I’ve just shown dd Mr Blobby…

[Soubriquet]

She’s 10..and not impressed.

Was even more and the song.

I’ve failed at parenting

D's found him terrifying.

Mind you he also didn't appreciate The Chicken Song. He asked if I was winding him up when I said it was a bit song.

They all seem to say that now. You’re supposed to click if it’s a sensitive image, I think, and it hides it unless you click to see it

The Will Carling one was even better. He called him “Mr Bastard” IIRC.
Mr Blobby is one for people with a certain sense of humour! I love it, it’s so hilariously silly, and others just find it unfunny.

I loved Mr Blobby when I was a kid. I even had a Mr Blobby birthday cake for my 8th birthday party. My kids were 6 and 8 when I showed them clips for the first time during lockdown. They thought he was hilarious!

Ooooh BLOBBY BLOBBY BLOBBY!

We played Blue by Eiffel 65 to DD this morning and she cried and said she didn’t like it (she’s 3 and is over tired today)

Will save Witch Doctor for another time…

By the way, Brum is on CBeebies.

I thought Eiffel 65 were a bit disturbing, going on about how they were going to die in Aberdeen.

Or maybe I just misheard. But even so.

@Mostar haha! Penny just dropped here…

the video is more than slightly weird, the bad 90s graphics don’t help.

Both of my DC (9&4) are horrified by Mr Blobby The other day DD couldn't remember his name and referred to him as "Mr Flobby" which made me laugh.

I'm laughing so much at the ad that came up mid-thread

Quite a long time ago I was in Littlewoods (yes, that long ago) and a little child saw some item with Mr Blobby on it. Oh my word she kicked up a fuss when her mum wouldn't buy it for her. What really got me struggling to keep a straight face was what she said to the tantrumming youngster:

"No, no you can't have it. Look, I've told you before - Blobby's dead!"

Wasn’t the whole point of Mr Blobby that he was a made up kids tv character used to fool celebrities who thought they’d been asked to appear on kids tv which would then all go horribly wrong? It was semi amusing in that context but as soon as he was turned into a real character it ceased to be funny.

Mixed Blessings was another one.
It Ain’t Half Hot Mum was highly questionable too, but I did like Windsor Davies.

I just liked the way he shouted SHUT UP!!! at the end.

I remember a surreal sketch which was a mash-up of Mr Blobby and Keeping Up Appearances. I love the idea that someone, somewhere probably thinks that is representative of British TV.

Surely it's I was beat I was dying on repeat?

Oh god that was on in a pub last weekend. FIL and MIL who are not from the UK had never heard it. He thought it was hilarious, she thought it was horrible.

I haven't played them Never Met A Nice South African yet.

Was anyone ever impressed by Bloody and Noel's Wrinkly Arsehole ?

Mine still don't believe Alf Garnett was primetime Sunday evening on BBC1.

Audiences were meant to laugh at Alf Garnett. Unfortunately, most missed where the ridicule was aimed and laughed with him.

I had a workmate who was from Latvia and the team just happened to be talking about 90s tv shows and Mr Blobby came up, she was like what was that and then when we showed a picture was 😯

I always hated Noels House Party and especially Mr Blobby. I never found anything about it funny . But his absolute biggest crime was pushing Take That's Babe off the top of the charts to be Christmas number 1 in 1993. I'm still aggrieved 30 years later 🤣

My DD was introduced to Rosie and Jim as a 3 year old and liked them. I wasn't s heartless to introduce her

I wasn't and aren't as heartless to introduce her to Mr Bobby but I think she will like Bob the Builder.

Wrinkly Arsehole! That made me laugh! 😂😂😂

Always thought Mr Blobby was sinister and grotesque, so im with your DD!

I do remember DS1 and i stumbling across The Tellytubbies for the first time (he was 9 by then) , we thought we were actually going nuts, but at least they had aerials..

Noel's House Party was a very strange show, I remember at the time being mystified as to what the appeal of it was, the studio audience were weird, super enthusiastic and clapping and cheering at everything. My family used to watch Gladiators on ITV at the same time but occasionally I'd see bits of it.