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Potty Time

★ 8.1 87 votes 1973–1980 1 seasons · 26 episodes Ended
Starring
Michael BentineColin Bean
Written by
Michael Bentine
Starring
Michael BentineColin Bean
Written by
Michael Bentine
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About

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.

All Seasons

Season 11973
026
EpTitleRatingVotesRuntime
1Treasure Island
2King Arthur
3North West Frontier
4Movie Monsters
5Robin Hood
6World War One Aces
7Father Christmas
8Foreign Legion
9The Amazon
10The Armada
11Seventh Cavalry
12The Vikings
13The Mounties
14Sports Round Up
15Marie Celeste
16Sherlock Holmes
17On the Pirate Buses
18Marco Polo
19Hadrian's Wall
20Potty School
21Farmers Vs. Moles
22The Scarlet Pimpernel
23Arabian Knights
24Army Cookery Corps
25Crown Jewels
26Potty Magic

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Michael Bentine Prof. Bentine, Voices of Pottys
Colin Bean

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