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  Roobarb and Custard @ Toonarific Cartoons
Roobarb was an animated television show for children, shown on BBC ONE just before the evening news.
Roobarb is a green dog (however, many contend that he is yellow, though this has now been discredited by Grange Calveley), Custard is a pink cat.
Roobarb is always up to some misadventure or other, which he approaches with unbounded enthusiasm.
www.toonarific.com /show.php?show_id=3080   (246 words)

  
 Jedi's Paradise - Childrens TV - Roobarb
In the early Seventies, a new children's TV programme was born called Roobarb.
Roobarb was a green dog, who lived on his own in a house (two up - two down).
He would try to humiliate Roobarb with any chance he could and would normally be seen laughing the loudest at his misfortune (a bit of a bully really).
www.jedisparadise.co.uk /childrenstv/Roobarb/Roobarb.htm   (387 words)

  
 BBC - Cult - Classic TV - BBC - Title Sequences - Roobarb
Roobarb was a rather loveable green mongrel, Custard was a rather lazy and mishievnous pink cat.
First broadcast on BBC1 in October 1974, Roobarb was an instant hit with viewers,and the series was regularly repeated by the BBC up until the end of April 1989.
Roobarb was produced and directed by Oscar and BAFTA winning animator Bob Godfrey,who was also the creative talent behind Henry's Cat.
www.bbc.co.uk /cult/classic/titles/roobarb.shtml   (133 words)

  
 Scotsman.com News - Entertainment - Roobarb returns for a second helping of Custard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
ROOBARB and Custard, the cult 1970s cartoon which entertained millions of youngsters with its catchy theme tune and wobbly animation, is returning to TV for a new series, it emerged last night.
Calveley, who based Roobarb on his own Welsh border collie, drew the character for the screen on ordinary paper coloured in with magic markers.
Roobarb the dog remains green, while Custard the cat stays his customary bright pink.
news.scotsman.com /entertainment.cfm?id=1703632005   (488 words)

  
 Rag Trade: Roobarb
Roobarb was the dog and Custard was the pink cat of next door.
Custard was intent in putting roobarb into trouble in front of the on looking birds on the fence.
Usually it was a Roobarb invention in his shed that led to a solution.
www.skooldays.com /Television/r-nostalgia.htm   (174 words)

  
 Roobarb | MetaFilter
July 2, 2003 4:19 PM Roobarb For people of a certain age in Britain, the name Roobarb conjures up visions of a large green dog in wobbly animation, with Richard Briers describing his every turn.
I reckon Roobarb, with his endless madcap schemes putting things together in the shed whilst being mocked by the birds/cats, was my earliest role model.
While Roobarb and Custard were fantastic, it was the birds who were the stars of the show.
www.metafilter.com /comments.mefi/26760   (736 words)

  
 Roobarb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The theme is that of the loving rivalry between Roobarb the dog and Custard the cat from next door.
After years of rumours, a new series titled Roobarb and Custard Too debuted on Five on 8 August 2005.
It is produced by AandB TV and distributed by Celador International.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roobarb   (503 words)

  
 Complete Roobarb, The (UK - DVD R2) in Reviews > Video Discs at DVDActive
Roobarb and Custard is based around the antics of a green dog called Roobarb, who has an insatiable appetite for adventure (or an overactive imagination!), most of which normally ends in his embarrassment.
Roobarb and Custard is just as entertaining now as it was thirty years ago.
Childrens’ programmes have progressed a lot and whether Roobarb and Custard is considered frantic enough is something only kids will be able to judge, which is why at the first opportunity I will be trying this series out on my little daughter.
www.dvdactive.com /reviews/dvd/complete-roobarb-the.html   (841 words)

  
 SPONGE! 05/25/95
Roobarb and Custard sat quietly behind their consoles and stared into the neverland of cyberspace.
Roobarb's large grin reflected the sun equally as harsh as his long cheeks did.
Roobarb tried again, "You know, there isn't enough bandwidth on earth to provide a sampling rate pure enough for your sweet voice." "What about the galaxy?" Ivy asked unsure of what Roobarb had just said.
www.planetoid.org /sponge/052595.html   (2339 words)

  
 five brings back roobarb and custard | press | five.tv
Roobarb and Custard first appeared in 1974 and became the cartoon series of the decade.
Roobarb and Custard are the third classic British children's characters to appear on Five in the last six months.
Roobarb and Custard was created by Grange Calveley, is narrated by Richard Briers and produced/directed by Bob Godfrey.
www.five.tv /aboutfive/press/pressreleases/20030131-roobarb   (281 words)

  
 DVD Info: Roobarb and Custard - The Hollywood News
Path are releasing "Roobarb and Custard Too : Volume 1 - Here Comes Trouble" in the UK on 17th July, 2006.
Roobarb is an excitable inventor who lives life to the full between the house and the garden shed.
Custard the lazy pink cat is a devious prankster who likes to watch the world go by whilst laughing at Roobarb's inventions.
www.thehollywoodnews.com /article/05060611.php   (241 words)

  
 The Roobarb Band - Hire a Band
The Roobarb Band are one of the most exciting live covers act on the scene today.
The Roobarb Band generally perform 2 x 45 minute or 1 hour sets or 3 x 45 minute sets; although this can be adapted to suit client requirements A professional PA system is provided along with lighting if required.
The Roobarb band are based in Kent, although, they will travel throughout London and the South East.
www.hireaband.co.uk /index/roobarb_band   (198 words)

  
 Toonhound - Roobarb
Roobarb was a unique tea-time star born in the 70s but ingrained indeliby upon
When Roobarb was being bored then not being bored
Was their a hidden metaphor in Roobarb's shed?
www.toonhound.com /roobarb.htm   (439 words)

  
 Ribbie and Roobarb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ribbie and Roobarb were a pair of mascots used by the Chicago White Sox in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1988 at Comiskey Park.
Additionally, word leaked that Roobarb was an "inside joke" suggesting that Sox fans were, essentially, rubes.
The team stopped using Ribbie and Roobarb after the 1988 season.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ribbie_and_Roobarb   (231 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Roobarb And Custard - The Complete Roobarb And Custard [1974]: DVD: Richard Briers,Bob Godfrey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Roobarb is the breathlessly optimistic hound determined to reshape the universe according to his existential whims but who, like many dogs, is perpetually apt to bark up the wrong tree.
Daily he tries to liven up the garden he inhabits, be it putting on a clown show on a rainy day or reinventing the day Thursday as Thorsday, thereby invoking the anger of the Norse Gods.
On the DVD: The Complete Roobarb and Custard has one extra feature--an interactive game in which you are invited to foil Custard by clicking a button to effect a Roobarb disguise.
www.amazon.co.uk /Roobarb-Custard-Complete/dp/B000096KJC   (806 words)

  
 ROOBARB! group - DontStayIn
If you missed her in May then this is a special chance to Catch Amber D! As Funky Bunny and Red Pill Records team up and present a night on true Hard Dance/Trance anthems to blow away your Xmas Blues...
Roobarb welcome Matt Smallwood from Tekelec to the Waterfront on Fri 14th July.
Along with DJ Tolous, DJ Sco & the Roobarb residents of Dave Austin and John Charles, this is a night not to be missed.
www.dontstayin.com /parties/roobarb-1   (1139 words)

  
 sausageNet : Cult & Classic TV : Recent Updates
Roobarb (and Custard) was written by Grange Calveley, and Produced/Directed by Bob Godfrey, who was also responsible for Henrys Cat, and Noah & Nelly.
Narrated by Richard Briers, (of The Good Life, and Ever Decreasing Circles fame) a typical episode would find a bored Roobarb (a mental green dog) inventing something pointless in his shed, much to the amusement and derision of Custard (a pink Cat) and the Birds.
Time has not changed either character other than Roobarb seems to have moved with the times and has a PC and mobile phone, he also joined by a bespecticled mouse ("from the Silly Cone Valley") who helps him with some of the more involved technical aspects of his new inventions.
www.sausagenet.com /recent.asp   (716 words)

  
 Happy Tree Friends... - Roobarb's DVD Forum
Roobarb's DVD Forum > Roobarb's DVD Forum > DVD - Other films and television
Yes, and then immediately go out and buy the two DVDs that are currently available.
I'm a bit surprised it's never been mentioned on Roobarb's before, actually.
www.zetaminor.com /roobarb/showthread.php?p=76567   (187 words)

  
 Virgin Megastores : The Complete Roobarb   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Starring Roobarb, the mangy green mongrel with the overactive imagination takes centre-stage for the complete collection of his hair-brained schemes!
Roobarb's next door neighbour, a lazy and mischievous bright pink cat, who's always ready to poke fun at Roobarb's mishaps!
Each fun-packed episode finds Roobarb going about some lunatic mission or other, closely watched by Custard from his spot on the garden fence.
www.virginmegastores.co.uk /invt/504459   (267 words)

  
 Roobarb & Custard - TV Programs Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
So started the theme tune for the classic animation “Roobarb and Custard.” We all enjoyed the pair’s antics, growing up in the 1970’s, wondering what the daft dog would get up to next.
I managed to find an old Roobarb and Custard video at a car boot sale, and I love re-watching the classic episodes!
My three year old daughter managed to find it one day, and she loves it too.
www.dooyoo.co.uk /tv-programs/roobarb-custard   (212 words)

  
 Roobarb: See what people are saying right now on Technorati
Roobarb: See what people are saying right now on Technorati
This is probably the most whovianesquepost in the Blogosphere right now, with a Doctor Who book...
Roobarb per day for the last 30 days
technorati.com /tag/Roobarb   (65 words)

  
 TheHound - When there was an interview...
Roobarb scrambled on to our screens in 1974, dragging Custard, the Birds
Roobarb is still Roobarb and he is up to all sorts of crazy things this time around.
Roobarb was a felt-tipped funny, but the new toon uses all that
www.toonhound.com /when.htm   (2302 words)

  
 Roobarb TV Show - Roobarb Television Show - TV.com
Welcome to the Roobarb guide at TV Tome.
Roobarb is about a dog called Roobarb who is always going about some stupid scheme or other.
Tell the world what you think of Roobarb, write a review for this show.
www.tv.com /roobarb/show/25670/summary.html   (113 words)

  
 Roobarb And Custard 80s T-shirt design from Kitsch Capers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Roobarb And Custard 80s T-shirt design from Kitsch Capers
Roobarb and Custard 80s T-shirt design Ref: roobarb
This tee is made from 100% cotton featuring a worn look retro design to give it that vintage classic look.
www.kitschcapers.com /acatalog/roobarb.html   (124 words)

  
 PistolWimp - Roobarb and Custard: When Roobarb Made a Spike
Roobarb and Custard: When Roobarb Made a Spike
Roobarb wants to eat elastic bands just like the birds, so he comes up with a genious plan...
Old childrens TV show from the UK written and created by Grange Calveley.
www.pistolwimp.com /media/47953   (70 words)

  
 Roobarb - AberWiki
Erk, Roobarb is not to be confused with that pink stick often eaten.
She is one of those which she calls random, but we call weird.
A dried, bitter-tasting teenager with minimal intellegence and no attention span.
aberwiki.org /Roobarb   (105 words)

  
 Roobarb - DontStayIn
This month Roobarb brings you another helping of banging hard dance to put a smile on your faces.
Headlining will be Nikki Elise from Funky Bunny who has been playing some wicked sets over at Zoots.
Then we have the Roobarb residents of Dave Austin & John Charles who always deliver.
www.dontstayin.com /uk/norwich/waterfront/2006/oct/13/event-74787   (370 words)

  
 Spanning VOBs with XMPEG? - Digital Video Forums
It seems very easy with DVD2AVI but the cropping is more difficult with that.
Thanks guys - but I have now seen the light with GordianKnot.
This file no longer required at the Roobarb Shed.
forum.digital-digest.com /showthread.php?t=8290   (153 words)

  
 "Roobarb & Custard Too" When Roobarb Made a Spike (2005)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
"Roobarb & Custard Too" When Roobarb Made a Spike (2005)
I have seen this movie and would like to comment on it
Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for "Roobarb & Custard Too" (2005)
imdb.com /title/tt0873301   (144 words)

  
 Roobarb and Custard Trailer Video   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
A very funny trailer for the forthcoming DVD release of Roobarb and Custard.
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For all press inquiries: Brady Public Relations - 1 415 216-9181.
www.metacafe.com /watch/181047/roobarb_and_custard_trailer   (125 words)

  
 Roobarb & Custard - Review - Not with jelly
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