Sooty's Amazing Adventures facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Sooty's Amazing Adventures |
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| Genre | Fantasy Animation Children's |
| Created by | Matthew Corbett |
| Developed by | Meridian Broadcasting |
| Written by | Roger Stennett Jimmy Hibbert Malcolm McGookin |
| Directed by | Jon Doyle |
| Starring | Susie Blake Jimmy Hibbert Rob Rackstraw |
| Composer(s) | Dave Corbett |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Running time | 10 minutes per episode (approx.) |
| Production company(s) | Cosgrove Hall Films |
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| Original network | ITV Network (CITV) |
| Original release | 6 January 1997 – 30 March 1998 |
Sooty's Amazing Adventures was a fun animated TV show. It was a spin-off from the very popular Sooty puppet show. In this cartoon, Sooty was a full-bodied bear. He could move around freely without a puppeteer!
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The Theatre and Magic Trapdoor
The characters in the show live in the Fanshawe Theatre. This theatre is in a coastal town in England. From the main stage, they use a special trapdoor. This trapdoor can take them to many different places. It can also send them to different times in history! But sometimes, the trapdoor doesn't send them where they want to go. This often leads to exciting and unexpected adventures.
Meet the Main Characters
Sooty
Sooty is a quiet and clever bear. He is the leader of his group of friends. Sooty doesn't talk in the show. But he always finds a way to show his friends what he means. He wears bright red overalls with two yellow buttons. Sooty also has a special magic wand. He can only use his wand once per adventure. It often helps him save his friends from trouble.
Sweep
Sweep is a dog who can now speak! He has a funny, groany voice. Before, he was known for his squeaky sound. Sweep isn't the smartest of the group. He often thinks only about food, especially sausages. He can be a bit of a scaredy-cat. Sweep usually tries to avoid danger. He wears green and blue overalls and a red collar.
Soo
Soo is a female panda. She is very sensible and doesn't like mischief. Soo often helps keep the others organized. She wears a blue dress with a yellow flower. She also wears white underpants. Soo is usually the one who brings calm to the group.
Little Cousin Scampi
Little Cousin Scampi is the smallest and youngest character. He is also Sooty's cousin. If something mischievous happens, Scampi is usually behind it! He wears a schoolboy outfit.
Other Fun Characters
Katarina
Katarina is a polite Persian cat. She doesn't believe in the gang's adventures. She wears a pink velvet coat and a pink fedora. Her hat has a feather on top.
Captain Fogbound
Captain Fogbound is a ginger cat. He flies a hot air balloon. He is also dating Katarina. He wears an aviator hat, a dark green leather coat, and brown gloves.
Cousin McScampi
Cousin McScampi is Scampi's Scottish cousin. He plays the bagpipes, even worse than Scampi! He wants to find the Loch Ness Monster.
The Aliens
These two aliens are from the planet Alpha Romeo. They become friends with the gang. Sooty saved their spaceship from crashing.
Morris the Mouse
Morris is a shy male mouse. He lives in the theatre's attic. He used to live behind the stage. He woke up because he was hungry for cheese. Sometimes, Morris joins the gang on their adventures.
Sir Ray Fanshawe
Sir Ray Fanshawe was the old owner of the Fanshawe Theatre. He was once buried under a huge pile of sausages! He wears a purple fedora with a feather. He also wears a fancy Shakespearean ruff and an Elizabethan shirt.
Captain Neecap
Captain Neecap is a bad French villain. He owns a submarine and a drilling machine. He often tries to kidnap Sooty and his friends.
Episodes of the Series
Series 1
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| 1 | "Alas, Poor Sooty" | 6 January 1997 | |
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Sooty and his friends put on their own play. It's a version of "Romeo and Juliet" for Katarina.
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| 2 | "Hopalong Sooty" | 13 January 1997 | |
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Sweep wants to visit the Wild West. The trapdoor takes them there. They meet a criminal named "Filthy Ted." Sooty tries to deal with him.
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| 3 | "Scampi and the Computer Chips" | 20 January 1997 | |
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Scampi builds a robot to clean the theatre. But the robot goes crazy! The gang must stop it.
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| 4 | "A Hard Day's Knight" | 27 January 1997 | |
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Scampi wishes them back to medieval times. They meet Sir Oswald the Merciless. Sooty has to fight him.
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| 5 | "Mummy's Boys" | 3 February 1997 | |
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The gang wants a holiday in Switzerland. But the trapdoor sends them to Egypt! They still have fun.
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| 6 | "Things That Go McSqueak in the Night" | 10 February 1997 | |
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Sooty and the gang are chased by a howling monster. This happens on the moors of Scotland.
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| 7 | "Hot Air" | 17 February 1997 | |
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Soo, Sweep, and Scampi float away. They are in Captain Fogbound's hot air balloon. Sooty must rescue them.
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| 8 | "Desert Song" | 17 February 1997 | |
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The gang wants to go to the Arctic. But the trapdoor sends them to a desert. They accidentally join the French legionaries.
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| 9 | "A Fishy Tale" | 24 February 1997 | |
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Sooty and the gang go to the beach. Sweep and Soo are kidnapped. The villainous Captain Neecap takes them in his submarine.
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| 10 | "The Abominable Snowball" | 3 March 1997 | |
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The gang travels to the Himalayas. They want to have tea with the Abominable Snowman. But they only find a very hairy snowball.
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| 11 | "Mouse Busters" | 10 March 1997 | |
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Katarina asks the gang to get rid of a mouse. The mouse is named Morris. He is hungry after a long sleep. Morris becomes friends with the gang.
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| 12 | "My Fair Katarina" | 17 March 1997 | |
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Katarina wants to go on an adventure. Scampi takes her to a theme park on Jupiter. Her rollercoaster breaks down!
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| 13 | "Close Encounters of the Furred Kind" | 24 March 1997 | |
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Sooty and friends have a picnic on the roof. They see a shooting star. It turns out to be an alien spaceship. The aliens take them away!
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Series 2
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| 1 | "Mars, She's Making Eyes at Me" | 5 January 1998 | |
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Sooty and his friends visit Mars. Their alien friends take them there.
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| 2 | "A Knight at the Theatre" | 12 January 1998 | |
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Sooty saves Sweep from a ghost. It's Sir Ray Fanshawe, who hates sausages. The ghost gives them tickets to a magic show. Sooty conjures an elephant that causes chaos.
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| 3 | "Crocodile Aberdeen" | 19 January 1998 | |
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Sooty and the gang go to Australia. Sooty must rescue his friends. They are taken by talking kangaroos.
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| 4 | "Long John Sooty" | 26 January 1998 | |
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Sooty and the gang find a pirate ship. They decide to go on a pirate adventure.
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| 5 | "Hadrian's Wallpaper" | 2 February 1998 | |
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The gang travels to Rome in AD 128. They meet Emperor Hadrian. He has a problem with his wall. They decide to decorate it with wallpaper.
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| 6 | "Journey to the Centre of the Aaaargh!" | 9 February 1998 | |
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Scampi digs a tunnel to the Earth's center. He gets lost and kidnapped by Captain Neecap. Sooty, Sweep, and Soo must rescue him.
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| 7 | "The Big Picture" | 16 February 1998 | |
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Sooty, Scampi, and Sweep make their own film. Katarina and Captain Fogbound help them.
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| 8 | "Life's Such a Dragon" | 23 February 1998 | |
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The gang wants to go scuba diving. But the trapdoor sends them to a medieval kingdom. They must rescue a princess from a dragon.
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| 9 | "The Loch Ness Monster" | 2 March 1998 | |
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Sooty and the gang go back to Scotland. They help Cousin McScampi find the Loch Ness Monster. They use his submarine.
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| 10 | "It Came From the Coal Shed" | 9 March 1998 | |
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Sweep thinks Sir Ray Fanshawe's ghost haunts the coal shed. Morris the Mouse helps Sweep. They try to stop the haunting.
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| 11 | "Life's a Beach" | 16 March 1998 | |
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Sooty and the gang, with Katarina, spend a day at the beach.
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| 12 | "They're Playing Our Toon" | 23 March 1998 | |
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Scampi's invention puts Sooty, Sweep, and Soo inside his favorite cartoon! Scampi must rescue them.
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| 13 | "Jurassic Car Park" | 30 March 1998 | |
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A new car park is being built. Dinosaur fossils are found. Soo tries to figure out where they came from.
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