Michael Bentine's Potty Time

📊 Series Specifications

Network Network Broadcast
Episode Runtime ~25 min
Total Seasons 7
Total Episodes 78
Original Language EN

Michael Bentine's Potty Time (1973)

Created by Michael Bentine
⭐ 3.4 / 5 (3 votes) 🎬 7 Seasons 📼 78 Episodes 🏷️ Comedy, Family 📡 Ended
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Synopsis

Michael Bentine's Potty Time was a long-running British children's show, starring Michael Bentine, and directed and produced by Leon Thau for Thames Television on ITV. It ran from 1973 to 1980. The episodes consisted largely of distinctive, bearded puppets, comically re-enacting famous historical situations. The Potties' faces were always obscured by facial hair, with only their noses protruding. They were operated from beneath and had two distinct sizes - approximately two feet and one foot tall. All of the Potty characters were designed by Bentine, who also provided all of their voices. Their operators were from The Barry Smith Theatre of Puppets. In 2001, it was voted into 71st place in Channel 4's 100 Greatest Kids' TV shows poll. Several Region 2 DVDs of the series have been released by Network DVD.

Seasons & Episodes

E1 Episode 1: TREASURE ISLAND

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: TREASURE ISLAND

E2 Episode 2: KING ARTHUR

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: KING ARTHUR

E3 Episode 3: NORTH WEST FRONTIER

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: NORTH WEST FRONTIER

E4 Episode 4: MOVIE MONSTER

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: MOVIE MONSTER

E5 Episode 5: ROBIN HOOD

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: ROBIN HOOD

E6 Episode 6: WORLD WAR ONE ACES

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: WORLD WAR ONE ACES

E7 Episode 7: FATHER CHRISTMAS

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: FATHER CHRISTMAS

E8 Episode 8: FOREIGN LEGION

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: FOREIGN LEGION

E9 Episode 9: UP THE AMAZON

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: UP THE AMAZON

E10 Episode 10: THE ARMADA

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: THE ARMADA

E11 Episode 11: 7th. CAVALRY

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: 7th. CAVALRY

E12 Episode 12: THE VIKINGS

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: THE VIKINGS

E13 Episode 13: THE MOUNTIES

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: THE MOUNTIES

E14 Episode 14: SPORTS ROUND UP

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: SPORTS ROUND UP

E15 Episode 15: MARIE CELESTE

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: MARIE CELESTE

E16 Episode 16: SHERLOCK HOLMES

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: SHERLOCK HOLMES

E17 Episode 17: ON THE PIRATE BUSES

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: ON THE PIRATE BUSES

E18 Episode 18: MARCO POLO

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: MARCO POLO

E19 Episode 19: HADRIAN'S WALL

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: HADRIAN'S WALL

E20 Episode 20: POTTY SCHOOL

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: POTTY SCHOOL

E21 Episode 21: FARMERS VS. MOLES

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: FARMERS VS. MOLES

E22 Episode 22: THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL

E23 Episode 23: ARABIAN KNIGHTS

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: ARABIAN KNIGHTS

E24 Episode 24: ARMY COOKERY CORPS

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: ARMY COOKERY CORPS

E25 Episode 25: CROWN JEWELS

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: CROWN JEWELS

E26 Episode 26: POTTY MAGIC

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: POTTY MAGIC

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