The Adventures of Twizzle
The Adventures of Twizzle is the very first television show produced by AP Films and specifically Gerry Anderson, after being approached by author Roberta Leigh and her colleague Suzanne Warner. Sources vary as to who directed the series. In addition to his production duties, Anderson also directed the action whilst photography was directed by Arthur Provis, Anderson's founding partner at AP Films. The music for the songs were written by Leslie Clair, the music was scored by Barry Gray, art direction came from Reg Hill and special effects were by Derek Meddings, all of whom would become long-time collaborators with Anderson.
Seasons
1. Twizzle And Footso
Air Date: 1957-11-13
Twizzle, the twizzley toy, runs away from a toy shop and meets Footso, a big black cat with enormous paws. Together they decide to go looking for adventure.
2. Twizzle And Footso Get Caught
Air Date: 1957-11-20
Twizzle and Footso meet a nasty old man who makes them work for him, but they manage to escape.
3. Twizzle Saves The Doll
Air Date: 1957-11-27
When a doll’s house catches fire, Twizzle saves the doll and she gives him a racing car.
4. The Breakdown Van
Air Date: 1957-12-04
Twizzle has an accident with his racing car and exchanges it for a breakdown van.
5. Footso is Stolen
Air Date: 1957-12-11
Footso is stolen by an old woman who makes him drink some magic milk. In the meantime, Twizzle meets a new friend and together they try to save Footso.
6. Twizzle and the Golliwog
Air Date: 1957-12-18
Twizzle and Chawky the white-faced golliwog go skating and fall into a lake.
7. Jiffy and the Chawky Quarrel
Air Date: 1957-12-31
Jiffy the Broomstick Man quarrels with Chawky the white-faced golliwog and loses his twigs.
8. Footso Disappears
Air Date: 1958-01-07
Footso the cat tries to steal some fish and gets into trouble.
9. Twizzle and the Broken-Down Toy
Air Date: 1958-01-14
Twizzle goes to a toy factory and meets Candy Floss, a Mama doll that cannot say “Mama”.
10. Twizzle Builds Stray Town
Air Date: 1958-01-21
Twizzle builds a town of log cabins so that all of the stray toys in the world can come and live there.
11. A Flag for Stray Town
Air Date: 1958-01-28
Candy Floss makes a flag and when Twizzle puts it on the flag-pole, something exciting and magical happens.
12. Jiffy's New House
Air Date: 1958-02-04
Twizzle builds Jiffy the Broomstick Man a log cabin of his own, but Jiffy does not like it very much.
13. Twizzle and Footso Go Fruit Picking
Air Date: 1958-02-11
Twizzle and Footso the cat have a picnic but Footso swallows a bee.
14. Twizzle Has Some Fun
Air Date: 1958-02-18
Footso is so greedy that he eats Twizzle’s lunch so Twizzle decides to play a trick on him.
15. Twizzle and Candy Floss Open a Cake Shop
Air Date: 1958-02-25
Candy Floss decides to make some toffee but Chawky the white-faced golliwog falls into the mixture.
16. Twizzle Saves the Broken-Down Toys
Air Date: 1958-03-04
Twizzle visits the Toy Inspector and saves all of the broken-down toys. He takes them back with him to live in Stray Town.
17. Twizzle Gets Lost
Air Date: 1958-03-11
Twizzle visits the Toy Inspector and saves all of the broken-down toys. He takes them back with him to live in Stray Town.
18. Jiffy Opens a Barber Shop
Air Date: 1958-03-18
Jiffy wants to earn money to buy acorns so he decides to open a barber’s shop.
19. Another Racing Car
Air Date: 1958-03-25
Twizzle is tired of driving slowly in his breakdown van so he borrows a racing car.
20. Twizzle and his friends go to the Circus
Air Date: 1958-04-01
Twizzle and the toys decide to take a trip to the circus and Footso has a go on the trapeze.
21. The Toys go to School
Air Date: 1958-04-08
None of the toys can read or write so Twizzle decides to become a teacher.
22. Bouncy the Ball
Air Date: 1958-08-15
Bouncy the ball likes living in Stray Town but he does not like being kicked around.
23. Jack-in-the-Box
Air Date: 1958-04-22
Twizzle feels jealous when all of the toys make a fuss of Jack-in-the-Box, so he leaves him out in the rain.
24. Twizzle Catches Cold
Air Date: 1958-04-29
Twizzle feels very miserable when he has to go to bed with a cold, but all of the toys cheer him up by bringing him presents.
25. The Naughty Girl
Air Date: 1958-05-06
Twizzle has to rescue the China Doll when she is stolen and locked in a toy cupboard.
26. Jiffy's New Twigs
Air Date: 1958-05-13
Jiffy’s twigs wear out so the toys go in search of new ones.
1. Twizzle and the Snowman
Air Date: 1958-05-20
Twizzle and Footso build a snowman but don’t like it when he comes to stay with them.
2. Twizzle and the Thin Teddy Bear
Air Date: 1958-06-03
Twizzle and Footso decide to find the angry Teddy Bear something to eat.
3. The Lazy Broomstick Man
Air Date: 1958-06-10
Jiffy refuses to clean the streets of Stray Town until Twizzle thinks of a plan.
4. Twizzle and the Polly Moppet
Air Date: 1958-06-17
Twizzle meets a new toy and brings it to Stray Town to help Jiffy the Broomstick Man.
5. Footso and the Magic Seeds
Air Date: 1958-07-08
Chawky the white-faced golliwog doesn’t like Footso sleeping in his garden so he plants some magic seeds to give him a fright.
6. Footso Has Toothache
Air Date: 1958-07-15
Footso has a sore tooth but he doesn’t want Twizzle to take him to the dentist.
7. Jiffy and the Polly Moppet Quarrel
Air Date: 1958-07-22
Jiffy the Broomstick Man gets up to mischief once again.
8. Footso Gets a New Tail
Air Date: 1958-07-29
When Footso catches his tail in a door, the toys decide to knit him a new one.
9. Twizzle is Naughty
Air Date: 1958-08-05
Twizzle teases the toys and makes them angry.
10. Twizzle is Stolen
Air Date: 1958-08-12
Footso sets out to rescue Twizzle when he is stolen and locked in a bird cage.
11. Twizzle and the Naughty Breakdown Van
Air Date: 1958-08-19
Twizzle decides to build a garage for his breakdown van.
12. Twizzle and the Toy Inspector
Air Date: 1958-08-26
Twizzle and Footso make a new friend.
13. Chawky Gets a Present
Air Date: 1958-09-02
Chawky the white-faced golliwog has a surprise when the toys give him a present.
14. Jiffy's Birthday
Air Date: 1958-09-09
Jiffy the Broomstick Man decides to host a birthday party and all of the broken down toys are invited.
15. Orange and the Banana Tree
Air Date: 1958-09-17
Jiffy the Broomstick Man decides to host a birthday party and all of the broken down toys are invited.
16. Stray Town Thief
Air Date: 1958-09-24
There seems to be a thief at large in Stray Town, but the toys manage to clear up the mystery.
17. Footso and the Naughty Girl
Air Date: 1948-10-01
Footso the cat is in trouble again, but it is not his fault.
18. Naughty Polly Moppet
Air Date: 1958-10-08
Twizzle is angry when Polly Moppet misbehaves.
19. Polly Moppet Disappears
Air Date: 1958-10-15
Polly Moppet has gone missing, so all the toys go to look for her.
20. Twizzle Goes Fishing
Air Date: 1958-10-22
Twizzle, Footso and Chawky the white-faced golliwog go fishing in the lake, with surprising results.
21. Twizzle Goes to the Fair
Air Date: 1958-10-29
Twizzle and Candy Floss are glad that Jiffy can fly when they visit the fair.
22. Twizzle Goes to the Seaside
Air Date: 1958-11-05
Twizzle and Footso go to the beach and Footso gets sand in his whiskers.
23. Twizzle Goes Camping
Air Date: 1958-11-12
Twizzle and Footso go off to camp and have some trouble with their tent.
24. Twizzle Goes to the Zoo
Air Date: 1958-11-19
Twizzle visits the zoo and the thin Teddy Bear gets into trouble.
25. Twizzle Papers the Cabin
Air Date: 1958-11-26
Twizzle tries his hand at decorating and Jiffy gets into a sticky situation.
26. Candy Floss has a Birthday
Air Date: 1959-06-10
Twizzle and the broken-down toys help Candy Floss to celebrate her birthday.
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Rating
7.5/10
Release Date
1957-11-13
Episodes
52 (2 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Production Companies
AP Films