Oh, Mr. Toad (1990)
Oh, Mr. Toad was a television spin-off from the 1980s stop motion animation series The Wind in the Willows. The show was animated by Cosgrove Hall and broadcast on CITV. It then became Series 5 of the main series, when it came onto DVD.
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Episode 1 - The Chief's Return
Release Date: 1990-03-27With the chief and his henchman in prison the leaderless weasels approach Mr Toad to replace the chief.
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Episode 2 - Mr. Toad of 'The Times'
Release Date: 1990-04-03Mr Toad, upset that the London Times did not mention his speech at the annual flower show decides to start his own newspaper.
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Episode 3 - The Complete Bungler
Release Date: 1990-04-10While Mr Toad indulges in his latest craze of fly fishing the weasels pay a visit to Toad Hall.
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Episode 4 - Toad in Motion
Release Date: 1990-04-17After a trip to a museum Mr Toad with the help of the weasels tries to invent a perpetual motion machine.
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Episode 5 - Midsummer Night's Disaster
Release Date: 1990-04-24Badger steps down from producing the summer entertainment, Mr Toad takes on the role.
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Episode 6 - Gypsy Toad
Release Date: 1990-05-01A traveller stops at Toad Hall and does some work for Mr Toad. Over a Gypsy supper Toad is persuaded to tale up the Romany life.
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Episode 7 - Hip Hip Soiree
Release Date: 1990-05-08Mr Toad holds a soiree at Toad Hall with charades, pin the tail on the donkey and impressions, but things turn into a nightmare for Toad.
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Episode 8 - Piano-Roll Toad
Release Date: 1990-05-15Mr Toad's Aunt Augusta dies leaving him her player piano in her will. Toad holds a recital at Toad Hall, but the weasels intend to scupper the performance.
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Episode 9 - Happy Birthday
Release Date: 1990-05-22Whilst trying to drop hints it's his birthday coming up, Mr Toad gets the astrology craze.
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Episode 10 - A Toad in Time
Release Date: 1990-05-29Mr Toad has been reading HG Wells and decides to build his own time machine.
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Episode 11 - Oarsman Toad
Release Date: 1990-06-05Mr Toad gets the boating craze and tries to build his own boat with the help of the weasels.
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Episode 12 - Toad in Love
Release Date: 1990-06-12Whilst taking in a music hall show Mr Toad falls in love with performer Lottie D'Urbeville.
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Episode 13 - Toad: Film Maker
Release Date: 1990-06-19Mr Toad's film making equipment arrives and he begins production of his own film, but when his actors drop out he has to cast the weasels. Toad holds a film premiere at Toad Hall.