The Wind in the Willows

Absolutely love this series, I read the books, listen to the audio from greene to horwood and love the movie... When watching willows all is right with the world., each character is loveable.. Even the weasles, a beautiful show and must watch viewing for everyone... Wise old badger, innocent mole, dependable ratty, good old otter, portly, nephew, master toad, all the weasels, the narration, the casting.. Wonderful show and so well made, doesn't need a remake either.. Its perfect the way it is, currently going through the series again and it's lost none of its charm... Schools should play an episode everyday in class just so kids today can appreciate it.

The Wind in the Willows is a children's novel by Kenneth Grahame. Shy and gullible Mole, clever and friendly Ratty, grumpy but wise old Badger, and their obnoxiously self-centered friend Toad who is saved by his playful nature and silly apologetic fits of remorse.

Toad is meant to be a critique of the wealthy aristocracy, whereas the three other friends are meant to represent average people. This makes the novel appealing to adults as well as school-aged children.

I wouldn't recommend this for young children, though. The animation is very sophisticated and there are some scary scenes with the Weasels - a pack of sarcastic neer do wells and uneducated criminals who sometimes target Toad. I was personally creeped out as a child from the theme song - the opening and closing credits are weirdly nostalgic, melancholy and haunting for a kids show and it bothered me back then, although I was in the right age range to watch the show. Yet another example of 20th century children's television having tone deaf horror elements.

This series remains true to the spirit of the original with further adventures of Toad and companions. The stop motion animation is quite beautifully rendered and the production values are in every way superb. Pastoral, funny, utterly charming; adults will enjoy this as much as children. This series can be purchased as a boxed set featuring four separate videos, with stories set in each season. Those of you who have enjoyed "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and the Wallace and Gromit films have a treat in store. By the way, Peter Sallis (Wallace) provides the voice of Ratty.

I've watched the full series for well over 10 years now and the charm hasn't worn off! Suitable for both kids and adults with some fun slapstick from Toad and some slightly more adult jokes to keep it fresh. It has a good environmental message in the fourth series without being too preachy.

All the characters are captivating, whether it be the wise badger, the straight-laced rat, the humble mole or the energetic Toad. Hats off to the voice actors, in particular Ian Carmichael for the beautiful opening narration and David Jason for the scene-stealing Toad! As well as the hilariously diabolical chief weasel.

Give it a watch, you won't be disappointed.

A nice Relaxination show. Its mellow, you learn some social lessons and the animation is nice.

It's for both children and adults. The show is very smart so iunno if children today can handle it.

What can be learned? Manners

Verdict: Very mellow in deed.