Underground Ernie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Underground Ernie is an anime produced by Joella Productions in the UK on the BBC on both CBeebies and BBC Two, and sold around the world by BBC Worldwide. It is set in International Station, a fictional worldwide Underground network, and focuses on the everyday adventures of Ernie, a friendly Underground supervisor, Millie, his multilingual colleague and Mr Rails the lovable maintenance man.
The locomotives under Ernie's watchful eye all have characters of their own. There is Bakerloo, Victoria, Circle, Jubilee and the twins, Hammersmith & City. From time to time they are joined by their friends from across the world including; Paris, Brooklyn, Moscow, Sydney and Osaka. The show is aimed at children between the ages of 3 and 8 years old.
The initial series has 2. Its first showing on was on Monday 5 June 2. BBC Two at 9: 0. 0am. It later premiered on CBeebies.
Premiere[edit]In its premiere run, Underground Ernie was broadcast twice a day five days a week—firstly on BBC Two at 9 am and then repeated on CBeebies at 4. In the first episode, "Pop Decoy", pop superstar "Sam 7" is performing at the theatre and Jubilee has to get him there without hundreds of fans finding out. Alas, the excitable Jubilee can't keep a secret and he and Ernie have to come up with a plan to get Sam 7 safely to the theatre. BBC poster for Underground Ernie. All the visuals for the show are produced using CGI computer graphics and that largely explains the high cost of the production (USD$7 million/£4 million) [1]. The first series was produced using Light. Wave 3. D software.[2]Some critics have pointed out the similarities between Underground Ernie and Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends and Chuggington, in that both series feature anthropomorphic locomotives.
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Whilst acknowledging a similarity, the producers make it clear that this is very different from Thomas and Chuggington and is very much based in the 2. Despite being underground engines, they often travel overground around open countryside to various stations including seaside resort. The overall design is inspired by the real London Underground, and Transport for London has allowed the series to use design elements directly taken from their brand, in particular the use of their distinctive Underground logo, or 'roundel' as it's known. Characters[edit]Human characters[edit]Mr. Rails (voiced by Howard Ward) is the maintenance man. Train characters[edit]The majority of the characters are trains most of which take their names from lines of the London Underground network, though in Underground Ernie's world it is called "International Underground".*Hammersmith (voiced by Tim Whitnall) is twin brother to City, a fast and furious train who is a general knowledge "whizz".
He wears blue spectacles. City (voiced by Chris Jarvis) is Hammersmith's twin brother and is also fast and furious but is an expert in mathematics and finances (presumably a reference to the City, where many of London's financial institutions are based. He wears pink spectacles. Hammersmith and City are usually coupled back end to back and run together as one train.
Victoria (voiced by Janet Brown) is the oldest train and is like a mother to the other trains. She wears a crown to suggest the link between herself and Queen Victoria but visually appears more like a caricature of the present Queen, Elizabeth II. Although Victoria is presented as the oldest character in the series, the real life Victoria line is actually one of the newest lines - only the Jubilee line is newer. Circle (voiced by Chris Jarvis) is a "hippy chick" - always helpful and rarely loses her cool. Jubilee (voiced by Tim Whitnall) is the youngest train and is into computers, music, internet, emails, games and all the latest gadgets and technology.
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He can be mischievous but is still well- liked. International train characters[edit]There are also five international trains, which Millie visits when she goes abroad every weekend. She always bring back exciting stories for Ernie, as well as a souvenir: Storylines[edit]In each twelve- minute episode Ernie faces a problem, which he needs to fix with the help of the trains. This will typically involve one of the locations on International Underground or visitors coming via the Underground - often both. Number. Title. Writer. Synopsis. Airdate. Pop Decoy. Louise Kramskoy.
Jubilee lets slip his secret about pop superstar Sam 7. Bakerloo gets into pop. June 2. 00. 62. Sir Clunkalot. Diane Redmond. The medieval pageant sees Ernie save a damsel in distress.
June 2. 00. 63. Mister Rails Never Fails. Diane Redmond. Ernie's heavy cold leads to confusion over the arrangements for Mr. Rails' surprise party. June 2. 00. 64. Brooklyn and Rocky Two Shoes. Diane Redmond. American athlete Rocky Two Shoes rides over on Brooklyn and overcomes his fears.
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June 2. 00. 65. Pulling Together. Jan Page. Hammersmith and City have split loyalties while Victoria gets into football. June 2. 00. 66. Caught Purple Handed. Diane Redmond. A rather absent- minded explorer brings a rare plant to the Underground.
June 2. 00. 67. Ernie's Big Trip. Jan Page. Paris visits. Is Ernie going to France forever? Don't go, Ernie! 1. June 2. 00. 68. Finders Keepers.
Jan Page. A Golden Ticket becomes lost property. June 2. 00. 69. The Magician's Assistant. Diane Redmond. Millie assists as Paris brings Maestro the magician to town. June 2. 00. 61. 0Cover Story. Ross Hastings. Ernie tries to take some pictures for Tunnel Times; Sydney is in town. June 2. 00. 61. 1Millie's Day Dream.
Ross Hastings. Millie's won a dream day. Can the Underground cope without her? June 2. 00. 61. 2Mr Movie Jones. Diane Redmond. A case of mistaken identity as Mr. Movie Jones visits Sea Shell Bay.
June 2. 00. 61. 3Summer Breeze. Louise Kramskoy. Phew, what a scorcher on the Underground! June 2. 00. 61. 4Running Late.
Lisa Akhurst. Is Victoria headed for the scrapyard? June 2. 00. 61. 5Light at the End of the Tunnel. Jan Page. A tiny crack opens and Miss Relic sees her mummy again. June 2. 00. 61. 6The Wreck of Sea Shell Bay.
Diane Redmond. Sam and Dan are seriously bad kids - but they get lucky. June 2. 00. 61. 7Catnapped. Louise Kramskoy. Pippa's cat Patch goes missing as the rain pours down. June 2. 00. 61. 8Monster Mystery. Jan Page. Monster on the Underground?
Not a good time for a practical joke. June 2. 00. 61. 9Bon Appetit. Jan Page. Millie cooks for French chef Marcel Le Magnifique, who arrives on Paris. June 2. 00. 62. 0A Change Is as Good as a Rest.
Diane Redmond. The trains decide to swap lines; Pippa doesn't hear the announcement. June 2. 00. 62. 1Elementary, My Dear Bakerloo! Jan Page. A jumble sale saves the nature reserve. November 2. 00. 62. The Magic Lamp. Louise Kramskoy.
Is this a genie I see before me? A theatre prop spreads confusion.
November 2. 00. 62. How Great The Art. Ross Hastings. Modern art - who wants it? How about a squashed wheelbarrow for Brooklyn? November 2. 00. 62. The Mayor's Visit.
Ross Hastings. Mr. Rails gets the wrong end of the stick. The mayor gets stuck. November 2. 00. 62.
Techno Trouble! Lisa Akhurst. Osaka gives Jubilee some Japanese technology that is just too good. November 2. 00. 62. Snow Go. Jan Page. The Underground suffers from the wrong kind of snow as Moscow visits.
December 2. 00. 6Merchandising[edit]In November 2. Halsall International Ltd. Underground Ernie[3].
They products became on sale by the autumn of 2. The use of London Underground names and trains is a deliberate step to lead into merchandising suitable for children's gifts the revenue from which will be shared with Transport for London. Halsall International Ltd have, since 2. Underground Ernie' models.
Warner Vision International released four compilation DVDs of the show, which was later compiled into a boxset forming the complete first series. These releases are now out of print and are very hard to find. Day Out with Underground Ernie[edit]In 2. Hampshire called Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway secured the rights to hold Underground Ernie children's days and held four Underground Ernie events a year called: Day Out with Underground Ernie. Miniature versions of 'Jubilee' and 'Ernie 1' were created which passengers could ride behind, as well as meeting a larger than life version of Underground Ernie.
The last Ernie event was held during late December 2. January 2. 01. 0. Day out with Thomas succeeded the event.
Underground Ernie charity evenings[edit]As well as Days Out with Ernie, in 2. Underground Ernie fundraising events were held at the railway which were hosted by The Karen Ingram Cancer Trust. With over ВЈ3,5. 00 raised on the night at the first event which raised money for the hospital which cared and looked after Karen Ingram for whom the events were in memory of. Co- Creator John Deery also attended the special charity evening along with his family.
With Eastleigh no longer hosting Days out with Underground Ernie events, a final fundraiser was held at the railway in 2. Ernie due to the railway no longer having the Ernie characters available to use.
Theme song[edit]The show's theme song, performed by members of The Wonder Stuff under the name "HRB Music",[2] is called "The Importance of Being Ernie". This is a reference to Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest (Ernie is short for Ernest). The logo is like the London underground logo. References[edit]External links[edit].
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