Animal Shelf

The Animal Shelf
Genre	Children's
Voices of	Susan Sheridan Jimmy Hibbert Richard Pearce
Theme music composer	Ernie Wood
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	52
Production
Executive producer(s)	Mark Hall
Producer(s)	Jackie Cockle
Production company(s)	Cosgrove Hall Films
Distributor	United Kingdom and Australia/New Zealand Disney Videos
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	1997 – 1999

The Animal Shelf is a children's model animation series that airs on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in Australia, and Kidzone on TVNZ 6 in New Zealand. In the UK, it used to air on Playhouse Disney, then on CITV there. Also, it was aired on the CBeebies channel in the UK. The concept for the program was initially taken from the book series written and illustrated by British writer Ivy Wallace. In the UK, it was released on videos in 1997–1999 from Disney Videos and in early 2000s by Carlton Home Entertainment and VCI. Then it was soon released on videos in 2005 from Entertainment Rights. The Animal Shelf is aimed at a pre-school audience.

The Animal Shelf was made by Cosgrove Hall Films.

Main characters

• Timothy is a young boy who is the owner of the animals. He is never actually seen on-screen, just his shadow. This is the same with all of the human characters apart from the pet-shop owner (whose face is never seen on screen).

Voiced by Susan Sheridan

• Gumpa is a bear who often acts as the leader of the group. He is quite lazy and enjoys sleeping.

Voiced by Jimmy Hibbert

• Woeful is a monkey who wears a red fez and coat. He often tells jokes, which are often found rude by the other animals. He enjoys getting his own way, and is quite bossy, which sometimes annoys the other animals.

Voiced by Jimmy Hibbert

• Stripey is a woolen zebra and Getup's best friend. He seems to be quite wise, and it is revealed in the first episode, Stripey To The Rescue, that he and Getup are Timothy's oldest animals.

Voiced by Jimmy Hibbert

• Getup is a giraffe who often falls over, and is close friends with Stripey. The material on her hooves is worn, which means that she often loses stuffing through them. She speaks with a broad English accent.

Voiced by Susan Sheridan

• Little Mutt is a west highland white terrier dog. He wears a pink bow, and often ends up getting into difficult situations. He seems to be close friends with Gumpa. Some children may often mistaken Little Mutt as a girl due to the colour of the bow and his shrill voice.

Voiced by Susan Sheridan

• Mrs. Mole and her Baby Moles are a family of moles who live underground that only squeak instead of speak.

Voiced by Susan Sheridan

Episode guide

Series 1

1. Stripey To The Rescue
2. Gumpa and the Paintbox
3. Getup Crusoe
4. Kinker Visits The Animal Shelf
5. The Treasure Hunt
6. Music In The Woods
7. The Animal's Garden
8. Woeful and the Waspberries
9. Gumpa Solves a Jigsaw Puzzle
10. Tidying Timothy's Bedroom
11. The Trail
12. The Model Monster
13. Little Mut Goes Flying

Series 2

1. Babysitting For Mrs Mole
2. Timothy's Pet Balloon
3. The Great Explorers
4. The Alarm Clock
5. The Wolf In The Wood
6. Woeful Flies To The Moon
7. Captain Gumpa
8. The Hottest Day of the Year
9. The Mystery of the Pictures
10. Timothy's Guest
11. Little Mut Finds an Egg
12. Kinker's Camping Holiday
13. Timothy's Homework

Series 3

1. The First Snowflakes
2. Getup The Skater
3. Waiting For Santa Claus
4. A Very Special Day
5. Living In The Jungle
6. Little Mut's Long Rest
7. Woeful and the Tooth Fairy
8. The Art Gallery
9. A Lazy Afternoon
10. Woeful's Magic Wand
11. Buckets and Spades
12. Gumpa Reads a Story
13. The Jam Factory

Series 4

1. Animal Watch
2. Timothy's Valentine's Cards
3. Gumpa's Halloween Lanterns
4. The Easter Egg Hunt
5. Gumpa's Ark
6. The Garden Sale
7. Looking For Big Mut
8. A Night In a Tent
9. The King of the Castle
10. Timothy's Racing Car
11. The Shooting Star
12. Get Down Getup
13. Gumpa's Head

External links

• Animal Shelf at the Internet Movie Database