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What-a-Mess is a series of children's books written by British comedy writer Frank Muir and illustrated by Joseph Wright. It was later made into an animated series in the UK in 1990 and again in 1995 by Disney and aired on ABC in the United States. The title character is a filthy (hence his nick name), accident-prone Afghan Hound puppy, whose real name was Prince Amir of Kinjan. Central TV, Link Licensing & Bevanfield Films produced the first series and DiC Entertainment produced the second series. Both of them were narrated by Frank Muir.

Episode List

Series 1

What-a-Mess Goes to the Seaside
What-a-Mess Goes to School
Prince What-a-Mess
Super What-a-Mess
What-a-Mess Keeps Cool
What-a-Mess Goes to Town
What-a-Mess Goes to the Vet
What-a-Mess and Little Poppet
What-a-Mess Goes Camping
What-a-Mess The Beautiful
What-a-Mess and the Cat Next Door
What-a-Mess Has a Brain Wave!
What-a-Mess and Cynthia the Hedgehog

Credits

Season 1

Based on the Books by : Frank Muir ; Based on the Illustrations by : Joseph Wright

Written by : Timothy Forder ; Music : Barrie Guard

Director of Animation : Roger McIntosh ; Animation : Malcolm Bourne, Peter Hale, Charlie MacRae, Steve Roberts, Neil Salmon, Tim Webb

Assistant Animators : Terry Dormer, Dominic Griffiths, Amanda Talbot ; Backgrounds : Ian Henderson

Trace & Paint Supervisor : Martin Dray ; Rostrum Camera : Lyndon Pickersgill

Executive Producers : Claire Derry, David Hamilton, Frank Muir, Lewis Rudd ; Produced by : Mary Swindale

Directed by : Timothy Forder

Season 2

Executive Producers : Frank Muir, Andy Heyward, Robby London, Michael Maliani ; Produced & Directed by : Kent Butterworth

Supervising Producers & Story Editors : Cliff Ruby, Elana Lesser ; Production Supervisor : Stacey Gallishaw

Executive in Charge of Production : Brian A. Miller ; Associate Producers : Jennifer Pelphrey, Kurt Weldon

Script Coordinator : Lori Crawford ; Assisted by : William A. Ruiz, Jordan Kornzweig

Casting & Voice Directors : Marsha Goodman, Ginny McSwain ; Production Assistants : Lori Crawford, and Cliff Ruby

Production Coordinator : Christy Busirk ; Talent Coordinators : Cliff Ruby, and Elana Lesser

Consultants : Penny Lee, Kevin Donahue, Joseph Wright ; Storyboards : Liz Rathke-Bakunovich, Vincent Waller, Steve Ditko, Istvan Majoros, Jordan Reichek, Owen Fitzgerald, Howard Post, Joe Horne, Chuck Harvey, Karl Fischer, Sean Bishop, Norman Quebedeau, Ken Mitcheroney, Tibor Belay, Caren Scarpulla, Scott Shaw, Joe Morrison, Ricardo Agrines, Kathy Carr, Lane Raichert, Suraiya Daud, Gary Paul Terry, Marc Schirmeister, Kent Butterworth

Storyboard Supervisor : Cullen Blaine ; Storyboard Cleanup : Joe Murray, Cliff Ruby, and Fred Carrillo

Art Director : Joseph Wright ; Character Designers : Jimmy Cross, Kurt Conner, Sandy Kopitopoulos, Fred Carrillo, Milton Knight

Background Designers : Ange Phillipson, Bonita Versh ; Prop Designers : Suraiya Daud, Jang Lee, Kelly McGraw, Sean Bishop, Poe K. Tan

Color Backgrounds : Shelley Gillespie, Gilbert Hung, Timothy Barnes, Richard Ziehler Martin, ; Color Key : Caren Scarpulla, Martin Forte, Dene Ann Hemming

Storyboard Slugging : William Reed, Vincent Davis ; Lip Model : Kent Holaday, Rebecca Greenwood

Animation Directors : Wayne Schulz, Tony Love, Ed Love, Walt Kubiak ; Animation Supervisor : Doug Williams

Graphics : Alexandra S. Ennis ; Executive in Charge of Post Production : Thierry P. Laurin

Assisted by : Kimberly Francis ; Translation : Jung Ran Son, Joseph C. Cho

Supervising Sound Engineer : Michael J. Cowan ; Recording Assistants : Cliff Ruby, and Bill Martin

Music by : Michael Tavera ; Main Title Song by : Sandy Howell, Matt McGuire

Vocals by : Ashley Hall, Steve Tyrell ; Children Vocals : Danny Turner, Edmund Payne, Jacqueline Baldwin, David Beresford, Steve Luizzing, Anne Luizzing, Mason Gamble, Tracey Beckwith, Harley Bowsie-Smith, Mara Wilson

Songs by : Michael Tavera, Bill Martin ; Music Supervisor : Joanne Miller

Music Editor : John Mortarotti ; Format : Ted Supa

Picture Editors : Richard Bruce Elliott, Theresa Gilroy-Nielsen ; Digoale Editors : Cliff Ruby, and Greg Bailey

Videotape Supervisors : Tonda S. Lark, Fifun A. Amini ; Track Readers : Thomas W. Anderson, Ron LeBlanc, John Gunn, Cam Drysdale, Gord Browne

Assistant Editors : Kris Gilpin, Trudy Alexander ; Post Production Coordinator : Kathleen Mary O'Hara

Post Production Supervisor : Tonda S. Lark ; Program Administrative : Ted Supa

Administrative Assistant : Dunta Bell ; Animation by : Pacific Rim Productions, Inc. Bohbot Entertainment

Executive Producer : Allen J. Bohbot

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