Fluffy Gardens is an Irish preschool animated television series created, written and directed by Jason Tammemagi and produced by Monster Animation & Design Ltd. Each seven-minute episode tells the story of a different character, and the series is distributed internationally by Target Entertainment. The series premiered on RTÉ2 on February 26, 2007, and ended its original run on June 4, 2010.
Plot The series focuses on many creatures with different colors on their fur called the Fluffy Gardens. These include Paolo the Cat, Floella the Fruitbat, Mr. Johnson the Panda, Wee Reg the Puppy, Mavis the Pony, Fudge and Lily the Kittens, Tooty the Elephant, Lola the Mosquito, George the Mean Yellow Dog, Mrs. Toasty the Sheep, Lenny the Octopus, Colleen the Cow, Rex the Pig, Babs the Baby Bird, Chuckles the Chicken, Camille the Crocodile, Cornelius the Crab, Sparkles the Monkey, Bill the Platypus, Henny the Hippopotamus, Pertree the Bear, Stinky the Skunk, Una the Owl, Pip the Squirrel, Terence the Toad, Mildred the Mole, Polly the Pelican, Harold the Hammerhead Shark, Sebastian the Kangaroo, Scoopy the Pink Rabbit, Star the Sea Anemone, Poppy the Tiger, Mindy the Flamingo, Monty the Goat, Aunt Snug the Sheep, Royston the Mantis, Mia the Tapir, Max the Zebra, The Small Green Thing, and Nigel the Naughty Brown Mouse.
Episodes
Season 1 (2007)
Episode Title Original Air Date 1 Paolo the Cat 26 February 2007 2 Floella the Fruitbat 3 Mr. Johnson the Panda 4 Wee Reg the Puppy 5 Mavis the Pony 6 Fudge and Lily the Kittens 7 Tooty the Elephant 8 Lola the Mosquito 9 George the Mean Yellow Dog 10 Mrs. Toasty the Sheep 11 Lenny the Octopus 12 Colleen the Cow 13 Rex the Pig 14 Babs the Baby Bird 15 Chuckles the Chicken 16 Camille the Crocodile 17 Cornelius the Crab 18 Sparkles the Monkey 19 Bill the Platypus 20 Henny the Hippopotamus 21 Pertree the Bear 22 Stinky the Skunk 23 Una the Owl 24 Pip the Squirrel 25 Terence the Toad 26 Mildred the Mole 27 Polly the Pelican 28 Harold the Hammerhead Shark 29 Sebastian the Kangaroo 30 Scoopy the Pink Rabbit 31 Star the Sea Anemone 32 Poppy the Tiger 33 Mindy the Flamingo 34 Monty the Goat 35 Aunt Snug the Sheep 36 Royston the Mantis 37 Mia the Tapir 38 Max the Zebra 39 The Small Green Thing 40 Nigel the Naughty Brown Mouse 41 Christmas Special 8 December 2007
Broadcast The series was commissioned by Raidió Teilifís Éireann, and currently airs on RTÉ2 and RTÉjr in Ireland.
In July 2009, Target pre-sold British free-TV rights to both seasons to GMTV and CITV, who would share the rights with Cartoonito.
The series has also been sold to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Australia, Discovery Kids in Latin America (as Fofópolis in Brazil and Fabulópolis in Hispanic America), Knowledge Kids and TVOKids in Canada, and Smile in the United States. The series has sold in over 100 countries worldwide.
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