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'''''Mr. Squiggle''''', also known as '''''Mr. Squiggle and Friends''''', is an Australian puppet TV series that aired from July 1, 1959, to July 7, 1999. It was first a short series on ABC's Children's TV Club and then moved to its own show. | |||
The show aired in various formats, from five-minute slots to 30-minute segments during the 40 years of its broadcast.<ref>http://www.abc.net.au/arts/headspace/special/squiggle/default.htm</ref> It is one of the most popular Australian children's programs and toured around Australia to entertain several generations. | |||
The show aired in various formats, from five-minute slots to 30-minute segments during the 40 years of its broadcast. It is one of the most popular Australian children's programs and toured around Australia to entertain several generations | |||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Mr. Squiggle is an alien from the moon that comes to Earth to draw upside drawings. | Mr. Squiggle is an alien from the moon that comes to Earth to draw upside drawings. | ||
Kids will send in "Squiggles" and Mr. Squiggle will come to finish the drawings. What Mr. Squiggle will do is he'll draw on these drawings in different angles and make up a new drawing out of the existing drawing. | Kids will send in "Squiggles," and Mr. Squiggle will come to finish the drawings. What Mr. Squiggle will do is he'll draw on these drawings in different angles and make up a new drawing out of the existing drawing. | ||
The show will also put in some jokes and messages for the kids who watched it. | The show will also put in some jokes and messages for the kids who watched it. | ||
==Availability== | |||
Though being very popular and being one of the longest running Australian TV programs, many episodes are lost. | |||
It had a few DVD and VHS releases, but those are rare and hard to come by online. However, there are a few clips & episodes around on YouTube. | |||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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|description1 =A clip where its Mr Squiggle's birthday. | |description1 =A clip where its Mr. Squiggle's birthday. | ||
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|description1 =A documentary on ''Mr. Squiggle''. | |description1 =A documentary on ''Mr. Squiggle''. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
* [https://aso.gov.au/titles/tv/mr-squiggle-episode-148/clip1/ Episode 148 of Mr Squiggle] | *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Squiggle | ||
* [http://www.abc.net.au/tv/collectors/segments/s2969266.htm Episode 21 of Mr Squiggle] | *https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285751/ | ||
*[http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=Number%3A138415;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 Mr. Squiggle at the National Film and Sound Archive] | |||
*[https://aso.gov.au/titles/tv/mr-squiggle-episode-148/clip1/ Episode 148 of Mr. Squiggle] | |||
*[http://www.abc.net.au/tv/collectors/segments/s2969266.htm Episode 21 of Mr. Squiggle] | |||
==References== | |||
[[Category:Lost puppetry]] | [[Category:Lost puppetry]] | ||
[[Category:Lost TV]] | [[Category:Lost TV]] | ||
[[Category:Partially lost media]] | [[Category:Partially lost media]] |
Latest revision as of 20:15, 9 November 2022
Mr. Squiggle, also known as Mr. Squiggle and Friends, is an Australian puppet TV series that aired from July 1, 1959, to July 7, 1999. It was first a short series on ABC's Children's TV Club and then moved to its own show.
The show aired in various formats, from five-minute slots to 30-minute segments during the 40 years of its broadcast.[1] It is one of the most popular Australian children's programs and toured around Australia to entertain several generations.
Plot
Mr. Squiggle is an alien from the moon that comes to Earth to draw upside drawings.
Kids will send in "Squiggles," and Mr. Squiggle will come to finish the drawings. What Mr. Squiggle will do is he'll draw on these drawings in different angles and make up a new drawing out of the existing drawing.
The show will also put in some jokes and messages for the kids who watched it.
Availability
Though being very popular and being one of the longest running Australian TV programs, many episodes are lost.
It had a few DVD and VHS releases, but those are rare and hard to come by online. However, there are a few clips & episodes around on YouTube.
Episodes
Clips
Documentary
External Links
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Squiggle
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285751/
- Mr. Squiggle at the National Film and Sound Archive
- Episode 148 of Mr. Squiggle
- Episode 21 of Mr. Squiggle