Percy the Park Keeper

Percy the Park Keeper
Genre	Children's Programme
Created by	Nick Butterworth
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
Production
Running time	10 minutes per episode [approx.]
Release
Original network	CITV [1996-1999]
Picture format	4:3
Original release	December 1, 1996 – December 12, 1999
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Percy the Park Keeper is an animated children's series based on the popular books by British author Nick Butterworth. It stars Percy, and many wild animals, such as the Badger, the Owl, the Fox, the Mice, the Mole, the Robin and so on.

Characters

• Percy the Park Keeper - Titular character. He maintains the park, and is able to find the time to have fun with the animals.
• Fox - A fun loving sort, who tends to make others laugh and can be quite sensitive.
• Badger - A wise and sensible sort, but he dislikes water.
• Rabbit - An excitable sort, who easily gets timid at anything remotely scary.
• Squirrel - An irritable sort, who often buries nuts and acorns. She forgets things very easily.
• Hedgehog - A quiet type, who finds his spines very problematic indeed.
• Mice - Playful sorts who are always happy to join in various challenges.
• Ducks - They usually play by the duck pond, and migrate when Winter approaches.
• Owl - She is active during the day. How helpful her advice is varies from the views of the wild animals.
• Robin - Spends most of his life flying around the park and perching on trees.
• Mole - He is always in a rush and has trouble finding his way under the ground.

Episodes

List of Percy the Park Keeper episodes

Season 1 (1996-1998) Seasons

#	Title	Air Date
1	"One Snowy Night"	December 1, 1996
It is Winter. After his hard day's work, Percy prepares for the night ahead. The night is a lot colder than the wild animals have expected and all the snow is making it hard for them to find shelter. They all decide to spend the night inside Percy's hut, and finally Mole and Robin turn up. Also features exclsuive 15 minute programme "The Animals of Percy's Park".
2	"The Secret Path"	March 12, 1997
It is Spring. Percy has a big job to do by trimming the hedges around the maze. Squirrel comes with him after an accident with Hedgehog. When all the other animals come to play with Percy in the maze, they get stuck in the middle, but Hedgehog cleverly provides them the way out, using a red ball of wool. Also features exclusive 15 minute programme "The Seasons of Percy's Park".
3	"The Rescue Party"	July 20, 1997
It is Summer. Percy is taking the day off with a picnic. Everybody else wants to come, but first they have to join in Percy's "little peace and quiet". Soon, the female rabbit falls down an old well, but Toad tells her how to get out and she eventually rejoins the others. Also features exclusive 15 minute programme "The A to Z of Percy's Park".
4	"After the Storm"	January 1, 1998
It is Autumn. Very heavy rain in the night causes damage in the park, especially the animals' oak tree, leaving them all homeless. Percy helps the animals find a new home, by building a Tree House. Also features exclusive 15 minute programme "Counting and Colours in the Park".

Season 2 (1999)

#	Title	Air Date
1	"The Hedgehog's Balloon"	September 19, 1999
Hedgehog is very upset. He loves balloons but he can never keep them, because the problem is, they only burst the instant they touch his spines. Then Percy comes up with a plan, and with the help of some corks from his garden shed, the problem is solved.
2	"The Fox's Hiccups"	September 26, 1999
Fox gets the hiccups from drinking all of Percy's lemonade while laughing at a joke with Squirrel. After an accident bumping into Percy's washing and flower pots, his hiccups are cured, until he accidentally laughs and drinks again, simultaneously!
3	"One Warm Fox"	October 3, 1999
Fox cannot sleep due to cold drafts in his house. He borrows some of Percy's woolen clothes, putting on more than he needs, but Percy finds the extra clothes ideal for his scarecrow, leaving Fox with just a "pullover".
4	"The Rabbit Who Was Afraid of the Dark"	October 10, 1999
The female rabbit is afraid of the dark, and the others don't know what is causing it, but Percy does - she hasn't been eating enough carrots! She then eats some more, and is then able to see in the dark, and discovers that she is not scared any more.
5	"Sledge Ride: Christmas Episode"	October 17, 1999
Percy is taking the day off and he decides that it is the perfect day for building a sledge. However, Fox and Squirrel borrow Percy's materials in order to make their own sledge. Then they offer Percy a snowy, wild ride home.
6	"The Hedgehog's Wings"	October 24, 1999
It is a very windy day, so Hedgehog sneaks into Percy's garden shed and borrows his tools to build himself something to fly with - wings. But he then soon discovers that flying is very frightening indeed.
7	"The Owl's Lesson"	October 31, 1999
Owl discovers a little bird who doesn't know how to fly, so she attempts to teach him. Then Percy comes along and explains he can't fly because he's only little, which Owl doesn't know.
8	"Badger's Bath"	November 7, 1999
Badger spends a very long time digging, getting himself covered in mud. Percy tries to give Badger a bath, but he doesn't want one. Percy soon has a bath all to himself, but just at the last minute, Badger falls out of his hiding place and into the bath.
9	"Owl Takes Charge"	November 14, 1999
When Percy feels ill, Owl offers to take over his daily chores. The jobs are: make a rake, plant a tree and paint the roundabout. But Owl isn't very good at remembering things, and she gets them all muddled up.
10	"A Very Useful Little Friend"	November 21, 1999
As Badger and Fox help Percy tidy his shed, Mouse joins in the work, but her clumsiness isn't helping. But when the three get locked inside the shed, Mouse proves to be very useful to them.
11	"Treasure Island"	November 28, 1999
Percy uncovers a treasure map and he and Squirrel go and find the island it was buried in. They do find it eventually, but Percy then remembers he left a fruitcake inside the oven, and goes back to his hut, leaving Squirrel not knowing where he is.
12	"The Cross Rabbit"	December 5, 1999
Winter is coming, and Old Rabbit wants to sleep for a while, but the mice are disturbing him with their fun and games. Percy persuades the mice to play elsewhere, but the peace doesn't last long.
13	"The Lost Acorns"	December 12, 1999
Percy plants some bulbs under the ground. Unfortunately, Squirrel has lost all her acorns and mistakes the planted bulbs for possible acorn storages. Mole finds her secret storage by accident and the squirrel replants the bulbs.

External links

• Percy the Park Keeper at IMDb