"perform magic. His water pistol is also iconic, with Matthew and Richard usually on the receiving end of a soaking, although even celebrities such as Jonathan Ross on ""An Audience with Sooty"", and a royal family member, Prince Phillip, at the Honours ceremony which Harry Corbett and Sooty attended to get Harry's OBE, (A miniature OBE medal was made for Sooty) have fallen foul of the water. Sooty has also hit both Matthew and Richard with a hammer in some episodes, to which they have always shouted, ""Don't do that for goodness sake!"". Sooty also occasionally makes use of other"
"The Sooty Show The Sooty Show is a British children's television series that aired on BBC Television from 1955 until 1967 when the BBC eventually cancelled ""The Sooty Show"" after Paul Fox, the then-controller of BBC One at the time, cleared out some of the long running shows. After it was cancelled by the BBC that year, ""The Sooty Show"" swiftly moved to ITV shortly after the launch of Thames Television in 1968, where the series remained until Thames lost its ITV franchise in 1992. It features the glove puppet characters Sooty, Sweep (who first appeared in 1957) and Soo"
"Bob a Job; Safety First; Sleep Walking; Connie Comes to Tea; and Sooty's Christmas Panto. A number of followup Sooty-based television series have resulted from ""The Sooty Show"", including ""Learn With Sooty"" (1989–1991), ""Sooty & Co."" (1993–1998), ""Sooty's Amazing Adventures!"" (1996–1997), ""Sooty Heights"" (1999–2000), ""Sooty's Magic Show!"" (2000–2002), and a 2001 version and a 2011 version with simply the title ""Sooty"". The Sooty Show The Sooty Show is a British children's television series that aired on BBC Television from 1955 until 1967 when the BBC eventually cancelled ""The Sooty Show"" after Paul Fox, the then-controller of BBC One at the"
"Harry Corbett Harry Corbett OBE (28 January 1918 – 17 August 1989) was an English puppeteer, magician and television and stage presenter, who is best known as the creator of the glove puppet character Sooty in 1948. Corbett was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, to James W. Corbett, a coal miner, and his wife Florence, née Ramsden. A former electrician, deafness in one ear precluded Corbett from pursuing his musical ambitions to become a concert pianist, although he played the piano in the Guiseley fish and chip restaurant owned by his mother's brother Harry Ramsden. His parents had"
"Matthew Corbett Peter Graham Corbett (born 28 March 1948), professionally known as Matthew Corbett, is an English television personality, writer and puppeteer, best known for presenting ""The Sooty Show"" and later ""Sooty and Co"". He is the son of Sooty's creator, Harry Corbett. He took over Sooty from his father in 1976, and retired in 1998. Matthew was born in Guiseley, West Riding of Yorkshire, on 28 March 1948. In the late 1960s, he had to choose another stage name, as there was already another Peter Corbett registered at drama school. He kept his surname, and chose the name of"
"Sooty (2011 TV series) Sooty is a British children's slapstick television series that airs on CITV. It is the fifth such incarnation of the series to feature the titular character Sooty, and the first since the last series ended in 2004, it is also the first since presenter Richard Cadell bought the licensing rights to the brand in 2008. The series sees presenter Richard starting a new job as a 'Mr Fix-It' at ""Slater's Family Holiday Park"" set in a British coastal resort, with Sooty, Sweep and Soo always ready and willing to help him. The series is filmed at"
"(nearly a year after the series was concluded), the show was replaced/succeeded by Sooty & Co., also presented by Matthew Corbett and was made by Granada TV in Manchester, North-West of England. In the United Kingdom, ""The Sooty Show"" aired on BBC One between 1955 and 1967, and then on ITV between 1968–1992. In Australia the series aired on ABC, and in New Zealand in aired on TVNZ. In the United States it aired on ABC. Also, in January 2008, a promotional DVD containing 5 early-1980s episodes was distributed by The Times newspaper, for Fremantle Media. The episodes featured were:"
"messy items such as shaving foam and paint. Matthew and subsequently Richard have carried on Harry's tradition of ending every show with the line ""Bye bye everybody, bye bye"", and in Matthew's last ever episode, his final scene was a collection of clips of him saying the immortal words over the preceding years. The Sooty Show was aired on the BBC from 1955 until 1967 when it was cancelled by the BBC and was then signed up to Thames Television where it aired on ITV from then until 1992. In 1957, Sooty was joined by Sweep, and in 1964, Soo"
"the bear was ""in, or should I say on, the right hands"". Matthew's great-uncle was the fish and chip shop chain owner Harry Ramsden, as revealed on ""Locks and Quays"". Matthew received an Atlantic Award in 2016 for his extensive contributions in children's education and entertainment. Matthew Corbett Peter Graham Corbett (born 28 March 1948), professionally known as Matthew Corbett, is an English television personality, writer and puppeteer, best known for presenting ""The Sooty Show"" and later ""Sooty and Co"". He is the son of Sooty's creator, Harry Corbett. He took over Sooty from his father in 1976, and retired"
"Sooty Heights Sooty Heights is a British children's television series that was produced for two series that aired on CITV from 27 September 1999 to 11 December 2000. It replaced ""Sooty & Co"", that was presented by Matthew Corbett, who had retired as Sooty's right-hand man and sold the rights. The show featured the famous TV puppet, along with friends Sweep, Soo, and Little Cousin Scampi, as they attempted to run a hotel. It was presented by Richard Cadell and Liana Bridges. In 2001, ""Sooty Heights"" was renamed as ""Sooty"". The show was still set in the same hotel, but"
"and Sooty. She gave Johnny Morris his first TV appearances as ""The Hot Chestnut Man"" (1953–1961). Her policy was in the tradition of Lord Reith, thus her programmes were aimed at education as much as entertainment, and she strongly resisted cartoons and imported programmes. Although the programmes were widely approved of by adults, the launch of ITV in 1955 soon made it clear that many children wanted something different, and the ratings for the BBC's children's programmes plummeted over the following year, when Lingstrom was replaced as Head of BBC Children's Television by Owen Reed. In retrospect Lingstrom's programmes have"
"show at Heysham in 1956. The puppets ""Pinky"" and ""Perky"" (originally ""Porky"") were initially minor uncredited characters in the show. They were seen there by Trevor Hill, producer of ""The Sooty Show"", and the Dalibors made their first television appearance later that year on a BBC talent show, ""It's Up to You"", which featured the two puppet piglets. In 1958, Pinky and Perky began nine years of regular series on BBC television, their show often appearing immediately before the regular early evening news bulletin, where their comments on current affairs occasionally attracted controversy. The shows also included many other marionettes"
"refurbished. The hotel (but not the show) was then renamed again as ""Hotel Sooty"". Sooty Heights Sooty Heights is a British children's television series that was produced for two series that aired on CITV from 27 September 1999 to 11 December 2000. It replaced ""Sooty & Co"", that was presented by Matthew Corbett, who had retired as Sooty's right-hand man and sold the rights. The show featured the famous TV puppet, along with friends Sweep, Soo, and Little Cousin Scampi, as they attempted to run a hotel. It was presented by Richard Cadell and Liana Bridges. In 2001, ""Sooty Heights"""
"Soo (puppet) Soo is a British glove puppet and TV character from the show Sooty and first appeared in 1964 as the girlfriend of Sooty. They still remain boyfriend and girlfriend today. In many episodes they kiss. Soo is a calm and collected female panda who acts as the foil for both Sooty and Sweep, and usually wears a red skirt. The original voice artist and puppeteer for Soo was Harry Corbett's wife, Marjorie Corbett, who voiced Soo until 1980. Brenda Longman took over in 1981 until 2001, when the then new owners of Sooty Hit Entertainment, overhauled the series"
"Sally Starr (TV hostess) Sally Starr (January 25, 1923 – January 27, 2013) was a prominent 1950s celebrity television personality. Using a cowgirl persona, she appealed to local TV audiences of several generations of children through American radio, Broadway stage, movies and as a recording artist for over 60 years. Fans remained loyal in the Philadelphia metropolitan area (referred to locally as the Delaware Valley), and embraced her cowgirl personality as part of their own family identity, and sometimes referred to her as ""Aunt Sally"". Her numerous personal appearances at events were an attraction for both children and adults. She"
"would appeal to the younger TV viewers. The successful audition launched the long-running show that he created and shaped with radio and TV producer-director (and future major film producer) Sandy Howard. ""The Merry Mailman"", based upon a character performed by Heatherton on one of his 1938 children's records, debuted on WOR-TV Monday evening, October 16, 1950. Every weekday afternoon and evening, as well as on Saturday afternoons, Ray Heatherton and his comedy assistants Chic Darrow, who played ""The Topsey-Turvey Auctioneer"", and Milt Moss, would entertain and inform their studio audiences and kids at home with games, songs, stories, craftmaking, hobbies,"
"Smith created the Howdy character for radio and performed the voice of Howdy on television. Actual fabrication of the various Howdy puppets fell to the show's props and puppetry specialists: Rufus Rose, Velma Wayne Dawson, and Scott Brinker. The show was among the first color TV productions —in part to promote the sale of color television sets (NBC, which aired the show, was owned by TV-maker RCA). Beginning in 1950, the NBC test pattern featured a picture of Howdy. Photo Doody was the model for the NBC test pattern. With hundreds of thousands of children in the television viewing audience"
"Butterworth's TV show ""Saturday Special"". He soon had his own show and was a regular favourite throughout the 1950s and '60s. His show combined simple magic tricks with slapstick comedy in which Sooty usually poured liquid over or attacked Corbett. After he suffered a heart attack at Christmas 1975, his younger son, Peter (stage name Matthew), took over, buying out his father for £35,000. However he did make occasional appearances on 'The Sooty Show' for several years with his son. Harry continued his one-man stage show after he gave up his TV appearances, and he died in his sleep on"
"Morty Gunty Morty Gunty (February 1, 1929 – July 15, 1984) was an American actor and comedian well known among New York City nightclub comics in the 1960s and 1970s. Gunty appeared on ""The Ed Sullivan Show"" on February 23, 1964, following the Beatles after their third and final appearance on the program. He was born and died in Brooklyn, New York. In addition to being a nightclub comic, in the mid-1960s, he hosted a 90-minute weekday afternoon children's television series on WOR-TV New York called ""The Funny Company."" Gunty also appeared on Broadway in 1967. He played Buddy Sorrell"
"a fish and chip business in Guiseley called Springfield, which remains open and is now known as Midgley's. In order to entertain his children while on holiday in Blackpool in 1948, he bought the original yellow bear glove puppet, then called Teddy, in a novelty shop on the end of the resort's North Pier for seven shillings and six pence (7s/6d) (equivalent 37½p). Later he used soot to blacken its ears and nose, hence the name ""Sooty"". His first appearance with the silent Sooty was in a 1952 BBC TV show, ""Talent Night"". He was given a part in Peter"
"color television sets in the 1950s. Bob Smith created Howdy Doody during his days as a radio announcer on WNBC. At that time, Howdy Doody was only a voice Smith performed on the radio. When Smith made an appearance on NBC's television program ""Puppet Playhouse"" on December 27, 1947, the reception for the character was great enough to begin a demand for a visual character for television. Frank Paris, a puppeteer whose puppets appeared on the program, was asked to create a Howdy Doody puppet. Bob Smith, the show's host, was dubbed ""Buffalo Bob"" early in the show's run (a"
"was introduced as Sooty's girlfriend. The latest series, simply titled ""Sooty"", began on 5 September 2011 on the CITV channel. There were also three spin-off series. ""Sooty's Amazing Adventures"" was an animated cartoon series that aired from 1996-1997. It featured Sooty, Sweep, Soo and Scampi living in an old run-down theatre by the coast. It was produced by award-winning animation company/studio Cosgrove Hall Films. The show gave Sweep and Scampi actual voices, but kept Sooty mute. When Richard Cadell acquired the rights to Sooty, he actually destroyed the master tapes to this series as he really despised any form of"
"Sooty & Co. Sooty & Co. is a British children's television series that was produced for six series by Granada Television, that aired on ITV from 6 September 1993 to 14 December 1998. The series centres on Matthew Corbett, and puppets Sooty, Sweep, Soo and Little Cousin Scampi, as they try to run a bric a brac shop in Manchester. Matthew Corbett runs a shop in Manchester, with puppets Sooty (a yellow bear that can perform magic), Sweep (a squeaking dog), Soo (a female panda), and Little Cousin Scampi (another, if smaller, bear). Sooty and the gang are often getting"
"program debuted in 1953 and was such a success that ABC moved production to Los Angeles in 1960 and aired the show nationally. Soupy also hosted a very popular late night adult comedy show during that same period in the 1950s called ""Soupy's On"". Other successful children's shows to follow would include ""Wyxie's Wonderland"" hosted by Detroit comic Marv Welch. In 1954, Bob Brickwedde (using the stage name Bob Henry) hosted the ""Nash Theater Hour"" on Thursday nights and hosted western movies featuring Deadeye and Black Bart on Saturdays as ""Sheriff Bob"". ""Ricky the Clown"" was hosted by professional clown"
"Richard Cadell Richard Cadell (born 23 March 1969) is a British entertainment entrepreneur, television producer and host, stage presenter, screenwriter and magician, best known for being the hand of puppet Sooty since 1998. He used to own Brean Leisure Park (with his brother David) in the coastal village of Brean in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset from 2008-2014. and also works as a consultant for TV productions. Cadell in June 2008, (Sooty's 60th Anniversary), Richard bought the licensing rights for the Sooty brand through his new company, Cadells Ltd. As well as touring with a new live show, reusing a script written by"
"1950 and finally on NBC from July 4, 1951 to September 26, 1951. The series typically aired as a summer replacement. The satirical series featured ""a board of experts who are dumber than you are and can prove it."" Tom Howard was the quizmaster who asked questions of dim-bulb panelists Harry McNaughton, Lulu McConnell and George Shelton. The Irish-born Howard (1885-1955) and Shelton (1885-1972) had previously worked together as a team in vaudeville and comedy film shorts, while McConnell (1882-1962) and British comic McNaughton (1896-1967) had both appeared in many Broadway musical comedies and revues between 1920 and the late"
"1950s and in Los Angeles from 1959 to 1962, as well as in 1978. Actor Frank Nastasi, who played the part of Gramps on WXYZ-TV's other kids show ""Wixie Wonderland"", assumed the role of straight man and puppeteer when Sales took the show to New York from 1964 to 1966. Nastasi was originally from Detroit and had worked with Sales at WXYZ. Appearing on the show were both puppets and live performers. Soupy Sales was unique because he transferred the ""theater of the mind"", which was Old Radio, to the tv screen. A great deal of his show was characters"
"of the Manchester Football Team inside her, a joke also seen as unsuitable for children by some. In the show's defence, Longman stated how the show was also watched by parents, and that there were jokes in it for parents. Uri Geller said the story was played in a 'nice' and 'humorous' way. Sooty & Co. Sooty & Co. is a British children's television series that was produced for six series by Granada Television, that aired on ITV from 6 September 1993 to 14 December 1998. The series centres on Matthew Corbett, and puppets Sooty, Sweep, Soo and Little Cousin"
"simpler design telling jokes through doors in a wall à la ""Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"". Sally Baker Sally Baker is a retired American children's television program personality. After a career working in television news as a weather forecaster, she hosted the live-action children's show, ""Hobo Kelly"", which first aired on KTTV in Los Angeles in 1965, and later aired on KCOP in the same city, until 1973. Every show she would put on her huge novelty sunglasses which were supposed to allow her to see members of her audience. Parents would send in their kids' names so she could say"
"proclaiming at the beginning of each show, ""Who is the boy who is full of zip and joy? He's Rootie Kazootie!"" A regular feature was the ""Quiz-a-Rootie"" in which audience members received prizes for themselves and home viewers for answering simple questions. The show first aired locally as ""The Rootie Tootie Club"" on the New York NBC affiliate WNBT on October 14, 1950. Since the title character regularly used a magical kazoo, which he called his ""Magic Kazootie,"" the kids began calling him ""Rootie Kazootie."" Following the kids' lead, the names of the show and the character quickly were changed"
"Soupy Sales Milton Supman (January 8, 1926 – October 22, 2009), known professionally as Soupy Sales, was an American comedian, actor, radio/television personality, and jazz aficionado. He was best known for his local and network children's television show, ""Lunch with Soupy Sales"" (1953-1966), a series of comedy sketches frequently ending with Sales receiving a pie in the face, which became his trademark. From 1968-75, he was a regular panelist on the syndicated revival of ""What's My Line?"" and appeared on several other TV game shows. During the 1980s, Sales hosted his own show on WNBC-AM in New York City. Milton"
"half-hour divided between the Snooks sketches and comedian Frank Morgan. In September 1944, Brice's longtime Snooks sketch writers, Philip Rapp and David Freedman, brought in partners, Arthur Stander and Everett Freeman, to develop an independent, half-hour comedy program. The program launched on CBS in 1944, moving to NBC in 1948, with Freeman producing. First called ""Post Toasties Time"" (named for the show's first sponsor), the show was renamed ""The Baby Snooks Show"" within short order, though in later years it was often known colloquially as ""Baby Snooks and Daddy."" On the spinoff version of Baby Snooks, Hanley Stafford played Daddy,"
"conceived and produced by Johnnie Stewart (1917–2005). It was first broadcast from a converted church in Rusholme, Manchester on 1 January 1964. Samantha Juste was an assistant to Cecil Korer, the programme's assistant producer. After the first few episodes, Juste replaced Denise Sampey; for 3½ years she sat alongside the host (initially disc jockeys Jimmy Savile, David Jacobs, Alan Freeman and Pete Murray), to place records on a turntable and apply the needle as the artist was about to perform. Simon Dee, who first introduced the show in 1966, recalled that ""I got my introduction right [and] didn't get too"