Willo the Wisp

For similarly spelled terms, see Will-o'-the-wisp (disambiguation).

Willo the Wisp
Willo the Wisp Titles (Series 1-2 (1981))
Genre	Children's Animation
Written by	Nick Spargo (Series 1-2 (1981)) Bobbie Spargo (Series 3-4 (2005))
Voices of	Kenneth Williams (Series 1-2 (1981)) James Dreyfus (Series 3-4 (2005))
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	52
Production
Running time	5 minutes
Production companies	Nicholas Cartoon Films (Series 1-2 (1981)), Spargo Films & Double:Take (Series 3-4 (2005))
Original release
Network	BBC1 (Series 1-2 (1981)) Playhouse Disney (Series 3-4 (2005))
Release	14 September 1981 (1981-09-14) – 7 December 2005 (2005-12-07)

Willo the Wisp is a British cartoon series originally produced in 1981 by the BBC and narrated by Kenneth Williams. It became popular with children and adults, as it bridged the gap between the end of weekday children's programming and the early evening news. A second series was produced in 2005.

Series 1 (1981)

Episodes

1. "The Bride-Groom"
2. "Edna's Secret"
3. "Food For Thought"
4. "Holidays"
5. "The Dragon"
6. "The Wishbone": The Moog encounters a magic wishbone by chance and uses it to wish for the power of thinking so he can make all kinds of wishes. When the Moog wishes that Evil Edna was nice, Edna decides to take the wishbone from the Moog, only for the Moog to make one more wish.
7. "The Chrysalis": Inspired by the moths that appear in the Doyley Wood at night, Arthur builds a chrysalis and purchases a moth suit in order to become a moth himself. When his first time flying encounters a technical hitch, Evil Edna decides to "help" him with an evil spell.
8. "The Magnet"
9. "Wugged Wocks"
10. "The Flight of Mavis"
11. "The Thoughts of Moog": When the Moog starts thinking for the very first time, he thinks about throwing a tomato in Evil Edna's face. Rather than turn him into a frog for such a thought, Edna decides to use the Moog's inexperience with thinking to her advantage.
12. "The Joys of Spring"
13. "Games With Edna": When Evil Edna turns Mavis into a weeping willow tree, Arthur orders Edna to remove the spell and vows to use "Caterpillar Magic" on Edna as payback if she does not comply. The "magic" comes soon enough when Arthur purchases a video game controller from a traveling salesman, hooks it up to Edna, and uses her to play tennis.

Series 2 (1981)

Episodes

1. "The Hot Hot Day"
2. "Halloween": Halloween in the Doyley Woods just also happens to be Evil Edna's birthday. In order to prevent her from turning them all into frogs for the occasion, Mavis conjures up a witch kit so Edna can join the other witches up in the sky. The catch with Edna's present is that everyone (including Arthur) must think positive thoughts to keep Mavis' spell working, but when Edna, in gratitude for her birthday present, casts a "Stay as you are forever" spell on everyone (while they still have their Halloween masks on), it does not last long.
3. "The Gnome"
4. "Boring Old Edna"
5. The "You Know What"
6. "The Bean-Stalk"
7. "Cats and Dogs"
8. "The Midas Touch"
9. "The Viqueen"
10. "The Potion"
11. "The Beauty Contest"
12. "Magic Golf"
13. "Christmas Box"

Series 3 (2005)

Episodes

1. "Moon on a Stick"
2. "The Toothache"
3. "The Nature Walk"
4. "Feed the Birds"
5. "The Magic Bone"
6. "The Knotted Handkerchief"
7. "The Little Cloud"
8. "The Mind Reader"
9. "The Fancy Dress Ball"
10. "Bowling for Carwash"
11. "The Knee-Knocking Tree"
12. "The Best Friend"
13. "The Tiddle Me Wink"

Series 4 (2005)

Episodes

1. "The Makeover"
2. "The Miracle"
3. "The Love Bug"
4. "The Wobbly Wood"
5. "The Doyley Hunt"
6. "The Cocoa Demon"
7. "The Beauty Spot"
8. "The Curse of Celebrity"
9. "The Lost City of Polenta"
10. "The Woodwind"
11. "The Vegetable Garden"
12. "The Art Class"
13. "Here Comes the Judge"

External links

• Willo The Wisp at IMDb