Doctor Snuggles - The Remarkable Fidgety River: Part 1

[sikhayar]

@sebastiancloud - Thanks for your response. I have been in email contact with Ken Leray & talking about the Snuggles music with him has been a wonderful experience. He mentioned Bruce Baxter & acknowledged his brilliant string arrangements, for example, in Woogie's Lullaby. Ken also said he would like to re-establish contact with Mr. Baxter, but I am not sure if he has... You should write to Ken. I am sure he would appreciate hearing from you!

[invisiblepurpninja13]

who made this fucking vid

[sebastiancloud]

@invisiblepurpninja13 I MADE THIS VIDEO FOR YOBBOS LIKE YOU WHO SWEAR BECAUSE THEY DONT ENGAGE THEIR TRUE REASONING BEFORE IMPATIENTLY BLURTING OUT NEGATIVE REMARKS. THERE IS A LESSON TO BE LEARNED HERE OLD BEAN. " BEHIND EVERY CLOUD THERE IS A SILVER LINING " SLAINTE

[aszaidi9497]

DR SNuggles is about to get huggled

[TotallyCarmen]

lsd

[delorayn1]

I'm slowly uploading all Dr. Snuggles episodes (english versions) to Dailymotion because there's no time limit there. Google "doctor snuggles dailymotion".

Hope you'll enjoy them all :)

[MrCaptainbilbo]

I used to love this show back in the day I am sure it was on at a silly time early in the morning .

[sebastiancloud]

Hi Flaxoweasel, I am very happy to hear that your Finnish Friend ( Where Doctor Snuggles has a different name. Brazil and Finland were the only two countries who felt they ought to change the name) found the episode to give you a trip back to your childhood. Happy Days then and Happy dreams from me the creator JO'K

[Pelaaja]

@sebastiancloud They probably changed it in Finland because Finnish children couldn't learn English so soon back then (different now with all internet and stuff). In Finland we call him "Tohtori Sykerö", and along other classic cartoons, Sykerö/Snuggles is a legend. Decided to watch some episodes since childhood.

[FlackoWeasel]

i've been looking this episode for AGES. Wanted to see it so badly cause I remember I had some cartoon related to some cubes. Thanks to a finnish friend I found it! MY CHILDHOOD!

[Iamjohnsv]

9 dislikes?? What could you possibly dislike about this? I used to get up at 0600 to watch this with my kids..Loved it then, love it now.

[riversonthemoon]

I used to watch this as a kid. I had no idea Douglas Adams was a writer for the show. No wonder I loved reading his books as I got older. He infected my brain with the silly adventures of Doctor Snuggles!

[sebastiancloud]

@riversonthemoon I WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE DOUGLAS ADAMS AND HIS WRITING PARTNER JOHN LLOYD JOIN ME ON 3 EPISODES OF DR. SNUGGLES. WE WORKED SPLENDIDLY TOGETHER AND THEY DID BRILLIANT WORK AND I WISH THEY WERE AVAILABLE TO CONTINUE THE MAGIC. ALAS DOUGLAS HAS PASSED ON AND JOHN IS DOING HIS OWN THING IN TV. BUT THEIR IMPRINT ON THE GOOD DR.SNUGGLES WILL LAST FOR EVER.. ETERNAL THANKS GUYS JO'K

[riversonthemoon]

@sebastiancloud ;-)

[alfreddunn03]

Doctor Snuggles eats a load of magic mushrooms,suddenly all the animals are talking to him and he has to find a scared river hiding in a cave....

[sikhayar]

The music @ 1:50 in Part 4 (when Snuggles goes to visit Woogie in the clouds for the usual guidance) is SO WONDERFUL it makes me want to cry. What is it? Does anyone know what this piece is @ who composed it?????

[sebastiancloud]

@sikhayar HI SIKHAYER. THE MUSIC WAS COMPOSED BY KEN LEROY WHO NOW LIVES IN THE USA WRITING COUNTRY WESTERN MUSIC. THE BRILLIANT ARRANEMENTS WERE MADE BY BRUCE BAXTER WHO I AM TRYING TO LOCATE. IF ANYONE OUT THERE KNOWS OF HIS WHEREABOUTS DO LET ME KNOW JO'K

[MrEhemaliger]

I´m German and I loved Dr. Snuggles as a child! :-)

The DVD brings childhood back...

[sebastiancloud]

@MrEhemaliger CHEERS OLD BEAN, AND GLAD YOU LIKED IT . WE HAVE MANY WONDERFUL GERMAN FANS AND IM GRATEFUL TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM FOR THEIR LOYAL SUPPORT HAPPY DAYS JEFFREY O'KELLY

[sharqi666]

ok im not crazy, this cartoon did exsist, its just as weird as i remember it

[MoldyTomat0]

I got nightmares as a kid thanks to this cartoon series.

A living river hiding in a cave?

Big holes in the sea?

Particularly scary was the big mushroom that turns everyone touching it into a butterfly.

[funkyspice]

@MoldyTomat0 river? pfft. its just a small stream. and its scared :(

[robertstown]

holy shit, i remember this episode. i didnt know ustinov did th voice. its so trippy

[robertstown]

holy shit, i remember this episode.

[lindypooh89]

So nostalgic! :) My two older brothers and I used to love this! :)

[AudioAndroid]

I heard their was a soundtrack out with all the music from the Doctor Snuggles cartoon on it if anyone can post it that would be the best thing since strawberries!

[GushOfEmotion]

I only got one thing to say about this. COCAINE IS A HELL OF A DRUG!

[JJJMMM1]

Was this written by THE Douglas Adams?

[barrybrien82]

What a mad cunt

[AudioAndroid]

i wish someone would post the soundtrack to this great cartoon :p

[mastmedia]

@AudioAndroid The soundtrack is Boss! Like the show, it's totally psychedelic .

It has a late 60's feel. Especially 'Here Comes The Mouse' and 'The Building Song'.

[kerryman87]

Haven't seen this in probably around 18 years. I clearly remember being fascinated by the show, the music and the crazy story lines. However, I could not remember the name of the show and, it wasn't until this morning that I stumbled across the title in a list of old 80s cartoons. It was like Christmas morning as a child when I heard that great title tune again. Thank you for helping create such a wonderful show, which I would credit with helping inspire my imagination and creativity as a child.

[jieyuhan]

wow classic

[sideburnz711]

Douglas Adams !!!! :O

[PatchesRips]

@sideburnz711 Oh my God, you're right! :O :D

[2001mark]

There is WAY too much win in this link

[Trajan3876]

Takes me back to a simpler time, when old men on pogo sticks hopped into a wooden rocket with animal friends. Them were the days.

[3Hearts7Seas12Moons]

today i met jeffrey o'kelly the creator... woah i thought he was mad... he likes my dog

[psynque]

It's sad to see that traditional european cartoons have all but died these days... Snuggles, Alfred J. Kwak... All the kids of today get is some animu bullshit.

[leushy]

I bought these on DVD a few years ago - I grew up with this cartoon as my alltime favourite. DR SNUG ftw :P

[dewsplash]

Trivia: Dr. Snuggles was high during the entire filming of this episode.

[turbosham1]

I LOVED this cartoon as a kid!!!!

[roter99]

i really liked this show as a young child, it's cool to see it again.

thank's.

[CentaurFour]

LSD is a hell of a drug

[Maksapihvi]

@CentaurFour It's made of this show.

[heliburg]

Lol, i used to watch this and thought i was the only one that remembered it. This guy invented loads of stuff. My cousin used to come round and turn it over to watch Heman. Great stuff.

[fionajokenny]

This was my favorite show when I was 4 years old!

[mapleavenue77]

I would buy the soundtrack for this show. Has anyone ever seen it? Is it downloadable?

[TheAlmightyKenny]

WHEN THEY OPEN UP THIS BOOK, THEY'RE SUCKED INSIDE INSTEAD

[DrUmtombo]

Whoever wrote this script ate one too many 'Magic Mushrooms'

[demoshe2002]

@DrUmtombo I agree..lol

[AudioAndroid]

I love this cartoon but im looking for help, im looking for the music that was used in the cartoon Simon and the Land of Chalkdrawings not the theme song but the music that plays in the cartoon its beautiful.

[Kasino80]

used to watch this on the Childrens Channel back in the mid 80's.

Dr. Snuggles, DJ Cat Show, Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, Transformers, Mask, Voltron, Jem, Carebears and many many more made the saturday and sunday mornings absolutely fantastic!!!!

[Leejb74]

@Kasino80 Transformers n Mask were never the mid 80's

[80sanime1]

@Leejb74 mask was 1985

[supermushy]

jesus christ i havent seen this in 12 years so much NOSTALGIA

[calferath]

I haven't seen this cartoon in like 28 years. It was my favorite cartoon. I used to watch it when I was a kid living in South Africa.

[harounkola]

@calferath Me too. South African television did some awesome cartoons :)

[patu8010]

Douglas Adams?! Wow

[Gwerd]

Was watching this with Cadence tonight...creatures from a watery planet are taking water from Earth because they saw we were treating it like garbage, and thought we didn't really want it. (sorry that just gave the story away). From 1979, love those dutch :)

[dwelsman]

I didn't know Douglas Adams wrote episodes of Doctor Snuggles!! Cool!

[steveasat2]

I wish MY brain was made of LSD and I could have adventures like this where I get thanked by talking fish. All I ever have is the sort of adventures where you wind up on probation.

[MrFantines]

ive got a Doctor Snuggles CD with sound and i can draw him!

[dartfrogger]

"We're going to look for a river, it's missing"

[Alanik22]

hahahah!!!

OMG!! I can't believe I forgot this.

[asialou]

I used to love this cartoon!! whew I'm getting old!

[silviogigante]

what a wonderful memory a time when being a child was pure imagination....now its sex drugs and violence.... bring back the purity of childrens tv!

[HeartOfHurt]

A guy with the name of Doctor Snuggles must of had a ton of women.

[moebigsley1976]

This was one of the most memmorable episodes.

[defomandefo]

this cartoon used to scare the hell out of me when i was a kid,it still is weird with its tripy music in the backround

[Animavore]

Ha ha ha ha. I haven't seen this since I was a kid. I can't believe none other than Douglas Adams is on the writing credits.

[shairaptor]

My childhood, great cartoon with lovely characters <3 Watched this in the 80s in Germany. I even emailed Jeffrey O'Kelly, he's a very friendly and nice person to talk to! Hope the new Dr Snuggles cartoon will come along!

[xoxlovenoteify]

The music in this is so happy! I absolutely love that old sound of the fuzzy warped-ness. Such a happy childhood memory.  (:

[yorkandpomona]

@xoxlovenoteify I totally agree....

[WarGearStudios]

Thank you for uploading this! I remember about ten years ago I used to watch it on TVO Kids... gooooood times!

[Raggamuffin1973]

Wow, only 10 years ago!!!! Oh my god you just made me feel extremely old lol! I haven't seen this for about 25 years at least!!!

Good cartoons last forever! I'm glad you enjoyed it, just like me a (cough) few years before! Goooood times!

[WarGearStudios]

I was like 5-7 back then, lol. But yes, this is really a warm cartoon that I loved.

[TheOwl1970]

When I first watched this show,...I thought Dr. Snuggles was Benjamin Franklin.

[freddielaker2]

did anyone see who wrote this episode? no? Douglas Adams - hitchikers guide to the galaxy and John Lloyd another good writer and a very good actor too. but how Peter Ustinov is missed.

[chopperbubba]

Awesome music!

[AudioAndroid]

I loved this show great music also :p

[whatnext21]

HOLY SH*T I TOTALLY REMEMBER THIS! Can't believe it what a crazy flash back this is! Thank you so much!!!!

[davidedkins]

John Challis? Boycie!?!

[Honigblumen]

Best cartoon I've ever seen! I haven't seen it for 20 years.

[tullyDT]

Peter Ustinov's voice is excellent I couldnt imagine anyone else playing Doctor Snuggles

[MKemmi]

wonderful! doktor snuggles in deutsch ist auch witzig! i love him very much..... and the little mouse...... i don´t know that name....

[neilpuff22]

@MKemmi nobby

[Keikokin]

written by the same Douglas Adams that did the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Series? *it makes sooo much sense now* Fantastic cartoon that makes it clear why the Netherlands is so cool.

[PijnigeR]

If it ain't Dutch, it ain't much:)

[Hoeppe]

is that peter ustinov doin dr snuggles ? (not 'doin',...you know)

[paskaven]

saatanan perse

[bud9133]

Why the hell wasn't this made into a video game? It would have rocked!

[goonies3000]

I've never watched until now and I'm glad I did.

[aerobique]

he is cool

he rocks

[dynasue77]

It's been over 25 years since I've seen this. I used to watch this fellow and his adventures on the ABC here in Australia when I was a kid. This tv station used to put on many good cartoons until the late 1980's. It then seemed to change and not show them anymore.

[ashtrayheart91]

oh this is just marvelous!

[dyansis]

this tv show was just an exercise in surrealness

[DogFacedGremlin76]

doctor snuggles was cool as hell! the late 70's and early 80's had cool cartoons!

[colinschool05]

GREAT

[sunimunipuuhun33]

pillu

[esteban670]

This was by Douglas Adams? I'm shocked.

[DraigGwym]

Written by Douglas Adams.. THE Douglas Adams? Well damn.

[jozz2]

hostiass... yo me acuerdo algo de ésto.... tiempo que hace... uaió!

[Trajan3876]

A wooden rocket? Yeah, it could work. That anthropomorphic racoon looks like a competent engineer. Go Snuggles!

[MagicAccent]

I lol'd.

[Mushman34]

He's a badger duh.

[nickmctrick]

Love that audio track!

[jamesgravil]

They don't make tv shows like this any more...

[slutphukr]

thnk god 4 that!

[mistofoles]

I'm assuming he was an academic rather than a medical doctor, he must have a PHD in inertial dynamics, the way he can ride that umberella!

[etherform66]

Dude, Dr Snuggle was a doctor of phychology and part time motivational speaker with a knack for bouncing on brollies ... dont read too deep into it.. :)

[5cottee]

Dr Snuggles FTW =D

[Ewa3101]

cool story....

[Skeptic2006]

Takes me back. Man, I miss Douglas Adams and his unconventional writings.

[ElleNaturelle]

Holy heck, it's all coming back to me. I remember this exact episode!!!

[bboychance]

is that rocket REALLY safe?

and can anyone tell me what he did his doctorate in? sureyy not aerodynamics or astrophysiacs.!

[Trajan3876]

This is awesome nostalgia. I'm a 32 year old Canadian and I remember this show as a tot.

[Dynonine]

Same here. I have not seen an episode in years and here it is. Youtube is awesome!!

[darbs32]

it said written by 'Douglas Adams'.. hmm.. I assume its the same guy who wrote 'Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.'.. I didnt know that if its the same guy. This show brings me back... use to be broadcast sometime between Danger Mouse, Metal Mickey and Roger Ramjet.

[karaokecrush]

For a while, it was broadcast in the US right before the Smurfs

[Snowhite118]

Thank you very much! I had this episode on a beta tape as a kid - loved it back then!

[friendofsgran]

He looks like Jack Nicholson

[sicilianotoronto]

This show made me an environmentalist! lol.. I love how Dr.Snuggles is so uncommon. lol

[DeathsHead14]

Haha! Love this one, especially when the fidgety river makes that wonderful retarded sound at 4:52! :=)

[GrandmaGrunch]

This makes me want to laugh hysterically, but I'm not sure why...

[celtictigerr]

I blame shows like this for my love of drugs!!

[XDrSchnugglesx]

oh my god... i had no idea this existed when i made my name... FUCK!!!!!!!!! this sucks... i thought i was being sooo original... no wonder the only people that have a similar version of this name are german...

[XDwoaXD]

Hahaha :P

[supernigger2000]

share the glory that is dr snuggles!

it's a good oppertunity to turn away from being a dick.

[animATEer]

it was sooooo hot. i even needed a glass of water

[Rosalila]

I remember this scene with the water in the cave.. I suddenly remembered the background tune from that scene! .. I was very very young ;o

[BlondieLondon74]

Loved this show as a kid......never forgot the song!! lol!!=-)

[BoBwilderness]

This is great right after a joint and a couple of pints.!!

[muffchops]

Funny, I was just thinking that as I watched it!

[armanisupergirl]

lets chat

u should c me vD

[rosemontag]

A classic.

[platoonhitlergoman]

Great!

[benjy1234man]

i rememer watchin this when i was 5

[CHATMOSSMAN]

Written by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd, quite remarkable.

[puffychuckles]

just trying to keep cool

[jccw227]

Stupid frog!

[bs13690]

Wednesday Thursday Friday? Written by Douglas Adams?

[thyroid99]

Wow, I used to love this show. It's one of the reasons I became an animator! Fantastic! Thanks!!

[Yavanna77]

well, I love it. It reminds me of my childhood, along with regina regenbogen (rainbow brite) and the carebears and later the gummybears ... and tao tao, do you know that one? it's about a little panda bear whose mother tells stories to the animal children ... and puschel the squirrel ... and nils holgersson, although I've no idea how that might be called in english ... maaan those memories ...

[NorthernFella]

lol I was at the gym today and for some reason I remembered Dr Snuggles from my childhood so thanks for posting.

[blythe4me]

Thanks so much for uploading this, I've missed Dr Snuggles!

[bigoliveuk]

will always remember this .. the only thing that was good about my childhood (before i turned 8) ... magical .

[rareu4532]

O M G!! NOSTALGI! this was my favorit tv programe =))

[Dedic8edCartoonLuvr]

Aw I loved this as a little girl

[lldmer]

this is great:D I also just found out this has been written by Adam Douglas:P

[walkenfan08]

Lindsay lips, best close em up. Your not funny, your trying really sooooooo hard to get attention. Well, you did get mine. Success for you!!! Little kids watch this, and I hope you don't have any cuz if I was your kid I would run far far away from you you dumba*ss ignorant wanna be 'comedian'. DR. Snuggles is AWESOME lindsaylips! YAAAAAAAAY I'll keep writing and reminding you...over and over and over and over....

[saturncancer]

I do think these people took LSD. It was far more common in the 70's and widely circulated in the artistic community, particularly around the Netherlands where this was made. Highly entertaining AND metaphorical - like all good myths and stories.

[CarryFlag8]

I do loove this song,reminds me to a save and warm childhood.thank you

guiseppe bebenini

[darkwolf233]

furry!!!!!!!!!

[SeanOBriain]

One of the many great parts of my childhood.

[Laoch111]

I absolutely loved this cartoon when I was a kid. Happy days!

[jeznotts]

oi fergusto thats a bit rude init? by the way wot the hell is a "highbrow cunt",mutherfuka?

[SummerRain786]

Wow amazing to watch this after such a long time..

[Quietschquatsch]

voiced by Peter Ustinov... oh dear... when did he die? It is like seeing in the past.

[mmecharlotte]

The moment I saw the opening..all the words just came flooding back to me. I forgot how adorable that stream was.XD Thanks for reviving our memories!

[hooptastic1]

I loved this cartoon - I don't think anyone I knew watched it. I never knew it was co-written by Douglas Adams!

[lennyslen]

Thanx for this love it!!

[JoeNoobie]

omg I haven't seen this for at least 20 years. I couldnt remember the name, this was one right after barbapapa in canada I think. vague childhood memories. Good times.

[madmomentsgo]

this brings back memories for me, i loved this cartoon.

[NMNHTV13]

Did this every air in the States??? I swear the opening titles look familiar.

[cutless74]

This did air in the states. I watched it when I was 5, my favorite cartoon!!!

[Scrumpilump2000]

I so loved this show when I was a kid! Remarkable creativity, sensitivity and intelligence. Not to mention the irresistable whimsy.  Spot on! I thought it was lost forever in the misty haze of my childhood memories.

[TattooedHobbitscribe]

Me tooooooo!

[balmbra911]

Come on, hoot hoot. Your crazy ;p

[fergusto]

That may be, but I'm pretty sure u didn't know all those big words back then, you highbrow cunt.

[tigers8214]

This was my favourite cartoon of the 80's, thanks for putting it on!!! The mice were brilliant!

[satanzoso]

so, did Dr. SNuggles have a phD in snuggling or was he more of a medical doctor?

[Spankabuttux]

I had no idea Adams and Lloyd wrote for this show, nor could I remember that Peter Ustinov narrated. I've always had fond memories of this. Sublime, thank you. x

[PackerGurl]

OMFG...I totally forgot about this cartoon! I grew up in the '80's and i remember most of the cartoons but forgot this one....Ohh the memories. thnxs for the post

[eveningtsar]

Wonderfull stuff, probably the most imaginative kids show on tv at the time. Thanks a bundle for making this available!

(And again, we see that not even a childrens' cartoon can be posted without some yahoo insulting everyone in the comments section)

[1regoch1]

thank you so so much for uploading this. this is i think the best cartoon ever

[Dorkdufus]

I had the doctor snuggles board game. it was such a cool show

[pixelpop2]

Board game!!! Oh my. I had no idea. I would have loved that game.

[phoenixmoon3]

THIS IS TEH INTOR I REMEMBER but i never reemberd the words which is not usual for me but this is the right one.. oh thank you thank you THANK YOU! oh an do remember the narrarator

[Mackmanblue]

OHHH MMMAAAAAANNN! what a blast !! excellent thankyou

THANK YOU!! I loved this show...I