Andy Pandy and Teddy at the Zoo (Little Books)

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When Andy Pandy finds that Bilbo's old sea-chest is full of sand, he has a seaside holiday on his very own beach. The series was followed by a revival with 26 episodes (52 segments) in 2002. In total, 92 episodes were produced. Each episode would end with a variation on the song: “Time to go home, Time to go home, Andy is waving goodbye.”

It is claimed that the design for the Andy Pandy character was based on Paul Atterbury, who at the time the young son of the puppeteer behind the character Audrey Atterbury.

Andy Pandy makes musical instruments out of odds and ends, so that Looby Loo can dance the day away. Teddy is making a nuisance of himself with two wooden spoons, so Andy Pandy shows him how to make them into wooden puppets. In 2002, BBC produced a revival of 52 episodes with the use of stop-motion animation instead of string puppets: the original nursery and garden were expanded to an entire village, with Andy, Teddy and Looby Loo now owning individual houses, as well as four new characters that were introduced in the series: Missy Hissy (and Missy Hissy’s brother, another snake who is never seen); Tiffo, a teal-and-purple dog; Bilbo (vocals performed by David Holt), a sailor; and Orbie (vocals performed by Maria Darling), a yellow-and-blue ball. Tom Conti narrated the new series.

Sheridan, Simon (2004). The A–Z of Classic Children's Television: From Alberto Frog to Zebedee. Reynolds & Hearn Ltd. pp.41–43. ISBN 1903111277. McGown, Alistair (2003–2014). "Andy Pandy (1950–1959)". BFI Screenonline . Retrieved 9 December 2021.

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When Bilbo finds a box of bolts, Andy Pandy has the novel idea of using them to make a musical wind chime. After Tiffo destroys Teddy's plasticine mouse model, Andy Pandy makes modeling clay so that Teddy can create a model of his mentor. When Teddy is scared by a beetle, Andy Pandy helps him get over his fear by making beetle masks with him. The Balloon, The Man from the Moon, Andy Pandy's Band, A Flying Feather, The Birthday Cake, A String in the Tail, The Bubble, Teddy Gets the Wind Up, A Noisy Supper, The Box That Chimed Teddy tramples on Looby Loo's favourite blue flowers, so he makes decoy flowers with tissue paper, twigs and blue paint.