Towser

Summary "Towser is smart (but not too smart). Towser is brave (well, resourceful anyway)...". Towser is a sweet tenacious terrier created by prolific artist and author Tony Ross. He was brought into animated life with the help of the equally prolific David McKee and King Rollo Films - Mr McKee being the creator of Mr. Benn, of course. Towser dwelled in a semi-medieval world, where there were castles and all the expected chivalrous characters and furnishings yet there were also comfy armchairs and suitcases and modern accouterments. A seemingly odd mix then, but it all gels perfectly and each tiny tale features a little pinch of irony, a tiny twist to savour. Towser's close pals include a king known only as The King, a cat called Sadie and The Owl, and his esoteric adventures introduced us to the likes of The Terrible Thing, Dr. Smelly, Goblin Gobble, The Lion, Captain Rat, Sir Lance, The Witch, an alien, and most bizarrely of all, a strange blue beaky-bird called Nosey Parker. Towser is noticeable for having been narrated by the late actor Roy Kinnear. View more details

Towser

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Roy Kinnear

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Genres : Comedy Fantasy Animation Family

Release date : Sep 9, 1982

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Filming locations : Honiton, England, UK

Production companies : King Rollo Films

Summary "Towser is smart (but not too smart). Towser is brave (well, resourceful anyway)...". Towser is a sweet tenacious terrier created by prolific artist and author Tony Ross. He was brought into animated life with the help of the equally prolific David McKee and King Rollo Films - Mr McKee being the creator of Mr. Benn, of course. Towser dwelled in a semi-medieval world, where there were castles and all the expected chivalrous characters and furnishings yet there were also comfy armchairs and suitcases and modern accouterments. A seemingly odd mix then, but it all gels perfectly and each tiny tale features a little pinch of irony, a tiny twist to savour. Towser's close pals include a king known only as The King, a cat called Sadie and The Owl, and his esoteric adventures introduced us to the likes of The Terrible Thing, Dr. Smelly, Goblin Gobble, The Lion, Captain Rat, Sir Lance, The Witch, an alien, and most bizarrely of all, a strange blue beaky-bird called Nosey Parker. Towser is noticeable for having been narrated by the late actor Roy Kinnear. View more details

Details

Genres : Comedy Fantasy Animation Family

Release date : Sep 9, 1982

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Filming locations : Honiton, England, UK

Production companies : King Rollo Films

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Episode 1 • Sep 09, 1982
Towser and the Terrible Thing
Towser is out for a walk and he stops to pick up a flower. Suddenly he hears a frightening voice which informs him that the flower does not belong to him. A large terrible thing appears (looks like a multiple cross between different animals) and chases Towser into a nearby castle. Towser quickly gets inside and closes the door. The King comes downstairs to see what all the noise is about, and Towser explains that he has just been chased by a terrible thing. The King knows all about the terrible thing, and informs Towser that he had a lucky escape, as the terrible thing eats dogs. The terrible thing has been here for many years, and none of his knights can scare him away. To prove his problem, one of the King's knights, Sir Lance, has a go at charging the terrible thing, but the terrible thing scares the horse and everyone ends up running back inside. Towser then has a brilliant idea. He requests a large jam jar with some jam in it. He then places this outside on a rock, and the jam attracts lots of flies. When all the Kingdom's flies are in the jar, Towser captures all of them. He then asks that the jar be taken to another Kingdom, and then opened. The King does not understand yet how this is going to help. Suddenly, the King and Towser see the Kingdoms birds flying to the next kingdom in pursuit of all the flies, closely followed by the cats (in pursuit of the birds) and then finally by the kingdoms dogs (in pursuit of the cats). Next they see a sight that makes then run and hide. The terrible thing is after all the dogs (remember the terrible thing eats dogs) and so rushes off to the next kingdom in pursuit. The King is so pleased that he gives Towser a medal. In later episodes we find that the terrible thing comes back.
Episode 2 • Sep 10, 1982
Towser and Sadie's Birthday Party
It is night time, and possibly late at night. Even the small owl is asleep (yes, I know owls don't sleep at night). Towser goes to visit Sadie the kitten. The owl gets such a startle that he falls out of the tree-not a happy owl. Sadie is miserable, as it is her birthday tomorrow, and she thinks no one will remember. Towser tells her he certainly will, and promises to get her a present. "What would you like," he asks ? (Dangerous thing to ask a kitten). Sadie only wants the Moon. The Moon is way out of reach, though despite Towser's best efforts. He places a chair on a hill, and then some books and other material, in an attempt to reach the moon. It is at this point that we discover the Owl likes cricket (or certainly has an interest in it). As Towser takes some of his belongings outside, the Owl spies a cricket bat and takes it, quickly examines it and then puts it back. In a later episode (Towser and the Holiday), the Owl takes the cricket bat again. Ah well, back to the story. Eventually Towser's tower is very high and top heavy, and so the whole thing collapses, and poor Towser has to resort to another idea. He goes into the house and into the toybox. He takes out a balloon and blows it up. He then takes it to Sadie, and tells her it is the moon. She then points to the moon in the sky, to which Towser states that is the hole left when he removed the moon. Towser thinks that Sadie thinks that she has the moon. He goes off to get the birthday cake. Whilst doing this, Sadie confides in the Wizard that she thinks Towser believes he has given her the Moon. Sadie is happy, although she knows it is not really the moon.
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