The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky
| Company type | Television series |
|---|---|
| Industry | Animation, Children's entertainment |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Australia |
Area served | Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, Philippines, India, Latin America, Brazil, New Zealand, Singapore |
The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky is an Australian animated children's television series that was broadcast on ABC Kids from 8 August 2005 until 20 April 2009, and also aired on Milkshake!, a programming segment on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom. The show uniquely blends CGI, 2D, and stop motion animation styles.
Series synopsis
Residing in Junkyardville, Bottle Top Bill shares adventures with his closest companion, Corky the horse. Their environment is ingeniously constructed from common discarded materials such as boxes, tape, wire mesh, and paper, embodying a theme of creative recycling. Throughout the series, the pair explore a variety of imaginative locations—including ancient Egypt, mythological Greece, the Wild West, underwater worlds, and outer space—encountering distinctive characters during their journeys.
Interactive
Designed for children aged 3 to 6, both the show and its accompanying website promote creativity and imaginative play by encouraging youngsters to repurpose ordinary household objects.
Season 1 (2005–06)
Season 2 (2006–07)
Season 3 (2007–08)
Season 4 (2008–09)
International
The series has been broadcast internationally on various networks, including:
- United Kingdom: Milkshake! on Channel 5, Disney Junior (previously Playhouse Disney)
- Canada: Kidoodle TV, TVOKids, Family Jr., Disney Jr.
- Ireland: RTÉ Two
- Australia: ABC1, ABC2, ABC Kids, Disney Junior
- Philippines: Cartoon Network
- India: Pogo
- Latin America: Boomerang
- Brasil: Boomerang, TV Brasil
- New Zealand: TVNZ Kidzone, Disney Junior
- Singapore: Kids Central, Okto