May 1994 until February 1996. This popularity proved short-lived, and only three of the Munch Bunch characters were featured in the "pot shots" range. A completely different series of Munch Bunch books was published in 1998 by Ladybird Books in the UK to tie in with the yoghurts, following the resurgence brought about by the TV commercials of 1994–96. Denis Bond and Angela Mitson were not involved and the characters were different, although a few such as Sally Strawberry were similarly named. The Munch Bunch yoghurt brand name continues to this day under the Nestlé umbrella: however, the "fruit and veg" characters have been superseded by a "cow" mascot named Munch. Original character series 1979-82 Aubrey Aubergine Adam Avocado The Banana Bunch Barnabus Beetroot Billy Blackberry Bounce (spring onion) Button and Tiny (mushrooms) Casper Carrot Chunky Pineapple Corky Coconut Corny-on-the-Cob Dick Turnip Emma Apple Lizzie Leek Lucy Lemon Merv Marrow Nurse Plum Olive Olly Onion Peanut Pedro Orange Pete Pepper Penny Parsnip Percy Prune Pippa Pear Professor Peabody Rory Rhubarb Rozzy Raspberry Runner Bean Sally Strawberry Scruff Gooseberry Spud (Potato) Supercool (cucumber) Suzie Celery Tom Tomato Wally Walnut US character name differences Aubrey Aubergine - Eddie Eggplant Barnabus Beetroot - Barnabus Beet Merv Marrow - Zack Zucchini 1979 group 'Munch Bunch' book series Meet the Munch Bunch The Munch Bunch at the Seaside The Munch Bunch Have a Party The Munch Bunch Go Camping The Munch Bunch Welcomes New Friends (1982) 1983 series Pete Pepper's Trip to the Zoo Casper Carrot's Big Mistake Lucy Lemon and the Birthday Post Aubrey Aubergine and the Grandfather Clock Spud's Sports Day Adam Avocado and the Picnic Basket Barnabus Beetroot's Blue Umbrella Penny Parsnip Starts a School The Banana Bunch Have Half a Holiday Button and Tiny Buy Bicycles Nurse Plum's Busy Week Peanut Goes to the Circus Emma Apple's Jumble Sale (1985) 1984 series Spud and the Big Red Balloon Sally Strawberry and the Painted Snake Olly Onion's Fancy Dress Party Casper Carrot's New Blue Jumper Dick Turnip and the Crazy Clowns Rozzy Raspberry's Wallpaper Machine Billy Blackberry's Secret Tunnel Corny-on-the-Cob's Not so Funny Day Rory Rhubarb and the River Monster Merv Marrow's New Police Car Scruff Gooseberry and the Wishing Well Emma Apple's Late Birthday Party New Zealand character series 1985 Charlie Kumara Kiri Kiwifruit Patty Passionfruit Ted Tamarillo Yoghurt tie-in series 1998 Andy Apricot Barney Banana Bertie Blackcurrant Ollie Orange Rozzy