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Hattytown Tales
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Some residents of Hattytown
Genre Children's television
Created by Keith Chatfield
Written by Keith Chatfield
Directed by Ivor Wood
Voices of Keith Chatfield
Narrated by Keith Chatfield
Country of origin England
Original language(s) English
No. of series 3
No. of episodes 39
Production
Running time 10 minutes
Production company(s) FilmFair
Release
Original network ATV
Audio format Monaural
Original release 1969 (1969) – 1973 (1973)

Hattytown Tales is a 39-episode stop motion children's television series produced by FilmFair for Thames Television. It aired in the United Kingdom between 1969 and 1973. Creator and writer Keith Chatfield narrated the series, and Ivor Wood directed it. Books were published by World Distributors and it was featured in the Playland Comic (offshoot of Pippin) published by Polystyle Publications and in children's annuals for 10 years.

The residents of Hattytown were anthropomorphic hats. The style of hat each character was indicated its ethnicity, attitude, and role in Hattytown society. For instance, Bobby, the constable, resembles the hat of a constable. Buildings in the town are also hat-shaped; each building's form suggests either its primary function or resident.

The main character, Sancho, is a Mexican sombrero with legs and eyes. Carrots, his best friend, is a donkey with a carrot dangling in front of his face. In one episode, an angry bird makes its nest in Sancho's car. Every time the Hattytown residents try to move the bird, it snaps at them. At the end of the episode, the car door opens to reveal a nest of eggs that eventually hatch.

Episodes

Series 1 (1969)

  1. Mr Wimple's Breakfast Rolls
  2. Bobby's Flower Garden
  3. Carrot's Carrot
  4. King Ethelbert
  5. Milko's Day Off
  6. Simon's Magnifying Glass
  7. Going Fishing
  8. The Statue
  9. Sancho's Camera
  10. Posty's Old Boots
  11. You Cannot Please Everyone
  12. Wash Day
  13. The King's Portrait

Series 2 (1970)

  1. Saving Time
  2. Up and Away
  3. Creatures of Outer Space
  4. Almost Magic
  5. The Pillar Box
  6. The Royal Hattytown Guards
  7. Friendship
  8. The Picnic
  9. The Cannon
  10. Carrots for the Mayor
  11. Too Much of a Good Thing
  12. Hiccup Buns
  13. Bookworms

Series 3 (1973)

  1. Bobby's Security Patrol
  2. Mr. Bun the Master Baker
  3. The Walking Pillar Box
  4. The Fete
  5. A Note for the Milkman
  6. Sneezy Cheese
  7. Mrs. Bagwash and the King
  8. The Secret Tunnel
  9. It Pays to Advertise
  10. The Auction
  11. The Telephone Box
  12. A Taxi for Hire
  13. Mustafer the Hedgehog

International broadcast

In the United States, Hattytown Tales was also often featured during the television programme Pinwheel (which was widely broadcast on the U.S. television network Nickelodeon during the 1980s).

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