History WesternAnimation / Bod

* ShoutOut: In "Bod at the Beach", Aunt Flo is stranded on a rock by the incoming tide, and is told, "Don't panic!" - a {{Catchphrase}} of Creator/JohnLeMesurier's ''Series/DadsArmy'' castmate Clive Dunn as Lance Corporal Jones.

An iconic British children's programme broadcast in 1975, which follows the adventures of a round-headed boy called Bod and his four adult friends Aunt Flo, Frank the Postman, Farmer Barleymow and P.C. Copper. Fondly remembered for its LimitedAnimation, simplistic designs (all the characters were created from nothing more than basic geometric shapes), and catchy theme music. The Bod stories were narrated by John Le Mesurier, famed for his portrayal of Sergeant Wilson in ''Series/DadsArmy''. ''Bod'' originated as a series of picture books by its authors Joanne and Michael Cole in the late 1960s, which were adapted for a storytime segment on ''Series/PlaySchool'', which Michael Cole was working on at the time, a year before the animated series was commissioned. In North America, the show would be used as imported animation interstitials on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'s series ''Series/{{Pinwheel}}''.

* ShoutOut: In "Bod at the Beach", Aunt Flo is stranded on a rock by the incoming tide, and is told, "Don't panic!" - a {{Catchphrase}} of John Le Mesurier's ''Series/DadsArmy'' castmate Clive Dunn as Lance Corporal Jones.

An iconic British children's programme broadcast in 1975, which follows the adventures of a round-headed boy called Bod and his four adult friends Aunt Flo, Frank the Postman, Farmer Barleymow and P.C. Copper. Fondly remembered for its LimitedAnimation, simplistic designs (all the characters were created from nothing more than basic geometric shapes), and catchy theme music. The Bod stories were narrated by John Le Mesurier, famed for his portrayal of Sergeant Wilson in ''Series/DadsArmy''. ''Bod'' originated as a series of picture books by its authors Joanne and Michael Cole in the late 1960s, which were adapted for a storytime segment on ''Series/PlaySchool'', which Michael Cole was working on at the time, a year before the animated series was commissioned.

An iconic British children's programme broadcast in 1975, which follows the adventures of a round-headed boy called Bod and his four adult friends Aunt Flo, Frank the Postman, Farmer Barleymow and P.C. Copper. Fondly remembered for its LimitedAnimation, simplistic designs (all the characters were created from nothing more than basic geometric shapes), and catchy theme music. The Bod stories were narrated by John Le Mesurier, famed for his portrayal of Sergeant Wilson in ''Series/DadsArmy''.

[[BritishBrevity Thirteen episodes were produced]], and were accompanied by a short, interactive puzzle (most notably the matching card game Bod Snap), as well the adventures of Alberto Frog, who was the conductor of an animal orchestra. These segments were narrated by Maggie Henderson. However, due to the BBC's cost-cutting policy of taping over its archives, only seven of these have survived intact (all of the main ''Bod'' episodes survive intact).

The Bod stories originated as a series of picture books by its authors Joanne and Michael Cole in the late 1960s, which were adapted for a storytime segment on ''Series/PlaySchool'', which Michael Cole was working on at the time, a year before the animated series was commissioned.

* EveryEpisodeEnding: The Alberto Frog stories end with Alberto receiving a milkshake as a reward for solving a problem.

* LimitedAnimation: The series has some pretty limited animation going on. Movements are very limited and often recycled (the characters' walk cycles are repeated in every episode) but it fits with the simplistic character designs and minimalist backgrounds.
* MeaningfulName: P.C. Copper (a "copper" is a slang term for a British police officer), Farmer Barleymow (barley is a staple crop on British farms and farmers often have to mow fields) and Frank the Postman (even now you can rent a special machine that can "frank" a letter or parcel with prepaid postage).

* LeitMotif: Every character has one. They're pretty infectious too!

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[[BritishBrevity Thirteen episodes were produced]], and were accompanied by a short, interactive puzzle (most notably the matching card game Bod Snap), as well the adventures of Alberto Frog, who was the conductor of an animal orchestra. These segments were narrated by Maggie Henderson. However, due to the BBC's cost-cutting policy of taping over its archives, only seven of these have survived intact.

[[BritishBrevity Thirteen episodes were produced]], and were accompanied by a short, interactive puzzle (most notably the matching card game Bod Snap), as well the adventures of Alberto Frog, who was the conductor of an animal orchestra. These segments were narrated by Maggie Henderson. However, due to the BBC's cost-cutting policy of taping over its archives, only six of these has survived intact.

* {{Cathphrase}}: P.C. Copper, like the policeman he is, usually says "Hullo, hullo!" whenever he appears on the scene.

%%* LimitedAnimation:

* MinimalistCast: Only the core five appear.

An iconic British children's programme broadcast in 1975, which follows the adventures of a round-headed boy called Bod and his four adult friends Aunt Flo, Frank the Postman, Farmer Barleymow and P.C. Copper. Fondly remembered for its LimitedAnimation, simplistic designs (all the characters were created from nothing more than basic geometric shapes), and [[EarWorm incredibly catchy theme music]]. The Bod stories were narrated by John Le Mesurier, famed for his portrayal of Sergeant Wilson in ''Series/DadsArmy''.

An iconic British children's programme broadcast in 1975, which follows the adventures of a round-headed boy called Bod and his four adult friends Aunt Flo, Frank the Postman, Farmer Barleymow and P.C. Copper. Fondly remembered for its' LimitedAnimation, simplistic designs (all the characters were created from nothing more than basic geometric shapes), and [[EarWorm incredibly catchy theme music]]. The Bod stories were narrated by John Le Mesurier, famed for his portrayal of Sergeant Wilson in ''Series/DadsArmy''.

[[BritishBrevity Thirteen episodes were produced]], and were accompanied by a short, interactive puzzle (most notably the matching card game Bod Snap), as well the adventures of Alberto Frog, who was the conductor of an animal orchestra. These segments were narrated by Maggie Henderson. However, due to the BBC's cost-cutting policy of taping over its' archives, only six of these has survived intact.

The Bod stories originated as a series of picture books by its' authors Joanne and Michael Cole in the late 1960s, which were adapted for a storytime segment on ''Series/PlaySchool'', which Michael Cole was working on at the time, a year before the animated series was commissioned.

* BritishCoppers: PC Copper.

* LimitedAnimation:

* OmegaCast: Only the core five appear.

* LimitedAnimation

* OmegaCast: Only the core five appear.

[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right - Bod, Aunt Flo, P.C. Copper, Farmer Barleyemow, Frank the Postman and Alberto Frog]]

An iconic British children's programme broadcast in 1975, which follows the adventures of a round-headed boy called Bod and his four adult friends Aunt Flo, Frank the Postman, Farmer Barleyemow and P.C. Copper. Fondly remembered for its' LimitedAnimation, simplistic designs (all the characters were created from nothing more than basic geometric shapes), and [[EarWorm incredibly catchy theme music]]. The Bod stories were narrated by John Le Mesurier, famed for his portrayal of Sergeant Wilson in ''Series/DadsArmy''.

[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right - Bod, Aunt Flo, P.C. Copper, Farmer Barlyemow, Frank the Postman and Alberto Frog]]

An iconic British children's programme broadcast in 1975, which follows the adventures of a round-headed boy called Bod and his four adult friends Aunt Flo, Frank the Postman, Farmer Barlyemow and P.C. Copper. Fondly remembered for its' LimitedAnimation, simplistic designs (all the characters were created from nothing more than basic geometric shapes), and [[EarWorm incredibly catchy theme music]]. The Bod stories were narrated by John Le Mesurier, famed for his portrayal of Sergeant Wilson in ''Series/DadsArmy''.

* OmegaCast: Only the core five appear.

The Bod stories originated as a series of picture books by its' authors Joanne and Michael Cole in the late 1960s, which were adapted for a storytime segment on ''PlaySchool'', which Michael Cole was working on at the time, a year before the animated series was commissioned.

The Bod stories originated as a series of picture books by its' authors Joanne and Michael Cole in the late 1960s, which were adapted for a storytime segment on ''PlaySchool'' a year before the animated series was commissioned.

[[BritishBrevity Thirteen episodes were produced]], and were accompanied by a short, interactive puzzle (most notably the card game Bod Snap), as well the adventures of Alberto Frog, who was the conductor of an animal orchestra. These segments were narrated by Maggie Henderson. However, due to the BBC's cost-cutting policy of taping over its' archives, only six of these has survived intact.

->''Here comes Bod''

An iconic British children's programme broadcast in 1975, which follows the adventures of a round-headed boy called Bod and his four adult friends Aunt Flo, Frank the Postman, Farmer Barlyemow and P.C. Copper. Fondly remembered for its' [[LimitedAnimation unnaturally stiff, minimal animation]], simple designs (all the characters were created from nothing more than basic geometric shapes), and [[EarWorm incredibly catchy theme music]]. The Bod stories were narrated by John Le Mesurier, famed for his portrayal of Sergeant Wilson in ''Series/DadsArmy''.

An iconic British children's programme broadcast in 1975, which follows the adventures of a round-headed boy called Bod and his four adult friends Aunt Flo, Frank the Postman, Farmer Barlyemow and P.C. Copper. Fondly remembered for its' [[LimitedAnimation unnaturally stiff, minimal animation]], simple designs (all the characters were created from nothing more than basic geometric shapes), and [[EarWorm incredibly catchy theme music]]. The Bod stories were narrated by John Le Mesurier, famed for his portrayal of Sergeant Wilson in Series/DadsArmy.

[[BritishBrevity Thirteen episodes were produced]], and were accompanied by a short, interactive puzzle (most notably the card game Bod Snap), as well the adventures of Alberto Frog, who was the conductor of an animal orchestra. These segments were narrated by Maggie Henderson. However, due to the BBC's cost-cutting policy of taping over its' archives, only 6 of these has survived intact.

An iconic British children's programme broadcast in 1975, which follows the adventures of a round-headed boy called Bod and his four adult friends Aunt Flo, Frank the Postman, Farmer Barlyemow and P.C. Copper. Fondly remembered for its' unnaturally [[LimitedAnimation stiff, minimal animation]], simple art style (all the characters were created from nothing more than geometric shapes), and [[EarWorm incredibly catchy theme music]]. The Bod stories were narrated by John Le Mesurier, famed for his portrayal of Sergeant Wilson in Series/DadsArmy.

The Bod stories originated as a series of picture books by its' authors Joanne and Michael Cole in the late 1960s, which were adapted for a storytime segment on PlaySchool a year before the animated series was commissioned.

An iconic British children's programme broadcast in 1975, which follows the adventures of a round-headed boy called Bod and his four adult friends Aunt Flo, Frank the Postman, Farmer Barlyemow and P.C. Copper. Fondly remembered for its' incredibly [[LimitedAnimation stiff, minimal animation]], simple art style (all the characters were created from nothing more than geometric shapes), and [[EarWorm incredibly catchy theme music]]. The Bod stories were narrated by John LeMesurier, famed for his portrayal of Sergeant Wilson in Dad's Army.