| Funnybones | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Sgerbyde (Welsh) |
| Created by | Janet Ahlberg Allan Ahlberg André Amstutz |
| Written by | Jocelyn Stevenson |
| Starring | Ray Gravel (original Welsh narration) Griff Rhys Jones (English narration) |
| Music by | Ernie Wood |
| Country of origin | Wales United Kingdom |
| Original languages | Welsh English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Naomi Jones |
| Editor | Robert Francis |
| Running time | 5 minutes |
| Production companies | Cartwn Cymru William Heinemann Ltd. BBC Enterprises S4C |
| Original release | |
| Network | S4C (Wales) BBC One (UK) BBC Two (UK) CBeebies (when repeated) |
| Release | 29 September – 15 December 1992 |
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Funnybones (Welsh: Sgerbyde) is a Welsh-British children's animated television comedy series, which originally aired on S4C in Wales, and on BBC One with BBC Two showing repeats elsewhere in the United Kingdom from 29 September to 15 December 1992.
It was based on the eponymous series of nine storybooks, by Janet and Allan Ahlberg, which were illustrated by André Amstutz, and focused on the adventures of a pair of skeletons who were the eponymous Funnybones, in the book of the same name, which was released in 1980. The characters in the series are Big Funnybone (whose catchphrase was "good idea"), Little Funnybone (the brains of the group), Dog, Funnybone (whose catchphrase was "Woof") and Cat (whose catchphrase was "Meow"). Each of the show's episodes was five minutes in length.
The English voices were provided by popular comedian Griff Rhys Jones, who also sang the theme song as the Moon Man whilst the original Welsh voices were provided by Ray Gravel, who also sang the theme song as the Moon Man.