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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 introduced [[puppets]] [[singing]] comptemporary songs of the day. The show later span off into Dooby Duck's Euro Tour. Dooby signed off each show 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 13 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. [http://catalogue.bbc.co.uk/catalogue/infax/series/DOOBY+DUCK%27S+DISCO+BUS]
; ''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 on to make a series for [[NHK]] in Japan in 1995.{{Fact|date=June 2007}}


== Reception ==
He appeared with major stars in the 1980's and 1990's and was a regular in pantomimes and summer seasons.
"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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==External links==
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[[Category:1992 British television series endings]]
* [http://catalogue.bbc.co.uk/catalogue/infax/series/DOOBY+DUCK%27S+EURO+TOUR DOOBY DUCK'S EURO TOUR BBC Catalouge]
[[Category:BBC children's television shows]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc-gEotfX40 YouTube episode of Dooby Duck's Duck Truck]
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[[Category:British television shows featuring puppetry]]
[[Category:1980s British children's television series]]
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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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