Andy Pandy

Andy Pandy is a British children's television series, the original incarnation of which premiered on BBC TV on 11 July 1950, as part of the For the Children strand (later Watch with Mother). A marionette who lived in a picnic basket, Andy was later joined by Teddy (a teddy bear) and Looby Loo, a rag doll, who would appear when Andy and Teddy weren't around. All three lived in the same picnic basket. In one episode Andy Pandy sees how high he can go on a swing. This episode was released on the 1987 compilation by BBC Video. Though only 26 episodes were made, they were repeated continuously until 1970, when, due to the now deteriorating films, thirteen colour episodes were made. Another set of 52 episodes were made in 2002, now using the stop-motion technique instead of string puppeteering. The original nursery and garden were expanded to an entire village, with Andy, Teddy and Looby Loo now owning individual houses, and four new characters were introduced - Missy Hissy, a snake,... full article at wikipedia