Mr Blobby [VHS]

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To the modern mind these were kids TV shows but for adults, full of radio-like segments, comedy, celebrity appearances and a party atmosphere. Soon after Blobby's single was released, a wave of merchandise hit the shops. Retailers were obsessed with Mr Blobby and in addition to the CD, seven inch vinyl or cassette tape single, Blobby merchandise included dolls, plush toys, slippers, egg cups, condiment shakers, pink lemonade, sponges, lunch boxes, balloons and towels.

Mr Blobby got a UK Christmas number one with his single "Mr Blobby," with the song staying there for three weeks. Quite a feat, considering it had beaten genuinely talented contenders like Meat Loaf and Take That to the top spot. Yes, while today people have deep rooted fascinations with Kim Kardashian, Apple products and the next reality show, the 'it' trend was the one and only Mr Blobby. The strange creation of Noel Edmond's BBC show - Noel's House Party. By October the Labour party, who had the majority on the city council, called time on Mr Blobby's Morecambe home. Actor: Will Carling, Valerie Singleton, Wayne Sleep, Mister Blobby, Noel Edmonds, Hudson And Halls, Garth Crooks It's hard to believe that once upon a time in 90s Britain, with its revolutionary music scene, pop culture and groundbreaking political movements, the country became, for a time, obsessed with a pink blob.

Controversy exploded when Noel Edmonds began organising a number of Mr Blobby theme parks - all of which would be financial disasters. The quarry that housed Mr Blobby's House and part of Crinkley Bottom High Street had allegedly been built without full planning permission, complaints were made following some questionable treatment to the elephants in the wildlife park, neighbours complained about excessive noise and English Heritage were concerned that the image of the Grade I listed estate was being spoiled by Blobby attractions.

On November 28, they voted 36-12 to scrap Crinkley Bottom. The leisure park closed after just thirteen weeks sparking national headlines. Edmonds and his production company Unique began looking into ways in which they could open a Blobby-themed leisure park soon after 1993. In series two, something momentous happened, something that would, later, change the fate of Morecambe and Lancaster City Council.Many of the guest celebrities were the subject of pranks through the show's "Gotcha" segment which was, possibly, the first time hidden camera practical jokes had featured on TV.

Appearing like the product of a deeply disturbed and horrific nightmare, Blobby wasn't without scandal either. Lancaster City Council expected that the park would bring in another 240,000 annual visitors to the resort, while the Morecambe Visitor ramped up expectations with frequent headlines. Played by Glasgow native George McGill for a year before Barry Killerby took over, Mr Blobby was the chaos element in Noel's show. The District Auditor, Clive Portman, found that Lancaster City Council was “imprudent, irrational and unlawful” in its dealings with Unique and Edmonds.Mr Blobby returned to Morecambe on August 5 to switch on the illuminations for a second year in a row. He was joined by Edmonds who hosted a live edition of House Party. Noel's House Party was a staple show of the 1990s. It summed up British pop culture at the time and was ranked alongside later evening viewing such as Don't Forget Your Toothbrush and TFI Friday. It seemed like a win-win for Morecambe, a town that was experiencing a slow decline, having been one of the premier British seaside destinations during the 1980s. They accused Edmonds of breach of contract, causing them to terminate their agreement and leading to a bitter legal battle between them and the Deal or No Deal host. Morecambe is bracing itself for a pink and yellow spotted tidal wave of Blobbymania" was one headline used by the local paper.