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Noel's House Party is a BBC light entertainment series that was hosted by Noel Edmonds.Set in a large house in the fictional village of Crinkley Bottom, leading to much innuendo, it ran from 23 November 1991 to 20 March 1999 on BBC One and was broadcast live on Saturday evenings for eight series.
Crinkley Bottom, also popularly referred to as Blobbyland, [1] [2] was the operating title for a series of British theme parks operating in the 1990s. They were created by Noel Edmonds based on the fictional village of Crinkley Bottom where the Noel's House Party television programme was based.
The programme was a slow-burning success, and following the third series in 1990, Edmonds' popularity and reputation were sufficiently re-established with the public for Edmonds to pitch Noel's House Party to the BBC, which began in November 1991.
Mr Blobby first appeared in 1992 in the 'Gotcha' segment of the second series of Noel's House Party, in which celebrities were caught out in a Candid Camera style prank. Mr Blobby was presented to the celebrities as if he were a real and established children's television character, in order to record a feature about the guests' professions - in reality, the setup was completely fictitious, and ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 January 2025. English television presenter and executive (born 1948) Noel Edmonds Edmonds in 2020 Born Noel Ernest Edmonds (1948-12-22) 22 December 1948 (age 76) Ilford, Essex, England Occupations Television presenter radio DJ writer producer businessman Years active 1968–present Spouses Gillian ...
The music video for Mr Blobby premieres on Noel’s House Party on BBC1. 22 November – On the 30th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Channel 4 airs the documentary As It Happened: The Killing of Kennedy which gives a minute-by-minute account of the events of 22 November 1963 with contributions from scores of eyewitnesses. [72]
IN FOCUS: As the daytime series returns after seven years off the air, Jacob Stolworthy takes on the banker to find out what it’s really like to be a contestant on the ultimate game of chance
Each episodes focuses on a variety of segments heavily influenced by previous Saturday night light entertainment shows, most notably Noel's House Party and Don't Forget Your Toothbrush, and with some paying homage to Saturday night TV of the past, such as Opportunity Knocks, and range from pranks, humorous entertainment, games, and musical acts.