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The Wibbly Wobbly Way
Jean Morton was a former continuity announcer for Associated Television (ATV) that provided mid-week programming for the Midlands and weekend television for London.
In 1962, she received two stuffed toy Koala Bears and suggested to ATV a children's series based on them, who she called Tingha and Tucker. Far from being a 'plodding children's programme' Tingha and Tucker was a huge hit. So-much-so that when The Tingha and Tucker Club was formed it attracted 750,000 members until finally, ATV, unable to cope with the volume of mail, were forced to close it.
Later on, the original stuffed bears were replaced by puppets and Peter Harris, one of the puppeteers, went on to direct The Muppet Show as well as creating another children's favourite Tiswas.
A generation of television viewers grew up on the antics that the two koala glove puppets shared with Jean Morton and in 1964 there was a single released by Pye Records; "Woomerang Boomerang" b/w "Over the Rickety Bridge". The best remembered song from the series was "The Wibbly Wobbly Way" which was sung by the puppets in their customary high-pitched voices which sounded almost chipmonkish.
In 1970 the show was finally cancelled and soon after Tingha and Tucker were stolen from a store cupboard at ATV, never to be seen again!
In 1962, she received two stuffed toy Koala Bears and suggested to ATV a children's series based on them, who she called Tingha and Tucker. Far from being a 'plodding children's programme' Tingha and Tucker was a huge hit. So-much-so that when The Tingha and Tucker Club was formed it attracted 750,000 members until finally, ATV, unable to cope with the volume of mail, were forced to close it.
Later on, the original stuffed bears were replaced by puppets and Peter Harris, one of the puppeteers, went on to direct The Muppet Show as well as creating another children's favourite Tiswas.
A generation of television viewers grew up on the antics that the two koala glove puppets shared with Jean Morton and in 1964 there was a single released by Pye Records; "Woomerang Boomerang" b/w "Over the Rickety Bridge". The best remembered song from the series was "The Wibbly Wobbly Way" which was sung by the puppets in their customary high-pitched voices which sounded almost chipmonkish.
In 1970 the show was finally cancelled and soon after Tingha and Tucker were stolen from a store cupboard at ATV, never to be seen again!
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