''Angelmouse'' is a 1999 British children's television programme which was produced and broadcast by the

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, based on a character created by author and illustrator Rodney Peppé. The character is a cheeky cartoon mouse who had demonstrated caring for others and other positive social values. It was aired on

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and

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(both the separate channel and CBeebies on

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and

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). It has also been broadcast on ABC Kids. It started from 27 September 1999 and ended on 31 March 2000. There were also Angelmouse books and plush toys available in the United Kingdom.

Characters

*Angelmouse – A young mouse who is an angel. He lives on earth with his friend Quilly, and receives missions to do good deeds from "You-know-who" (

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). He has wings and a "thingamajig" (

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), which is loose and can slip, shrink, wobble or even disappear when he misbehaves or neglects his mission. His Thingamajig can also mend things and solve problems. *Quilly the

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– A talking

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, who gives Angelmouse advice and always prompts him to start or continue his missions. He is also the

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of each episode. *Elliemum – A sensible, kind and cheerful

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and the mother of Baby Ellie who highly regards Angelmouse as a 'real angel'. *Baby Ellie – Elliemum's baby elephant, who likes to play and join in the fun. *Oswald – A duck, who loves to speed especially on roller-skates. He often says "No Brakes!" as he whizzes by. *Spencer – A dotty teddy bear, who frequently drives a

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. *Little Petal – A cute rag doll, who runs a little shop. *Hutchkin – A rabbit, who stays in his burrow most of the time. *Other Angels – The

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s that live in

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and are seen to attend Angel School, a school meant for angels that teaches them how to be good, paint rainbows, and go through the pearled gates of Heaven. (They made their first appearance in the episode "My Friend Angelmouse") *Angel Teacher – The teacher of all of the angels, he first appeared in the episode "My Friend Angelmouse", revealing that he sometimes gets annoyed when Angelmouse makes a mistake. *You-know-who – He is actually

; he is referred to throughout the series as You-know-who by both Angelmouse and Quilly (and possibly the other characters). He is never shown on screen or says anything; despite this, he sends Angelmouse missions by a piece of paper that flies with wings above it. Since He is God, it is believed that He is not a man, and has no shape or form. (Whenever Angelmouse's Thingamajig disappears when he makes a mistake, it is possible that You-know-who is responsible for taking the Thingamajig away as Angelmouse's punishment for some sort.) *The Weather Angels – 3 angels that often deal with the

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. **The Sun Angel – He has the

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power of

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. **The Wind Angel – He has the ability to provide

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by taking a deep breath and blowing the wind out of his mouth. **The Rain Angel – He has the power to provide

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. (Unlike the other angels, the Weather Angels do not have wings, robes, or halos, but are seen as spirits that deal with weather often.) *The Post Angel **An angel that deals with the Seventh Heaven Newspaper.

Episodes

Releases

VHS: *"My Friend Angelmouse" (2000) - (My Friend Angelmouse, Lost Thingamajig, Windy Weather Day, Trumpet, Baby Ellie's Presents, Angelcake, Copycat Chick, Angelmouse's Day Off, A Visitor For Angelmouse, Angelmouse's Reward) DVD: *"Angelmouse - The Complete Series" (2006), Exclusive in Australia - (All 26 episodes) * "Angelmouse: Angelmouse's Reward, A Visitor for Angelmouse and other stories" (2006) - (Angelmouse's Reward, A Visitor for Angelmouse, The Rainy Day, Can't Sleep Won't Sleep, Guardian Angelmouse)

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 273329
Angelmouse official websiteMark Mason Animation Ltd. website
1999 British television series debuts Children's television series about talking animals 2000 British television series endings 1990s British children's television series 2000s British children's television series 1990s British animated television series 2000s British animated television series 1990s preschool education television series 2000s preschool education television series Animated preschool education television series British preschool education television series British children's animated comedy television series British English-language television shows BBC children's television shows Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming Fictional angels Christian animation Animated television series about mice and rats Angels in television Television characters introduced in 1999 Male characters in television CBeebies BBC animated television series

Characters

Episodes

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See also

References

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