British children's television series
Waffle the Wonder Dog |
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Created by | Billy McQueen, Catherine Williams, Mandy Darrall |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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No. of seasons | 4 |
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No. of episodes | 60 |
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Running time | 11 minutes |
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Production companies | Darrall Macqueen Ingenious Media[1] |
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Network | CBeebies |
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Release | 26 February 2018 (2018-02-26) – 5 April 2020 (2020-04-05) |
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Waffle the Wonder Dog was a British live action children's television series produced by Darrall Macqueen for CBeebies. It is aimed at four to seven year olds.[2] The programme was first broadcast since 26 February 2018. The Show has also aired on TVOKids in Canada.
Synopsis
Waffle is a talking dog (a red miniature poodle),[3] who is adopted by the Brooklyn-Bell blended family after they find him in their new house. Waffle always causes trouble, especially with cat-loving neighbour Mrs Hobbs.[4][5]
Cast
Episode listing
Season 1
The fifteen episodes of Season 1 were first broadcast on CBeebies from 26 February to 16 March 2018. Season 1 was filmed between August and November 2017.[6]
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Title
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Date of Release
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Summary
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1 |
Meeting Waffle |
26 February 2018 |
Waffle is found amongst newlywed Simon and Jess's wedding presents.
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2 |
Night Night, Waffle |
27 February 2018 |
Waffle's barking keeps everyone awake.
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3 |
Goodbye Waffle? |
28 February 2018 |
Jess and Evie takes Waffle to the vets to have his chip scanned.
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4 |
Waffle Explores |
1 March 2018 |
Waffle gets into Mrs Hobbs's house next door.
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5 |
Waffle Grows |
2 March 2018 |
The family consider getting rid of Waffle, but decide to keep him.
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6 |
Waffle's Paint Disaster |
5 March 2018 |
Waffle causes chaos while the family are painting Doug's bedroom.
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7 |
Waffle Walkies |
6 March 2018 |
Simon and Evie take Waffle to the park and get covered in mud.
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8 |
Training Waffle |
7 March 2018 |
Waffle attends a puppy obedience class.
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9 |
Waffle and the Good Dog |
8 March 2018 |
A well-behaved dog visits Waffle to try and stop him getting up to mischief.
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10 |
Waffle's Visit |
9 March 2018 |
The Brooklyn-Bell family take Waffle next door to show Mrs Hobbs how good he can be.
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11 |
Waffle Misses Doug |
12 March 2018 |
Doug goes to stay with his mum, which makes Waffle sad.
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12 |
Waffle's Day Out |
13 March 2018 |
Evie goes swimming but Waffle isn't allowed to go with her. He runs away to try and find her.
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13 |
Waffle's Doggy Buddies |
14 March 2018 |
Gramps's friend Mr Willow brings his dogs round to play with Waffle.
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14 |
Waffle and George |
15 March 2018 |
Waffle rescues Mrs Hobbs' cat George after he gets locked inside his house.
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15 |
Waffle and the Swimming Pool |
16 March 2018 |
Waffle has a sleepover at Mr Willow's house.
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Season 2
The fifteen episodes of Season 2 were first broadcast on CBeebies from 2 July to 20 July 2018. Series 2 was filmed from January 2018 to April 2018.[7]
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Title
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Date of Release
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Summary
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1 |
Waffle's Ball Pit Pond |
2 July 2018 |
Mrs Hobbs tries to teach Waffle to be good, while the children play with their friends.
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2 |
Waffle is Unwell |
3 July 2018 |
Waffle and Mrs Hobbs are ill, and Jess brings home a kitten.
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3 |
Waffle and the Kitten |
4 July 2018 |
Waffle bakes a cake, and Mrs Hobbs is smitten by the kitten.
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4 |
Waffle's Pet Party |
5 July 2018 |
Waffle amazes everyone at Jess's birthday party.
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5 |
Waffle's Big Night In |
6 July 2018 |
Gramps brings some puppies to the house while he babysits, and Waffle and the pups cause chaos for Mrs Hobbs.
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6 |
Blockade Waffle |
9 July 2018 |
Waffle barricades the doors to the house because he doesn't want the children to go back to school.
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7 |
Waffle and the Teacher |
10 July 2018 |
Evie's teacher visits the house and Waffle chews everything.
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8 |
Waffle in the Shoe Shop |
11 July 2018 |
Evie goes to buy new shoes and takes Waffle with her.
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9 |
Waffle and the Tooth Fairy |
12 July 2018 |
Waffle learns about the tooth fairy after Doug loses one of his teeth.
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10 |
Waffle's Wonderful Art |
13 July 2018 |
Waffle paints pictures of Mrs Hobbs' cat George.
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11 |
Waffle Tries to be Good |
16 July 2018 |
Waffle goes to school with Evie.
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12 |
Moving Waffle |
17 July 2018 |
The family go camping without Waffle, who has his own adventure instead.
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13 |
Waffle and the Fleas |
18 July 2018 |
George has fleas, and the Brooklyn-Bell family offer to help.
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14 |
Waffle's Sort of Birthday |
19 July 2018 |
Waffle has a surprise for his birthday.
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15 |
Waffle So Far |
20 July 2018 |
Simon recalls all of the chaos that Waffle has brought to the family.
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Season 3
The sixteen episodes of Season 3 were first broadcast on CBeebies, starting with a Christmas special on 20 December 2018, followed by the rest of the series from 1 April to 19 April 2019. Series 3 was filmed from November 2018 to February 2019.[8]
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Summary
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Waffle's First Christmas |
20 December 2018 |
On his first Christmas Eve with the Brooklyn-Bell family, Waffle learns about Santa.
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2 |
Waffle at the Kennels |
1 April 2019 |
Waffle stays at the kennels while the family are on holiday.
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3 |
Waffle the Guest |
2 April 2019 |
Waffle stays with Mrs Hobbs.
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4 |
The Legend of Sir Waffle |
3 April 2019 |
Waffle floods Mrs Hobbs' kitchen.
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5 |
Waffle's School Walkies |
4 April 2019 |
Waffle walks to school with Evie and causes mayhem in the playground.
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6 |
Waffle's Great Escape |
5 April 2019 |
Waffle tries to escape from home to join Evie at school.
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7 |
Waffle Needs Quiet Time |
8 April 2019 |
Waffle learns that books can be just as enjoyable as noisy games.
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8 |
Waffle's Playdate |
9 April 2019 |
Waffle and Evie go on a playdate with friends, and Mrs Hobbs has a disaster with a home delivery.
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9 |
PE Waffle |
10 April 2019 |
Waffle takes Evie's forgotten reading book to her PE class at school.
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10 |
Waffle Learns to Read |
11 April 2019 |
Gramps teaches Waffle to read.
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11 |
Waffle the Grand-Dog |
12 April 2019 |
Doug's grandparents visit, but Waffle will only leave his new doormat for Grandma.
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12 |
Waffle and Pepper |
15 April 2019 |
Waffle and Jess visit the kennels and meet a new friend, Pepper.
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13 |
Helpful Waffle |
16 April 2019 |
Waffle tries to help Pepper to find a new owner.
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14 |
Waffle Pop Dog |
17 April 2019 |
Doug makes a music kit and the family help him to write a song for the school show.
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15 |
Sponsored Waffle |
18 April 2019 |
The family do a sponsored silence to raise money for the school.
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16 |
School Dog Waffle |
19 April 2019 |
The family take Waffle to school to ask if he can visit the class.
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Season 4
The fourteen episodes of Season 4 were first broadcast on CBeebies from 30 March to 5 April 2020. Season 4 was filmed from September 2019 to December 2019.[9]
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Summary
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Waffle Tries to be Still |
30 March 2020 |
Waffle hides in Evie's class at school.
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Waffle and the Birthday Wish |
30 March 2020 |
Evie gets a dog house for her birthday, and Mrs Hobbs tries rollerskating.
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3 |
Waffle the Cat Sitter |
31 March 2020 |
Mrs Hobbs interviews for a cat sitter, and Waffle applies for the job.
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4 |
Waffle is a Listening Dog |
31 March 2020 |
Waffle works as a listening dog at Evie's school.
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5 |
Waffle Gets Snowy |
1 April 2020 |
Evie, Doug, Simon and Waffle go to an indoor snow arena.
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6 |
Waffle the Pupil |
1 April 2020 |
Waffle starts as a pupil at Evie's school.
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7 |
Waffle and Benji |
2 April 2020 |
Waffle is awarded a prize for good behaviour at school.
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8 |
Waffle's Homework |
2 April 2020 |
The headteacher decides whether Waffle can continue as a pupil, after he forgets to do his homework.
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9 |
Waffle's Dog Family |
3 April 2020 |
Waffle feels left out of the Brooklyn-Bell family, so he goes in search of his dog family.
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10 |
First Aid Waffle |
3 April 2020 |
Waffle's paw is hurt at school, so Jess trains the headteacher in canine first aid.
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11 |
Waffle and the Box |
4 April 2020 |
Waffle wants to find out what's inside a box that's been delivered to Mrs Hobbs.
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12 |
Waffle's Rehearsal |
4 April 2020 |
Evie and Waffle rehearse for their school show, in which Waffle has a singing role.
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13 |
Waffle Steals the Show |
5 April 2020 |
Evie nearly misses the school show.
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14 |
Waffle Make and Do |
5 April 2020 |
Doug and Waffle share memories, and Pepper becomes a new neighbour.
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Awards
In 2018, Waffle the Wonder Dog was a nominee in the Children's Pre-School Live Action category at the Children's BAFTA awards. Also in 2018, it was a finalist in the Up to 6 Fiction category at the Prix Jeunesse International Festival. In 2019 the programme was a nominee in the Best Pre-School Programme category at the Broadcast Awards.[2]
References