Buzz and Tell

 
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== Broadcast ==
== Broadcast ==
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Impossible Kids for Cbeebies on BBC Two, 9 August to 10 September 2010 (26 episodes in 1 series)
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Impossible Kids for Cbeebies on BBC Two, 9 August 2010 to 25 January 2011 (52 episodes in 2 series)
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== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
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Shout-out-the-answers puppet show, effectively carrying on from where [[The Shiny Show]] left off, but with more elements parodying grown-up shows.
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Shout-out-the-answers puppet show for preschoolers. Each five-minute episode included a missing words question (example question: "Cars and lorries drive on the... what?"), picture question, numbers question (Five birds are in a tree. Two fly away, how many are left?), a sound effect question, and sometimes a general knowledge question at the end.  
<div class="image">[[File:Buzzandtell walter flipstick.jpg|300px]]''Your host, <s>Dick Strawbridge</s> Walter Flipstick''</div>
<div class="image">[[File:Buzzandtell walter flipstick.jpg|300px]]''Your host, <s>Dick Strawbridge</s> Walter Flipstick''</div>
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Lots of incorrect answers (and usually a further clue) would be given before getting to the correct one, providing young viewers with plenty of opportunity to get there first.
<div class="image">[[File:Buzzandtell floating desk.jpg|300px]]''Melanie Wiggles, Karl, Henrietta Peck, Charles Cheese and Mr. Biscuits''</div>
<div class="image">[[File:Buzzandtell floating desk.jpg|300px]]''Melanie Wiggles, Karl, Henrietta Peck, Charles Cheese and Mr. Biscuits''</div>
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This was the first production by Impossible Kids. Its parent company Impossible Pictures is best known for the CGI-enhanced sci-fi drama ''Primeval''.
This was the first production by Impossible Kids. Its parent company Impossible Pictures is best known for the CGI-enhanced sci-fi drama ''Primeval''.
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The second series included a Christmas special which was never repeated, in which Walter Flipstick won!
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Current revision as of 00:16, 5 October 2024

Contents

Host

"Walter Flipstick"

Co-hosts

Voice cast: Karl Wooley, Rebecca Courtney, Keith Wickham

Broadcast

Impossible Kids for Cbeebies on BBC Two, 9 August 2010 to 25 January 2011 (52 episodes in 2 series)

Synopsis

Shout-out-the-answers puppet show for preschoolers. Each five-minute episode included a missing words question (example question: "Cars and lorries drive on the... what?"), picture question, numbers question (Five birds are in a tree. Two fly away, how many are left?), a sound effect question, and sometimes a general knowledge question at the end.

Your host, Dick Strawbridge Walter Flipstick

Lots of incorrect answers (and usually a further clue) would be given before getting to the correct one, providing young viewers with plenty of opportunity to get there first.

Melanie Wiggles, Karl, Henrietta Peck, Charles Cheese and Mr. Biscuits

Inventor

Jon Doyle

Theme music

Richard Taylor

Trivia

This was the first production by Impossible Kids. Its parent company Impossible Pictures is best known for the CGI-enhanced sci-fi drama Primeval.

The second series included a Christmas special which was never repeated, in which Walter Flipstick won!

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