Petals (TV series)


Petals was an Australian children's animated television programme produced and created by Mark Barnard and aired on the ABC. It ran from 1998 to 1999 consisting a total of two seasons and 55 episodes and was aimed at pre-school children aged 2–6. After it ended in 1999, the series was still continued to be repeated on the ABC and ABC1 until 23 January 2004.

Plot

The series revolves around five small petals who live in a large, overgrown garden. Bougie, Boronia, Poppy, Notsy and Imp greet each day in wide-eyed wonder as their explorations among the giant flowers and trees uncover surprises and delights. However the Petals are just small little people that you can't see but you can imagine them. They're also not fairies and don't have magical powers, but they're very athletic and only Bougie and Poppy are able to fly. Here they discover many surprises, delights and adventures such as helping a baby bird, picking berries, helping Imp turn a dripping tap off, playing a game of hide and seek, making bubbles with some soap, Imp rescuing Notsy with fireflies when she got lost, using a broken mirror to frighten Jeffrey and putting on a show to cheer up Worm when he had a kink in his tail. Joining them in their adventures were five other characters who were all insects. They were Cicada, Ant, Spider, Worm and Ladybird. There's also an orange playful cat named Jeffrey who likes to hang around in the garden and cause trouble for the Petals.

Characters

Petals

Bougie

Boronia

Imp

Poppy

Notsy

Animals and Insects

Cicada

Ant

Spider

Worm

Jeffrey

Episode list

Series 1

  1. A Boot Full of Petals
  2. Getting Dirty
  3. The Great Race
  4. The Baby Bird
  5. The Dripping Tap
  6. Firefly Rescue
  7. Poppy's Picnic
  8. Hide and Seek
  9. Car on the Hill
  10. Notsy's Knot
  11. Mr Exciting
  12. Sticky Scary Thing
  13. The Jeffrey Free Zone
  14. Notsy's Trail
  15. Berry Hunters
  16. A Turn for Worm
  17. Loop the Loop
  18. The Flying Imp
  19. Snow
  20. Water Works
  21. Broken Mirror
  22. Autumn
  23. Windy Weather
  24. Cry Wolf
  25. Sea-Slide
  26. Rainy Day Journey
  27. Bubbles
  28. Imp's Treasure
  29. Broken Wing
  30. The Lost Piano

    Cast

Several episodes were released on video in 1998, however there has been no DVD release. There were three volumes in total and each of them contain ten episodes.
Episodes include Firefly Rescue, A Boot Full of Petals, Mr. Exciting, The Flying Imp, The Dripping Tap, Notsy's Knot, Hide and Seek, The Jeffrey Free Zone, Loop the Loop and Getting Dirty
Episodes include Berry Hunters, Sticky Scary Thing, Snow, Water Works, Cry Wolf, Windy Weather, Poppy's Picnic, Sea-Slide, The Broken Mirror and Autumn
Episodes include The Great Race, A Turn for Worm, Rainy Day Journey, Car on the Hill, Broken Wing, The Baby Bird, Bubbles, Imp's Treasure, Notsy's Trail and The Lost Piano
The episode A Boot Full of Petals was also released on an ABC For Kids Club video in 1998 along with other ABC children's favourites including Bananas in Pyjamas, Hooley Dooleys, Mr Squiggle, Magic Mountain and Mister Whiskers.

Official website / Removal

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In 2013, ABC, Network Ten and China Central Television produced a new series distributed internationally by Daro Film Distribution, developed and produced with the assistance of Film Victoria, developed and financed with the assistance of Screen Australia and produced by Southern Star Entertainment.