The Giddy Game Show
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An animated game show? 'Tis true. This series of playalong puzzles for preschool children was set in an observatory and involved a little alien called Giddy who flew around on a magic pencil, indicating the correct answer to the viewers at home. | An animated game show? 'Tis true. This series of playalong puzzles for preschool children was set in an observatory and involved a little alien called Giddy who flew around on a magic pencil, indicating the correct answer to the viewers at home. | ||
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+ | <div class="image">[[File:The giddy game show which path.jpg|400px]]''A sample puzzle: which path leads home?''</div> | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giddy_Game_Show Wikipedia entry] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giddy_Game_Show Wikipedia entry] | ||
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+ | <div class="image">[[File:The giddy game show this path.jpg|400px]]''Here's Giddy with the answer.''</div> | ||
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+ | <div class="image">[[File:The giddy game show cast.jpg|400px]]''Gorilla, Giddy and Gus''</div> | ||
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+ | <div class="image">[[File:The giddy game show game over.jpg|400px]]''Introducing preschoolers to existential crisis''</div> | ||
[[Category:Childrens|Giddy Game Show, The]] | [[Category:Childrens|Giddy Game Show, The]] | ||
[[Category:Puzzle|Giddy Game Show, The]] | [[Category:Puzzle|Giddy Game Show, The]] | ||
[[Category:Yorkshire TV Productions|Giddy Game Show, The]] | [[Category:Yorkshire TV Productions|Giddy Game Show, The]] |
Revision as of 08:14, 26 August 2021
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Hosts
Voice of Gorilla: Bernard Bresslaw
Voice of Gus: Bill Fraser
Co-host
Voice of Giddy: Redvers Kyle
Broadcast
Yorkshire Television for ITV, 19 September 1985 to 1 September 1987 (52 episodes in 2 series)
Synopsis
An animated game show? 'Tis true. This series of playalong puzzles for preschool children was set in an observatory and involved a little alien called Giddy who flew around on a magic pencil, indicating the correct answer to the viewers at home.
Trivia
Notable for the casting of Redvers Kyle as the voice of Giddy. Redvers was an announcer for Associated-Rediffusion (1955-1968) and Yorkshire Television (1968-1993).