Torchy the Battery Boy - Season 2 Episode 4 : King Dithers and Daffy
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 : Flopsy Goes on a Picnic1960-08-23
- Eps. 2 : Torchy Gets a Surprise1960-08-30
- Eps. 3 : Banana Bridge1960-09-06
- Eps. 4 : King Dithers and Daffy1960-09-13
- Eps. 5 : The Toys Get the Collywobbles1960-09-20
- Eps. 6 : Bogey Learns Another Lesson1960-09-27
- Eps. 7 : The Pollikan Bird Is Stolen1960-10-04
- Eps. 8 : Torchy Has an Accident1960-10-11
- Eps. 9 : Sparky the Dragon1960-10-18
- Eps. 10 : Bogey Is Naughty Again1960-10-25
- Eps. 11 : Pilliwig Cleans the Chimney1960-11-01
- Eps. 12 : Pongo the Pirate1960-11-08
- Eps. 13 : Pongo and the Gold Mine1960-11-15
- Eps. 14 : King Dither's Birthday1960-11-22
- Eps. 16 : The Gluebell Wood1960-12-06
- Eps. 17 : Squish Falls Down a Well1960-12-13
- Eps. 18 : Flopsy in Trouble1960-12-20
- Eps. 19 : The Big Storm1960-12-27
- Eps. 20 : Daffy's Birthday1961-01-03
- Eps. 22 : Gillygolly in Trouble1961-01-17
- Eps. 23 : King Bumble-Drop1961-01-24
- Eps. 24 : A New Suit for Pilliwig1961-01-31
- Eps. 25 : The Obstinate Donkey1961-02-07
- Eps. 26 : Pom-Pom Gets the Hiccups1961-02-14
