Make Way for Noddy

Make Way For Noddy
Created by	Enid Blyton (Noddy character) Jymn Magon
Directed by	Byron Vaughns
Presented by	Naomi Wilkinson
Starring	David Kaye Michael Dobson Britt McKillip Richard Newman Ian James Corlett Tabitha St. Germain Doug Parker Don Brown Lee Tockar
Theme music composer	Steven Bernstein Julie Bernstein
Country of origin	United Kingdom United States
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jonathan Dern Paul Sabella Carol Monroe Mallory Lewis Brad Hood
Producer(s)	Robert Winthrop Byron Vaughns
Running time	15 minutes (Five); 30 minutes (PBS Kids Sprout)
Production company(s)	Chorion SD Entertainment AbsoluteDigital Pictures
Release
Original network	PBS Kids (U.S.) NBC Kids
Original release	September 2, 2002 – June 16, 2007
Chronology
Related shows	Noddy's Toyland Adventures (1999) Noddy, Toyland Detective (2016)

Make Way for Noddy is a British-American musical CGI-animated series for children, produced by Chorion of the United Kingdom in conjunction with SD Entertainment in the United States. Based on Enid Blyton's Noddy character, it originally aired in 12-minute segments as part of the Milkshake programme on Britain's Five, from September 2, 2002 to June 16, 2007. It was repeated until early 2016.^[1]

In 2005, the American version of the series was launched in the United States on PBS in a half-hour version. This version was a longer format; it combined two of the 12-minute segments with new material. Along with the story episodes featuring Noddy and his friends, the PBS format included two interstitial programs, a music video and footage of British television presenter Naomi Wilkinson from Milkshake! The Say it with Noddy interstitials featured Noddy learning various foreign-language words from a robot named Whizz (voiced by Matt Hill). Although most of the Noddy characters had been re-dubbed to remove their English accents, Naomi spoke with a strong English accent and used British English words and phrases in conversation. It features songs with music by Mark Sayer-Wade and lyrics by Judy Rothman.

Main characters

• Noddy (voiced by David Kaye) is a wooden boy who lives in Toyland. Although he is characterized as a child, with a child's imagination and fears, in Toyland he also serves as the main taxi driver. He often finds himself in difficult situations due to his childlike impulsiveness and energy, but his Toy Town friends always help him set things right and saves Toy Town from the Goblins
• Big Ears (voiced by Michael Dobson) is a wise old white-bearded brownie who wears a blue coat, green striped pants, a yellow and red plaid neckerchief, gnome shoes, and a long red hat and lives in a toadstool house in the forest called Toadstool Woods. He is a father-figure to Noddy and the other toys, often helping them out of trouble with his years of wisdom and good advice. His catchphrase to Noddy is "You funny little Noddy".
• Tessie Bear (voiced by Britt McKillip) is Noddy's best friend, always ready to help everyone she sees. She wears a pink and white skirt and a pink (sometimes green) bonnet with blue flowers on it. She lives in a pink house in Toy Town with Bumpy Dog, her faithful and rambunctious pet.
• Bumpy Dog (voiced by Lee Tockar) is Tessie Bear's dog, whose bumping and jumping cause trouble for all the toys. Even though some of the toys complain about his leaping, in several stories Bumpy's energy can save the day.
• Gobbo and Sly (voiced by Don Brown and Doug Parker) two crafty gobins who are always hatching evil plots and causing trouble for the residents of Toyland.
• Mr Plod (voiced by Richard Newman) is Toyland's sole police officer. Armed with his trusty whistle and his all-purpose problem-solving phrase "HALT! In the name of Plod!", he brings law and order to Toyland, keeps Sly and Gobbo out of the way, and makes the streets safe for all the toys. Although Mr Plod's no-nonsense ways keep Toyland safe, they sometimes make him seem cold or unfeeling, but the Toyland toys always bring out his compassionate side in the end.

Recurring characters

• Mr. Sparks (voiced by Lee Tockar) is Toyland's mechanic, fix-it man, and jack-of-all-trades. Faced with a clock without a spring, a rocket without an engine, or a problem without a solution, he brings out his tools and his famous catch phrase "A challenge?...I like it!". He speaks with a Scottish accent, and is always shown as an ingenious and helpful friend.
• Miss Harriet the Pink Cat (aka Miss Pink Cat) (voiced by Carrie Mullan) owns Toy Town's ice cream shop. She is portrayed as very fussy and neat, with a French accent and no patience for foolishness, even her own.
• Dinah Doll (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain) is a toy plastic doll, the Toy Town shopkeeper. Her stall, though small, contains everything a Toyland resident could ever possibly want. From toy trains and kite strings to Googleberry muffins, she greets every request with her favorite promise: "I have that, now I just have to find it!" She's portrayed as a down-to-earth "older sister" figure, kindly guiding the more impulsive toys into doing the right thing.
• Master Tubby Bear (voiced by Manny Petruzzelli) is a stuffed teddy bear, is one of the more mischievous residents of Toyland. He wears a tie, a colorful cap, and blue jeans. He was impatient, greedy and thoughtless, until one of the older, wiser Toy Town toys showed him the error of his ways. He's good friends with Martha Monkey.
• Martha Monkey (voiced by Kathleen Barr) is a stuffed monkey whose personality makes her a bit of an outcast in Toyland. She seems to want to be everyone's friend, but her boisterous behaviour and prankster ways often get in the way. Like Master Tubby Bear, her best friend, she'll quickly see the light when her bad behaviour is corrected by a caring friend.
• Mr. Jumbo (voiced by Ian James Corlett) is a friendly stuffed elephant. He uses his size to help smaller toys, like his best friend Clockwork Mouse.
• Clockwork Mouse (voiced by Matt Hill) is a wind-up toy mouse, Mr. Jumbo's best friend.
• Mr. Wobbly Man (voiced by Ian James Corlett): A roly-poly toy that wobbles and tips wherever he goes because he has a ball for his body. He's very self-conscious about his clumsiness, especially when his wobbling attracts teasing.
• The Skittles (voiced by Chantal Strand) are a family of bowling-pin-like toys who love nothing more than to be knocked over - whether by each other, a Bouncing Ball, or Bumpy Dog. Mrs. Skittle can often be seen in Toy Town, trying to keep them all in sight.
• Harvey and Cecilia are two beetles who are often overlooked because of their small size and can normally be seen trying to cross the road. They talk in most episodes, but not on other ones. They belong to less-nosser beetles.
• Tiny Ball is one of a large family of Bouncing Balls whose energetic bounces really make a big impression whenever they come to Toy Town. Tiny, though the smallest of all the Ball family, is also known to all the toys as the best bouncer in Toyland.
• Noddy's car is the Toy Town taxi. It listens to Noddy, and answers with a "honk! honk!" Though Car, as Noddy calls him, generally needs a driver, at times he can move on his own, especially when Noddy needs help.

Television airing

Country / Region	Channel
United Kingdom	Channel 5 (English)
	S4C (Welsh) (Former)
United States	PBS Kids (Former)
	PBS Kids Sprout
	NBC
	Discovery Kids (Asia)
Philippines	Playhouse Disney Asia
	Q 11
	GMA Network (Former) (First airing: April 2002)
India	Cartoon Network
	Pogo
Portugal	RTP1
	RTP2
	Canal Panda
France	France 5
	Tiji
Netherlands	Disney Channel (Netherlands)
	Nick Jr. (Netherlands)
	Nickelodeon (Netherlands)
Spain	Playhouse Disney
Poland	TVP1
	MiniMini
Germany	Nickelodeon (Germany)
	Nick Jr. (Germany)
Italy	Disney Junior (Italy)
Australia	Nick Jr. (Australia)
	Nine Network
Ireland	RTÉ Two
Kosovo	RTK 21 Junior
Malaysia	Astro Ria
	TV3
	ntv7
Serbia  Montenegro  Bosnia and Herzegovina	Happy TV Mini TV
Macedonia	Mini TV (Serbian)
Hungary	Minimax (Hungary)
	RTL Klub
Taiwan	PTS
South Korea	KBS
Vietnam	VTV1

Episodes

1. Too Many Noddies
2. Noddy and the New Taxi
3. Noddy & The Magic Bagpipes
4. Noddy Has a Visitor
5. Noddy's Perfect Gift
6. Noddy's Lucky Day
7. Policeman For a Day
8. Bounce Alert In Toyland
9. Tickled Pink
10. Noddy's Pet Chicken
11. Noddy Goes Shopping
12. Hold Onto Your Hat Noddy
13. Toy Town's Winning Team
14. Noddy and the Bumper Monster
15. The Magic Powder
16. A Bike For Big Ears
17. Noddy and the Voice of Plod
18. Master Tubby's Opposite Day
19. Don't Be Scared Noddy
20. The Goblin's Stopwatch
21. Mr. Sparks and the Broken Clock
22. Noddy's On The Move
23. The Flower Thief
24. Noddy and the Treasure Map
25. Mr. Plod & The Jail Bird
26. A Grey Day In Toy Town
27. Noddy's Car Trouble
28. Bumpy Dog's Day
29. The Out-Of-Control Tower
30. Noddy & The Naughty Box
31. Skittle In The Middle
32. Googleberry Moon
33. Noddy's Wake Up Call
34. Miss Pink Cat's Country Adventure
35. The Big Sneeze
36. The Magic Rubber
37. Dinah's Day Out
38. Catch A Falling Star
39. Driving Miss Pink Cat
40. Noddy's Clothes On The Loose
41. Fire Chief Dinah
42. Goblin Good Deed Day
43. Noddy - The Best Driver In The World
44. The Great Goblin Giveaway
45. Noddy The Rainbow Chaser
46. Above It All
47. Noddy & The Magic Sound Cup
48. Mr. Plod's Little Problem
49. Noddy & The Towering Flower
50. The Great Goblin Switch
51. The Case of the Missing Ball
52. The Great Train Chase
53. A Surprise For Tessie Bear
54. Clockwork Mouse's Wish
55. Master Tubby's Chocolate Dream
56. What Strange Weather
57. Forgive Me Not
58. Bicycle Battle
59. Lie Down, Mr. Wobbly Man
60. Noddy's Car Loses Its Voice
61. Noddy Through The Looking Glass
62. Mr. Plod In Jail
63. Goblin Above
64. Noddy & The Big Chicken Roundup
65. Master Tubby Goblin
66. Just Be Yourself Noddy
67. The Goblins & The Invisible Paint
68. Don't Be Late, Noddy
69. Noddy & The Broken Dishes
70. Noddy The Artist
71. Noddy's Special Treat
72. Noddy Builds A Rocketship
73. Mr. Plod, The Best Policeman
74. No Nap For Noddy
75. Big Ears For a Day
76. Noddy Loses His Bell
77. Up, Up and Away
78. The Big Fib
79. Noddy's Family Tree
80. The Listening Game
81. Noddy and the Curious Package
82. Shelf Help
83. Good Neighbour Noddy
84. Noddy Needs Some Medicine
85. Noddy and the Funny Pictures
86. Noddy Gets Lost
87. Master Tubby's Name Game
88. Noddy Helps Out
89. Noddy & The Lost Tool
90. Noddy's Great Discovery
91. Noddy Has a Difficult Day
92. Noddy Can Fix It
93. Bumpy Dog's Visit
94. The Toy Town Parade
95. Noddy's House of Cards
96. Martha Monkey's Banana Pie
97. Noddy and the Skittles
98. The Balancing Act
99. Noddy and the Missing Muffins
100. The Tell-Tale Bell
101. Noddy Saves Christmas

Critical Reception

Despite being a hit with young audiences,^[2] the series has been heavily criticised by fans of Noddy's Toyland Adventures^[3] for it's derivatives from that series, as well as its unlikeable characterisation and poor writing. It has a 4.1/10 rating on IMDB^[4] and a 6.0 rating on TV.com.^[5]

References

External links

• Make Way for Noddy at the Internet Movie Database
• Make Way for Noddy at TV.com
• Milkshake! - Noddy at channel5.com