Every season of The Herbs ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of The Herbs!

Parsley's Tail

Sage's Nest Blows Down

Belladonna the Witch

Tarragon and the Eggs

The Chives Catch Cold

Pashana Bedhi the Snake Charmer

Miss Jessop Tidies Up

Parsley and the Circus Lion

Sage's Singing Lesson

Strawberry Picking

Sir Basil's Fishing Expedition

The Show

Parsley's Birthday Party

The Herbs is a television series for young children made for the BBC by Graham Clutterbuck's FilmFair company. It was written by Michael Bond, directed by Ivor Wood using 3D stop motion model animation and first transmitted from 12 February 1968 in the BBC1 Watch with Mother timeslot. There were 13 episodes in the series, each one 15 minutes long.

A spin-off series entitled The Adventures of Parsley was transmitted from 6 April 1970 in the 5-minute period between the end of children's TV and the BBC Evening News. This had 32 episodes, some of which were released on VHS as Parsley the Lion and Friends.

The Herbs consisted of a fantasy mix of human and animal characters inhabiting the magical walled garden of a country estate. At the beginning of each episode, the narrator spoke the magic word, "Herbidacious", which caused the garden gate to open.

As with The Magic Roundabout, the sophisticated writing style and narrative delivery of The Herbs meant that the appeal was somewhat broader than was originally intended, and much of Parsley's droll humour undoubtedly went over the heads of the age group that was its main target. Consequently, it still retains a following among those who watched it when it was first broadcast.

The Best Seasons of The Herbs

The Best Seasons of The Herbs

Season 1