Button Moon

[Richard1978]

Re: Button Moon

The Rainbow/Pipkins slot

Tina Teaspoon? OMFG who thinks up these shows? Someone on acid? lol

Quite a few children's shows seem quite carzy!

Let's Pretend was another in the same timeslot.

[staffslad]

Re: Button Moon

Yes, Pipkins also occupied that lunchtime slot, though by the time Button Moon began, it was in its death throes.

[Twocky61]

Re: Button Moon

Twocky, it was a Thames Television production, not the BBC, though still cheap as chips. I seem to remember it being shown at lunchtimes, in the same slot that Rainbow would sometimes occupy, but as it ran for such a long time, it could have jumped around a bit. Remember Mr and Mrs Spoon's daughter, Tina Teaspoon?

The Rainbow/Pipkins slot

Tina Teaspoon? OMFG who thinks up these shows? Someone on acid? lol

[Richard1978]

Re: Button Moon

Twocky, it was a Thames Television production, not the BBC, though still cheap as chips. I seem to remember it being shown at lunchtimes, in the same slot that Rainbow would sometimes occupy, but as it ran for such a long time, it could have jumped around a bit. Remember Mr and Mrs Spoon's daughter, Tina Teaspoon?

Yes that sounds right, it ran from about 1982 to about 88.

[staffslad]

Re: Button Moon

Twocky, it was a Thames Television production, not the BBC, though still cheap as chips. I seem to remember it being shown at lunchtimes, in the same slot that Rainbow would sometimes occupy, but as it ran for such a long time, it could have jumped around a bit. Remember Mr and Mrs Spoon's daughter, Tina Teaspoon?

[Twocky61]

Re: Button Moon

Very creative.

Very creative? The BBC (I believe it was) was at a loss what to commission next? Then some bright spark (NOT) said "How about a button on a black canvas? We could call it button moon!!"

And thus Button Moon was born lol

I reckon the BBC had spent their budget for that year so they wanted a simple kids show very cheap. 'Very Cheap' being sod all/free lol

[darren]

Re: Button Moon

Didnt realise it was on dvd ive a feeling he/she will like it.

Great how they mad characters out of bits and pieces like buttons .etc.
Very creative.

i picked up a dvd of this show last week at a charity shop for my toddler to watch, instead of all these noisy shows they seem to have nowadays.

[Mulletino]

Re: Button Moon

I picked up a DVD of this show last week at a Charity Shop for my toddler to watch, instead of all these noisy shows they seem to have nowadays.

[beccabear67]

Re: Button Moon

I really like this show... in small doses anyway. Hard to get the song out of my head sometimes!

[Twocky61]

Re: Button Moon

OMFG just a button on a black canvas - kids simple play a television show? Budget? Zero lol

[darren]

Re: Button Moon

WAS A WEIRD SHOW POOR VACUUM CLEANER LIVING ON BUTTON MOON.

RAN FROM DECEMBER 8TH 1980 UNTIL DECEMBER 1ST 1988.
WHICH IS LONGER THAN ID THOUGHT.


HERES AN EPISODE.

https://youtu.be/2A_cHQJTyzU

SO CREATIVE TO CREATE CHARACTERS OUT OF EVERYDAY HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS.

I remember Mr Spoon's head was a plate & a frying pan, & had a bottle torso & wooden spoons for arms.

The vaccum cleaner that lived on Button Moon was a bit weird IIRC.

[Llamarama]

Re: Button Moon

I must say I never thought Mr. Spoon's head would be such a hotly debated subject! I would say It's an enameled milk pan with a soup bowl on top, but those who made the actual program don't even seem 100% sure. One of life's great mysteries I guess

Re: Button Moon

It wasn't narrated by Davidson. Robin Parkinson narrated. Davidson and then wife Sandra Dickinson sung the theme song.

Mr Spoon's head was made of a saucepan with handle for nose and a plate for his hat.

[darren]

Re: Button Moon

I used to love Button Moon - it was narrated by Peter Davidson Didn't Mrs Spoon just hand out at home while Mr Spoon went off on adventures, hmm!

narrated by peter dvbison now that i did nt lnow.
Although when watching it on youtube earlier his voice sounded very familiar.

[Heather74]

Re: Button Moon

IIRC Mr Spoon's head was a frying pan (the handle forming his nose), with an upside down plate on top acting as a hat

i always thought his head was a pan, but apparently not, it was two 'dishes'