Noddy with Officer (P.C.) Plod. in his car.

Noddy is a character created by British children's author Enid Blyton, originally published between 1949 and 1963. The television show based on the character is the longest running show in British television since 1955, and continues to appear to this day. There are several meanings of Noddy: Noddy is a well-known young childrens story book and television character. ... Image File history File links Noddy_300. ... Basic Characteristics There is some debate as to what constitutes childrens literature. ... Enid Mary Blyton (August 11, 1897–November 28, 1968) was a popular English childrens writer. ... British television broadcasting has a range of different broadcasters, broadcasting multiple channels over a variety of distribution media. ...

Noddy

Noddy is a little wooden boy who lives in his own little House-for-One in Toyland. Noddy got his name because his head is on a spring and when he gets excited his head just can't stop nodding.

Noddy loves driving his friends around Toyland and delivering parcels in his little red and yellow taxi. You can hear him coming by the "Parp, Parp" sound of his little taxi's horn or by the jingle of the bell on his hat! Often he uses his airplane to get around to visit all the places in Toyland. For specific countries see Taxicabs around the world. ...

Noddy is kind and honest, but he often gets in trouble, either through his own misunderstandings, or because someone has played a trick on him, like the naughty goblins, Sly and Gobbo.

His friend Mr. Plod catches the mischief makers on his police bicycle, by blowing his whistle and shouting "Halt, in the name of Plod!!" before locking the culprits up in his jail.

Characters

• Big-Ears, a wise, bearded gnome who lives in a toadstool house outside of Toytown. He is Noddy's best friend and can make magic spells.

• Mr. Wobbly Man, a funny little man who cannot lie down.

• Master Tubby Bear, Mr. and Mrs. Tubby Bear's son

• Clockwork Mouse, a toy mouse who often requires winding up.

• Dinah Doll, a china doll who sells all kinds of everything in the market. A later addition, not in the original books.

• Martha Monkey, a mischief-causing monkey.

• Miss Tessie Bear, A clever and kind teddy bear and a great friend of Noddy.

• Mr Sparks, Toyland's handyman, who can mend anything. His favourite saying is "A Challenge? I Like it!"

• Miss Harriet the Pink Cat (aka Miss Pink Cat), a cat who sells ice cream.

• 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.

• Twinkly, a star who appeared in the episode "Catch A Falling Star".

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Noddy books

Early Noddy books have become collectables, along with other Blytons. The total number is hard to count: the Noddy Library (Sampson Low) of two dozen titles, which became the New Noddy Library when revised, was just part of a big production in the 1950s, with Big Noddy Books of larger format, and strip books. There were numerous spin-offs, also. Widely-differing estimates can be found. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (826x1006, 57 KB) Summary Scan by Andrew Alder of the cover of The New Big Noddy Book by Enid Blyton, published by Sampson Low, Masden & Co. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (826x1006, 57 KB) Summary Scan by Andrew Alder of the cover of The New Big Noddy Book by Enid Blyton, published by Sampson Low, Masden & Co. ... A collectible (or collectable) is a manufactured item designed for people to collect. ...

Sales of Noddy books are large, with an estimated 600000 annual sales in France alone, and growing popularity in India, a large market for Blyton books. The Noddy character is owned by Chorion. Chorion is an entertainment company based in the United Kingdom. ...

Noddy library

This is the original Sampson Low series. Volumes 1-7 were illustrated by Van der Beek, who created the main characters. Blyton scholars are still working on the attributions to other artists. The childrens books of Enid Blyton were illustrated by a large number of artists, ranging from figures known for other work to humbler commercial artists, who in some cases were anonymous. ...

1. Little Noddy Goes to Toyland (1949)
2. Hurrah for Little Noddy (1950)
3. Noddy and His Car (1951)
4. Here Comes Noddy Again!(1951)
5. Well Done Noddy! (1952)
6. Noddy Goes to School (1952)
7. Noddy at the Seaside (1953)
8. Noddy Gets into Trouble (1954)
9. Noddy and the Magic Rubber (1954)
10. You Funny Little Noddy (1955)
11. Noddy Meets Father Christmas (1955)
12. Noddy and Tessie Bear (1956)
13. Be Brave, Little Noddy! (1956)
14. Noddy and the Bumpy-Dog (1957)
15. Do Look Out, Noddy (1957)
16. You're a Good Friend, Noddy (1958)
17. Noddy Has an Adventure (1958)
18. Noddy Goes to Sea (1959)
19. Noddy and the Bunkey (1959)
20. Cheer Up, Little Noddy! (1960)
21. Noddy Goes to the Fair (1960)
22. Mr. Plod and Little Noddy (1961)
23. Noddy and the Tootles (1962)
24. Noddy and the Aeroplane (1963)

Television productions and incarnations

• The Adventures Of Noddy (1955–1961)
• The Further Adventures Of Noddy (1963–1975)
• The Classic Adventures Of Noddy (1975–1982)
• Noddy's Toyland Adventures (1992–1994)
• Noddy's New Toyland Adventures (1996–1998)
• Noddy (1998-2000)
• Make Way For Noddy (2004–Present)
• Say It With Noddy (2006–Present)

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Adaptations

The original Noddy stories featured Golliwogs — black-faced woollen dolls. These dolls were popular in the UK at the time the stories were written, but have fallen out of favour and are now often considered racist. They are, however, now making a return to the UK and they are in shops in the form of toy dolls, magnets and keyrings. The main villains became two goblins named Sly and Gobbo in 1989. Uptons Golliwogg and friends in The Adventures of two Dutch Dolls And A Golliwogg, published in 1895. ... Racism is the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior or inferior to members of other races. ...

In the two TV series and a new series of books, Noddy has been updated, with the original Golliwog characters replaced by other sorts of toys. For example, Mr. Golly who ran the Toyland garage was replaced by Mr. Sparks who in the new 2004 version of the series appears to be Scottish, and the addition by the BBC during the 1992–1994 series of Dinah Doll, described as "a black, assertive minority female." For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ...

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In the autumn of 2004, a set of 100 new 2-minute TV interstitials were created by Chorion. These interstitials, entitled Say it With Noddy, feature Noddy learning words in a variety of foreign languages. They also introduced Noddy's new friend Whizz from Robot Village, who presses a button on his chest to play recordings of native speakers saying the new foreign words Noddy was to learn. In television, interstitials refers to short programming which is often shown between movies or other events. ...

Make Way for Noddy is an animated series for children produced by Chorion of the United Kingdom in conjunction with SD Entertainment in the United States. Based on Enid Blyton's Noddy character, it originally aired in 12-minute segments as part of the Milkshake! program on Britain's Five. Make Way for Noddy is an animated series for children produced by Chorion of the United Kingdom in conjunction with SD Entertainment in the United States. ... For the entertainment company see Chorion (company) The chorion surrounds the embryo and other membranes. ... SD Entertainment is an animation studio specialising in direct-to-DVD movies for children. ... Enid Mary Blyton (August 11, 1897–November 28, 1968) was a popular English childrens writer. ... Milkshake! is a television programming block on Five, which debuted in 1997, and it is shown on weekdays and Sundays from 6. ... Five, launched in 1997, is the fifth and final national terrestrial analogue television channel to launch in the United Kingdom. ...

Various other uses of the name "Noddy"

• In The Navy Lark, Lt. Phillips is sometimes called Noddy, since he can usually be found reading a Noddy book instead of studying the art of navigation. Lt. Phillips once said he was frightened of Big-Ears.
• Noddy has been a frequent suggestion for various scenes in the British Whose Line Is It Anyway?. More often than not, Big-Ears is mentioned at least once in said scenes. In one episode, American comic Greg Proops was expected to guess that Tony Slattery was impersonating Noddy, and failed because he had absolutely no idea what was being referenced.
• Noddy is sometimes used as an adjective to describe something as small or childish, for example a "Noddy bus" being a single-decker omnibus, or a "Noddy guide to electronics" being a simplified primer. (Compare with "Mickey Mouse".) In the early 1960s British police rode "Noddy bikes", slow, quiet Velocette LE motorcycles.
• A "Noddy suit" is British armed forces slang for a NBC suit.
• In France, Noddy is called "Oui-oui" (Yes-yes) due to his approving nod.
• In the original televised Versions, Noddy used pounds,shillings and pence. In the Chorion version he is seen using dollars. In the PBS Sprout series, the currency is simply referred to as "coins".
• In the film "The Sweeney", Police panda cars (those clearly marked as Police vehicles) are known as "Noddy Cars" and the term was subsequently used in slang.
• In Dickens' Our Mutual Friend (1864-5), Nicodemus Boffin is colloquially known as "Noddy".
• 'Noddy' was the name the British Secret Intelligence Service used to refer to a Polish agency that they infiltrated during the Cold War.
• Portuguese metal band Moonspell did a cover of the Portuguese version of the show's theme song for a comedy show (Gato Fedorento) that became very popular on the Internet, with its videos reaching hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube. This version is a gothic version of the theme song, keeping the same lyrics (one of the actors of this show called the song "Noddy Lord of the Darkness", and said he was ashamed of Portuguese lack of death metal for children).
• Noddy inspired the Apocalyptic folk music album, Swastikas For Noddy, released by the English dark folk group, Current 93, in 1987. The title and every Noddy reference on the LP was changed to Goddy for the CD reissue.

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External links

• Noddy, official website
• Noddy's Summer Tour (UK)
• Noddy - A Parent's Guide
• The Unofficial Noddy Site