventions to outsmart foxes on a farm. The show is a British animated series based on a children's book.

light-heartedplayfulfast-pacedwhimsicalcheerfulquirkyanimatedenergetic

What happens

The Foxbusters is a British animated TV series that is loosely based on the 1978 Dick King-Smith book The Fox Busters. It was made by Cosgrove Hall, and consists of two series of thirteen 11-minute episodes each, made between 1999 and 2000. The show was co-written by the animation partnership of David Max Freedman and Alan Gilbey, and occasionally with Joel Jessup as a third writer. It was directed by Jon Doyle. Which led to its receiving two major awards in 2000, The show won two major awards in 2000: a BAFTA for 'Best Animated Series' and the other was from the British Animation Awards for 'Best Children's Series'. and the British Animation Awards for "Best Children's Series". Despite being a critical success, the show did not enjoy the same level of commercial success as some of its competitors and the show ended in 2000 after just two series. While not seeing much commercial success upon release, In spite of this and in more recent years the show and the series is still fondly remembered by fans and has picked up a cult following, particularly in furry fandom. While the show was broadcast in Europe Africa, Australia, and Asia, the show had been picked up for consideration for US buyers and broadcasters but they were put off by the certain voice over comments on the barnyard action and never aired in the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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