Tickle on the Tum

Seasons

1984

6.2

Ralph McTell sings songs while the guests read stories about "Tickle on the Tum" (The village where the show is set). Aimed at pre-school children.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Barney Fixes the Pipes

After introducing himself, Barney Bodger recounts what went wrong when the pipes at the fizzy lemonade factory needed fixing. Danny laughs so much it makes her hiccup.

S1 • E2

Duck Down Day

Dora tells the story of how the locals ducks helped the inhabitants of Tickle to solve their hard pillow problems and how the great Tickle pillow factory came to be.

S1 • E3

Make 'em Laugh

When Bobby Bins had to collect the dustbins in Grumbletown, he turned himself into a one-man-band to cheer up the grumbletowners.

S1 • E4

The Lost Voice

Miss Marker tells about the time she had lost her voice, and all the Tickle town children in her class decided to go look for it.

S1 • E5

Funny Bone

Dr. Dimple comes into Ralph's shop looking for a present for his niece. He tells the story of when Mickey Moon had lost the ability to laugh because his funny bone was out of tune.

S1 • E6

Santa's Helper

Mike the Milkman recounts how last Christmas, he had to deliver Santa Claus's Christmas presents when the jolly fellow got stuck up a chimney.

S1 • E7

Mixed Up Parcels

Postwoman Winnie Walker recounts what happened when several people gave her unmarked parcels to deliver on her route, leading to a mix-up. Danny receives a parcel with a new set of hair slides.

S1 • E8

Barney Papers a Room

When Barney Bodger set about to wallpaper the spare room at Dr. Dimple's house, he ended up nailing the paper to the wall.

S1 • E9

Connie and the Cat

Policewoman Connie Caper is also the Akela for the Tickle Cub Scouts. When Roland Crust the Baker asked her to help get his cat out of a tree, Connie and her cubs tried to come up with a solution.

S1 • E10

Bertie Barlow's Bike

About three months ago, Bertie Barlow was making Tickle unsafe on the bike he got for his birthday. Lily the Lollypop lady teamed up with Miss Marker and Officer Caper to give the children "Learn to ride a Bike" classes.

S1 • E11

Potato Harvest

Frank Field took his twin girls, Fran and Sue, for a ride on his tractor, when it broke down. George from the garage took it away, and promised to get some helping hands to finish the potato harvest on time.

S1 • E12

Farmhouse Loaf

Roland Crust is short on bread, because the day before, Copernia the cat spilled self-raising flour into Roland's oven, causing an enormous cottage loaf to emerge.

S1 • E13

Knobbly Knees

Dr. Dimple comes into the post office but can't remember what for. He then recounts the time he was a judge in the Knobbly Knees competition at the Tickle fête.

S1 • E14

Billy Grizzle from Grumbletown

Miss Marks recounts the day Billy Grizzle first entered her class. All the children as well as herself tried to make the little boy from Grumble town smile.

S1 • E15

Tickle Hat Parade

On the day of the Tickle Hat Parade, milkman Mike didn't have time to figure out which special hat to wear because he was looking after a little Robin Redbreast that hurt it's wing.