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Rosie & Jim

Rosie and Jim
Rosie and Jim.jpg
Created by Anne Wood
Robin Stevens
Presented by John Cunliffe
Starring Rebecca Nagan
Robin Stevens
John Cunliffe
Pat Hutchins
Neil Brewer
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 8
No. of episodes 176
Production
Running time Series 1-2: 15 minutes
Series 3-8: 11 minutes
Production company(s) Ragdoll Productions
Central Independent Television (1990-1996)
Carlton UK Productions (1996-1998)
United Productions (1998-2000)
Release
Original network ITV Network (CITV)
Original release 3 September 1990 (1990-09-03) – 31 March 2000 (2000-03-31)
External links
Website www.rosieandjim.tv

Rosie and Jim (sometimes written as Rosie & Jim) is a British children's television programme produced by Ragdoll Productions and aired on ITV from 3 September 1990 to 31 March 2000, and on PBS from 5 September 1992 to 31 March 2001. The programme continued, on and off, to be shown on CITV until 2005. The first-ever episode aired on the CITV channel on 6 January 2013 as part of the 30th Anniversary celebration of CITV. The series was repeated for a short time on Tiny Living in the early 2000s.

Rosie and Jim are two rag dolls who live aboard a narrowboat called the Ragdoll, which is from Birmingham. There, they sit with a concertina on their lap, and come alive when no one is looking to explore the world that they pass by on the canal. They learn to experience things by following the Ragdoll's owner on his or her adventures, and secretly joining in with them. Usually they end up causing trouble, but they never end up getting into trouble because no one ever sees them.

Rosie (puppeteered and voiced by Rebecca Nagan) is the female ragdoll. In their adventures, she carries a bag that has her name written on it. She wears a yellow dress and has long shaggy black hair. She is often heard referring to the boat driver as "fizzgog" (John Cunliffe), "loopy lobes" (or just "loopy"; Pat Hutchins) and "tootle" (Neil Brewer). She calls Jim "Noggin".

Jim (puppeteered and voiced by Robin Stevens) is the male ragdoll. In their adventures, he can be seen carrying a note book, in which he sometimes draws things that he has seen. He has short red hair and wears a brown jacket with a red scarf. He also refers to the boat driver as "fizzgog", "loopy lobes" and "tootle".

Duck sits on top of the ragdoll boat and can be heard quacking when there are no humans around so that both Rosie and Jim know that the coast is clear. During many episodes, Rosie or Jim can be seen kissing the duck.

Rosie and Jim's home is the Ragdoll, a beautiful canal boat. Throughout its run, the boat was acquired by Three owners. Each one playing a role according to their profession.


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