UK, 13 November 1957-10 June 1959
1 series, 52 episodes, average 15m
16mm film, black and white, 4:3
mono, English
A British puppet fantasy television series created by Roberta Leigh and Gerry Anderson.
Premise
Twizzle is a boy doll who can “twizzle” (extend) his legs and arms. Together with his cat Footso he has a series of adventures.
Episodes
Twizzle and Footso (13 November 1957)
Twizzle and Footso Get Caught (20 November 1957)
Twizzle Saves the Doll (27 November 1957)
The Breakdown Van (4 December 1957)
Footso is Stolen (11 December 1957)
Twizzle and the Golliwog (18 December 1957)
Jiffy and Chawky Quarrel (31 December 1957)
Footso Disappears (7 January 1958)
Twizzle and the Broken Down Toy (14 January 1958)
Twizzle Builds Stray Town (21 January 1958)
A Flag for Stray Town (28 January 1958)
Jiffy’s New House (4 February 1958)
Twizzle and Footso Go Fruit Picking (11 February 1958)
Twizzle Has Some Fun (18 February 1958)
Twizzle and Candy Floss Open a Cake Shop (25 February 1958)
Twizzle Saves the Broken Down Toys (4 March 1958)
Twizzle Gets Lost (11 March 1958)
Jiffy Opens a Barber Shop (18 March 1958)
Another Racing Car (25 March 1958)
Twizzle and His Friends Go To the Circus (1 April 1958)
The Toys Go to School (8 April 1958)
Bouncy the Ball (15 April 1958)
Jack-in-the-Box (22 April 1958)
Twizzle Catches Cold (29 April 1958)
The Naughty Girl (6 May 1958)
Jiffy’s New Twiggs (13 May 1958)
Twizzle and the Snowman (20 May 1958)
Twizzle and the Thin Teddy Bear (3 June 1958)
The Lazy Broomstick Man (10 June 1958)
Twizzle and Polly Moppet (17 June 1958)
Footso and the Magic Seeds (8 July 1958)
Footso Has Toothache (15 July 1958)
Jiffy and Polly Moppet Quarrel (22 July 1958)
Footso Gets a New Tail (29 July 1958)
Twizzle is Naughty (5 August 1958)
Twizzle is Stolen (12 August 1958)
Twizzle and the Naughty Breakdown Van (19 August 1958)
Twizzle and the Toy Inspector (26 August 1958)
Chawky Gets a Present (2 September 1958)
Jiffy’s Birthday (9 September 1958)
Orange and Banana Tree (17 September 1958)
Stray Town Thief (24 September 1958)
Footso and the Naughty Girl (1 October 1958)
Naughty Polly Moppet (8 October 1958)
Polly Moppet Disappears (15 October 1958)
Twizzle Goes Fishing (22 October 1958)
Twizzle Goes to the Fair (29 October 1958)
Twizzle Goes to the Seaside (5 November 1958)
Twizzle Goes Camping (12 November 1958)
Twizzle Goes to the Zoo (19 November 1958)
Twizzle Papers the Cabin (26 November 1958)
Candy Floss Has a Birthday (10 June 1959)
References
Periodicals
- Animato no.40 (Winter/Spring 1999) pp.44-51 – illustrated article (The Worlds of Gerry Anderson by Richard Holliss)
- Electronic Sound no.124 pp.34-47 – illustrated article (Stand By for Action! by Mat Smith)
Books
- Complete Gerry Anderson, The: The Authorised Episode Guide by Chris Bentley pp.15-20 – credits, article, episode guide
- Supermarionation Classics pp.8-12, 300 – illustrated article, episode guide
