Michael Bentine's Potty Time

Michael Bentine's Potty Time was a long-running British children's show, starring Michael Bentine, and directed and produced by Leon Thau for Thames Television on ITV. It ran from 1973 to 1980. The episodes consisted largely of distinctive, bearded puppets, comically re-enacting famous historical situations. The Potties' faces were always obscured by facial hair, with only their noses protruding. They were operated from beneath and had two distinct sizes - approximately two feet and one foot tall. All of the Potty characters were designed by Bentine, who also provided all of their voices. Their operators were from The Barry Smith Theatre of Puppets. In 2001, it was voted into 71st place in Channel 4's 100 Greatest Kids' TV shows poll. Several Region 2 DVDs of the series have been released by Network DVD.

Creators and Cast

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Michael Bentine

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Michael Bentine

Episodes

Season 1

26 episodes

S1 E1 · Episode 1: TREASURE ISLAND

1973-11-12

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: TREASURE ISLAND

S1 E2 · Episode 2: KING ARTHUR

1973-11-19

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: KING ARTHUR

S1 E3 · Episode 3: NORTH WEST FRONTIER

1973-11-26

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: NORTH WEST FRONTIER

S1 E4 · Episode 4: MOVIE MONSTER

1973-12-03

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: MOVIE MONSTER

S1 E5 · Episode 5: ROBIN HOOD

1973-12-10

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: ROBIN HOOD

S1 E6 · Episode 6: WORLD WAR ONE ACES

1973-12-17

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: WORLD WAR ONE ACES

S1 E7 · Episode 7: FATHER CHRISTMAS

1973-12-24

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: FATHER CHRISTMAS

S1 E8 · Episode 8: FOREIGN LEGION

1973-12-31

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: FOREIGN LEGION

S1 E9 · Episode 9: UP THE AMAZON

1974-01-07

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: UP THE AMAZON

S1 E10 · Episode 10: THE ARMADA

1974-01-14

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: THE ARMADA

S1 E11 · Episode 11: 7th. CAVALRY

1974-01-21

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: 7th. CAVALRY

S1 E12 · Episode 12: THE VIKINGS

1974-01-28

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: THE VIKINGS

S1 E13 · Episode 13: THE MOUNTIES

1974-02-04

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: THE MOUNTIES

S1 E14 · Episode 14: SPORTS ROUND UP

1974-02-11

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: SPORTS ROUND UP

S1 E15 · Episode 15: MARIE CELESTE

1974-02-18

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: MARIE CELESTE

S1 E16 · Episode 16: SHERLOCK HOLMES

1974-02-25

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: SHERLOCK HOLMES

S1 E17 · Episode 17: ON THE PIRATE BUSES

1974-03-04

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: ON THE PIRATE BUSES

S1 E18 · Episode 18: MARCO POLO

1974-03-11

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: MARCO POLO

S1 E19 · Episode 19: HADRIAN'S WALL

1974-03-18

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: HADRIAN'S WALL

S1 E20 · Episode 20: POTTY SCHOOL

1974-03-25

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: POTTY SCHOOL

S1 E21 · Episode 21: FARMERS VS. MOLES

1974-04-01

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: FARMERS VS. MOLES

S1 E22 · Episode 22: THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL

1974-04-08

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL

S1 E23 · Episode 23: ARABIAN KNIGHTS

1974-04-15

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: ARABIAN KNIGHTS

S1 E24 · Episode 24: ARMY COOKERY CORPS

1974-04-22

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: ARMY COOKERY CORPS

S1 E25 · Episode 25: CROWN JEWELS

1974-04-29

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: CROWN JEWELS

S1 E26 · Episode 26: POTTY MAGIC

1974-05-06

Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys: POTTY MAGIC

Season 2

13 episodes

S2 E1 · Series 2, Show 1

1975-01-08

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S2 E2 · Series 2, Show 2

1975-01-15

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S2 E3 · Series 2, Show 3

1975-01-22

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S2 E4 · Series 2, Show 4

1975-01-29

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S2 E5 · Series 2, Show 5

1975-02-05

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S2 E6 · Series 2, Show 6

1975-02-12

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S2 E7 · Series 2, Show 7

1975-02-19

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S2 E8 · Series 2, Show 8

1975-02-26

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S2 E9 · Series 2, Show 9

1975-03-05

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S2 E10 · Series 2, Show 10

1975-03-12

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S2 E11 · Series 2, Show 11

1975-03-19

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S2 E12 · Series 2, Show 12

1975-03-26

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S2 E13 · Series 2, Show 13

1975-04-02

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Season 3

13 episodes

S3 E1 · Series 3, Show 1

1977-01-04

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S3 E2 · Series 3, Show 2

1977-01-11

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S3 E3 · Series 3, Show 3

1977-01-18

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S3 E4 · Series 3, Show 4

1977-01-25

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S3 E5 · Series 3, Show 5

1977-02-01

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S3 E6 · Series 3, Show 6

1977-02-08

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S3 E7 · Series 3, Show 7

1977-02-15

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S3 E8 · Series 3, Show 8

1977-02-22

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S3 E9 · Series 3, Show 9

1977-03-01

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S3 E10 · Series 3, Show 10

1977-03-08

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S3 E11 · Series 3, Show 11

1977-03-15

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S3 E12 · Series 3, Show 12

1977-03-29

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S3 E13 · Series 3, Show 13

1977-04-05

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Season 4

7 episodes

S4 E1 · Series 4, Show 1

1978-01-11

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S4 E2 · Series 4, Show 2

1978-01-18

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S4 E3 · Series 4, Show 3

1978-01-25

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S4 E4 · Series 4, Show 4

1978-02-01

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S4 E5 · Series 4, Show 5

1978-02-08

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S4 E6 · Series 4, Show 6

1978-02-15

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S4 E7 · Series 4, Show 7

1978-02-22

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Season 5

6 episodes

S5 E1 · Series 5, Show 1

1978-05-31

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S5 E2 · Series 5, Show 2

1978-06-07

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S5 E3 · Series 5, Show 3

1978-06-14

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S5 E4 · Series 5, Show 4

1978-06-21

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S5 E5 · Series 5, Show 5

1978-06-28

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S5 E6 · Series 5, Show 6

1978-07-12

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Season 6

6 episodes

S6 E1 · Series 6, Show 1

1979-01-02

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S6 E2 · Series 6, Show 2

1979-01-09

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S6 E3 · Series 6, Show 3

1979-01-16

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S6 E4 · Series 6, Show 4

1979-01-23

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S6 E5 · Series 6, Show 5

1979-01-30

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S6 E6 · Series 6, Show 6

1979-02-06

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Season 7

7 episodes

S7 E1 · Series 7, Show 1

1980-04-09

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S7 E2 · Series 7, Show 2

1980-04-16

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S7 E3 · Series 7, Show 3

1980-04-23

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S7 E4 · Series 7, Show 4

1980-04-30

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S7 E5 · Series 7, Show 5

1980-05-07

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S7 E6 · Series 7, Show 6

1980-05-14

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S7 E7 · Series 7, Show 7

1980-05-21

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