| Muzzy Comes Back | |
|---|---|
 Muzzy | |
| Also known as | Muzzy 2 Muzzy Level II |
| Written by | Wendy Harris Richard Taylor Joe Hambrook |
| Directed by | Richard Taylor |
| Starring | Jack May Willie Rushton Miriam Margolyes Susan Sheridan Derek Griffiths Benjamin Whitrow Peter Jones |
| Theme music composer | Peter Shade |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production company | Richard Taylor Cartoon Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC |
| Release | 1989 |
| Related | |
| Muzzy in Gondoland | |
Muzzy Comes Back (also known as Muzzy 2 and Muzzy Level II) is a sequel to the animated direct-to-video film Muzzy in Gondoland, created by the BBC in 1989, as a way of teaching English as a second language. It has been adapted, using changed text in speaking and subtitles, for teaching other languages, such as German.[1]
Plot
Muzzy, the friendly, green, clock-eating extraterrestrial, returns for more adventures with his friends in Gondoland. Everyone expects him, and King Nigel and Queen Elza decide to arrange a ball for the christening of Bob and Sylvia's new baby daughter, Amanda. Meanwhile, Corvax, a servant and the villain of the previous film, invents an invisibility device, and with his assistant, 'Thimbo (the Terrible)', a thief on parole, makes plans to kidnap Amanda, to get revenge on Bob for tricking him and taking Sylvia away from him.
Corvax and Thimbo succeed in kidnapping Amanda, and they get away on Nigel's yacht. However, Amanda sinks the boat by pulling the plug out of the hull. The three manage to survive and they go to Corvax's hideout – a small hut, which turns out to be Corvax's operations centre. Meanwhile, Muzzy, Nigel, Ezra, Bob, and Sylvia follow Corvax's trail, recover Nigel's yacht, and track Corvax to his hideout.
At the same time, Corvax and Thimbo have a problem: Amanda gets hungry and wants to eat; while preparing the food, Thimbo lets the invisibility device loose; it is picked up by Amanda, who activates it. Corvax and Thimbo try, but fail to find Amanda. Muzzy, Nigel, Bob, Ezra, and Sylvia enter the hideout and confront Corvax. Thimbo confesses to Nigel that the hut is an operations center. Meanwhile, Amanda is found, but cannot be seen. Muzzy constructs another invisibility device and uses it to make Amanda visible. Everyone then goes back to the palace. In the end, Corvax and Thimbo ride with sheep to receive the unknown ultimate punishment offscreen (although it is accordingly known that, in Britain, this means 250 years in prison).
Cast
- Jack May as Muzzy (a furry, greenish-blue extraterrestrial), Norman's friend (a human)
- Willie Rushton as King Nigel (a lion), and some additional voices
- Miriam Margolyes as Queen Elza (a rat), Norman's wife (a human), and The Servant Maid (a bulldog)
- Susan Sheridan as Princess Sylvia (a rat), Amanda (a rat), and some additional voices
- Derek Griffiths as Bob (a mouse), Corvax (a green goblin), and some additional voices
- Peter Jones as Thimbo the Terrible (a bulldog), Guest #1 (a mouse), and The Shepherd (a pink goblin)
- Benjamin Whitrow as Norman (a human)
Credits
- Directed by Richard Taylor
- Executive Producer: Joe Hambrook
- Original English Scripts by Wendy Harris, Joe Hambrook, Richard Taylor
- Language Course Designer: Diana Webster
- Animation by Richard Taylor Cartoon Films Ltd.
- Additional animation by Bob Godfrey Films Ltd.
- Music by Peter Shade
- Produced by Richard Taylor Cartoon Films for BBC English Television
External links
- Muzzy Comes Back at IMDb
- BBC Muzzy — Demos
- Early Advantage – Muzzy Products