Dr. Xargle

Genre

children's television series

Country

United Kingdom

How it feels

An alien teacher named Dr. Xargle gives lessons about human life on Earth, often taking his students on field trips in disguise. The series shows ordinary things about children and families from a funny outsider point of view.

whimsicaleducationalgentleplayfulquirkylightheartedoffbeat

What happens

Dr. Xargle is a series of children's picture books written by Jeanne Willis and illustrated by Tony Ross; the original six books were published by Andersen Press from 1988 to 1993. It features an alien perspective on human civilization, especially the life of British children and their families. Alternatively, Dr. Xargle is the main character, an alien who studies Earth and teaches schoolchildren about it. Sometimes he takes them on field trips to Earth in human disguises. Finally, Dr. Xargle is a 1997 British television series based on the original books. For the third book in the series, Dr. Xargle's Book of Earth Tiggers (1990), Ross was highly commended runner up for the annual Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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