Tractor Tom
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Tractor Tom is an animated TV program, produced by Contender Entertainment and Hibbert Ralph Entertainment. There are two series of 26 eleven minute episodes produced in 2003 and 2004. There was also a stage show.
The show aired on CITV
in the UK, and played in New Zealand and Australia.
Sales from DVDs of series one contributed to the Great Ormand Street Hospital Children's Charity. (although this is stated on the DVD covers the reference has been removed from the Official site) and
From the DVD cover: "Tractor Tom lives on Springhill Farm with Farmer Fi, Matt the Farmhand, and all of Tom's fantastic friends. No matter what the problem or the job to be done, it's Tractor Tom who saves the day... with heaps of fun and adventure along the way!"
The slogan for the show was "Tractor Tom, what would we do without you?"
Set on the idyllic Springhill Farm, brave and resourceful Tractor Tom and his human, animal and vehicle friends have fun and adventures at both work and play.
The first series featured Liza Tarbuck
and James Nesbitt
as Farmer Fi and Matt respecitively, but the vehicles only communicated through engine sounds.
The second series introduced new voices for the human characters and the vehicles talked as well.
who is optimistic and always tries to solve his friends' problems. He is also afraid in the dark sometimes.
Buzz A young and inquisitive blue and yellow quadbike who is sometimes said to be "too small". He also liked to get into trouble with Snicker the foal in the first series, and arguably Tom's closest friend.
Wheezy The farm's slow, old, and large yellow combine harvester
who enjoyed telling stories in the first series and likes to stay in the barn, which is the "home" of most of the vehicles.
Rev A large purple pick-up truck
belonging to Matt the farmhand that often boasts and his least favourite thing is coming second in a race. Not a villain-like character, but sometimes disagreeable. A good friend of Tom's.
Rora Introduced at the beginning of the second series as a hot pink-coloured motorbike and replaced Buzz as Farmer Fi's on-road vehicle. An energetic character who is good friends with Dusty and has a friendly rivalry with Rev.
Dusty Introduced early in the second series as a yellow and orange aeroplane and is energetic and friendly.
Matt Lives in a small silver caravan down the road from the farm, and often helps with the work on the farm. He is rather forgetful and mentally clumsy, especially in the second series. He owns Rev the truck and drives in him everywhere.
Wack One of the two ducks on the farm. Wears an orange collar.
Bach The other duck which wears a blue collar.
Riff The farm's sheepdog who likes to associate with the other animals, and likes rounding them up like sheep.
Purdey Farmer Fi's pet cat who is rather lazy and is a friend of Wheezy's.
Mo The only cow on the farm and hence sometimes gets lonely but otherwise an ordinary cow character.
Winnie A horse who tends to not be very excited, except when it comes to carrots.
Snicker Winnie's foal who likes to get into mischief and his favourite food is sugarcubes, but also, like Winnie, loves carrots. Notably one of the few male animals on the farm.
Sheep Eight sheep who like to use strange non-animal objects such as helter-skelters, central heating systems, and baths. They also love to get into mischief and go into Matt's caravan when unwanted.
Roly Farmer Fi has borrowed Farmer Allsop's harvester twice when Wheezy wasn't available. He looks exactly like Wheezy but is blue and is much faster. In his first appearance he only appeared harvesting the wheat, but he was revealed as Roly in his second appearance, and was given a voice.
Mr Aziz Only mentioned once when Rev was carrying manure for his roses.
Rory Identical to Rora, but only appeared in the last episode of the first season, when hired by Matt. He is orange.
Wild Ducks Three wild ducks that appeared in the last episode of the second season, when they were migrating and stopped for a rest.
Rabbit It is unknown if the rabbit that appeared in the first season to steal the animal's food is the same one that appeared in the second season, visiting in Wheezy's "quiet place".
Fi's Parents Fi's mother phoned her once, not making an appearance, worrying about Fi's father's sudden illness, which turned out to be not serious. As Fi said, it was "just my mum worrying. You know what she's like."
Jerry Runs the sports centre and talked to Matt on the phone once.
The show aired on CITV
CITV
CITV is a British television channel from ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive, as well as commissions and acquisitions. CITV itself is the programming block on the main ITV Network .The CITV channel broadcasts from 06:00 to 18:00...
in the UK, and played in New Zealand and Australia.
Sales from DVDs of series one contributed to the Great Ormand Street Hospital Children's Charity. (although this is stated on the DVD covers the reference has been removed from the Official site) and
From the DVD cover: "Tractor Tom lives on Springhill Farm with Farmer Fi, Matt the Farmhand, and all of Tom's fantastic friends. No matter what the problem or the job to be done, it's Tractor Tom who saves the day... with heaps of fun and adventure along the way!"
The slogan for the show was "Tractor Tom, what would we do without you?"
Set on the idyllic Springhill Farm, brave and resourceful Tractor Tom and his human, animal and vehicle friends have fun and adventures at both work and play.
The first series featured Liza Tarbuck
Liza Tarbuck
Liza Tarbuck is an English actress and television and radio presenter, and daughter of comedian Jimmy Tarbuck.She trained at the National Youth Theatre and RADA graduating in 1986 alongside Clive Owen, Rebecca Pidgeon and Serena Harragin.-Acting:...
and James Nesbitt
James Nesbitt
James Nesbitt is a Northern Irish actor. Born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Nesbitt grew up in the nearby village of Broughshane, before moving to Coleraine, County Londonderry. He wanted to become a teacher like his father, so he began a degree in French at the University of Ulster...
as Farmer Fi and Matt respecitively, but the vehicles only communicated through engine sounds.
The second series introduced new voices for the human characters and the vehicles talked as well.
Vehicles
Tom A cheerful bright red tractorTractor
A tractor is a vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery used in agriculture or construction...
who is optimistic and always tries to solve his friends' problems. He is also afraid in the dark sometimes.
Buzz A young and inquisitive blue and yellow quadbike who is sometimes said to be "too small". He also liked to get into trouble with Snicker the foal in the first series, and arguably Tom's closest friend.
Wheezy The farm's slow, old, and large yellow combine harvester
Combine harvester
The combine harvester, or simply combine, is a machine that harvests grain crops. The name derives from the fact that it combines three separate operations, reaping, threshing, and winnowing, into a single process. Among the crops harvested with a combine are wheat, oats, rye, barley, corn ,...
who enjoyed telling stories in the first series and likes to stay in the barn, which is the "home" of most of the vehicles.
Rev A large purple pick-up truck
Pick-Up Truck
"Pick-Up Truck" is a song written and recorded by Belgian acid house musician Praga Khan. It is the third single from Praga's eighth studio album, Soundscraper....
belonging to Matt the farmhand that often boasts and his least favourite thing is coming second in a race. Not a villain-like character, but sometimes disagreeable. A good friend of Tom's.
Rora Introduced at the beginning of the second series as a hot pink-coloured motorbike and replaced Buzz as Farmer Fi's on-road vehicle. An energetic character who is good friends with Dusty and has a friendly rivalry with Rev.
Dusty Introduced early in the second series as a yellow and orange aeroplane and is energetic and friendly.
Humans
Farmer Fi The sole farmer of Springhill Farm, who wears a pink shirt and hat, blue trousers with a yellow flower at the bottom and has blond hair. In the second series the hat was replaced with blue overalls. She only needs one employee, Matt, because she owns a very small farm.Matt Lives in a small silver caravan down the road from the farm, and often helps with the work on the farm. He is rather forgetful and mentally clumsy, especially in the second series. He owns Rev the truck and drives in him everywhere.
Animals
Hens There are three brown hens on Springhill Farm.Wack One of the two ducks on the farm. Wears an orange collar.
Bach The other duck which wears a blue collar.
Riff The farm's sheepdog who likes to associate with the other animals, and likes rounding them up like sheep.
Purdey Farmer Fi's pet cat who is rather lazy and is a friend of Wheezy's.
Mo The only cow on the farm and hence sometimes gets lonely but otherwise an ordinary cow character.
Winnie A horse who tends to not be very excited, except when it comes to carrots.
Snicker Winnie's foal who likes to get into mischief and his favourite food is sugarcubes, but also, like Winnie, loves carrots. Notably one of the few male animals on the farm.
Sheep Eight sheep who like to use strange non-animal objects such as helter-skelters, central heating systems, and baths. They also love to get into mischief and go into Matt's caravan when unwanted.
Mentioned or Guests
Farmer Allsop Runs the neighbouring farm to Farmer Fi's. He is mentioned many times, but made no appearances.Roly Farmer Fi has borrowed Farmer Allsop's harvester twice when Wheezy wasn't available. He looks exactly like Wheezy but is blue and is much faster. In his first appearance he only appeared harvesting the wheat, but he was revealed as Roly in his second appearance, and was given a voice.
Mr Aziz Only mentioned once when Rev was carrying manure for his roses.
Rory Identical to Rora, but only appeared in the last episode of the first season, when hired by Matt. He is orange.
Wild Ducks Three wild ducks that appeared in the last episode of the second season, when they were migrating and stopped for a rest.
Rabbit It is unknown if the rabbit that appeared in the first season to steal the animal's food is the same one that appeared in the second season, visiting in Wheezy's "quiet place".
Fi's Parents Fi's mother phoned her once, not making an appearance, worrying about Fi's father's sudden illness, which turned out to be not serious. As Fi said, it was "just my mum worrying. You know what she's like."
Jerry Runs the sports centre and talked to Matt on the phone once.