Pedro and Frankensheep
Pedro and Frankensheep is an animated BBC television series set in Lake Poopo, Bolivia. It was created by BBC producer Philip Cooper for BBC Childrens. Cooper worked closely with filmmakers The Brothers McLeod who designed, co-wrote, and animated the series The series follows the misadventures of Pedro, a supersmart guinea pig scientist, and his home-made cyborg sheep, Frankensheep. Each episode has a scientific concept at the heart of it.
Meanwhile, Frank's microscopic Mariachis, The Brain Ticks (madcap MusicAL duo Hector & Hugo), provide a string of scathing remarks and outrageous songs to accompany the shenanigans.
The series is comprised of 10 5-minute episodes, which are listed here:
- 1. In Deep Poopo (CBBC Channel air date February 25, 2008)
- 2. Sleep Guinea Pig Sleep (February 26, 2008)
- 3. What a Nugget (February 27, 2008) (This episode was featured in the Doctor Who episode "Silence in the Library".)
- 4. Fool Moon (February 28, 2008)
- 5. Icky Sticky Web (February 29, 2008)
- 6. Red Hot Poopo (March 3, 2008)
- 7. The Sheepinator (March 4, 2008)
- 8. The Big Sneeze (March 5, 2008)
- 9. Pedro's Bright Idea (March 6, 2008)
- 10. Flower Power (March 7, 2008)
All the animations can be viewed at the CBBC website