Hector's House - S01

Hector's House
Title:
Hector's House - S01
Released:
Mar 01, 1967
Country:
Casts:
Denise Bryer, Paul Bacon

Seasons (1)

Episodes (78)

1. A Mysterious Visit2. Good Morning Frog3. The Thistle4. The Snack5. The Weather Forecaster6. The Well7. Deep Sleep8. The Surprise9. Keep This Garden Tidy10. The Weather Game11. The Funnel12. The Kennel13. Jealousy14. The Lead15. The Pyjamas16. Playing Tag17. Jam Making18. The Caterpillar19. Fishing20. The Torn Coat21. The Tuba22. The Perfume23. The Disagreement24. Hector is ill25. Good Manners26. The Coach27. The Siesta28. The Watchdog29. Painting30. Pig31. The Little Duck32. Exercises33. Hector Thinks Hard34. Traffic Regulations35. Zaza Goes Away36. The Setting Sun37. Naughty Dog38. The Hosepipe39. Music40. Faster, Faster41. The Basket42. The Botanist43. Wake Up Kiki44. The Piggy Bank45. Scarecrow46. Photography47. The Picnic48. The Soap49. Hector's Secret50. It Works, What's More51. Looking After Kiki52. Happy Returns53. Silence Is Golden54. Blind Man's Buff55. The Pumpkin56. Chasing Butterflies57. The Boxes58. The Trap59. The Sweater60. The Porcelain Vase61. Ouch My Paw62. The Le Mans Race63. Lessons64. The Quarrel65. A Good Remedy66. The Letterbox67. Operation Survival68. A Song At Night69. The Bell70. Hector The Brave Fireman71. Hector Is Too Late72. A Strange Stranger73. Treetop Kiki74. Hector Never Forgets75. The Marvellous Invention76. The Three Christmas Trees77. Good Journey78. The Work Of Art

Synopsis Hector's House - S01

Hector's House is a children's television series using hand puppets. Like the better known The Magic Roundabout it was actually a French production revoiced for a British audience. A gentle, rather than subversive or outright bizarre, series, it was first broadcast in 1965. Its French title was La Maison de Toutou and the French version was written by Georges Croses. "La Maison de Toutou" translates as "The House of the Doggie" and in the French version, Zsazsa is known as ZouZou. In the UK, it was screened in the late 1960s and early 1970s for its 5-minute-long screenings on BBC 1 at 5.40 p.m. before the News. The main characters, affable Hector the Dog and cute Zsazsa the Cat, live in a house and beautiful garden. Kiki the Frog, dressed in a pink smock, is a constant and at times an intrusive visitor, through her hole in the wall. Despite Hector's willingness to endlessly help them out, Kiki and Zsazsa often played tricks on him to teach him a lesson, leading him to say his catchphrase at the end of the episode, "I'm a Great Big [whatever he was] Old Hector. Hector's voice was performed by Paul Bacon, who died in 1995. The voice of Kiki was by Denise Bryer, who also had roles in Noddy, Terrahawks and Labyrinth. The voice of Zsazsa was supplied by Lucie Dolène. About 78 episodes were made, each of 5 minutes' duration. A DVD featuring some of these episodes has been released.

  • Denise Bryer
  • Paul Bacon

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