Doodle Do is a British 2006 arts and crafts television programme, specially designed for pre-school children (2 to 5 years). It aired on the CBeebies channel between 2006 and 2010.[1] The programme features three "Doodle Doers" — puppets called "Dib-Dab", "Scribble" and "Stick" — who interact with a human presenter, Chris (played by Chris Corcoran, a Welsh stand-up comedian). The programme first aired on 30 January 2006 on the CBeebies channel at 9am and again at 1pm and 5pm Local Time.

Format

Dib-Dab, Scribble and Stick are three literal glove hand creatures, as they consist of colourful knitted gloves decorated with eyes, noses, and hair. They are each operated by three puppeteers who remain concealed behind features of the studio set, such as curtains or boxes, or beneath the raised studio floor. One episode was filmed in the French Ski Resort of 'Les Deux Alpes'.

The programme is a loose "how to" arts feature similar to SMarteenies, but aimed at an even younger audience. Chris and the puppets explore making models from boxes, simple collages and so on. A story or game is featured, during which the puppets play characters using the items they have created.

The programme always ends with some "Doodle do" and "Doodle don't" advice, such as "Doodle do: have fun with your model car, and doodle don't: forget to tidy up afterwards".

There are also small 5-minute portions of the show called "Doodle Do Making Moments" which are broadcast. These feature one "make" and do not have much of a storyline.

The three puppets all still have distinctive personalities. Dib-Dab (voiced by Yvonne Stone) is giddily enthusiastic, concerned for others and loves the colour pink so much, that whenever it seems someone else is going to get the pink paper, she will whimper with misery and longing; Scribble (voiced by Adam Carter) is a bit of a comedian with a fondness for puns; and Stick (voiced by Mark Mander) is rather anxious (similar to George from Rainbow, whom Mark Mander has also "played"), and often needs to be reassured by Chris. Stick enjoys chanting the word "Blob" whilst painting or glueing, and seems to get into a trance-like state doing so. After the children making clips, Dib-Dab, Scribble and Stick sit by the treasure chest, the treasure chest will open and an animation about sandworms drawing an object features in each episode.

Cast and Crew

Episodes

  1. Box Snake
  2. Handprint Fish
  3. Envelope Puppets
  4. Blowing Pictures
  5. Paper Plate Kite
  6. Gravity Dribble Picture
  7. Headband Decoration
  8. Wool Collage
  9. Colour Snap Cards
  10. Box Building Blocks
  11. Bottle Faces
  12. Treasure Box
  13. Rainstick
  14. Foil Sculptures
  15. Finger Painting Prints
  16. Bird Feeder
  17. Dipping Pictures
  18. Parrots On A Perch
  19. Funny Wig
  20. Beach Picture
  21. Paint ‘n’ Peel Pictures
  22. Jelly Fish
  23. Salt Water Dough
  24. Animals Out Of Pebbles
  25. Streamer Flag
  26. Winter Special
  27. Circle Printing
  28. Ball Biscuit Tin
  29. Cup and Ball Game
  30. Spray and Splatter
  31. Tissue Paper Stained Glass
  32. Nature Collage
  33. Spiders Web
  34. Chalk Smudge
  35. Ice Cube Drawing
  36. Tissue Box Clown Shoes

Award nominations

References

  1. "Doodle Do - BBC - CBeebies". BBC. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  2. "Past Winners and Nominees - Children's - Awards - 2006". BAFTA. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
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