Cartoon
Bobinogs
The story
Bobinogs (original Welsh title: Bobinogi) is a British children's television programme that aired on CBeebies, and it was produced by BBC Cymru Wales. It debuted in the United Kingdom in 2003.
The episodes are 15 minutes long, consisting mostly of flash animation, but clips of real life scenarios are also used. These clips were filmed at various nursery schools across Wales. The series has won awards from BAFTA Cymru and the Celtic Media Festival.
Animation production for the third season was taken over by Calon in 2005, following Siriol Productions' move to their London headquarters.
A spin off series of four books were published by Gomer Press.
Plot and main characters
The three main characters live in a house shaped like a bobble hat in a school boy named Owen's bedroom. The main characters play in a band and help Owen solve everyday problems, then perform a song about it at the end. At one point in every episode, they would obtain a clue to the problem's solution by looking through their "bobinoculars", which show video footage from the real world.
Owen: Played by David Pursey
Ogi: Drums and DJ, Voiced by Martyn Ellis
Bobin: Keyboards, Voiced by Dionne Morgan
Nib: Vocals, Voiced by Michelle McTernan
Bobinoculars: Voiced by Martyn Ellis
Other characters
Mamgu Bobknot, Voiced by Olwen Rees
Olly Mindybob, Voiced by Martyn Ellis
Robina, Voiced by Dionne Morgan
Molly Mindybob, Voiced by Olwen Rees
Fireman Prout, Voiced by Martyn Ellis
Nibbin, Voiced by Michelle McTernan
Phil the Shelf, Voiced by Martyn Ellis
Mal Mechanic, Voiced by Martyn Ellis (series 1), Morgan Hopkins (series 2 and 3)
Cyril the Dragon, Voiced by Martyn Ellis
Brenda the Bus, Voiced by Dionne Morgan
Ffion the Farmer, Voiced by Michelle McTernan
Nogdog, Vocals by Martyn Ellis and Morgan Hopkins