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''Noddy'', also known as ''Noddy in Toyland'', and ''The Noddy Shop'' colloquially, was a live-action/animated children's television series based on

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's children's book series of the same name featuring the animated episodes from '' Noddy's Toyland Adventures'' that aired from September 7, 1998 to October 8, 1999 on

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. Following its cancellation, reruns were aired until September 13, 2002. The series was produced by

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Plot

The show starred Sean McCann as Noah Tomten, a former old salt, who now runs an

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in Littleton Falls, the NODDY Shop (this stood for "Notions, Oddities, Doodads & Delights of Yesterday"). His catchphrases included "What in tarnation?!" and "Great Neptune's Ghost!", usually whenever he was excited about something. It also starred

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as his scatterbrained sister, Agatha Flugelschmidt, who runs a hat shop next door to the Noddy Shop. Her catchphrases include "Oh, pish posh!", usually after she disagrees with something that someone else said. The stories in ''The Noddy Shop'' mainly centered on three children, Noah's grandchildren, Kate and Truman, and a friend of Kate's named Daniel Johnson, shortened to D.J., who came to play at the shop, and were collected by their (unseen) parents at the end of the day, implying the episodes were set after school, during school holidays or weekends. In the second season, Truman gained the ability to talk to the toys in the shop, and Noddy gained a more prominent role in the live action segments, often interacting with the toys and Truman. Most of the stories were repeated from the first season with some minor additions, as well as also introducing new stories coming from the fourth and final season of Noddy's Toyland Adventures. Most episodes had a moral message, which was conveyed with a Noddy story, usually told by Kate using the Noddy dolls in the shop, which the viewer saw as re-dubbed and re-scored Noddy animations. The moral message was also a theme in a song sung by the shop's population of anthropomorphic toys. There was sometimes a second song, usually a re enactment of a popular folk tale. These songs were written by Nashville-based composer Dennis Scott.

Characters

Humans

* Noah Tomten is a former old salt and owner of the Noddy Shop. (played by Sean McCann) * Kate Tomten is Noah's granddaughter and Truman's older sister. (played by

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) * Daniel "D.J." Johnson is Kate and Truman's friend. (played by

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) * Truman Tomten is Noah's grandson and Kate's younger brother. (played by

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) * Agatha Flugelschmidt (née Tomten) is Noah's younger scatterbrained sister and Kate and Truman's great aunt. She is the owner of the hat shop, which is next door to the Noddy Shop. (played by

) * Officer Carl Spiffy is Littleton Falls' senior crossing guard. He is often confident in some suspicious activities. He then retired at the end of the first season. (played by

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) * Bud Topper is Littleton Falls' second crossing guard. He is a young crossing guard who often gets into practical jokes and hilarious chases around town. He replaced Carl Spiffy, starting with the second-season episode "Little Swap of Horrors". (played by Neil Crone) * Davy Gladhand is a quirky, wisecracking salesman. He often tells jokes and is good friends with Noah. In the regular episodes, he wears a straw boater hat, while in the Christmas episode "Anything Can Happen at Christmas", he wears a red bowler hat. (played by Gerry Quigley) * Hilda Sweetly is an ice cream saleswoman dressed in an ice cream costume. She and Noah are romantically involved by the end of the series. (played by

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) * April May McJune is a cautious animal wrangler. She can take care of animals such as a rabbit, a parrot, or even a skunk. (played by Gina Sorell) * Charlene von Pickings is a posh and snobby rich woman who speaks with a British accent and is very difficult to impress. (played by

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) * Jake is a teenager who visits the Noddy Shop. In "Following Directions", he was sent to give Agatha and the kids directions while Noah takes off when he has the flu. (played by Albert Rosos) * Itchy is Aunt Agatha's grandson. (played by

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) * Rox is a girl who, along with Grit, challenged Kate and D.J. to a race in Sports Day. (played by

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) * Grit is a boy who, along with Rox, challenged Kate and D.J. to a race in Sports Day. (played by

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) * Sam is Truman's new friend. In "Ask Permission", he takes the mermaid without asking Noah, so Truman decides to tell Sam the Noddy story about Noddy setting a trap for Sammy Sailor, like the one Kate told him. (played by

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) * Robbie MacRhino is a mascot dressed as a green rhino in a traditional Scottish kilt. (played by Burke Lawrence) * Ed Caruso is Robbie MacRhino's singing presenter who introduces Robbie MacRhino in song. (played by Greg Cross)

Toys and Antiques

* Noddy is the central character of the animated segments. During the live action segments in Season 2, he is mostly still, but occasionally wanders around and talks to Truman and often the shop toys. (voiced by

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) * Warloworth Q. Weasel (usually known simply as Warlow) is a malicious

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in a

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who resides in a

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and always plays tricks on the other toys, but usually gets his comeuppance. When he pops out of the box, he sings and

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s in his tap shoes on his feet. (voiced by

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) * Bonita Flamingo is a bright orange plush

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dressed like

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. She speaks in an exaggerated Spanish accent, often saying things in

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and

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. * Johnny Crawfish is a

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who tells a lot of

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and resides in a

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, and sometimes plays rock and roll songs on the

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. He is inspired by

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. (voiced by James Rankin) * Big Ears is a friendly

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who is Noddy's helper and father figure in the animated segments. Unlike Noddy, he never moves or talks at all during the live action segments. (voiced by

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) * Sherman is a

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with wheels like a

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, who wears an army

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. (voiced by James Rankin) * Rusty is a toy

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who is good friends with Sherman, and always rides on his back. (voiced by Matt Ficner) * Planet Pup is a small

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dog, supposedly from

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. He was the first toy to interact with Truman and gets along with him. (voiced by James Rankin) * Lichtenstein is a

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tankard shaped like a

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's head, usually referred to simply as "Stein". He doesn't speak much, but could usually be seen singing along with the songs. When he does speak, he has a noticeable German accent, and ends many of his sentences with "Ja". (voiced by Matt Ficner) * Island Princess is a wooden

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, rather like a ship's

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, in a traditional

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. She sees everything that goes on in the shop, and sometimes alerts the toys to the pranks of the Goblins. (voiced by

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) * Gertie Gator is a plastic

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who stands on two legs, wears red glasses, a purple dress and carries a matching

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. In the song from the episode "Growing Lies", Gertie Gator wears a yellow choir gown, indicating that the song is gospel and pop. (voiced by

) * Granny Duck is a wise plastic

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who wears a red hat, glasses and who usually speaks in rhyme. (voiced by

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) * The Do-Wop Penguins are four

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who never speak and only sing in every episode, sometimes as Gertie Gator's backing group. Along with the Ruby Reds, they often provide short interludes introducing the Noddy story, or a turning point in the action of the episode. * Ruby Reds is a box of five fake

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who also have no spoken dialogue, but sing in every episode, sometimes as Johnny Crawfish's backing group. * Fred and Gingersnap are a couple of

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pig figurines in matching outfits- one blue, one pink- and

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. They speak in an exaggerated French accent. * Whiny and Whimper are two babies, one male, one female – one is dressed in

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, the other in

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– in a cradle. They often

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at any tense situation like lost rattles. They are usually found singing with the other characters. In one episode, a miscast spell by Boobull causes them to speak like teenagers. (voiced by Matt Ficner and James Rankin) * Shorty Salt Shaker and Slim Pepper Shaker are

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shaped like

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, with cowboy hats and bandannas- one red, one blue. They speak with a Southern accent. (voiced by

and James Rankin) * Gaylord Gumball is a wise

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, who's handles and slot resemble a

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and

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. (voiced by

) * Wind-up Teeth are a pair of wind up

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that chatters when excited or scared.

Minor Human Characters

* Gus is a garbage truck driver who appears in the episode "Going Bananas". He was first introduced when he stopped by the Noddy Shop to inform Noah that he shall get himself a banana, as well as a hat. Unfortunately, the battery in his truck died, so he decided to stick around until he gets back on the road. (played by

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). * Seymour Polutsk is the main antagonist of the series finale episode "Closing Up Shop". When Noah was lacking consumers, he accepted the deal to buy the shop and attempted to turn the Noddy Shop into a cigar store. When the kids tell him that smoking was not permitted, he snaps at them. Later on, when Polutski was about to light the cigar, Disrupto stops him and informs him smoking is prohibited in the store and confiscates his cigar with his left claw. But before Polutski can retrieve the cigar, he accidentally leans on the new toy Goopy Gary, used by Warloworth Q. Weasel as a trap. As a result, Polutski escapes the store, never to be seen again. (played by

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) * Noah's Customers are assorted customers of Noah's at the Noddy Shop appear in either small or large roles in some episodes, like the people do in "Growing Lies" where three customers speak.

Minor Toy Characters

* The

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appeared in "The Tooth Fairy". She is a fairy who comes to see Truman in the shop who gets a loose tooth. (played by

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) *

Jack Frost Jack Frost is a personification of frost, ice, snow, sleet, winter, and freezing cold. He is a variant of Old Man Winter who is held responsible for frosty weather, nipping the fingers and toes in such weather, coloring the foliage in autumn, ...

appears in "Jack Frost is Coming to Town". He lives inside a

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. (played by

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) * Disrupto is a

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who appears in "Big Bullies" and "The Human Touch". In the latter episode, it is revealed that he is capable of interacting with a

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. He then appeared in the series finale "Closing Up Shop", where he informs Seymour Polutski that smoking is not permitted in the shop before confiscating the cigar with his left claw and using the new toy Goopy Gary as a trap, prompting Polutski to escape and withdrawing from his proposal. * Angelina appears in "Part of the Family". She was forgotten in Noah's stockroom, but was brought to life upon the presence of a visitor named Julie. * Annabelle appears in "Anything Can Happen at Christmas". She is

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's wife who comes to check on her favourite toys in the shop. (played by

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) * The

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appears in "The Sandman Cometh". He casts a spell that puts everyone in the shop to

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. (played by Colin Fox)

Cast

Live Action Cast

* Sean McCann as Noah Tomten, a former sailor who now runs an antique shop called the Noddy Shop. *

as Kate Tomten, Noah's granddaughter. *

as Truman Tomten, Noah's grandson. *

ardjian as Daniel "D.J." Johnson, Kate and Truman's friend. *

as Agatha Flugelschmidt, Noah's scatterbrained sister, who owns the hat shop next door. She is good friends with the children, who call her Aunt Agatha. She is married, but her husband is unseen. *

as Officer Carl Spiffy (Season 1 only) * Neil Crone as Officer Bud Topper (Season 2 only) *

as Miss Hilda Sweetly, an ice-cream vendor who pushes a cart dressed as a giant strawberry ice-cream cone (vanilla in an early episode). There is implication that she and Noah are romantically attracted to each other. *

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as Davy Gladhand, a salesman. * Gina Sorell as April May McJune, a Brownie leader and friend of Aunt Agatha's. * Albert Rosos as Jake, a teenager who visits the Noddy Shop. *

as Itchy, Aunt Agatha's nephew. *

as Grit, a boy in Sports Day. *

as Rox, a girl in Sports Day. *

as Sam, Truman's new friend. * Burke Lawrence as Robbie MacRhino, a mascot dressed as a green rhino in a traditional Scottish kilt. * Greg Cross as Ed Caruso, Robbie MacRhino's singing presenter. * Jim Calder as Lurk Goblin, the father in a family of goblins who live in a small

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and create much of the drama in the series. He mainly talks gibberish, with a few recognisable words. * Nikki Pascetta as Snipe Goblin, the mother of the Goblin Family. Like her husband Lurk, she mainly speaks in gibberish. * Gil Filar as Boobull Goblin, the son of Lurk and Snipe. Despite being the youngest, he is intelligent, speaks proper English, and appears to be in charge of his Mom and Dad.

Guest Stars

as the

(in "The Tooth Fairy") *

as Charlene von Pickings (in "To the Rescue", "Telling the Whole Truth", "How Rude" and "Be Patient") * Marc Donato as Dewey (in "Mixed Up Masks") *

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as Jack Fable (in "The Magic Show") *

(in "Jack Frost is Coming to Town") *

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as Wally the Wanderer (in "Noah's Leaving") *

as Annabelle (in "Anything Can Happen at Christmas") * Colin Fox as the

(in "The Sandman Cometh") * Graham Harley as Rodney Styx (in "The Big Showdown") * Cass Van Wyck as Julie (in "Part of the Family") *

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as Butch (in "Big Bullies") *

as Gus the Garbage Truck Driver (in "Going Bananas") *

as Seymour Polutski (in "Closing Up Shop") * Shadia Simmons *

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Puppet Voices

* Matt Ficner * James Rankin

Noddy Animation Voices

- Noddy, Master Tubby Bear, Sly *

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- Tessie Bear *

- Big Ears, Mr. Plod, Mr. Tubby Bear, Clockwork Clown and Bunky *

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- Miss Pink Cat, Martha Monkey * James Rankin - Gobbo *

- Mrs. Tubby Bear, Mrs. Noah *

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- Sammy Sailor, Mr. Sparks, Mr. Straw, Mr. Wobbly Man, Mr. Milko, Clockwork Mouse, Mr. Noah, Mr. Train Driver, Mr. Jumbo * Sharon Lee Williams - Dinah Doll *

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- Original British Voices, Noddy's Car, Bumpy Dog, Lord Giraffe *

Susan Sheridan Susan Haydn Thomas (18 March 1947 – 8 August 2015) better known as Susan Sheridan, was an English voice actress. Her roles included Noddy in '' Noddy's Toyland Adventures'', Princess Sylvia in '' Muzzy in Gondoland'', Trillian in the BBC rad ...

- Original British Voices, Lady Giraffe

Puppeteers

* Matt Ficner *

* James Rankin * Gord Robertson * Anthony Asbury * John Pattison *

* Stephen Brathwaite

Episodes

Season 1 (1998)

Christmas Special (1998)

Season 2 (1999)

Reception

In its first season on PBS, the show was seen by an average of 2.5 million viewers per episode, higher than ''

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s average during the same year.

International success

Due to almost instantaneous success in the US and Canada, BBC Worldwide decided to distribute the series overseas. "Anything Can Happen at Christmas" was shown on

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in the UK in 1998. The first season of the show later aired there from 1999 to 2000 and was also shown in Australia, Malaysia and several countries in English. This version utilized the original sound-track for the Noddy animations. The live action segments were unaltered. The second season was never reversioned for the UK or Australia but was dubbed for other countries. The series was also dubbed for Poland, Spain, France, Israel, Mexico, and Portugal. A music video involving the character Johnny Crawfish, "Special", was made to promote the overseas airings.

Awards

, - , 1999 , Jayne Eastwood for playing Agatha Flugelschmidt in the episode "The Trouble With Truman" , Gemini Award For Best Performance in a Pre-School Program or Series , , - , 1999 , Sean McCann for playing Noah Tomten in the episode "The Trouble With Truman" , Gemini Award For Best Performance in a Pre-School Program or Series , , - , 2000 , Juul Haalmeyer for designing Noah Tomten and Agatha Flugelschmidt's costumes , Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling , , - , 1999 , Jayne Eastwood for playing Agatha Flugelschmidt in the episode "Be Patient" , Gemini Award For Best Performance in a Pre-School Program or Series , , - , 1999 , Sean McCann for playing Noah Tomten in the episode "Slugger" , Gemini Award For Best Performance in a Pre-School Program or Series ,

VHS/DVD releases

External links

References

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