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Muffin the Mule is an animated puppet animal character in a British 1946 to 1955 television show for children. The puppet was made in 1933 for Ann Hogarth . The original TV shows featuring the animal character himself were presented by Annette Mills , and broadcast live by the BBC from their studios at Alexandra Palace from autumn 1946 to ...
Muffin the Mule used to clip-clop around on top of the piano, whilst Mills played a tune. She wrote several Muffin the Mule songbooks and an adventure tale about him, as well as making records. The shows were broadcast live until 1952, when they began to be filmed.
The BBC decided to discontinue the show in 1955 after Annette Mills' death and Muffin quickly moved to the new ITV channel. He was only briefly on the ITV, [2] but this did not stop either Muffin the Mule or the Hogarth Puppets which continued their fifty years of touring. They went to many European countries, as well as New Zealand.
[2] [3] In October 1946 the "hugely popular" children's puppet Muffin the Mule made his television debut on the show, accompanied by his "friend" Annette Mills. [4] The puppet's character was devised by the puppeteer Ann Hogarth .
Toggle Continuing television shows subsection. 3.1 1920s. 3.2 1930s. 3. ... Sales of TV sets rise sharply in the weeks leading up to the event. ... Muffin the Mule ...
Following her death, Muffin the Mule is dropped by the BBC Television Service for 50 years. 15 January Sketch comedy The Benny Hill Show premieres on the BBC Television Service, later moving to ITV. Its global audience figures will be counted in the billions.
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August 4 – Children's puppet "Muffin the Mule" debuts in an episode of the series For the Children. He is so popular he is given his own show later that same year. September 6 – Chicago's WBKB-TV (now WBBM-TV) commences broadcasting as the first U.S. television station outside the Eastern Time Zone.