| Waffle the Wonder Dog | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Billy McQueen, Catherine Williams, Mandy Darrall |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 60 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Production companies | Darrall Macqueen Ingenious Media[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBeebies |
| Release | 26 February 2018 – 5 April 2020 |
Waffle the Wonder Dog was a British live action children's television series produced by Darrall Macqueen for CBeebies. It is aimed at four to seven year olds.[2] The programme was first broadcast since 26 February 2018. The Show has also aired on TVOKids in Canada. The show came back in January 2024.[3][failed verification][4][failed verification]
Waffle is a talking dog (a red miniature poodle),[5] 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.[6][4]
| Actor | Character | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Rufus Hound | Waffle | Main | ||||
| Tahliya Lowles | Evie | Main | ||||
| Ellis-James Naylor | Doug | Main | ||||
| Andrea Valls | Jess | Main | ||||
| James Merry | Simon | Main | ||||
| Angela Curran | Mrs. Hobbs | Main | ||||
| Paul Ryan | Gramps | Main | ||||
| Jason Barnett | Mr Nolan | — | Main | |||
| Rhiannon Harper-Rafferty | Miss. Berrington | — | Guest | Main | ||
| John Biggins | Mr. Metcalfe | Guest | Recurring | |||
| Jack McGinn | Mr. O'Donnell | — | Guest | Recurring | ||
| Sharon D Clarke | Gran | — | Recurring | |||
| Roger Griffiths | Grand | — | Recurring | |||
| Eloise Joseph | Zoe | Recurring | Guest | — | Recurring | |
| Natey Jones | Callum | — | Recurring | |||
| Shyan Bhatt | AJ | Recurring | ||||
| Anjika Byal | Anaya | Recurring | — | |||
| Bay Cooper | — | Recurring | ||||
| Husaam Kiani | Ali | Recurring | ||||
| Anna Clarke | Angela | Guest | — | Recurring | ||
| Jayda Moore | Ruby | — | Recurring | |||
| Susie Donkin | Connie | — | Recurring | |||
| Guy Burgess | Mr. Meagre | Guest | — | |||
| Indica Watson | Poppy Essam | Guest | — | |||
| James Palmer | Zac Essam | Guest | — | |||
| Melissa James | Sophia Essam | Guest | — | |||
| Dhirren Farmer | Rowan Essam | Guest | — | |||
| Paul Nice | Mr. Willow | Recurring | Guest | — | ||
| Richard Drabble | Mr. Hobbs | — | Guest | |||
| Alexander Tol | Nate | — | Guest | |||
| Jayda Moore | Sharon (Delivery Driver) | — | Guest | — | ||
| Tom Roe | Mr. Anderson | — | Guest | — | Recurring | |
| Zachary Hunt | Mr. Bowen | — | Guest | — | ||
| Nathan Parkinson | Mr. Owen | — | Guest | — | ||
| Rachael Chishlom | Monica | — | Guest | — | ||
| Adam Longworth | Pickles | Guest | — | |||
The fifteen episodes of Season 1 were first broadcast on CBeebies from 26 February to 16 March 2018. Season 1 was filmed between August and November 2017.[3]
| # | Title | Date of Release | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meeting Waffle | 26 February 2018 | Waffle is found amongst newlywed Simon and Jess's wedding presents. |
| 2 | Night Night, Waffle | 27 February 2018 | Waffle's barking keeps everyone awake. |
| 3 | Goodbye Waffle? | 28 February 2018 | Jess and Evie takes Waffle to the vets to have his chip scanned. |
| 4 | Waffle Explores | 1 March 2018 | Waffle gets into Mrs Hobbs's house next door. |
| 5 | Waffle Grows | 2 March 2018 | The family consider getting rid of Waffle, but decide to keep him. |
| 6 | Waffle's Paint Disaster | 5 March 2018 | Waffle causes chaos while the family are painting Doug's bedroom. |
| 7 | Waffle Walkies | 6 March 2018 | Simon and Evie take Waffle to the park and get covered in mud. |
| 8 | Training Waffle | 7 March 2018 | Waffle attends a puppy obedience class. |
| 9 | Waffle and the Good Dog | 8 March 2018 | A well-behaved dog visits Waffle to try and stop him getting up to mischief. |
| 10 | Waffle's Visit | 9 March 2018 | The Brooklyn-Bell family take Waffle next door to show Mrs Hobbs how good he can be. |
| 11 | Waffle Misses Doug | 12 March 2018 | Doug goes to stay with his mum, which makes Waffle sad. |
| 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. |
| 13 | Waffle's Doggy Buddies | 14 March 2018 | Gramps's friend Mr Willow brings his dogs round to play with Waffle. |
| 14 | Waffle and George | 15 March 2018 | Waffle rescues Mrs Hobbs' cat George after he gets locked inside his house. |
| 15 | Waffle and the Swimming Pool | 16 March 2018 | Waffle has a sleepover at Mr Willow's house. |
The fifteen episodes of Season 2 were first broadcast on CBeebies from 2 July to 20 July 2018. Series 2 was filmed from January 2018 to April 2018.[7]
| # | Title | Date of Release | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 2 | Waffle is Unwell | 3 July 2018 | Waffle and Mrs Hobbs are ill, and Jess brings home a kitten. |
| 3 | Waffle and the Kitten | 4 July 2018 | Waffle bakes a cake, and Mrs Hobbs is smitten by the kitten. |
| 4 | Waffle's Pet Party | 5 July 2018 | Waffle amazes everyone at Jess's birthday party. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 7 | Waffle and the Teacher | 10 July 2018 | Evie's teacher visits the house and Waffle chews everything. |
| 8 | Waffle in the Shoe Shop | 11 July 2018 | Evie goes to buy new shoes and takes Waffle with her. |
| 9 | Waffle and the Tooth Fairy | 12 July 2018 | Waffle learns about the tooth fairy after Doug loses one of his teeth. |
| 10 | Waffle's Wonderful Art | 13 July 2018 | Waffle paints pictures of Mrs Hobbs' cat George. |
| 11 | Waffle Tries to be Good | 16 July 2018 | Waffle goes to school with Evie. |
| 12 | Moving Waffle | 17 July 2018 | The family go camping without Waffle, who has his own adventure instead. |
| 13 | Waffle and the Fleas | 18 July 2018 | George has fleas, and the Brooklyn-Bell family offer to help. |
| 14 | Waffle's Sort of Birthday | 19 July 2018 | Waffle has a surprise for his birthday. |
| 15 | Waffle So Far | 20 July 2018 | Simon recalls all of the chaos that Waffle has brought to the family. |
The sixteen episodes of Season 3 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.[8]
| # | Title | Date of Release | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waffle's First Christmas | 20 December 2018 | On his first Christmas Eve with the Brooklyn-Bell family, Waffle learns about Santa. |
| 2 | Waffle at the Kennels | 1 April 2019 | Waffle stays at the kennels while the family are on holiday. |
| 3 | Waffle the Guest | 2 April 2019 | Waffle stays with Mrs Hobbs. |
| 4 | The Legend of Sir Waffle | 3 April 2019 | Waffle floods Mrs Hobbs' kitchen. |
| 5 | Waffle's School Walkies | 4 April 2019 | Waffle walks to school with Evie and causes mayhem in the playground. |
| 6 | Waffle's Great Escape | 5 April 2019 | Waffle tries to escape from home to join Evie at school. |
| 7 | Waffle Needs Quiet Time | 8 April 2019 | Waffle learns that books can be just as enjoyable as noisy games. |
| 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. |
| 9 | PE Waffle | 10 April 2019 | Waffle takes Evie's forgotten reading book to her PE class at school. |
| 10 | Waffle Learns to Read | 11 April 2019 | Gramps teaches Waffle to read. |
| 11 | Waffle the Grand-Dog | 12 April 2019 | Doug's grandparents visit, but Waffle will only leave his new doormat for Grandma. |
| 12 | Waffle and Pepper | 15 April 2019 | Waffle and Jess visit the kennels and meet a new friend, Pepper. |
| 13 | Helpful Waffle | 16 April 2019 | Waffle tries to help Pepper to find a new owner. |
| 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. |
| 15 | Sponsored Waffle | 18 April 2019 | The family do a sponsored silence to raise money for the school. |
| 16 | School Dog Waffle | 19 April 2019 | The family take Waffle to school to ask if he can visit the class. |
The fourteen episodes of Season 4 were first broadcast on CBeebies from 30 March to 5 April 2020. Season 4 was filmed from September 2019 to December 2019.[9]
| # | Title | Date of Release | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waffle Tries to be Still | 30 March 2020 | Waffle hides in Evie's class at school. |
| 2 | Waffle and the Birthday Wish | 30 March 2020 | Evie gets a dog house for her birthday, and Mrs Hobbs tries rollerskating. |
| 3 | Waffle the Cat Sitter | 31 March 2020 | Mrs Hobbs interviews for a cat sitter, and Waffle applies for the job. |
| 4 | Waffle is a Listening Dog | 31 March 2020 | Waffle works as a listening dog at Evie's school. |
| 5 | Waffle Gets Snowy | 1 April 2020 | Evie, Doug, Simon and Waffle go to an indoor snow arena. |
| 6 | Waffle the Pupil | 1 April 2020 | Waffle starts as a pupil at Evie's school. |
| 7 | Waffle and Benji | 2 April 2020 | Waffle is awarded a prize for good behaviour at school. |
| 8 | Waffle's Homework | 2 April 2020 | The headteacher decides whether Waffle can continue as a pupil, after he forgets to do his homework. |
| 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. |
| 10 | First Aid Waffle | 3 April 2020 | Waffle's paw is hurt at school, so Jess trains the headteacher in canine first aid. |
| 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. |
| 12 | Waffle's Rehearsal | 4 April 2020 | Evie and Waffle rehearse for their school show, in which Waffle has a singing role. |
| 13 | Waffle Steals the Show | 5 April 2020 | Evie nearly misses the school show. |
| 14 | Waffle Make and Do | 5 April 2020 | Doug and Waffle share memories, and Pepper becomes a new neighbour. |
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.[2]