The Gophers is a British animation series with puppets. It was created by Channel 4 in the late 1980s or early 1990s. It was also broadcast by the Dutch VPRO.

Characters:

  • Arthur the rabbit
  • Chuck Gopher
  • talking vegetables
  • Junior
  • Dr Wince, the evil ferret
  • Sly
  • Mexican roaches


There are other meanings of gopher, though the core meaning is a rodent, strictly of the family Geomyidae though some ground squirrels of the family Sciuridae are often referred to as gophers