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questions[edit]

didn't the series also say "and with that, the shopkeeper was gone" or something?

yes! Exactly those words, and well worth including. Great page, Fabiform. - bodnotbod

pinstriped suit? I always thought it was black
wasn't the second door (the one leading to magical adventure) inside the changing room?
shouldn't the intro say that Mr Benn never actually buys anything in the shop?

-- Finlay McWalter | Talk 17:36, 26 Apr 2004 (UTC)

I've never seen/read Mr Benn, so I have no idea about the other shopkeeper quote, perhaps someone has a video? I could be wrong about the pinstripe, different people said different things, and again everyone described the location of the magic door a bit differently, so it might well have been inside the changing room. The bit about him never buying anything should be in the article somewhere, you're right (everyone comments on this!), so in the intro or in the trivia.

Things I had to fudge because I couldn't find out were the year they were first broadcast (1970 or 71?) and the length of the episodes (10 or 15 minutes?). fabiform | talk 09:34, 27 Apr 2004 (UTC)

You've never seen it? Wow! (shows how prevalent the "as if by magic" phrase is). I don't think they show it any more, so we'll have to wait on someone with the aforementioned video. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 11:14, 27 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Note to self: watch the Mr. Benn video next time I'm at home, "for research purposes" :-) Great article, considering you've not seen it. Having watched it with my nieces fairly recently, I'm 90% sure that the second door is in the back of the changing room - there's some description of it as "the other door, the one that always led to adventures" or something - and I noticed that there are usually subtle clues/connections to what the adventure is going to be before he gets to the shop, so I've added both points. I may add more if they come to memory... - IMSoP 13:00, 27 Apr 2004 (UTC)

I've created a stub on David McKee: did you realise he also created King Rollo and Elmer? BTW the suit was blue pinstripe, it says so on the official website, and the second door was definitely in the back of the changing room: he walks through it by mistake in the first adventure (Red Knight IIRC). --Phil | Talk 14:24, Apr 27, 2004 (UTC)

People questioning whether Mr Benn really had the adventures or not is stupid. For a start he always had a reminder of his adventure in his pocket, and secondly it is a fictional animation, making such factual debates rather moot.--Timdownie 00:13, 18 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree - the mementos he had in his pocket were proof the adventures were "real". Anyone who thinks he imagined them missed the point. I've removed thus creating the common ambiguity as to whether the adventures were real or imagined. and Coupled with the fact that there are clues to his coming adventures before Mr Benn reaches the shop, many people speculate that his adventures may take place only in his imagination. --Psychonaut3000 05:24, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tony Benn link?[edit]

This article is about the cartoon character. For the politician, see Tony Benn.

Is that really necessary? Why not list every single man whose surname is Benn and has an article on Wikipedia? Mr Benn the ex-boxer, for example, or Mr Benn the comedian. I doubt anyone is ever going to visit this page hoping to find information on Tony Benn.

Psychonaut3000 05:37, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed it, I can't see any sensible reason for it (or even if a disamiguation is necessary, why Tony Benn is the only famous Benn listed)172.129.176.39 02:32, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not a gay icon[edit]

Soontaste 08:53, 2 April 2007 (UTC)But its truue. Hes ont a gay icon.[reply]

Whatever. The "gay pride" thing looks like original research to me. Markfiend (talk) 07:40, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright[edit]

According to the article, I noticed that the copyright given was 1970. How could that be, considering that the show was produced and seen in 1971 and 1972 (besides the 2005 one-shot)? -- azumanga 19:33, 24 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Similarities to Franny's Feet[edit]

Five (UK), various Disney channels, CBC (Canada) and PBS (USA) are currently showing Franny's Feet, a preschool animated series in which a girl visits a shoe repair shop, tries on some shoes and is magically transported a relevant adventure (snow boots take her to the Arctic and so forth). Are these shows related in other ways? For example do they share writers, have IP licencing agreements etc? Andrew Oakley (talk) 14:44, 16 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Moved from article[edit]

Unnecessary

Credits

Created, Written & Produced by: David McKee
Drawn by: David McKee, Ian Lawless
Narrated by: Ray Brooks
Music by: Don Warren (a pseudonym for Duncan Lamont, who is credited by name in episode 14)
Musicians (episodes 1-13): Ken Baldock, Harry Stoneham, Art Morgan, Pete Hughes, Kenny Wheeler, Terry Emery, Ray Swinfield
Musicians (episode 14): Alec Dankworth, Brian Dee, Duncan Lamont Jnr, Noel Langley, Rob Millett, Nick Moss, Andy Robinson
Sound: United Motion Pictures (London)
Filmed by: Zephyr Film Productions
Directed by: Pat Kirby
© King Rollo Films Ltd / Zephyr Film Productions — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.159.166.27 (talk) 19:11, 27 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]