{{Short description|Australian children's television series}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}} {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | genre = [[Animation]]<br>[[List of children's animated television series|Children's animation]] | open_theme = "Engie Benjy" by [[Clint Boon]] | end_theme = "Engie Benjy" by Clint Boon <small>(Instrumental)</small> | runtime = 10 minutes <small>(Series 1-2)</small><br>11 minutes <small>(Series 3-4)</small> | starring = [[Ant & Dec|Ant and Dec]]<br>[[Les Dennis]]<br>[[Teresa Gallagher]]<br>[[David Holt (voice actor)|David Holt]] | creator = Bridget Appleby | writer = Sascha Paladino<br>Melinda LaRose<br>Nathan Cockerill<br>Jonathan Davis<br>Christian Donlan<br>Robin Kingsland<br>Marc Seal<br>Gillian Corderoy<br>Anthony Hatfield<br>Colin Davies | director = [[Chris McKay|Chris Taylor]]<br>Lyndon Evans | executive_producer = [[Mark Hall (animator)|Mark Hall]] | producer = Bridget Appleby<br>Debbie Peers | company = [[Cosgrove Hall Films]] | language = English | network = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] ([[CITV]]) | composer = [[Rowland Lee (composer)|Rowland Lee]] | country = [[United Kingdom]] | first_aired = {{start date|df=yes|2002|9|4}} | last_aired = {{end date|df=yes|2004|11|29}} | num_series = 4 | num_episodes = 52 }}
'''''Engie Benjy''''' is a British stop motion animated pre-school children's television series produced by [[Cosgrove Hall Films]] for [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]'s strand, [[CITV]]. The series aired from September 2002 until November 2004, airing for four series and fifty-two episodes.
==Characters== The series features a wide range of characters, from the main humans to the vehicles.<ref name="NJ">{{cite web |year=2005 |title=Engie Benjy |url=http://www.nickjr.co.au/shows/engie/engie.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024233854/http://www.nickjr.co.au/shows/engie/engie.aspx |archive-date=24 October 2007 |access-date=2 March 2014 |work=Nick Jr. - Shows |publisher=Nickelodeon AU}}</ref>
===Main=== * '''Engie Benjy''' (voiced by [[Declan Donnelly]]<ref name=FD />), The main protagonist of the series, he is a blue-haired mechanic who fixes problems with his friends' vehicles. * '''Jollop the Dog''' (vocal effects by [[Anthony McPartlin]]<ref name=FD />), Engie Benjy's pet dog. * '''Dan the Van''', Engie Benjy's breakdown van.
===Recurring=== * '''Astronaut Al''' (voiced by [[Les Dennis]]), the owner of Spaceship. * '''Driver Dottie''' (voiced by [[Teresa Gallagher]]), the owner of Bus. * '''Farmer Fred''' (voiced by [[David Holt (voice actor)|David Holt]]), the owner of Tractor. * '''Fisherman Fin''' (voiced by [[David Holt (voice actor)|David Holt]]), the owner of Boat. * '''Messenger Mo''' (voiced by [[David Holt (voice actor)|David Holt]]), the owner of Bike. * '''Pilot Pete''' (voiced by [[Les Dennis]]), the owner of Plane. * '''Trucker Troy''' (voiced by [[Anthony McPartlin]]), Engie Benjy's cousin and the owner of Big Rig the Truck. He was introduced in the third series as another character that McPartlin could voice following a pay dispute.<ref name=FD>{{cite web|url=http://www.toonhound.com/engie.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051124193302/http://www.toonhound.com/engie.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 November 2005|title=TV Toons - Engie Benjy|last=Diamond|first=Frazer|work=Toonho|access-date=2 May 2014}}</ref>
==Episodes== ===Series 1 (2002)=== {{Episode table |background=#B11618 |overall= |season= |title= |writer= |airdate= |episodes={{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Title = Jollop to the Rescue | WrittenBy = Gillian Corderoy | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2002|09|04}} | ShortSummary = Pilot Pete brings Plane, who has hiccups, to be mended by Engie Benjy. But Jollop's cousin Jelly gives Plane the wrong hiccup mixture, sending him into a spin.<hr>Note: This is Jelly's only appearance. | LineColor = B11618 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Title = Sleepwalking | WrittenBy = Gillian Corderoy | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2002|09|11}} | ShortSummary = Bus arrives in the middle of the night without Dottie. She is 'sleepdriving', so Engie Benjy and the team must steer her home without waking her up. | LineColor = B11618 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | Title = Panic at Sea | WrittenBy = Christian Donlan and Johnathan Davis | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2002|09|18}} | ShortSummary = After a big storm, Boat and Fisherman Fin are confronted with an emergency. | LineColor = B11618 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 |EpisodeNumber2=4 |Title=Lift Off Day |WrittenBy=Christian Donlan and Johnathan Davis |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2002|09|25}} |ShortSummary=Pilot Pete has to go to Plane in a hurry, but there is a problem with the lifts. When one of his lifts goes down, the other goes up, so how will he ever get to Plane? |LineColor=B11618 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 |EpisodeNumber2=5 |Title=Painting Spaceship |WrittenBy=Colin Davis |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2002|10|02}} |ShortSummary=Spaceship is having a new coat of paint and to commemorate the special event, Engie Benjy has organised a big party. |LineColor=B11618 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 |EpisodeNumber2=6 ||Title=Plane Come Home |WrittenBy=Christian Donlan and Johnathan Davis |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2002|10|09}} |ShortSummary=Pilot Pete wakes up one morning to find that Plane is missing. Engie Benjy suggests that they look for him inside Sofa Mountain, where they find that Plane has made a new friend. |LineColor=B11618 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 |EpisodeNumber2=7 |Title=The Spot |WrittenBy=Janys Chambers |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2002|10|16}} |ShortSummary=Bus has a large blue spot on her front, which makes her embarrassed, so Driver Dottie calls Engie Benjy for help. |LineColor=B11618 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 |EpisodeNumber2=8 |Title=Dirty Windows |WrittenBy=Gillian Corderoy |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2002|10|23}} |ShortSummary=Astronaut Al tries to clean Spaceship's windows in mid-air, but he falls out and lands inside Engie Benjy's garage. Now, Spaceship is whizzing around out of control. |LineColor=B11618 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 9 |EpisodeNumber2=9 |Title=Jollop Mixtures |WrittenBy=Janys Chambers |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2002|10|30}} |ShortSummary=Jollop accidentally breaks the Vehicle Distress Alarm and mixes up the pictures. Now Engie Benjy does not know if it's Farmer Fred and Tractor or Pilot Pete and Plane who are in trouble. |LineColor=B11618 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 10 |EpisodeNumber2=10 |Title=A Message for Bike |WrittenBy=Janys Chambers |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2002|11|06}} |ShortSummary=Bike feels unloved and refuses to deliver messages, so Engie Benjy arranges for Fisherman Fin, Pilot Pete and Astronaut Al to send Bike messages to tell him how much they appreciate him. |LineColor=B11618 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 11 |EpisodeNumber2=11 |Title=Job Swap |WrittenBy=Gillian Corderoy |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2002|11|13}} |ShortSummary=Dottie and Fred quarrel over who has the easiest job, so Engie Benjy suggests that they try each other's job for a day. |LineColor=B11618 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 12 |EpisodeNumber2=12 |Title=Jollop Alone |WrittenBy=Janys Chambers |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2002|11|20}} |ShortSummary=Engie Benjy's friends plan a surprise birthday party for him in the garage, so while he is out helping his friends, Engie leaves Jollop in charge of the garage. |LineColor=B11618 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 13 |EpisodeNumber2=13 |Title=New Shoes for Spaceship |WrittenBy=Christian Donlan and Johnathan Davis |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2002|11|27}} |ShortSummary=Spaceship's old shoes are worn out and, when Farmer Fred grows him some new ones, he refuses to try them on. |LineColor=B11618 }} }}
===Series 2 (2003)=== {{Episode table |background=#fada00 |overall= |season= |title= |writer= |airdate= |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 14 |EpisodeNumber2=1 |Title=Buses Need Holidays Too |WrittenBy=Christian Donlan and Johnathan Davis |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2003|09|09}} |ShortSummary=Bus and Driver Dottie take all their friends to the seaside for a well-earned break. But Engie Benjy soon finds that Bus needs a holiday more than anyone else does. |LineColor=fada00 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 15 |EpisodeNumber2=2 |Title=Night Light |WrittenBy=Janys Chambers |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2003|09|11}} |ShortSummary=When Pilot Pete and Astronaut Al find Plane and Spaceship missing at night, they call Engie Benjy for help. |LineColor=fada00 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 16 |EpisodeNumber2=3 |Title=Bad Hand Day |WrittenBy=Gillian Corderoy |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2003|09|16}} |ShortSummary=Engie Benjy, Jollop and Dan the Van can always help...or can they? What will they do when it's Dan who needs help? |LineColor=fada00 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 17 |EpisodeNumber2=4 |Title=Check Up Day |WrittenBy=Christian Donlan and Johnathan Davis |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2003|09|18}} |ShortSummary=Engie Benjy's friends bring their vehicles to the garage for a check-up. Everyone comes except Boat, who really needs help more than any of the others. |LineColor=fada00 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 18 |EpisodeNumber2=5 |Title=Pete's New Plane |WrittenBy=Janys Chambers |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2003|09|23}} |ShortSummary=Plane gets upset when Pete takes a shiny new plane out to play instead of him, so Engie Benjy has to put things right. |LineColor=fada00 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 19 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | Title = Blooming Balloons | WrittenBy = Christian Donlan and Johnathan Davis | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2003|09|25}} | ShortSummary = While Engie Benjy is mending Tractor, Jollop accidentally grows a huge balloon and gets carried away. | LineColor = fada00 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 20 |EpisodeNumber2=7 |Title=Silly Bus Mood |WrittenBy=Gillian Corderoy |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2003|09|30}} |ShortSummary=Bus is behaving strangely, so Driver Dottie leaves her at the garage while she goes shopping. Will the Team work out the Silly Bus Mood cure in time? |LineColor=fada00 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 21 |EpisodeNumber2=8 |Title=Gobstoppers |WrittenBy=Janys Chambers |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2003|10|02}} |ShortSummary=Engie Benjy runs out of roly poly pogle balls at the worst possible time, as Spaceship and Tractor need some new ones. Luckily, he finds a substitute for them: gobstoppers. |LineColor=fada00 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 22 |EpisodeNumber2=9 |Title=Who's Been Landing on My Mountain? |WrittenBy=Janys Chambers |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2003|10|07}} |ShortSummary=Pilot Pete suspects that someone has been landing on Plane's special parking place. |LineColor=fada00 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 23 |EpisodeNumber2=10 |Title=Boat Takes a Trip |WrittenBy=Bridget Appleby and Colin Davis |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2003|10|09}} |ShortSummary=Boat feels left out because she can't go to Plane's birthday party, but Engie Benjy finds a way for her to join in the fun. |LineColor=fada00 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 24 |EpisodeNumber2=11 |Title=Astronaut Jollop |WrittenBy=Christian Donlan and Johnathan Davis |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2003|10|14}} |ShortSummary=Jollop and Dan try to be helpful and manage without Engie when Spaceship has a problem to solve. |LineColor=fada00 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 25 |EpisodeNumber2=12 |Title=Ice Fishing |WrittenBy=Christian Donlan and Johnathan Davis |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2003|10|16}} |ShortSummary=Boat gets frozen into the icy harbour, and Engie Benjy must warm her up. But how can the team bring her back to land? |LineColor=fada00 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 26 |EpisodeNumber2=13 |Title=Snow Fun |WrittenBy=Christian Donlan and Johnathan Davis |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2003|10|21}} |ShortSummary=Spaceship is stranded when his springs fall out after too much bouncing on Sofa Mountain. |LineColor=fada00 }} }}
===Series 3 (2004)=== {{Episode table |background=#7bb842 |overall= |season= |title= |writer= |airdate= |episodes={{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 27 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Title = The Big Sleep | WrittenBy = Sascha Paladino | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2004|03|22}} | ShortSummary = Everyone's planning a party for Trucker Troy and Big Rig's arrival, but when Big Rig is too tired to get to the garage, the team must figure out how to help him make it over the hill.<hr>''Note 1'': This episode introduced Trucker Troy and his truck "Big Rig".<hr>''Note 2'': From this episode onward, Engie Benjy [[Fourth wall|speaks to the audience (with kids talking in the background) and asks them for help]]. | LineColor = 7bb842 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 28 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Title = Sky Ball | WrittenBy = Nathan Cockerill | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2004|03|29}} | ShortSummary = Bike becomes upset when he can't join the game of Skyball. Spaceship and Plane are playing around the lighthouse, so Engie and the team must figure out a way for Bike to become part of the game by attaching rockets and wings to him. | LineColor = 7bb842 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 29 |EpisodeNumber2=3 |Title=Flying High |WrittenBy=Christian Donlan and Johnathan Davis |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2004|04|05}} |ShortSummary=When Plane has a crash and hurts himself, the team must help him feel better - and help him get over a fear of flying again. |LineColor=7bb842 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 30 |EpisodeNumber2=4 |Title=Bus for a Day |WrittenBy=Robin Kingsland |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2004|04|07}} |ShortSummary=Plane wants to be more like Bus, so he tries to act like her, until the team helps him figure out that he is the only one who can solve a specific crisis, by using him special skills.<hr>''Note'': Postponed from the start of series 3. |LineColor=7bb842 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 31 | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | Title = Spaceship Blues | WrittenBy = Marc Seal | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2004|04|19}} | ShortSummary = Spaceship is sad today because Al is leaving for the afternoon, so the team must help him come up with strategies for dealing with the separation until Al returns with a surprise. | LineColor = 7bb842 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 32 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | Title = Harvest Helpers | WrittenBy = Gillian Corderoy | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2004|04|21}} | ShortSummary = Tractor is trying to harvest all the ice lollies before they melt, all by himself but it's too much work for one vehicle, so the team must help him figure out how to use teamwork and share the load. | LineColor = 7bb842 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 33 |EpisodeNumber2=7 |Title=Traffic Trouble |WrittenBy=Antony Hatfield |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2004|04|07}} |ShortSummary=Big Rig and Bus block each end of a narrow bridge, both determined to cross first refusing to give way until Engie and the team help them learn how to take turns. |LineColor=7bb842 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 34 |EpisodeNumber2=8 |Title=Boat's Fishy Friend |WrittenBy=Colin Davis |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2004|04|21}} |ShortSummary=Fisherman Fin calls the team because Boat won't budge from a small island in the middle if the water. Boat is taking care of a fish that she's found in a small pool. But when the tide starts to go out the team must find a way to get Boat and the fish back into the water. |LineColor=7bb842 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 35 |EpisodeNumber2=9 |Title=A Horn for Spaceship |WrittenBy=Nathan Cockerill |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2004|04|28}} |ShortSummary=Big Rig has lost his horn. |LineColor=7bb842 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 36 |EpisodeNumber2=10 |Title=Cupcake Catchers |WrittenBy=Christian Donlan and Johnathan Davis |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2004|05|05}} |ShortSummary=Tractor has accidentally sneezed all of Farmer Fred's quick growing cupcake seeds away on the wind, and they've started growing all over the place. Tractor is worried about how he's going to find all the cupcakes before it gets dark, until Engie and the team figure out how to turn it into a game: a treasure hunt. |LineColor=7bb842 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 37 |EpisodeNumber2=11 |Title=The Donut Downpour |WrittenBy=Nathan Cockerill |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2004|05|10}} |ShortSummary=Engie Benjy can't work out why it's raining doughnuts, until he catches Plane having great fun flying around dropping doughnuts on everyone. After the team helps Plane realise how naughty her behaviour is, Plane must make amends to Farmer Fred by helping him plant more doughnuts. |LineColor=7bb842 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 38 |EpisodeNumber2=12 |Title=Double Trouble |WrittenBy=Robin Kingsland |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2004|05|12}} |ShortSummary=Big Rig has got stuck in a honey puddle. Nearby, Bike has ended up caught on a purple rock. Big Rig and Bike simultaneously need Engie and the team's special skills to help get them out of their jams. At first, they shuttle back and forth trying to help Big Rig and Bike. |LineColor=7bb842 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 39 |EpisodeNumber2=13 |Title=Boisterous Bike |WrittenBy=Antony Hatfield |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2004|05|17}} |ShortSummary=After Bike gets overexcited playing a game, Engie has to calm him down so that he can deliver his packages on time. |LineColor=7bb842 }} }}
===Series 4 (2004)=== {{Episode table |background=#f0719c |overall= |season= |title= |writer= |airdate= |episodes={{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 40 |EpisodeNumber2=1 |Title=Share and Share Alike |WrittenBy=Gillian Corderoy |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2004|09|06}} |ShortSummary=When Plane and Bike run out of engine juice, Engie takes them to an engine juice fountain where the pair learns how to share the juice with one another. |LineColor=f0719c }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 41 |EpisodeNumber2=2 |Title=The Great Race |WrittenBy=Marc Seal |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2004|09|13}} |ShortSummary=Engie is called by Pete, because Pete wants him to give Plane a tune-up for her big race with Spaceship. During the race, Spaceship zooms around overconfidently, while Plane flies steadily with determination. |LineColor=f0719c }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 42 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | Title = Big Rig's Big Mess | WrittenBy = Christian Donlan and Johnathan Davis | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2004|09|20}} | ShortSummary = Everyone wants to go to the Barnacle Barbecue at the harbour, but they can't get there because a big mess is blocking the road. Big Rig has dumped his things out of the trailer and doesn't want to tidy up. | LineColor = f0719c }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 43 |EpisodeNumber2=4 |Title=The Sea Sneezes |WrittenBy=Nathan Cockerill |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2004|09|27}} |ShortSummary=Engie is called to Fin's, where Boat is having trouble playing because she has the sea sneezes. |LineColor=f0719c }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 44 |EpisodeNumber2=5 |Title=Splish Splash Bus |WrittenBy=Christian Donlan and Johnathan Davis |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2004|10|04}} |ShortSummary=It's raining outside, and the harbour is overflowing to the point where Mo's house is about to get flooded. Fisherman Fin needs his Water Woosher to bail out the water. Bus and Dottie are supposed to deliver it, but Bus is afraid to go outside in the rain. |LineColor=f0719c }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 45 |EpisodeNumber2=6 |Title=Jollop in the Driving Seat |WrittenBy=Gillian Corderoy |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2004|10|11}} |ShortSummary=When Engie gets a new Smart Cart to help with repairs, Jollop can't wait to try it out. But when Jollop takes off in the Smart Cart without waiting for Engie to teach him how to use it, it's up to Dan and Engie to catch up with him. |LineColor=f0719c }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 46 |EpisodeNumber2=7 |Title=The Big Kite Flight |WrittenBy=Robin Kingsland |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2004|10|18}} |ShortSummary=When Spaceship gets a new kite all the other vehicles want to use it. Spaceship agrees to share but when the vehicles all want to go first the kite takes off, with Bike tangled up in it! |LineColor=f0719c }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 47 |EpisodeNumber2=8 |Title=Lost Horizon |WrittenBy=Colin Davis |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2004|10|25}} |ShortSummary=Driver Dottie and Bus are lost in the cotton candy fog with Pete and Al as passengers. |LineColor=f0719c }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 48 |EpisodeNumber2=9 |Title=The Night Flight |WrittenBy=Marc Seal |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2004|11|01}} |ShortSummary=Engie and the team are called to Pilot Pete and Plane's as Plane is about to take his first night flight. The team discover that there's nothing wrong with Plane, but Pete is afraid of the dark. |LineColor=f0719c }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 49 |EpisodeNumber2=10 |Title=Snow Daze |WrittenBy=Antony Hatfield |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2004|11|08}} |ShortSummary=It's a snowy day, and Engie and the team are called to the top of Sofa Mountain to help Spaceship. The team solve the problem easily but Jollop sleds down the mountain and gets stuck in a tree. Engie must help Dan overcome his fear of sledding in order to get Jollop down from the tree. |LineColor=f0719c }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 50 |EpisodeNumber2=11 |Title=Night of the Sherbert Stars |WrittenBy=Nathan Cockerill |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2004|11|15}} |ShortSummary=Everyone is going to the top of Sofa Mountain to see the Sherbert Stars, which only come out once a year. Engie and the team are called out to help Bike with a simple problem, but things get complicated when Dan and Jollop argue and won't work together. |LineColor=f0719c }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 51 |EpisodeNumber2=12 |Title=Dan Day |WrittenBy=Melinda Richards |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2004|11|22}} |ShortSummary=Dan gets stuck in the ice on his birthday, so Engie comes up with a plan to get him to his party on time. |LineColor=f0719c }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 52 |EpisodeNumber2=13 |Title=Hide and See Saw |WrittenBy=Christian Donlan and Johnathan Davis |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2004|11|29}} |ShortSummary=Everyone's playing hide and seek today, but Big Rig is really upset. He's too big to hide anywhere so he keeps getting found. It's up to Engie and the team to help Big Rig find the perfect hiding place. |LineColor=f0719c }} }}
==Development== The theme tune was composed and sung by [[Clint Boon]], the keyboard player with the [[Inspiral Carpets]], with character voices by Ant and Dec.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clintboon.com/1.htm|work=The Clintboon.com Experience|title=Newsletter|access-date=2 March 2014}}</ref>
The show was created by Bridget Appleby at [[Cosgrove Hall Films]], and first shown on [[CITV]],<ref name=FD /> and it is also seen on [[Nick Jr. (British and Irish TV channel)|Nick Jr]].<ref name=NJ /> It also aired in Welsh on [[S4C]]. Four series of 13 episodes were made, with first broadcasts from 2002 to 2004.<ref name=FD /> It has been sold in over 80 territories worldwide.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}
===Broadcast=== Internationally, the show aired in [[Australia]] on [[ABC TV (Australian TV channel)|ABC]] and [[Nick Jr. (Australian and New Zealand TV channel)|Nick Jr]], [[TVNZ]] in [[New Zealand]], [[Central (TV channel)|Central]] in [[Singapore]], [[Sveriges Television]] in [[Sweden]], [[France 5]] and [[Piwi+]] in [[France]], [[YLE]] in [[Finland]], [[NRK]] in [[Norway]], [[Discovery Kids (Latin American TV channel)|Discovery Kids]] in [[Latin America]], [[Rádio e Televisão de Portugal|RTP]] in [[Portugal]], [[Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting|IRIB]] in [[Iran]], [[NPO Zappelin]] in the [[Netherlands]], [[Çufo]], [[Bang Bang (TV channel)|Bang Bang]] and [[Top Channel]] in [[Albania]], [[Rai Yoyo]] in [[Italy]], [[Kika (TV channel)|KIKA]] in [[Germany]], [[Alter Channel]] in [[Greece]], [[Hop! Channel]] in [[Israel]], [[Educational Broadcasting System|EBS]] in [[South Korea]], [[Telewizja Polska|TVP]] in [[Poland]], [[Radio Television of Serbia]] in [[Serbia]], [[Radio and Television of Slovakia]] in [[Slovakia]], [[Télé-Quebec]] in [[Canada]], [[Radiotelevizija Slovenija]] in [[Slovenia]], [[Stöð 2]] in [[Iceland]] and Sonce TV in [[Ukraine]].{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}
Reruns of the series aired on [[ITVBe]]'s children's block ''[[LittleBe]]'' between September 2018 and July 2021.
===Other appearances=== In 2009, Engie Benjy along with several other well known children's characters appeared on ''[[The Official BBC Children in Need Medley]]'' by [[Peter Kay]]'s Animated All Star Band.
==Merchandise== ===Home releases=== The series has been released on [[VHS]] and [[DVD]]. [[Video Collection International]] and [[Granada plc|Granada Video]] released the first two series in four DVD and VHS volumes (two per series) while [[Granada Ventures]] released two DVDs containing the entirety of Series 3 and 4.
===Video game=== In May 2003, [[BBC Multimedia]] secured video game rights to the series from Granada Media.<ref>{{cite web|title=BBC Multimedia brings FightBox to E3|url=https://www.bbc.co.au/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2003/05_may/fightbox_e3.shtml|website=BBC Press Office|date=May 12, 2003}}</ref> Later on in the year, they released ''Engie Benjy: Time for Teamwork'' for the PC. It was later re-released as a DVD game in 2006 by Shindo Production alongside other BBC Multimedia titles.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb title|id=tt0887225|title=Engie Benjy}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.playhousedisney.co.au/page.asp?partid=45|title=Engie Benjy|work=Playhouse Disney|publisher=ITV Network Ltd|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060929103610/http://www.playhousedisney.co.au/page.asp?partid=45|archive-date=29 September 2006|access-date=2 March 2014}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.granadakids.com/engiebenjy/html/index.htm?parents|title=Information for Parents|work=Playhouse Disney|publisher=ITV Network Ltd|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060920052329/http://www.granadakids.com/engiebenjy/html/index.htm?parents|archive-date=20 September 2006|access-date=2 March 2014|url-status=dead}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.worldscreen.com/featuresarchive.php?filename=1002animators.txt|title=Minding the Muses|last=Westcott|first=Tim|publisher=WorldScreen.com|date=26 September 2007|access-date=2 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000414/http://www.worldscreen.com/featuresarchive.php?filename=1002animators.txt|archive-date=27 September 2007}}
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