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"All aboard the SkylArk, ............all aboard the SkylArk..." |
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Who doesn't remember those immortal words shouted by Noah in a Little Gem of a kiddie's program at tea time, nor forget that the animals didn't come on two by two, but one by two, for each animal had two heads. What a concept!
If you remember, Noah was "Nutty", Niggly Nelly always knitted them out of problems whilst whenever the animals said something, their other head always corrected, agreed or disagreed with itself as you can see from the images below.
Narrated by Richard Briers and Peter Hawkins, Noah and Nelly in the SkylArk dates from the 1970's and episodes ran for just over four minutes. This program created by Grange Calvaley. Truly, this was a bright, fun program for children of all ages.
We present the theme tune, a list of characters, rogues gallery, fifteen episode guides, a short synopsis of each and credits, all which are presented below.
© Roobarb Enterprises 1974
Click on this image to listen to the theme tune (zipped
mp3)
Rogues Gallery and List of Characters
 Nutty Noah |
 Nelly |
 Humphrey the pigs |
 Cedric the crocodiles |
 Ahmed the camels |
 Maureen the giraffe |
 Rose the elephants |
 George the rhinos |
 Cynthia the snakes |
 Brian the lions |
 William the hippos |
 Ronald the gorillas |
 Mildred the geese |
 Cyril the tigers |
The adaptable SkylArk
The map...as always, blank
Episode Guide
Click on the appropriate title image for a short synopsis and loads more pictures...
| Episode No. | Title | Summary |
| 1 |  |
Learn the secret to Noah's financial strategy. |
| 2 |  |
Noah and Nelly encounter many problems with clocks. |
| 3 |  |
The search is on for breakfast tea. |
| 4 |  |
Does the SkylArk go into the future or the past with Ahmed's fortune telling. |
| 5 |  |
Nothing is up with the umbrella's so its down to Nelly to save the day. |
| 6 |  |
Does the wind blow on the moon? Only with Nelly's help of course. |
| 7 |  |
Nelly's needles help some Toby Jugs in crisis. |
| 8 |  |
George the Rhino helps change the bad weather to good. |
| 9 |  |
Nelly helps put the fun into the funfair. |
| 10 |  |
Does Noah avoid working? |
| 11 |  |
Nelly helps the door knockers with sore heads. |
| 12 |  |
Can the Hobby Horses race again? |
| 13 |  |
Who has the last laugh in Jokesville. |
| 14 |  |
Is it Shakespeare? No, its most definitely knot. |
| 15 |  |
In TV land, old news is better than no news. |
Program Credits:
Noah and Nelly's - Skylark Race Game - A Milton Bradley Company - Copydate Ltd 1976
A Noah and Nelly board game came out in 1976 (scans shown below). The game was for 2-4 players and extremely easy to play. The game board places to visit included locations from the actual animated series:
Land of the Tobyjugs
Land of the Clockwork Teddybears
Land of the Hobbyhorses
Land of the Doorknockers
