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The show is set in the quiet, sleepy English town of Cleybourne. The titular character is Bob Pinkerton, a police constable with his wife Jill, his daughter Jane, and his son Peter. The show mainly follows him as he goes about his business in town, helping kids cross the street, biking across town, and whatever else comes up.

The show aired on Creator/TheBBC on September 13th, 1988. It ran until December 6th the same year.

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The show is set in the quiet, sleepy English town of Cleybourne. The titular character is Bob Pinkerton, Pinkerton (Creator/IanLavender), a police constable with his wife Jill, his daughter Jane, and his son Peter. The show mainly follows him as he goes about his business in town, helping kids cross the street, biking across town, and whatever else comes up.

The show aired on Creator/TheBBC on September 13th, 1988. It ran until December 6th the same year.
year. Other than Lavender, the voices for the series were provided by Creator/SamKelly, Jessica Martin, and David Shaw Parker.
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* RoleCalled: P.C. Pinkerton (P.C. stands for 'police constable')
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* AllGirlsLikePonies: Joanna Beatty. She got separated from her mother by following a police horse.


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* MissingChild: In "Calling All Units", Mrs. Beatty misplaces her daughter, Joanna. She's quickly located after P.C. Pinkerton puts a search out on her.
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* NuclearFamily: The Pinkertons are made up of Bob TheProtagonist, his wife Jill, and his kids Jane and Peter.
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* ShoutOut: When trying to decide on a name for their new puppy, Peter suggests "[[WesternAnimationHeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse Skeletor]]".

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* ShoutOut: When trying to decide on a name for their new puppy, Peter suggests "[[WesternAnimationHeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse "[[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse Skeletor]]".

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The show is set in the quiet, sleepy English town of Cleybourne. The titular character is Bob Pinkerton, a police constable with his wife, his daughter Jane, and his son Peter. The show mainly follows him as he goes about his business in town, helping kids cross the street, biking across town, and whatever else comes up.

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The show is set in the quiet, sleepy English town of Cleybourne. The titular character is Bob Pinkerton, a police constable with his wife, wife Jill, his daughter Jane, and his son Peter. The show mainly follows him as he goes about his business in town, helping kids cross the street, biking across town, and whatever else comes up.


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* MediumBlending: In "Slipper", the kids are shown a live-action film of a police dog going through training.


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* ShoutOut: When trying to decide on a name for their new puppy, Peter suggests "[[WesternAnimationHeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse Skeletor]]".
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The show is set in the quiet, sleepy English town of Cleybourne. The titular character is Bob Pinkerton, a police constable with his wife, his daughter Jane, and his son Will. The show mainly follows him as he goes about his business in town, helping kids cross the street, biking across town, and whatever else comes up.

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The show is set in the quiet, sleepy English town of Cleybourne. The titular character is Bob Pinkerton, a police constable with his wife, his daughter Jane, and his son Will.Peter. The show mainly follows him as he goes about his business in town, helping kids cross the street, biking across town, and whatever else comes up.
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* AsideGlance: P.C. Pinkerton makes one at the end of "See You In The Morning".
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The show is set in the quiet, sleepy English town of Cleybourne. The titular character is a police constable with his wife, his daughter Jane, and his son Will. The show mainly follows him as he goes about his business in town, helping kids cross the street, biking across town, and whatever else comes up.

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The show is set in the quiet, sleepy English town of Cleybourne. The titular character is Bob Pinkerton, a police constable with his wife, his daughter Jane, and his son Will. The show mainly follows him as he goes about his business in town, helping kids cross the street, biking across town, and whatever else comes up.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: P.C. Pinkerton talks to the audience quite often.
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* InstantlyProvenWrong: In "Rain Rain Go Away", P.C. Pinkerton is telling a kid that it's harder for cars to stop quickly when it's wet. Immediately after, a car comes to a screeching halt in front of a cat that's crossing the street.
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The show aired on the UsefulNotes/{{BBC}} on September 13th, 1988. It ran until December 6th the same year.

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The show aired on the UsefulNotes/{{BBC}} Creator/TheBBC on September 13th, 1988. It ran until December 6th the same year.
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''P.C. Pinkerton'' is a [[BritishMedia British]] cartoon by Trevor Bond Associates.

The show is set in the quiet, sleepy English town of Cleybourne. The titular character is a police constable with his wife, his daughter Jane, and his son Will. The show mainly follows him as he goes about his business in town, helping kids cross the street, biking across town, and whatever else comes up.

The show aired on the UsefulNotes/{{BBC}} on September 13th, 1988. It ran until December 6th the same year.

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!!''P.C. Pinkerton'' contains examples of:
* BlackBeadEyes: Most of the cast has their eyes done like this.
* ProtagonistTitle: P.C. Pinkerton, of course.
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