Torchy the Battery Boy - Season 1 Episode 4 : The Building of Frutown
Torchy the Battery Boy was the second television series produced by AP Films and Gerry Anderson, running from 1960 to 1961. It was another collaboration with author Roberta Leigh and was directed by Anderson, with music scored by Barry Gray, art direction from Reg Hill and special effects by Derek Meddings. The second series of 26 episodes was produced by Associated British-Pathé without the involvement of Anderson and AP Films. Both series have been released on DVD. The series followed adventures of the eponymous boy doll with a battery inside him and a lamp in his head, and his master Mr Bumbledrop, voiced by Kenneth Connor, who also voiced a number of other characters.
First Air Date : Feb 23, 1960
Last Air Date : Feb 14, 1961
Runtime : 15 min.
Genre : Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Quality :
- Eps. 1 : Pom-Pom and the Toys1960-02-23
- Eps. 2 : Topsy Turvy Land1960-03-01
- Eps. 3 : Torchy and Squish1960-03-08
- Eps. 4 : The Building of Frutown1960-03-15
- Eps. 5 : Torchy and the Broken Rocket1960-03-22
- Eps. 6 : King Dithers1960-03-29
- Eps. 7 : Torchy Returns to Earth1960-04-05
- Eps. 9 : Bossy Boots Is Taught a Lesson1960-04-19
- Eps. 10 : A Bell for a Penny Farthing1960-04-26
- Eps. 11 : A Trick on Pom-Pom1960-05-03
- Eps. 12 : Torchy Is Stolen1960-05-10
- Eps. 13 : King Dithers Loses His Crown1960-05-17
- Eps. 14 : Pilliwig Gets A Present1960-05-24
- Eps. 15 : Bad Boy Bogey1960-05-31
- Eps. 16 : Torchy and the Strange Animal1960-06-07
- Eps. 18 : The Hungry Money Box1960-06-21
- Eps. 19 : The Naughty Twins1960-06-28
- Eps. 20 : The Twins Learn a Lesson1960-07-05
- Eps. 22 : Torchy Is Saved at Last1960-07-19
- Eps. 24 : Bogey and the Statues1960-08-02
- Eps. 25 : The Moon Falls Asleep1960-08-09
- Eps. 26 : Torchy's Birthday1960-08-16
