In early children?s television who appeared regularly with Muffin the Mule?
"in 1933 by Punch and Judy puppet maker Fred Tickner for husband-and-wife puppeteers Jan Bussell (1909-1984) and Ann Hogarth to form part of a puppet circus for the Hogarth Puppet Theatre. The act was soon put away, and the puppet was not taken out again until 1946, when Bussell and Hogarth were working with presenter Annette Mills. She named the puppet mule ""Muffin"", and it first appeared on television in an edition of ""For the Children"" broadcast on 20 October 1946. The character proved popular, and ran on BBC television until 1955. Typically, Muffin danced on top of a piano"
"as Mills played it. Muffin the Mule was supported by a host of other puppet characters who appeared occasionally. A separate series of fifteen-minute episodes, ""Muffin the Mule"", was broadcast from 1952, with his signature tune """"We want Muffin"""". Muffin became a television star, and a wide range of spin-off merchandise was made using the Muffin character, including books, records, games and toys. Muffin also was made into one of the first ever licensed kiddie rides. A die-cast movable puppet was produced by Lesney Products, ""the first toy to be marketed under licence as a result of a successful TV"
"the Monkey, Maurice and Doris the Mice, Oswald the Ostrich, Sally the Sea-lion, Peter Pup the dog, Poppy the Parrot, Mr. Peregrine Esquire the penguin, and Prudence and Primrose Kitten. Willie the Worm and Zebbie the Zebra. A separate series of 15-minute episodes, ""Muffin the Mule"", was broadcast from 1952, with his signature tune ""We want Muffin"". Muffin became a television star, and a wide range of spin-off merchandise was made using the Muffin character, including books, records, games and toys. A die-cast movable puppet was produced by Lesney Products, ""the first toy to be marketed under licence as a"
"way to entertain the troops during the Second World War that she was involved in a serious car accident, which left her hospitalised for the next three years. Mills is best remembered for being the partner of the puppet ""Muffin"", in the successful BBC Television children's series ""Muffin the Mule"" between 1946 and 1955. She wrote the songs and the music, while puppeteer Ann Hogarth wrote the scripts. She made her TV debut in June 1946, when she first appeared with Muffin the Mule, who used to clip-clop around on top of a piano, whilst Mills played a tune. She"
"until 1965. The best-known children's in-vision continuity face was that of schoolgirl Jennifer Gay, one of the Children's Hour announcers, who introduced such favourites as Muffin the Mule between 1949 and 1953. In-vision continuity was re-introduced as part of Children's BBC/CBBC) on 9 September 1985. From then until 1994, this came from the main BBC1 continuity suite itself, referred to as ""the broom cupboard"" and introduced by various presenters including Andy Crane, Andi Peters and Phillip Schofield; Since then, it has come from larger, specialised studios. As of September 2011, presentation for both CBBC and CBeebies originates from the BBC's"
"wrote several Muffin the Mule songbooks and an adventure tale about him, as well as making records. Later, Mills and Muffin were joined in the BBC's ""For the Children"" spot by Prudence the Kitten, Mr Peregrine the Penguin, Sally the Sea-Lion and Louise the Lamb. Although all of the puppets captured the hearts of millions of young viewers, it was Muffin who gained the most attention. The press commented how he had fired children's imaginations. Mills's last TV appearance was on 2 January 1955. She died eight days later, after an operation. She had suffered a heart attack. Her younger"
"often being credited as the iconic Muppet, Rowlf was actually the first known Muppet ""star"" as a recurring character on ""The Jimmy Dean Show"", first appearing in a telecast on September 26, 1963. Rowlf was introduced in 1962 for Purina Dog Chow TV commercials aired in Canada, in which he appeared with Baskerville the Hound. Jim Henson designed Rowlf, and Don Sahlin built him; it was Sahlin's first Muppet construction. Rowlf rose to popularity as Jimmy Dean's sidekick on ""The Jimmy Dean Show"", performed by Henson and Frank Oz. He was the first Muppet with a regular spot on network"
"1955. Bussell and Hogarth, and later their daughter Sally McNally (1936–2004), continued to use Muffin in their own shows. Surviving original episodes are available on DVD. Archive footage of the original series was shown on a television set in the 2006 ""Doctor Who"" story ""The Idiot's Lantern"". A book containing some of the stories was published in the Soviet Union in 1958. At least three cartoons based upon it were made in 1974 and 1975. These cartoons and the book make Muffin a donkey rather than a mule. The rights to Muffin The Mule were bought by Maverick Entertainment Plc"
"the name of a show for children, with TV shows for young viewers. A plush mouse called Bino served as ""announcer"" between the different TV series often consisting of animated shows, which included ""He-Man and the Masters of the Universe"", ""Bobobobs"", ""The Raccoons"", ""Filmation Ghostbusters"", ""Around the World with Willy Fog"", ""The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin"", ""Alvin and the Chipmunks"", ""The Smurfs"", ""Fantastic Max"", ""Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics"", ""Saber Rider"", ""Queen Millennia"", ""Captain Future"", or ""Anne of Green Gables"". At the time, most of the other channels had a few weekly or daily series for children. Some channels had ""double"
"Show"" and """", aired on ABC in 1974 and 1975, respectively. After ABC passed on the pilots and no other major American network expressed interest in backing the project, British producer Lew Grade approached Henson and agreed to co-produce the series for Associated Television. Debuting in 1976, ""The Muppet Show"" introduced characters such as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, and Animal, in addition to showcasing regulars Kermit and Rowlf. Through its syndication, ""The Muppet Show"" became increasingly popular due to its sketch-variety format, unique brand of humor, and prolific roster of guest stars. The series went on to receive twenty-one"
"Who"" story titled ""The Idiot's Lantern"". Ann Hogarth Margaret Ann Gildart Jackson (19 July 1910 – 9 April 1993) better known as Ann Hogarth (married name Margaret Ann Gildart Bussell) was a leading British puppeteer. She, her husband and ""Hogarth Puppets"" toured the world. She is best known for her puppet Muffin the Mule, which was one of the first stars of early BBC televeision in the 1940s and 1950s. She and her husband created a large collection of puppets Hogarth was born to Olive Mary (née Howle) and William Gildart Jackson who had been a school teacher. She was"
"them with her magic glasses. Even the theme song was peppy, with an Irish edge as she sang ""H-O-B-O, K-E-double L-Y, Hobo Kelly, sure and begorah 'tis I!"" She was the creator of another children's live action show called ""The Froozles"", also known as ""The Land of Frooze"", which aired on KHJ (now known as KCAL-TV) channel 9 in Los Angeles from 1970-78. ""The Froozles"" featured a pig-tailed, tomboy character named Muffin and her puppet friends, who were made to resemble children of different ethnicities. A recurring skit on the show featured a different set of moppy-haired puppets of a"
"Little Muppet Monsters Little Muppet Monsters is a Saturday morning television series featuring the Muppets that aired three episodes on CBS in 1985. The first season of ""Muppet Babies"" did so well in the ratings, that CBS decided to expand the series from a half-hour to an hour, pairing ""Muppet Babies"" with ""Little Muppet Monsters"". They called the hour-long package ""Muppets, Babies and Monsters"". The show was anchored by three young Muppet monsters: Tug (performed by Richard Hunt), Molly (performed by Camille Bonora), and Boo (performed by David Rudman). The three have started their own basement show following an incident"
"show was hosted by Nancy Cato, cousin of the author of the same name. A later addition to the regular cast was Liz Harris, who also took over as hostess when Nancy Cato suffered temporary paralysis and had to use a wheelchair. In 1966, the TV series won the first Logie Award presented to a children's show, for ""Outstanding Contribution To Children's Television"". Regular characters were denizens of the Magic Forest: mute Fredd Bear (Tedd Dunn, also the costume designer); shrill Fee Fee Bear (John-Michael Howson, billed as John Howson); feisty Mother Matilda Hubbard (Fred Tupper, a former radio star);"
"to Disney World. When Lou asks Andy who he's looking forward to meeting, Andy replies ""Gordon the Gopher."" Gordon the Gopher Gordon the Gopher, also known as Gordon T. Gopher, is an English puppet gopher who first appeared on Children's BBC (CBBC) between 1985 and 1987, presenting television shows with Phillip Schofield on the interstitial or in-vision continuity programme ""The Broom Cupboard"". His main puppeteer was Paul Smith, who would later go on to a career as a BBC executive. In the early 2000s (decade), Schofield stated in interviews that since his television work of the 1980s/1990s, Gordon has had"
"Muppets were now running an entire cable television network rather than a single variety show. The Muppets broadcast their network's programming from a unique control room called ""Muppet Central"". Regulars included past favorites Kermit the Frog, The Great Gonzo and Link Hogthrob in addition to new characters Digit, Leon the Lizard, Lindbergh the Kiwi, Vicki, Clifford, Waldo C. Graphic, and Jacques Roach. Also appearing as a series regular was Bean Bunny, who had previously starred in the HBO TV special ""The Tale of the Bunny Picnic"". Fozzie Bear and Miss Piggy appeared only intermittently, as their performer Frank Oz was"
"became one of the longest-running children's programs on Australian television. ""Mr. Squiggle"", the central character was created by cartoonist and puppeteer Norman Hetherington, and the character first appeared on the ""Children's TV Club"" on ABC TV, but was spun off into his own programme which first aired on 1 July 1959. Hetherington voiced and operated all of the show's puppets, while his wife Margaret wrote the scripts. The basic premise of the show remained the same: children wrote in with their ""squiggles"" and Mr. Squiggle would turn them into recognisable drawings by connecting lines with his pencil nose. More often"
"and Mike McMellon providing the voice of Froggie. During programming breaks, Happy, who was a clown dressed as a hobo, would do children's activities from the WFFT studios. In the show, he had a sidekick named Froggie, a frog puppet (voiced by Craig Beaverson). Froggie had his own morning program on WFFT Super 55 Fox, entitled ""Froggie's Pad"". ""Froggie's Pad"" featured children's cartoons such as ""ThunderCats"" and ""SilverHawks"". Later on, Chester T. Fox (Paul Moring) and Lawn Boy (Rick Miller) were added. The original program was called ""Happy's Hour"" which began broadcasting in 1976 on WTVQ, Channel 62 in Lexington,"
"out of puns or metaphors that had to do with well-known activities and body parts of bees. The bees were a staple of the first season, appearing 11 times. However, the cast and crew quickly tired of them, and the Bees only appeared three more times during the original cast's five-year tenure. The Land of Gorch was a puppet sketch starring Jim Henson's Muppets. Lorne Michaels described the characters as the type of Muppets that can stay up late. Debuted October 11, 1975. The sketch stars King Ploobis (performed by Jim Henson), Queen Peuta (performed by Alice Tweedie), Scred (performed"
"to even several viral videos that were popular at the time. In the Sarah Jane episode, ""The Mysterious Ticking Noise"" from The Potter Puppet Pals was shown, marking its first broadcast on television. Programmes and clips that made frequent appearances on the show included: Throughout the show there are gags which are featured in every or most shows: Chute! (TV programme) Chute! was a British children's television series broadcast on CBBC and presented by Ross Lee. It was originally broadcast between September and December 2007 and was cancelled after its first series. Lee played a version of himself trapped inside"
"the songs in the early years of the program were composed by the script writers themselves. When MacKay, an accomplished composer, took over as producer from 1985 to 1993, he composed many of the songs used in the series during that time. The hosts would lead young children in songs and stories, and interact with stuffed animal characters Humpty, Dumpty, Marigold, and Bear. These characters never spoke or moved; the hosts would let the audience know what they were saying, for example, one of the hosts would say ""What's that Marigold? You would like..."" In the 1980s, a stuffed cat"
"""Little Muppet Monsters"" titled ""Space Cowboys"" were re-shown in the final episode of ""Muppet Babies"" titled ""Eight Flags Over the Nursery"". Little Muppet Monsters Little Muppet Monsters is a Saturday morning television series featuring the Muppets that aired three episodes on CBS in 1985. The first season of ""Muppet Babies"" did so well in the ratings, that CBS decided to expand the series from a half-hour to an hour, pairing ""Muppet Babies"" with ""Little Muppet Monsters"". They called the hour-long package ""Muppets, Babies and Monsters"". The show was anchored by three young Muppet monsters: Tug (performed by Richard Hunt), Molly"
"""The Simpsons"", ""Family Guy"", ""The West Wing"" and ""Robot Chicken"" have referenced The Muppets. The Muppets The Muppets are an ensemble cast of puppet characters known for their self-aware, burlesque, and meta-referential style of variety-sketch comedy. Created by Jim and Jane Henson in 1955, they are the namesake for the Disney media franchise that encompasses television, music, film, and other media associated with the characters. The Muppets originated in the short-form television series ""Sam and Friends"", which aired from 1955 to 1961. Following appearances on late night talk shows and in advertising during the 1960s, the Muppets began appearing on"
"the radio and decided both it and a shaggy puppeteer named Jim Henson would be perfect additions to the show. First performed by Jim Henson (Kermit, ""et al.""), Frank Oz (Fozzie Bear, ""et al"".) and Loretta Long (Susan) on the fourteenth episode of the long running children's show broadcast on November 27, 1969, the song entered the public consciousness of the latter half of Baby Boomer children. The following Sunday when Henson and His Muppets performed the song on ""The Ed Sullivan Show"" it became an instant classic. Seven years later the song would also be part of the premiere"
"Ann Hogarth Margaret Ann Gildart Jackson (19 July 1910 – 9 April 1993) better known as Ann Hogarth (married name Margaret Ann Gildart Bussell) was a leading British puppeteer. She, her husband and ""Hogarth Puppets"" toured the world. She is best known for her puppet Muffin the Mule, which was one of the first stars of early BBC televeision in the 1940s and 1950s. She and her husband created a large collection of puppets Hogarth was born to Olive Mary (née Howle) and William Gildart Jackson who had been a school teacher. She was born the fourth of five children"
"Fozzie Bear, Animal, Scooter, Skeeter, Rowlf the Dog, and Gonzo as the main muppets. Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker made regular appearances as did Camilla in the form of Gonzo's stuffed baby chick. In the final two seasons, Bean Bunny and Statler and Waldorf began making regular appearances. Several Muppets made guest appearances including Janice as an older preteen, and Kermit's nephew, Robin, a young tadpole. The Muppet Baby character Skeeter, Scooter's twin sister, only appeared in this series, and was never a live-action Muppet. This was done because the producers wanted another female character added to the cast. Despite"
"less successful titles during its run. These included ""TV Land"" and ""TV Express"" in 1962, ""TV Action"" (formerly ""Countdown"") in 1973, ""Tom and Jerry Weekly"" in 1974 (Tom and Jerry already featured in ""TV Comic"") and the short-lived ""Target"" in 1978. Editors of ""TV Comic"" included Dick Millington (who also edited ""Pippin"" and created ""Mighty Moth""), Robin Tucheck and John Lynott. Artists included Bill Titcombe, John Canning, Neville Main, H. Watts, Gerry Haylock, Mike Lacey and Steve Maher. For the first decade of its existence, the publication was aimed explicitly at younger children. As well as ""Muffin the Mule"" (which"
"Whirligig (TV series) Whirligig is a BBC television programme for children broadcast from 1950 until 1956. It was the first children's programme to be broadcast live from the BBC's Lime Grove Studios, at 5:00 pm on alternate Saturdays. Humphrey Lestocq was one of the presenters and the stooge of the obnoxious puppet Mr. Turnip, voiced by Peter Hawkins. Lestocq's catchphrase was ""Goody, Goody Gumdrops"" and Mr. Turnip's was ""Lawky, Lawky, Lum"". The series took the form of individual serials such as ""In Search Of The Shadow"", ""Stranger From Space"" and ""The Highwayman's Bargain"". None of the 39 episodes are believed"
"the ""lead performer"" and ""director"" respectively of a children's show. The actress and director were played by Joanne Sopko and Carl Thoma in the first season. Harvard professor and psychologist Jerome Kagan was an advisor to the program. The friendly antagonist in most episodes was puppet character Dirty Frank, who popped up from whatever packing crate was convenient. As a representative alter-ego for children, Dirty Frank's inquisitive nature and his sloppy behavior drove the plot of most episodes. Another main character was the helpful and venerable Mr. Buchanan (actor Robert Prosky), a human handyman-prop master who concocted various inventions to"
"children's authors such as Joan Aiken, Ian Serraillier and Clive King would spend a few days with them. Webb continued as editor until 1979, and the 1970s saw Puffin further advance its position with hits such as ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"" by Roald Dahl and ""Watership Down"" by Richard Adams. The range of Picture Puffins, introduced in the late 1960s for younger children, also developed rapidly. Eric Carle's ""The Very Hungry Caterpillar"" and Janet and Allan Ahlberg's ""Each Peach Pear Plum"" became and have remained firm children's favourites, as have Eric Hill's ""Spot the Dog"" and Jan Pienkowski's ""Meg"
"Friedrichson as the master tailor ""Meister Nadelöhr"", who lived in his tailor parlour in fairyland and told stories to the viewers. In the beginning, he was accompanied by two live-action canaries ""Zwirnchen and Röllchen"" (""Little Thread and Little Bobbin""), who were replaced with puppet characters. In February 1958, the eponymous bear mascot of the children's magazine ""Bummi"" was added to the series. Another puppet joined in 1958, Schnatterinchen the duck. Both characters were portrayed as very dutiful and honest. However, the makers felt that these characters could become boring in the long run. The puppeteer Heinz Schröder had the idea"
"to have survived as recordings. Whirligig (TV series) Whirligig is a BBC television programme for children broadcast from 1950 until 1956. It was the first children's programme to be broadcast live from the BBC's Lime Grove Studios, at 5:00 pm on alternate Saturdays. Humphrey Lestocq was one of the presenters and the stooge of the obnoxious puppet Mr. Turnip, voiced by Peter Hawkins. Lestocq's catchphrase was ""Goody, Goody Gumdrops"" and Mr. Turnip's was ""Lawky, Lawky, Lum"". The series took the form of individual serials such as ""In Search Of The Shadow"", ""Stranger From Space"" and ""The Highwayman's Bargain"". None of"
"how the world works, Madame Curie and Aristotle are very close to some of the answers, but Newton and Echo, the young boffins from the house next door are only interested in having fun! The series was designed to introduce primary school children to some of the basic laws of science. Each episode explores a different concept; the transmission of sound, levers, pulleys, magnetism, gravity, siphons, evaporation, reflection and dispersion of light, friction, and requirements for growth. The costumes were built and designed by Studio Kite. Despite being relatively obscure and never airing in Australia, Boffins was broadcast in various"