John Cunliffe owned the boat for the first 50 episodes from 1990 to 1992. Rosie & Jim called him Fizzgog. He was an author who wrote stories about Rosie and Jim based on his daily travels and adventures. Rosie and Jim's home is the narrowboat Ragdoll. Throughout its run the boat was acquired by three owners, each one playing a role according to their real-life profession.

The Original Adventures of Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends - The Runaway and Other Stories (1993 Re-Release) Rosie and Jim is a children's live-action puppet show by Ragdoll Productions (creators of Teletubbies and Brum) for Central Independent Television (the ITV franchise serving Central England), which was broadcast between 1990 and 2001. The Brand New Adventures of Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends - Trust Thomas and Other Stories (1993 Re-Release)

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Musical Episode: "Automata". It's also one of the only pre-1997 episodes to actually make use of the accordion they play during the Title Theme Tune. Rosie and Jim are two rag dolls who live aboard a narrowboat (not a barge) called the Ragdoll, which is from Birmingham. There, they sit with a concertina on their lap, and come alive when no one is looking to explore the world that they pass by on the canal. They learn to experience things by following the Ragdoll's owner on his or her adventures, and secretly joining in with them. Usually they end up causing trouble, but they never end up getting into trouble because no one ever sees them.

Tilly speaks Gratuitous French ( Gratuitous Spanish in the American version), but understands English very well. She has a magic bag with her, which she likes to call a sac magique/ bolsa mágica. She is good at playing the piccolo. The Adventures of Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends - Thomas's Christmas Party and 17 Other Stories (1993 Re-Release)Sophie Aldred: Tiny, Tilly and Tom liked to try fun new game and make fun new things. And sometimes the things they do don't go quite as planned. So join those three on Tots TV. And when it comes to mischief, There's only one place to be with Ratty Toad and Mole in the classic story of Wind in the Willows. Not So Stoic: When Neil is startled or frightened by Rosie and Jim's antics, he becomes much more animated than John and Pat. The Original Adventures of Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends - Down the Mine and Other Stories (1993 Re-Release) Rosie and Jim are two rag dolls who live on a narrowboat called the Ragdoll. The two rag dolls sit on the narrowboat with their concertina and only come alive when no one is looking. They spend their days learning about the different places they visit with the narrowboat owners along the rivers and canals. Characters Rosie Sophie Aldred: Welcome to the world of children's videos. It's Video Collection's special favourites for our young audience, Beginning with the adventures of Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends.