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- Two teams go head to head in a bid to sell their recently acquired items for a profit at auction
- "Towser is smart (but not too smart). Towser is brave (well, resourceful anyway)...". Towser is a sweet tenacious terrier created by prolific artist and author Tony Ross. He was brought into animated life with the help of the equally prolific David McKee and King Rollo Films - Mr McKee being the creator of Mr. Benn, of course. Towser dwelled in a semi-medieval world, where there were castles and all the expected chivalrous characters and furnishings yet there were also comfy armchairs and suitcases and modern accouterments. A seemingly odd mix then, but it all gels perfectly and each tiny tale features a little pinch of irony, a tiny twist to savour. Towser's close pals include a king known only as The King, a cat called Sadie and The Owl, and his esoteric adventures introduced us to the likes of The Terrible Thing, Dr. Smelly, Goblin Gobble, The Lion, Captain Rat, Sir Lance, The Witch, an alien, and most bizarrely of all, a strange blue beaky-bird called Nosey Parker. Towser is noticeable for having been narrated by the late actor Roy Kinnear.
- Animated series produced by the BBC in the 80s following the exploits of the titular character and various advice-giving aquaintances.
- When a young boy is kidnapped for ransom, the family call in his Father, who the boy had never met to be responsible for the handing over of the ransom. Jacob McCandles must trek across the country carrying 5 Million pounds following a map until met by the kidnappers, rapidly pursued by every criminal element who know what he is carrying.
- Crimson pulls off the ultimate prank on bully Butch, when he discovers a hand-written recipe for an invisibility potion in an old tattered chemistry book.
- Mugsey visits the Honiton Massive
- Mugsey heads to Honiton in lockdowm
- Living alone, Danny Donnelly feels invisible to the world as he develops other people's holiday photos. With the constant feeling that he has no place in world, he decides he has only one option.
- Moorhollow's annual monster hunt usually brings Oli and Eli out in high spirits. But this year Eli has a secret, and when the pair get lost on the moor, there is nothing left to stop Eli revealing the truth..
- Aliens have taken over the government. Roy is trying to have his dinner.
- London businessman Robert Cummings meets his partner Barbara Harding's father only when she comes to his Devon estate, Parnham House, to reconcile on his deathbed, having blamed him for three years for her mother's fatal car accident, which he insists was suicide. Against Robert's professional advice, they follow his dying wish, carrying on the stud-farm, which requires lots of urgent learning.
- "Why don't you keep that missus o' yours under control? She ain't exactly doin' you a packet o' good, is she? If she was mine I'd bloody put 'er right, I'll tell yer."
- Towser is out for a walk and he stops to pick up a flower. Suddenly he hears a frightening voice which informs him that the flower does not belong to him. A large terrible thing appears (looks like a multiple cross between different animals) and chases Towser into a nearby castle. Towser quickly gets inside and closes the door. The King comes downstairs to see what all the noise is about, and Towser explains that he has just been chased by a terrible thing. The King knows all about the terrible thing, and informs Towser that he had a lucky escape, as the terrible thing eats dogs. The terrible thing has been here for many years, and none of his knights can scare him away. To prove his problem, one of the King's knights, Sir Lance, has a go at charging the terrible thing, but the terrible thing scares the horse and everyone ends up running back inside. Towser then has a brilliant idea. He requests a large jam jar with some jam in it. He then places this outside on a rock, and the jam attracts lots of flies. When all the Kingdom's flies are in the jar, Towser captures all of them. He then asks that the jar be taken to another Kingdom, and then opened. The King does not understand yet how this is going to help. Suddenly, the King and Towser see the Kingdoms birds flying to the next kingdom in pursuit of all the flies, closely followed by the cats (in pursuit of the birds) and then finally by the kingdoms dogs (in pursuit of the cats). Next they see a sight that makes then run and hide. The terrible thing is after all the dogs (remember the terrible thing eats dogs) and so rushes off to the next kingdom in pursuit. The King is so pleased that he gives Towser a medal. In later episodes we find that the terrible thing comes back.
- Towser is bored so Dr Smelly suggests that he needs a holiday, so Towser packs up and goes on a camping holiday but forgets certain items he needs.
- A lion takes Sadie's hat, so Towser offers to get it back for her and ends up beating up the lion, thinking it's a toy, unaware that it's a real lion.
- Towser is relaxing one summer day at his summerhouse, when a little steamer owned by the Water Rats Shipping company passes. They want to buy Towser's summerhouse, and they will pay Towser 4 pence for it. Towser wants one ride in their boat, and takes all his belongings from the summerhouse and puts it on the boat. Towser then buys back the house for 2 pence (because its worth no more). Towser then states how glad he is that the water rats changed their minds, considering his dislike for boats.
- Towser is tired of never smiling, so he asks Dr. Smelly to make a smile machine, which gives Towser a great big grin, which causes trouble everywhere for Towser, from encountering the Terrible Thing to getting splashed by The King.
- It is night time, and possibly late at night. Even the small owl is asleep (yes, I know owls don't sleep at night). Towser goes to visit Sadie the kitten. The owl gets such a startle that he falls out of the tree-not a happy owl. Sadie is miserable, as it is her birthday tomorrow, and she thinks no one will remember. Towser tells her he certainly will, and promises to get her a present. "What would you like," he asks ? (Dangerous thing to ask a kitten). Sadie only wants the Moon. The Moon is way out of reach, though despite Towser's best efforts. He places a chair on a hill, and then some books and other material, in an attempt to reach the moon. It is at this point that we discover the Owl likes cricket (or certainly has an interest in it). As Towser takes some of his belongings outside, the Owl spies a cricket bat and takes it, quickly examines it and then puts it back. In a later episode (Towser and the Holiday), the Owl takes the cricket bat again. Ah well, back to the story. Eventually Towser's tower is very high and top heavy, and so the whole thing collapses, and poor Towser has to resort to another idea. He goes into the house and into the toybox. He takes out a balloon and blows it up. He then takes it to Sadie, and tells her it is the moon. She then points to the moon in the sky, to which Towser states that is the hole left when he removed the moon. Towser thinks that Sadie thinks that she has the moon. He goes off to get the birthday cake. Whilst doing this, Sadie confides in the Wizard that she thinks Towser believes he has given her the Moon. Sadie is happy, although she knows it is not really the moon.
- Towser meets Goblin Gobble in the woods, where he kidnaps him and takes him back to his tower. Lucky for him the Goblin is not very bright, and is able to trick him so he can escape.
- Towser helps a witch out of a tree and she gives him a magic apple which would make him happier than he has ever been.
- Towser meets a Nosey Parker, who soon becomes a proper nuisance and starts to annoy all of Towser's friends.
- Towser is cleaning his summer house, when Sadie tells him she has got herself a robot. So, Towser goes to her house to see this robot for himself, but when he arrives, he can only see the robot and no sign of Sadie?
- Towser is out having a morning stroll, when he suddenly hears a strange noise above him, which turns out to be an spaceship from outer space, and a strange alien creature arrives to capture the leader of earth, but the alien is as not as clever as he looks.
- Towser loves to pull funny faces. But one day, he makes a funny face, and frightens Sadie. Then the wind changes, and his funny face does not go away. Will Towser be able to get his old face back?
- Towser is out in the garden admiring flowers, when a butterfly comes along and says she knows a secret. She won't tell Towser, because he can't fly and is not colourful. So, Towser does everything he can, so the butterfly will tell him the secret.
- The Wizard loses his power of magic.
- Towser amazes his friends by producing a meal fit for a king.
- Towser has toothache. He needs to visit the dentist, but somehow it's not that simple.
- Uncle Bosco is Towser's uncle who loves to play jokes on everyone. Towser and Sadie can get really annoyed by his constant jokes.
- Towser builds a snowman. The Wizard walks by and refuses to help, while the Owl watches from the tree. Sadie comes by and tells Towser the snowman looks like a wizard, and walks on. Towser throws a snowball at her, and she returns. She throws a snowball, and knocks the Owl out of the tee. The King Wizard skis by, and the fun begins.
- The Wizard shows Towser that if you really believe you can do something special, you sometimes can.
- Towser has a lucky escape on the brink of a black hole.
- Towser receives a most unusual present.
- Sadie provides a cure when Towser and his friends are struck down by a series of accidents.