Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings is a British children's animated series about the adventures of a young boy named Simon, who has a magic blackboard.[1] Things that Simon draws on the chalkboard become real in the Land of Chalk Drawings, which Simon can enter by climbing over a fence near his home with a ladder. The stories often revolve around the unintended effects that Simon's drawings have on the Land of Chalk Drawings, such as when an upset Simon draws a picture of his angry self, which goes on a rampage.
The programme is based upon a series of four children's books by Edward McLachlan. It was produced in the mid-1970s by FilmFair Productions in London for Thames Television, and was originally a five-minute programme, broadcast around tea time in Britain. It also became familiar to North American audiences in the mid-1970s when it was featured on Captain Kangaroo (where it was narrated by Bob Keeshan instead of Bernard Cribbins), later on Pinwheel, and after that, on Romper Room. In Canada, it aired on TVOntario. The writer and performer of the theme song is Mike Batt, with his first wife Wendy on vocals. Mike Batt also wrote the theme for The Wombles, also produced by FilmFair and narrated by Bernard Cribbins.
In 2002 the series was remade in Canada, with Ernie Coombs as the narrator.
2 September (2002-09-02)[2] – 18 September 2002 (2002-09-18)[3]
A new series premiered in 2002 on Teletoon in Canada with a new theme song, an updated and more casual outfit for Simon, a different colour scheme and narrated by Ernie Coombs (in his final role; in a tragic subnote, he would suffer an ultimately-fatal stroke while recording his last sessions for the show [citation needed]). It was co-produced by Cinar Animation and Shanghai Animation Film Studio and directed by Francois Perreault. Simon's friend Henry is replaced with a girl named Lily. In this new version, Simon wears a striped T-shirt, shorts, and sneakers.
Parodyedit
The series was later parodied onNBC's Saturday Night Live by Mike Myers.[4] The sketches open with the same musical theme and similar lyrics, but take place in Simon's bathtub, where he shows and discusses his "drawerings" with viewers.
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Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings is a British children s animated series about the adventures of a young boy named Simon who has a magic blackboard 1 Things that Simon draws on the chalkboard become real in the Land of Chalk Drawings which Simon can enter by climbing over a fence near his home with a ladder The stories often revolve around the unintended effects that Simon s drawings have on the Land of Chalk Drawings such as when an upset Simon draws a picture of his angry self which goes on a rampage Simon in the Land of Chalk DrawingsGenreChildren s television seriesCreated byEdward McLachlanWritten byGlyn FrewlerDirected byIvor WoodNarrated byBernard CribbinsTheme music composerMike BattComposerMike BattCountry of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishNo of series2No of episodes24ProductionEditorHelen KelseyRunning time5 minutesProduction companyFilmFairOriginal releaseNetworkThames TelevisionRelease1974 1974 1976 1976 The programme is based upon a series of four children s books by Edward McLachlan It was produced in the mid 1970s by FilmFair Productions in London for Thames Television and was originally a five minute programme broadcast around tea time in Britain It also became familiar to North American audiences in the mid 1970s when it was featured on Captain Kangaroo where it was narrated by Bob Keeshan instead of Bernard Cribbins later on Pinwheel and after that on Romper Room In Canada it aired on TVOntario The writer and performer of the theme song is Mike Batt with his first wife Wendy on vocals Mike Batt also wrote the theme for The Wombles also produced by FilmFair and narrated by Bernard Cribbins In 2002 the series was remade in Canada with Ernie Coombs as the narrator Contents 1 Original episodes 1 1 Series overview 1 2 Series 1 1 3 Series 2 2 2002 revival 3 Parody 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksOriginal episodes editSeries overview edit Series Episodes First aired Last aired 1 12 1974 1975 2 12 1975 1976 Series 1 edit No overall No in series Title 1 1 Simon Meets Henry 2 2 Simon Meets the Teacher and the Children 3 3 Simon and the Chalk Drawing Band 4 4 Simon and the Moon Rocket part one 5 5 Simon and the Moon Rocket part two 6 6 Simon and the Caveman 7 7 Simon and the Sea 8 8 Simon and the Chameleon 9 9 Simon s Double 10 10 Simon and the Elephant 11 11 Simon and the Football Match 12 12 Simon and the Return Match Series 2 edit No overall No in series Title 13 1 Simon and the Early Morning 14 2 Simon and the Chalk Drawing Cars 15 3 Simon and the Dinosaur 16 4 Simon and the Knight 17 5 Simon and the Rainbow 18 6 Simon and the Pied Piper 19 7 Simon and the Robot 20 8 Simon and the Measles 21 9 Simon and the Flags 22 10 Simon and the Chalk Drawing Sports Day 23 11 Simon and the Pop Singer 24 12 Simon and the Detective 2002 revival editSimon in the Land of Chalk DrawingsGenreChildren s televisionNarrated byErnie Coombs Canadian version Country of originCanadaChinaOriginal languagesEnglishChineseNo of series1No of episodes13 65 shorts ProductionRunning time5 minutesProduction companiesCINAR CorporationShanghai Animation Film StudioOriginal releaseNetworkTeletoonOTV Shanghai Media Group Release2 September 2002 09 02 2 18 September 2002 2002 09 18 3 A new series premiered in 2002 on Teletoon in Canada with a new theme song an updated and more casual outfit for Simon a different colour scheme and narrated by Ernie Coombs in his final role in a tragic subnote he would suffer an ultimately fatal stroke while recording his last sessions for the show citation needed It was co produced by Cinar Animation and Shanghai Animation Film Studio and directed by Francois Perreault Simon s friend Henry is replaced with a girl named Lily In this new version Simon wears a striped T shirt shorts and sneakers Parody editThe series was later parodied on NBC s Saturday Night Live by Mike Myers 4 The sketches open with the same musical theme and similar lyrics but take place in Simon s bathtub where he shows and discusses his drawerings with viewers See also editThe Magic Chalk 1949 ChalkZone 1998 2002 Harold and the Purple Crayon 1955 Penny Crayon 1989 Zaczarowany olowekReferences edit Sheridan Simon 2004 The A Z of Classic Children s Television From Alberto Frog to Zebedee Reynolds amp Hearn Ltd pp 230 232 ISBN 1903111277 Fall 2002 Highlights Teletoon Press release Toronto Teletoon Channel Canada 28 August 2002 Archived from the original on 21 October 2013 Television Program Logs Canadian Radio television and Telecommunications Commission 2 March 2016 dead link Alt URL O Connell Mark 2017 Modern Brides amp Modern Grooms A Guide to Planning Straight Gay and Other Nontraditional Twenty First Century Weddings Skyhorse ISBN 9781510711525 External links editSimon in the Land of Chalk Drawings at IMDb nbsp Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings 2002 at IMDb nbsp Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings at TheChestnut com Retrieved 5 January 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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