Hector's House
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First Air DateMar 01, 1967
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Original titleHector's House
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ReleaseMar 01, 1967
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Overview
Hector's House is a children's television series using hand puppets. Like the better known The Magic Roundabout it was actually a French production revoiced for a British audience. A gentle, rather than subversive or outright bizarre, series, it was first broadcast in 1965. Its French title was La Maison de Toutou and the French version was written by Georges Croses. "La Maison de Toutou" translates as "The House of the Doggie" and in the French version, Zsazsa is known as ZouZou. In the UK, it was screened in the late 1960s and early 1970s for its 5-minute-long screenings on BBC 1 at 5.40 p.m. before the News. The main characters, affable Hector the Dog and cute Zsazsa the Cat, live in a house and beautiful garden. Kiki the Frog, dressed in a pink smock, is a constant and at times an intrusive visitor, through her hole in the wall. Despite Hector's willingness to endlessly help them out, Kiki and Zsazsa often played tricks on him to teach him a lesson, leading him to say his catchphrase at the end of the episode, "I'm a Great Big [whatever he was] Old Hector. Hector's voice was performed by Paul Bacon, who died in 1995. The voice of Kiki was by Denise Bryer, who also had roles in Noddy, Terrahawks and Labyrinth. The voice of Zsazsa was supplied by Lucie Dolène. About 78 episodes were made, each of 5 minutes' duration. A DVD featuring some of these episodes has been released.
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Casts
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Kiki the Frog
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Hector
Season 1 ( 1967-03-01)
A Mysterious Visit
Good Morning Frog
The Thistle
The Snack
The Weather Forecaster
The Well
Deep Sleep
The Surprise
Keep This Garden Tidy
The Weather Game
The Funnel
The Kennel
Jealousy
The Lead
The Pyjamas
Playing Tag
Jam Making
The Caterpillar
Fishing
The Torn Coat
The Tuba
The Perfume
The Disagreement
Hector is ill
Good Manners
The Coach
The Siesta
The Watchdog
Painting
Pig
The Little Duck
Exercises
Hector Thinks Hard
Traffic Regulations
Zaza Goes Away
The Setting Sun
Naughty Dog
The Hosepipe
Music
Faster, Faster
The Basket
The Botanist
Wake Up Kiki
The Piggy Bank
Scarecrow
Photography
The Picnic
The Soap
Hector's Secret
It Works, What's More
Looking After Kiki
Happy Returns
Silence Is Golden
Blind Man's Buff
The Pumpkin
Chasing Butterflies
The Boxes
The Trap
The Sweater
The Porcelain Vase
Ouch My Paw
The Le Mans Race
Lessons
The Quarrel
A Good Remedy
The Letterbox
Operation Survival
A Song At Night
The Bell
Hector The Brave Fireman
Hector Is Too Late
A Strange Stranger
Treetop Kiki
Hector Never Forgets
The Marvellous Invention
The Three Christmas Trees
Good Journey
The Work Of Art
