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SirBoris
Since: Oct, 2013
13th Jul, 2017 08:06:06 PM
Not sure, but it could be the 2003 series I Spy.
This must have been on tv roughly around and between the years 2003-2006. The main charector was male and I think was a little doll. The programme involved a Rube Goldberg machine that was made out of small objects (e.g. A reel of thread) however they looked big because the characters where small. The main character would try to find objects to add to the machine by asking his friends. I remember he'd ask to borrow things and they'd say "you can't borrow it... but you can have it". His friends where lady birds and other bugs I think.