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| Episodes 1-13: Bob and Margaret Snowden Fine Productions. Bob and Margaret Series © 1998 Nelvana Limited/Channel Four Televison Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Based on the film Bob's Birthday a Snowden Fine animation for Channel 4 co-produced in association with the National Film Board of Canada. |
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Episode Title |
Synopsis |
Writer/Story Editor |
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A Tale of Two Dentists
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A flashy young dentist opens a practice right across the road from Bob's and steals all his customers - even Margaret. His receptionist also defects, which results in Bob hiring Penny. Things are not, however, as they seem. |
W - David Fine SE - Alison Snowden |
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Blood, Sweat and Tears
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Bob and Margaret decide to get fit by playing badminton. Trouble is, they play with Ken and Cathy who take the game very seriously. Ken ends up in hospital and Bob and Margaret reluctantly go along to be polite. |
W -Alison Snowden SE - David Fine |
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A Night In
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Bob and Margaret are concerned about missing the opportunity to have children so they stay in with a romantic movie and end up going to visit a friend with an obnoxious baby who puts paid to any thoughts of parenthood. |
W - David Fine SE - Alison Snowden |
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Burglary
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Bob and Margaret's house is robbed by a couple of charming, hugging burglars. Beany and Boney would make many appearances in the series as the comic rogue element. |
Alison Snowden and David Fine |
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Shopping
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Bob and Margaret venture to a massive superstore and have many mishaps in the search for cheaper dog food. |
W - David Fine SE - Alison Snowden |
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Love's Labour's Lost
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Penny demands a pay rise. Bob stands firm, so Penny quits to work in a florist. Margaret helps out Bob with disastrous consequences and so Bob has to woo Penny back. |
W - Alison Snowden SE - David Fine |
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Holiday
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The dogs are left at a strange kennels while Bob and Margaret go on holiday to a Greek island. But, Bob is terrified to fly and the dogs are terrified of Mr Buttons and his domineering mother. |
W - Alison Snowden SE - David Fine |
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For Pete's Sake
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Bob's TV chef brother Peter, leaves the kids with Bob and Margaret when he and his wife travel to India for a live cooking program. When Peter falls ill, Bob and Margaret are concerned they will suddenly be parents. |
W - Alison Snowden SE - David Fine |
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The Discomfort of Strangers
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Bob's cousins, Cookie and Melvin, arrive from Canada unannounced. They hate the food and the lack of TV channels and the high cost of everything and they follow Bob and Margaret on their romantic holiday to Cheddar. |
W - David Fine and Alison Snowden |
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Friends for Dinner
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Bob and Margaret have dinner at the home of some friends whom they don't particularly like. They feel that they are owed a dinner because of the number of times they have had them over and arrive very hungry, but no dinner is planned. Instead, they play a board game called 'What Would You Do?' |
W - David Fine SE - Alison Snowden |
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Dental Convention
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Bob is persuaded to give a speech at a big convention in Frankfurt, but he is terrified and doesn't know what to say. |
W - Peter Baynham Story and SE - David Fine and Alison Snowden |
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Trick or Treat
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It's Halloween and also the anniversary of Bob's father's death. Bob's Mummy wants him to take him to the grave, but it's now a parking lot for a supermarket. Meanwhile Bob has to attend the funeral of an old school friend who has died. If only Bob could remember who he is. |
W - David Fine SE - Alison Snowden |
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Neighbours
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Bob and Margaret try to befriend the new American neighbours. They also buy a burglar alarm from Graham, the worst salesman in the world. |
W - Peter Baynham SE - David Fine and Alison Snowden |
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