The Blobs

British animated television series

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The Blobs was an animated television series based on the books by DC Thomson, published in 1980. It tells the story of a community of colourful paint-splash characters who live in Paintbox Land. The 26-episode series, narrated originally by Jane Horrocks, was produced in 1996 by Siriol Animation in Wales, in association with DC Thomson & Co., Sianel Pedwar Cymru (S4C) and Scottish Television (now STV Central). The series was purchased by TV Ontario in 1999, and was re-voiced by Julie Zwillich for the North American market.

A Welsh-language version was also produced for S4C, entitled Y Blobs.

## Content[edit]

Jane Horrocks and Julie Zwillich (US only) narrate the show in their own voices and affect different voices for all the characters. The blobs usually have a problem to solve that involves helping others, learning not to be afraid, getting lost, etc. They can change their shapes at will. Paintbox Land is ruled by a king, Royal Blue, and is bothered by a pesky witch, Inky Black. The show's animation style stays true to the books by DC Thomson.

The animation pre-production was prepared by Siriol Scotland and the animation production itself completed at Siriol Production's main animation studios in Mount Stuart Square, Bute Town (now Cardiff Bay), Cardiff, Wales, UK.

## Characters[edit]

* Fizzy Orange
* Puppy Purple
* Grumbly Green
* Royal Blue
* Princess Powder Blue
* Sailor Blue
* Constable Blue
* Mousy Brown
* Piggy Pink
* Primrose Yellow
* Inky Black
* Ghostly White
* Chocolate Brown
* Poppy Red
* Rainbow Blob
* Grubby Grey
* Giant Blob
* Floury White
* Canary Yellow
* Spotty Blob
* Vincent van Blob
* The Blob Cats
* Olive Green
* Ringmaster Blob
* Butterfly Blob
* Other Blobs

## Episodes[edit]

1. The Purple Puppy-Cat
2. Poppy Red Pops Up
3. The Everlasting Rainbow
4. Where's Canary Yellow
5. Inky's Party Trick
6. Untidy Piggy Pink
7. Birthday Blues
8. Fizzy Orange's Missing Fizz
9. Cheese Sweet Cheese
10. The Homeless Giant
11. Ghostly White's Ghastly Night
12. A Change For Grubby Grey
13. Hats Off For Grumbly
14. Seasick Sailor Blue
15. Hide 'n' Spook
16. Ghostly White's Hiccupy Haunting
17. A Welcome for Chocolate Brown
18. A Race for Royal Blue
19. Singer of the Year
20. Inky's New Broomstick
21. Sneezy Princess Powder Blue
22. Have You Seen Olive Green
23. Piggy Pink's Very Silly Day
24. Rock A Bye Grumbly
25. Unhappy Spotty Blob
26. Floury White's Enormous Loaf

## Credits[edit]

* Voices: Jane Horrocks, Simon Day (additional voices) (UK), Julie Zwillich (Canada/USA)
* Based on the Books Published by: D.C. Thomson
* Produced by: Robin Lyons
* Directed by: Wayne Thomas
* Written by: Lucy Daniel, John Gatehouse, Jillian Brett, Roger Planer, Robin Lyons, Andrew Offiler
* Story Editor: Andrew Offiler
* Music: Chris Stuart
* Title Song Vocals: Sally Ann Marsh
* Storyboards: Andrew Janes, Adrian Jenkins, Marietta Sheard, Wayne Thomas
* Layouts: Thomas Bailey, Samuel Bailey, Andy Janes, Adrian Jenkins, Wayne Thomas
* Animation: Simon Bradbury, Robert Brown, Marc Burnell, Robin Bans, Rachel Bevan Baker, Steve Hayne, Mike Coles, Gary Hurst, Nigel Davies, David Seath, Peter Gambier, Helen Comloquoy, Ken Hayes, Hanne Nielsen, Anja Heisener, Lisa Hill, Andy Janes, Walter McRory, Steve John, Marc Lewis, Gareth Reid, Roger Phillips, Sam Twigge, Nicola Marlborough, Mads Pedersen, Simon Williams, Karen Heywood, Joe McCaffery, Les Orton, Phil Owen, Phil Parker, Mike Price, William Tapp, Theresa Whatley
* Additional Design: Marcos Morgan
* Colour Models: Timothy Francis, Michael Hill, Emily Phillips, Inez Stoodley
* Painters: Leah Jones, Emily Phillips, Nicola Stockford, Samantha Yates
* Assistants & Inbetweeners: Antonia Ardolino, Marcus Burnell, Glynn Davies, Anja Heisener, Marcus Lewis, Phillip Owen, Suzanne Paton
* Animo Supervisor: Martyn Yates
* Scanning: Leonardo Harrison
* Vectors: Leah Jones, Thomas Pettith
* Compositors: Timothy Francis, Leah Jones, Thomas Pettith, Martyn Yates
* Live Action Shoot: Enfys Ltd with thanks to Stella Lyons (now Stella Grace Lyons)
* Video Editing: Derwen
* Voice Recording: Saunders & Gordon
* Tracklaying & Sound Mix: The Sound Works, Cardiff
* Track Breakdown: Harley Jones
* Production Secretaries: Teresa Clarke, Julia Stenner
* Production Accountancy: Christian Mortimer, John Price
* Production Runners: Arwel Owen, Daniel McCauley, Emily Phillips
* Production Manager: Maryanne Pollinger
* Studio Manager: Lynne Stockford
* Assistant Director: Mike Price
* Executive Producers: Meirion Davies, Walter Fearn, Sandy Ross
* A Scottish Television Enterprises / Taytel Limited co-production for ITV, in association with S4C
* © DC Thomson & Co. Ltd / Siriol Productions 1996/2006

## External links[edit]

* The Blobs at IMDb
* The Blobs at Toonhound.com