Mr Squiggle - 1996 television report

A mini-documentary which aired in 1996 about the puppet character who charmed and entertained millions of children and adults on Australian television for 40 years from 1959 to 1999 - Mr Squiggle.

It also serves as a profile of his brilliant alter ego, creator and operator - puppeteer and cartoonist Norman Hetherington.

The show's writer Margaret Hetherington and then-host Rebecca Hetherington (Miss Rebecca) also feature, together with Mr Squiggle's co-stars - Rocket, Blackboard and Bill Steamshovel.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• squiggle
• puppet
• childrens
• australia

[casliquid]

Brilliant, really made my day to watch this with my kids after a couple of other clips of the shows.

[Redok]

9:20 blew my mind.

[pyrofella]

I loved this show when I was young - Norman Hetherington was a genius.... thank you Norman - RIP

[hypershadow512]

R.I.P Norman Hetherington T-T

he will enterain children with Mr Squiggle up in heavan =(

i remember getting interested in that show when i was little.. T-T

[lezzman]

Hope I'm not out of line in visualising the funeral either...with Squiggle exclaiming "He's upside down!" while Blackboard tells everyone to "Hurrry Uuuup!"

[lezzman]

Bill Steam Shovel was the best! I thought he deserved his own show. No disrespect to Mr Squiggle himself, but old Bill was always great for a laugh.

[SystoFnk]

Everything is upside down upside down... Hey wait a minute!

[tcith]

RiP Mr Squiggle

[SpecialMake]

RIP Mr Squiggle. True legend and comic genius

[jimmythebard]

Rock on Mr Squiggle