History Series / FourwaysFarm

Each episode has the animals making some sort of scientific discovery in the course of their day, although they may not understand what they're seeing at first. The episodes cover a wide range of concepts, including reflections on water, the relationship between water and ice, the phases of the moon, gravity and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers the nature of death and life]]. Usually, what they discover is part of a solution to a problem on the farm, or part of the Rat Pack's schemes. At the end of the day, as they settle down for the night, the animals talk about what they've seen, trying to explain to themselves what has happened and where else the things they've seen might apply in the real world. It must be Britain's answer to ''Series/BeakmansWorld''!

* AnimalStereotypes: Martha the cow is [[KindheartedSimpleton gentle and sweet natured]], Dudley is a glutton with [[TrademarkFavouriteFood a love of turnips]], Ginger is [[CatsAreSnarky often frustrated by the lack of intelligence the other animals display]], Godfrey is [[TheEeyore very downbeat and miserable]] and the rats are [[YouDirtyRat small time con artists and tricksters.]]

''Fourways Farm'' is a British ScienceShow for children by CASE Productions and Dutch Education Television for Creator/Channel4, which was broadcast during Channel 4 Schools between 1993 and 1996 and regularly repeated until 2007. While it appears to be animated using StopMotion, the characters are actually robots which are animated electronically a la Series/{{Dinosaurs}}.

* GrumpyBear: Godfrey.

The show is narrated by Creator/MartinJarvis, who also voices every character. Set on a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin small farm called Fourways]], and follows the escapades of a collection of farm animals on their day-to-day lives. The cast consists of:

* '''Godfrey''': A great big horse with a Yorkshire accent, who is almost always gloomy and pessimistic.

Each episode has the animals encounter some basic scientific concept in one way or another, although they may not understand what they're seeing at first. The episodes cover a wide range of concepts, including reflections on water, the relationship between water and ice, the phases of the moon, gravity and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers the nature of death and life]]. At the end of the day, as they settle down for the night, the animals talk about what they've seen, trying to explain to themselves what has happened and where else the things they've seen might apply in the real world. It must be Britain's answer to ''Series/BeakmansWorld''!

* BigEater: Dudley's primary character trait.

* ThemeNaming: The rats, Uno, Duo, and Trio.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Bones for Davenport, apples for Godfrey, turnips for Dudley.
* TricksterArchetype: The rats.
* [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield Where The Hell Is Fourways Farm?]]: It's never said just where Fourways Farm actually is. The general implication is the British countryside somewhere, but with every character having [[UsefulNotes/BritishAccents a different accent]] it's impossible to say ''where;;.
* YouAreFat: Dudley is, according to the theme song, "much too fat".

* '''Davenport''': An excitable border collie who's always up for excitement.
* '''Brenda''': A fussy white duck.

* '''Martha''': A gentle, motherly and thoughtful cow.

* '''Godfrey''': A great big horse with a Yokrshire accent, pessimistic and gloomy.

Pretty much the entire show is currently on Website/YouTube.

* CatchPhrase: Martha usually says "I wonder..." at the end of each episode, usually in relation to the events that have taken place.

* KindheartedSimpleton: Martha is the nicest and kindest of the animals, but is just as suceptible to falling for the rat's schemes.

* TitleThemeTune: 3 versions. One at the start of the show, one at the end, and an extended one at the end of the Sound of Music.

Each episode has the animals come across some aspect of basic science in the world around them, reacting to the way the world around them works and how these things affect our lives. At any point they might learn about reflections on the water, how ice and water are related, the uses of pulleys and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers the nature of death and life]]. At the end of the day, the animals talk about what they've seen and ponder on what other ways these concepts might appear in the world. It must be Britain's answer to ''Series/BeakmansWorld''!

* NeverSayDie: Averted. The episode ''Birth and Death'' tackles the subject of death right from the start - it opens with Davenport and the rats finding a dead bird. There's no sugarcoating it, either, with Davenport and the other rats having to explain what death is to poor Duo. The farm as a whole even holds a funeral for it and wish it "all the best".

* ThePlace

* SmallNameBigEgo: Godfrey on very rare occasion, such as when he boasts about his football talents in ''Floating and Sinking''.

''Fourways Farm'' is a ScienceShow for children using robots by CASE Productions for Creator/Channel4, which was broadcast in 1991.

The show is set on a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin farm called Fourways]] with a dog called Davenport, a duck called Brenda, a lazy cat with a [[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench French]] accent called Ginger, a cow called Martha, a pig called Dudley, who is much too fat, a great big horse called Godfrey, and 3 naughty rats called Uno, Duo, and Trio. They discover science in the show, and what happens if certain things happen. It must be Britain's answer to ''Series/BeakmansWorld''!

The show is narrated by Creator/MartinJarvis. It looks like it's animated using StopMotion, but the characters are robots, and are animated electronically a la Series/{{Dinosaurs}}.

Pretty much the entire show is on Website/YouTube, if you haven't seen it, yet!

* ButtMonkey: Godfrey has his moments.

* CatsAreSnarky: Ginger can be sarcastic and rude towards the other animals, often due to their naiveté about particular subjects.

* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench: Ginger has a French accent.

* InteractiveNarrator: Voltaire the weather cock, who watches over the farm and narrates the events of each episode. Duo ends up stuck on the roof with him in ''Wind and Air''.

** Ginger is often rude, sarcastic and mean to the other animals but when [[SickEpisode Davenport falls ill, she's quick to go get the right medicine from her doctor before the rats try to offer a placebo.]]
** The rats are often con artists, but have moments of decency. They are particularly solemn when they find a dead bird, and help raise its chicks.
* {{Keet}}: Davenport.
* NeverSayDie: Averted, big time. The episode ''Birth and Death'' tackles the subject of death right from the start - it opens with the animals finding a dead bird, and there is no sugarcoating what has happened. The animals even hold a funeral for it. This is balanced out by the rest of the episode focusing on the animals caring for the bird's three orphaned chicks.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Davenport falls ill, he becomes grouchy and snaps at everyone he comes across. Martha is the one who remarks something must be very wrong for him to not be his usual cheerful self.

* SmallNameBigEgo: Godfrey.

* YouAreFat: Dudley.

* CatsAreSnarkys: Ginger can be sarcastic and rude towards the other animals, often due to their naiveté about particular subjects.

* CatsAreMean: See NightmareFuel.

* NeverSayDie: Averted, big time. The episode ''Birth and Death'' opens with the animals finding a dead bird and there is no sugarcoating what has happened. Fortunately the rest of the episode focuses on caring for the bird's three orphaned chicks.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Ginger is often rude, sarcastic and mean to the other animals but when [[SickEpisode Davenport falls ill, she's quick to go get the right medicine from her doctor before the rats try to offer a placebo.]]

* Catchphrase: Martha usually says "I wonder..." at the end of each episode, usually in relation to the events that have taken place.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Ginger is often rude, sarcastic and mean to the other animals but when Davenport falls ill, she's quick to go get the right medicine from her doctor before the rats try to offer a placebo.]]

The show is set on a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin farm called Fourways]] with a dog called Davenport, a duck called Clarence, a lazy cat with a [[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench French]] accent called Ginger, a cow called Martha, a pig called Dudley, who is much too fat, a great big horse called Godfrey, and 3 naughty rats called Uno, Duo, and Trio. They discover science in the show, and what happens if certain things happen. It must be Britain's answer to ''Series/BeakmansWorld''!

* {{Jerkass}}: Ginger.

Fourways Farm is a ScienceShow for children using robots by CASE Productions for Creator/Channel4, which was broadcast in 1991.

The show is narrated by Creator/MartinJarvis, (narrator of HuxleyPig), the characters were designed by the guy who made the models of the 2003 {{reboot}} of WesternAnimation/FiremanSam. It looks like it's animated using StopMotion, but the characters are robots, and are animated electronically a la Series/{{Dinosaurs}}.

The show is narrated by MartinJarvis, (narrator of HuxleyPig), the characters were designed by the guy who made the models of the 2003 {{reboot}} of WesternAnimation/FiremanSam. It looks like it's animated using StopMotion, but the characters are robots, and are animated electronically a la Series/{{Dinosaurs}}.

Pretty much the entire show is on YouTube, if you haven't seen it, yet!

* YouAreFat: Dudley.

* PalleteSwap: Davenport is one of Dusty from Fireman Sam.

The show is narrated by MartinJarvis, (narrator of HuxleyPig), the characters were designed by the guy who made the models of the 2003 {{reboot}} of WesternAnimation/FiremanSam. It looks like it's animated using StopMotion, but the characters are robots, and are animated electronically a la Series/Dinosaurs.

Fourways Farm is a ScienceShow for children using robots by CASE Productions for Channel4, which was broadcast in 1991.

The show is set on a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin farm called Fourways]] with a dog called Davenport, a duck called Clarence, a lazy cat with a [[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench French]] accent called Ginger, a cow called Martha, a pig called Dudley, who is much too fat, a great big horse called Godfrey, and 3 naughty rats called Uno, Duo, and Trio. They discover science in the show, and what happens if certain things happen. It must be Britian's answer to BeakmansWorld!

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The show is narrated by MartinJarvis, (narrator of HuxleyPig), the characters were designed by the guy who made the models of the 2003 {{reboot}} of FiremanSam. It looks like it's animated using StopMotion, but the characters are robots, and are animated electronically a la Series/Dinosaurs.

* PalleteSwap: Davenport is one of Dusty from FiremanSam.

* TedBaxter: Godfrey.