The Features - Home Movie

In the early issues of Cheeky Weekly, our toothy hero would view a home movie every Thursday.  These cinematic sensations were created by Cheeky's pal, Oscar.  However, in another of the many inconsistencies that are evident in Cheeky Weekly, the director we see in 'Colditch. The Great Escape' is clearly not Oscar.  This episode is also the only one where the film (denoted by sprocket holes around the comic panels) ends before the page concludes, allowing a few panels of 'real life' to intrude.

The home movies were spoofs of various film genres, but mishaps, usually caused by adults becoming unwittingly involved in the film, invariably occurred during shooting. Evidently Oscar didn't have great editing skills, as all the foul-ups were left in the final cut.

A cast list was shown at the end of the majority of episodes, the most regularly featured actors being Hooter Harrison and Tubby Thomson. An uncredited dog and worm also featured in many of the movies.


The final Home Movie strip carried the usual 'another Home Movie next week!' banner at the foot of the page.  In the following week's comic, Oscar invited Cheeky to view his latest offering, but Cheeky declined as he was hurrying to look at the skateboard competition on the following page.  Evidently Oscar saw this a a personal affront and stopped making movies as a result.

All the Home Movie pages were drawn by Jack Clayton.

Home Movie in the Cheeky Weekly Index

                                                                                                                                                         

Feature	First Appearance	Final Appearance	Total Issues	Total Issues Missed In Run	Page History
Home Movie	22-Oct-77	10-Jun-78	31	3	19,20,21,22

Issues Missed In Run

07-Jan-78

04-Mar-78

29-Apr-78

Story Title	Start	End
Hambush at Deadmanz Gulch	22-Oct-77	22-Oct-77
Airship Over England	29-Oct-77	29-Oct-77
The Mummy's Curse	05-Nov-77	05-Nov-77
Mac of the Mounties	12-Nov-77	12-Nov-77
Colditch. The Great Escape	19-Nov-77	19-Nov-77
The Vikings	26-Nov-77	26-Nov-77
The Boy from Atlantis	03-Dec-77	03-Dec-77
When Knights Were Bold	10-Dec-77	10-Dec-77
Tarzan of the Apes	17-Dec-77	17-Dec-77
Top Hat and Tails	24-Dec-77	24-Dec-77
Xmas Past	31-Dec-77	31-Dec-77
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp	14-Jan-78	14-Jan-78
Dr. Zuzz	21-Jan-78	21-Jan-78
Franky Stein	28-Jan-78	28-Jan-78
El Bullfighter	04-Feb-78	04-Feb-78
The Case of the Missing Lollipop	11-Feb-78	11-Feb-78
Rock Around the Block	18-Feb-78	18-Feb-78
Defeat of the Spanish Armada	25-Feb-78	25-Feb-78
The Mystery of Loch Ness	11-Mar-78	11-Mar-78
2001 A Space Oddity	18-Mar-78	18-Mar-78
The Thing from Another Planet	25-Mar-78	25-Mar-78
The Trojan Horsebox	01-Apr-78	01-Apr-78
A Bridge To Fear	08-Apr-78	08-Apr-78
Treasure Island	15-Apr-78	15-Apr-78
Mary Popkins	22-Apr-78	22-Apr-78
Z Carties	06-May-78	06-May-78
Moby Dick	13-May-78	13-May-78
The Scarlet Pimple	20-May-78	20-May-78
Dick Twerpin	27-May-78	27-May-78
Australian Adventure	03-Jun-78	03-Jun-78
Robinson Crusoe	10-Jun-78	10-Jun-78