Nuzzle and Scratch
[|Nuzzle] and [|Scratch] is a British children's television programme, shown on CBeebies.
It stars two eponymous puppet alpacas created and developed by Barry Quinn and Alan Robinson and written by various writers.
Information
The show starts with a beautiful scene of the Andes which is where Nuzzle and Scratch are originally from: Each episode follows the same format, Nuzzle and Scratch work for '2 by 2, the Any Animal Agency'. run by [|The Boss], a tough-talking girl. She receives a phone call from someone who is in desperate need of some assistance. Unfortunately all her hard working animals are out already and the only free hands available are the two alpacas Nuzzle and Scratch. The Boss knows they aren't any good so is reluctant to send them, but there is usually some misunderstanding over the phone and they end up getting the job. Nuzzle and Scratch mess up and the person rings the Boss to complain. She convinces them to 'give them another chance' and Nuzzle and Scratch normally turn things around and really impress the person who hired them. They often win a rosette or get offered a permanent job but refuse leading them to go on their next assignment.Nuzzle and Scratch like to climb mountains and will go up anything that looks like a mountain e.g. piles of clothes. However, Nuzzle is scared of heights and when he climbs to the top he gets scared and Scratch has to save him.
Alpacas like to herd. When Nuzzle and Scratch see a lot of things, or if they get scared, they say 'herd up' and begin herding.
At some point in the episode, someone will say that they need to 'start from Scratch'. Nuzzle gets upset about this and asks why can't they start from Nuzzle. Usually the person is very confused but agrees to 'start from Nuzzle' instead. In the painting and decorating episode, Scratch complains that they always 'start from Nuzzle', and they actually do 'start from Scratch'.
Nuzzle and Scratch have some catchphrases:- 'Is it snack time yet?', 'No job's too easy', 'Working can be fun'.
Characters
Main Characters
The main characters appear in every episode.Nuzzle
Nuzzle is a white alpaca that likes to climb mountains, but doesn't like heights. He saves a lot of other characters in the episodes. He doesn't like starting from "Scratch" and wants to start from "Nuzzle".Scratch
Scratch is a brown alpaca that mainly likes whatever. He likes telling Nuzzle what to do and usually gets Nuzzle in trouble.The Boss
The Boss is the young girl who sends Nuzzle and Scratch to the job.Other characters
The other characters appear in very few episodes.This is a list of other characters:
| Character name | Occupation/Role | Episode | No. of episodes | Notes |
| Bob Sheen | Window cleaner | Window Cleaner | 1 | Played by Angus Kennedy |
| Terry Towling | Lifeguard | Swimming Pool | 1 | Played by Ortis Deley |
| Clarissa Snips | Hairdresser | Hairdresser | 1 | Played by Annemarie Gaillard. |
| Mr. Sandy Bottom | Beach attendant | Beach Attendant | 1 | Played by Ian Kirkby |
| Nora | Dinner Lady | Dinner Ladies | 1 | Played by Sally Bankes |
| Mr Haddock | School Caretaker | School Caretaker | 1 | |
| David Potterfield | Magician | Magician | 1 | |
| Mr. Merryweather | Scout Leader | Camping | 1 | |
| Ms Winner | Gym Teacher | Sports Day | 1 | Played by Lucy Jane Bowen |
| Mr Campbell | [|Supermarket] worker | Supermarket | 1 | |
| Whippety Whips Lady | Ice Cream Seller | Ice Cream Van | 1 | |
| Mr Squeaky | Launderette Man | Laundry | 1 | Played by Nick Wilton |
| pearl | [|Cinema] Manager | Cinema | 1 | |
| Trevor Lodge | [|Hotel] Manager | Hotel | 1 | Played by Tony Jayawardena |
| Trevor Perks | Special Celebrity | Hotel | 1 | Played by Tony Jayawardena |
| TBC | Mayor | Beach Attendant Hotel | 2 | The mayor appears in the two episodes but is played by different actors. Played by George Claves in Hotel |
| Bill | Painter and decorator | Painting and Decorating | 1 | Played by Rod Arthur |
| Mr parkkeeper | Park Keeper | Mr Tumble | Park Keeper | 1 |
| Mr summers | [|Theme Park] Manager | Theme Park | 1 | |
| TBC | Librarian | Library | 1 | |
| Mr parkkeeper | Car wash | Car wash | 1 | Played by Ryan Lewendon |
Songs
Theme Tune
Hoof and safety
Here we are Nuzzle and ScratchBest by far Nuzzle and Scratch
We're alpacas safety rangers
Investigating dangers
No two others can match Nuzzle and Scratch