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Mr Blobby made his anarchic television debut on 24th October, 1992, in a new segment called \u201cGotcha\u201d on the hugely popular BBC show Noel\u2019s House Party.\nThe googly eyed, perma-grinning, yellow and pink character was an immediate hit, selling masses of merchandise to British kids and adults alike. At the height of Blobbymania, Mr Blobby released a No. 1 UK single and spawned four theme parks around the country.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly defend Mr Blobby against the haters; speculate on how he became an inadvertent victim of his own success; and marvel at what can be achieved with a lot of alcohol and just five minute of doodling...\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018'A Loveable Anarchist': The Oral History of Mr Blobby\u2019 (Vice, 2021): https://www.vice.com/en/article/qj85mq/mr-blobby-oral-history-television\xa0\n\u2022 'A decade of Crinkley Bottom: Noel\u2019s House Party remembered' (BBC, 1991): https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/anniversaries/november/noels-house-party/\xa0\n\u2022 \u2018Noel\u2019s House Party: Season 2, Episode 1\u2019 (BBC, 1992): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b53wCwecec\xa0\nLove the show? Join\xa0\xa0\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\nJoin now via\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0or\xa0Patreon.\xa0Thanks!\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices