The Koala Brothers

The Koala Brothers
Genre
Created byDavid Johnson
Voices of
Narrated byJonathan Coleman
Theme music composerKick Production
Opening theme"Call the Koala Brothers"
Ending theme"Call the Koala Brothers" (Instrumental)
ComposerKick Production
Country of origin
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes79
Production
Running time10 minutes per episode (approx.)
Production companies
  • Famous Flying Films[1]
  • Spellbound
Entertainment
Original release
NetworkCBeebies (UK)
ABC Kids (Australia)
Release1 September 2003 (2003-09-01)[2] –
31 October 2007 (2007-10-31)
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The Koala Brothers is a stop-motion animated children's television series, created by David Johnson. It features the adventures of two koala brothers named Frank and Buster, who pilot an aeroplane as they seek to help their friends in a sleepy town in the Australian outback. The series was narrated by Jonathan Coleman. 78 episodes were produced over 3 seasons, alongside one Christmas special.[3]

Notably, while the series sometimes features disagreements and displays of poor behaviour, it avoids presenting any characters as purely villainous or unlikable. Instead, it emphasizes the importance of kindness and friendship.

The series originally premiered on CBeebies on 1 September 2003 until the 79th and last-ever episode's airing on 31 October 2007 and is particularly targeted at children two to six years old.

  1. ^ "Spellbound's first show goes to CBBC | News | C21Media".
  2. ^ "BBC Programme Index". September 2003.
  3. ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 231. ISBN 9781476672939.