Clangers (1969)

Name: Clangers
Rating: 7.1

Rating: 7.1

Synopsis

Chronicles the melancholically funny lives of the Clangers, a flutey-voiced family of woolen, knitted aliens living below the surface of a knobbly little planet far out in space. Their misadventures brought them into contact with such unlikely creatures as the Soup Dragon, the Froglets, the Iron Chicken and the Glow Buzzers.

First Air Date: 1969-11-16

Last Air Date: 1972-11-10

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 26

Created By: Oliver Postgate

Networks: BBC One

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Top Cast

Oliver Postgate as Narrator (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (1969)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Flying (1969-11-16)

Major Clanger builds a flying machine, and Tiny Clanger gets stuck at the top of the cave with a balloon.
Ep. 2: The Visitor (1969-11-23)

The Clangers find a television set.
Ep. 3: Chicken (1969-11-30)

The Clangers build some fireworks, one of which collides with a passing Iron Chicken.
Ep. 4: Music (1969-12-07)

Tiny Clanger discovers music.
Ep. 5: The Intruder (1969-12-28)

A space probe from Earth lands on the Clangers' planet.
Ep. 6: Visiting Friends (1970-01-01)

Tiny Clanger builds a helicopter to visit the Iron Chicken.
Ep. 7: Fishing (1970-01-11)

The Clangers build a flying music boat, and Major Clanger goes fishing in it.
Ep. 8: The Top Hat (1970-01-18)

The Clangers find some Froglets in a top hat.
Ep. 9: The Egg (1970-01-25)

The Soup Dragon gets broody and gains a son.
Ep. 10: The Hoot (1970-02-01)

A noisy metal creature is retrieved from space, disturbing the Clangers' peace.
Ep. 11: The Meeting (1970-02-08)

More Hoots arrive and seem upset that the first Hoot has changed.
Ep. 12: Treasure (1970-02-12)

Even to Clangers, wealth does not always bring happiness.
Ep. 13: Goods (1970-02-22)

The Clangers suffer from a shortage of consumer goods, but they prefer life that way.