Boffins Wikia

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'''Boffins (also known as The Boffins) is an Australian children's television program broadcast on the ABC in 1994. The series was produced by Film Australia, and created by John Patterson and Ian Munro, who also co-created Johnson and Friends. 13 episodes were produced during 1993 and 1994, aired in 1994 and released on home video by the ABC in 1995. It also features a few actors from Johnson and Friends such as Deborah Kennedy and Peter Browne. The videos are extremely hard to obtain.'''

Characters

 * Aristotle: Aristotle loves science, but is quite lazy, conceited and bossy. However, deep down inside, he has a good heart and a great sense of humour. Aristotle has a hatrid for Galileo, as he is jealous of his inventions. He lives in the kitchen cupboard with Madame Curie.


 * Madame Curie: Madame Curie lives in the kitchen cupboard with Aristotle. Despite being strict at times, she is quite caring and acts as a motherly figure to Newton and Echo.


 * Newton: Newton is a teenage boffin from the house next door, he has a dislike for science, like most teenagers. He appears to be based on a typical 1990s Australian teen boy, he wears a red flat cap, and a yellow shirt featuring a peace symbol. Despite hating science, he still visits the kitchen with Echo.


 * Echo: Echo lives in the house next door with Newton, she dislikes science, but not as much as Newton. She appears to be based on a typical 1990s Australian teen girl. She wears a green shirt, with various symbols stitched onto it and a skirt.


 * Galileo: Galileo is Madame Curie's cousin, he lives in a kitchen cupboard in a house on the other side of town. He has invented various gadgets and machines which Aristotle is jealous of, he often sends them to Madame Curie, which infuriates Aristotle. Despite never physically appearing, he is frequently mentioned in various episodes.


 * Doris: Doris is Madame Curie's sister, who lives on the other side of town. She was only mentioned in the episode Wrong Number, in which she sends a letter to Madame Curie, which prompts her to get a telephone. According to the letter, she lives with Galileo.