Auntie Mabel

Auntie Mabel is the main protagonist of the British 1993-1997 TV series Come Outside.
She was played by the late Lynda Baron. who was best known for portraying Nurse Gladys Emmanuel in the British sitcom Open All Hours and it's sequel series Still Open All Hours.
She would break the fourth wall by talking directly to the viewers at the start and during the episodes.
==Role==
Auntie Mabel lives in a cottage in England with her dog Pippin. In each episode. Auntie Mabel would wonder how something is made, how everyday objects and systems work or about how animals live. After deciding to find out why, she would turn to Pippin and say "Pippin, it's time to fly" before the pair would go into their polka-dot plane and fly to the location of that episode's topic. However in the episode "Buses", Auntie Mabel and Pippin attempt to use the plane to bring back books borrowed from a library but it will not start. resulting in Auntie Mabel and Pippin having to use a bus. In a hurry. Auntie Mabel accidentally leaves Pippin on the bus. They are reunited later in the episode where Auntie Mabel discovers that the reason the plane would not work was because it's fuel tank was empty. Auntie Mabel would also tell the viewers a story relating to that episode's topic and sing a song.
In the episode "Boxes", Auntie Mabel and Pippin move to a new house. In the episode. Auntie Mabel noticed that Pippin was missing and went into the plane to look for her before flying to the new house and finding her there.
Auntie Mabel has three known relatives; her sister Edie Featherstone (whom Auntie Mabel talks about often and whose voice is heard in the episode "A Wooly Jumper") and her great-aunt Edna. who is mentioned in the episode "Toothpaste". She also has a nephew named Jay, who appears in the episode "Clay". It's not known if Jay is Edie's son or if he's the son of another sibling of Auntie Mabel.
Besides Pippin, Auntie Mabel's other pets are her goldfish. chickens and sheep.
==Gallery==
Comeoutsidemabelpippin.jpg|Auntie Mabel with her dog Pippin 
==Trivia==
*In some episodes. Auntie Mabel is seen wearing a wedding ring. though it appears that Auntie Mabel and Pippin are the only residents in the house. It could be that Auntie Mabel is widowed or that her husband is away from home when she and Pippin go on their adventures.
*In the episode "Crisps", it is revealed that Auntie Mabel's favourite flavour of crisps is Cheese and Onion.
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