'Professor Yaffle', a wooden woodpecker, featured in which children's TV series?
"but is made sticky by secretions from the enlarged salivary glands. Heavy, prolonged snow cover makes feeding difficult for the green woodpecker and can result in high mortality, from which it may take 10 years for the population to recover. Ant nests can be located under the snow; one bird was observed to dig 85 cm to reach a nest. 'Professor Yaffle', the wooden bookend character in the 1974 children's animation series ""Bagpuss"", was based loosely upon the green woodpecker. 'Yaffle' was among many English folk names for the European green woodpecker relating to its laughing call; others include laughing"
"Tumble Leaf Tumble Leaf is an Amazon Studios original series that premiered in 2014. It is a stop motion animated series for preschool-aged children and is based on the short film ""Miro"". Created by animator Drew Hodges (""Saturday Night Live"", ""Community"") and stop-motion studio Bix Pix Entertainment, ""Tumble Leaf"" features an anthropomorphic blue fox named Fig and his caterpillar friend Stick (both voiced by child actor Christopher Downs), along with other residents of the island of Tumble Leaf, helping preschoolers learn basic science lessons through playful examples. Additional regular characters include Maple (Brooke Wolloff), Rutabaga (Jodi Downs), Hedge (Landon Clay),"
"1979, 1985, and 1994. It is a surreal puppet show, and has met a lot of criticism from child psychologists, teachers and others, mainly because of its total lack of logic and pedagogic intent. The reason for the almost ten year intermission, from 1985 to 1994, was that NRK (The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation) found the TV show to be unsuitable for children. The series consists of five episodes, of which the moffedille appears briefly in episode 1, and has major appearances in episodes 2 and 3. It is introduced as the protagonists, the repairmen Pompel and Pilt, sit down on"
"and broadcast in 1997: Dr. Xargle and his students are animatronic puppets, while the students' lessons about Earth are animated. Unnamed in the books, the planet was identified as Planet Queeg, and the children were called Queegles. It is unclear whether their species is named Queegle, or this is the name for their infants (the adults being called Queegs). Each of the 13 episodes had a duration of approximately 30 minutes. Several episode broadcast dates, as well as the episode order, are currently unknown. There was also a break in broadcasting that has not yet been accounted for. Dr. Xargle"
"Mr. Snuffleupagus Aloysius Snuffleupagus (), more commonly known as Mr. Snuffleupagus, Snuffleupagus or Snuffy for short, is one of the characters on ""Sesame Street"", an educational television program for young children. He is a woolly mammoth-like creature, without tusks or (visible) ears, and has a long thick pointed tail, similar in shape to that of a dinosaur (like a sauropod; in particular an Apatosaurus) or other reptile. He has long thick brown hair and a trunk, or ""snuffle"", that drags along the ground. He is Big Bird's best friend and has a baby sister named Alice. He also attends ""Snufflegarten""."
"the show, introduced in 2017, who was created to familiarize young children with the autism spectrum. Two-Headed Monster, who teaches cooperation while speaking in baby-like gibberish; A family of cute and innovative insects; the Yip Yips, a species of Martians who ""valiantly explore our world despite their frequent terrifying encounters with everyday objects""; game show host Guy Smiley; construction workers Biff and Sully; Herry Monster, a burly blue monster who does not know his own strength; Forgetful Jones, a ""simpleton cowboy"" with a short-term memory disorder; and even Kermit the Frog, the flagship character of The Muppets. The Three Bears"
"The Riddlers The Riddlers is a British children's programme produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV between 1989 and 1998. The series centred on Marjorie Dawe and the two Riddlers (small humanoid creatures, portrayed by puppets, whose main aim in life was to ""riddle things out"") named Mossop (voiced by Richard Robinson) and Tiddler (female, but voiced by Mike Gallant), who inhabited her garden at Riddleton End. It would later be revealed that Tiddler was an orphan and had no other next of kin, so Mossop adopted Tiddler as an infant. Tiddler was not the latter's real name, but a title"
"in August 2008. A second series was launched in November 2010 and broadcast on BBC from 22 November 2010. Sesame Tree is aimed at young children and features strong curriculum and educational content as well as entertaining and engaging storytelling through a mix of traditional muppet interaction and live action films. It features a new family of muppets - Potto the purple monster, Hilda the hare, Archie the red squirrel, Claribelle the red bird, Samson & Goliath the bookworms and the Weatherberries who all live inside the Sesame Tree - a magical question tree. The 14-minute show includes live action"
"Huxley Pig Huxley Pig is a stop-motion animated children's television series based on a series of picture books authored by Rodney Peppé. The series was produced by FilmFair for Central TV, with narration by Martin Jarvis. 26 episodes aired from 1989 through 1990. The main character, Huxley Pig, was always dreaming of adventure, exciting professions and encounters. At the start of each episode Huxley would be in his bedroom talking to Sam the squawking seagull and wondering about something. He would open his big suitcase of dress-up clothes, try something on and say, ""Hmmm, I wonder"". The picture would fade"
"Professor Poopsnagle's Steam Zeppelin Professor Poopsnagle's Steam Zeppelin (aka ""Professor Poopsnaggle and His Flying Zeppelin"") was a popular Australian children's television series and a spin-off from the 1980 series ""Secret Valley"" that aired on the Nine Network, It was first aired in 1986 in Australia and also later in Switzerland (TSI) and Finland (1987), Spain (1989), Greece (1989, ERT), Netherlands (1989, KRO), France (1989, FR3) and Vietnam (1996, VTV3). In contrast to ""Secret Valley"", which was a commercial failure in the United Kingdom when screened there in 1985, ""Professor Poopsnagle's Steam Zeppelin"" was hugely successful in the UK, where it"
"The New Woody Woodpecker Show The New Woody Woodpecker Show is an American animated television series that was based in the classic short film the same name Woody Woodpecker and other of the cartoon characters created by Walter Lantz. It was created by well-known animator Bob Jaques. Jaques directed the first 13 episodes alongside Alan Zaslove, until the 14th episode, where Zaslove becomes the sole director until the end of the series. It was produced by Universal Cartoon Studios and aired on Saturdays from May 8, 1999 until July 27, 2002 on Fox's Fox Kids in the United States. The"
"included Jonathan Cohen, William Blezard, Peter Gosling, Alan Grahame, Paul Reade, Spike Heatley, Alan Rushton, Pedro Goble, Anne Dudley and Peter Pettinger. Some of them, in particular Cohen, Gosling, Grahame and Reade, occasionally appeared on camera, especially during Christmas editions. The presenters were accompanied by a supporting cast of cuddly toys and dolls. The five regulars included: A rocking horse named Dapple was first seen in May 1965 and made occasional appearances, when a particular song or item suggested it. The final line up of toys are on display as exhibits of the National Science and Media Museum, Bradford. However"
"a 1993 ""Today Show"" segment featuring Uncle Traveling Matt, a series of on-set videos with creator Jim Henson, and all 13 episodes of """". It was released on September 25, 2018. An animated ""Fraggle Rock"" series aired for one season on NBC's Saturday morning lineup in 1987. The cartoon series introduced some Fraggles, Doozers, and other cave creatures exclusive to the series. Doc, Sprocket the Dog, Gobo Fraggle, Wembley Fraggle, Boober Fraggle, Mokey Fraggle, Red Fraggle, and Uncle Traveling Matt appeared in ""A Muppet Family Christmas"". Doc and Sprocket rent the farmhouse of Fozzie Bear's mother while she plans to"
"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"
"in the show included: Dapple the Horse; Mabel the Cow; Stubble and Straw, the two mice; Columbus the Cockerel; Lucky Ducky; Colin the Coot; Millie the Moorhen; Fiona the Frog; and Harry the Heron. These characters had different personalities that range from mischievous to bashful. For this reason, there are times when they quarrel with each other and Brian the farmer served as the mediator. The puppets were created by the ""Hands Up Puppets"" company. Dappledown Farm Dappledown Farm was a British children's educational television programme, starring Brian Cant and a series of puppets. It started airing in 1990, with"
"Magic Boomerang"", an Australian adventure series, followed by ""The Adventures of the Terrible Ten"". This was replaced by the Canadian-made ""The Forest Rangers"" which was spun off to become a series of its own. Razzle Dazzle Razzle Dazzle was a Canadian children's television program produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation between October 2, 1961, and July 1, 1966. The series was initially co-hosted by Alan Hamel and Michele Finney who were later replaced by Ray Bellew and Trudy Young. There was also a cast of characters who appeared in every episode, most notably the puppet Howard the Turtle (John Keogh),"
"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"
"giraffe, and Steve, an ape who became the main star of the strip when Professor Doodles was cut back to a rare occasional appearance as of 1998 when the strip was renamed ""Doodles"". Kids can also send in their favorite jokes to Professor Doodles for inclusion in the weekly comic. Doodles (comics) Doodles is a children's activity comic strip drawn by Steve Sack and Craig MacIntosh. Originally syndicated in 1985 as ""Professor Doodles' Just For Kids Corner"", the strip was renamed ""Doodles"" in 1998. The comic is distributed by Creators Syndicate. The comic strip features Professor Doodles, a wacky scientist"
"a tortoise named Thera who was very old. Series 1 Series 2 Wiggly Park Wiggly Park was a British BBC children's television animated cartoon which was produced in 1997 and shown in 1998. Originally a children's radio programme on BBC Radio 5, the characters were voiced by British actors Andrew Sachs and Kate Sachs. The show revolved around the adventures of six friends in their home, a large town park. The characters included an earthworm named E.W., a slug named Nifty (who was characterised as being rather slow and a bit dim), a snail called Shelly, (who was French and"
"cause of a poullution-free world. The Poopmobile is now free to fly on to other adventures. Notes Professor Poopsnagle's Steam Zeppelin Professor Poopsnagle's Steam Zeppelin (aka ""Professor Poopsnaggle and His Flying Zeppelin"") was a popular Australian children's television series and a spin-off from the 1980 series ""Secret Valley"" that aired on the Nine Network, It was first aired in 1986 in Australia and also later in Switzerland (TSI) and Finland (1987), Spain (1989), Greece (1989, ERT), Netherlands (1989, KRO), France (1989, FR3) and Vietnam (1996, VTV3). In contrast to ""Secret Valley"", which was a commercial failure in the United Kingdom"
"was something different every week. The 1963 series featured Sausage, a puppet dachshund who could speak a few words and generally shared the presentation with Vera McKechnie. The 1987 VHS release by BBC Video featured an episode including Sausage the puppet dog, the Adventures of the Jolly Jack Tars (a group of sailors), making paper lanterns, growing mustard and cress, and a regular cartoon of a little girl called Bizzy Lizzy, who had a magic flower. The 'Bizzy Lizzy' inserts for Picture Book were narrated by Maria Bird, who also narrated ""Andy Pandy"", ""The Woodentops"" and ""The Flowerpot Men"". A"
"such as sadness, happiness, irritation, bewilderment and confusion. Although the main characters - mostly mammals - are anthropomorphic, other animal characters are not, for example, Tiddles the tortoise, Polly Parrot, and the ducks. In addition, the narrator of the series John Sparkes reinforces the action and humour, saying things like ""Oh, dear"" when something unfortunate happens (such as George starts crying) or ""Look out!"" when a character is doing something unsafe (such as Peppa riding her bicycle without looking where she's going). The first series of 52 five-minute episodes started on Channel 5 on 31 May 2004, and had its"
"Mischief City Mischief City is a Canadian animated children's show based on the book of the same name by Tim Wynne-Jones. It follows the adventures of eight-year-old Winchell Adams in the extraordinary world of Mischief City. While in this fantasy world, Winchell is accompanied by Maxine, another eight-year-old, and her two monsters Hey Hey and Mr. Cube. The group often faces odd and unusual problems (such as bathtub races and stopping a meteor of solid peas from hitting the planet) most of which are a direct result of Maxine's troublesome older brother Duane. The series first aired on January 1,"
"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"
"Rocco the Beaver Rocco the Beaver (or commonly just Rocco) is a speaking beaver puppet in the Danish TV-series ""Dolph & Wulff med Venner"" (""Dolph & Wulff with Friends""). The series are a spin-off from the show ""Wulffmorgenthaler"" and hosted by Mikael Wulff and Dolph. According to Mikael Wulff, Rocco is inspired by the Italian male pornographic actor Rocco Siffredi. Rocco is voiced by Jonas Schmidt and mainly speaks English, though he understands Danish and occasionally also utilizes Danish words (i.e. """"Once I fucked; how do you call it? - A Ga-Jol pastil"""" - a ""Ga-Jol pastil"" being a small"
"Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey is a Hanna-Barbera animated television series that premiered September 16, 1964. It was presented as a segment of ""The Peter Potamus Show"", along with ""Breezly and Sneezly"" and ""Peter Potamus"". Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey are dogs who serve the King as his Royal Guards. They're usually called the goofy guards by the king. They must always protect, serve and obey the King. They are loosely based on the Three Musketeers. At times, the three heroes find themselves fighting a fire-breathing dragon and other villains. A common mistake in nearly every short is"
"addition to the regular cast members, episodes feature guest voices from many ranges of professions, including actors, musicians, and artists. For instance, former Screen Actors Guild president Ed Asner voiced the grumpy old fish in ""Whirly Brains"". J. K. Simmons voiced Maestro Mackerel, a conductor with a short temper, in ""Snooze You Lose"". Mackerel is a nod to the abusive music instructor Terence Fletcher in the 2014 film ""Whiplash"", a role for which Simmons won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. ""Seinfeld"" actor John O'Hurley, who had previously voiced King Neptune in season 1's ""Neptune's Spatula"" and season 6's"
"Wiggly Park Wiggly Park was a British BBC children's television animated cartoon which was produced in 1997 and shown in 1998. Originally a children's radio programme on BBC Radio 5, the characters were voiced by British actors Andrew Sachs and Kate Sachs. The show revolved around the adventures of six friends in their home, a large town park. The characters included an earthworm named E.W., a slug named Nifty (who was characterised as being rather slow and a bit dim), a snail called Shelly, (who was French and female) Moggy the caterpillar who was very greedy, Buzz the bee, and"
"""Dallas"", and ""Diff'rent Strokes"". He also continues to do voice-overs for various television shows and cartoons. Weldon has also played some supporting characters on the popular radio drama ""Adventures in Odyssey"" and in classic serials and TV series. He is currently a member of the Premiere Speakers Bureau. Jimmy Weldon Jimmy Weldon (born September 23, 1923) is an American voice actor, ventriloquist, and former television host. He is best known as the voice of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Yakky Doodle and the host and ventriloquist in the locally produced television series ""The Webster Webfoot Show"". Born Ivy Laverne Shinn on"
"claims Yakko, Wakko, and Dot remind her of a young Yippee, Yappee, and Yahooey. The Warners look puzzled, and say they don't know who that is. Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey is a Hanna-Barbera animated television series that premiered September 16, 1964. It was presented as a segment of ""The Peter Potamus Show"", along with ""Breezly and Sneezly"" and ""Peter Potamus"". Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey are dogs who serve the King as his Royal Guards. They're usually called the goofy guards by the king. They must always protect, serve and obey the King. They are loosely based"
"are occasionally aired for (approximately) four hours during the early morning within the BBC Education slot. There is a deliberate use of repetition of some of the elements, allowing the viewer to ""join in"" with the activities. There are 20 episodes in the series, aired on BBC2, CBeebies and within BBC Schools' output. Razzledazzle Razzledazzle is a BBC television programme for children that airs on CBeebies. It is an educational show that features Razzledazzle, an orange CGI creature with floppy ears and big eyes, voiced by Bethen Marlow. The programme is designed to get the viewer to focus on sound."
"show to cheer up Worm when he had a kink in his tail. Joining them in their adventures were five other characters who were all insects. They were Cicada, Ant, Spider, Worm and Ladybird. There's also an orange playful cat named Jeffrey who likes to hang around in the garden and cause trouble for the Petals. Several episodes were released on video in 1998, however there has been no DVD release. There were three volumes in total and each of them contain ten episodes. Episodes include Firefly Rescue, A Boot Full of Petals, Mr. Exciting, The Flying Imp, The Dripping"
"and Jason Maverick presented as themselves for the first two series. From 1999, Milkshake! Presenter, Naomi Wilkinson was introduced as ""Pipper"" and comedian and pantomime legend, Andy Ford as Patrick the baker. Vo Fletcher appeared regularly with his guitar. All puppets were created by Hands Up Puppets. Havakazoo Havakazoo is an award-winning, British pre-school series which aired on Channel 5's Milkshake strand. It was one of the first original programs to air when it launched in 1997. The show centres around a puppet dog called Watch Dog and two fleas, Tic and Toc. The fleas live inside Watch Dog's fur,"