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A perennial children's favourite in the UK, running from [[Long Runners|1952 to 2004]] under various titles and settings (''[[The Sooty Show]]'', ''Sooty & Co.'', ''Sooty Heights'' and finally ''Sooty''), first on [[The BBC]] and later on [[ITV]]. A new series, entitled ''Sooty'', began in 2011. |
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Created and presented by Harry Corbett, then by his son Matthew and now by Richard Cadell, the show revolves the adventures (and misadventures) of a group of glove puppets: |
Created and presented by Harry Corbett, then by his son Matthew and now by Richard Cadell, the show revolves the adventures (and misadventures) of a group of glove puppets: |
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From quite early on Sooty was a big franchise, spawning toys, books, musical instruments, stage shows, games, educational videos and, of course, copies of the puppets themselves. |
From quite early on Sooty was a big franchise, spawning toys, books, musical instruments, stage shows, games, educational videos and, of course, copies of the puppets themselves. |
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* [[Amusing Injuries]]: Sooty didn't just attack Harry and Matthew with a water pistol or a [[Pie in the Face|custard pie]], he sometimes hit them with a hammer, sawed their fingers or left mousetraps for them to trap their fingers in! |
* [[Amusing Injuries]]: Sooty didn't just attack Harry and Matthew with a water pistol or a [[Pie in the Face|custard pie]], he sometimes hit them with a hammer, sawed their fingers or left mousetraps for them to trap their fingers in! |
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* [[Bread, Eggs, Breaded Eggs]]: In one episode of ''Sooty and Co.'', Soo challenges the others to make something useful from random bits of wood in one minute. Sooty makes a 'matchbox holder', Sweep makes a 'bone holder', and Scampi makes a 'bone holder holder'. |
* [[Bread, Eggs, Breaded Eggs]]: In one episode of ''Sooty and Co.'', Soo challenges the others to make something useful from random bits of wood in one minute. Sooty makes a 'matchbox holder', Sweep makes a 'bone holder', and Scampi makes a 'bone holder holder'. |
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[[Category:Puppet Shows]] |
[[Category:Puppet Shows]] |
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[[Category:The Sooty Show]] |
[[Category:The Sooty Show]] |
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