Humf
Humf is a British animated children's television program featuring a "furry thing" called Humf. The show centres on the title character and his daily life with his friends and family. The show, each episode of which is about 7 minutes long, is produced by King Rollo Films and Rubber Duck.[1] It is narrated by Caroline Quentin and it is broadcast on Nick Jr. and Nick Jr. 2 in the UK and Ireland, ABC in Australia, RTÉ in Ireland, TVB in Hong Kong, Knowledge Network and BBC Kids in Canada, Okto in Singapore, Four in New Zealand and CBeebies in some international countries.[2]
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Genre | Children's television series |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Production | |
Running time | 7 minutes |
Production company(s) | King Rollo Films Rubber Duck Entertainment |
Distributor | Entertainment One |
Release | |
Original network | Nick Jr. |
Original release | October 3, 2007 – May 20, 2010 |
Main characters
- Humf is a purple furry thing and the monster mate of Wallace and Loon. Humf lives in the middle flat with Wallace at the top of him and Loon at the bottom of him.
- Loon is a pink feathery thing who lives in the flat below Humf. She loves to go out to the park and the supermarket, most of the time with her friends Humf and Wallace, along with her mum. She is the only one of the three friends who doesn't have a dad.
- Wallace is a green hairy thing who runs around a lot and lives on the very top floor of the 3 story building.
Places
The characters homes
Most episodes will spend some time in one or another of the main characters flats.
The park
Often, episodes will spend some time in a local park which is within walking distance of the flats and involves crossing a road to get there. The park has play equipment as well as a sand pit and green open spaces to run around in.
Typical plot
In general, plots are centred on Humf and his exploration of the world. An example would be when Humf and his friends go to the park and see litter on the floor. They discuss it and then start to pick it up and put it in the bin with increasing vigour. Humf's mum interrupts when he goes to pick up a banana skin and explains that to be safe they should not attempt to pick up all litter as some is yucky.
Other details
The series is aimed at pre-school children and was created by Andrew Brenner, directed by Neil Fitzgibben and produced by Alexi Wheeler.
Episode list
Season 1
- Humf's Shadow
- Humf Hangs Up The Laundry
- Humf Is Hiding
- Humf And The Ants
- Humf's Friends
- Humf Is A Furry Thing
- Humf And The Scary Thing
- Humf's Special Stick
- Humf And The Hole In The Park
- Humf And The Balloons
- Humf's Special Cup
- Humf's Ball
- Humf's Favourite Book
- Humf Wakes Up Early
- Humf's Picnic
- Humf And The Tickle Monster
- Humf And The Moon
- Humf And All The Stars
- Uncle Hairy's Band
- Humf Goes Fast
- Humf's New Word
- Humf Gets Lost
- Humf Bakes Biscuits
- Humf In The Fog
- Slow Down Wallace
- Humf And The Big Boots
- Wallace's Bath
- Humf's Painting
- Loon's New Handbag
- Wallace Pretends Too Much
- Loon's Pushchair
- Humf Goes Very High
- Wallace's Quiet Game
- Humf's Red Mittens
- Humf Climbs A Mountain
- Uncle Hairy's Restaurant
- Uncle Hairy's Cinema
- Humf And The Fluffy Thing
- Mum And Dad's Party
- Loon's Ballet Lesson
- Humf's Surprise
- Humf And The Bed Bugs
- Humf And Wallace Fall Down
- Humf Changes His Mind
- Dad Goes On An Aeroplane
- Humf Puts It In The Bin
- Humf's Dog
- Humf And Loon's Special Treat
- Wallace's Favourite Toy
- Wallace's Tie
- Uncle Hairy's Keys
- Sitting Next To Uncle Hairy
- Mum's Flower
- Fireman Wallace
- Loon's Treasure
- Loon's Jack In The Box
- Humf's Splinter
- Wallace Won't Come Home
- Wallace's Bubbles
- Uncle Hairy's Takeaway
- Loon's paddling Pool
- Loon's Best Friend
- Humf Goes Swimming
- Humf's New Name
- Humf's Busy Family
- Loon's Blackboard
- Crispy Cakehead Is Sad
- Loon's House
- Humf And The Wind
- Humf is Very Big
- Humf's Mum's Phone
- Everybody Copies Uncle Hairy
- Humf's Dad Stays in Bed
- Flora Comes to Babysit
- Loon Goes Far Away
- Loon Gets Stuck
- Uncle Hairy's Magic
- Wallace Gets Very Cross
External links
- Humf on Nick Jr.
- Humf Site (archived via Wayback Machine)