Hotch Potch House facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Hotch Potch House |
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Genre | Preschool animation |
Created by | Michelle Jones |
Developed by | BBC Worldwide |
Directed by | Vivienne Cozens Neil Ben Nigel P Harris |
Starring | Rebecca Nagan Richard Coombs Francis Wright Tina Gray |
Theme music composer | Paddy Kingsland Stephen McNeff Sandy Nuttgens Steve Brown |
Opening theme | "Hotch Potch House" |
Ending theme | "Hotch Potch House" (instrumental) |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 11 |
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Producer(s) | Julie Callanan |
Running time | 19 minutes |
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Original network | BBC Two |
Original release | 15 January | – 25 March 1996
Hotch Potch House is a 1996 BBC television series aimed at preschool children. It stars Richard Coombs as Raggs, Francis Wright (Art Attack) as Shelley and Rebecca Nagan (Rosie and Jim) as Woolie. It was directed by Vivienne Cozens and shot at Grip House Studios. The stated aim is to "have the puppets teach children about their emotions and feelings in a way that relates to them." The show features puppetry, animation and live-action scenes.
Contents
Format
A recycled homemade model house, known as "Hotch Potch House", hence the name, spins round once and the camera focuses on a different bit of it which indicates something.
- Eye – Eyewitness
A bit on the model Hotch Potch House that looks like an eye gives a wink.
- Front Door – Letter of the Week (a b c d e f)
The first six letters of the alphabet pop out through the letter box of the front door. The chosen letter turns white, flies off and lands somewhere else in a cutout animation becoming enormous at the same time.
- Chimney – Number of the Week (1 2 3 4 5)
The numbers 1 to 5 pop out of the chimney and fly up into the sky, lining themselves up. The chosen number turns white and lands somewhere else in a cutout animation becoming enormous at the same time. Then a group of living fruit and vegetables from a basket in the kitchen goes into the cupboard to perform a number song inside it.
- Tree – Activities
The tree magically grows.
- Window – Songs and Rhymes
The window opens and musical notes pop out through it.
- Garden Door – Out and About
The garden door opens.
The Mouse House
There is also a special storytime called The Mouse House about five mice whose names are Kevin, Max, Betsey, Lester and Primrose who all live together in a little house behind a tiny brown door next to Nana who tells the stories. Each story starts with Nana's special introduction.
"Find a comfy place to sit, as quiet as a mouse, and listen to a story about a little house. Just in the corner, down by the floor, in Hotch Potch House there's a tiny brown door. Push the door open and step right through - inside the Mouse House there's a story for you!"
Episodes
Name | Segments | Summary | Original air date |
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Hide and Seek |
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Raggs always hides behind the door during a game of hide-and-seek with Woolie and wants to find a new place to hide. | 15 January 1996 |
Just the Same |
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Woolie, Raggs and Shelley have been invited to a fancy dress party but they keep ending up wearing the same costume. | 22 January 1996 |
Babies |
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Little Mop comes for a visit at Hotch Potch House today. | 29 January 1996 |
Underwater |
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Raggs' friend Bubbles is coming to stay but Woolie doesn't know that he's a goldfish. | 5 February 1996 |
Round and Round |
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Everybody keeps borrowing Shelley's wheelbarrow without asking first. | 12 February 1996 |
Houses |
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Shelley gets bored with his old shell so Woolie and Raggs help him find a brand new house. | 19 February 1996 |
Up in the Air |
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A balloon floats into the garden and Raggs wants to catch it. | 26 February 1996 |
Melting and Freezing |
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The first snowfall covers Hotch Potch House. | 4 March 1996 |
Running Water |
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Shelley asks Raggs to water his flowers, but neither he or Woolie know what to do so with. | 11 March 1996 |
Up and Down |
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Woolie, Raggs and Shelley don't know whether to put their new picture of themselves upstairs or downstairs. | 18 March 1996 |
Bend And Stretch |
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Raggs and Shelley try to get everything ready for Woolie's birthday before she wakes up. | 25 March 1996 |
Credits
In the Mouse House
- Nana's Voice – Tina Gray
- Animation – Ealing Animation (El Nombre)
- Kevin – James Danaher
- Max – Dexter Koh
- Betsey – Ashlie Walker
- Lester – Tom Fletcher
- Primrose – Lily Cole
Letter / Number of the Week
- Animation – Alan Rogers and Peter Lang (Pigeon Street)
- Number Song – Steve Brown
Music
- Paddy Kingsland
- Stephen McNeff
- Sandy Nuttgens (The Mouse House)