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The Spaghetti Man

January 11, 2000 TV Episode Grizzly Tales For Gruesome Kids

Studio
Honeycomb Animation, Elephant Productions

Synopsis

Timothy won't eat his food. He's warned that if he continues to leave it, the Spaghetti Man will snatch him and turn him into pasta, which is exactly what happens.

Credits

Directing

Director
Simon Bor, Sara Bor, Jamie Rix

Producing

Producer
Simon Bor, Sara Bor
Executive Producers
Michael Forte (Seasons 1 and 2), David Mercer (Season 4)
Producer, Seasons 1-2
Clive Hedges
Producer, Seasons 3-6
Sarah Muller

Writing

Writer
Jamie Rix (Original Books)

Voices

Voice
Nigel Planer (Narrator)

Music

Music
Ed Welch

Editing

Editor
Peter Beswick

Sound

Sound
Bjorn Swinton-Berry

Production Management

Production Coordinator
Gareth Conway
Technical Coordinator
Graham Hayter
Production Accountant
Melanie English
Production Secretary
Emma Booth

Crew

Bar-Sheeting
Lincoln Anderson

Production notes

Stories were in 2D. However, each episode opened with a 3D stop-motion introduction.

Ealing Animation animated the 3D introductions for the first two seasons.

Awards

Pulcinella, Best Series for Children (6-12), Cartoons on the Bay, 2000.
Best TV Series for Children, Bradford Animation Festival, 2000.
Gold World Medal, International TV Programming, New York Festivals, 2000.
British Animation Award, Best Children's Series, 2004