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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== Pictures ==
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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

Contents

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.

A sample puzzle: which path leads 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).

Web links

Wikipedia entry

Pictures

Here's Giddy with the answer.
Gorilla, Giddy and Gus
Introducing preschoolers to existential crisis

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