• A Town Called Panic is a 2000 puppetoon series distributed by Aardman Animations and produced in Belgium by Vincent Patar and Stéphane Aubier for La Parti & Pic Pic André. It follows the everyday events of Cowboy, Indian and Horse in a small rural town as they go about their lives. Each episode is roughly 5 minutes long and is crudely animated: the characters are meant to resemble cheap toy figurines. Some stations broadcast several episodes in a 15 or 30-minute block. A spinoff animated feature film called A Town Called Panic was completed in Spring 2009 and debuted at Cannes in May of the same year. A Town Called Panic is seen worldwide on channels such as ABC Rollercoaster in Australia, Nicktoons Network in the United States, EBS in South Korea, and Teletoon in Canada, and is available online at Atom Films. In the UK, A Town called Panic played on Nickelodeon. Much of the characters and scenery were later recycled for the Cravendale Milk adverts using a Pirate, a Cow and a bicyclist as...
  • List of Episodes (20)
    • 1. Cake

      Horse bakes a delicious cake, so Cowboy and Indian plan a midnight feast which is scuppered by the arrival of an angry bear.
    • 2. Cow-Hulk

      Cowboy swallows a mysterious meteorite which, when he loses his temper, transforms him into a caveman, an ape, and finally a dinosaur.
    • 3. The Easy Chair

      Cowboy cannot resist messing around with Horse's new lounger, which can change itself into a sun-bed, waffle-maker or Jacuzzi.
    • 4. Still Life

      Indian decides to take up painting, but the flower he chooses as his first subject is stolen first by Jeanine, then by Steven, then by the Cow…
    • 5. Lisa and Jan

      Two backpackers arrive in town, but Constable's attempts to find them somewhere to pitch their tent leads to a series of disasters.
    • 6. Robin

      Robin's appalling archery skills result in Jeanine's kitchen catching fire. But when Bernadette gets the blame, her friends plot revenge.
    • 7. Fox Hunt

      Cowboy and Indian are on the trail of the same fox, but when Cowboy incurs the wrath of a ferocious bison, trouble soon escalates.
    • 8. A Grand Day Out

      Joseph takes Steven and his family on a day trip to see a farm run entirely by animals. But the place is not all that it seems.
    • 9. Indian Treasure

      Horse and Indian send Cowboy off on a wild goose chase. But what lies at the end of their mysterious trail?
    • 10. The Cycle Race

      Cowboy and Indian are determined to win the Cycling Cup, and they don't care what underhand means they use to achieve this.
    • 11. Constables Fantastic Voyage

      A mysterious time machine takes Constable back to medieval times. But has the town really changed?
    • 12. Donkey Gets Kidnapped

      Cowboy and Indian lure Steven's animals into a glitzy disco, and take Donkey hostage in exchange for Steven's tractor.
    • 13. The Big Sleep

      A series of bizarre accidents sends Cowboy, Indian and Horse to sleep for centuries, and they awake to find a strange new world.
    • 14. Cowboy and Indian Go Camping

      Cowboy attempts to build a campfire while Indian goes off hunting, a sure-fire recipe for disaster.
    • 15. The Picnic

      Horse digs up a bus containing the 1986 Mexican World Cup squad, who challenge our heroes to a bizarre soccer match.
    • 16. The Card Thiefs

      Steven’s pack of cards is stolen, and the trail leads to the duckpond, and eventually to the underwater world of Atlantis.
    • 17. Cowboy Goes Hunting

      Cowboy’s attempts to bag a wild boar cause chaos when they end up concussing Steven at the wheel of his tractor.
    • 18. Horse's Nephew

      When Horse’s mischievous nephew Lawrence comes to stay, Cowboy and Indian get blamed for a series of naughty pranks.
    • 19. Jeanine and Steven's Vacation

      Steven leaves Cowboy and Indian in charge of the farm, but the animals have plans for a vacation of their own.
    • 20. The Play

      The townsfolk put on a play in Steven’s barn. But is it really a good idea to leave Simon in charge of the special effects?