Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings
| Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's television |
| Narrated by | Bernard Cribbins |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 5 minutes |
| Production company(s) | FilmFair |
| Release | |
| Original network | Thames Television |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | 1974 – 1976 |
| Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's television |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (65 shorts) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 5 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Teletoon |
| Original release | 2 September – 18 September 2002 |
Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings is a British children's animated series about the adventures of a young child named Simon, who has a magic chalkboard. Things that Simon draws on the chalkboard become real in the Land of Chalk Drawings, which Simon can enter by climbing over a fence near his home with a ladder. The stories often revolve around the unintended effects that Simon's drawings have on the Land of Chalk Drawings, such as when an upset Simon draws a picture of his angry self, which goes on a rampage.
The programme is based upon a series of 4 children's books by Edward McLachlan. It was produced in the mid 1970s by FilmFair Productions in London for Thames Television, and was originally a 5-minute programme, broadcast around tea time in Britain. The programme also became familiar to American audiences in the mid-1970s when it was featured on Captain Kangaroo (where it was narrated by Bob Keeshan instead of Bernard Cribbins), later on Pinwheel, and after that, on Romper Room. In Canada, it was narrated by Ernie Coombs and shown on CBC Television. In the U.K., it was shown during Pob's Programme on Channel 4.
A new series premiered in 2002 on Teletoon in Canada, with a new theme song, an updated outfit for Simon, and a different colour scheme. Simon's friend Henry is replaced with a girl named Lily. In this new version, Simon wears a striped T-shirt, shorts and sneakers.
The series was later parodied on NBC's Saturday Night Live by Mike Myers. However, unlike the British series, the SNL sketches took place in Simon's bathtub, in which Simon shows, and discusses, drawings that correlate with his life.
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