Waffle the Wonder Dog

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| creator = Billy McQueen, Catherine Williams, Mandy Darrall

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| country = United Kingdom

| num_series = 4

| num_episodes = 60

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| runtime = 11 minutes

| company = Darrall Macqueen
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| network = CBeebies

| first_aired = {{Start date|2018|02|26|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2020|04|05|df=y}}

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Waffle the Wonder Dog is a British live action children's television series produced by Darrall Macqueen for CBeebies. It was aimed at four to seven year olds.{{cite web |title=Waffle the Wonder Dog |url=https://darrallmacqueen.com/shows/waffle-the-wonder-dog |publisher=Darrall MacQueen |access-date=21 January 2021}} The programme was first broadcast from 26 February 2018 until 5 April 2020. The Show has also aired on TVOKids in Canada.

Synopsis

Waffle is a talking dog (a red miniature poodle),{{cite web |last1=Paterson |first1=Jacqui |title=Waffle the Wonder Dog |url=https://www.mummyslittlemonkey.com/2018/02/waffle-the-wonder-dog.html |website=Mummy's Little Monkey |date=26 February 2018 |access-date=2 December 2020}} who is adopted by the Brooklyn-Bell blended family after they find him in their new house. Waffle always causes trouble, especially with cat-loving neighbour Mrs Hobbs.{{cite web |title=Waffle the Wonder Dog |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/waffle-the-wonder-dog |website=CBeebies |publisher=BBC |accessdate=10 September 2020}}{{cite web |title=Waffle the Wonder Dog |website=IMDB |accessdate=10 September 2020 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8147720/}}

Cast

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Cast list of Waffle the Wonder Dog
rowspan="2" style=width:14%;" scope="col"\| Actor ! rowspan="2" style="width:14%;" scope="col"\| Character \|
style="width:7%;" scope="col"\| 1 ! style="width:7%;" scope="col"\| 2 ! style="width:7%;" scope="col"\| 3 ! style="width:7%;" scope="col"\| 4
Rufus Hound \| Waffle \| colspan="5" {{CMain}}
Tahliya Lowles \| Evie \| colspan="5" {{CMain}}
Ellis-James Naylor \| Doug \| colspan="5" {{CMain}}
Andrea Valls \| Jess \| colspan="5" {{CMain}}
James Merry \| Simon \| colspan="5" {{CMain}}
Angela Curran \| Mrs. Hobbs \| colspan="5" {{CMain}}
Paul Ryan \| Gramps \| colspan="5" {{CMain}}
Jason Barnett \| Mr Nolan \| colspan="2" {{N/A}} \| colspan="2" {{CMain}}
Rhiannon Harper-Rafferty \| Miss. Berrington \| colspan="1" {{N/A}} \| colspan="1" {{CGuest}} \| colspan="2" {{CMain}}
John Biggins \| Mr. Metcalfe \| colspan="2" {{CGuest}} \| colspan="2" {{CRecurring}}
Jack McGinn \| Mr. O'Donnell \| colspan="1" {{N/A}} \| colspan="1" {{CGuest}} \| colspan="2" {{CRecurring}}
Sharon D Clarke \| Gran \| colspan="2" {{N/A}} \| colspan="2" {{CRecurring}}
Roger Griffiths \| Grand \| colspan="2" {{N/A}} \| colspan="2" {{CRecurring}}
Eloise Joseph \| Zoe \| colspan="1" {{CRecurring}} \| colspan="1" {{CGuest}} \| colspan="1" {{N/A}} \| {{CRecurring}}
Natey Jones \| Callum \| colspan="3" {{N/A}} \| {{CRecurring}}
Shyan Bhatt \| AJ \| colspan="4" {{CRecurring}}
Anjika Dyal \| rowspan="2" \| Anaya \| colspan="2" {{CRecurring}} \| colspan="2" {{N/A}}
Bay Cooper \| colspan="2" {{N/A}} \| colspan="2" {{CRecurring}}
Husaam Kiani \| Ali \| colspan="4" {{CRecurring}}
Anna Clarke \| Angela \| colspan="1" {{CGuest}} \| colspan="1" {{N/A}} \| colspan="2" {{CRecurring}}
Jayda Moore \| Ruby \| colspan="1" {{N/A}} \| colspan="3" {{CRecurring}}
Susie Donkin \| Connie \| colspan="1" {{N/A}} \| colspan="3" {{CRecurring}}
Guy Burgess \| Mr. Meagre \| colspan="2" {{CGuest}} \| colspan="2" {{N/A}}
Indica Watson \| Poppy Essam \| colspan="1" {{CGuest}} \| colspan="3" {{N/A}}
James Palmer \| Zac Essam \| colspan="1" {{CGuest}} \| colspan="3" {{N/A}}
Melissa James \| Sophia Essam \| colspan="1" {{CGuest}} \| colspan="3" {{N/A}}
Dhirren Farmer \| Rowan Essam \| colspan="1" {{CGuest}} \| colspan="3" {{N/A}}
Phil Nice \| Mr. Willow \| colspan="1" {{CRecurring}} \| colspan="1" {{CGuest}} \| colspan="2" {{N/A}}
Richard Drabble \| Mr. Hobbs \| colspan="3" {{N/A}} \| {{CGuest}}
Alexander Tol \| Nate \| colspan="3" {{N/A}} \| {{CGuest}}
Jayda Moore \| Sharon (Delivery Driver) \| colspan="2" {{N/A}} \| colspan="1" {{CGuest}} \| {{N/A}}
Tom Roe \| Mr. Anderson \| colspan="1" {{N/A}} \| colspan="1" {{CGuest}} \| colspan="1" {{N/A}} \| colspan="1" {{CRecurring}}
Zachary Hunt \| Mr. Bowen \| colspan="2" {{N/A}} \| colspan="1" {{CGuest}} \| {{N/A}}
Nathan Parkinson \| Mr. Owen \| colspan="2" {{N/A}} \| colspan="1" {{CGuest}} \| {{N/A}}
Rachael Chishlom \| Monica \| colspan="1" {{N/A}} \| colspan="1" {{CGuest}} \| colspan="2" {{N/A}}
Adam Longworth \| Pickles \| colspan="2" {{CGuest}} \| colspan="2" {{N/A}}

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|+ Cast list of Waffle the Wonder Dog

rowspan="2" style=width:14%;" scope="col"| Actor

! rowspan="2" style="width:14%;" scope="col"| Character

style="width:7%;" scope="col"| 1

! style="width:7%;" scope="col"| 2

! style="width:7%;" scope="col"| 3

! style="width:7%;" scope="col"| 4

Rufus Hound

| Waffle

| colspan="5" {{CMain}}

Tahliya Lowles

| Evie

| colspan="5" {{CMain}}

Ellis-James Naylor

| Doug

| colspan="5" {{CMain}}

Andrea Valls

| Jess

| colspan="5" {{CMain}}

James Merry

| Simon

| colspan="5" {{CMain}}

Angela Curran

| Mrs. Hobbs

| colspan="5" {{CMain}}

Paul Ryan

| Gramps

| colspan="5" {{CMain}}

Jason Barnett

| Mr Nolan

| colspan="2" {{N/A}}

| colspan="2" {{CMain}}

Rhiannon Harper-Rafferty

| Miss. Berrington

| colspan="1" {{N/A}}

| colspan="1" {{CGuest}}

| colspan="2" {{CMain}}

John Biggins

| Mr. Metcalfe

| colspan="2" {{CGuest}}

| colspan="2" {{CRecurring}}

Jack McGinn

| Mr. O'Donnell

| colspan="1" {{N/A}}

| colspan="1" {{CGuest}}

| colspan="2" {{CRecurring}}

Sharon D Clarke

| Gran

| colspan="2" {{N/A}}

| colspan="2" {{CRecurring}}

Roger Griffiths

| Grand

| colspan="2" {{N/A}}

| colspan="2" {{CRecurring}}

Eloise Joseph

| Zoe

| colspan="1" {{CRecurring}}

| colspan="1" {{CGuest}}

| colspan="1" {{N/A}}

| {{CRecurring}}

Natey Jones

| Callum

| colspan="3" {{N/A}}

| {{CRecurring}}

Shyan Bhatt

| AJ

| colspan="4" {{CRecurring}}

Anjika Dyal

| rowspan="2" | Anaya

| colspan="2" {{CRecurring}}

| colspan="2" {{N/A}}

Bay Cooper

| colspan="2" {{N/A}}

| colspan="2" {{CRecurring}}

Husaam Kiani

| Ali

| colspan="4" {{CRecurring}}

Anna Clarke

| Angela

| colspan="1" {{CGuest}}

| colspan="1" {{N/A}}

| colspan="2" {{CRecurring}}

Jayda Moore

| Ruby

| colspan="1" {{N/A}}

| colspan="3" {{CRecurring}}

Susie Donkin

| Connie

| colspan="1" {{N/A}}

| colspan="3" {{CRecurring}}

Guy Burgess

| Mr. Meagre

| colspan="2" {{CGuest}}

| colspan="2" {{N/A}}

Indica Watson

| Poppy Essam

| colspan="1" {{CGuest}}

| colspan="3" {{N/A}}

James Palmer

| Zac Essam

| colspan="1" {{CGuest}}

| colspan="3" {{N/A}}

Melissa James

| Sophia Essam

| colspan="1" {{CGuest}}

| colspan="3" {{N/A}}

Dhirren Farmer

| Rowan Essam

| colspan="1" {{CGuest}}

| colspan="3" {{N/A}}

Phil Nice

| Mr. Willow

| colspan="1" {{CRecurring}}

| colspan="1" {{CGuest}}

| colspan="2" {{N/A}}

Richard Drabble

| Mr. Hobbs

| colspan="3" {{N/A}}

| {{CGuest}}

Alexander Tol

| Nate

| colspan="3" {{N/A}}

| {{CGuest}}

Jayda Moore

| Sharon (Delivery Driver)

| colspan="2" {{N/A}}

| colspan="1" {{CGuest}}

| {{N/A}}

Tom Roe

| Mr. Anderson

| colspan="1" {{N/A}}

| colspan="1" {{CGuest}}

| colspan="1" {{N/A}}

| colspan="1" {{CRecurring}}

Zachary Hunt

| Mr. Bowen

| colspan="2" {{N/A}}

| colspan="1" {{CGuest}}

| {{N/A}}

Nathan Parkinson

| Mr. Owen

| colspan="2" {{N/A}}

| colspan="1" {{CGuest}}

| {{N/A}}

Rachael Chishlom

| Monica

| colspan="1" {{N/A}}

| colspan="1" {{CGuest}}

| colspan="2" {{N/A}}

Adam Longworth

| Pickles

| colspan="2" {{CGuest}}

| colspan="2" {{N/A}}

Episode listing

=Series 1=

The fifteen episodes of the first series were first broadcast on CBeebies from 26 February to 16 March 2018. Series 1 was filmed between August and November 2017.{{cite web |title=Waffle the Wonder Dog: Series 1 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06f50qw |website=BBC |accessdate=10 September 2020}}

style="background:#ccf; width:3%;"\| # ! style="background:#ccf; width:20%;"\| Title ! style="background:#ccf; width:15%;"\| Date of Release ! style="background:#ccf;"\| Summary
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style="text-align:center;"\| 1	Meeting Waffle	26 February 2018	Waffle is found amongst newlywed Simon and Jess's wedding presents.
style="text-align:center;"\| 2	Night Night, Waffle	27 February 2018	Waffle's barking keeps everyone awake.
style="text-align:center;"\| 3	Goodbye Waffle?	28 February 2018	Jess and Evie takes Waffle to the vets to have his chip scanned.
style="text-align:center;"\| 4	Waffle Explores	1 March 2018	Waffle gets into Mrs Hobbs's house next door.
style="text-align:center;"\| 5	Waffle Grows	2 March 2018	The family consider getting rid of Waffle, but decide to keep him.
style="text-align:center;"\| 6	Waffle's Paint Disaster	5 March 2018	Waffle causes chaos while the family are painting Doug's bedroom.
style="text-align:center;"\| 7	Waffle Walkies	6 March 2018	Simon and Evie take Waffle to the park and get covered in mud.
style="text-align:center;"\| 8	Training Waffle	7 March 2018	Waffle attends a puppy obedience class.
style="text-align:center;"\| 9	Waffle and the Good Dog	8 March 2018	A well-behaved dog visits Waffle to try and stop him getting up to mischief.
style="text-align:center;"\| 10	Waffle's Visit	9 March 2018	The Brooklyn-Bell family take Waffle next door to show Mrs Hobbs how good he can be.
style="text-align:center;"\| 11	Waffle Misses Doug	12 March 2018	Doug goes to stay with his mum, which makes Waffle sad.
mrs hobbs packs her delivery of new spy equipment \| style="text-align:center;"\| 12	Waffle's Day Out	13 March 2018	Evie goes swimming but Waffle isn't allowed to go with her. He runs away to try and find her.
style="text-align:center;"\| 13	Waffle's Doggy Buddies	14 March 2018	Gramps's friend Mr Willow brings his dogs round to play with Waffle.
style="text-align:center;"\| 14	Waffle and George	15 March 2018	Waffle rescues Mrs Hobbs' cat George after he gets locked inside his house.
style="text-align:center;"\| 15	Waffle and the Swimming Pool	16 March 2018	Waffle has a sleepover at Mr Willow's house.

=Series 2=

The fifteen episodes of the second series were first broadcast on CBeebies from 2 July to 20 July 2018. Series 2 was filmed from January 2018 to April 2018.{{cite web |title=Waffle the Wonder Dog: Series 2 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06f5m61 |website=BBC |accessdate=10 September 2020}}

style="background:#ccf; width:3%;"\| # ! style="background:#ccf; width:20%;"\| Title ! style="background:#ccf; width:15%;"\| Date of Release ! style="background:#ccf;"\| Summary
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style="text-align:center;"\| 1	Waffle's Ball Pit Pond	2 July 2018	Mrs Hobbs tries to teach Waffle to be good, while the children play with their friends.
style="text-align:center;"\| 2	Waffle is Unwell	3 July 2018	Waffle and Mrs Hobbs are ill, and Jess brings home a kitten.
style="text-align:center;"\| 3	Waffle and the Kitten	4 July 2018	Waffle bakes a cake, and Mrs Hobbs is smitten by the kitten.
style="text-align:center;"\| 4	Waffle's Pet Party	5 July 2018	Waffle amazes everyone at Jess's birthday party.
style="text-align:center;"\| 5	Waffle's Big Night In	6 July 2018	Gramps brings some puppies to the house while he babysits, and Waffle and the pups cause chaos for Mrs Hobbs.
style="text-align:center;"\| 6	Blockade Waffle	9 July 2018	Waffle barricades the doors to the house because he doesn't want the children to go back to school.
style="text-align:center;"\| 7	Waffle and the Teacher	10 July 2018	Evie's teacher visits the house and Waffle chews everything.
style="text-align:center;"\| 8	Waffle in the Shoe Shop	11 July 2018	Evie goes to buy new shoes and takes Waffle with her.
style="text-align:center;"\| 9	Waffle and the Tooth Fairy	12 July 2018	Waffle learns about the tooth fairy after Doug loses one of his teeth.
style="text-align:center;"\| 10	Waffle's Wonderful Art	13 July 2018	Waffle paints pictures of Mrs Hobbs' cat George.
style="text-align:center;"\| 11	Waffle Tries to be Good	16 July 2018	Waffle goes to school with Evie.
style="text-align:center;"\| 12	Moving Waffle	17 July 2018	The family go camping without Waffle, who has his own adventure instead.
style="text-align:center;"\| 13	Waffle and the Fleas	18 July 2018	George has fleas, and the Brooklyn-Bell family offer to help.
style="text-align:center;"\| 14	Waffle's Sort of Birthday	19 July 2018	Waffle has a surprise for his birthday.
style="text-align:center;"\| 15	Waffle So Far	20 July 2018	Simon recalls all of the chaos that Waffle has brought to the family.

=Series 3=

The sixteen episodes of the third series were first broadcast on CBeebies, starting with a Christmas special on 20 December 2018, followed by the rest of the series from 1 April to 19 April 2019. Series 3 was filmed from November 2018 to February 2019.{{cite web |title=Waffle the Wonder Dog Series 3|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/waffle_the_wonder_dog/episodes/3/ |website=British Comedy Guide |accessdate=10 September 2020}}

style="background:#ccf; width:3%;"\| # ! style="background:#ccf; width:20%;"\| Title ! style="background:#ccf; width:15%;"\| Date of Release ! style="background:#ccf;"\| Summary
class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"
style="text-align:center;"\| 1	Waffle's First Christmas	20 December 2018	On his first Christmas Eve with the Brooklyn-Bell family, Waffle learns about Santa.
style="text-align:center;"\| 2	Waffle at the Kennels	1 April 2019	Waffle stays at the kennels while the family are on holiday.
style="text-align:center;"\| 3	Waffle the Guest	2 April 2019	Waffle stays with Mrs Hobbs.
style="text-align:center;"\| 4	The Legend of Sir Waffle	3 April 2019	Waffle floods Mrs Hobbs' kitchen.
style="text-align:center;"\| 5	Waffle's School Walkies	4 April 2019	Waffle walks to school with Evie and causes mayhem in the playground.
style="text-align:center;"\| 6	Waffle's Great Escape	5 April 2019	Waffle tries to escape from home to join Evie at school.
style="text-align:center;"\| 7	Waffle Needs Quiet Time	8 April 2019	Waffle learns that books can be just as enjoyable as noisy games.
style="text-align:center;"\| 8	Waffle's Playdate	9 April 2019	Waffle and Evie go on a playdate with friends, and Mrs Hobbs has a disaster with a home delivery.
style="text-align:center;"\| 9	PE Waffle	10 April 2019	Waffle takes Evie's forgotten reading book to her PE class at school.
style="text-align:center;"\| 10	Waffle Learns to Read	11 April 2019	Gramps teaches Waffle to read.
style="text-align:center;"\| 11	Waffle the Grand-Dog	12 April 2019	Doug's grandparents visit, but Waffle will only leave his new doormat for Grandma.
style="text-align:center;"\| 12	Waffle and Pepper	15 April 2019	Waffle and Jess visit the kennels and meet a new friend, Pepper.
style="text-align:center;"\| 13	Helpful Waffle	16 April 2019	Waffle tries to help Pepper to find a new owner.
style="text-align:center;"\| 14	Waffle Pop Dog	17 April 2019	Doug makes a music kit and the family help him to write a song for the school show.
style="text-align:center;"\| 15	Sponsored Waffle	18 April 2019	The family do a sponsored silence to raise money for the school.
style="text-align:center;"\| 16	School Dog Waffle	19 April 2019	The family take Waffle to school to ask if he can visit the class.

=Series 4=

The fourteen episodes of the fourth and final series were first broadcast on CBeebies from 30 March to 5 April 2020. Season 4 was filmed from September 2019 to December 2019.{{cite web |title=Waffle the Wonder Dog Series 4|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/waffle_the_wonder_dog/episodes/4/ |website=British Comedy Guide |accessdate=10 September 2020}}

style="background:#ccf; width:3%;"\| # ! style="background:#ccf; width:20%;"\| Title ! style="background:#ccf; width:15%;"\| Date of Release ! style="background:#ccf;"\| Summary
class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"
style="text-align:center;"\| 1	Waffle Tries to be Still	30 March 2020	Waffle hides in Evie's class at school.
style="text-align:center;"\| 2	Waffle and the Birthday Wish	30 March 2020	Evie gets a dog house for her birthday, and Mrs Hobbs tries rollerskating.
style="text-align:center;"\| 3	Waffle the Cat Sitter	31 March 2020	Mrs Hobbs interviews for a cat sitter, and Waffle applies for the job.
style="text-align:center;"\| 4	Waffle is a Listening Dog	31 March 2020	Waffle works as a listening dog at Evie's school.
style="text-align:center;"\| 5	Waffle Gets Snowy	1 April 2020	Evie, Doug, Simon and Waffle go to an indoor snow arena.
style="text-align:center;"\| 6	Waffle the Pupil	1 April 2020	Waffle starts as a pupil at Evie's school.
style="text-align:center;"\| 7	Waffle and Benji	2 April 2020	Waffle is awarded a prize for good behaviour at school.
style="text-align:center;"\| 8	Waffle's Homework	2 April 2020	The headteacher decides whether Waffle can continue as a pupil, after he forgets to do his homework.
style="text-align:center;"\| 9	Waffle's Dog Family	3 April 2020	Waffle feels left out of the Brooklyn-Bell family, so he goes in search of his dog family.
style="text-align:center;"\| 10	First Aid Waffle	3 April 2020	Waffle's paw is hurt at school, so Jess trains the headteacher in canine first aid.
style="text-align:center;"\| 11	Waffle and the Box	4 April 2020	Waffle wants to find out what's inside a box that's been delivered to Mrs Hobbs.
style="text-align:center;"\| 12	Waffle's Rehearsal	4 April 2020	Evie and Waffle rehearse for their school show, in which Waffle has a singing role.
style="text-align:center;"\| 13	Waffle Steals the Show	5 April 2020	Evie nearly misses the school show.
style="text-align:center;"\| 14	Waffle Make and Do	5 April 2020	Doug and Waffle share memories, and Pepper becomes a new neighbour.

Awards

In 2018, Waffle the Wonder Dog was a nominee in the Children's Pre-School Live Action category at the Children's BAFTA awards. Also in 2018, it was a finalist in the Up to 6 Fiction category at the Prix Jeunesse International Festival. In 2019 the programme was a nominee in the Best Pre-School Programme category at the Broadcast Awards.

References

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Category:2020 British television series endings

Category:2010s British children's television series

Category:2010s preschool education television series

Category:2020s British children's television series

Category:2020s preschool education television series

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Category:British television shows featuring puppetry

Category:British English-language television shows

Category:BBC children's television shows

Category:CBeebies

Category:Television shows about dogs