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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 and BBC from 1955 to 1963.
'''''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 3 Dec '17.</ref> and BBC from 1955 to 1963.<ref>[http://tinyurl.com/NoddyBBC ''TV Toys''.] Retrieved 3 Dec '17.</ref>


Although episodes of other ''Noddy'' shows have been found, very little footage of the 1955 series resurfaced.
Although episodes of other ''Noddy'' shows have been found, very little footage of the 1955 series resurfaced.
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==Episode list==
==Episode list==
*Hello Little Noddy (25 September 1955) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
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*How Noddy Came to Toyland (2 October 1955) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
*Noddy's New Car (9 October 1955) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
! style="background-color:green" | Episode Title
*Noddy's Taxi (16 October 1955) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
! style="background-color:green" | Air Date
*Noddy Does Some Gardening (23 October 1955) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
! style="background-color:green" | Status
*Noddy Goes Shopping (30 October 1955) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
*Big Ears' Smokey Chimney (13 November 1955) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|Hello Little Noddy||25 September 1955||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Noddy's Burglar (20 November 1955) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
*Big Ears Leaves Home (27 November 1955) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|How Noddy Came to Toyland||2 October 1955||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*The Invisible Paint (4 December 1955) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
*Noddy's Unlucky Day (11 December 1955) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|Noddy's New Car||9 October 1955||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Big-Ears and the Magic Spell (18 December 1955) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
*The Magic Bicycle (1 January 1956) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|Noddy's Taxi||16 October 1955||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*A Present for Noddy (25 May 1956) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
*The Runaway Train (1 June 1956) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|Noddy Does Some Gardening||23 October 1955||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*The Birthday Flowers (6 June 1956) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
*A Boxful of Noddy (13 June 1956) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|Noddy Goes Shopping||30 October 1955||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*The Lost Cucumber (27 June 1956) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
*The Big Balloon (4 July 1956) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|Big Ears' Smokey Chimney||13 November 1955||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Buried Treasure (11 July 1956) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
*The Enchanted Roller Skates (23 September 1956) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|Noddy's Burglar||20 November 1955||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Noddy and the Moon (30 September 1956) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
*The House that Wasn't There (7 October 1956) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|Big Ears Leaves Home||27 November 1955||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*The Three P's (14 October 1956) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
*A Kennel for Bumpy (21 October 1956) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|The Invisible Paint||4 December 1955||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*The Missing Money Box (28 October 1956) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
*A Snowy Day (4 November 1956) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|Noddy's Unlucky Day||11 December 1955||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Cuckoo's Nest (11 November 1956) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
*The Snow Goblin (18 November 1956) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|Big-Ears and the Magic Spell||18 December 1955||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Sticky Business (25 November 1956) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
*Flying Bed (2 December 1956) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|The Magic Bicycle||1 January 1956||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Mr PIod's Secret (9 December 1956) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
*Bicycle Bother (16 December 1956) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|A Present for Noddy||25 May 1956||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*The Big Bang (23 December 1956) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
*More Invisible Paint (30 December 1956) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|The Runaway Train||1 June 1956||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Noddy's Radio (6 January 1957) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
*Noddy Longlegs (13 January 1957) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|The Birthday Flowers||6 June 1956||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Sports Day (20 January 1957) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
*Noddy's Dream (27 January 1957) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|A Boxful of Noddy||13 June 1956||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Big Ears Learns to Drive (3 February 1957) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
*The Moon Rocket (10 February 1957) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|The Lost Cucumber||27 June 1956||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Noddy Goes to School (7 April 1957) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
*A Visit to Kitchen Village (14 April 1957) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|The Big Balloon||4 July 1956||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Noddy's Big Mistake (28 April 1957) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
*Noddy's Camera (12 May 1957) |<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
|Buried Treasure||11 July 1956||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Noddy Spring Cleans (19 May 1957) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
*A Box of Spells (26 May 1957) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|The Enchanted Roller Skates||23 September 1956||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Noddy Runs Away (2 June 1957) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
*Chemistry Set (23 May 1958) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|Noddy and the Moon||30 September 1956||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*One Lucky Day (unknown date) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
*The Kangaroo (unknown date) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|The House that Wasn't There||7 October 1956||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*The Dark Wood (unknown date) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
*Fly Away Cake (unknown date) |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|The Three P's||14 October 1956||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|A Kennel for Bumpy||21 October 1956||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|The Missing Money Box||28 October 1956||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|A Snowy Day||4 November 1956||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Cuckoo's Nest||11 November 1956||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|The Snow Goblin||18 November 1956||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Sticky Business||25 November 1956||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Flying Bed||2 December 1956||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Mr PIod's Secret||9 December 1956||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Bicycle Bother||16 December 1956||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|The Big Bang||23 December 1956||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|More Invisible Paint||30 December 1956||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Noddy's Radio||6 January 1957||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Noddy Longlegs||13 January 1957||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Sports Day||20 January 1957||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Noddy's Dream||27 January 1957||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Big Ears Learns to Drive||3 February 1957||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|The Moon Rocket||10 February 1957||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Noddy Goes to School||7 April 1957||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|A Visit to Kitchen Village||14 April 1957||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Noddy's Big Mistake||28 April 1957||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Noddy's Camera||12 May 1957||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
|-
|Noddy Spring Cleans||19 May 1957||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|A Box of Spells||26 May 1957||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Noddy Runs Away||2 June 1957||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Chemistry Set||23 May 1958||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|One Lucky Day||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|The Kangaroo||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|The Dark Wood||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Fly Away Cake||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|}


==Footage==
==Footage==
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==References==
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==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0484508/ IMDb page]
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0484508/ IMDb page]

Revision as of 05:13, 3 December 2017

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Title card.

Status: Partially Found

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]

Although episodes of other Noddy shows have been found, very little footage of the 1955 series resurfaced.

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".

Gallery

Episode list

Episode Title Air Date Status
Hello Little Noddy 25 September 1955 Lost
How Noddy Came to Toyland 2 October 1955 Lost
Noddy's New Car 9 October 1955 Lost
Noddy's Taxi 16 October 1955 Lost
Noddy Does Some Gardening 23 October 1955 Lost
Noddy Goes Shopping 30 October 1955 Lost
Big Ears' Smokey Chimney 13 November 1955 Lost
Noddy's Burglar 20 November 1955 Lost
Big Ears Leaves Home 27 November 1955 Lost
The Invisible Paint 4 December 1955 Lost
Noddy's Unlucky Day 11 December 1955 Lost
Big-Ears and the Magic Spell 18 December 1955 Lost
The Magic Bicycle 1 January 1956 Lost
A Present for Noddy 25 May 1956 Lost
The Runaway Train 1 June 1956 Lost
The Birthday Flowers 6 June 1956 Lost
A Boxful of Noddy 13 June 1956 Lost
The Lost Cucumber 27 June 1956 Lost
The Big Balloon 4 July 1956 Lost
Buried Treasure 11 July 1956 Lost
The Enchanted Roller Skates 23 September 1956 Lost
Noddy and the Moon 30 September 1956 Lost
The House that Wasn't There 7 October 1956 Lost
The Three P's 14 October 1956 Lost
A Kennel for Bumpy 21 October 1956 Lost
The Missing Money Box 28 October 1956 Lost
A Snowy Day 4 November 1956 Lost
Cuckoo's Nest 11 November 1956 Lost
The Snow Goblin 18 November 1956 Lost
Sticky Business 25 November 1956 Lost
Flying Bed 2 December 1956 Lost
Mr PIod's Secret 9 December 1956 Lost
Bicycle Bother 16 December 1956 Lost
The Big Bang 23 December 1956 Lost
More Invisible Paint 30 December 1956 Lost
Noddy's Radio 6 January 1957 Lost
Noddy Longlegs 13 January 1957 Lost
Sports Day 20 January 1957 Lost
Noddy's Dream 27 January 1957 Lost
Big Ears Learns to Drive 3 February 1957 Lost
The Moon Rocket 10 February 1957 Lost
Noddy Goes to School 7 April 1957 Lost
A Visit to Kitchen Village 14 April 1957 Lost
Noddy's Big Mistake 28 April 1957 Lost
Noddy's Camera 12 May 1957 Partially Found
Noddy Spring Cleans 19 May 1957 Lost
A Box of Spells 26 May 1957 Lost
Noddy Runs Away 2 June 1957 Lost
Chemistry Set 23 May 1958 Lost
One Lucky Day Unknown Lost
The Kangaroo Unknown Lost
The Dark Wood Unknown Lost
Fly Away Cake Unknown Lost

Footage

Footage of an episode in a documentary, at 22:05. Episode is very probably Noddy's Camera.

Commercial for Kellogg's Sugar Ricicles.

References

  1. 1950s Childhood: From Tin Baths to Bread and Dripping. Retrieved 3 Dec '17.
  2. TV Toys. Retrieved 3 Dec '17.

External Links