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The Caribou Kitchen
Written by Andrew Brenner
Directed by Guy Maddocks
Voices of Kate Robbins
Narrated by Kate Robbins
Composer(s) Nicholas Paul
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of episodes 52
Production
Executive producer(s) Etta Saunders
Producer(s) Simon Maddocks
Camera setup Filmfex Services
Running time 10 minutes per episode (approx.)
Production company(s) Maddocks Cartoon Productions
World Productions
Distributor Scottish Television
NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original network ITV Network (CITV)
Original release 5 June 1995 (1995-06-05) – 1 January 1997 (1997-01-01)

The Caribou Kitchen is a CITV animated children's television series which ran from Summer 1995 to Winter 1997 about an anthropomorphic caribou called Claudia who ran a restaurant which served a number of animal guests, including Mrs Panda, Caroline the Cow, Gerald the Giraffe and Taffy the Tiger. Other recurring supporting characters included the chef Abe the Anteater, and waiters Lisa the Lemur and Tom the Tortoise. Each of the fifty-two episodes lasted ten minutes and intended to teach its pre-school audiences important lessons. The rights to the show are owned by Universal Television, the current successor of Entertainment Rights.

Characters

Season 1 (1995)

No. Episode Original airdate
1 "Table for Two" June 5, 1995 (1995-06-05)
2 "Too Many Ant Eaters" July 2, 1995 (1995-07-02)
3 "First Come, First Served" July 3, 1995 (1995-07-03)
4 "Big is Beautiful" July 4, 1995 (1995-07-04)
5 "Colour Co-Ordinated" July 5, 1995 (1995-07-05)
6 "Not Enough Cooks" July 8, 1995 (1995-07-08)
Claudia is understaffed, and Mrs Panda filling in is not helping.
7 "One-Track Tummy" July 8, 1995 (1995-07-08)
8 "Rhyme Without Reason" July 10, 1995 (1995-07-10)
9 "A Snack in Time" July 11, 1995 (1995-07-11)
10 "Soap or Soup" July 12, 1995 (1995-07-12)
11 "Share is Fair" July 15, 1995 (1995-07-15)
12 "There's No Need to Shout" July 16, 1995 (1995-07-16)
13 "Old Hat" July 17, 1995 (1995-07-17)
14 "Copy Cat Squirrel" July 18, 1995 (1995-07-18)
15 "Poor Plums" July 19, 1995 (1995-07-19)
16 "Cherry Tree" July 22, 1995 (1995-07-22)
17 "Snake Charmer" July 24, 1995 (1995-07-24)
18 "Snakes and Ladders" July 26, 1995 (1995-07-26)
19 "Timed Tables" July 29, 1995 (1995-07-29)
Tom is a bit slow to take orders, while Lisa is a bit hasty to go about.
20 "Lost at Tea" July 30, 1995 (1995-07-30)
Sophie and Flora have a picnic. Flora then has tea with Caroline.

Season 2 (1995)

No. Episode Original airdate
1 "Pain in the Prickly" August 1, 1995 (1995-08-01)
2 "Not Enough Pebbles" August 2, 1995 (1995-08-02)
3 "The Bigger the Better" August 5, 1995 (1995-08-05)
4 "Fruit and Nuts" August 6, 1995 (1995-08-06)
Cyril spends a lot of time cracking jokes instead of helping.
5 "Abe's Day Off" August 7, 1995 (1995-08-07)
6 "Two Friends Are Better Than One" August 8, 1995 (1995-08-08)
7 "Proud to Be Prickly" August 9, 1995 (1995-08-09)
8 "A Very Silly Secret" August 12, 1995 (1995-08-12)
9 "The Garden Party" August 13, 1995 (1995-08-13)
10 "The Push of the Tiger" August 14, 1995 (1995-08-14)
11 "Moving Slow" August 15, 1995 (1995-08-15)
12 "Swing is Here" August 16, 1995 (1995-08-16)
13 "Doctors and Nurses" August 19, 1995 (1995-08-19)
14 "Bamboo for One" August 20, 1995 (1995-08-20)
15 "Promises, Promises" August 21, 1995 (1995-08-21)
16 "The Ant Thief" August 22, 1995 (1995-08-22)
17 "Please Wipe Your Feet" August 23, 1995 (1995-08-23)
18 "Help Not Wanted" August 26, 1995 (1995-08-26)
19 "My Way" August 27, 1995 (1995-08-27)
20 "Taffy's Best Friend" August 28, 1995 (1995-08-28)
21 "A Change of Tart" August 29, 1995 (1995-08-29)
22 "Size Isn't Everything" August 30, 1995 (1995-08-30)
23 "Two Waiters Are Better Than One" September 3, 1995 (1995-09-03)
24 "What's Not Hot Pot" September 4, 1995 (1995-09-04)
25 "A Wash in Time" September 5, 1995 (1995-09-05)
26 "Noise Annoys" September 6, 1995 (1995-09-06)
27 "You Can Drive My Truck" September 30, 1995 (1995-09-30)
28 "What the Panda Saw" October 7, 1995 (1995-10-07)
29 "Cooking for Cooks" October 8, 1995 (1995-10-08)
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