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Chorlton And The Wheelies - Happiness Is Dragon Shaped [VHS] [1976]
 
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Chorlton And The Wheelies - Happiness Is Dragon Shaped [VHS] [1976]

VHS ~ Joe Lynch
5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Joe Lynch
  • Directors: Chris Taylor
  • Writers: John Hambley, Brian Trueman
  • Producers: Brian Cosgrove, John Hambley, Mark Hall
  • Format: PAL
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: Fremantle Home Entertainment
  • VHS Release Date: 29 May 2000
  • Run Time: 56 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004TL9G
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 13,838 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Amazon.co.uk Review
"Jump in we'll take you for a spin/And show you round the Wheelie World". For pretty much anyone between the ages of 25 and 40, merely the opening line of the theme to this crazed slice of cartoon bedlam will be enough to jog memories and pluck heartstrings. For everyone else, a brief synopsis is probably in order. Well, self-evidently there's Chorlton, the least intimidating dragon in television history, whose unexplained arrival among the Wheelies is a constant source of vexation to Fenella, a spectacularly ineffective witch with a base camp at Spout Hall (yes, it's a big kettle) and a cadre of mushroom-like toadies and "spikers" with whom she consorts to bring havoc to Wheelie World. Oh, and she also has a son, who only ever appears as a vast, disembodied foot.

In short, Chorlton is a crown jewel for all fans of 70s children's TV at its most unapologetically demented. Happiness is Dragon Shaped, the first five-episode collection, opens with "Happiness is Hatched" (wherein, of course, Chorlton arrives fully formed in Wheelie World via an enormous egg), before proceeding into the titular segment, "Chorlton Says it with Flowers", "The Lost Wheelie" and "Chorlton and the Crimewave". Needless to say, the ever-apopleptic Fenella remains hysterical throughout. --Danny Leigh

Synopsis
Join Chorlton, the Happiness Dragon and his friends in Wheelie World in five great stories: 'Happiness Is Hatched', 'Happiness Is Dragon Shaped', 'Chorlton Says It With Flowers', 'The Lost Wheelie' and 'Chorlton And The Crimewave'.


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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars At long last Pearson TV release the dragon !, 4 Jun 2000
By A Customer
After years of a wait, Pearson TV have released the first 5 episode on video. They have been digitally remastered and look fantastic.

The very first episode was the main highlight of the video for me as somehow I had missed it all of the years ago.

I recommend the video (and volume 2) to anyone who remembers Chorlton from their childhood. Even if you don't, check out the video and see what you have missed !

Big kids at heart rule !

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5.0 out of 5 stars Blast from the past, 28 Sep 2000
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This is an absolutley gorgeous blast from the past, i vaguely remebered it but nobody else did so when i saw the video i bought it straight away. I put the video on and i was an anxious 3 year old again, i couldn't wait to see Fenella (she used to scare me to death)and the spikers definatly the best witch ever. This series should definatly make a comeback on TV and for ages i was singing the theme tune...now we just need Animal Kwackers (anybody remember...Rory Rory tell us a story)
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5.0 out of 5 stars You're a Bobby Dazzler!, 17 Aug 2000
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For years I've been trying to find somebody who remembers Chorlton and the Wheelies. When I saw that it was out on video I ordered it straight away (for my eighteen month old son of course). You just don't get stories involving happiness dragons from the north of England in Teletubbies! If only I can persuade my wife...to watch it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A true classic of children's entertainment
I have been waiting for a Chorlton and the Wheelied video for over 10 years, so when I bought this, I was a bit apprehensive in case it didn't match up to my expectations... Read more
Published on 7 Aug 2000 by ashaman100@hotmail.com

5.0 out of 5 stars Ecky Thump! It never got any better than this, did it?
Appeals to adults as much as it did when they were kids, thanks to Chorlton being blissfully ignorant of Fenella the Witch's evil intentions and sounding like he's taking the... Read more
Published on 20 Jul 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Gradely!
Ecky thump! This just has to be the best video release of the year - excellent! At last, Chorlton has been brought back to life from the video archives and can spread his... Read more
Published on 20 Jul 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars It's no use asking where it came from!
Chorlton and the wheelies has been forgotten for too long. This video will allow people who have rated The Magic Roundabout as the best in 1970's televisual entertainment to... Read more
Published on 19 Jul 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Oh no it's that damn dragon again!
I watched this when I was at university in Wales and loved every minute of it (missed a few lectures because of it). Read more
Published on 6 Jul 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars This video is well worth £.... It has taken me back 24 years
This Video has taken me back 24 years - I had forgotton how Fenella bounces through the floor, and how her kettle lid rattled - and I had'nt seen the first episode, so it was a... Read more
Published on 4 Jul 2000 by catherine@dialogue.co.uk

5.0 out of 5 stars If you are aged 24-25 and an eternal child, BUY THIS VIDEO
I got this on my 25th birthday (just the right age to get this vid), and it made me laugh and laugh. Kids nowadays don't know what they have missed. Read more
Published on 3 Jul 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Hello little lady!
Its been years since I last watched Chorlton And The Wheelies, and the memories all came flooding back within minutes of watching this video. Read more
Published on 1 Jul 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Unmissable walk down memory lane
It was so good to Chorlton and all of his friends once again. It was just as I remembered it. Looking forward to seeing more of the episodes as they are released. Read more
Published on 1 Jul 2000 by fiona.cameron@libertysurf.co.uk

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent step back in time
I hadn't seen anything of Chorlton and the Wheelies since I was about 4 years old! If you are about 24 years old (which I am) you will appreciate this. Read more
Published on 16 Jun 2000 by a.brearley@independent.co.uk

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