Earthlets

Earthlets

February 1997 (estimated) TV Episode Dr. Xargle

Studio
CINAR Animation, HTV, King Rollo Films, Ravensburger
Animation studio
CINAR Animation

Synopsis

Dr. Xargle, supposedly Planet Queeg's greatest expert on life on Planet Earth, is trying to teach his class of unruly Queegles about "Earthlets". He takes the class on the first of many field trips to study earth life at first hand. Their spaceship lands in Clapham, and the disguised Queegles run riot in a park. Xamster tries sailing, Cute rides in a pushchair, and the park keeper ends up getting very wet! Reporter Nigel Spume is excited to discover "extratrerrestrials" on Planet Earth and finds some interesting pictures of Matron! Dr. Xargle is disgusted as earth specimen Rebel (a duck) sneaks back onto the spaceship and causes havoc.

Characters

Dr. Xargle, Xamster, Cute, Nigel Spume, Rebel, Tardy Queegle, Famished Queegle, Matron, Monitor

Credits

Writing

Writer
Jeanne Willis (Original Books)

Production notes

Combined animatronics, cel animation and live action. Dr. Xargle and his students are animatronic puppets, while the students' lessons about Earth are animated. Live-action segments were handled by HTV, while Cinar handled animation.