Sorcerer's Apprentice

A rather ordinary magician called Morton the Affordable is entertaining Billy's birthday party- not very successfully- until Old Tom's antics disrupt the party, and Morton's assistant quits. Morton desperately needs a new assistant for his appearance on an important TV show, and he picks Old Tom. This makes Billy jealous and, just before the show, he locks Old Tom in one of the magician's boxes and takes his place as Morton's assistant. The performance starts badly until Old Tom escapes from the box and turns the magic act into comic mayhem. The audience is so amused that Morton becomes a big success and discovers the art of showmanship from Old Tom.

Old Tom, Billy Winterberry, Angela Throgmorten, Lavinia Winterberry, Lucy, Lady Winifred "Winnie" Pineapple deGroot

"Oh, don't you think that might possibly be a little bit too much Old Tom?" says Angela when she sees the terrible mess her beloved Old Tom has made. Based on the books by Leigh Hobbs, this series brings the most intolerable, disastrous and most amusing of animated cats to the screen. Orange, one-eyed Old Tom and his adoptive "mother," the delightful and rather eccentric Angela, make one of the most surprising couples in the history of love stories.

This TV series premiered in France on November 21, 2001. Air dates are as shown on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.