Sooty with Harry Corbett

This well known puppet character has been appearing on our screens since 1952. He was a hand-puppet bear operated by Harry Corbett who found him in a novelty shop on the end of Blackpool Pier for 7s 6d. Their first appearance was in a show called Talent Night and then in Saturday Special, but they soon went on to earn their own show.
Sooty played the xylophone and did magic with oofle dust and spells of "Izzy wizzy, let's get busy".
A particularly favourite memory of the programmes for many is the weary "Bye Bye everyone! Bye bye!" that Corbett uttered at the end of each show after yet another hammering or dousing.

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• Harry
• Corbett
• Sooty
• 1950s
• 1950
• Television
• TV
• Children
• Nostalgia

[flammasherman]

Izzy Whizzy, Let's Get Busy - great stuff , oh the memories !

[TheMoonPower]

@TheMasterNo6 Soo's voice of reason was usually abolished by Sooty, Sweep and Scampi, though. xD

[TheMasterNo6]

My Dad always prefered Harry to his son Matthew doing the Sooty Show...lol. Sooty was brilliant, so was Sweep and then Sootys naughty nephew Scamp came along too...Sue was okay but she was the boring voice of 'reason'....

[MrGlenLane]

I'm 26 in two days, even to this day, this made me laugh! I LOVE Sooty, and all his friends, wonderful memories have come flooding back! Sleep tight Harry! :'-)

[thegeezerdan]

This is good.

[lennon2you]

lovely memories , thanks for posting

[143AC]

And this in inappropriate for kids? The BBC TV network execs are such damn,fools.This is not harmful for kids..this is fun and they have no sense of fun at all!

[lovemorembigi]

Awesome!  Thanks for posting!!

[rodtemplar]

whoever you are thanks for video taping this........a classic...........and always will be to me

[glamrockerqueen1]

Harry H Corbett was Steptoe's son - you've got the wrong Corbett! Sooty was great, but not as good when Harry's son took over