Roobarb

Roobarb is a British animated television programme for children, originally shown on BBC1 just before the evening news. Each cartoon, written by Grange Calveley and animated by Bob Godfrey, was about five minutes long. Thirty episodes were made, and were first shown in 1974. The theme is that of the loving rivalry between Roobarb the green dog and Custard the pink cat from next door. Roobarb is a green dog (many contend that he is yellow), and Cu... more

Roobarb is a British animated television programme for children, originally shown on BBC1 just before the evening news. Each cartoon, written by Grange Calveley and animated by Bob Godfrey, was about five minutes long. Thirty episodes were made, and were first shown in 1974. The theme is that of the loving rivalry between Roobarb the green dog and Custard the pink cat from next door. Roobarb is a green dog (many contend that he is yellow), and Custard is a pink cat. Roobarb is always involved in some kind of misadventure which he approaches with unbounded enthusiasm. Custard is cynical and sets out to sabotage Roobarb's fun. Whoever gets the last word tends to vary. Other characters in the series are the Birds, who watch the antics of the other two from the safety of a nearby tree, often making snide remarks, and siding with whoever is winning. The series is animated in a deliberately rough style, using marker pens and a very sketchy drawing technique, so that the pictures are... less