B&B next door to Bodger's. Smart never seemed to have any guests staying at his hotel and was always trying to steal Bodger's. This was the first series to use the 1997 BBC branding and the last series to use the cream-coloured background for its title card and end credits. All transmission data is taken from the BBC Genome project. Series Nine (1998–1999) Series 9 continued with the setting of series 8, with Bodger still running his hotel with Badger and (unwittingly) Mousey in tow. In this series the character of Mrs Melly (nicknamed Mrs Smelly by Badger and Mousey) was introduced, the bossy tourist information officer who stopped people from having fun on the beach outside her office. She hated Bodger and refused to recommend his B&B to tourists although she was kind to him in one episode - "Hundreds And Thousands". The opening titles changed this series and no longer featured the Bodger & Badger logo. Andy Cunningham revealed in an interview for a book that Bodger and Badger ended its ten-year run in 1999 when the Head of BBC Children's Programmes - Christopher Pilkington (who had commissioned the show in 1989 and championed it since then) - left his post and the programme was not renewed by his successors - Andy said that he was not surprised by this, but he didn't reveal why. He mentioned that he didn't mind this anyway as he said he was struggling for inspiration for things to do with mashed potato towards the end of the show's run. Reference All transmission dates were obtained from the BBC Genome project. References External links Comedy Guide - Bodger and Badger at bbc.co.uk Bodger and Badger Episode Guide Bodger and Badger are back BBC children's television shows British television shows featuring puppetry 1989 British television series debuts 1999 British television series endings 1980s British children's television series 1990s British children's television series Fictional badgers CBeebies Television series by BBC Studios English-language television shows