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Not to be confused with Andy Panda.

Andy Pandy
From the 1952 Andy Pandy opening titles. The blocks turned to reveal the title one letter at a time.
Created byFreda Lingstrom & Maria Bird
Voices of2002 version:
Narrated by
Opening themeAndy Pandy Theme (2002)
Ending themeAndy Pandy Theme (instrumental; 2002)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series4
No. of episodes91
Production
ProducersDavid Boisseau
Peter Thompson
Running time15–16 minutes (Watch with Mother); 5 minutes (2002 revival)
Production companiesOriginal series
BBC
2002 revival
Cosgrove Hall Films
BBC Worldwide
Ben Productions LLC
Original release
NetworkBBC Television Service/BBC1
Release11 July 1950 (1950-07-11) –
30 March 1970 (1970-03-30)
NetworkCBeebies
Release25 March (2002-03-25) –
27 September 2002 (2002-09-27)

Andy Pandy is a British children's television series that aired on BBC Television in 1950. Originally live, a series of 26 filmed programmes was shown until 1970, when a new series of 13 episodes was made. This series was the basis for a comic strip of the same name in the style of children's magazines Robin and Pippin.

The series was followed by a revival with 26 episodes (52 segments) in 2002. In total, 91 episodes were produced.

Original 1950 and 1970 versions

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The original version of Andy Pandy premiered on BBC TV in 1950, on 11 July[3][4] as part of the For the Children strand (later Watch with Mother) narrated by Maria Bird who also narrated the black & white 1950s original broadcasts of Flower Pot Men, The Woodentops and Bizzy Lizzy.[citation needed] Initially it was broadcast live, but it was realised that if the programmes were filmed, they could be repeated. 26 fifteen-minute episodes were filmed on 16 mm[5] around 1952 and repeated continuously until 1969.[6] In 1970, 13 new episodes were made in colour with Vera McKechnie as narrator.[7]

A marionette who lived in a picnic basket, Andy was later joined by Teddy, a teddy bear, and Looby Loo, a rag doll, who came to life when Andy and Teddy were not around. Looby Loo sang "Here we go Looby Loo".[8] All three lived in the same picnic basket. Each episode ended with a variation on the song: "Time to go home / Time to go home / Andy is waving goodbye."[9]

It is said that the character's design was based on Paul Atterbury, the then young son of puppeteer Audrey Atterbury.[4] A comic-strip version was published in Robin.

The production staff for the original series were:

By 1970, as BBC1 was by then transmitted in colour, 13 new episodes were produced and shown from 5  January 1970.[11][12]

The series was parodied by Des O'Connor in his Dandy Sandy sketches with Harry Secombe and Britt Ekland.[citation needed]

2002 revival

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Stop motion set from the revival series on display at the National Science and Media Museum, with Andy Pandy, Looby Loo and Teddy

In 2002, BBC produced a revival of 52 episodes with the use of stop-motion animation instead of string puppets: the original nursery and garden were expanded to an entire village, with Andy (now voiced by Maria Darling), Teddy (now voiced by Jimmy Hibbert) and Looby Loo (now voiced by Joanna Ruiz) now owning individual houses, as well as four new characters that were introduced in the series: Missy Hissy (voiced by Maria Darling; who has an unseen brother, also a snake); Tiffo, a teal-and-purple dog (vocals performed by David Holt); Bilbo (also voiced by David Holt), a sailor; and Orbie (vocals performed by Joanna Ruiz), a yellow-and-blue ball. Tom Conti narrated the new series.

Though the emphasis of the original series was on music and movement, the emphasis of the 2002 series was on making and doing.[citation needed] The series was animated and produced by Cosgrove Hall Films and Ben Productions (the latter also producing the 2001 remake of Bill and Ben aka Flower Pot Men).

Episodes from the original series

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Series 1 (1950)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal release date
11"Tea Party"1950 (1950)
22"Presents"1950 (1950)
33"Music"1950 (1950)
44"Hand Bells"1950 (1950)
55"ABC"1950 (1950)
66"Bricks"1950 (1950)
77"Playing School"1950 (1950)
88"Play Shops"1950 (1950)
99"Leaning House"1950 (1950)
1010"Pram"1950 (1950)
1111"Farm"1950 (1950)
1212"Garden"1950 (1950)
1313"Wall and Tortoise"1950 (1950)
1414"Turtles"1950 (1950)
1515"Boats"1950 (1950)
1616"Paddling Pool"1950 (1950)
1717"Horse and Fish"1950 (1950)
1818"Bird and Butterfly"1950 (1950)
1919"Rabbits"1950 (1950)
2020"Kittens"1950 (1950)
2121"Kings and Queens"1950 (1950)
2222"Jack in the Box"1950 (1950)
2323"The Cart"1950 (1950)
2424"Swing"1950 (1950)
2525"Train Station"1950 (1950)
2626"Airport"1950 (1950)

Series 2 (1970)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal release date
271"Andy Pandy's House"5 January 1970 (1970-01-05)
282"Hobby Horses"12 January 1970 (1970-01-12)
293"Scooters"19 January 1970 (1970-01-19)
304"Trampoline"26 January 1970 (1970-01-26)
315"Jack-in-the-Box"2 February 1970 (1970-02-02)
326"A Wall and a Hedgehog"9 February 1970 (1970-02-09)
337"Cleaning the House"16 February 1970 (1970-02-16)
348"Tricycle"23 February 1970 (1970-02-23)
359"Looby Loo Has a Cold"2 March 1970 (1970-03-02)
3610"The Jeep"9 March 1970 (1970-03-09)
3711"Tea Party"16 March 1970 (1970-03-16)
3812"Red Engine"23 March 1970 (1970-03-23)
3913"Sailing Boats"30 March 1970 (1970-03-30)

Episodes from the revival series

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This is a list of episodes in each series with songs every two episodes (if any):

Series 1

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleWritten bySongOriginal release date
11"Hide and Seek"Chris AllenHopscotch25 March 2002 (2002-03-25)
Teddy gets lost during a game of hide and seek.
22"The Balloon"Jimmy HibbertHopscotch26 March 2002 (2002-03-26)
Andy Pandy's balloon gets blown away.
33"The Puddle"Chris AllenHoney27 March 2002 (2002-03-27)
Andy Pandy and Looby Loo make a boat and sail it on a puddle of rain water.
44"The Picnic"Jimmy HerbertHoney28 March 2002 (2002-03-28)
There is great excitement in the garden when Looby Loo plans a picnic. When Teddy manages to break her plates, Andy Pandy has a solution.
55"The Man from the Moon"Chris AllenMusical Chairs29 March 2002 (2002-03-29)
Teddy gets stuck in a cardboard box and Andy Pandy mistakes him for a visitor from the Moon.
66"Andy Pandy's Band"Jimmy HerbertMusical Chairs30 March 2002 (2002-03-30)
Andy Pandy makes musical instruments out of odds and ends, so that Looby Loo can dance the day away.
77"Tiffo and His Stick"Chris AllenPainting31 March 2002 (2002-03-31)
Andy Pandy and his friends decide to spring-clean their houses.
88"A Lick of Paint"Jimmy HerbertPainting1 April 2002 (2002-04-01)
Teddy tramples on Looby Loo's favourite blue flowers, so he makes decoy flowers with tissue paper, twigs and blue paint.
99"A Flying Feather"Chris AllenBoxes2 April 2002 (2002-04-02)
Andy Pandy has a pretty present for Looby Loo, but it keeps blowing away.
1010"Puppeteer Pandy"Jimmy HerbertBoxes3 April 2002 (2002-04-03)
Andy Pandy makes a puppet from an old sock, and tries to convince Missy Hissy that she has a new friend.
1111"The Birthday Cake"Chris AllenGardening4 April 2002 (2002-04-04)
Andy Pandy thinks it is Looby Loo's birthday, so he tries to make an ice-cream cake.
1212"A String in the Tail"Jimmy HerbertGardening5 April 2002 (2002-04-05)
While Andy Pandy is wrapping a parcel, he loses his grip on a ball of string.
1313"Andy Pandy's Musical Box"Chris AllenLooby Loo6 April 2002 (2002-04-06)
Andy Pandy finds a musical box and Looby Loo teaches him how to dance.
1414"The Big Spring Clean"Jimmy HerbertLooby Loo7 April 2002 (2002-04-07)
Andy Pandy and Teddy help Looby Loo with the spring cleaning, but Teddy ruins a portrait of Looby Loo. Luckily, Andy Pandy is at hand to show him how to make a collage.
1515"The Bubble"Chris AllenPlayground8 April 2002 (2002-04-08)
Andy Pandy blows a bubble that follows him everywhere.
1616"Teddy Gets the Wind Up"Jimmy HerbertPlayground9 April 2002 (2002-04-09)
Teddy is helping Looby Loo put out the washing when a sheet blows away.
1717"A Noisy Supper"Chris AllenTickle10 April 2002 (2002-04-10)
Andy Pandy, Looby Loo, and Teddy invite their friends to a very odd meal.
1818"Potato Prints"Jimmy HerbertTickle11 April 2002 (2002-04-11)
Andy Pandy brightens up Missy Hissy's pipes.
1919"Teddy's Sunglasses"Chris AllenCamping12 April 2002 (2002-04-12)
Teddy tries to make a pair of sunglasses.
2020"Growing Pains"Jimmy HerbertCamping13 April 2002 (2002-04-13)
Andy shows Teddy how to make cress shapes and teaches his friend a lesson in patience.
2121"The Nest"Chris AllenComing to Play (remake of the original opening theme)14 April 2002 (2002-04-14)
The gang tries to hatch some strange eggs they find in a nest.
2222"The Box That Chimed"Chris AllenComing to Play (remake of the original opening theme)15 April 2002 (2002-04-15)
Andy Pandy hears the sound of chiming but can't work out how the noise is made.
2323"A Model Bear"Jimmy HerbertPicnic16 April 2002 (2002-04-16)
After Tiffo destroys Teddy's plasticine mouse model, Andy Pandy makes modeling clay so that Teddy can create a model of his mentor.
2424"Hubble Bubble"Jimmy HerbertPicnic17 April 2002 (2002-04-17)
While helping Looby Loo with the washing-up, Teddy discovers the joys of blowing bubbles.
2525"Bell Ringers"Chris AllenTiffo18 April 2002 (2002-04-18)
Teddy makes a racket when Andy Pandy finds a bell.
2626"Rub-a-Dub"Jimmy HerbertTiffo19 April 2002 (2002-04-19)
Teddy is having a hard time of it painting a picture of his house. He is just about to give up when Andy suggests a novel way of getting his house drawn – with some paper and wax crayons.

Series 2

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleWritten bySongOriginal release date
271"Quick on the Straw"Jimmy HerbertSay Hello2 September 2002 (2002-09-02)
Teddy is using a drinking straw to annoy Looby Loo.
282"The Tent"Chris AllenSay Hello3 September 2002 (2002-09-03)
It is a hot night, so Andy Pandy and Teddy make a tent so they can sleep outside.
293"Chocolate Eggstravaganza"Jimmy HerbertSkittles4 September 2002 (2002-09-04)
Andy Pandy and Teddy make chocolate eggs, and then go on an egg hunt.
304"The Big Sneeze"Chris AllenSkittles5 September 2002 (2002-09-05)
Andy Pandy has caught a cold and can't stop sneezing. He helps him feel better.
315"Beetle Mania"Jimmy HerbertPeek-a-Boo6 September 2002 (2002-09-06)
When Teddy is scared by a beetle, Andy Pandy helps him get over his fear by making beetle masks with him.
326"The Noisy Ball"Chris AllenPeek-a-Boo7 September 2002 (2002-09-07)
Andy Pandy and Teddy find a very unusual ball.
337"Easy Beady"Jimmy HerbertAndy's Cupboard8 September 2002 (2002-09-08)
When Teddy breaks Looby Loo's daisy chain, Andy Pandy shows him how to make colourful beads for a replacement necklace.
348"Andy Pandy's Odd Ink"Chris AllenAndy's Cupboard9 September 2002 (2002-09-09)
Andy Pandy draws a picture with his new ink and is amazed when his work vanishes from the page.
359"Teddy's Long Legs"Jimmy HerbertPlaying with Tiffo10 September 2002 (2002-09-10)
When Tiffo and Teddy lose Tiffo's favourite snack in the branches of a tree, Andy Pandy shows Teddy how to make a pair of stilts to retrieve it.
3610"The Three Bears"Chris AllenPlaying with Tiffo11 September 2002 (2002-09-11)
Teddy is frightened when he thinks he sees another bear trying to scare him away.
3711"Scaredy Bear"Jimmy HerbertRacing12 September 2002 (2002-09-12)
When Andy Pandy and Looby Loo make a scarecrow, they don't expect it to scare Teddy – but it does!
3812"The Missing Whistle"Chris AllenRacing13 September 2002 (2002-09-13)
Teddy has been given a penny whistle as a present, but Tiffo thinks it's a long thin bone.
3913"A Tale of Two Spoons"Jimmy HerbertDressing Up14 September 2002 (2002-09-14)
Teddy is making a nuisance of himself with two wooden spoons, so Andy Pandy shows him how to make them into wooden puppets.
4014"Tiffo Gets a Car"Chris AllenDressing Up15 September 2002 (2002-09-15)
When Tiffo's paw is stung by a wasp, Andy Pandy and Teddy make a cart for him so that they can still take him for walks on wheels!
4115"Blowing in the Wind"Jimmy HerbertMud Pies16 September 2002 (2002-09-16)
When Bilbo finds a box of bolts, Andy Pandy has the novel idea of using them to make a musical wind chime.
4216"The Old Sea Chest"Jimmy HerbertMud Pies17 September 2002 (2002-09-17)
When Andy Pandy finds that Bilbo's old sea-chest is full of sand, he has a seaside holiday on his very own beach.
4317"Cereal Number"Jimmy HerbertKites18 September 2002 (2002-09-18)
When Teddy spills some of his cereal, Andy Pandy shows him how to make a collage with it.
4418"Birdsong"Chris AllenKites19 September 2002 (2002-09-19)
Andy Pandy wants to hear the dawn chorus but finds it hard to wake up on time.
4519"Get Your Skates On"Jimmy HerbertKeeping Fit20 September 2002 (2002-09-20)
Teddy gets a present of a pair of roller skates, so he challenges Andy Pandy and Looby Loo to a race.
4620"Cheer Up Andy"Jimmy HibbertKeeping Fit21 September 2002 (2002-09-21)
When Andy Pandy peels a large onion, he and his friends cannot stop crying.
4721"Orbie's Game"Jimmy HibbertPass the Parcel22 September 2002 (2002-09-22)
Orbie is sad because, being a ball, he can't join in with his friends' games, until Andy pandy makes him some ninepins to knock over.
4822"Hiccups"Chris AllenPass the Parcel23 September 2002 (2002-09-23)
Andy Pandy has trouble giving Looby Loo a secret present when Teddy has hiccups.
4923"Teddy's Treasure Hunt"Jimmy HibbertLet's Have a Party24 September 2002 (2002-09-24)
Andy Pandy devises a treasure hunt to keep Teddy amused.
5024"A Puzzle for Andy Pandy"Chris AllenLet's Have a Party25 September 2002 (2002-09-25)
Andy Pandy and Looby Loo make a picture from a jigsaw puzzle, but they can't figure out why there is a hole in the middle.
5125"Under the Spreading Newspaper Tree"Jimmy HibbertMaking a Noise26 September 2002 (2002-09-26)
When Teddy gets impatient waiting for his avocado plant to grow, Andy Pandy helps him to make some paper trees.
5226"Market Day"Chris AllenMaking a Noise27 September 2002 (2002-09-27)
When Bilbo tells Andy Pandy and his friends about the outdoor markets he has visited, they decide to set up a market of their own. What will it see, and will they succeed?

UK VHS and DVD releases

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VHS or DVD Title Release Date Episodes
Andy Pandy (BBCV 4205) 5 December 1988 Red Engine, Sailing Boats, Trampoline, Hobby Horses
Andy Pandy 2: Tales from the Toybox (BBCV 4361) 4 June 1990 Jack in a Box, Looby Loo Has a Cold, Tea Party, Tricycle
The Very Best of Andy Pandy (BBCV 5110) 6 September 1993 Trampoline, Jack in a Box, Red Engine, Tea Party, Hobby Horses
Andy Pandy: Meet Andy Pandy and His Friends (BBCV 7341) 30 September 2002 The Balloon, The Man from the Moon, Andy Pandy's Band, A Flying Feather, The Birthday Cake, A String in the Tail, The Bubble, Teddy Gets the Wind Up, A Noisy Supper, The Box That Chimed
Andy Pandy: Charming Stories (BBCV 7399) 21 April 2003 Hide and Seek, Tiffo and His Stick, A Lick of Paint, Puppeteer Pandy, Andy Pandy's Musical Box, The Big Spring Clean, Teddy's Sunglasses, The Nest, Hubble Bubble, Bell Ringers
Andy Pandy: Teddy's Sunglasses and Other Stories 2006 Bell Ringers, The Bubble, The Nest, Teddy's Sunglasses, The Big Spring Clean, A Lick of Paint
Andy Pandy: Hide and Seek 8 September 2008 Hide and Seek, Song: Hopscotch, The Balloon, The Puddle, Song: Honey, The Picnic, The Man from the Moon, Song: Musical Chairs, Andy Pandy's Band, Tiffo and His Stick, Song: Painting, A Lick of Paint, A Flying Feather, Song: Boxes, Puppeteer Pandy
Andy Pandy: The Birthday Cake 8 September 2008 The Birthday Cake, Song: Gardening, A String in the Tale, Andy Pandy's Musical Box, Song: Looby Loo, The Big Spring Clean, The Bubble, Song: Playground, Teddy Gets the Wind Up, A Noisy Supper, Song: Tickle, Potato Prints, Teddy's Sunglasses, Song: Camping, Growing Pains

References

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  1. ^ "Andy Pandy, 11 July 1950". History of the BBC. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  2. ^ McGown, Alistair (2003–2014). "Andy Pandy (1950–1959)". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b Watch with Mother
  4. ^ a b Audrey Atterbury on Telegoons.org Archived 8 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ a b c d e TV studio history Lime Grove Archived 7 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Final airing of black and white episodes". BBC Genome project.
  7. ^ Sheridan, Simon (2004). The A–Z of Classic Children's Television: From Alberto Frog to Zebedee. Reynolds & Hearn Ltd. pp. 41–43. ISBN 1903111277.
  8. ^ "Watch with Mother". televisionheaven.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  9. ^ Andy Pandy : Classic Children's TV of the 20th Century at wwwk.co.uk[usurped]
  10. ^ Evans, Jeff (1995). The Guinness Television Encyclopedia. Guinness Publishing. pp. 23–24. ISBN 0-85112-744-4.
  11. ^ Watch with Mother site reference
  12. ^ "Watch with Mother episode guide". Archived from the original on 4 December 2003. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
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