Noddy's Toyland Adventures | |
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Created by | Cosgrove Hall |
Based on | the Noddy stories by Enid Blyton |
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Narrated by | Jimmy Hibbert |
Theme music composer | Paul K. Joyce |
Composer(s) | Paul K. Joyce |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 55 |
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Executive producer(s) | Theresa Plummer-Andrews |
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Editor(s) | Nibs Senior |
Running time | 10 minutes-20 minutes |
Production company(s) | Cosgrove Hall Films |
Distributor | BBC Enterprises |
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Picture format | 4:3 |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | 17 September 1992 | – 2001
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Related shows |
Noddy (1998) Make Way for Noddy (2002) |
Noddy's Toyland Adventures is a children's television programme that was broadcast from September 1992 until December 1994 and again from 1999 until 2001 on the BBC. It was produced by Cosgrove Hall Films in stop-motion animation.
The show featured the memorable voice-acting talents of voice-actors and television writers Jimmy Hibbert and the late Susan Sheridan (both of whom also worked on the UK version of The Little Polar Bear, as well as the later 'also Cosgrove Hall Produced' TV series Animal Shelf), with every episode being written by Julia and 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 lend 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.
Segments of this series aired in Canada and the United States as "The Noddy Shop" which featured the original segments redubbed with Canadian and American voices with live action segments that aired in between. The show aired in the UK in 1998, this time as "Noddy in Toyland" (not to be confused with the 2009 show); the original British voice tracks were reused, but the live action segments had the North American voices unaltered.
The Composer Paul K. Joyce sings the Theme Song to this series.
As of 2017, the series has not been released on commercial DVD.