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Monty the Dog is a cartoon character created by British author Colin West. The character appeared in six books beginning in 1989, and was subsequently used as the basis for a television series. The series, consisting of 13 episodes, was produced by Ealing Animation and aired on BBC1 from 1994 to 1995.

Character edit

Monty is a pet dog owned by the Sprod family (Mr. and Mrs. Sprod and their children Simon and Josie). He wears his trademark red glasses which the Sprod family made for him following a suggestion from a cyclist who nearly hit him the day before. Monty still appears to be accident-prone, and he likes to eat sausages, chocolate biscuits, ice cream, custard, mince pies and Walnut Whips which often gets him into trouble.^[1]

Novels edit

The novels were published by A & C Black as part of the Jets series. They follow more or less the same format, the first book including the explanation of why Monty wears glasses. The story is told through text and black and white illustrations with an occasional speech bubble for the human characters, and a thought bubble for Monty's thoughts. The cover illustrations are in colour.

Monty, the Dog who Wears Glasses (A&C Black, 1989; ISBN 9780006736813)
Monty Bites Back (1990) (A&C Black, 1990, ISBN 9780525447771)
- Published in the United States as Shape Up Monty! (Dutton Children's Books, 1991, ISBN 9780525447771)
Monty - up to his neck in trouble (A&C Black, 1991, ISBN 9780713634891)
Monty Must be Magic (A&C Black, 1992, ISBN 9780713636154)
Monty Ahoy! (A&C Black, 1994, ISBN 9780713639872)
Monty's Ups and Downs (Bloomsbury, 1996, ISBN 9780713644562)

Television series edit

A television series made by Ealing Animation titled Monty based on the character was first broadcast on BBC1 in 1994 to 1995. Unlike the novels in which Monty's glasses do not have lenses it is implied that Monty is short sighted and has lenses in his glasses on television.

Episodes edit

Monty's Picnic
Monty Goes to School
Monty and the Cat Next Door
Monty's Magic Trick
Monty Gets the Blame
Monty at the Vets
Monty at the Library
Monty at the Supermarket
Monty at the Park
Monty at the School Fete
Monty Goes Missing
Monty Meets Bruiser
Monty and the Monsters

Credits edit

From the Stories by: Colin West
Writer: Jimmy Hibbert
Narrator/Voices: Griff Rhys-Jones
Animation: For Ealing; Neil Salmon, Kevin Baldwin, Malcolm Bourne
Computer Operators: David Brylewski, Kieron Murtage, Cornelia van de Water, John McManus
Layouts: David Elvin
Backgrounds: Vivienne Redmond
Producer for Ealing Animation: Richard Randolph
Executive Producer: Theresa Plummer-Andrews
Associate Producer: Helen Crossen
Producer: Jill Green
Director: David Lewis
A Red Rooster Film & Television Entertainment Production for Children's International BBC and BBC Scotland.