About this season
Bodger and Badger is a BBC children's comedy programme which was first broadcast in 1989. It starred Andy Cunningham as Simon Bodger, who had a badly behaved companion, a talking badger with a love for mashed potatoes.
Episodes (12)
1. Letsby Avenue
Aired 9 January 1991 • 15 min
Job-hunting leads Simon to Lesby Avenue junior school. Will he get the job as handyman?
2. Abracabadger
Aired 11 January 1991 • 15 min
Will magic be enough when Miss Moon sees Badger? Class Four come to the rescue.
3. The Bare Mayor
Aired 23 January 1991 • 15 min
Mrs Trout commissions Bodger (and Badger) to make a cake of the mayor to commemorate his visit to the school.
4. The Skeleton
Aired 30 January 1991 • 15 min
The headmistress wants a school skeleton. But when she plans to cancel a school outing to pay for it, she gets right under Badger's skin.
5. Mr Wobert The Watcatcher
Aired 6 February 1991 • 15 min
Mr Roberts is called to the school to get rid of the small furry creature (Badger, of course) that has been spotted in the kitchen.
6. The Hairy Fairy
Aired 13 February 1991 • 15 min
The headmistress's birthday cake from the cake shop mysteriously disappears shortly after Badger opens it, so Simon makes a miniature mashed potato statue of the headmistress as a replacement. Then Miss Moon spots this and thinks the fairies have cast a spell on Mrs Trout...
7. The Wonky Window
Aired 20 February 1991 • 15 min
Bodger and Badger attempt to repair a wonky window in the headmistress's office, but without much success.
8. Mr Crusher and the Ninja Zombies From Mars
Aired 27 February 1991 • 15 min
Class Four are not impressed with Miss Moon's pixie prancing in PE class. But the replacement, Mr. Crusher, is a lot worse.
9. The Burglar
Aired 6 March 1991 • 15 min
Mrs Trout stays behind in school to change into her costume for the Mayor's Fancy Dress Ball - a burglar's outfit. At the same time, a real burglar breaks in to steal the school trophies. Cue lots of confusion for Bodger and Badger...
10. Snowflakes in Hawaii
Aired 13 March 1991 • 15 min
11. Mavis and the Fingerpoppers
Aired 20 March 1991 • 15 min
Mavis comes to visit Simon and the school, and everyone is excited to have a pop star on the premises - even Mrs Trout.
12. School's Out
Aired 27 March 1991 • 15 min
At the end of term, Bodger and Badger look back to some of the adventures they've had at Letsby Avenue.