Clangers
A family of knitted aliens eking out a threadbare existence on a bleak and cold world
NR1969•9m•7.1/10
KidsAnimationFamily
Ratings
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7.1/10(12)
Chronicles the melancholically funny lives of the Clangers, a flutey-voiced family of woolen, knitted aliens living below the surface of a knobbly little planet far out in space. Their misadventures brought them into contact with such unlikely creatures as the Soup Dragon, the Froglets, the Iron Chicken and the Glow Buzzers.
Production
Smallfilms
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
November 16, 1969
Last Aired
November 10, 1972
Networks
BBC One
Created By
Oliver Postgate
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Flying
Air date: 1969-11-16
Major Clanger builds a flying machine, and Tiny Clanger gets stuck at the top of the cave with a balloon.
E2
The Visitor
Air date: 1969-11-23
The Clangers find a television set.
E3
Chicken
Air date: 1969-11-30
The Clangers build some fireworks, one of which collides with a passing Iron Chicken.
E4
Music
Air date: 1969-12-07
Tiny Clanger discovers music.
E5
The Intruder
Air date: 1969-12-28
A space probe from Earth lands on the Clangers' planet.
E6
Visiting Friends
Air date: 1970-01-01
Tiny Clanger builds a helicopter to visit the Iron Chicken.
E7
Fishing
Air date: 1970-01-11
The Clangers build a flying music boat, and Major Clanger goes fishing in it.
E8
The Top Hat
Air date: 1970-01-18
The Clangers find some Froglets in a top hat.
E9
The Egg
Air date: 1970-01-25
The Soup Dragon gets broody and gains a son.
E10
The Hoot
Air date: 1970-02-01
A noisy metal creature is retrieved from space, disturbing the Clangers' peace.
E11
The Meeting
Air date: 1970-02-08
More Hoots arrive and seem upset that the first Hoot has changed.
E12
Treasure
Air date: 1970-02-12
Even to Clangers, wealth does not always bring happiness.
E13
Goods
Air date: 1970-02-22
The Clangers suffer from a shortage of consumer goods, but they prefer life that way.
Cast
Oliver Postgate
Narrator (voice)
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