Underground Ernie

Underground Ernie

2006
Underground Ernie
Underground Ernie

Underground Ernie

6.4 | en | Animation

Underground Ernie is a Computer-animated children's television series produced by Joella Productions in the UK and shown by the BBC on both CBeebies and BBC Two. It is set in International Station, a fictional worldwide underground network, and focuses on the everyday adventures of Ernie, a friendly Underground supervisor, Millie, his multilingual colleague and Mr Rails the lovable maintenance man. The locomotives under Ernie's watchful eye all have characters of their own. There is Bakerloo, Victoria, Circle, Jubilee and the twins, Hammersmith & City. From time to time they are joined by their friends from across the world including; Paris, Brooklyn, Moscow, Sydney and Osaka. The show is aimed at children between the ages of 3 and 8 years old. The initial series has 26 episodes each lasting 12 mins. Its first showing on was on Monday 5 June 2006 on CBeebies. The Producers of the show 'Joella Productions' are currently trying to raise money to get another series of 'Underground Ernie' created. The Production costs for a series is £4 million.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP26  Snow Go
Jan. 01,0001
Snow Go

The trains are excited about the arrival of champion ice skaters Sasha and Natasha.

EP25  Techno Trouble
Nov. 17,2006
Techno Trouble

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EP24  The Mayor's Visit
Nov. 16,2006
The Mayor's Visit

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EP23  How Great The Art
Nov. 15,2006
How Great The Art

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EP22  The Magic Lamp
Nov. 14,2006
The Magic Lamp

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EP21  Elementary, My Dear Bakerloo!
Nov. 13,2006
Elementary, My Dear Bakerloo!

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EP19  Bon Appetite
Jun. 29,2006
Bon Appetite

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EP18  Monster Mystery
Jun. 28,2006
Monster Mystery

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EP17  Catnapped
Jun. 27,2006
Catnapped

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EP16  The Wreck of Sea Shell Bay
Jun. 26,2006
The Wreck of Sea Shell Bay

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EP15  Light at the End of the Tunnel
Jun. 23,2006
Light at the End of the Tunnel

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EP13  Summer Breeze
Jun. 21,2006
Summer Breeze

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EP12  Mr Movie Jones
Jun. 20,2006
Mr Movie Jones

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EP11  Millie's Day Dream
Jun. 19,2006
Millie's Day Dream

A horticulturist brings a rare plant to the Underground that turns hands purple.

EP10  Cover Story
Jun. 16,2006
Cover Story

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EP9  The Magician's Assistant
Jun. 15,2006
The Magician's Assistant

Pippa's cat Patch disappears during a thunderstorm, and there are other strange goings-on.

EP8  Finders Keepers
Jun. 14,2006
Finders Keepers

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EP7  Brooklyn and Rocky Two-Shoes
Jan. 01,0001
Brooklyn and Rocky Two-Shoes

The trains are excited to see their old friend Brooklyn, and US athlete Rocky Two Shoes.

EP6  Elementary, My Dear Bakerloo
Jan. 01,0001
Elementary, My Dear Bakerloo

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EP5  Pulling Together
Jun. 09,2006
Pulling Together

Ernie has a bad cold so he leaves Millie in charge of Mr Rails's surprise party plans

EP4  Brooklyn and Rocky Two Shoes
Jun. 08,2006
Brooklyn and Rocky Two Shoes

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EP3  Mr Rails Never Fails
Jun. 07,2006
Mr Rails Never Fails

Ernie dresses up in a suit of armour and gets stuck, before saving a maiden in distress.

EP2  Sir Clunkalot
Jun. 06,2006
Sir Clunkalot

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EP1  Pop Decoy
Jun. 05,2006
Pop Decoy

Popstar Sam 7 is playing at the theatre and it's up to Jubilee to get him there.

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Released: 2006-06-05 | Released Producted By: , Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.undergroundernie.com/
Synopsis

Underground Ernie is a Computer-animated children's television series produced by Joella Productions in the UK and shown by the BBC on both CBeebies and BBC Two. It is set in International Station, a fictional worldwide underground network, and focuses on the everyday adventures of Ernie, a friendly Underground supervisor, Millie, his multilingual colleague and Mr Rails the lovable maintenance man. The locomotives under Ernie's watchful eye all have characters of their own. There is Bakerloo, Victoria, Circle, Jubilee and the twins, Hammersmith & City. From time to time they are joined by their friends from across the world including; Paris, Brooklyn, Moscow, Sydney and Osaka. The show is aimed at children between the ages of 3 and 8 years old. The initial series has 26 episodes each lasting 12 mins. Its first showing on was on Monday 5 June 2006 on CBeebies. The Producers of the show 'Joella Productions' are currently trying to raise money to get another series of 'Underground Ernie' created. The Production costs for a series is £4 million.

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Reviews

lexoross97 Perfect 10 is not a phrase I throw around often. However, this magnum opus of the anime genre is certainly deserving of it. Gary Lineker gives a subtle and nuanced performance in the lead role of Ernie, a man who loves his job and the people he works with. Working with him are Millie, the computer operator and Ernie's love interest who he struggles to tell his feelings for, and Mr Rails, the maintenance man who has been around since the beginning of time. The trains also have characters of their own. Hammersmith and City are the twins who harbour a secret incestuous relationship; Victoria, an old lady on the verge of death; Circle, a stoner; Bakerloo, a grumpy old man with a black and white outlook on the world and the sadly deceased Jubilee, murdered at the hands of Colin Wilson in retaliation for taking him to the wrong station. John Deery and Sid Rainey, the creators of this anime should give themselves a pat on the back for giving the world such a fantastic experience that will be treasured by friends and family for generations to come. 10/10, 100/100 best anime best anime.
Prismark10 Underground Ernie hits the Thomas and Tank Engine tracks with the everyday adventure of Ernie (voiced by ex footballer and celebrity crisp eater, Gary Lineker) the human underground supervisor with his fellow team members set in an international train station presumably set in London.The locomotives under Ernie all have characters of their own. There is Bakerloo, Victoria, Circle, Jubilee and the twins, Hammersmith and City. Sometimes trains from across the world including Paris, Brooklyn, Moscow, Sydney join them.The show is aimed at younger children and my own son enjoyed the series when it was first shown when he was a toddler. However as it features anthropomorphic locomotives the show is compared to both Thomas the Tank Engine and Chuggington.However Underground Ernie is a CGI animated series but the animation is rather crude which harks back to the early 1990s rather than 2006 and the crudeness is off putting but the target audience does not seem to mind.
mitch-149 This is a charming, classic piece of British story telling: one of the first wholly CGI animated series to be produced for children. The episodes are warm and funny with uplifting themes and great plots. Unlike Thomas the tank Engine the Underground Trains travel to many locations - the beach, the fairground - and Ernie and Millie, who look after the trains, get into terrific adventures and great exploits. An international element is brought to the episodes with trains from Sydney, Australia and even Japan calling in to visit the British trains. Some of the animation is raw but the overall feeling of the series is safe and happy. It has all the elements of a long lasting and memorable television series. Well done BBC for continuing to broadcast it!
bob the moo Although the title character is a human, the train characters and the simple stories scream out that this is computer generated grave robbing. The homely, simple charms of Thomas didn't manage to be directly updated in the Magic Railway film so it is no surprise that this obvious spin on the idea falls so flat on its horrible CGI little face. The animation is heartless, as is a problem with so many of these children's animations these days where it is all spat out by computer and lacks any feeling of love originality in the design and creation. The characters look horrid and the "underground" is an unoriginal ideal of London Underground – but with nothing that would require any sort of payment or debate over ownership rights.The stories are basic and lack anything that make it worth following. Things happen but they mostly plod forward with nothing interesting or challenging. I write this obviously as an adult but also with an eye to the child audience; they may be young but why does that mean they deserve tat like this? A few weeks ago I watched the Shaun the Sheep TV series from Aardman – the gap in quality between that and this is so extreme as to make me almost embarrassed to use them in the same sentence. Gary Lineker shows why he doesn't get much acting work as he is terrible and feels like a man providing a character voice and not a person speaking. That said though, the rest of the cast are pretty poor – Weaver matching her character in the annoying stakes.A terrible, heartless TV show then. I'm not saying that letting your children watch it is akin to abuse, but I am saying that children deserve better than this cheap, unimaginative, uninspiring, numbing affair.