Hector's House is a children's television series using hand puppets. Like the better known The Magic Roundabout it was actually a French production revoiced for a British audience. A gentle, rather than subversive or outright bizarre, series, it was first broadcast in 1965. Its French title was La Maison de Toutou and the French version was written by Georges Croses. "La Maison de Toutou" translates as "The House of the Doggie" and in the French version, Zsazsa is known as ZouZou. In the UK, it was screened in the late 1960s and early 1970s for its 5-minute-long screenings on BBC 1 at 5.40 p.m. before the News. The main characters, affable Hector the Dog and cute Zsazsa the Cat, live in a house and beautiful garden. Kiki the Frog, dressed in a pink smock, is a constant and at times an intrusive visitor, through her hole in the wall. Despite Hector's willingness to endlessly help them out, Kiki and Zsazsa often played tricks on him to teach him a lesson, leading him to say his catchphrase at the end of the episode, "I'm a Great Big [whatever he was] Old Hector. Hector's voice was performed by Paul Bacon, who died in 1995. The voice of Kiki was by Denise Bryer, who also had roles in Noddy, Terrahawks and Labyrinth. The voice of Zsazsa was supplied by Lucie Dolène. About 78 episodes were made, each of 5 minutes' duration. A DVD featuring some of these episodes has been released.
CreatorGeorges Croses
A Mysterious Visit
Mar 1, 1967
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Good Morning Frog
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The Thistle
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The Snack
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The Weather Forecaster
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The Well
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Deep Sleep
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The Surprise
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Keep This Garden Tidy
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The Weather Game
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The Funnel
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The Kennel
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Jealousy
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The Lead
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The Pyjamas
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Playing Tag
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Jam Making
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The Caterpillar
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Fishing
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The Torn Coat
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The Tuba
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The Perfume
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The Disagreement
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Hector is ill
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Good Manners
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The Coach
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The Siesta
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The Watchdog
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Painting
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Pig
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The Little Duck
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Exercises
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Hector Thinks Hard
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Traffic Regulations
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Zaza Goes Away
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The Setting Sun
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Naughty Dog
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The Hosepipe
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Music
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Faster, Faster
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The Basket
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The Botanist
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Wake Up Kiki
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The Piggy Bank
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Scarecrow
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Photography
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The Picnic
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The Soap
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Hector's Secret
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It Works, What's More
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Looking After Kiki
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Happy Returns
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Silence Is Golden
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Blind Man's Buff
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The Pumpkin
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Chasing Butterflies
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The Boxes
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The Trap
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The Sweater
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The Porcelain Vase
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Ouch My Paw
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The Le Mans Race
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Lessons
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The Quarrel
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A Good Remedy
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The Letterbox
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Operation Survival
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A Song At Night
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The Bell
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Hector The Brave Fireman
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Hector Is Too Late
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A Strange Stranger
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Treetop Kiki
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Hector Never Forgets
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The Marvellous Invention
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The Three Christmas Trees
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Good Journey
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The Work Of Art
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