Noddy TV series

*Italic*N**oddy** is a fictional character created by English children's author Enid Blyton, originally published between 1949 and 1963. Noddy was illustrated by the Dutch artist Eelco Martinus ten Harmsen van der Beek from 1949 until his death in 1953, after which the work was continued by Peter Wienk. Television shows based on the character have run on British television since 1955 and continue to appear to this day.

## Contents

* 1Noddy
* 2Characters
	+ 2.1Major characters
	+ 2.2Recurring characters
	+ 2.3Minor characters
* 3Noddy books
* 4Television adaptations productions and incarnations
* 5Adaptations
* 6Other media
* 7Derivative uses
* 8See also
* 9References
* 10External links

## Noddy[edit]

The first book explains Noddy's origins. He was made by a woodcarver in a toy store but ran away after the man began to make a wooden lion, which scared Noddy. As he wanders through the woods, with no clothes, money or home, he meets Big Ears, a friendly gnome. Big Ears decides that Noddy is a toy and takes him to live in Toyland. He generously provides Noddy with a set of clothing and a house. While Noddy is quite happy to be a toy, the citizens of Toyland are not sure that he actually is one. They put Noddy on trial and examine whether he is a toy or an ornament. Eventually, Noddy is declared a toy, but still has to convince the court that he is a good toy. The judge accepts that Noddy is good after a doll tells the court that he saved her little girl from a lion, and he is allowed to stay in Toyland. Noddy gets his car in the second book. It is given to him after he helps solve a local mystery.

Many assume that Noddy is a taxi driver of some description, due to the fact that Noddy loves driving his friends around Toyland in his little red and yellow taxi. However, no actual references are made in the episodes to Noddy's occupation, and so such claims are merely speculation. The other toys can hear him coming by the distinctive "Parp Parp" sound of his car's horn and the jingle of the bell on his blue hat. Often he uses his car to visit all of the places in Toyland. When his taxi business is not doing so well, or when he needs help, Noddy turns to Big Ears. Big Ears will often lend him what he needs. On occasion, Noddy will allow people to make his head nod. in exchange for small items such as his morning milk.

Noddy is kind and honest, but he often gets in trouble, either through his own misunderstandings, or because someone, usually one of the naughty goblins Sly or Gobbo, has played a trick on him. He is very childlike in his understanding of the world and often becomes confused as a result. For example, in the first Noddy book, Noddy and Big Ears are building Noddy's house for one. Noddy suggests that they build the roof first, in case it rains. With no understanding of gravity or of the need for roof supports, this is perfectly logical to him. As the series continues, Noddy becomes wiser but without losing his charm and lovable naivety.

Noddy's best friends are Big Ears, Tessie Bear, Bumpy Dog, and the Tubby Bears. Big Ears, who brought Noddy to Toyland, is the most important figure in his life. Whenever he faces serious peril, it tends to be Big Ears who comes to the rescue, one way or another, and it is invariably Big Ears to whom Noddy turns for support and reassurance. Big Ears is not so much a parental figure, but more like a guardian, or perhaps Noddy's attorney. While kind to Noddy, Big Ears has an intimidating presence and voice that makes him feared by goblins. He is capable of facing down wizards with his own spells, and is able to plead Noddy's case to Mr. Plod, the local policeman, when Noddy finds himself in legal peril. On rare occasions, however, Big Ears finds himself in trouble, in which case Noddy comes to his aid. Big Ears and Noddy have rarely quarreled seriously. Examples of such quarrels are when Big Ears harshly scolded the very sensitive Tessie Bear for failing to control her dog and when Noddy ran his car into Big Ears's clothes post and then drove away, dragging Big Ears's clean washing behind him.

Tessie is a gentle-hearted, gold bear who often wears a bonnet with flowers and a skirt. She is very kind and very loving towards all of her friends and neighbours. Bumpy Dog is Tessie's pet. He loves to run up and "bump" people over. Noddy frequently gets annoyed with Bumpy but still likes him. Whenever Noddy threatens Bumpy, Tessie gets upset, and sometimes even begins to cry. The Tubby Bears live next door to Noddy. They are gold and chubby teddy bears. Mr. and Mrs. Tubby Bear frequently help Noddy. It is clear that Mr. and Mrs. Tubby Bear are the superiors of Noddy, as if he were a child. Their first names are never mentioned and Noddy always refers to them as Mr. and Mrs. They have one son, also named Tubby, who is occasionally referred to as Master Tubby. Tubby is naughty and is usually in trouble for breaking rules, being rude, or doing something wrong. Noddy often attempts to scold or punish Tubby, with little result. On one occasion, Tubby gets tired of always being bossed around and being punished and decides to run away to sea. Noddy and Bumpy accidentally join with him. By the end of the journey, Tubby misses his parents and brings them back presents from his trip, as an apology.

Noddy has many runs with Mr. Plod. Some are caused by Noddy's lack of understanding of how Toyland works. Other times it is because of a case of mistaken identity, Mr. Plod is generally long-suffering towards Noddy and Noddy likes Mr. Plod and frequently goes out of his way to help him. Mr. Plod often 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[edit]

### Major characters[edit]

* **Tessie Bear**, a clever and kind female teddy bear who is Noddy's best friend. She has not been featured in the franchise since 2009.
* '***Old Man Carver** is the name of the person who made Noddy, the wooden toy boy, in the stories by Enid Blyton. He is mentioned in the first book of the series, “Noddy Goes to Toyland” he is usually depicted as an elderly man with a beard and a hat, who works in a workshop with various tools and wood pieces. He is not a very important character in the Noddy stories, but he is the one who gave Noddy his life and personality.*
* **Mr Milko’s brother** is a minor character in the Noddy series of books by Enid Blyton. He is only mentioned in Noddy and the Milkman, where he is said to be not very well and unable to help Mr. Milko with his milk round. Noddy volunteers to do the milk round for Mr. Milko, but he faces many difficulties and challenges along the way1. Mr. Milko’s brother does not appear in any of the TV adaptations of the Noddy books, such as Noddy’s Toyland Adventures or Noddy in Toyland. Therefore, there is no information about his appearance, personality, or name. He is simply referred to as Mr. Milko’s brother.
* **\*the postman, who is Toyland’s mail carrier, only appeared in the 1970 version of Noddy and not in the later series called Noddy Toyland Adventures.**
* **Big Ears**,'*a wise, bearded brownie who lives in a toadstool house outside of Toyland and is Noddy's helper and father figure. He finds Noddy and brings him to Toyland at the start of the first book. Big Ears, while usually kind to Noddy, can be very fierce and is both feared and respected by goblins, wizards, and even Mr. Plod. Whenever Noddy is being mistreated, he invariably comes to his defence. Big Ears also has the power to cast magic spells, though he rarely uses it. His catchphrase is "You funny little Noddy**!**”*
* **Bert Monkey’s grandmother** Bert Monkey’s grandmother is a character in the Noddy series of books by Enid Blyton. She is a kind and generous old monkey who lives in a tree-house in the woods. She often gives Bert presents, such as a pencil-box, a kite, and a pair of roller-skates12. However, she also expects Bert to behave well and not to cause trouble with his naughty tail, which sometimes steals things or plays tricks on others. She threatens to punish Bert severely if he does not return the things his tail has taken, such as a magic rubber that can make things loves Bert very much, but she also wants him to learn to be more responsible and respectful. She is a wise and loving grandmother who cares for Bert and his friends.
* **Martha Monkey’s auntie** is a character in the Noddy series of books by Enid Blyton. She is a mischievous and bossy monkey who likes to play tricks on Noddy and his friends. She is also very vain and thinks she is the prettiest and cleverest of all the toys. She often wears a pink dress and a hat with a feather on it. She is not very nice to Martha, and sometimes makes her do chores or scolds her for being naughty12. She is also jealous of Noddy’s car, and once tried to steal it by pretending to be sick and asking Noddy to take her for a ride2. She is not a very popular character among the other toys, who find her annoying and rude. She is also afraid of Mr. Plod, the policeman, who often catches her doing something wrong12

'\* **Dinah Doll**, a china doll who sells all kinds of everything in the market. A later addition, not in the original books. She has not been featured in the franchise since 2009

* **Mr. Plod** (sometimes called PC Plod) is the Toyland policeman. He has an uneven relationships with Noddy, who he thinks drives too fast and engages in other unwarranted behaviour. He has gone so far as to imprison Noddy at least once, and threatened him with imprisonment on other occasions. His catchphrase is "Stop in the name of Plod!” He has not been featured in the franchise since 2009. in Noddy's dream he is dancing under a dancing spell when Dina woke him up he said why I should be dancing.
* **Bumpy Dog**, in the original books. lives with Tessie Bear, but accompanies Noddy on many adventures. Noddy first met the Bumpy Dog in Toytown because he was injured and Noddy used his scarf to help him. Noddy felt he was unable to have Bumpy Dog live with him, so Tessie Bear offered to keep him.
* **uniformed fire fighters** they only appeared in a cameo is noddy annule 1993 and in make way for Noddy fire chief Dinah mentioned and appeared in the song of chief Dinah

The uniformed fire fighters are mentioned and appeared in the song of Chief Dinah, which is a song that plays in the episode to show the training and teamwork of the fire brigade. The song has lyrics such as “Chief Dinah is the leader of the fire brigade / She’s the one who gives the orders when there’s a fire to be saved” and “Noddy is the driver of the big red fire truck / He can drive it very fast and he can make it stop”.4

'The uniformed fire fighters are minor characters who appear in some Noddy stories and media.
They only appeared in a cameo, which means a brief or unimportant appearance, in the Noddy Annual 1993, which is a book that contains stories and activities based on the Noddy series.
They also appeared in the episode “Fire Chief Dinah” of the animated TV series Make Way for Noddy2, which is based on the Noddy books by Enid Blyton.The uniformed fire fighters are minor characters who wear red and yellow outfits and helmets, and drive a big red fire truck. They are part of the Toyland fire brigade, which is led by Dinah Doll, a china doll who sells various items in the market.
The uniformed fire fighters only appeared in two Noddy media: a cameo in the Noddy Annual 1993, which is a book that contains stories and activities based on the Noddy series; and an episode of the animated TV series Make Way for Noddy, which is based on the Noddy books by Enid Blyton.
The episode where the uniformed fire fighters appeared is called “Fire Chief Dinah”. In this episode, Dinah Doll is named Toy Town’s fire chief and has to train a team of fire fighters, which includes Noddy, Big Ears, Tessie Bear, and Mr. Plod. The episode shows the training and teamwork of the fire brigade, and features a song called “The Song of Chief Dinah”, which describes the roles and actions of the fire fighters.
In this episode, Dinah Doll, a china doll who sells various items in the market, is named Toy Town’s fire chief and has to train a team of fire fighters, which includes Noddy, Big Ears, Tessie Bear, and Mr. Plod3.
The fire fighters are mentioned and appeared in the song of Chief Dinah, which is a song that plays in the episode to show the training and teamwork of the fire brigade. The song has lyrics such as “Chief Dinah is the leader of the fire brigade / She’s the one who gives the orders when there’s a fire to be saved” and “Noddy is the driver of the big red fire truck / He can drive it very fast a

* **Mr. Wobblyman** 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. In the episode, *Noddy's Perfect Gift*, it is shown that he maybe the owner of the fruit shop in the town square. (He has not been featured in the franchise since 2009).
* **Master Tubby Bear** Mr. and Mrs. Tubby Bear's son. and is sometimes called Bruiny. He was naughty in the books and older television series, but he was better behaved in *Make Way for Noddy*. He has not been featured in the franchise since 2006.
* **Mr. Sparks** Toyland's handyman. who can mend anything. In "Make Way for Noddy", his catchphrase is "A challenge? I like it!"
* **Clockwork Mouse** a toy mouse who often requires winding up.
* **Miss Harriet the Pink Cat aka Miss Pink Cat** a cat who sells ice cream. She is portrayed as a fussy and neat cat with no patience for foolishness, even her own. She has not been featured in the franchise since 2009.
* **Mr. Jumbo** an elephant friendly with Clockwork Mouse. He has not been featured in the franchise since 2009.
* **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. He has not been featured in the franchise since 2009.
* **Martha Monkey** a mischievous tomboy who replaced naughty schoolboy Gilbert Golly. She has not been featured in the franchise since 2009
* **Dicky Rabbit** is a mischievous and naughty rabbit who likes to play tricks on the other toys in Toyland.
* **Tricky.Teddy** a teddy bear and companion to Gilbert Golly in mischief in later adaptions they were replaced by a pair of teddy bears and finally by the goblins Sly and Gobbo
* **Gillbert Golly** A gollywog and another villian
* **Stinkly** a tramp who has never washed in his life
* **Twinkly** a star who appeared in catch a falling star
* **Bert Monkey** a monkey with naughty tail

* **The Skittles** a family consisting of Sally Skittle and her many children of various sizes. The Skittles are red and yellow in colour with black hands. The skittles love being knocked down. They frequently run out in front of Noddy's car so he will hit them and knock them over. They have not been featured in the franchise since 2009.
* **Mr. Train Driver** is the train driver who drives the Toyland Express train. He has not been featured in the franchise since 2009.

### Minor characters[edit]

* **Mr. Tubby Bear**, Noddy's next door neighbour. First name is John. (He has not been featured in the franchise since 1999)
* **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 is Fiona. (She has not been featured in the franchise since 1999).
* **Teddy Tubby Bear**, Mr Tubby Bear's brother, Mrs Tubby Bear's brother-in-law and Master Tubby Bear's uncle, who appeared in the third book, *Noddy and His Car*.
* **Mr. Golly**, in the books was the owner of the Toyland garage. He was replaced by Mr. Sparks in the TV series in the early 1990s.
* **Little-Ears**, Big-Ears' brother who looks just like Big-Ears, but his ears are much smaller. He lives in a very tidy toadstool just like Big-Ears.
* **Bunkey**, a thoroughly mischievous character, who purports to be half bunny and half monkey. He is later exposed as a fraudulent monkey who escaped from a travelling circus.
* **Miss Prim**, the school mistress who replaced the slipper-wielding Miss Rap.
* **Mr. Milko**, the local milkman (He has not been featured in the franchise since 1999)
* **Sneaky and Stealthy**, Sly and Gobbo's cousins, who appear in later versions of the television show.