Roobarb is a British
animated children's
television programme, originally shown on
BBC1 just before the evening news. Each cartoon, written by
Grange Calveley and animated by
Bob Godfrey, was about five minutes long. Thirty episodes were made, and the show was first shown on 21 October 1974. The theme is that of the friendly rivalry between Roobarb the green dog and Custard the pink cat from next door.