3
Seasons

40
Episodes

September 27, 1976
Release Date

7.9

Chorlton and the Wheelies (1976)

Name: Chorlton and the Wheelies
Genre: Animation, Kids & Family
Released: 1976-09-27

12m

Running Time

3
Seasons

40
Episodes

September 27, 1976
Release Date

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Plot.

Chorlton and the Wheelies is an animated children's television series that ran from September 1976 until June 1979 on British Television Channel. It followed the adventures of Chorlton, a fictional happiness dragon, in Wheelie World. Chorlton and the Wheelies was created by Cosgrove Hall for the ITV station Thames Television, and the eponymous lead character gets his name from the suburb of Manchester in which the Cosgrove Hall studio was based: the legend "Made in Chorlton-cum-Hardy" is found written on the inside of the egg from which he hatches in the very first episode of the series.

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Cast & Crew.

Joe Lynch

Brian Cosgrove

Creator

Mark Hall

Creator

Media.

Details.

Release Date
September 27, 1976

Status
Ended

Seasons
3

Episodes
40

Running Time
12m

Genres
Animation Kids & Family

Last updated: 2025-02-13

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Scripted

Wiki.

Chorlton and the Wheelies is an animated children's television series that ran from 26 September 1976 until 17 December 1978 on the British television channel ITV. 40 episodes were produced. The show followed the adventures of Chorlton, an anthropomorphic "happiness dragon", in "Wheelie World" (where people moved on wheels instead of legs).

Chorlton and the Wheelies was created by Cosgrove Hall Productions for Thames Television and broadcast on the ITV network.

The eponymous lead character gets his name from the suburb of Manchester in which the Cosgrove Hall studio was based: the legend "Made in Chorlton-cum-Hardy" is found written on the inside of the egg from which he hatches in the very first episode of the series.