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BBC Radio 1 – The Chris Moyles Show, Friday – Chris' Birthday Show, Sooty and Sweep surprise Chris!". BBC. 18 February 2011. Find sources: "Sooty"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( July 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Sooty and Matthew Corbett appeared in a special episode of Thames Television's other mainstay of children's programming, Rainbow. The episode, "The VIP" was broadcast in 1990 and saw them performing a magic show for Zippy, George, Bungle and Geoffrey. Sooty and Sweep had appeared as the Prime Minister and Home Secretary, respectively of the Puppet Government in The Goodies episode " The Goodies Rule – O.K.?". Soo and Kipper the Cat also made cameo appearances.

But mischievous Sooty and exasperated Harry, who starred alongside his creation, hit a winning formula. His talents extended to making and repairing sets, as well as creating and painting both scenery and props.

The Sooty Show proved a success with children's television, due to the popularity of Sooty, spawning additional sequels including Sooty & Co. in 1993, as well as several stage shows, and a spin-off educational series titled Learn With Sooty. The programme itself was later made available on VHS and DVD, featuring episodes from primarily the 1980s to 1990s. Butch – A dark brown male dog, like Sweep, but able to talk. Introduced by Harry Corbett in the early 1970s, the character was withdrawn by his son Matthew in 1980, returning to guest star in the role of a villain. In 2021 "Sooty and The Trifle of Doom" was announced to be distributed by Kaleidoscope Film Distribution. [18] Merchandise [ edit ] Books [ edit ] Tryhorn, Chris (26 June 2008). "Sooty sale heralds new series". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Archived from the original on 16 September 2015 . Retrieved 7 September 2021. He would get into scrapes with Sweep, who spoke only in squeaks, the sensible Soo, and - in more recent series - his schoolboy cousin Scampi. Sure enough, there was an episode of The Sooty Show filmed in Heaton Park in 1992 so our memories did not deceive us.

He also wrote a number of scripts, appeared as an extra and composed some of the music for the show. Read More Related Articles From his magic wand to his water pistol, Sooty has been a children’s favourite for almost 70 years. Now original puppets of Sooty, Sweep and Soo used in the TV shows and on stage will feature in Ewbank’s Entertainment Memorabilia auction on November 18.

Sweep, cheeky glove puppet from "The Sooty Show": art print, card, poster of original painting by Jonathan Ash The third format used by the programme was introduced by Matthew in 1981, later becoming a staple for all future programmes in the Sooty franchise. Under the new format, Matthew discontinued the use of a studio audience and comedic sketches, in lieu of a sitcom format focused on a single misadventure, with himself, Sooty, Sweep and Soo sharing a suburban house together. Elements of the previous format, such as guest stars and music, were retained, with narration added in for scenes focused entirely on the puppets; story-telling was also retained, but phased out over the 1980s. The new format included the use of educational elements in some stories, and the creation of specially designed sets for the puppet characters, which would be later updated and maintained in subsequent programmes in the Sooty franchise – in particular, a bathroom set created for the programme was specially designed so that its miniature taps and shower dispensed running water.

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Matthew Corbett (1976–1992) – The show's second presenter. Matthew took over in 1976, having initially worked in children's television, and maintained the same format as his father up until 1981. After the show's format was changed to a sitcom-based arrangement, Matthew transformed himself on screen into a well-meaning father figure, but also a somewhat sarcastic character who was slightly conceited with pomposity and boasting, to complement the mayhem created by Sooty and Sweep.

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Sooty's Christmas Party, Sooty's Christmas Special ( Billy Dainty) (Compilation DVD with ' Rainbow') Matthew said that Peter was the inspiration behind developing the Sooty Show as episodes with a theme or story, as with sitcoms, rather than the being a series of sketches. He often played the role of Sweep’s dad and operated Sweep’s voice (originally created using a saxophone reed), notably during the dream sequence when Sweep appeared on Stars in their Eyes with his rendition of Nessum Dorma.