- Title: Painted Tales: Leger - L'Homme A La Pipe
- Date: 2nd March 1990
- Summary: IN EACH STORY, A DIFFERENT PAINTING BY A WELL KNOWN ARTIST, EITHER ACTS AS THE TRIGGER FOR THE TALE, OR IS WOVEN INTO THE STORY. THIS EPISODE; 'L'HOMME A LA PI PE' BY LEGER. A HOOVER IS LEFT IN THE GALLERY AND MR SMELLY AND THE SHEEP START TO PLAY WITH IT. THE OLD LADY'S SKIRT GETS VACUUMED UP AND THEN THEY TURN TO THE LEGER PAINTING. HAVING SUCKED UP ONE OF THE PAINTED METAL BALLS FROM THE PAINTING AND CATAPULTING IT BACK, THEY ARE SUCKED UP BY THE PAINTING THEMSELVES AND PLUNGED INTO 'METROPOLIS' AND ESCAPE FROM ONE ADVENTURE INTO ANOTHER. THEY ARE EVENTUALLY DEPOSITED BACK ON THE GALLERY FLOOR, IN TIME TO HEAR THE OLD LADY ACCUSE THE RAT OF VACUUMING UP HER SKIRT. GEORGE REPLIES PATIENTLY 'I'VE TOLD YOU BEFORE THIS ' ERE GALLERY IS A RODENT FREE ZONE!'.
- Description:A SERIES OF ANIMATED TALES BASED ON THE ADVENTURES OF CHARACTERS OUT OF FAMOUS PAINTINGS IN AN ART GALLERY TO INTEREST CHILDREN AND ADULTS. ANIMATOR IS KATE CANNING.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Documentary and Factual
- Producer:PRODUCTION STUDIO
- Programme Episode:Episode 7
- Transmission Date:02/03/1990
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 1990s