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</style><table class="infobox ib-tv vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary"><i>Charlie Chalk</i></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><div class="infobox-caption">Title card</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Created by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Ivor_Wood" title="Ivor Wood">Ivor Wood</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Jocelyn_Stevenson" title="Jocelyn Stevenson">Jocelyn Stevenson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee">Derek Mogford</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="Michael_Williams_(actor)" title="Michael Williams (actor)">Michael Williams</a><br><a href="John_Wells_(satirist)" title="John Wells (satirist)">John Wells</a><br><a href="Barbara_Leigh-Hunt" title="Barbara Leigh-Hunt">Barbara Leigh-Hunt</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opening theme</th><td class="infobox-data">"Charlie Chalk" sung by <a href="Ken_Barrie" title="Ken Barrie">Ken Barrie</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ending theme</th><td class="infobox-data">"Charlie Chalk (Different Version)" sung by <a href="Ken_Barrie" title="Ken Barrie">Ken Barrie</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Composer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Mike_Redway" title="Mike Redway">Mike Redway</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country of origin</th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Original language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of series</th><td class="infobox-data">1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of episodes</th><td class="infobox-data">13</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Production</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Producer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Ivor_Wood" title="Ivor Wood">Ivor Wood</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Editor</th><td class="infobox-data">Martin Bohan</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Running time</th><td class="infobox-data">15 minutes per episode (approx)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Production company</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Woodland_Animations" class="mw-redirect" title="Woodland Animations">Woodland Animations</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Original release</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Network</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="BBC1" class="mw-redirect" title="BBC1">BBC1</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Release</th><td class="infobox-data">20 October 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-10-20</span>)</span> –<br>19 April 1989<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1989-04-19</span>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

<p><i><b>Charlie Chalk</b></i> is a British <a href="Stop_motion" title="Stop motion">stop motion</a> <a href="Animation" title="Animation">animation</a> series produced in 1987 in the <a href="United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> by <a href="Woodland_Animations" class="mw-redirect" title="Woodland Animations">Woodland Animations</a>, who also produced the children's television programmes <i><a href="Postman_Pat" title="Postman Pat">Postman Pat</a></i>, <i><a href="Gran_(TV_series)" title="Gran (TV series)">Gran</a></i>, and <i><a href="Bertha_(TV_series)" title="Bertha (TV series)">Bertha</a></i>. Reception to the show was mostly positive. The series began airing from 20 October 1988, Thursday afternoons on BBC1 part of Children's BBC for the first 10 episodes. The remaining three episodes of the series aired on BBC2 in a lunchtime slot.

</p><p>The series is available to watch on BritBox and Prime Video.

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<p>The series tells the story of Charlie Chalk – a jolly <a href="Clown" title="Clown">clown</a> who, after falling asleep whilst fishing out at sea, ends up on a strange <a href="Island" title="Island">island</a> by the name of Merrytwit (as explained in the title sequence before each episode). Characters had to be aware of coconuts which constantly fell from the trees on the island.

</p><p>The pilot episode of the series (entitled "Shipwrecked Charlie") finds Charlie having just landed on Merrytwit, and after making friends with some of its inhabitants, decides to stay and build a home there. The following episodes follow Charlie and his new friends on various adventures on the island.

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<ul><li><b>Charlie Chalk</b> – A good-natured, friendly and peaceful <a href="Clown" title="Clown">clown</a> who was out on a fishing trip when he ended up on Merrytwit Island. In the series' theme tune, he is described as having "a funny way of walking and a wacky way of chalking". His 'funny way of walking' is demonstrated when, on occasion, he tumbles in an acrobatic circus-style through frames, around obstacles, or just to show folks how happy he is. He also has the ability to do <a href="Magic_(illusion)" title="Magic (illusion)">magic</a> tricks. He is voiced by <a href="Michael_Williams_(actor)" title="Michael Williams (actor)">Michael Williams</a> (speaking) and <a href="Ken_Barrie" title="Ken Barrie">Ken Barrie</a> (singing).</li>

<li><b>Captain Mildred</b> – The boss of the island (a parody of then-Prime Minister <a href="Margaret_Thatcher" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a>), who loves to see everyone hard at work and has the practice of listing things that have to be done: "a: do this; b: do that" etc. She lives on the beached ship <i>Buttercup</i>.</li>

<li><b>Mary the Hover Fairy</b> – An elderly <a href="Fairy" title="Fairy">fairy</a> who often proves useful due to her ability to cast spells, provided her magic <a href="Wand" title="Wand">wand</a>, Houdini, has not wandered off again. She is getting old, so has decided to settle down on Merrytwit. She now lives on <i>Buttercup</i>, serving as Mildred's first mate.</li>

<li><b>Lewis T. Duck</b> – A small <a href="Duck" title="Duck">duck</a> with a short temper. He is full of ideas, and believes them to be the best, so is quick to inform people that he is "always right". He can be quite friendly but lacks patience. The 'T' stands for 'The'. His catchphrase is "Arnold!"</li>

<li><b>Arnold the Elephant</b> – A pink <a href="Elephant" title="Elephant">elephant</a> who is quite jolly, but also very clumsy, much to the annoyance of Lewis, who always seems to be on the receiving end of Arnold's bouts of clumsiness.</li>

<li><b>Edward</b> – A <a href="Gorilla" title="Gorilla">gorilla</a> who spends his time sleeping and has quite a dislike for work.</li>

<li><b>Trader Jones</b> – The island's odd job man. Not only does he drive a bike which acts as a taxi and a means of transporting goods, he also owns a general supplies store on the island: 'if you want it, he's got it.' He never accepts money, he only trades e.g. a supply of bananas may cost a day's beachcombing.</li>

<li><b>Bert</b> – An <a href="Ogre" title="Ogre">ogre</a> discovered by Charlie, Arnold and Lewis in the episode <i>The Mountain That Moaned</i>. He lives inside a cave, and whilst extremely friendly, he is quite lacking in intelligence.</li>

<li><b>Litterbug</b> – A tiny little bug who is kept busy tidying up litter around the island. He often complains about the amount of litter, but does not realise there would be far less litter if his sack did not have a hole in it. Being so tiny, he is not always noticed, a fact which further frustrates him.</li></ul>

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<p>The series consisted of 13 original episodes, as listed below:

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<table class="wikitable plainrowheaders wikiepisodetable" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr style="color:black;text-align:center"><th scope="col" style="background:#CCCCFF;width:5%;color:black"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="background:#CCCCFF;color:black">Title</th><th scope="col" style="background:#CCCCFF;color:black">Original release date</th></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep1" style="text-align:center">1</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Shipwrecked Charlie"</td><td style="text-align:center">20 October 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-10-20</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="4" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF">

Charlie lands on Merrytwit and meets Edward, Trader Jones, Captain Mildred, Arnold, and Lewis T. Duck. They all agree that the first thing Charlie must do is build a house but choosing the best location proves difficult.</div></td></tr>

<tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep2" style="text-align:center">2</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Arnold's Night Out"</td><td style="text-align:center">27 October 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-10-27</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="4" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF">

Charlie finds a treasure map and he, Lewis and Arnold decide to go looking for the treasure but become confused and fall out with each other. Arnold ends up finding the treasure after walking through the night.</div></td></tr>

<tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep3" style="text-align:center">3</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Coconut Harvest"</td><td style="text-align:center">3 November 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-11-03</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="4" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF">

In the middle of the coconut harvest, Trader Jones makes a wish and, before anyone knows what has happened, Mary the Hover Fairy appears. She grants Trader's wish but he discovers that the magic may not be the best way to harvest coconuts.</div></td></tr>

<tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep4" style="text-align:center">4</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Sneezes"</td><td style="text-align:center">10 November 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-11-10</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="4" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF">

Charlie unfortunately has to cancel the big expedition to find the Bye Bye Beast because he has got the sneezes. But when Trader Jones' cure for the dread disease happens to include the elusive Beast's favourite food, Charlie's luck changes.</div></td></tr>

<tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep5" style="text-align:center">5</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Jumping Bananas"</td><td style="text-align:center">17 November 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-11-17</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="4" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF">

Litterbug, on his constant quest for tidiness, picks up Mary the Hover Fairy's wand when she puts it down halfway through a spell. When the poor creature is chased by a crowd of jumping bananas, he finds out that there could be such a thing as being too tidy.</div></td></tr>

<tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep6" style="text-align:center">6</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Mountain That Moaned"</td><td style="text-align:center">24 November 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-11-24</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="4" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF">

One day Arnold claims that the mountain moaned and no one believes him. So Charlie and Lewis decide to set off and see why the mountain moans. The mountain leads them to a new friend, Bert.</div></td></tr>

<tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep7" style="text-align:center">7</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Edward Keeps Fit"</td><td style="text-align:center">1 December 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-12-01</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="4" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF">

It is inspection day on Merrytwit and Captain Mildred decides it is time lazy Edward took some exercise.</div></td></tr>

<tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep8" style="text-align:center">8</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Feast"</td><td style="text-align:center">8 December 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-12-08</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="4" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF">

Charlie is helping Trader Jones beach combing when they stumble upon a cookery book. Trader decides to prepare the first Merrytwit feast, but when coconuts and bananas are the only ingredients available, the feast does not quite work out as planned.</div></td></tr>

<tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep9" style="text-align:center">9</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"There Are No Roads on Merrytwit"</td><td style="text-align:center">15 December 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-12-15</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="4" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF">

Lewis T. Duck, who is always right, is dismayed to discover that there are no roads on Merrytwit. So he decides to build one.</div></td></tr>

<tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep10" style="text-align:center">10</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Mildred's Day Off"</td><td style="text-align:center">22 December 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-12-22</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="4" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF">

Captain Mildred is becoming bored of her day-to-day life of living on her boat she calls a home, so she decided to take her best friend Mary the Hover Fairy with her on a short holiday to the other side of the island, and decides that who arrives first on her ship will become acting captain. Unfortunately, that happens to be Edward, sleepwalking ...</div></td></tr>

<tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep11" style="text-align:center">11</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Bert's Boring Day"</td><td style="text-align:center">5 April 1989<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1989-04-05</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="4" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF">

The cave monster Bert is having a boring day, he has run out of interesting things to do in Merrytwit, but his day soon livens up when his friends plan a day full of fun.</div></td></tr>

<tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep12" style="text-align:center">12</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Return of the Litter"</td><td style="text-align:center">12 April 1989<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1989-04-12</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="4" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF">

It will soon be Litterbug's birthday; Charlie and the other inhabitants of Merrytwit cannot think of a gift to give Litterbug for his birthday, they decide to explore the island for the perfect gift.</div></td></tr>

<tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep13" style="text-align:center">13</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Goodbye, Hello"</td><td style="text-align:center">19 April 1989<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1989-04-19</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="4" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF">

Although Charlie is enjoying his new life on Merrytwit, he also misses the circus and his old friends back home, so Charlie decides to say goodbye to Merrytwit and his newfound friends and go back to his old life as a clown, but in the end decides to stay on Merrytwit. Clips from previous episodes are shown (although certain moments from "Arnold's Night Out" are re-shot and re-dubbed).</div></td></tr></tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237879425">

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<p>All 13 episodes were released on three VHS tapes by <a href="BBC_Video" class="mw-redirect" title="BBC Video">BBC Video</a> in the UK between 1988 and 1991.

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<td align="center"><i>Charlie Chalk –<br>Shipwrecked Charlie</i><br>(BBCV 4195)

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<td align="center">24 October 1988

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</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>"Shipwrecked Charlie"</li><li>"Arnold's Night Out"</li><li>"Coconut Harvest"</li><li>"Sneezes"</li><li><br>"Jumping Bananas"</li></ul></div>

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<td align="center"><i>Charlie Chalk –<br>The Mountain That Moaned</i><br>(BBCV 4427)

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<td align="center">5 November 1990

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<td align="center"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>"The Mountain That Moaned"</li><li>"Edward Keeps Fit"</li><li>"The Feast"</li><li><br>"There are No Roads on Merrytwit"</li></ul></div>

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<td align="center"><i>Charlie Chalk –<br>Mildred's Day Off</i><br>(BBCV 4636)

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<td align="center">1 July 1991

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<td align="center"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>"Mildred's Day Off"</li><li>"Bert's Boring Day"</li><li>"Return of the Litter"</li><li>"Goodbye Hello"</li></ul></div>

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<p>In 1995, <a href="Tempo_Video" class="mw-redirect" title="Tempo Video">Tempo Video</a> released nine episodes on VHS.

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<td align="center"><i>Charlie Chalk – Jumping Bananas</i> (975927)

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<td align="center">7 August 1995

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<td align="center"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>"Sneezes"</li><li>"Return of the Litter"</li><li>"Mildred's Day Off"</li><li>"The Feast"</li><li>"Jumping Bananas"</li></ul></div>

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<td align="center"><i>Charlie Chalk – There are No Roads on Merrytwit</i> (978225)

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<td align="center">7 August 1995

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<td align="center">'There are No Roads on Merrytwit' and 'Edward Keeps Fit'

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<td align="center"><i>Charlie Chalk – Coconut Harvest</i> (986725)

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<td align="center">7 August 1995

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<td align="center">'Coconut Harvest' and 'Goodbye, Hello'

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<p>From 1999 to 2000, <a href="Lionsgate_Canada" title="Lionsgate Canada">Contender Entertainment</a> released nine episodes on VHS as part of their "Nippers" sub-label.

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<td align="center"><i>Charlie Chalk Bumper Video</i> (NIP11063)

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<td align="center">1 February 1999

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<td align="center"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>"Shipwrecked Charlie"</li><li>"Arnold's Night Out"</li><li>"The Coconut Harvest"</li><li>"Sneezes"</li><li>"Jumping Bananas"</li></ul></div>

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<td align="center"><i>The Adventures of Charlie Chalk</i> (NIP11085)

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<td align="center">7 February 2000

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<td align="center"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>"The Mountain That Moaned"</li><li>"Edward Keeps Fit"</li><li>"Mildred's Day Off"</li><li><br>"Return of The Litter"</li></ul></div>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Merchandise">Merchandise</h2></div>

<ul><li>In 1994, Redrock Records released a Charlie Chalk LP. It included the several incidental songs played on the show and the full Charlie Chalk theme song which includes some previously unheard lyrics.</li>

<li>A Charlie Chalk CD has been released in the United States.</li>

<li>The UK-based <a href="Restaurant_chain" class="mw-redirect" title="Restaurant chain">restaurant chain</a> <a href="Brewers_Fayre" title="Brewers Fayre">Brewers Fayre</a> originally used Charlie Chalk as their mascot.</li>

<li><i>Charlie Chalk Fun Factory</i> was a soft play area for young children, once found in large pubs across the United Kingdom, and now only found around <a href="Aberdeen" title="Aberdeen">Aberdeen</a>.</li>

<li><i>Charlie Chalk – The Complete Series</i> features all 13 episodes of the series and is currently available in the UK on a single-disc DVD release. It was released by <a href="Entertainment_Rights" title="Entertainment Rights">Entertainment Rights</a> plc and distributed by <a href="Universal_Pictures_Home_Entertainment" title="Universal Pictures Home Entertainment">Universal Pictures Home Entertainment</a> in 2005.</li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcast">Broadcast</h2></div>

<ul><li>The series originally first aired on <a href="BBC1" class="mw-redirect" title="BBC1">BBC1</a> in the UK on 20 October 1988 until 22 December 1988 for the first 10 episodes and moved to <a href="BBC2" class="mw-redirect" title="BBC2">BBC2</a> for the remaining three.</li>

<li>It later aired on cable television, being shown on <a href="Sky_One" title="Sky One">Sky One</a> as part of <i><a href="The_DJ_Kat_Show" title="The DJ Kat Show">The DJ Kat Show</a></i> and later on <a href="The_Children's_Channel" title="The Children's Channel">The Children's Channel</a> as part of their pre-school programming block <i>Tiny TCC</i>.</li>

<li>The series was later broadcast in various countries around the world, including <a href="ABC_TV_(Australian_TV_channel)" title="ABC TV (Australian TV channel)">ABC</a> in Australia, <a href="Namibian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Namibian Broadcasting Corporation">NBC</a> in Namibia, <a href="M-Net" title="M-Net">M-Net</a> and <a href="Bop_TV" title="Bop TV">Bop TV</a> in South Africa, <a href="Gibraltar_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation">GBC</a> in Gibraltar, <a href="Channel_5_(Singaporean_TV_channel)" title="Channel 5 (Singaporean TV channel)">Channel 5</a> in Singapore, <a href="YTV_(Canadian_TV_channel)" title="YTV (Canadian TV channel)">YTV</a> in Canada, <a href="RT%C3%89_One" title="RTÉ One">RTÉ One</a> and <a href="RT%C3%89_Two" class="mw-redirect" title="RTÉ Two">RTÉ Two</a> in the Republic of Ireland, <a href="TVNZ_1" title="TVNZ 1">TVNZ 1</a> and <a href="TVNZ_2" title="TVNZ 2">TVNZ 2</a> in New Zealand, <a href="TVB_Pearl" title="TVB Pearl">TVB Pearl</a> in Hong Kong and <a href="NRK" title="NRK">NRK</a> in Norway.</li>

<li>The series was dubbed in <a href="Scottish_Gaelic" title="Scottish Gaelic">Scottish Gaelic</a> and broadcast under the title <b>Callum an Cailc</b> by <a href="BBC_Alba" title="BBC Alba">BBC Alba</a>.</li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Voice_cast">Voice cast</h2></div>

<ul><li><a href="Michael_Williams_(actor)" title="Michael Williams (actor)">Michael Williams</a> as Charlie Chalk, Lewis T. Duck, Trader Jones, Litterbug, and Rabbit</li>

<li><a href="Barbara_Leigh-Hunt" title="Barbara Leigh-Hunt">Barbara Leigh-Hunt</a> as Captain Mildred, Mary the Hover Fairy, and Ponka the Toucan</li>

<li><a href="John_Wells_(satirist)" title="John Wells (satirist)">John Wells</a> as Arnold the Elephant, Edward, and Bert</li>

<li><a href="Ken_Barrie" title="Ken Barrie">Ken Barrie</a> as Song vocals</li>

<li>Joan Baxter as Song vocals</li>

<li><a href="Mike_Redway" title="Mike Redway">Mike Redway</a> as Song vocals</li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2></div>

<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436999/"><i>Charlie Chalk</i></a> at <a href="IMDb_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="IMDb (identifier)">IMDb</a></li></ul></div><div><div class="zim-footer">

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