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# ‘They were a bit abrasive’: how kids’ TV Clangers secretly swore
- URL: https://werd.io/they-were-a-bit-abrasive-how-kids-tv-clangers-secretly/
- Published: 2021-12-12T22:28:11.000Z
- Updated: 2021-12-12T22:28:11.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:24

“The Clangers were briefly drawn into this combative arena in a special one-off episode called Vote for Froglet, in which Postgate tried to persuade the planet’s residents of the virtues of the two-party system. After a snap election, with the Soup Dragon running on the “free soup for all” ticket, the Clangers were unconvinced and stuck with their enlightened autonomous collective.”

\[[Link](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/dec/12/how-kids-tv-clangers-secretly-swore-oliver-postgate-scripts?CMP=Share%5FiOSApp%5FOther)\]