Show Info

Status: Ended
First Aired: November 21, 2002
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 78
Networks: BBC One
Genres: Kids, Comedy

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Basil Brush Show(2002)

TMDB Rating: 7.2 (16 votes)

Overview

The Basil Brush Show was a British children's television sitcom series, starring the glove puppet fox, Basil Brush. It was produced for six series by The Foundation, airing on CBBC from 4 October 2002 to 21 December 2007. The show is a spin-off from the original 1960's/1970's BBC television series, but without any of the original cast.

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Season 1

13 episodes • 2002

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Date	Nov 21, 2002
2	Mouse	Nov 28, 2002
3	The Statley Home	Dec 5, 2002
4	The Bully	Dec 12, 2002
5	Cakes	Dec 19, 2002
6	The Fake's Progress	Dec 23, 2002
7	The Job	Dec 29, 2002
8	Mean Genie	Dec 30, 2002
9	The Farm	Dec 31, 2002
10	The Mad Man of Murrimbidgee	Jan 1, 2003
11	Going for Broke	Jan 2, 2003
12	Molly Christmas	Feb 1, 2003
13	Cousin Mortimer	Feb 2, 2003

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Season 2

13 episodes • 2003

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Ella	Nov 21, 2003
2	Big Bother	Nov 28, 2003
3	The Return Of Cousin Mortimer	Dec 5, 2003
4	Bing Trouble	Dec 12, 2003
5	Molly in Love	Dec 19, 2003
6	Basil's Christmas Turkey	Dec 24, 2003
7	Fit for Nothing	Dec 29, 2003
8	Soap a Dope	Dec 30, 2003
9	Taste the Blood of Brushcula	Dec 31, 2003
10	Suprise Party	Jan 1, 2004
11	Bend it Like Basil	Jan 2, 2004
12	Quiz Night	Jan 14, 2004
13	Project Anil	Sep 22, 2004

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Season 3

13 episodes • 2004

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Frocks Rocks	Sep 23, 2004
2	The Revenge of the Mummy	Sep 24, 2004
3	The Pitz Hotel	Oct 1, 2004
4	Holding the Baby	Oct 8, 2004
5	Wedded Blitz	Oct 15, 2004
6	Pop Fox	Nov 5, 2004
7	Sports Spectacular	Oct 29, 2004
8	Basil's Millions	Sep 10, 2004
9	Camping	Sep 17, 2004
10	The Candidate	Oct 22, 2004
11	Foxweight Champion	Nov 12, 2004
12	Dog Gone	Nov 19, 2004
13	It's A Wonderful Brush	Dec 23, 2004

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Season 4

13 episodes • 2005

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Fox In Space	Sep 23, 2005
2	Thanks a Million	Sep 5, 2005
3	Manic Organic	Sep 16, 2005
4	Basil's Angels	Sep 23, 2005
5	Basil's Brush With Frame	Sep 28, 2005
6	Basil: The Movie	Oct 7, 2005
7	Double Trouble (1)	Oct 14, 2005
8	Double Trouble (2)	Oct 21, 2005
9	The Stupid Christmas I mean Halloween Episode	Oct 31, 2005
10	Basil's Brush With Fame	Nov 11, 2005
11	The Incapables	Nov 18, 2005
12	Meeja Mogul	Nov 23, 2005
13	Santa Brush	Dec 21, 2005

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Season 5

13 episodes • 2006

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Liam and Lucy	Sep 29, 2006
2	Fox Rocks	Sep 29, 2006
3	Toothache	Oct 6, 2006
4	Brush to the Future	Oct 13, 2006
5	Kiss and Tell	Oct 27, 2006
6	Basil's Haunted House	Nov 3, 2006
7	Back to School Basil	Nov 3, 2006
8	Basil the Casualty	Nov 17, 2006
9	Dave's First Girlfriend	Nov 17, 2006
10	The Sweet Smell of Success	Nov 24, 2006
11	It's A Knockout	Dec 1, 2006
12	Basil's Extravaganza	Dec 8, 2006
13	No Business Like Snow Business	Dec 15, 2006

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Season 6

13 episodes • 2007

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Ballroom Basil	Sep 7, 2007
2	Basil's Angels 2: Fox on the Run	Sep 14, 2007
3	This Charming Man	Sep 21, 2007
4	The Lift	Sep 28, 2007
5	Dave Swap	Oct 5, 2007
6	Anil the Sidekick	Oct 12, 2007
7	Da Basil Code	Oct 19, 2007
8	All Scream for Ice Cream	Oct 26, 2007
9	Windbreaker	Nov 2, 2007
10	Dave's Apprentice	Nov 9, 2007
11	That Shrinking Feeling	Nov 16, 2007
12	Basil Hood	Nov 23, 2007
13	Basil's Christmas Dinners	Dec 21, 2007

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