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'''''Dooby Duck's Disco Bus''''' is a children's [[puppet show]] presented by '''Dooby Duck''' (created by Alan Hausrath and Harry Stuart), a puppet duck with a shiny showbiz jacket and a pink bow-tie, who introduced [[puppet]]s [[singing]] contemporary songs of the day. Dooby signed off each show laughing and saying 'Dooby Dooby Dooby Dooby Dooby Quack Quack'. The character first appeared as a segment on the children's sketch programme 'The Satellite Show'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rogerstevenson.com/puppet.php?id=4|title=Roger Stevenson - Master Puppeteer|website=rogerstevenson.com}}</ref>
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'''''Dooby's Duck Disco Bus''''' was a children's puppet show presented by Dooby Duck, a [[television presenter]] who presented [[puppets]] [[singing]] comptempary songs of that day. The show later span off into Dooby Duck's Euro Tour. Dooby was know for when finishing a show by laughing and saying Dooby Dooby quack quack.


== Series guide ==
The Show was Broadcast from 1988 - 1992, and had three series with BBC TV.


; ''Dooby Duck's Disco Bus'': 13 editions. Broadcast 5 January 1989<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1989-01-05#at-15.50|title=BBC One London - 5 January 1989 - BBC Genome|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> – 30 March 1989<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1989-03-30#at-15.50|title=BBC One London - 30 March 1989 - BBC Genome|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
The first 'Dooby Duck's Disco Bus' was made in 1988. the thirteen x 5 min programmes were a big hit with University students etc and it drew an audience of 3 million which was amazing for a show at 3.55 in the afternoon.
; ''Dooby's Duck Truck'': 13 editions. Broadcast 3 January 1991<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/26147ca151424238b4f6490b9b33fe51|title=Dooby's Duck Truck|date=3 January 1991|issue=3497|pages=142|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> – 28 March 1991<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1991-03-28#at-15.50|title=BBC One London - 28 March 1991 - BBC Genome|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
; ''Dooby Duck's Euro Tour'': 13 editions. Broadcast 30 September 1992<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1992-09-30#at-15.50|title=BBC One London - 30 September 1992 - BBC Genome|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> – 23 December 1992


All series were given repeat airings.
The second series was 'Dooby;s Duck Truck' and this was in 1990 with the last series 'Dooby Duck's Euro Tour' being made in 1992. Dooby went to make a series for NHK in Japan in 1995.


== Reception ==
He appeared with major stars in the 1980's/ 1990's and was a regular in Pantomimes and summer season's.
"This puppet duck presented other puppets singing contemporary songs of the day for five minutes just before 4.00 pm. Sounds simple, yet it achieved a viewing audience of 3 million and had something of a cult following with students.", according to the website Nostalgia Central.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-02-12 |title=Dooby Duck's Disco Bus/Dooby's Duck Truck – Nostalgia Central |url=https://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1980s/dooby-ducks-disco-busdoobys-duck-truck/ |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=nostalgiacentral.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>


Jim Sangster also considers that ''[[Pinky and Perky]]'''s "basic format (...) was revived in 1989 for the bizarre ''Dooby Duck's Disco Bus'' (5 Jan-30 Mar 1989), which once again had marionette animals performing contemporary pop hits."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sangster |first=Jim |url=https://archive.org/details/tvheaven0000sang/mode/2up?q=%22Dooby+Duck%27s+Disco+Bus%22 |title=TV heaven |date=2005 |publisher=London : Collins |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-00-719099-7}}</ref>
He also appeared in shows in France and Germany and had long seasons at Lowe's Hotel Monte Carlo.{{Fact|date=June 2007}}


==References==
He is character from a major UK based Puppet Company and is currently presenting 'Dooby Duck's Travel Show' in the Puppet Castle at Butlin's Resort, Minehead.{{Fact|date=June 2007}}
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== External links ==
* {{youTube|Bc-gEotfX40|Dooby Duck's Duck Truck}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070524104846/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/415690 BFI database entry for Dooby Duck's Disco Bus]


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* [http://www.grangehillfans.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2709&start=60&sid=1309a362fcdf6aa8c071143fd027f4ef Picture of Dooby Duck]
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* [http://www.kalpublish.org.uk/books/chilist.htm Book References]
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc-gEotfX40 YouTube episode of Dooby Duck's Duck Truck]
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Latest revision as of 20:53, 29 November 2024

Dooby Duck's Disco Bus
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Production
Running time10 min.
Original release
NetworkBBC
Release5 January 1989 (1989-01-05) –
23 December 1992 (1992-12-23)

Dooby Duck's Disco Bus is a children's puppet show presented by Dooby Duck (created by Alan Hausrath and Harry Stuart), a puppet duck with a shiny showbiz jacket and a pink bow-tie, who introduced puppets singing contemporary songs of the day. Dooby signed off each show laughing and saying 'Dooby Dooby Dooby Dooby Dooby Quack Quack'. The character first appeared as a segment on the children's sketch programme 'The Satellite Show'.[1]

Series guide

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Dooby Duck's Disco Bus
13 editions. Broadcast 5 January 1989[2] – 30 March 1989[3]
Dooby's Duck Truck
13 editions. Broadcast 3 January 1991[4] – 28 March 1991[5]
Dooby Duck's Euro Tour
13 editions. Broadcast 30 September 1992[6] – 23 December 1992

All series were given repeat airings.

Reception

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"This puppet duck presented other puppets singing contemporary songs of the day for five minutes just before 4.00 pm. Sounds simple, yet it achieved a viewing audience of 3 million and had something of a cult following with students.", according to the website Nostalgia Central.[7]

Jim Sangster also considers that Pinky and Perky's "basic format (...) was revived in 1989 for the bizarre Dooby Duck's Disco Bus (5 Jan-30 Mar 1989), which once again had marionette animals performing contemporary pop hits."[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Roger Stevenson - Master Puppeteer". rogerstevenson.com.
  2. ^ "BBC One London - 5 January 1989 - BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ^ "BBC One London - 30 March 1989 - BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Dooby's Duck Truck". 3 January 1991. p. 142 – via BBC Genome.
  5. ^ "BBC One London - 28 March 1991 - BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ^ "BBC One London - 30 September 1992 - BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Dooby Duck's Disco Bus/Dooby's Duck Truck – Nostalgia Central". nostalgiacentral.com. 12 February 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  8. ^ Sangster, Jim (2005). TV heaven. Internet Archive. London : Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-719099-7.
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