Chorlton And The Wheelies - Happiness Is Dragon Shaped [VHS] [1976] | ![Chorlton And The Wheelies - Happiness Is Dragon Shaped [VHS] [1976]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/414JDGK1R1L._SL160_.jpg) | Director: Chris Taylor
Actor: Joe Lynch
Studio: Fremantle Home Entertainment
Category: Video
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 16849
Format: PAL
Rating: Universal, suitable for all
Media: VHS Tape
Discs: 1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 56 Minutes
EAN: 5024165875780
ASIN: B00004TL9G
Theatrical Release Date: September 1976
Release Date: May 29, 2000
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Amazon.co.uk Review
"Jump in we'll take you for a spin/And show you round the Wheelie World". For pretty much anyone between the ages of 25 and 40, merely the opening line of the theme to this crazed slice of cartoon bedlam will be enough to jog memories and pluck heartstrings. For everyone else, a brief synopsis is probably in order. Well, self-evidently there's Chorlton, the least intimidating dragon in television history, whose unexplained arrival among the Wheelies is a constant source of vexation to Fenella, a spectacularly ineffective witch with a base camp at Spout Hall (yes, it's a big kettle) and a cadre of mushroom-like toadies and "spikers" with whom she consorts to bring havoc to Wheelie World. Oh, and she also has a son, who only ever appears as a vast, disembodied foot.In short, Chorlton is a crown jewel for all fans of 70s children's TV at its most unapologetically demented. Happiness is Dragon Shaped, the first five-episode collection, opens with "Happiness is Hatched" (wherein, of course, Chorlton arrives fully formed in Wheelie World via an enormous egg), before proceeding into the titular segment, "Chorlton Says it with Flowers", "The Lost Wheelie" and "Chorlton and the Crimewave". Needless to say, the ever-apopleptic Fenella remains hysterical throughout. --Danny Leigh
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Blast from the past September 27, 2000
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an absolutley gorgeous blast from the past, i vaguely remebered it but nobody else did so when i saw the video i bought it straight away. I put the video on and i was an anxious 3 year old again, i couldn't wait to see Fenella (she used to scare me to death)and the spikers definatly the best witch ever. This series should definatly make a comeback on TV and for ages i was singing the theme tune...now we just need Animal Kwackers (anybody remember...Rory Rory tell us a story)
You're a Bobby Dazzler! August 17, 2000
For years I've been trying to find somebody who remembers Chorlton and the Wheelies. When I saw that it was out on video I ordered it straight away (for my eighteen month old son of course). You just don't get stories involving happiness dragons from the north of England in Teletubbies! If only I can persuade my wife...to watch it.
A true classic of children's entertainment August 7, 2000
ashaman100@hotmail.com (UK)
I have been waiting for a Chorlton and the Wheelied video for over 10 years, so when I bought this, I was a bit apprehensive in case it didn't match up to my expectations. Fortunately, I wasn't disapointed. From Chorlton's birth in the first episode, to Fenella's defeat in the final this is non stop fun. I have to stop myself saying "Bye bye little lady" whenever someone leaves the room. Fantastic, I hope they release many more
Ecky Thump! It never got any better than this, did it? July 20, 2000
Appeals to adults as much as it did when they were kids, thanks to Chorlton being blissfully ignorant of Fenella the Witch's evil intentions and sounding like he's taking the mickey out of her. Gimme volume 2! Bye bye Little Lady!
Gradely! July 20, 2000
Ecky thump! This just has to be the best video release of the year - excellent! At last, Chorlton has been brought back to life from the video archives and can spread his happiness a little further! And the spikers continue to scare me half to death after all these years!
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