Torchy the Battery Boy was the second television series produced by AP Films and Gerry Anderson, running from 1960 to 1961. It was another collaboration with author Roberta Leigh and was directed by Anderson, with music scored by Barry Gray, art direction from Reg Hill and special effects by Derek Meddings. The second series of 26 episodes was produced by Associated British-Pathé without the involvement of Anderson and AP Films. Both series have been released on DVD. The series followed adventures of the eponymous boy doll with a battery inside him and a lamp in his head, and his master Mr Bumbledrop, voiced by Kenneth Connor, who also voiced a number of other characters.
Torchy the Battery Boy (Season 2)
Flopsy Goes on a Picnic 0.0
Air date: 1960-08-23
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: Flopsy insists on picnicking alone, so Torchy and Squish decide to pull a prank on her.
Torchy Gets a Surprise 0.0
Air date: 1960-08-30
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: Flopsy is lonely but doesn't want to return to earth with Bossy Boots, so Torchy brings Pom-Pom back to play with her. Also, the king gives Torchy a bicycle.
Banana Bridge 0.0
Air date: 1960-09-06
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: Torchy retrieves Daffy the donkey from the caves to help move a banana, which they hope to use as a bridge over the river.
King Dithers and Daffy 0.0
Air date: 1960-09-13
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: Daffy the donkey feels useless, so Torchy brings him to the king to pull his coach.
The Toys Get the Collywobbles 0.0
Air date: 1960-09-20
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: A mysterious illness sweeps through Topsy Turvy Land.
Bogey Learns Another Lesson 0.0
Air date: 1960-09-27
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: Bogey fills Flopsy with nuts and bolts, so the king punishes him by making the brat wear a suit of armor. Meanwhile, Pongo the pirate tries to steal Whirly's treasure chest.
The Pollikan Bird Is Stolen 0.0
Air date: 1960-10-04
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: Pongo tries to get his hands on the royal jewels by kidnapping Polliken.
Torchy Has an Accident 0.0
Air date: 1960-10-11
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: Torchy creates a tin whistle to summon Pom-Pom, but he accidentally swallows it and loses the ability to speak.
Sparky the Dragon 0.0
Air date: 1960-10-18
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: When Whirly gets a stiff neck, he turns to Sparky the dragon for help. Meanwhile, Pom-Pom gets chocolate paw prints all over Torchy's house and is in a snit when she has to clean up.
Bogey Is Naughty Again 0.0
Air date: 1960-10-25
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: Bogey thinks he's above Torchy's reproach on earth, but the battery boy spies on him from Topsy Turvy Land, and decides to drag him away to teach him a lesson.
Pilliwig Cleans the Chimney 0.0
Air date: 1960-11-01
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: Pilliwig the clown is unintentionally rude at Torchy's house, so he attempts to pay for his sins by sweeping the king's chimney.
Pongo the Pirate 0.0
Air date: 1960-11-08
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: Pongo wants someone to cook for him, so he decides to kidnap one of the toys, and guesses that Flopsy will put up the least resistance.
Pongo and the Gold Mine 0.0
Air date: 1960-11-15
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: Pongo steals all of Clinker's money, and then he returns to empty to gold mine.
King Dither's Birthday 0.0
Air date: 1960-11-22
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: King Dithers throws a birthday party for himself and invites all of the toys to attend.
Washing Day in Topsy Turvy Land 0.0
Air date: 1960-11-29
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: A freak orange juice rainstorm saturates all of the laundries that the toys hung out to dry.
The Gluebell Wood 0.0
Air date: 1960-12-06
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: Whirly and Sparky discover a fairy in the woods, as well as sticky gluebell flowers.
Squish Falls Down a Well 0.0
Air date: 1960-12-13
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: After his pistol runs out of water, Squish rides the bucket down a wishing well to refill it, but he gets stuck.
Flopsy in Trouble 0.0
Air date: 1960-12-20
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: The Ting-a-Ling bird pulls out all of Flopsy's stuffing, mistaking it for a worm.
The Big Storm 0.0
Air date: 1960-12-27
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: A hurricane blows through Topsy Turvy Land. As the toys head to the cave for safety, the winds grab Torchy and blow him back to earth.
Daffy's Birthday 0.0
Air date: 1961-01-03
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: On his birthday, Daffy grows weary of working for the king, so he runs away to the beach, where he's kidnapped and put to work by Pongo the pirate.
Flopsy Makes a Christmas Pudding 0.0
Air date: 1961-01-10
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: Flopsy accidentally bakes Clinker into the king's Christmas pudding.
Gillygolly in Trouble 0.0
Air date: 1961-01-17
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: Gillygolly comes to Frutown in search of a hair straightener. Pom-Pom is jealous of his natural curls, so she steals his hair as he naps.
King Bumble-Drop 0.0
Air date: 1961-01-24
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: During Mr. Bumble-Drop's first visit to Topsy Turvy Land, King Dithers becomes power-mad, so the toys revolt and name Bumble-Drop the new king.
A New Suit for Pilliwig 0.0
Air date: 1961-01-31
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: Pilliwig is in a tizzy when Torchy slops paint on his suit, and Ena washes it with too much starch.
The Obstinate Donkey 0.0
Air date: 1961-02-07
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: When Pongo's boat springs a leak, he swipes Daffy's umbrella to use as a sloop.
Pom-Pom Gets the Hiccups 0.0
Air date: 1961-02-14
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: When Pom-Pom gets the hiccups, Torchy tries to find a remedy. Meanwhile, Bossy Boots tries to cheer up Mr. Bumble-Drop by behaving like a dog.
Seasons
Episodes 26
Episodes 26