The Sooty Show Sooty Hand Puppet

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Television history [ edit ] Harry Corbett era [ edit ] Sweep made his debut in 1957 and has remained a part of the franchise since his first appearance. Celebrity fans include Bee Gee Barry Gibb, who took a Sooty mascot onstage at a Royal Variety Performance, while George Harrison summed up Sooty’s appeal to grown-ups in his foreword to Geoff Tibballs’ book, The Secret Life of Sooty: “Sooty symbolises the speed at which I wish the world was still turning.” In 1956, Philips Records released a 78 r.p.m. record P.B.528. It contains (side 1) "Sooty" (by Corbett) performed by Marie Benson and also featuring Harry Corbett and Sooty with instrumental accompaniment, and (side 2) "Mr Dumpling" (by Heathcote) performed by Marie Benson with instrumental accompaniment. We have the Sooty van, which we take our theatre show around the country in. We can’t resist – on the passenger side, may I add – just bringing Sooty over to the window and waving and people nearly swerve off the road sometimes!’

Cadell, 54, is only Sooty’s third handler in the character’s 70-year television career (a landmark that makes it the longest running children show in the world). He took over from Matthew Corbett, the son of Sooty’s creator, Harry Corbett, in 1999. From 2009, stage shows will again feature Richard Cadell, as he tours the country with Sooty and the gang. The first, Sooty in Space, is a reworking of one of Matthew Corbett's scripts. The Sooty Show is cancelled by the BBC, changes to Thames Television and is aired on ITV (1968–1992)

Sooty and Sweep appeared as surprise guests on The Chris Moyles Show in his "Birthday Show" for BBC Radio 1 on 18 February 2011. [22] Richard Cadell on saving Sooty, brand longevity and stage shows". Licensing.biz . Retrieved 5 April 2021. Sooty gets an iPod, a laptop and gender equality". The Guardian. 8 July 2011 . Retrieved 13 July 2011. Find sources: "Sooty"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( July 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) On 30 September 2008, Brenda Longman, assisted by Soo, appeared on BBC One's Bargain Hunt, buying antiques at London's Portobello Road Market and then selling them at Bellmans Auction House in Sussex.Sooty and Sweep appeared alongside Richard Cadell in June 2008, for a special 90th Birthday message for Nelson Mandela.

Sooty appeared on Kellogg's "Puffa Sugar Stars" cereal in the 1960s, then on "Puffa Puffa Rice" cereal starting in 1973. Soo is a British glove puppet and TV character from the show Sooty and first appeared in 1964 as the girlfriend of Sooty. [1] Soo is an intelligent, calm and collected female panda who acts as the foil for both Sooty and Sweep. So, he’s been able to move from seamlessly from hand to hand over the generations and be exactly the same. He hasn’t changed – he looks the same, very similar to how you looked 75 years ago, and you’re still doing the same stuff.’ The original Sooty now resides in the northern UK village of Brancepeth near Durham, with owner Charlotte Lonsdale also possessing a more recent version of the famous puppet. Sooty is a British Teddy Bear popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and other countries. The children's television show which bears the same name and has featured the character since the 1950s was, according to the Guinness Book of Records, the longest-running children's programme in the UK. He was 60 years old on 19th July 2008; as this was close to Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday, Sooty sent him a birthday message as well.On 20 June 2014 the Radio Times confirmed that Sooty: The Movie was in production. [15] It was set to go in production in 2016. [16] [ bettersourceneeded]