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sooty

Sooty is a British puppet and children's book character popular in the United Kingdom, Australia and other countries.

He was originally devised and operated by Harry Corbett (nephew of fish and chip shop chain owner Harry Ramsden) who bought Sooty from a stall when he was on holiday in Blackpool in 1948. Sooty, a small yellow bear with black ears, who was mute to the audience but could communicate with Harry by apparently whispering in his ear, was featured on British TV from 1952. The original bear was completely yellow, and Harry covered his ears and nose with soot so that he would 'show up' better on black and white television - hence the puppet's name. He would later be joined by other puppet characters Sweep (a dog which communicated by squeak noises), Soo (a panda bear), Kipper (a cat), Butch (another dog who occasionally played the part of a villain), Ramsbottom (a snake), 'Enry the Robot (a robot), Cousin Scampi (another bear) and Vicki (Another cat, this time, novelly, Brazilian). Following Harry Corbett's retirement, Sooty was operated by his son, Matthew Corbett, and enjoyed a new wave of popularity.

Sooty fluctuated between kindness, cheekiness, and downright naughtiness, very often misinterpreting things said or suggested by Harry, Matthew or Soo (possibly intentionally). He played the xylophone and kept a wand with which he performed magic. This was accompanied by the catchphrase "Izzy wizzy, let's get busy!" He was often seen with his water pistol, usually squirting Matthew. Every episode ended "Bye-bye, everybody. Bye-bye."

In the late nineties, Matthew Corbett retired, marking the end of the series "Sooty and Co." (Based around the idea of the Sooty gang running a shop that "sells almost everything") and essentially gifted Sooty to then co-star Richard Cadell, who presented the show through another 3 series, at first under the name "Sooty Heights", then under the name, "Sooty". He was joined in these by a series of female co-hosts, starting with Lianna Bridges who worked in "Sooty and Co." in the same period he did.

There used to be an extremely popular 'World of Sooty' museum in Shipley, West Yorkshire open in the early 1990s, but this was later replaced by an animatronic cat exhibition, which was in turn replaced by a marketing agency. There were also Sooty related attractions at the now defunct Granada Studios Tour in Manchester.

The Sooty show had a number of celebrities from all walks of life making an appearance on the show. Most notable was Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain who is a self confessed Sooty fan and always has the puppet as a mascot on the front of his drumkit, and has occasionally donned a full size Sooty costume at shows as an entrance.
Sooty also appeared in the video for "Is This the Way to Amarillo" 2005 remake mimed by Peter Kay. Sooty and his co star Sweep (puppet) appeared on the shoulders of Peter Kay as he ran down a corridor.

While an innocent children's TV programme, Sooty did occasionally come under some controversy with the British watchdogs. Moments included:

In 1964, the show was accused of placing sex into children's television, by the introduction of Sooty's Panda girlfriend, Soo.

Pushing hard drugs - a 1980's episode had Sooty attempting to lock Sweep into a tranquilizing booth.

Being anti-police - Sooty hitting PC Nab over the head with a toy hammer.

Product placement was occasionally featured on the Sooty Show and Sooty & Co in the 1990s. Examples of this includes the episode where Sooty, Sweep et al go to Camelot Theme Park. This was featured as one of the four pictures from the Odd One Out round on an episode of Have I Got News for You on the subject of product placement.

The character of Butch being criticised as being too frightening to young children.

Taken from Wikipedia

Characters

Harry Corbett
The creator of Sooty and the first presenter of The Sooty Show.

Matthew Corbett
Son of Harry, took over from his father in 1976 until "retiring" in 1998

Sooty
A mute yellow bear with black ears. He can only communicate by whispering in Matthews ear. Has a magic wand which he uses for naughty tricks which a lot of the time go wrong.

Soo
A female panda who first appeared as Sooty's girlfriend. The sensible one of the three, and the only one who can speak.

Sweep
A grey Spaniel wih black ears who speaks in bizarre squeaks and is loved for his dim-witted behaviour. As Soo puts it, "as thick as a brick!"

Scampi
Sooty's younger cousin. A mute teddy bear just like Sooty except paler in colour. Wears a scool uniform.

Butch
A mean black bulldog with a gruff voice.

Taken from Wikipedia

Videos

Adventures Of Sooty
An Audience With Sooty
Animal Magic
Camping Out
Canal Capers & Staff Training
Christmas Capers & Mischievous Mishaps
Izzy Whizzy, Lets Get Bizzy
Little Cousin Scampi
Little Shop Of Mischief
Matt Robot
Moving In & Bubble Trouble
Scrap Idea & Buddy Jolly
Sooty & Superdog
Sooty Christmas Show
Sooty Out & About
Sooty The Big Surprise
Sooty Wants A Pet
Sooty's Amazng Adentures
Sooty's Big Time Video
Sooty's Bumper Special
Sooty's Christmas Party
Sooty's Elastic Tricks
Sooty's Favourite Stories
Sooty's Golf Crazy Golf
Sooty's Magic Show
Sooty's Magical Solutions & New Friends
Sooty's Restaurant
Sooty's School Trip
Sooty's Stately Home
Sooty's Time Capsule
Speedy Sweep
Splashing Out & Soo To The Rescue

Episodes

A Magical Voice [Camping Out]
A Summertime Christmas [Christmas Capers & Mischievous Mishaps]
Ancestors [Sooty’s Stately Home]
Bangers And Smash [Sooty's Big Time Video]
Bowled Over [Sooty’s Bumper Special]
Breakdown [Speedy Sweep]
Bubble Trouble [Bubble Trouble & Moving In]
Buddy Jolly [Buddy Jolly & Scrap Idea]
Bun Fight[Camping Out]
Camping Out [Camping Out]
Canal Capers [Canal Capers & Staff Training]
Car Boot Sale [Matt Robot]
Chaffinch [Animal Magic]
Dog Trouble [Little Shop Of Mischief]
Down Under [Sooty's Golf Crazy Golf]
Dyb Dyb Disaster [Sooty's Big Time Video]
Fat & 40 [Sooty’s Bumper Special]
Fun Park [Little Shop Of Mischief]
Gardeners For Hire [Little Cousin Scampi]
Get Your Skates On [Sooty's Christmas Party]
Golf Crazy Golf [Sooty's Golf Crazy Golf]
Grin And Bear It [Sooty's Golf Crazy Golf]
Health Food [Sooty’s Restaurant]
Hidden Talent [Sooty Christmas Show]
Home Alone Sweep [Sooty's Elastic Tricks]
Honking Nose [Sooty’s Favourite Stories]
In Camera [Sooty Wants A Pet]
Inventors [Sooty’s Bumper Special]
Just Not Cricket [Sooty's Big Time Video]
Kennels [Animal Magic]
Little Cousin Scampi [Little Cousin Scampi]
Little Terrors [Christmas Capers & Mischievous Mishaps]
Matt Robot [Matt Robot]
Millionaire [Sooty’s Stately Home]
Moving House [Sooty’s School Trip]
Moving In [Bubble Trouble & Moving In]
New Friends [Sooty's Magical Solutions & New Friends]
Nothing Ever Happens [Sooty’s Bumper Special]
Overnight Away [Sooty The Big Surprise]
Pony & Trap [Animal Magic]
Radio Control Car [Sooty’s Favourite Stories]
Restaurant [Sooty’s Restaurant]
Return Of Scampi [Matt Robot]
Return Of Superdog [Sooty The Big Surprise]
Royalty [Sooty's Christmas Party]
School Trip [Sooty’s School Trip]
Scrap Idea [Buddy Jolly & Scrap Idea]
Sherlock Sooty [Adventures Of Sooty]
Shop-Keeping [Little Shop Of Mischief]
Snuffles The Rabbit Comes To Stay [Adventures Of Sooty]
Soo To The Rescue [Splashing Out & Soo To The Rescue]
Soo's Babies [Little Shop Of Mischief]
Soo's Spring Cleaning [Sooty's Elastic Tricks]
Sooty Christmas Special [Sooty Christmas Show]
Sooty Panto [Adventures Of Sooty]
Sooty's Busy Christmas [Christmas Capers & Mischievous Mishaps]
Sooty's Christmas Party [Christmas Capers & Mischievous Mishaps]
Sooty's Elastic Tricks [Sooty's Elastic Tricks]
Sooty's Magical Solutions [Sooty's Magical Solutions & New Friends]
Speedy Sweep [Speedy Sweep]
Splashing Out [Splashing Out & Soo To The Rescue]
Staff Training [Canal Capers & Staff Training]
Stately Home [Sooty’s Stately Home]
Stay Awake [Sooty’s Bumper Special]
Sticky Situation [Little Cousin Scampi]
Superdog [Sooty & Superdog]
Sweep's Family [Little Shop Of Mischief]
Sweep’s Large Family [Sooty’s Favourite Stories]
Sweep's Little Accidents [Speedy Sweep]
Tap Time [Sooty’s School Trip]
The Big Surprise [Sooty The Big Surprise]
The Magic Show [Adventures Of Sooty]
The Sooty Christmas Show [Sooty's Christmas Party]
The Unreal Ghostbusters [Sooty Wants A Pet]
Time Capsule [Sooty's Time Capsule]
Ventriloquism [Sooty's Time Capsule]
Want A Pet [Sooty Wants A Pet]
Water Sports [Sooty's Big Time Video]

whisper

Name: Whisper
Subject: The Sooty Show
Category: TV Shows
Opened: 6th November 2006
Owner: Jo
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