| Noddy's Toyland Adventures | |
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| Genre | |
| Based on | The Noddy stories by Enid Blyton |
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| Narrated by | Jimmy Hibbert Katie Boland (North America) |
| Theme music composer | Paul K. Joyce |
| Composers | Paul K. Joyce Stacey Hersh |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 53 (including Christmas special) |
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| Editors | Zyggy Markiewicz Jane Hicks Nibs Senior |
| Running time | 10 minutes |
| Production companies | Cosgrove Hall Productions (Series 1 and 2) Cosgrove Hall Films (Series 3 and 4) BBC Enterprises/BBC Worldwide Enid Blyton Ltd. |
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| Release | 17 September 1992 – 3 April 2000 |
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| Noddy (1998) Make Way for Noddy (2002) | |
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Noddy's Toyland Adventures is a British children's television programme that was broadcast from September 1992 until April 1994 and December 1994 (and reran in 2000 on the Children's BBC block of the BBC).[1] The show stars the voices of Susan Sheridan and Jimmy Hibbert.[2] Each episode was written by Julia and Chris Allen respectively during its broadcast run. Paul K. Joyce composed and performed the show's opening theme.
In North America, episodes were broadcast as part of a full thirty-minute program titled Noddy. The program featured the original UK animations re-dubbed with North American voices (broadcast in between all new live action segments), while Paul K. Joyce's soundtrack was replaced by a new score by Stacey Hersh, who also scored the live action part of the series. Nashville-based songwriter Dennis Scott composed 99 new songs for the live action segments, including the show's opening theme.
Universal released several of the re-dubbed Noddy animations on VHS (through USA Home Entertainment and PolyGram Video). These videos also featured songs written by Stacey Hersh and co-writer Ari Posner. This new series aired in the UK in 1999, under the title Noddy in Toyland (unrelated to the 2009 series of the same name);[3] the original British soundtrack was used - however the live action segments were unaltered for original cut.
- ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 218. ISBN 9781476672939.
- ^ "Noddy's Toyland Adventures - Cast Images". Behind The Voice Actors. 5 September 1992. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "The Noddy Shop Description". Retro Junk. Retrieved 29 June 2016.