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Woof! is a British children's television series produced by Central Independent Television about the adventures of a boy who shapeshifts into a dog. Based on the book by Allan Ahlberg (who wrote several episodes of the series), it was directed and produced by David Cobham. Co-writers Richard Fegen and Andrew Norriss novelized the second, third and fourth series as Woof! The Tale Wags On, Woof! The Tale Gets Longer and Woof! A Twist in the Tale respectively.




History


The show was first broadcast in 1989. It starred Liza Goddard as teacher Mrs Jessop. Edward Fidoe played Eric Banks, the boy who turned into a dog (played by Pippin from Come Outside) of the same name. It also starred Thomas Aldwinckle as Eric's best friend Roy Ackerman, and later Sarah Smart as his new best friend Rachel Hobbs, who moves into Roy's old house. Filming was interrupted for a while when Smart suffered a broken leg.
The show generally featured weekly escapades to do with the dog power. In the third series of Eric's run of episodes, a start at a plot arc was developed, with Eric suspecting the transition is caused by adrenaline as it happens when he is hot or excited, and meeting up with an adult named Bruce Bentley (played by Anthony Head) who has the same affliction when Eric wonders if it ever happened to anyone else. In the first series Eric's condition is caused by his younger sister Emily wanting a dog. Eric stopped transforming after he bought her a dog but he started again with his friend Roy wanting one too.
From Series Six which began airing in 1993, the episodes featured the adventures of Rex Thomas (played by Adam Roper) and his best friend Michael Tully (Monty Allan). Rex "inherits" Eric's "condition" when Eric is unlikely to turn into a dog again as stated in a cameo featuring Eric and Rachel at the start of series 6 to explain their absence from this point on. Lionel Jeffries guest-starred in Series 6 as Rex's grandfather, who is the only one in Rex's house who knows about his condition. In the final episode of series 8 he becomes Mrs Jessop's stepson after she marries his father, Ken (Owen Brenman).
The ninth and final series, consisting of seven episodes, produced in 1996 but aired in January to February 1997. It featured Jim Walters (Sebastian Mahjouri), accompanied by his cousin Brian Barford (Jack Allen) and next door neighbour Carrie Howard (Faye Jackson) whose previous dog Beth had recently died and her desire for another dog causing Jim's condition shortly after he moved in. By the time the show ended, Liza Goddard was the only original cast member to feature through all nine series.
The programme featured several well-known actors over the years. Leslie Grantham appeared in some episodes as Mr Garrett, a ruthless dog warden from the local dog pound. Stephen Fry appeared in one episode, as a cartoonist whose work is disrupted by Grandad and Rex. Others included Ruth Madoc, Anita Dobson, Penelope Keith, Leslie Phillips, John Ringham, Bill Pertwee, Julian Fellowes and Andrew Sachs.
Four dogs starred across the nine series. Pippin starred as Eric the dog in the first series. She also starred in Children's BBC programme Come Outside and a number of educational schools films. She was owned and trained by Ann Head and was the offspring of one of the dogs who played Benji. Tich was the second dog to play Eric starring in Series 2 to 5. Punch, a small white dog, played Rex the Dog. Tinka appeared as Jim the dog in the final series.
Series 1 to 4 were filmed around the suburb of Moseley in Birmingham. Towards the end of Series 4, and for the remainder of the show's run, production moved to Nottingham and much location filming took place in and around West Bridgford, a suburb just south of Nottingham, Keyworth (a large village, 7 miles south of Nottingham) and various other Nottinghamshire towns. The change in location is explained by having Eric's family move to get a bigger house with his mother expecting twins. The school used during filming is Wilford Meadows Comprehensive located in Wilford. The school has since been demolished and a new school (The Nottingham Emmanuel School) was built on the land.
The show was broadcast in Australia at 6:50am on weekdays on 7TWO from April 2010. In New Zealand the series first aired on Channel 2 in February 1990.




Series guide


With Edward Fidoe

Series 1: 4 episodes - 18 February 1989 – 11 March 1989
Series 2: 7 episodes - 23 November 1989 – 11 January 1990
Series 3: 8 episodes - 20 February 1991 – 17 April 1991
Series 4: 7 episodes - 10 January 1992 – 21 February 1992
Series 5: 6 episodes - 7 October 1992 – 11 November 1992
With Adam Roper

Series 6: 10 episodes - 13 October 1993 – 15 December 1993
Series 7: 10 episodes - 12 October 1994 – 14 December 1994
Series 8: 10 episodes - 5 October 1995 – 14 December 1995
With Sebastian Mahjouri

Series 9: 7 episodes - 8 January 1997 – 19 February 1997




Home video releases


The series was released in the United Kingdom on VHS but, despite being a British programme, it has never been released beyond that in the UK.
A DVD release entitled Woof, which consists the entire Series 1 cut into one feature is available in the United States coded Region 1. Series 3 was released on DVD in the United States as A Boy Called Woof! (consisting of the first half of the series edited into one feature) and A Boy Called Woof! Back In The Dog House (with the second half of the series).




References






External links


Woof! at IMDb
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Woof. (stylised as WOOF.) is the debut studio album by British band, Fat Dog. The album was released on 6 September 2024 through Domino.




Background and recording


Fat Dog formed as a band in 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdowns. As lockdowns eased into 2021 and 2022, the band became known for their eccentric live shows, garnering a following prior to their first songs. In 2023, they signed to Domino Recording Company, where they began to start writing and recording the debut album.




Release and promotion


The band's first single, "King of the Slugs", was released in August 2023. The song, a seven minute long track combining punk and techno music, was co-produced by Love and James Ford, and was accompanied by a music video directed by Dylan Coates. The song was named at number 33 on NME's list of the best 50 songs of 2023. A follow-up single, "All The Same", was released in January 2024, accompanied by a music video featuring Neil Bell. A remixed version of All The Same by Mandy, Indiana was released the following month.
The band's third single, "Running", was released on 22 April 2024, which corresponded with the announcement of the debut album. Two additional singles during the summer were released: "I Am the King" and "Wither".




Critical reception



Liam Martin, writing for Allmusic, praised the album, giving it four-and-a-half out of five stars. Martin said that the band's "reputation as London's craziest live act is not overexaggerated — the fact that they've managed to capture that energy on record is exhilarating." Martin further said of the album that the band has "bottled the spirit of chaos that has been haunting the masses in these uncertain times, catalyzing it into something that can be collectively expunged."
Ben Tipple of NME gave WOOF. a five-star rating praising its originality and instrumentation. Tipple said of the album "is the end to any conversation that originality in music is dead." Tipple went on to say the WOOF. is "also proof that everything but the kitchen sink can come together when placed in the right hands." Tipple summarized the album "as barbaric as it is chaotic, there’s somehow and inexplicitly an order to things that the album’s dystopian nightmare fuel perfectly hinges on. It’s unhinged, disturbing, and certainly not a relaxing listen, brimming instead with the live energy that the band are increasingly renowned for. ‘WOOF.’ is brilliant, dark, and downright batshit crazy."
In a more mixed review, Shaad D'Souza, writing for The Guardian awarded the album three stars out of five. D'Souza felt the album felt too similar to the eccentric nature that many artists are attempting to do in 2024. D'Souza said of WOOF. that it "arrives at the end of a summer that saw Kesha release the antagonistic klezmer-pop internet hit Joyride; flamboyant NYC dance-punk revivalists Model/Actriz tear through the festival circuit; and their scene compatriot the Dare get a career boost via prime placement on Charli XCX's Brat. Closer to home, Dublin’s Gilla Band broke through in 2022 with Most Normal, an arresting and discombobulating mix of club rat sneer and crust punk snarl. Forgive Woof, then, for sounding a little trite."
Pitchfork writer, Madison Bloom, also gave WOOF. a mixed review, believing that the album felt too polished and calculated. Bloom said that WOOF. "slumps right in a tepid puddle, weighed down by gimmicks, cheap irony, and unearned mythology. Rather than stoking rapture or rage, it prods with hollow indifference. More a whimper than a woof." Bloom awarded the album a 5.7 out of 10.




Track listing






References






External links


WOOF. at Discogs
Woof. on iTunes
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Woof may refer to:

Woof (sound), a sound made by a dog usually called a "bark"
Weft in weaving, the threads that run from side to side on a loom




Music


Woof (label), a record label
"Woof" (song), by Snoop Dogg, 1998
Woofer, a loudspeaker driver that produces low-frequency sounds
WOOF (AM), a radio station (560 AM) in Dothan, Alabama, United States
WOOF-FM, a radio station (99.7 FM) in Dothan
Woof., 2024 album by Fat Dog




People


Barbara Woof (born 1958), Australian-Dutch composer and music educator
Emily Woof (born 1967), English actress and author
Maija Woof, more commonly known as Maija Peeples-Bright (born 1942), Latvian-born American and Canadian artist
Robert Woof (politician) (1911–1997), British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament
Robert Woof (scholar) (1931-2005), English academic, father of Emily Woof
Rowsby Woof (1883-1943), English violinist and music educator




Other uses


Woof (software), a build script for Puppy Linux
Woof (Pillow Pal), a Pillow Pal dog made by Ty, Inc.
Woof!, a 1980s/1990s British children's television series
Seawolf (fish), marketed in Britain as Woof
DoggoLingo or woof, an internet language of words used to refer to dogs
Petco (Nasdaq: WOOF), an American retailer of pet products and services




See also


WWOOF, Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms
WUPHF.com, an episode of the American television show The Office

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