Synopsis

When an outing is canceled because of rain, Old Tom decides to invent a device that can change the weather. Adapting a TV remote control, he almost succeeds. At first, he creates an indoor snow storm. Then, he makes an electrical storm. When Lavinia gets hit by a lightning bolt, Angela asks Old Tom to stop his experiments. However, she tries to turn on the TV with the remote and accidentally starts a mini-tornado, which lifts the house off the ground into the storm clouds. Old Tom has a brain wave and switches on all the vacuum cleaners, which suck up the clouds to create a sunny day. Success at last!

Characters

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

Credits

Directing

Director: Guy Gross

Writing

Writer: Leigh Hobbs (Original Books)

Voices

Voice: Keith Scott (Old Tom), Troy Planet (Billy Winterberry), Kim Hillas (Angela Throgmorten), Rachel King (Lavinia Winterberry, Lucy), Angela Moore (Lady Winifred "Winnie" Pineapple deGroot), Quentin James

Music

Music: Guy Gross

Crew

Creator: Leigh Hobbs
Music Editor: Aaron Symonds
Sound Editor: Jo Mion
Production Assistant: Alex Flower

Production notes

"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.