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Merchandise
Andy Pandy DVDs (Region 2)
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Andy Pandy DVDs (Region 1 - USA)
No Region 1 DVDs available on general release, at the moment.
 
Episodes
Series 1 (1950) Black and White
1. Tea Party
2. Presents
3. Music
4. Hand Bells
5. A.B.C.
6. Bricks
7. Playing School
8. Play Shops
9. Leaning House
10. Pram
11. Farm
12. Garden
13. Wall and Tortoise
14. Turtles
15. Boats
16. Paddling Pool
17. Horse and Fish
18. Bird and Butterfly
19. Rabbits
20. Kittens
21. Kings and Queens
22. Jack in the Box
23. ????
24. ????
25. ????
26. ????
 
Series 2 (1970) Colour
1. Andy Pandy's House
2. Hobby Horses
3. Scooters
4. The Trampoline
5. Jack-In-A-Box
6. A Wall And A Hedgehog
7. Cleaning The House
8. Tricycles
9. Looby Loo Has A Cold
10. The Jeep
11. Tea Party
12. The Red Engine
13. Sailing Boats
 
 
Andy Pandy DVDs | Episode Guide
 

History

When I was growing up I used to watch Andy Pandy in the 1970's.  I though it had been made in the 70's, but I was wrong.

The first show was produced on 20th June 1950 in Black and White.  It was a show that was created especially for pre-school children.  It appeared in the BBC's 'Watch With Mother' schedule every Tuesday.
 

Andy Pandy was a clown puppet and he initially performed alone, but eventually  he was joined by two friends - Teddy and Looby Lou. 

Andy Pandy was so popular, that he became one of the most repeated Children's TV programmes in television history. 

Andy Pandy was the first of several successful television characters created by Freda Lingstrom, who was Head of the Children's' Television Department of the BBC between 1951 and 1956.
 
Maria Bird composed the music and also wrote the scripts for the programme with Freda.

The first puppeteer for the programme was Audry Atterbury, who was later joined by Molly Gibson.

Andy Pandy, Teddy and Looby Lou were all silent stars. The programmes were  narrated by Vera Mckechnie and the songs were sung by Gladys Whitred.
 
A total of 26 episodes were made, each lasting 15 minutes. The characters were all puppets and the crew details can be found here.  In the 1970's, Andy Pandy was remade in colour in the Abbey Road Studios.

It seems that TV Companies have been looking to the past for inspiration, because Cosgrove Hall Productions has resurrected Andy Pandy.  They have  made a number of new programmes to thrill children all over again (lets just hope they see some of the originals too).
 
In 1998 Andy Pandy puppets appeared in a 'Watch with Mother Exhibition' at Dudley in the West Midlands.
 
Each episode began with - 
 

Andy Pandy is coming to play, la, la-la, la, la-la,
Andy Pandy's here today, la, la-la, la-la.
 
and ended with -
 

Time to stop play, just for today,
Andy and Teddy must now go away.
Time to stop play, just for today
Andy is waving goodbye.., goodbye.., goodbye.
 

 
Story
Andy Pandy
Andy Pandy is a little boy dressed as a clown.  He lives in a house in the country with his friend Teddy.
Both like to play and dance along to the songs that Gladys Whitred sings.
 
 
Teddy
Teddy is the friend of Andy Pandy and likes to play and be silly.
 
 
Looby Lou
Looby Lou is a lifeless rag doll who lives in a toy chest.  But unknown to Andy and Teddy, Looby Lou comes to life when they're not in the room.
 
 
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Andy Pandy - Exhibition

  
A Close-Up of Andy Pandy's Teddy He's all alone! Where's Andy?