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Brum (1991)

Series 1-2 model

Brum (2001)

Series 3-5 model

Brum CGI

CGI Animation

Brum Cartoon

2D Animation

"Oh my wheels & wipers!" -His catchphrase from Series 1-2.

Brum is a sweet & happy little yellow motorcar who loves making friends & hates to see anyone unhappy. He is outgoing & personable. He feels things deeply & has a strong sense of empathy. He doesn't always pick up on complex ideas & sometimes gets confused or frightened easily. He always stands up for his friends, showing his true bravery when someone else is in need. Brum is based on a late-1920s Austin 7 "Chummy", a once-popular British motorcar.

In the show, he helps to save the day by chasing after criminals stealing stuff or things like stopping a dog from getting away or recapturing runaway objects. Then it's time for Brum to return to & sneak back into the museum, past his owner, before anyone notices that he's missing. Then he goes to sleep until the next day.

Brum is able to drive around on his own & can express himself in a number of ways including opening & closing his doors & bonnet, "bobbing" his suspension, flashing & swivelling his headlamps, rotating his starting crank, extending his trafficators, & using his horn. He opens his doors when he's happy & flaps his bonnet up when he's angry.

Each episode of Brum begins with him waking up at the museum, then sneaking out to explore the Big Town. At the end of each episode, he sneaks back into the Museum & goes to sleep. (In Series 1-2 his owner usually finds something in his interior that Brum picked up during the episode). The opening & closing sequences were filmed at the Cotswold Motoring Museum in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, South West England. One of the models of Brum used in the filming of Series 1 is kept on display there when not in use.

Horn[]

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Quotes (Series 1-2)[]

  • "Oh, my wheels & wipers!" (Shopping.)
  • "What's that? A face, flying in the sky? How did that get there?" (Kite)
  • "Thank you, that's quite enough excitement for one day. Time for me to go." (Kite)
  • "Oh, my bonnet & bumper! Where am I? I don't like this place! I want to go home!" (Scrapyard)
  • "Look out, the mad mower's coming back!" (Mower)
  • "Oh, the baby!" (Runaway Pram)
  • "Oh, no!" (Flood)
  • "Don't panic!" (Helicopter Rescue)
  • "The Big Town Robber!" (Big Town Race)
  • "We've been robbed!" (Big Chase)
  • "Watch out! The wind's got tricks again!" (Very Windy Day)

Trivia[]

  • A number of Brum models were used throughout filming. A Series 3-5 model has toured with The Herbert's Story of Children's Television Exhibition & has appeared at the Beaulieu Motoring Museum. The first series stunt Brum is currently at The Cotswold Motoring Museum in his spot from the intro but with some features from Series 3-5, mainly his headlights. Ragdoll most likely still owns a few Brum models.
  • It is alleged that two of the Series 1-5 Brum models were reused & upgraded. Brum has a slightly different look in some episodes in Series 3 with a few features from Series 2 but not later in Series 4 & 5. This is most likely because the Brum model had not been upgraded at the time of Series 3.
  • The main differences between the various models are as follows: different sized eyes/headlights, (smaller in Series 1-2, bigger in Series 3-5, his pupils are also slightly bigger in Series 3-5) different number plates, (bigger in Series 1- 2 & smaller in Series 3-5) different number plate font, (in Series 1-2 it appears to be Helvetica, but Series 3-5's is currently Arial), different spare tire, differing number plate position, (in the middle in Series 1, lower in Series 2, & higher up in Series 3-5), different starting handle (different in Series 1-2 compared to Series 3-5) & completely different folding roof (More flat in Series 2 compared to Series 1 & with a different design in Series 3-5).
  • Brum's convertible soft top is only seen up in "Little Girl Lost" & the cover for a VHS tape collection. This is most likely because Brum wasn't often filmed on rainy days as the directors supposedly not liking how Brum looked with his soft top up.
  • The builder of the various Brum models was a man by the name of Rex Garrod, who tragically passed away on April 8th 2019.
    • One of the Series 2 Hero Brum Models was kept by Rex Garrod after the show concluded. This Brum was showcased at a car show & was later slightly repaired after Rex Garrod's death, but Brum is still owned by Rex Garrod's family.
  • It is alleged that one of the Series 2 Brum was stolen during filming. This may be the reason why one of Brum's Series 1 stunt models was used in the episode "Brum and the Flood" when Brum is washed down the underground sewer system.
  • In the music video "Fire-flies" by Owl City, a toy model of Brum makes a cameo.
  • Brum's horn sound was later reused by Rusty[1] from Thomas & Friends also for the 1990s Teletubbies Tubbytronic Super Dome Coin Operated Roundabout kiddie ride. It is also a stock sound effect heard in many other pieces of media.
  • His Series 1 engine sound would be used for Mr. Funny's car.[2]
  • Brum has made four other appearances after the conclusion of the show:
    • In 1991, Brum was a special guest at the Blue Peter studio.
    • On 5th September 2001, he made a guest appearance where he brings Liam Dolan drawings from fans which flew away.
    • On 10th December 2001, he made a special guest appearance in the CBBC On Choice studio.
    • In 2006, Brum was part of the St. Matthew's Primary School's road safety campaign in Westminster.
    • He had his own Live Theatre show on 9th June 2007 in "Brum & the Big Blue Diamond Mystery". A completely new & bigger Brum model was built for the show.

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