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Season 1, 13 episodes

Episode 1: Ship in a Bottle
- Now playing
- 15m
- Feb 12, 1974
Emily Brings home a bottle with some bits of wood in it. Professor Yaffle tells them it is a ship-in-a-bottle. Bagpuss finds this puzzling, wondering where it would sail to. With the help of a nursery rhyme and a poem about Mermaids, the ship is magically reassembled.
Episode 2: The Owls of Athens
- 15m
- Feb 19, 1974
Emily brings in a very old, dirty bit of rag, which as ever, Yaffle can see no value in. The mice start to vigorously clean the cloth, before being stopped by Madeleine. She implores the mice to be more gentle with it, and they clean it lovingly, to reveal an old cushion cover depicting an owl. The mice run away, scared by the owl, but come back when they realise it isn't real...
Episode 3: The Frog Princess
- 15m
- Feb 26, 1974
Emily brings a collection of ornamental enamel pieces. For a while these are a cat and a bird, but later they decide that it is a necklace of jewels for a frog princess who doesn't fancy any of the young princes, so she kisses a frog...
Episode 4: The Ballet Shoe
- 15m
- Mar 5, 1974
One dirty old shoe is left for Bagpuss and his friends to repair, and the mice suggest that it might be suitable for living in, which leads Madeleine to sing along with the mouse organ. Yaffle doesn't believe anyone could live in a shoe, so the mice trick him by going around and around, and appearing out of the shoe!
Episode 5: The Hamish
- 15m
- Mar 12, 1974
Nobody really knows what the floppy tartan cloth object that Emily has brought is, except Bagpuss. He says it is a small soft Hamish, a Highland beast that keeps its distance because it makes a terrible noise, like bagpipes played backwards. He tells a heart-rending story of Tavish McTavish, who also made a terrible noise, playing his bagpipes forwards, and his friendship with the Hamish.
Episode 6: The Wise Man
- 15m
- Mar 19, 1974
Bagpuss and his friends learn of a Chinese wise man, his turtle friends and his love of solitude.
Episode 7: The Elephant
- 15m
- Mar 26, 1974
Emily brings a tatty straw elephant without any ears. Bagpuss and his friends try to solve the mystery of how it lost its ears by singing songs...
Episode 8: The Mouse Mill
- 15m
- Apr 2, 1974
Emily leaves a box in front of Bagpuss, which has windows and a front door. The mice open it up, revealing the Marvellous Mechanical Mouse Mill, and Gabriel and Madeleine sing a song about milling with help from the Mouse Organ.
Episode 9: The Giant
- 15m
- Apr 9, 1974
Emily brings in a model of a giant, and Bagpuss tells the story of how a kindly witch makes an sad giant happy.
Episode 10: Old Man's Beard
- 15m
- Apr 16, 1974
Emily brings in a plant called Old Man's Beard. The friends try to figure out why it is has this name, and Bagpuss tells the story of a king who used his silvery beard to make carpets. Madeline sings a song about a master weaver.
Episode 11: The Fiddle
- 15m
- Apr 23, 1974
Emily brings in an old bucket with a hole in it, which turns out to be the home of a leprechaun, an old friend of Bagpuss, and his magic fiddle plays some tunes for everyone.
Episode 12: Flying
- 15m
- Apr 30, 1974
Yaffle comes down from his bookend to find a basket, containing items. The mice search it and find a twig broom, which leads Madeleine and Gabriel to sing a song about a woman who brushes the cobwebs out of the sky.
Episode 13: Uncle Feedle
- 15m
- May 7, 1974
Emily brings in a piece of cloth, which Charlie Mouse identifies as a house for a rag doll, leading to a several rag jokes from the mice! They fold up the cloth so that Bagpuss can use it as a thinking cap, and create the story of Uncle Feedle, which Gabriel and Madeleine sing along to.

1974
1 season
15m per episode
Kids
Animation

6.8TMDB(4)

Overview

Bagpuss is a UK children's television series, made by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate from 12 February 1974 to 7 May 1974 through their company Smallfilms. The title character was, "An old, saggy, cloth cat, baggy, and a bit loose at the seams." Although only 13 episodes of the show were made, it remains fondly remembered, and was regularly repeated in the UK for thirteen years. In 1999 Bagpuss topped a BBC poll for the UK's favourite children's TV programme.

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Ran for 1 season and 13 episodes (1974)
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Created by: Oliver Postgate
Peter Firmin
Status: Ended
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
First aired: February 12, 1974
Last aired: May 7, 1974
Original language: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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Production

Smallfilms

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Episodes

Season 1, 13 episodes

Episode 1: Ship in a Bottle
- Now playing
- 15m
- Feb 12, 1974
Emily Brings home a bottle with some bits of wood in it. Professor Yaffle tells them it is a ship-in-a-bottle. Bagpuss finds this puzzling, wondering where it would sail to. With the help of a nursery rhyme and a poem about Mermaids, the ship is magically reassembled.
Episode 2: The Owls of Athens
- 15m
- Feb 19, 1974
Emily brings in a very old, dirty bit of rag, which as ever, Yaffle can see no value in. The mice start to vigorously clean the cloth, before being stopped by Madeleine. She implores the mice to be more gentle with it, and they clean it lovingly, to reveal an old cushion cover depicting an owl. The mice run away, scared by the owl, but come back when they realise it isn't real...
Episode 3: The Frog Princess
- 15m
- Feb 26, 1974
Emily brings a collection of ornamental enamel pieces. For a while these are a cat and a bird, but later they decide that it is a necklace of jewels for a frog princess who doesn't fancy any of the young princes, so she kisses a frog...
Episode 4: The Ballet Shoe
- 15m
- Mar 5, 1974
One dirty old shoe is left for Bagpuss and his friends to repair, and the mice suggest that it might be suitable for living in, which leads Madeleine to sing along with the mouse organ. Yaffle doesn't believe anyone could live in a shoe, so the mice trick him by going around and around, and appearing out of the shoe!
Episode 5: The Hamish
- 15m
- Mar 12, 1974
Nobody really knows what the floppy tartan cloth object that Emily has brought is, except Bagpuss. He says it is a small soft Hamish, a Highland beast that keeps its distance because it makes a terrible noise, like bagpipes played backwards. He tells a heart-rending story of Tavish McTavish, who also made a terrible noise, playing his bagpipes forwards, and his friendship with the Hamish.
Episode 6: The Wise Man
- 15m
- Mar 19, 1974
Bagpuss and his friends learn of a Chinese wise man, his turtle friends and his love of solitude.
Episode 7: The Elephant
- 15m
- Mar 26, 1974
Emily brings a tatty straw elephant without any ears. Bagpuss and his friends try to solve the mystery of how it lost its ears by singing songs...
Episode 8: The Mouse Mill
- 15m
- Apr 2, 1974
Emily leaves a box in front of Bagpuss, which has windows and a front door. The mice open it up, revealing the Marvellous Mechanical Mouse Mill, and Gabriel and Madeleine sing a song about milling with help from the Mouse Organ.
Episode 9: The Giant
- 15m
- Apr 9, 1974
Emily brings in a model of a giant, and Bagpuss tells the story of how a kindly witch makes an sad giant happy.
Episode 10: Old Man's Beard
- 15m
- Apr 16, 1974
Emily brings in a plant called Old Man's Beard. The friends try to figure out why it is has this name, and Bagpuss tells the story of a king who used his silvery beard to make carpets. Madeline sings a song about a master weaver.
Episode 11: The Fiddle
- 15m
- Apr 23, 1974
Emily brings in an old bucket with a hole in it, which turns out to be the home of a leprechaun, an old friend of Bagpuss, and his magic fiddle plays some tunes for everyone.
Episode 12: Flying
- 15m
- Apr 30, 1974
Yaffle comes down from his bookend to find a basket, containing items. The mice search it and find a twig broom, which leads Madeleine and Gabriel to sing a song about a woman who brushes the cobwebs out of the sky.
Episode 13: Uncle Feedle
- 15m
- May 7, 1974
Emily brings in a piece of cloth, which Charlie Mouse identifies as a house for a rag doll, leading to a several rag jokes from the mice! They fold up the cloth so that Bagpuss can use it as a thinking cap, and create the story of Uncle Feedle, which Gabriel and Madeleine sing along to.

Episodes

E1 Episode 1: Ship in a Bottle

E2 Episode 2: The Owls of Athens

E3 Episode 3: The Frog Princess

E4 Episode 4: The Ballet Shoe

E5 Episode 5: The Hamish

E6 Episode 6: The Wise Man

E7 Episode 7: The Elephant

E8 Episode 8: The Mouse Mill

E9 Episode 9: The Giant

E10 Episode 10: Old Man's Beard

E11 Episode 11: The Fiddle

E12 Episode 12: Flying

E13 Episode 13: Uncle Feedle

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Production

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Episodes

E1 Episode 1: Ship in a Bottle

E2 Episode 2: The Owls of Athens

E3 Episode 3: The Frog Princess

E4 Episode 4: The Ballet Shoe

E5 Episode 5: The Hamish

E6 Episode 6: The Wise Man

E7 Episode 7: The Elephant

E8 Episode 8: The Mouse Mill

E9 Episode 9: The Giant

E10 Episode 10: Old Man's Beard

E11 Episode 11: The Fiddle

E12 Episode 12: Flying

E13 Episode 13: Uncle Feedle

Fun facts

Episode 1: Ship in a Bottle

Episode 2: The Owls of Athens

Episode 3: The Frog Princess

Episode 4: The Ballet Shoe

Episode 5: The Hamish

Episode 6: The Wise Man

Episode 7: The Elephant

Episode 8: The Mouse Mill

Episode 9: The Giant

Episode 10: Old Man's Beard

Episode 11: The Fiddle

Episode 12: Flying

Episode 13: Uncle Feedle

Episode 1: Ship in a Bottle

Episode 2: The Owls of Athens

Episode 3: The Frog Princess

Episode 4: The Ballet Shoe

Episode 5: The Hamish

Episode 6: The Wise Man

Episode 7: The Elephant

Episode 8: The Mouse Mill

Episode 9: The Giant

Episode 10: Old Man's Beard

Episode 11: The Fiddle

Episode 12: Flying

Episode 13: Uncle Feedle