Editing Doctor Snuggles (section)

==Production==
The show was a co-production between British and Dutch producers. The animation was split by two studios: [[Topcraft]] in [[Japan]] (episodes 1–7, plus intro and ending) and [[DePatie-Freleng Enterprises|DePatie-Freleng]] (episodes 8–13) from the United States with some minor differences in animation. All Topcraft episodes (with its unique sound effects) were directed by the prolific [[Tsuguyuki Kubo]], who worked with [[Rankin/Bass Productions|Rankin/Bass]] (among others) on many of their features, movies (''[[The Hobbit (1977 film)|The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Last Unicorn (film)|The Last Unicorn]]''), and syndicated series (''[[ThunderCats (1985 TV series)|ThunderCats]]''). English, Dutch,<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/x8VZW1WcNuQ Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20150715220029/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8VZW1WcNuQ Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Cite web|title=Doctor Snuggles (Dutch) Het geheim van de toverpaddestoel #1 - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8VZW1WcNuQ|access-date=2020-11-05|website=youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> German, Swedish and Spanish<ref>{{Cite web|title=Youtube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVCYwu9Ddgg|url-status=live|access-date=2020-11-05|website=youtube.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712053103/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVCYwu9Ddgg |archive-date=12 July 2015 }}</ref> language versions exist, among others. In the English-language version the title character was narrated by veteran actor [[Peter Ustinov]], with Olwen Griffiths and [[John Challis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.awn.com/news/animatrix-launch-brand-new-dr-snuggles-series|title=Animatrix To Launch Brand New Dr. Snuggles Series|accessdate=15 October 2018}}</ref> The show debuted in 1980 and consisted of thirteen half-hour episodes.

The show was based on original artwork by British illustrator [[Nick Price (illustrator)|Nick Price]],<ref>http://www.illustrationweb.com/artists/NickPrice {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621113649/http://www.illustrationweb.com/artists/NickPrice |date=21 June 2012 }} Illustrator Nick Price</ref> original scripts and ideas by Jeffrey O'Kelly, and television scripts for each episode by [[Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)|Richard Carpenter]] and John Halas. Two episodes (#7 and #12) were written by [[Douglas Adams]] and [[John Lloyd (producer)|John Lloyd]], both dealing with ecological issues. Episode 9 was written by {{ill|Loek Kessels|nl}}.

In the UK, the show featured as part of the ''Watch It!'' strand for children on the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network and later got repeated on [[Channel 4]] as well as being broadcast on [[The Children's Channel]] on cable and satellite television. In Canada, the series aired on [[TVOntario|TVO]] in Ontario and on [[Knowledge Network]] in British Columbia. It also aired on the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] in Australia and ran from 1 March 1982 to 20 September 1991, [[M-Net]] and [[Bop TV]] in South Africa, [[Radio Television Brunei|RTB]] in Brunei, [[RTÉ]] in the Irish Republic where it began airing in 1989 and was shown a number of times up until 1998, [[Pakistan Television|PTV]] in Pakistan, syndication (distribution via Chicago-based [[Field Communications]] securing US distribution rights),<ref>{{Citation |title=Field Communications - Promotional Sales Tape (1980) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSMVoC4-xi0 |language=en |access-date=2022-03-22}}</ref> [[Nickelodeon]], and [[Nick Jr. Channel]] in the US, [[TV2 (Malaysia)|TV2]] and [[TV3 (Malaysia)|TV3]] in Malaysia, [[Channel 5 (Singaporean TV channel)|MediaCorp Channel 5]] in Singapore and in New Zealand on [[TV1 (New Zealand)|TV1]] and [[TVNZ 2|TV2]].

The Dutch [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbing]] was directed by Frans Voordrecht, by with voices by [[Jules Croiset]], Trudy Libosan, Dick Scheffer and Rupert van Woerkom.

A German dubbed version was also produced, starring [[Walter Jokisch]] as Doctor Snuggles, produced by the [[Bavaria Atelier GmbH]], that premiered in June 1981.

The Swedish version features [[John Harryson]] and the French version [[Roger Carel]] as Doctor Snuggles.

Also, a [[comics|comic series]] was produced, published in Germany and Sweden.