The Gingerbread Man (TV series) facts for kids

The Gingerbread Man is a fun stop-motion animated TV show for children. It's all about a gingerbread man and his friends. They live in a kitchen and come to life when the "Big Ones" (the humans) are asleep.

The show was created by David Wood. He based it on his own musical play called The Gingerbread Man. This play first opened in 1976 and became very popular around the world. The story itself was inspired by an old 19th-century fairy tale also called "The Gingerbread Man."

The Gingerbread Man TV series was made by two companies, FilmFair and Central Independent Television, in 1991. It was shown on ITV in 1992. Many famous voices brought the characters to life. Andrew Sachs voiced the Gingerbread Man, Mr. Salt, Herr Von Cuckoo, and Sleek The Mouse. Jacqueline Clarke was the voice of Miss Pepper and Old Tea Bag. You might also recognize the voice of Anton Rodgers as the narrator, even though he wasn't officially credited.

Meet the Characters and Their Voices

Here are the main characters from the show and the actors who voiced them:

• The Gingerbread Man (voiced by Andrew Sachs) - He's the main character! He lives on the kitchen dresser with all his friends.
• Mr. Salt (voiced by Andrew Sachs) - This character looks like a sailor. He's a salt grinder who often talks about sailing when he wakes up.
• Miss Pepper (voiced by Jacqueline Clarke) - She's a pepper grinder and often asks Mr. Salt to twist her grinder.
• Herr Von Cuckoo (voiced by Andrew Sachs) - He's a wooden cuckoo from the kitchen's cuckoo clock. He makes "cuckoo" sounds every hour.
• Old Tea Bag (voiced by Jacqueline Clarke) - She's a grumpy old tea bag. She lives in the teapot on the top shelf of the kitchen dresser.
• Sleek The Mouse (voiced by Andrew Sachs) - This mouse is always hungry. He sounds a bit like a gangster from Brooklyn!
• The Big Ones - These are the two humans who live in the house. You can hear them, but you never actually see them on the TV show.

Episode Guide

There are 13 exciting episodes in The Gingerbread Man series:

• "The Arrival"
• "Herr Von Cuckoo's Cuckoo"
• "Sleek the Mouse"
• "Hide and Squeak"
• "Poison"
• "Party"
• "A Pinch of Salt"
• "Locked Clock"
• "Weekend Break"
• "Old Tea Bag in Danger"
• "While the Cat's Away"
• "It's Not Fair"
• "The Gingerbread Ghost"