Summary
Old Tom is a children's animated television series based on a series of books by Leigh Hobbs. The show features the voice of Keith Scott as Old Tom.[1]
| Old Tom | |
|---|---|
 Old Tom and his owner Angela | |
| Genre | Comedy Slapstick |
| Written by | Brad Hall Andrew Kelly Helen Meany Phil Sanders Michael John Wagner Michael Ward David Witt Stu Connolly |
| Directed by | Guy Gross |
| Voices of | Keith Scott Kim Hillas Rachel King Troy Planet Angela Moore Alyssa Cooper Quentin James |
| Composer | Guy Gross |
| Country of origin | France Australia |
| Original languages | French English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Tim Brooke-Hunt Yoram Gross Sandra Gross Claire Henderson Roch Lener Jonathan Peel Geoff Watson |
| Producers | Emmanuel Frack Rodney Whitham |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Production companies | Yoram Gross-EM.TV Millimages Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC Television ABC3 |
| Release | 6 June – 8 July 2002 |
The animated series follows the adventures of Angela Throgmorton and her mischievous stray cat named Old Tom, who she treats as if he were her son, despite his bad behaviour and his ill-fated antics.[2][3]
Premise edit
The story begins with Angela Throgmorton, a respectable matron living solely, before she finds a basket on her doorstep who happens to carry Old Tom, an orange one-eyed tomcat with a bandaged leg and a crossed-patch on his chest, indicating his rebellious and outrageous personality.[4] Nevertheless, Angela is instantly drawn to Old Tom's charm and cheeky nature, before his real character quickly becomes noticeable, whilst retaining his good-natured charm.[2] Both Angela and Old Tom are oddball, eccentric characters who create mischief and trouble in their suburb as they get involved in humorous adventures and chaotic situations, in addition to Old Tom's genuine, yet unlucky, attempts to be good after causing trouble.[5]
Recurring characters include Old Tom's best friend Lucy, Angela's snobby, posh-speaking, rich friend Lavinia Winterberry who has a dog that resembles her, and Billy, a troublesome boy who enjoys bothering Old Tom.[6]
Music edit
Guy Gross composed a frenzy jazz soundtrack which expresses the lead character's havoc. Gross worked with composer Clive Harrison to supervise the score production with Sydney's jazz session musicians.[7]
Episodes edit
The series premiered on Wednesday 6 June 2002 on ABC Kids with "Lost & Found" and concluded with "Meteor Madness" on Monday 8 July 2002.[8]
Season 1 edit
- Lost & Found
- Shopping Spree
- Friend and Foe
- Blast Off!
- Fiddle-De-Dee!
- Skin Deep
- Wheel Nuts
- Mad About the House
- Tee For Tom
- Food Feud
- Tidy Your Room!
- Rubble Trouble
- Up, Up, and Away!
- Surprise!
- All At Sea
- www.Old.Tom
- Picture Perfect
- Easy Monet
- Leonardo Da Tom
- Picnic Panic
- Happy Camper
- Too Many Crooks
- Big Top Tom
- Rock'N'Roll Tom
- Green Thumb Fun
- Eau De Tom
Season 2 edit
- Fangs A Lot
- Sorcerer's Apprentice
- Ghost Train
- Plumber's Mate
- Flower Power
- Two To Tango
- Sailing Away
- Bird in the Hand
- The Queen and I
- Faster Pasta
- Piece Of Cake
- Good Sports
- Lets Get Quizzical
- In a Whirl
- April Fool!
- Rainy Daze
- Whale of a Time
- Switched-On Tom
- Seeing Spots
- Zoo-Loose
- Aieee! Robot
- Swings and Roundabouts
- Tree's a Crowd
- Tutenkhamen Tom
- Lights! Camera! Old Tom!
- Meteor Madness
See also edit
- The Adventures of Blinky Bill (1993–2004)
- Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown (1998–1999)
References edit
- ^ "OLD TOM". Screen Australia. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ a b Hobbs, Leigh (31 October 1994). Old Tom, Volume 1. Puffin. ISBN 9780140369793. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Old Tom". Story Box Library Pty Ltd. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "The Big Book of Old Tom". Allen & Unwin. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "The Old Tom Series". Cereal Readers. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "All you need to know about Old Tom". Cartoon Goodies. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Old Tom". Guy Gross. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Old Tom". TV Time. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
External links edit
- Old Tom at IMDb
- Old Tom on TV.com
- Old Tom on Yoram Gross Films
