Around the World with Willy Fog was a cartoon version of Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne in the same vein as Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds. The characters were anthropomorphisms of various animals, Willy Fog himself being a lion. Around the World in Eighty Days book cover Around the World in Eighty Days (French: Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is a classic adventure novel by Jules Verne, first published in 1872. ... Jules Verne. ... Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds was a cartoon version of the classic Alexandre Dumas story of DArtagnan and The Three Musketeers. ... Example of Anthro artwork. ... Binomial name Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) The Lion (Panthera leo) is a mammal of the family Felidae. ...

The Basic Story

Willy Fog (Phileas Fogg) wakes up in Number 7 Saville Row at 8.00am on October 2, 1872 (just as he does every morning) and rings for his manservant. Only today, there is a small difference. He fired him the previous day and so he has to make it himself (after doing his daily exercises). He is expecting a replacement at 11.00am that morning and at 10.55am is sitting in the hallway waiting for his new manservant to arrive. Big Ben chimes 11 o'clock (as do all the clock in 4 Saville Row) and no manservant appears. The reason for this can be found outside as Rigadon (Passepartout) is involved in an argument with his best friend Tico. After they settle their differences, Rigadon rings the bell of Fog's house and is told in no uncertain terms that he's late! But after a nifty display of gymnastics (involving Mr. Fog's cane, a tray and a couple of glasses) Rigadon is employed as Mr. Fog's manservant and Mr. Fog goes off to the Reform Club. Phileas Fogg is the main fictional character in the 1872 Jules Verne novel Around the World in Eighty Days. ... Savile Row is a road in the City of Westminster in central London. ... October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Servant has a number of meaning: A servant is another word for domestic worker, a person who is hired to provide regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. ... The Clock Tower, colloquially known as Big Ben Big Ben is the colloquial name of the Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster in London, and an informal name for the Great Bell of Westminster, the largest bell in the tower and part of the Great Clock of Westminster. ... Passepartout (in French, literally passes everywhere) is a character in Jules Vernes novel, Around the World in Eighty Days and in the Sci Fi Channel (United States) television series The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne. ... This 1840s drawing shows the corridors around the central saloon at first floor level The Reform Club in London viewed from Pall Mall, with the Travellers Club immediately to its left The Reform Club is a private gentlemens club situated on the south side of Pall Mall (at number...

At the Reform Club, a discussion ensures following the announcement that the Bank of England has been robbed. It's a sore point for Mr. Sullivan (the bank's owner) and he prefers it if it wasn't mentioned again but adds in passing that the thief is likely to be still in London. This gets the goat (literally) of Lord Guiness, the oldest member of the group, who states that given modern transport, it would be possible for the thief to reach India by the middle of the following week. This statement is in support of an article written by Ralph (a reporter on the London Chronicle) whose employer is also a member. During the ensuing discussion, Sullivan corners Lord Guinness into accepting that a trip around the world in eighty days (as highlighted in the report) is impossible. Fog springs to Lord Guinness' defence and accepts Sullivan's challenge and puts up £20,000 of his own money to prove that he can do it. The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom, sometimes known as The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street or The Old Lady. The nearest London Underground station is Bank station. ...

Episode listing

 1. The Wager 2. The Departure 3. The Eventful Journey 4. The Temple of Doom 5. The Counterfeit 6. Bombay Adventure 7. The End of the Line 8. The Deadly Jungle 9. The Rescue 10. A Present For Parsi 11. Guilty As Charged 12. Shipwreck 13. The Butler's Dilemma 14. En Route For Yokohama 15. Akita's Circus 16. Hawaiian Party 17. A Trip In A Balloon 18. The Showdown 19. Moment of Truth 20. Warpaint In The West 21. A Very Special Train 22. Below Zero 23. Destination Liverpool 24. Fire Down Below 25. Last Train To London 26. What A Difference A Day Makes 

The theme song

Fog, I'm the one who made the bet and I know we'll be exactly right on time;

Fog is my name and I could play with my life in many ways, that's what they say;

Here I am - a rigadon, I'm a tico - d'mascota;

It's my turn - the gentle youch, a romy they love me so much;

Hey! Now the story must go on, 'cause a lot of time has gone, we must be ready to go away.

This song was cause of celebration on "Willy Fog Day" in 1985 when Andy Crane (the presenter of Children's BBC) sent copies of the song to anyone who wanted them for a mass singalong of the theme tune. Andy Crane (born February 24, 1964) is a British television and radio host, most known for his stint in the Childrens BBC broom cupboard in the 1980s. ... CBBC is the brand for the BBCs childrens television output aimed at children over six, across BBC ONE, BBC TWO and the CBBC Channel. ... The theme music of a radio or television program is a melody closely associated with the show, and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits. ...

Willy Fog 2

Due to the massive success of the first series, Willy Fog returned in Willy Fog 2 - this time it was a 30 part series comprising of two stories - again based on Jules Verne novels. The series was again made by BRB and first shown in the UK in the mid-90's. The first was Journey to the Centre of the Earth and the second 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. It was again all based on amimals - and, infact, the first story was very similar in many ways to the first series. Again a bet was made with Sullivan - and he sent Transfer to cause havoc. This time, however, more people belived in Willy Fog, although all of them (apart from Lord Guinness) turned against him at times - when reports came back that the volcano they journeyed into was about to erupt. Romy, Tico and Rigadon went with Willy on the voyage again and were joined by Professor Lidenbrock - an expert in archeology and Hans - an Icelandic (what animal) who acted as a general dogsbody. The team again made it - just in time to win the bet. The second story was completely different to the other two. Willy was invited to help investigate strange goings on - several ships had been attacked by what seemed to be a sea monster. Willy, Romy, Rigadon and Tico went, although soon the ship they were on was invaded and they, alongside Ned the harpoonist (very like Hans from the previous story) and another Professor, were kidnapped by the mysterious Captin Nemo. After having adventures under the sea, they finally escaped.

The series has been shown several times here in the UK on Children's BBC and achieved top ten ratings many times.

The first series, and both stories from the second were heavily edited and glued together to make three Willy fog films released on video around the world. Other merchandise such as an LP of some of the songs/incidental music was released, but unfortunatly only in Spain.

External links

• BRB Internacional