

Mr. Benn
Popular British children's animation series. Mr Benn is the ordinary, bowler-hatted office worker who lives in the ordinary suburban street of Festive Road. However, when he tries on a costume in a mysterious shop, he steps out of the changing room into a different time and place, appropriate to his apparel. His adventures include him being a spaceman, a pirate and a cowboy.
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Seasons

1.Red Knight
25-02-197115mMr Benn has been invited to a fancy-dress party. He dislikes parties, but enjoys dressing up, so he looks round the shops for a costume to wear, but everywhere he finds only ordina...

2.Clown
11-03-197115mMr Benn decides to find out what it is like to make people laugh, so he visits the costume shop to try on a clown outfit. But when he steps through the changing room door, instead...

3.Balloonist
18-03-197115mSeeing some children playing in the street with balloons, Mr Benn decides on a visit to the costume shop. After donning a suit and top hat he finds himself in a crowd of spectators...

4.The Wizard
25-03-197115mHaving watched a magic show at the park, Mr Benn decides to pay a visit to the costume shop. After donning a wizard’s cape and pointed hat, he steps through the changing room door...

5.The Spaceman
01-04-197115mStrolling in the park, Mr Benn sees a kite. Deciding to try a trip into space, he returns to the costume shop, puts on a spacesuit, and steps through the changing room door… into t...

6.Big Game Hunter
14-01-197215mMr Benn dons a safari suit and steps through the door of the costume shop’s changing room; he emerges from a tent in a hot, steamy jungle, where a big game hunter mistakes him for...

7.The Zookeeper
15-06-197215mFeeling trapped inside his house, Mr Benn heads off to the costume shop for an adventure. After the shopkeeper gives him a blue uniform and hat, Mr Benn wonders what he will be; st...

8.The Cook
09-08-197215mAfter putting on a chef’s tunic and hat, Mr Benn arrives in a dark, dingy street full of hungry children. Seeing a group of cooks, he follows them to the royal palace, where hundre...

9.The Caveman
16-08-197215mFed up with the noise of the traffic outside his house, Mr Benn heads off for the costume shop. Putting on a caveman’s animal skin, he steps into a prehistoric land and meets a tri...

10.The Magic Carpet
13-09-197215mAfter seeing a carpet seller, Mr Benn decides to have an Arabian adventure. Putting on a turban in the costume shop, Mr Benn takes the accompanying magic carpet and walks through t...

11.The Frogman
18-11-197215mHaving spent some time by the river watching the boats go byMr Benn sets off for the costume shop and tries on a frogman’s suit. On leaving the changing room he arrives on a rocky...

12.Pirate
16-12-197215mAfter the shopkeer suggests that Mr Benn try on a pirate’s outfit, our suburban hero arrives on the deck of a pirate ship commanded by Captain Tempest. When the lookout spies a sai...

13.The Cowboy
25-12-197215mThe children of Festival Road are playing cowboys and Indians; meanwhile, Mr Benn cannot face the long queue to see a Western movie at the local cinema. Instead, he goes to the cos...

14.The Gladiator
01-01-200515mSeeing some workmen busy repairing his road, Mr Benn is reminded of the Romans, who built very good roads. He heads for the costume shop and tries on a Roman Gladiator’s outfit; st...
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