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Clangers

1969–1972 · Ended · 2 seasons · 26 episodes · Kids, Animation · United Kingdom

Creator Oliver Postgate · Channel BBC One · Starring Oliver Postgate

A family of knitted aliens eking out a threadbare existence on a bleak and cold world

Chronicles the melancholically funny lives of the Clangers, a flutey-voiced family of woolen, knitted aliens living below the surface of a knobbly little planet far out in space. Their misadventures brought them into contact with such unlikely creatures as the Soup Dragon, the Froglets, the Iron Chicken and the Glow Buzzers.
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Episodes

13 episodes · November 1969 – February 1970
  1. Episode 1: 1. FlyingNovember 16, 1969 · 9 min
    Major Clanger builds a flying machine, and Tiny Clanger gets stuck at the top of the cave with a balloon.
  2. Episode 2: 2. The VisitorNovember 23, 1969 · 9 min
    The Clangers find a television set.
  3. Episode 3: 3. ChickenNovember 30, 1969 · 9 min
    The Clangers build some fireworks, one of which collides with a passing Iron Chicken.
  4. Episode 4: 4. MusicDecember 7, 1969 · 9 min
    Tiny Clanger discovers music.
  5. Episode 5: 5. The IntruderDecember 28, 1969 · 9 min
    A space probe from Earth lands on the Clangers' planet.
  6. Episode 6: 6. Visiting FriendsJanuary 1, 1970 · 9 min
    Tiny Clanger builds a helicopter to visit the Iron Chicken.
Show 7 more episodes
  1. Episode 7: 7. FishingJanuary 11, 1970 · 9 min
    The Clangers build a flying music boat, and Major Clanger goes fishing in it.
  2. Episode 8: 8. The Top HatJanuary 18, 1970 · 9 min
    The Clangers find some Froglets in a top hat.
  3. Episode 9: 9. The EggJanuary 25, 1970 · 9 min
    The Soup Dragon gets broody and gains a son.
  4. Episode 10: 10. The HootFebruary 1, 1970 · 9 min
    A noisy metal creature is retrieved from space, disturbing the Clangers' peace.
  5. Episode 11: 11. The MeetingFebruary 8, 1970 · 9 min
    More Hoots arrive and seem upset that the first Hoot has changed.
  6. Episode 12: 12. TreasureFebruary 12, 1970 · 9 min
    Even to Clangers, wealth does not always bring happiness.
  7. Episode 13: 13. GoodsFebruary 22, 1970 · 9 min
    The Clangers suffer from a shortage of consumer goods, but they prefer life that way.

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Credits

  • Oliver PostgateNarrator (voice) · 26 episodes · Creator · Director · 13 episodes

Film and series details

EPISODE LENGTH
9 minutes
FIRST AIRED
November 16, 1969
LAST AIRED
November 10, 1972
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Smallfilms

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