What-a-Mess

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new episodes were produced in 1990 (not by Smallfilms) with Muir narrating once more. A further 63 episodes were made in 1995 – this time in America. Early-Installment Weirdness: The first episode is presented with a framing device of Frank telling the stories of What-A-Mess from his front porch, but isn't used in any other episodes. WAM appeared in a series of ABC's well-remembered "After These Messages" bumpers a year before and during it's initial run, the animation for which was also much cleaner and more fluid. My God, What Have I Done?: What-A-Mess has a moment of this in "Only Four More Left" when he realizes that introducing Felicia to home shopping inadvertently created a monster. Cynthia - A Hedgehog which What-A-Mess befriended in What-A-Mess Goes to School. Her character was redesigned to become a mole named Ramona in the US animated version, due to the fact that Hedgehogs aren't native to America. In the US animated version, she is voiced by Candi Milo.

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What-A-Mess: Small VHS Sample – What-a-Mess and Cynthia the Hedgehog, What-a-Mess Has a Brain Wave!, What-a-Mess and the Cat Next Door What-a-Mess Has a Brain Wave! / 1990.05.21 (Adapted from What-a-Mess has Breakfast and What-a-Mess Had a Brain Wave) Animation Bump: As was tradition with this era, the animation in the intro for the DiC Entertainment series is far more fluid and weighty than that seen in series. Trash, who acts like a street-smart tough guy most of the time, but can be quite nice when push comes to shove, as seen in the episode, "Christmas Mess". Despite Trash being the neighborhood bully, What-A-Mess does consider him to be a friend of his and the two dogs sometimes hang out. Hates Baths: What-a-Mess. During the theme song for the show, he is shown running away during a bath.All There in the Manual: According to some versions of the books, the little creatures running about in each scene are What-A-Mess's imaginary friends.

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An animated series was made in the UK in 1979 by Smallfilms. More episodes were made in the UK in 1981 by Central Independent Television, Link Licensing, and Bevanfield Films. A second version, this time American, was made in 1995 by DIC Productions L.P. and aired on ABC in the United States. It aired on YTV from 1995 to 1999 in Canada, and aired on Spacetoon from 2004 to 2014 in the Arab world. Both versions were narrated by Muir. Both animated series aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Australia. Episodes Version 1 (Smallfilms, iTV / UK series) What-A-Mess: 5 Hilarious Adventures – "What-a-Mess Goes to the Seaside", "What-a-Mess Goes to School", "Prince What-a-Mess", "Super What-a-Mess", "What-a-Mess Keeps Cool" (Extra Episodes – "What-a-Mess and Cynthia the Hedgehog", "What-a-Mess Has a Brain Wave!") Ultimate What-A-Mess What-a-Mess competes in a freebee catching competition, but can only catch flying pizzas. The Faceless: An odd trope in this kind of series. The faces of human characters are always deliberately obscured by things like camera angles or objects and no human faces are ever seen. The one exception being Santa Claus in the Christmas Special. Russell Williams, Imogen (4 July 2007). "Whatever happened to What-a-mess?". London: The Guardian . http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2007/jul/04/whateverhappenedtowhatamess . Retrieved 3 January 2011.The Faceless: An odd trope in this kind of series. The faces of human characters are always deliberately obscured by things like camera angles or objects and no human faces are ever seen.