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6.9/10 TV Composer(s) Peter Goslin First episode date 8 December 1980 Number of episodes 91 | 7.1/10 IMDb Created by Ian Allen Country of origin United Kingdom Final episode date 1 December 1988 Program creator Ian Allen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Original language(s) English, Czech, and Spanish Similar The Flumps, Jamie and the Magic Torch, Pigeon Street, Rainbow, Bagpuss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Button Moon is a children's television programme broadcast in the United Kingdom in the 1980s on the ITV network. Thames Television produced each episode, which lasted ten minutes and featured the adventures of Mr. Spoon who, in each episode, travels to Button Moon in his homemade rocket ship. All the characters are based on kitchen utensils, as well as many of the props.
Contents
- Button moon
- Production
- Litigation
- Series 3 1983
- Series 4 1985
- Series 5 1986
- Series 6 1987
- Series 7 1988
- VHS and DVD releases
- References
Once on Button Moon, which hangs in "blanket sky", they have an adventure, and look through Mr. Spoon's telescope at someone else such as the Hare and the Tortoise, before heading back to their home on 'Junk Planet'. Episodes also include Mr. Spoon's wife Mrs. Spoon, their daughter, Tina Tea-Spoon and her friend Eggbert. The series ended in 1988 after 91 episodes.
Button moon
Production
Button Moon was originally conceived by Ian Allen as a stage show for Playboard Puppets in 1978. Allen adapted it into a TV series for Thames two years later. The first series of thirteen programmes was transmitted in 1980. A further six series of thirteen programmes followed, making a total of ninety-one different Button Moon adventures. The series was repeated on a yearly basis for Thames TV up until 1988. All 91 episodes have been shown on satellite channel UK Gold since spring 1993. Every episode was at least 10 minutes.
Narration was by Robin Parkinson. Puppeteers included Ian Allen, John Thirtle, Alistair Fullarton, Sue Dacre, Chris Leith, Judith Bucklow, Ian Brown, Tony Holthamand, and others. The incidental music for the series was written by Peter Goslin. The show's theme tune was composed and performed by Peter Davison and Sandra Dickinson, who were married at the time.
A live stage show toured England in the late 1980s and the early 1990s.
Litigation
The creator of the show successfully sued the manufacturer of lookalike memorabilia in 2013.
Series 3 (1983)
27 3-01 05/Oct/83 Looking For Button Moon
28 3-02 12/Oct/83 Tina Teaspoon and the School Mouse (10 min)
29 3-03 19/Oct/83 A Day Trip To Button Moon
30 3-04 26/Oct/83 Shoebox Station (10 min)
31 3-05 02/Nov/83 Two Sticky Mugs (10 min)
32 3-06 09/Nov/83 Button Hole Pond (10 min)
33 3-07 16/Nov/83 The Scouts' Garden Fete (10 min)
34 3-08 23/Nov/83 Queenie Jelly (10 min)
35 3-09 30/Nov/83 Painting The Pipes (10 min)
36 3-10 07/Dec/83 Freddy Teddy (10 min)
37 3-11 14/Dec/83 The Clown Who Lost His Smile (10 min)
38 3-12 21/Dec/83 Happy Birthday Mrs Spoon (10 min)
39 3-13 28/Dec/83 Bundle and Fluff (10 min)
Series 4 (1985)
40 4-01 30/Jan/85 Egbert Goes To Button Moon (10 min)
41 4-02 06/Feb/85 The Spaceship Breaks Down (10 min)
42 4-03 13/Feb/85 Playing Games On Button Moon (10 min)
43 4-04 20/Feb/85 The Gravy Boat (10 min)
44 4-05 27/Feb/85 Sticky Sweets (10 min)
45 4-06 06/Mar/85 Picnic On Button Moon (10 min)
46 4-07 13/Mar/85 The Cake Fairy Goes Ice Skating
47 4-08 20/Mar/85 Rag Doll Marries A Dinosaur (10 min)
48 4-09 27/Mar/85 Egbert Goes Camping (10 min)
49 4-10 03/Apr/85 Banana Birds (10 min)
50 4-11 10/Apr/85 Pink And Purple Dinosaur (10 min)
51 4-12 17/Apr/85 The Shark In The Bath (10 min)
52 4-13 24/Apr/85 The Paper Parade (10 min)
Series 5 (1986)
Series 5 (1986)
53 5-01 07/Jan/86 A Hole In Blanket Sky (10 min)
54 5-02 14/Jan/86 Egbert Wants To Help (10 min)
55 5-03 21/Jan/86 Tutti Frutti Ice Cream (10 min)
56 5-04 28/Jan/86 Granny Spoon and the Missing Apple Pie (10 min)
57 5-05 04/Feb/86 Rain Stopped Play (10 min)
58 5-06 11/Feb/86 Bottle Party (10 min)
59 5-07 18/Feb/86 Paperchase On Button Moon (10 min)
60 5-08 25/Feb/86 Winter Sports For The Frozen Vegetables (10 min)
61 5-09 04/Mar/86 Ding A Ling Ice Cream (10 min)
62 5-10 11/Mar/86 Blue Button Moon (10 min)
63 5-11 18/Mar/86 Crazy Games (10 min)
64 5-12 25/Mar/86 The Royal Handkerchief Ballet (10 min)
65 5-13 01/Apr/86 The Holiday Weekend (10 min)
Series 6 (1987)
Series 6 (1987)
66 6-01 06/Jan/87 The Good Luck Bird (10 min)
67 6-02 13/Jan/87 Hose On Charlie's Nose (10 min)
68 6-03 20/Jan/87 Planet Doughnut (10 min)
69 6-04 27/Jan/87 Rag Doll Has A Cold (10 min)
70 6-05 03/Feb/87 Honeymoon (10 min)
71 6-06 10/Feb/87 Mrs Spoon's Jumble Sale (10 min)
72 6-07 17/Feb/87 Buttonhole Pond (10 min)
73 6-08 24/Feb/87 Missing Martha Muggins (10 min)
74 6-09 03/Mar/87 Barn Dance (10 min)
75 6-10 10/Mar/87 Bobbing Bottle (10 min)
76 6-11 17/Mar/87 Cows On Button Moon (10 min)
77 6-12 24/Mar/87 Cinders And The Magic Beans (10 min)
78 6-13 31/Mar/87 Queenie Jelly Loses Her Cherries (10 min)
Series 7 (1988)
Series 7 (1988)
79 7-01 08/Sep/88 Button Moon Boat Race (10 min)
80 7-02 15/Sep/88 Vacuum Cleaner For Sale (10 min)
81 7-03 22/Sep/88 Benny Bin (10 min)
82 7-04 29/Sep/88 Little Bottle Floats Away (10 min)
83 7-05 06/Oct/88 Button Moon Talent Show (10 min)
84 7-06 13/Oct/88 Mr and Mrs Spoon's Anniversary (10 min)
85 7-07 20/Oct/88 Mice Play On Button Moon (10 min)
86 7-08 27/Oct/88 Dotty Teapot (10 min)
87 7-09 03/Nov/88 Rag Doll Moves House (10 min)
88 7-10 10/Nov/88 What's The Matter With Marrow? (10 min)
89 7-11 17/Nov/88 Egbert's Birthday (10 min)
90 7-12 24/Nov/88 Cold Cows On Button Moon (10 min)
91 7-13 01/Dec/88 The Snoring Princess (10 min)
92 7-14 08/Dec/88 Goodbye Button Moon (10 min)
VHS and DVD releases
"Button Moon - Boat Race" was released on 6 July 2009 in the UK. It comprised 10 episodes:
(Series 1): The Good Luck Bird; The Persian Market; Barn Dance; Music in the Air; Cinders and the Magic Beans
(Other series): Button Hole Pond; Cows on Button Moon; Buttonhole Pond; Boat Race; and Buttonhole Pond
(iTunes): Season 6 of Button Moon can now be purchased on iTunes UK.
