Series synopsis
The Weekenders is an American animation comedy kids television series that premiered on Channel 4 on June 17, 1992. It ended on June 17, 1992. It was created by Bob Mortimer. It stars Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer.
The Weekenders was a one-off comic television pilot starring Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, produced by Granada Television for Channel 4. Broadcast on Wednesday 17 June 1992 as part of a series of pilots entitled Bunch of Five, it was a surreal sitcom in which two friends, Jim and Bob visit a meat festival taking place in an open field. They are then chased by aliens who want the meat they have brought to feed their queen.
Premise
The Weekenders was a one-off comic television pilot starring Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, produced by Granada Television for Channel 4. Broadcast on Wednesday 17 June 1992 as part of a series of pilots entitled Bunch of Five, it was a surreal sitcom in which two friends, Jim and Bob visit a meat festival taking place in an open field. They are then chased by aliens who want the meat they have brought to feed their queen.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 58 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 1 | June 17, 1992 | May 6, 2000 |
| Season 2 | 25 | September 9, 2000 | March 17, 2001 |
| Season 3 | 24 | September 9, 2001 | December 2, 2001 |
| Season 4 | 8 | October 19, 2002 | February 29, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Pilot |
June 17, 1992 |
| 2 |
Grow Up After playing on a Jumping Jamboree, Tino is the laughing stock of his mom's Vernal Equinox party. So he decides to act more adult, by starting his own internet company, and wearing suits. |
February 26, 2000 |
| 3 |
Shoes of Destiny Carver has always wanted to be popular, though despite his best attempts, he could never manage to be noticed. The gang decides to help Carver study Brie and Colby, two of the popular kids, in order to help Carver be more like them, in hopes that it will improve his chances of becoming popular. |
March 4, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Radio Drama Tino, Carver and Lor want to take a weekend to just relax and do nothing, but when Tish signs them up to do a Radio Play, their plans are ruined. Will they be able to find a way to get out of doing the play, or will they actually have to do something this weekend? |
September 9, 2000 |
| 2 |
The Tradition Tish's parents want her to participate in Momatuche, a ceremony from the old country. Tish wants nothing to do with the tradition until she realises how much it means to her family, but will she be able to perform in the ceremony in accordance to tradition? |
September 9, 2000 |
| 3 |
To Each His Own Since the friends missed their previous weekend plans due to external circumstances, they decide to find ways to spend the weekend this time. However, they all come up with different things that would be cool. To remedy the problem, they all agree to go to everyone's event to make it fair, but will they be able to enjoy the weekend through doing such? |
September 16, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Crushin' Roulette Tish is upset because everyone else has a crush except her, so she decides the others should survey people around the town and decide who she should have a crush on. |
September 9, 2001 |
| 2 |
Lucky Shoes Carver, convinced he can win a race as long as he is running in his lucky shoes, bets that if he loses, the others will be his opponent's slaves. Unfortunately, his "lucky shoes" get destroyed and the others don't want to tell him in case he loses his confidence, but will their deceit pay off and help Carver out? |
September 9, 2001 |
| 3 |
Cry After Tino cries at a movie in school, he decides to no longer have emotions. Will he be capable of doing such a grandiose task or will he find that emotions are something that everyone needs? |
September 16, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nevermore It's Halloween and Tino is very excited, as he has a great plan to get as much candy as possible. However, his friends have decided not to go trick or treating this year, so Tino decides to try to force them to go with him. Will Tino be able to get his friends to go Trick or treating with him, or will Tino ruin both his plan and his reputation trying? |
October 19, 2002 |
| 2 |
Brain Dead After Tish gets a B on her test, many people begin to think she isn't as smart as they once made her out to be. After she continuously gets pestered, she eventually gets choosen a new personality since her prior personality of being smart was in doubt. Will Tish be able to live with her new persona or will she find a method to just keep being her old self? |
November 7, 2003 |
| 3 |
Lor's Will Lor fractures her kneecap after playing basketball and she needs to get laser surgery for it come Sunday. She goes totally paranoid about the surgery, describing it as a kind of death sentence! Therefore, she writes a will bequeathing all her items to her loved ones, but is she just over exaggerating the scenario, and did she even write her will in a manner that will make her loved ones happy? |
November 7, 2003 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Channel 4 |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 17, 1992 |
| Last aired | June 17, 1992 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |