The Winjin' Pom is a television puppet series about a talking British caravan, renowned for his moaning, and five Australians who live and travel in him.
Chicago discover the caravan's ability to speak and decide to hijack it in a sinister plot to make themselves rich.
Ronnie and Reggie ("The Crows") relentlessly chase the caravan and follow the backpackers on their travels in an attempt to steal it, always, of course, failing miserably.
Written by Richard Carpenter the television series appears to be aimed at teenagers, while it actually contains some impressive dialogue that convey a certain grittiness now and then, making it similar in spirit to The Simpsons TV show.
The Winjin' Pom was broadcast in 1991 on commercial television and is owned by Spitting Image Productions and HIT Entertainment PLC.
At the time of the show's transmission, there was a novelisation written by Doctor Who writer Terrance Dicks and a tie-in magazine published by TriStar Publications.
Depressive, pessimistic, and prone to self-pitying, Pom tends to see everything in a negative light, but he is nonetheless loyal to his friends, and it is often up to him to save the day when they're in a pinch.
Adelaide: a boyish female wallaby and the unofficial leader of the bunch; cranky and quick to retort, she's a real tomboy and could be seen as a feminist, compared to the more feminine Sydney.
Sydney: a snobbish female ostrich with a taste for bragging and luxury... She complains a lot, and equally seems to annoy the others in return.
Note : In France, on the program tv for kids "Canaille Peluche" in the channel "Canal+", she is named "La Goulue" with the animators Valérie Payet, Alexandre Pottier (the chief), Philippe Dana, Josette Stein (Amanda), Mat the ghost and Maureen Dor (who take the place of Valérie Payet).
Clumsy, naive to a fault, and easily bewildered, he seems to get on Adelaide and Sydney's nerves a lot, and gets repeatedly called a wimp by his mates.
Note : In France, on the program tv for kids "Canaille Peluche" in the channel "Canal+", they are named "Corbac & Corbec" with the animators Valérie Payet, Alexandre Pottier (the chief), Philippe Dana, Josette Stein (Amanda), Mat the ghost and Maureen Dor (who take the place of Valérie Payet).
The loot left by the Crows inside the Pom turns out to be an old, scratched record of a famous Australian opera[singer, which the vulture crime lord J.G.
After being wrongly put in jail and escaping thanks to Bruce, the Gullagaloona backpackers return the stolen item to its rightful owner, the old Lady Studemare, who rewards them by allowing them to listen to the record, much to their chagrin.
The travellers decide to sell the Pom after he puts them in trouble with a duo of vicious bull bikers, thus replacing him with a similar-looking campervan.
Created by Spitting Image and Richard Carpenter Puppets created by: Scott Brooker Puppets made by: Mick Hockney, Stephen Mansfield, Susan Moore, Jonathan Saville, Julien Short, Guy Stevens and The Spitting Image Workshop Pom Van by Art Effects Performers: Antony Asbury, Richard Coombs, Philip Eason, David Greenaway, Barnaby Harrison, Kaefan Shaw, William Todd-Jones, Francis Wright Script Editor: Paul Mayhew-Archer Additional Material: John Langdon Music Composed and Arranged by: Simon Brint, Roddy Matthews with Richard Vranch (eps 2 & 4) Miniature Visual Effects: Steve Archer, Jamie Campbell, Roger Jones, Gordon Tait, Simon Margetts Visual Effects Co-ordinator: Peter Thornton Costume Supervisors: Jackie Hallatt, Frances Hill Scenic Effects: Steve Weston, Loraine Marshall Art Director: Phil Harvey Production Buyer: Jille Brown-Azis Property Master: Allen Polley Studio Sound: Ted Scott Stage Manager: Gail Berryman Production Accountant: Brian Brockwell Production Secretary: Philippa Wood Production Manager: Alison Taggart First Assistant Director: Simon Haveland Production Assistant: Sue Taylor Camera Supervisor: Tony Keene Post Production Sound: Steve Hellaby Videotape Editor: Mykola Pawluk Director of Photography: John Henshall Production Designer: Anne Tilby Associate Producer: Candida Julian-Jones Executive Producers: Roger Law, William Sargent Produced by: Marcus Mortimer The Winjin' Pom at IMDb