The Giddy Game Show

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== Hosts ==
== Hosts ==
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== Broadcast ==
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Yorkshire for ITV, 19 September 1985 to 21 July 1987 (3 series)
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Yorkshire Television for ITV, 19 September 1985 to 1 September 1987 (52 episodes in 2 series)
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== Synopsis ==
== 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.
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="video"><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TiWm32dJe34&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TiWm32dJe34&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>''Enjoy a full episode of games from the background. Viewers are advised that you may find Redvers Kyle's voiceover disturbing.</div>
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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 ==
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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).
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).
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== Related link ==
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== Web links ==
[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>
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Current revision as of 02:55, 25 September 2023

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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