Noddy's Toyland Adventures

Noddy's Toyland Adventures
Genre	Stop-motion Children's
Created by	Cosgrove Hall
Written by	Julia Allen & Chris Allen
Directed by	Brian Little
Starring	Susan Sheridan & Jimmy Hibbert
Voices of	Susan Sheridan & Jimmy Hibbert
Narrated by	Jimmy Hibbert
Theme music composer	Paul K. Joyce
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	53
Production
Producer(s)	Brian Cosgrove Mark Hall
Running time	10 minutes-20 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC One CBBC (1992-2002) Cbeebies (2003-2006)
Picture format	4:3
Audio format	Stereo
First shown in	5 September 1992 – 11 December 1999
Original run	5 September 1992 – 24 December 1994, 1999–2001 CBBC

Noddy's Toyland Adventures was a children's television programme that was broadcast from September 1992 until December 1994 and again from 1999 to 2001 on the BBC. It was produced by Cosgrove Hall Films and was produced and shown in stop-motion animation.

The show featured the most-memorable voice-acting talents of character voice-actors and television-writers Jimmy Hibbert and Susan Sheridan (both whom also worked on BBC TV UK Version of The Little Polar Bear between 1994), with every episode of Noddy's Toyland Adventures being written by Julia & Chris Allen respectively during its broadcast run.

It follows the adventures of Noddy a little wooden doll who lives in Toyland with his red and yellow taxi often trying to make sixpence or getting himself in trouble. His best friends Big Ears, Mr Plod and Tessie Bear are always ready to led a hand, especially when he gets tricked by Gobbo and Sly the wicked Goblins. Whatever the situation the episode mostly ends with Noddy laughing and nodding his head which makes the bell on his hat ring.

The show had some airtime in Canada and America as "Noddy" which featured the original segments redubbed with Canadian and American voices with live action segments that aired in between. The show was eventually moved back to the UK in 1999, this time as "Noddy in Toyland" (not to be confused with the 2009 show); it was decided to keep the original British voices, but the live action segments remained.

Noddy

Series 1 (1992) 1. Noddy Loses Sixpence 2. Noddy and the Goblins 3. Noddy and the Naughty Tail 4. Noddy and the Pouring Rain 5. Noddy and the Kite 6. Noddy and His Bell 7. Noddy and Martha Monkey 8. Noddy's New Friend 9. Noddy and the Milkman 10. Noddy Delivers Some Parcels 11. Noddy and the Broken Bicycle 12. Noddy and the Special Key 13. Noddy Gets a New Job

Series 2 (1993) 1. Noddy and the Missing Hats 2. Noddy and the Useful Rope 3. Noddy Loses his Bell 4. Noddy Cheers up Big Ears 5. Noddy Goes Shopping 6. Noddy Borrows an Umbrella 7. Noddy Meets some Silly Hens 8. Noddy Lends a Hand 9. Noddy Finds a Furry Tail 10. Noddy to the Rescue 11. Noddy Sets a Trap 12. Noddy Has a Bad Day 13. Noddy and the Fishing Rod 14. Noddy and the Magic Night

Series 3 (1994) 1. Noddy the Champion 2. Noddy and the Warm Scarf 3. Noddy and the Golden Tree 4. Noddy and his Unhappy Car 5. Noddy has an Afternoon Off 6. Noddy the Magician 7. Noddy and his Money 8. Noddy Borrows some Trousers 9. Noddy and his Alarm Clock 10. Noddy Buys a Parasol 12. Noddy Tastes some Cakes 13. Noddy the Dancer 14. Noddy and Father Christmas

Series 4 (1999) 1. Noddy and the Driving Lesson 2. Noddy and the Bouncing Ball 3. Noddy Tidies Toyland 4. Noddy and the Goblins 5. Noddy and the Magic Watch 6. Noddy Gets Caught in a Storm 7. Noddy and the Noisy Drum 8. Noddy is Far Too Busy 9. Noddy and the Artists 10. Noddy and the Singing Bush 11. Noddy Tells a Story 13. Noddy and the Nurse 14. Noddy and the Treasure Map

Characters

• Big-Ears, a wise, bearded Brownie who lives in a toadstool house outside of Toytown. He is Noddy's best friend and if Noddy has problems, Big Ears is always kind to help his best friend. He was voiced by Jimmy Hibbert.
• Mr Plod, The Toytown Police man. He is a good friend of Noddy and thinks Toytown can't live without him. He sometimes blames Noddy for being in trouble and Noddy is always trying to be honest to him. He was voiced by Jimmy Hibbert.
• Bumpy Dog, Noddy's constant companion. He is highly excitable and will rush at friends and lick them in greeting, but has sensitive feelings if scolded by Noddy or anyone.
• Mr. Wobbly Man, a funny little man who cannot lie down. He has a round base which he wobbles about on. He rocks back and forth to get around. He was voiced by Jimmy Hibbert.
• Master Tubby Bear, Mr. and Mrs. Tubby Bear's son whose sometimes naughty and mischievous. He was voiced by Jimmy Hibbert.
• Mr Tubby Bear, Noddy's next door neighbour. First name unknown.
• Mrs Tubby Bear, Noddy's next door neighbour, it is clear that she, like Mr Tubby Bear are the superiors of Noddy, as if they are adults and he is a child, mainly because Noddy always refers to them as " Mr and Mrs Tubby Bear ". First name unknown.
• Clockwork Mouse, a toy mouse who often requires winding up. He's always taken things that don't belong to him. He was voiced by Susan Sheridan.
• Dinah Doll, a china doll who sells all kinds of everything in the market. She was voiced by Susan Sheridan.
• Tessie Bear, A clever and kind teddy bear and a great friend of Noddy. If Noddy gets the blame, She'll get a plan to prove it really wasn't Noddy who was playing tricks or stealing. She was voiced by Susan Sheridan.
• Mr Milko, Toyland's local milkman. He sometimes can be gloomy and sad. Noddy's bell on his hat always cheers him up. He was voiced by Jimmy Hibbert.
• Mr Sparks, Toyland's handyman, who can mend anything. He was voiced by Jimmy Hibbert.
• Miss Pink Cat, a cat who is portrayed as a fussy and neat cat with a French accent and no patience for foolishness, even her own. She always bosses to Noddy to do something for her and doesn't like Noddy for being late. She was voiced by Susan Sheridan.
• Mr Jumbo, an elephant friendly with Clockwork Mouse.
• The Skittles, a family consisting of Mrs Skittle and her many children of various sizes. Skittles are red and yellow in colour with black hands. The skittles are like bowling pins and love to be knocked down. They frequently run out in front of Noddy's car so he will hit them and knock them over.
• Little-Ears, Big-Ears' brother who looks just like Big-Ears, but his ears are much smaller.
• Bert Monkey, a monkey with a tail that is so prehensile that it has a mind of its own, often stealing objects all by itself. He was voiced by Jimmy Hibbert.
• Sly and Gobbo, are goblins who are very mischievous. They always steal things like ice cream, coins or Noddy's car. They always end up in jail after they have completed their evil schemes and are often found out by Mr Plod and sometimes Big-Ears. They always play horrid tricks onto Noddy. They were voiced by Susan Sheridan and Jimmy Hibbert.
• Clockwork Clown, a toy clown who makes funny tricks. He stands only using his hands not his feet because he has 'fused' feet like those of a sea lion.
• Martha Monkey, a mischievous tomboy but very silly and bossy to Noddy and making rude remarks always. She was voiced by Susan Sheridan.
• Mr Train Driver, train driver who drives the Toyland Express train.
• Sammy Sailor, local harbour sailor. He was voiced by Jimmy Hibbert.
• Mr Noah, lives on the ark with Mrs Noah and the animals
• Mrs Noah, lives on the ark with Mr Noah and the animals

Episodes

Series 1 (1992)

#	Original airdate	Episode Title	Title
1 - 101	5 September 1992	Noddy Loses Sixpence	Oh dear! Everyone's losing things in Toyland today. First the Mr Milko's lost his watch, then Pink Cat's tail and Dinah Doll's new bags gone missing.... Can Noddy and Big Ears will find them?
2 - 102	12 September 1992	Noddy and the Goblins	Noddy is taken in when the goblins play a naughty trick on him, they stole his car and his hat! Can Mr. Plod and Bumpy Dog help him find them again?
3 - 103	19 September 1992	Noddy and the Naughty Tail	Bert Monkey needs Noddy's help because he has sold his pencil box to his grandma's forgetting his magic rubber but was taken by Master Tubby. Can they reach Master Tubby before he rubs out the house?
4 - 104	26 September 1992	Noddy and the Pouring Rain	It was a rainy day in Toyland, and everyone is getting wait, so Big Ears lends Noddy his umbrella. Noddy has an accident bumping into the letterbox while holding Big Ears umbrella and the letterbox bumped straight into Mr. Plod and tells Noddy that he shouldn't drive his car today, but poor Noddy runs away...
5 - 105	3 October 1992	Noddy and the Kite	It was a hard windy day in Toyland, and Noddy goes on a picnic to fly his kite with Tessie Bear. As the kite flies away the Tessie's basket of eggs and milk cherm and it begins with raining milk and eggs...
6 - 106	10 October 1992	Noddy and His Bell	Stop thief! There's a burglar on the loose! First, the thief with the jingling bell just like Noddy has taken Sally Skittle's jam tarts, a meat pie and a chocolate cake. But everyone thinks its Noddy, because of his bell on his hat, but it's not, can Tessie Bear and Noddy catch the real thief to prove it?
7 - 107	17 October 1992	Noddy and Martha Monkey	Oh dear! Noddy's car has hiccups, thanks to Master Tubby. Now Noddy has to borrow Big Ears' bicycle to pick up some tires.
8 - 108	24 October 1992	Noddy's New Friend	Noddy finds a monkey who has escaped from the circus, and wants to be friends with him and Mr. Plod tries to solve the mystery.
9 - 109	31 October 1992	Noddy and the Milkman	Noddy was looking after Tessie Bear's friend Bumpy Dog, but he has to do Mr Milko's round for him because he has to see his brother who is ill.
10 - 110	7 November 1992	Noddy Delivers some Parcels	It was Big Ears' birthday and Noddy has to bake a cake for him and has to buy a choco mug with tollstolls on it, but he has to deliver some parcels first.
11 - 111	14 November 1992	Noddy and the Special Key	On a hot day in Toyland, Noddy has to take his friends to the train station to the seaside, but Clockwork Mouse has his new special key. Noddy manages to solve the mystery of a special key.
12 - 112	21 November 1992	Noddy Gets a New Job	Mr. Plod has hurt his head and has to stay at Big Ears house for three days. So Big Ears and Noddy were given the jobs to be a policeman and Noddy becomes the hero of the day!
13 - 113	28 November 1992	Noddy and the Broken Bicycle	Big Ears was cycling to Noddy's house, but he accidentally cycled straight into Mr Jumbo and his bicycle was ruined! So he has to stay at Noddy's house still worried about his bicycle until Noddy has taken some sacks of potatoes....

Series 2 (1993)

#	Original airdate	Episode Title	Title
14 - 114	14 August 1993	Noddy and the Missing Hats	Look out! Noddy was rushing to pick up Tessie Bear from Sammy Skittle's house but he has taken Big Ears hat by mistake! So Big Ears must take Noddy's hat to his house.
15 - 115	21 August 1993	Noddy and the Useful Rope	Mr Tubby has lend Noddy with his useful rope. Noddy uses his rope to tie it the parcel then the lamp post.
16 - 116	28 August 1993	Noddy Loses his Bell	Bert Monkey's naughty tail knocks Noddy's bell of his hat and loses it. Perharps Bumpy Dog can solve the mystery?
17 - 117	4 September 1993	Noddy Cheers up Big Ears	It was a miserable day in Toyland, and Big Ears bicycles tire is popped up and has to be taken to Mr Spark's garage. And Noddy has an idea, he must make a cheering up party for Big Ears.
18 - 118	11 September 1993	Noddy Goes Shopping	Noddy feels sorry for Big Ears when he catches a bad cold, so he ask Noddy to do the shopping for him, but he just couldn,t remember what he is supposed to buy.
19 - 119	18 September 1993	Noddy Borrows an Umbrella	Noddy has to take Tessie Bear through the rain, Big Ears finally agrees to lend Noddy his umbrella but he has to take it tomorrow. Noddy tries really hard not to leave it somewhere.
20 - 120	25 September 1993	Noddy Meets Some Silly Hens	Noddy has to take the hens from Mr Straws field to Toyland, but the hens just won't behave.
21 - 121	2 October 1993	Noddy Lends a Hand	Noddy is fed up, because his car was at Mr Spark's garage. Luckily, Mrs Tubby Bear needs his help for her, he has to take Master Tubby to Mr Straws farm and Noddy has collected the wrong things!
22 - 122	9 October 1993	Noddy Finds a Furry Tail	Noddy finds a furry tail in his car seat, but Mr. Plod tells him that he needs to bring it to its owner or he'll be arrested for stealing! But he's not really a thief and doesn't know where does the tail belongs to...
23 - 123	16 October 1993	Noddy to the Rescue	Master Tubby was very naughty and rude to Mr and Mrs Tubby Bear then he runs away! So Noddy and Big Ears must look for him in the woods with Mr. Plod and Mr Sparks, until the bad goblins steal Mr Sparks' fire engine!
24 - 124	23 October 1993	Noddy Sets a Trap	Noddy was being accused by Big Ears and Mr. Plod for stealing things about they heard his car went "parp-parp!" in the middle of the night, but it's wasn't Noddy for stealing things, but who can it be?
25 - 125	30 October 1993	Noddy Has a Bad Day	Noddy has a difficult day. He picks up a stoll from Dinah Doll, but Bert Monkey's tail broked it. Noddy has a difficult job to mend it!
26 - 126	6 November 1993	Noddy and the Fishing Rod	There was fishing contest for the winner and Sammy Sailor and the goblins had hidden Mrs Noah's ring in the treasure chest, so Noddy must win the contest with his new fishing rod.
27 - 127	13 November 1993	Noddy and the Magic Night	After the party at night, Noddy and Tessie drove off in Mr Sparks car by mistake and a different hooting sound. Noddy thought the moon has falling into the duck pond in Mr Straws field, but can it be true?

Series 3 (1994)

1. Noddy The Champion (1 October 1994)
2. Noddy And The Warm Scarf (8 October 1994)
3. Noddy And The Golden Tree (15 October 1994)
4. Noddy And His Unhappy Car (22 October 1994)
5. Noddy Has An Afternoon Off (29 October 1994)
6. Noddy The Magician (5 November 1994)
7. Noddy And His Money (12 November 1994)
8. Noddy Borrows Some Trousers (19 November 1994)
9. Noddy And His Alarm Clock (26 November 1994)
10. Noddy Buys A Parasol (3 December 1994)
11. Noddy Taste Some Cakes (10 December 1994)
12. Noddy The Dancer (17 December 1994)
13. Noddy And Father Christmas (24 December 1994)

Series 4 (1999)

1. Noddy and the Driving Lesson (18 September 1999)
2. Noddy and the Bouncing Ball (25 September 1999)
3. Noddy Tidies Toyland (2 October 1999)
4. Noddy and the Goblins (9 October 1999)
5. Noddy and the Magic Watch (16 October 1999)
6. Noddy Gets Caught in a Storm (23 October 1999)
7. Noddy And The Noisy Drum (30 October 1999)
8. Noddy Is Far Too Busy (6 November 1999)
9. Noddy And The Artists (13 November 1999)
10. Noddy And The Singing Bush (20 November 1999)
11. Noddy Tells A Story (27 November 1999)
12. Noddy And The Nurse (4 December 1999)
13. Noddy And The Treasure Map (11 December 1999)

Theme tune song

The show is fondly remembered for its memorable theme tune song whom was sung by the narrator (whom only narrated at the start off every episode of the show) and some Cosgrove Hall production staff members^{[citation needed]}

UK VHS releases

VHS Title	Release Date	Episodes
Noddy and the Naughty Tail (BBCV 4850)	5 October 1992	Noddy Loses Sixpence, Noddy And The Goblins, Noddy And The Naughty Tail, Noddy And The Pouring Rain
Noddy 2: Noddy and the Kite (BBCV 4909)	5 April 1993	Noddy And The Kite, Noddy And His Bell, Noddy And Martha Monkey, Noddy's New Friend
Noddy 3: Noddy and the Milkman (BBCV 5129)	4 October 1993	Noddy and the Milkman, Noddy Delivers Some Parcels, Noddy and the Special Key, Noddy Gets a Job
Noddy 4: Noddy and the Missing Hats (BBCV 5385)	1 August 1994	Noddy And The Missing Hats, Noddy And The Useful Rope, Noddy Loses His Bell, Noddy Cheers Up Big Ears
Noddy Live (BBCV 5463)	31 October 1994	1994 Film of Noddy Live
The Great Noddy Video (BBCV 5529)	6 March 1995	Noddy Goes Shopping, Noddy Borrows An Umbrella, Noddy Meets Some Silly Hens, Noddy Lends A Hand, Noddy Finds A Furry Tail
Noddy - To The Rescue (BBCV 5665)	2 October 1995	Noddy To The Rescue, Noddy Sets A Trap, Noddy Has A Bad Day, Noddy And The Fishing Rod, Noddy And The Magic Night
Noddy - The Champion (BBCV 5798)	4 March 1996	Noddy The Champion, Noddy and The Warm Scarf, Noddy and The Golden Tree, Noddy and his Unhappy Car, Noddy Has An Afternoon Off
Noddy - The Magician (BBCV 5911)	7 October 1996	Noddy The Magician, Noddy and His Money, Noddy Borrows Some Trousers, Noddy and His Alarm Clock, Noddy Buys a Parasol
Noddy - The Best of Noddy (BBCV 6121)	6 May 1997	Noddy And The Goblins, Noddy and Martha Monkey, Noddy Gets a New Job, Noddy Meets Some Silly Hens, Noddy and The Golden Trees, Noddy and his Money
Noddy 2 on 1 - Noddy And The Naughty Tail/Noddy And The Kite (BBCV 6352)	2 February 1999	Noddy Loses Sixpence, Noddy And The Goblins, Noddy And The Naughty Tail, Noddy And The Pouring Rain, Noddy And The Kite, Noddy And His Bell, Noddy And Martha Monkey, Noddy's New Friend
Noddy And The Bouncing Ball and Other Stories (BBCV 6984)	4 September 2000	Noddy and the Bouncing Ball, Noddy Tidies Toyland, Noddy and the Goblins, Noddy and the Magic Watch, Noddy Gets Caught in a Storm
Noddy - Bumper Video, Magic Night and Other Stories (BBCV 6923)	14 February 2001	Noddy and the Magic Night, Noddy Delivers Some Parcels, Noddy the Dancer, Noddy Delivers Some Parcels, Noddy Gets a New Job, Noddy and the Missing Hats, Noddy Borrows an Umbrella
Noddy - Big Video (BBCV 7222)	9 July 2001	Noddy and The Noisy Drum, Noddy Is Far Too Busy, Noddy and The Artists, Noddy and The Singing Bush, Noddy Tells a Story, Noddy The Nurse, Noddy and The Treasure Map

DVD Release

Noddy's Toyland Adventures hasn't been released/re-released on home video since 2001 nor had been on DVD. However it is hoped that^{[by whom?]} all episodes of the show could be released on DVD in the future.

List

• Noddy: The Complete First Series - Classic Collection (13 episodes)
• Noddy: The Complete Second Series - Classic Collection (14 episodes)
• Noddy: The Complete Third Series - Classic Collection (13 episodes)
• Noddy: The Complete Fourth Series - Classic Collection (13 episodes)
• Noddy: The Complete Series (1, 2, 3 and 4) - Classic Collection Boxset (53 episodes)

References

External links

• The Unofficial Noddy site