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'''''The Adventures of Noddy''''' was the first TV series to feature Enid Blyton's famous character Noddy. It was a string-puppet show that ran on ITV from 1955-1956<ref>[http://tinyurl.com/NoddyITV ''1950s Childhood: From Tin Baths to Bread and Dripping''.] Retrieved 03 Dec '17</ref> and BBC from 1955 to 1963.<ref>[http://tinyurl.com/NoddyBBC ''TV Toys'' by Anthony A McGoldrick.] Retrieved 03 Dec '17</ref> | '''''The Adventures of Noddy''''' was the first TV series to feature Enid Blyton's famous character Noddy. It was a string-puppet show that ran on ITV from 1955-1956<ref>[http://tinyurl.com/NoddyITV ''1950s Childhood: From Tin Baths to Bread and Dripping''.] Retrieved 03 Dec '17</ref> and BBC from 1955 to 1963.<ref>[http://tinyurl.com/NoddyBBC ''TV Toys'' by Anthony A McGoldrick.] Retrieved 03 Dec '17</ref> | ||
The entire series is preserved within the BBC Archives and footage occasionally gets used in documentaries and clip shows. | The entire series is preserved within the BBC Archives, and footage occasionally gets used in documentaries and clip shows. | ||
Although episodes of other ''Noddy'' shows have been found, very little footage of the 1955 series resurfaced online. | Although episodes of other ''Noddy'' shows have been found, very little footage of the 1955 series resurfaced online. | ||
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Part of an episode was shown in a VHS documentary special hosted by Phillip Schofield: ''Best Children's TV Of The Decade: '60s and '70s''. | Part of an episode was shown in a VHS documentary special hosted by Phillip Schofield: ''Best Children's TV Of The Decade: '60s and '70s''. | ||
In addition, footage was also shown in a 1957 TV advert for "Kellogg's Sugar Ricicles." | In addition, some footage was also shown in a 1957 TV advert for "Kellogg's Sugar Ricicles." | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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! style="background-color: | ! style="background-color:lightblue" | Role | ||
! style="background-color: | ! style="background-color:lightblue" | Trivia | ||
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|'''Noddy'''||The main character||He's one of the most influential children's book characters of all time, and is sometimes called "The Little Nodding Man" | |'''Noddy'''||The main character||He's one of the most influential children's book characters of all time, and is sometimes called "The Little Nodding Man" | ||
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! style="background-color: | ! style="background-color:lightblue" | Episode Title | ||
! style="background-color: | ! style="background-color:lightblue" | Air Date (First Known Broadcast) | ||
! style="background-color: | ! style="background-color:lightblue" | Air Date (Second Known Broadcast) | ||
! style="background-color: | ! style="background-color:lightblue" | Home Film Release | ||
! style="background-color: | ! style="background-color:lightblue" | Status | ||
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|Hello Little Noddy||25 | |Hello Little Noddy||September 25, 1955||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|How Noddy Came to Toyland||2 | |How Noddy Came to Toyland||October 2, 1955||Unknown||Yes||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Noddy's New Car||9 | |Noddy's New Car||October 9, 1955||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Noddy's Taxi||16 | |Noddy's Taxi||October 16, 1955||Unknown||Yes||[https://youtu.be/soPQMb2jdWw <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Noddy Does Some Gardening||23 | |Noddy Does Some Gardening||October 23, 1955||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Noddy Goes Shopping||30 | |Noddy Goes Shopping||October 30, 1955||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Big Ears' Smokey Chimney||13 | |Big Ears' Smokey Chimney||November 13, 1955||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Noddy's Burglar||20 | |Noddy's Burglar||November 20, 1955||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Big Ears Leaves Home||27 | |Big Ears Leaves Home||November 27, 1955||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|The Invisible Paint||4 | |The Invisible Paint||December 4, 1955||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Noddy's Unlucky Day||11 | |Noddy's Unlucky Day||December 11, 1955||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Big-Ears and the Magic Spell||18 | |Big-Ears and the Magic Spell||December 18, 1955||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|The Magic Bicycle||1 | |The Magic Bicycle||January 1, 1956||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|A Present for Noddy||25 | |A Present for Noddy||May 25, 1956||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Noddy´s Runaway Train||1 | |Noddy´s Runaway Train||June 1, 1956||Unknown||Yes||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|The Birthday Flowers||6 | |The Birthday Flowers||June 6, 1956||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|A Boxful of Noddy||13 | |A Boxful of Noddy||June 13, 1956||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|The Lost Cucumber||29 | |The Lost Cucumber||January 29, 1956||14 July 1957||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|The Big Balloon||4 | |The Big Balloon||July 4, 1956||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Buried Treasure||11 | |Buried Treasure||July 11, 1956||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|The Enchanted Roller Skates||23 | |The Enchanted Roller Skates||September 23, 1956||Unknown||Yes||[https://youtu.be/wLUHk5rY-bA<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Noddy and the Moon||30 | |Noddy and the Moon||September 30, 1956||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|The House that Wasn't There||11 | |The House that Wasn't There||August 11, 1957||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|The Three P's||14 | |The Three P's||October 14, 1956||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|A Kennel for Bumpy||11 | |A Kennel for Bumpy||March 11, 1956||Aug 25, 1957||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|The Missing Money Box||28 | |The Missing Money Box||October 28, 1956||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|A Snowy Day||4 | |A Snowy Day||November 4, 1956||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Cuckoo's Nest||11 | |Cuckoo's Nest||November 11, 1956||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|The Snow Goblin||18 | |The Snow Goblin||November 18, 1956||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Sticky Business||25 | |Sticky Business||November 25, 1956||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Flying Bed||2 | |Flying Bed||December 2, 1956||Unknown||Yes||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Mr PIod's Secret||9 | |Mr PIod's Secret||December 9, 1956||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Bicycle Bother||16 | |Bicycle Bother||December 16, 1956||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|The Big Bang||23 | |The Big Bang||December 23, 1956||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|More Invisible Paint||30 | |More Invisible Paint||December 30, 1956||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Noddy's Radio||6 | |Noddy's Radio||January 6, 1957||Unknown||Possible||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Noddy Longlegs||13 | |Noddy Longlegs||January 13, 1957||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Sports Day||20 | |Sports Day||January 20, 1957||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Noddy's Dream||27 | |Noddy's Dream||January 27, 1957||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Big Ears Learns to Drive||3 | |Big Ears Learns to Drive||February 3, 1957||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|The Moon Rocket||10 | |The Moon Rocket||February 10, 1957||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Noddy Goes to School||7 | |Noddy Goes to School||April 7, 1957||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|A Visit to Kitchen Village||14 | |A Visit to Kitchen Village||April 14, 1957||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Noddy's Big Mistake||28 | |Noddy's Big Mistake||April 28, 1957||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Noddy's Camera||12 | |Noddy's Camera||May 12, 1957||Unknown||Possible||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Noddy Spring Cleans||19 | |Noddy Spring Cleans||May 19, 1957||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|A Box of Spells||26 | |A Box of Spells||May 26, 1957||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Noddy Runs Away||2 | |Noddy Runs Away||June 2, 1957||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Chemistry Set||23 | |Chemistry Set||May 23, 1958||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|One Lucky Day||Unknown||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | |One Lucky Day||Unknown||Unknown||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> |
Revision as of 15:11, 30 October 2019
The Adventures of Noddy was the first TV series to feature Enid Blyton's famous character Noddy. It was a string-puppet show that ran on ITV from 1955-1956[1] and BBC from 1955 to 1963.[2]
The entire series is preserved within the BBC Archives, and footage occasionally gets used in documentaries and clip shows.
Although episodes of other Noddy shows have been found, very little footage of the 1955 series resurfaced online.
Part of an episode was shown in a VHS documentary special hosted by Phillip Schofield: Best Children's TV Of The Decade: '60s and '70s.
In addition, some footage was also shown in a 1957 TV advert for "Kellogg's Sugar Ricicles."
Gallery
Characters
Name | Role | Trivia |
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Noddy | The main character | He's one of the most influential children's book characters of all time, and is sometimes called "The Little Nodding Man" |
Big Ears | Noddy's Best Friend | There's a lot of controversial stuff about Noddy, and Big Ears. Such as when series author Enid Blyton depicted them sleeping together. While there is no issue with that, it was highly looked down upon when released in the 1960s. |
Mr. Plod | Police Officer | As we see in "Noddy's Camera" he is a very friendly police officer, and is a friend to all |
Tessy Bear | Noddy's friend | Tessy Bear has depicted the earliest episodes of the show, and is the 2nd most important character. |
Episode List
Important note |
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The information presented here on The Adventures of Noddy is very misconstrued, and needs a lot of work.
There are many different sources with opposing information regarding what is listed. |
Episode Title | Air Date (First Known Broadcast) | Air Date (Second Known Broadcast) | Home Film Release | Status |
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Hello Little Noddy | September 25, 1955 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
How Noddy Came to Toyland | October 2, 1955 | Unknown | Yes | Found |
Noddy's New Car | October 9, 1955 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
Noddy's Taxi | October 16, 1955 | Unknown | Yes | Found |
Noddy Does Some Gardening | October 23, 1955 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
Noddy Goes Shopping | October 30, 1955 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
Big Ears' Smokey Chimney | November 13, 1955 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
Noddy's Burglar | November 20, 1955 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
Big Ears Leaves Home | November 27, 1955 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
The Invisible Paint | December 4, 1955 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
Noddy's Unlucky Day | December 11, 1955 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
Big-Ears and the Magic Spell | December 18, 1955 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
The Magic Bicycle | January 1, 1956 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
A Present for Noddy | May 25, 1956 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
Noddy´s Runaway Train | June 1, 1956 | Unknown | Yes | Found |
The Birthday Flowers | June 6, 1956 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
A Boxful of Noddy | June 13, 1956 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
The Lost Cucumber | January 29, 1956 | 14 July 1957 | Unknown | Lost |
The Big Balloon | July 4, 1956 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
Buried Treasure | July 11, 1956 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
The Enchanted Roller Skates | September 23, 1956 | Unknown | Yes | Found |
Noddy and the Moon | September 30, 1956 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
The House that Wasn't There | August 11, 1957 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
The Three P's | October 14, 1956 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
A Kennel for Bumpy | March 11, 1956 | Aug 25, 1957 | Unknown | Lost |
The Missing Money Box | October 28, 1956 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
A Snowy Day | November 4, 1956 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
Cuckoo's Nest | November 11, 1956 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
The Snow Goblin | November 18, 1956 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
Sticky Business | November 25, 1956 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
Flying Bed | December 2, 1956 | Unknown | Yes | Lost |
Mr PIod's Secret | December 9, 1956 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
Bicycle Bother | December 16, 1956 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
The Big Bang | December 23, 1956 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
More Invisible Paint | December 30, 1956 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
Noddy's Radio | January 6, 1957 | Unknown | Possible | Lost |
Noddy Longlegs | January 13, 1957 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
Sports Day | January 20, 1957 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
Noddy's Dream | January 27, 1957 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
Big Ears Learns to Drive | February 3, 1957 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
The Moon Rocket | February 10, 1957 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
Noddy Goes to School | April 7, 1957 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
A Visit to Kitchen Village | April 14, 1957 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
Noddy's Big Mistake | April 28, 1957 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
Noddy's Camera | May 12, 1957 | Unknown | Possible | Partially Found |
Noddy Spring Cleans | May 19, 1957 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
A Box of Spells | May 26, 1957 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
Noddy Runs Away | June 2, 1957 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
Chemistry Set | May 23, 1958 | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
One Lucky Day | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
The Kangaroo | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
The Dark Wood | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
Fly Away Cake | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
Footage
External Links
- IMDb page
- Collection of screenshots of the show
- Episode list with air dates
- More confirmed air dates
- The TV Brain listing confirming all episodes exist
References
- ↑ 1950s Childhood: From Tin Baths to Bread and Dripping. Retrieved 03 Dec '17
- ↑ TV Toys by Anthony A McGoldrick. Retrieved 03 Dec '17