Mervin, Fat Ed and Lapeno from Fur TV
Fur TV
- TV sitcom
- MTV
- 2004 - 2008
- 7 episodes (1 series)
Adult puppet sitcom set in the fictional world of Furry Avenue, a place where puppets and humans live side by side. Was piloted in 2004 on BBC2, before being made into a full series by MTV. Stars Henry Trotter and Chris Waitt.
Episode menu
Pilot - Puppet Love
Mervin feels there's something missing from his life and decides to get himself a girlfriend. With advice from his friend Lapeno, it should be easy, but one problem still remains: namely, Mervin is an idiot.
Meanwhile, elsewhere on Furry Avenue, uptight author Frank and his new-age lover Jim fall out over a game of Scrabble.
Notes
This episode won the BBC Greenlight Award for new comedy in 2003, and a Golden Rose for best pilot in 2004.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 28th February 2004
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Henry Trotter | Lapeño Enriquez (Voice) |
| Chris Waitt | Mervin J. Minky (Voice) |
| Mark Jeffris | Frank |
| Brian Herring | Jim |
| Emma Amos | Thea |
| Henry Trotter | Writer |
| Chris Waitt | Writer |
| Henry Trotter | Director |
| Chris Waitt | Director |
| Jemma Rodgers | Producer |