Humf

Humf is a British animated children's television program featuring a "furry thing" called Humf. The show centres on the title character and his daily life with his friends and family. The show, each episode of which is about 7 minutes long, is produced by King Rollo Films and Rubber Duck. It is narrated by Caroline Quentin and it is broadcast on Nick Jr. (UK and Ireland) and Nick Jr 2 and CBeebies in international countries.

Characters

Humf

Humf is described as a furry thing. He is short, round, purple, and cuddly. He has a rather square shaped toy named Crispy Cakehead and lives in a first floor flat with his mum and dad. His best friends Wallace and Loon live in the flats above and below respectively.

Wallace

Wallace is a green hairy thing who runs around a lot and often ruins games on Humf and Loon, though not deliberately. He laughs quite a lot, too, and lives on the very top floor of the 3-story building. He always says hello more than once and his other catchphrase is saying things are his "favourite thing". He also likes to play supertiger (Wallace Gets Very Cross), elephants. & Falling Down (Humf & Wallace Fall Down).

Loon

Loon is a pink feathery thing who lives in the flat below Humf. She likes to go out to the park and the supermarket, most of the time with her friends Humf and Wallace, along with her mother. She is the only one of the three friends who has yet to be shown a father

Humf's Mum

Humf's mum is a blue furry thing.

Humf's Dad

Humf's dad is a big, red furry thing. He works a lot from home on the computer.

Wallace's Mum

Wallace's Mum is a green hairy thing.

Wallace's Dad

Wallace's Dad is a blue hairy thing.

Loon's Mum

Loon's Mum is also, like Loon, a pink feathery thing.

Uncle Hairy

Uncle Hairy is Humf's uncle. He often comes to babysit Humf, although in one episode, he is late, so Flora, his girlfriend, comes to babysit instead (Flora Comes To Babysit). However, he finally manages to arrive at Humf's flat at the moment when he is saying good night to Flora. In another episode, he announces he is going to take Humf to a restaurant for a late night dinner, instead of babysitting him. He likes to play with both Humf and his friends, as well as taking them to several places around the local area. He also sometimes goes to work, as seen in the episode Humf's Special Cup. He also reads to Humf in a funny voice.

Flora

Flora is Uncle Hairy's girlfriend. She likes to go out at night with him. She is good at making peanut butter sandwiches and like Uncle Hairy she reads in funny voices, but only after Humf reminds her. The relationship between Uncle Hairy and Flora develops nicely throughout the episodes. In the episode when Uncle Hairy was late she was referred to as Auntie Flora. Initially Humf was unsure about this, but by the end of the episode he seemed to have warmed to the idea. However, he was still very happy when Uncle Hairy eventually arrived at bed time.

Places

The characters homes

Most episodes will spend some time in one or another of the main characters flats.

The park

Often, episodes will spend some time in a local park which is within walking distance of the flats and involves crossing a road to get there. The park has play equipment as well as a sand pit and green open spaces to run around in.

Typical plot

In general, plots are centred on Humf and his exploration of the world. An example would be when Humf and his friends go to the park and see litter on the floor. They discuss it and then start to pick it up and put it in the bin with increasing vigour. Humf's mum interrupts when he goes to pick up a banana skin and explains that to be safe they should not attempt to pick up all litter as some is yucky.

Other details

The series is aimed at pre-school children and was created by Andrew Brenner, directed by Neil Fitzgibben and produced by Alexi Wheeler.

Episode list

Season 1

Season 1 was released in 2007, airing 78 episodes.

1. Humf's Painting
2. Loon's New Handbag
3. Wallace Pretends Too Much
4. Loon's Pushchair
5. Humf Goes Very High
6. Wallace's Quiet Game
7. Humf's Red Mittens
8. Humf Climbs A Mountain
9. Uncle Hairy's Restaurant
10. Uncle Hairy's Cinema
11. Humf And The Fluffy Thing
12. Mum And Dad's Party
13. Humf's Shadow
14. Humf Hangs Up The Laundry
15. Humf Is Hiding
16. Humf And The Scary Thing
17. Humf's Special Stick
18. Humf And The Hole In The Park
19. Humf And The Balloons
20. Humf's Special Cup
21. Humf's Ball
22. Humf And The Tickle Monster
23. Humf And The Moon
24. Humf And All The Stars
25. Uncle Hairy's Band
26. Humf Goes Fast
27. Humf's New Word
28. Humf Gets Lost
29. Humf Bakes Biscuits
30. Humf In The Fog
31. Slow Down, Wallace
32. Humf's Big Boots
33. Wallace's Bath
34. Humf And The Ants
35. Humf's Friends
36. Humf Is A Furry Thing
37. Humf's Favourite Book
38. Humf Wakes Up Early
39. Humf's Picnic
40. Loon's Best Friend
41. Wallace's Favourite Toy
42. Everyone Wants To Sit Next To Uncle Hairy
43. Loon's Ballet Lesson
44. Humf's Surprise
45. Humf and the Bedbugs
46. Humf and Wallace Fall Down
47. Humf Changes His Mind
48. Humf's Dad Goes on an Aeroplane
49. Crispy Cakehead is Sad
50. Loon's House
51. Humf and the Wind
52. Humf Puts it in the Bin
53. Humf's Dog
54. Humf and Loon's Special Treat
55. Wallace's Tie
56. Uncle Hairy's Keys
57. Mum's Flower
58. Fireman Wallace
59. Loon's Treasure
60. Loon's Jack in the Box
61. Humf's Splinter
62. Wallace Won't Come Home
63. Wallace's Bubbles
64. Uncle Hairy's Take Away
65. Loon's Paddling Pool
66. Humf Goes Swimming
67. Humf's New Name
68. Humf's Busy Family
69. Loon's Blackboard
70. Humf is Very Big
71. Humf's Mum's Phone
72. Everybody Copies Uncle Hairy
73. Humf's Dad Stays in Bed
74. Flora Comes to Babysit
75. Loon Goes Far Away
76. Loon Gets Stuck
77. Uncle Hairy's Magic
78. Wallace Gets Very Cross

External links

• Humf on Nick Jr.
• Humf Site (archived via Wayback Machine)