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Q Pootle 5
Genre Children's
Animated
Science Fiction
Created by Nick Butterworth
Ben Butterworth
Written by Nick Butterworth
Ben Butterworth
Lee Pressman
Dave Ingham
Directed by Adam Shaw
Voices of Ed Gaughan
Joanna Page
Steve Kynman
Richard Ridings
Ella Kenion
Composer(s) David Schweitzer
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 52
Production
Executive producer(s) Nick Butterworth
Annette Butterworth
Producer(s) Ben Butterworth
Margo Marchant
Editor(s) Judith Allen
Running time 11 min
Production company(s) Snapper Productions
Blue Zoo
Distributor ZDF Enterprises
Release
Original network CBeebies (United Kingdom)

Q Pootle 5 is a fun animated TV show that first aired in 2013. It's based on books by Nick Butterworth, like Q Pootle 5 and Q Pootle 5 in Space. The show is all about a friendly alien named Q Pootle 5 and his amazing friends. They live and have adventures on and around a make-believe planet called Oki Doki.

Meet the Characters of Q Pootle 5

Main Friends of Q Pootle 5

  • Q Pootle 5, often called "Pootle" by his friends, is a kind green alien. He is the main character of the show. Pootle loves looking at the stars from his camper van home. He also enjoys spending time with all his friends.
  • Oopsy is Pootle's very best friend. She is pink and has lots of hair that stands straight up! Oopsy lives in a rocket that is upside-down. She loves to draw and hang out with Pootle.
  • Eddi is a purple alien with two heads. He often talks to himself and is a bit shy compared to the others. Eddi likes to fix up his rocket and add to his collection of string.
  • Stella is yellow and wears bright pink wellington boots. She lives in a cool treehouse. Stella's favorite hobby is gardening, but she also loves playing her bagpipes whenever she gets the chance.
  • Ray is a blue major bird. He lives with Stella and can sometimes be a little bit grumpy. Ray is scared of heights, and he really doesn't like Stella's bagpipes!
  • Groobie is the oldest friend in the group. He is orange with thick purple eyebrows and can sometimes forget things. Groobie lives in a small shack next to a junkyard. He sometimes fixes up old items from the junk. Everyone loves to visit Groobie because he makes the best smoothies in the whole galaxy!
  • Bud-D is Groobie's robot helper. He is very excited and always means well, but sometimes he breaks down or acts a bit funny.
  • Planet Dave is a huge planet that can be seen from Oki Doki. He is so big that everyone can land their spaceships on him when they visit. Planet Dave is also very, very old.

Other Friends and Visitors

  • Roy is a turquoise major bird. You can see him in the episode called A Friend For Ray.
  • Maurice is a caterpillar. Stella finds him on a plant that Pootle gives her in the episode named Maurice.
  • Planet Roger isn't seen in the first season of the show. But in the episode Groobie to the Rescue, Groobie reads a letter that Planet Roger sent to Planet Dave.
  • Comet Gordon visits Planet Dave only once every 3 million years!

All About the Episodes

There are 52 episodes in the Q Pootle 5 TV series. Each episode is about 11 minutes long. There is also a special Christmas episode that is 26 minutes long, called Pootle All The Way.

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