History Series / Bagpuss

* RomanticismVersusEnlightenment: The pedantic and rationalist Professor Yaffle vs, well, the rest of the cast. A relatively nuanced example, though, as Yaffle does still contribute through enlightenment, and clearly enjoy art and likes good stories, even if they are "silly".

* AdaptationExpansion: Not only are there far more episodes of ''Mouse Tales'' than the series itself, but due to being audio only, the events are no longer limited by the stop motion film making. Gabriel and Madeleine now move about and take part in the antics with the others for example, while Bagpuss' ImaginationBasedSuperpower can cause wilder events besides just fixing toys (especially due to his occasional PowerIncontinence).

'''Bagpuss''' is a British animated series created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin and made by their production company, Smallfilms. Most of the show was produced using StopMotion, except for some of the stories and songs which were illustrated by paper cutout animation. Postgate had used both techniques before, but had never combined them in a single series. Some of the scenes involving Gabriel singing included a few live-action shots of him strumming his guitar, and the opening titles depict Emily in a series of sepia-tinted still photographs.

Each episode begins with Emily finding a broken item, leaving it next to her toy cat Bagpuss in the shop, and reciting a poem to him. When she has gone, Bagpuss and his friends wake up and try to figure out what the object is, and repair it. In the process they tell lots of stories (based on folk tales from around the world) and sing songs. The repaired item is put in the shop window so its owner can see it and come in to pick it up, and Bagpuss and his friends go back to sleep.

'''Bagpuss''' is an Oliver Postgate/Smallfilms animation, which means it works at approximately three frames per second. Most of the show was produced using StopMotion, except for some of the stories and songs which were illustrated by paper cutout animation. Postgate had used both techniques before, but had never combined them in a single series. Some of the scenes involving Gabriel singing included a few live-action shots of him strumming his guitar, and the opening titles depict Emily in a series of sepia-tinted still photographs.

Each episode begins with Emily leaving some item in the shop. When she has gone, Bagpuss and his friends wake up and try to figure out what the object is, and repair it. In the process they tell lots of stories (based on folk tales from around the world) and sing songs.

* RomanticismVersusEnlightenment: The pedantic and rationalist Professor Yaffle vs, well, the rest of the cast. A relatively nuanced example, though, as Yaffle does clearly enjoy art and likes good stories, even if they are "silly".

* DecoyProtagonist: Downplayed case. Bagpuss tells stories in a lot of episodes, but in a lot of other cases he is TheQuietOne of the ensemble, letting the others supply the antics and argue over the item.