Michael Bentine's Potty Time

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  • 15m

Join Michael - and a seemingly endless parade of puppets

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Series 1

1. Treasure Island

Michael joins his friends, the Pottys, in their own version of the great classic, Treasure Island.

2. King Arthur

The Pottys show Michael Bentine the legend of King Arthur and the Roundtable.

3. North West Frontier

The Pottys disclose to Michael Bentine the truth behind the battles of the Khyber Pass.

4. Movie Monster

Michael visits Count Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Dr. Frankenstein.

5. Robin Hood

The Pottys act out a skirmish between the Sheriff of Nottingham and Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

6. World War I Aces

Michael and his Pottys investigate the air battles of the heroic flying aces of World War I.

7. Father Christmas

Father Christmas delivers gifts at Christmastime in the traditional way.

8. Foreign Legion

The Pottys explain why the battles between the Foreign Legion and the Riff have continued.

9. The Amazon

The Pottys explore the Amazon and find answers to many mysterious questions.

10. The Armada

The Pottys visit the days of Queen Elizabeth I with Sir Francis Drake and his victory over Spain.

11. 7th Cavalry

The Potty Calvary and the Potty Indians fight yet over the land that’s to be given to the Indians.

12. The Vikings

The Pottys disclose to Michael why the Vikings returned again and again to Britain’s shores.

13. The Mounties

Michael’s robbed by Potty Criminals and the Royal Canadian Mounties prove they always get their man.

14. Sports Round-Up

The Pottys explore a ball game, unusual ski jumping, and one of Britain’s oldest indoor sports.

15. Marie Celeste

The Pottys solve one of the greatest mysteries of the river Thames.

16. Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson give the clever Moriarty his just desserts.

17. On The Pirate Buses

For those who believe the days for pirates are over, the Pottys have something to say.

18. Marco Polo

The Pottys explain why Marco Polo explored such distances and the things he brought back.

19. Hadrian's Wall

The Pottys explain why the Romans built Hadrian’s Wall and how people of the time reacted.

20. Potty School

The Potty School, Grooglethorpe Grammar, claims to be the finest school in Britain.

21. Farmers v Moles

Farmers, with a government official, show how they use modern mole-fighting equipment.

22. The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel rescues a father and daughter from the clutches of the Citizen Chauvelin.cThe Scarlet Pimpernel rescues a father and daughter from the clutches of the Citizen Chauvelin.

23. Arabian Nights

With the magic help of a genie, Sinbad overcomes a giant rock to succeed in his mission.

24. Army Cookery Corps

Visit the headquarters of the Army Cookery Corps and discover their dangerous missions.

25. Crown Jewels

The British Crown Jewels are incredibly valuable and beautiful—a temptation to all master criminals.

26. Potty Magic

Merlin and Myfanwy perform real magic and Michael Bentine reveals the greatest magic of all.