| 词条 | The Muddle-Headed Wombat |
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The Muddle-Headed Wombat is a fictional wombat featured in the radio serials and later in the children's books of the same name written by Australian author Ruth Park. HistoryIn 1941 the Australian Broadcasting Commission decided to nationalise its Children's programs, broadcast from Sydney with Ida Elizabeth Osbourne as its first producer. In 1942 she commissioned Ruth Park to write a dramatised series, The Wide–Awake Bunyip. The first episode was aired in January 1943, with "Joe" (Albert Collins) in the title role. When he died, in 1951, Ruth changed the title to The Muddle–Headed Wombat, with Leonard Teale the first to play the part. When Leonard left, John Ewart "Jimmy" made it his for the next 18 years.[1] The part of his friend "Mouse" in both incarnations was played by the current female co-presenter. When John Appleton was made Supervisor of Children's Programs and keen to be involved, the part of "Tabby Cat" was created for him. The narrator throughout was "Mac" (Atholl Fleming). The popularity of the series (which ended when the Children's Hour was cancelled in 1970) led Ruth Park to write her Muddle–Headed Wombat books. SynopsisThe Muddle-Headed Wombat books follow the Muddle-Headed Wombat and his friends, a good-natured, practical female mouse and a vain, neurotic male tabby cat. The characters call each other simply Wombat, Mouse and Tabby. Wombat's speech is peppered with malapropisms and spoonerisms, e.g. treely ruly for really and truly, lawn the mow for mow the lawn and Cindergorilla for Cinderella. He has a bicycle with red wheels, of which he is intensely proud and which he anthropomorphises, e.g. complaining that it bit him when he accidentally injured himself trying to repair it. BooksThe Muddle Headed Wombat series of books was published from 1962 to 1971 by Educational Press Pty Ltd [2],[3] who commissioned Ruth Park to write books based on the radio show. Noela Young (died 5 April 2018) illustrated these books.[4] In 1971 the rights were transferred to Angus and Robertson Pty Ltd, who commissioned the later books and reprinted those originally published by Educational Press.
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FilmIn Ukraine in 1990 was released short animated film "The Muddle-Headed Wombat" ({{lang-uk|"Безтолковий Вомбат"}}) directed by Serguei Kouchnerov on Ukranimafilm studio. References{{Portal|Children's literature}}1. ^{{cite book|author=Richard Lane|title=The Golden Age of Australian Radio Drama 1923–1960|page=308}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Muddle-Headed Wombat}}2. ^Signed copies of contracts between Educational Press and Ruth Park in the possession of this editor 3. ^Copyright Registration Notices issued by the Commonwealth of Australia and by the Library of Congress 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2018/04/05/105292/rip-noela-young/|title=RiP Noela Young|publisher=Books + Publishing|access-date=6 April 2018}} 6 : Children's fiction books|Series of children's books|Characters in children's literature|Fictional wombats|Books by Ruth Park|1962 children's books |
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