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%%[[PokemonSpeak "Blobby Blobby Blobby!]]"
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[[caption-width-right:350:Mr. Blobby loves you!]]
A strange, strange, [[RuleOfThree strange]] example of the [[WidgetSeries weirdness of British television]] in the 1990s, Mr Blobby began life as a character appearing on Noel Edmonds' variety show ''Noel's House Party''.
Not so much a character as a force of nature, Blobby was a tall, pink [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin blob]] covered from his overly large head to his overly large feet in yellow spots. He also boasted a pair of bulging round googly eyes and a permanent [[CheshireCatGrin toothy grin]] and, as if this was not weird enough already, he spoke in a highly distorted, nightmarish electronic voice and said only [[PokemonSpeak his own name]].
He appeared on the "Gotcha" sketch on ''Series/NoelsHouseParty'' which hoaxed celebrities into thinking that Blobby was a popular childrens television character filming an episode about their particular line of work. Mr Blobby would begin by clumsily trying to take part in whatever activity their celebrity guest was trying to teach him before giving up entirely and resorting to rather violently breaking the set in order to frustrate the unwitting celebrity.
After "Gotcha" hit the air the character could no longer be used in the same way but the popularity of the character led to him making frequent appearances in other parts of ''Noel's House Party'' (usually to unleash some chaos and destruction on poor Noel himself). In fact, Mr Blobby was so popular that in 1993 he released his own single and ''hit number one in the UK''. '''Twice'''.
After a successful music career, Mr Blobby took up the job of being a popular "guest" at university balls, cameoing on ''Noel's House Party'' and occasionally invading other shows for kicks before joining the cast of BBC One's SaturdayMorningKidsShow ''Live & Kicking'' for its second series and ''Series/TheGenerationGame'' on Saturday evenings.
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! '''This work provides examples of:'''
* BreakoutCharacter: Originally, Blobby was meant to prank celebrities by being an obnoxious twat who can't do anything without falling over himself. His (initial) popularity with British children turned him into a standalone act.
* {{Cameo}}: On several shows. [[Series/TopGear Jeremy Clarkson]] cameo'd in his music video, as well.
* CandidCameraPrank: His original purpose.
* CoveredInGunge: During the Series/GetYourOwnBack Christmas special of 1997.
* DistaffCounterpart: The rarely-seen Mrs Blobby.
* TheDogBitesBack: The celebrities in his original shorts tended to do this, but easily the biggest instance was when footballer Garth Crooks "accidentally" sent Mr. Blobby crashing to the floor with a downright brutal tackle. The head came flying off Blobby's costume in the process, leaving a visibly pained Noel asking where the referee was.
* EldritchAbomination: He's blobby, incomprehensible, and will drive you insane if you spend time with him. Jack Whitehall [[https://youtu.be/97fw8xjB5u4 is apparently terrified of him]].
-->'''Jack''': He looked like a fat, jaundiced baby. That anyone would find that amusing - it's horrible. I used to have nightmares-\\
'''Denise''': Series/TheTeletubbies-\\
'''Jack''': Teletubbies? They're joyous things! Mr. Blobby is ''evil''.
* FakeOutOpening: The eponymous single opens with portentous fanfares and the sound of a rocket launch. 22 seconds in, a RecordNeedleScratch and a raspberry lead into the actual song.
* HappilyMarried: [[DistaffCounterpart Apparently]].
* TheKiddieRide: Mr. Blobby became very popular with preschool kids for some reason and actually spawned a see-saw and boat kiddie ride made by Jolly Roger in 1994.
* TheKlutz: His original purpose was to fail at things and cause general destruction.
* PinkMeansFeminine: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]; Mr Blobby is pink and, well, a Mr.
* PokemonSpeak: Only says "Blobby". Or more accurately, "BLOBBY BLOBBY BLOBBY!"
* ThePratfall: All the time, along with the faceplant variation.
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mr_blobby.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Mr. Blobby loves you!]]
A strange, strange, [[RuleOfThree strange]] example of the [[WidgetSeries weirdness of British television]] in the 1990s, Mr Blobby began life as a character appearing on Noel Edmonds' variety show ''Noel's House Party''.
Not so much a character as a force of nature, Blobby was a tall, pink [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin blob]] covered from his overly large head to his overly large feet in yellow spots. He also boasted a pair of bulging round googly eyes and a permanent [[CheshireCatGrin toothy grin]] and, as if this was not weird enough already, he spoke in a highly distorted, nightmarish electronic voice and said only [[PokemonSpeak his own name]].
He appeared on the "Gotcha" sketch on ''Series/NoelsHouseParty'' which hoaxed celebrities into thinking that Blobby was a popular childrens television character filming an episode about their particular line of work. Mr Blobby would begin by clumsily trying to take part in whatever activity their celebrity guest was trying to teach him before giving up entirely and resorting to rather violently breaking the set in order to frustrate the unwitting celebrity.
After "Gotcha" hit the air the character could no longer be used in the same way but the popularity of the character led to him making frequent appearances in other parts of ''Noel's House Party'' (usually to unleash some chaos and destruction on poor Noel himself). In fact, Mr Blobby was so popular that in 1993 he released his own single and ''hit number one in the UK''. '''Twice'''.
After a successful music career, Mr Blobby took up the job of being a popular "guest" at university balls, cameoing on ''Noel's House Party'' and occasionally invading other shows for kicks before joining the cast of BBC One's SaturdayMorningKidsShow ''Live & Kicking'' for its second series and ''Series/TheGenerationGame'' on Saturday evenings.
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! '''This work provides examples of:'''
* BreakoutCharacter: Originally, Blobby was meant to prank celebrities by being an obnoxious twat who can't do anything without falling over himself. His (initial) popularity with British children turned him into a standalone act.
* {{Cameo}}: On several shows. [[Series/TopGear Jeremy Clarkson]] cameo'd in his music video, as well.
* CandidCameraPrank: His original purpose.
* CoveredInGunge: During the Series/GetYourOwnBack Christmas special of 1997.
* DistaffCounterpart: The rarely-seen Mrs Blobby.
* TheDogBitesBack: The celebrities in his original shorts tended to do this, but easily the biggest instance was when footballer Garth Crooks "accidentally" sent Mr. Blobby crashing to the floor with a downright brutal tackle. The head came flying off Blobby's costume in the process, leaving a visibly pained Noel asking where the referee was.
* EldritchAbomination: He's blobby, incomprehensible, and will drive you insane if you spend time with him. Jack Whitehall [[https://youtu.be/97fw8xjB5u4 is apparently terrified of him]].
-->'''Jack''': He looked like a fat, jaundiced baby. That anyone would find that amusing - it's horrible. I used to have nightmares-\\
'''Denise''': Series/TheTeletubbies-\\
'''Jack''': Teletubbies? They're joyous things! Mr. Blobby is ''evil''.
* FakeOutOpening: The eponymous single opens with portentous fanfares and the sound of a rocket launch. 22 seconds in, a RecordNeedleScratch and a raspberry lead into the actual song.
* HappilyMarried: [[DistaffCounterpart Apparently]].
* TheKiddieRide: Mr. Blobby became very popular with preschool kids for some reason and actually spawned a see-saw and boat kiddie ride made by Jolly Roger in 1994.
* TheKlutz: His original purpose was to fail at things and cause general destruction.
* PinkMeansFeminine: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]; Mr Blobby is pink and, well, a Mr.
* PokemonSpeak: Only says "Blobby". Or more accurately, "BLOBBY BLOBBY BLOBBY!"
* ThePratfall: All the time, along with the faceplant variation.
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[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mr_blobby.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Mr. Blobby loves you!]]
A strange, strange, [[RuleOfThree strange]] example of the [[WidgetSeries weirdness of British television]] in the 1990s, Mr Blobby began life as a character appearing on Noel Edmonds' variety show ''Noel's House Party''.
Not so much a character as a force of nature, Blobby was a tall, pink [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin blob]] covered from his overly large head to his overly large feet in yellow spots. He also boasted a pair of bulging round googly eyes and a permanent [[CheshireCatGrin toothy grin]] and, as if this was not weird enough already, he spoke in a highly distorted, nightmarish electronic voice and said only [[PokemonSpeak his own name]].
He appeared on the "Gotcha" sketch on ''Series/NoelsHouseParty'' which hoaxed celebrities into thinking that Blobby was a popular childrens television character filming an episode about their particular line of work. Mr Blobby would begin by clumsily trying to take part in whatever activity their celebrity guest was trying to teach him before giving up entirely and resorting to rather violently breaking the set in order to frustrate the unwitting celebrity.
After "Gotcha" hit the air the character could no longer be used in the same way but the popularity of the character led to him making frequent appearances in other parts of ''Noel's House Party'' (usually to unleash some chaos and destruction on poor Noel himself). In fact, Mr Blobby was so popular that in 1993 he released his own single and ''hit number one in the UK''. '''Twice'''.
After a successful music career, Mr Blobby took up the job of being a popular "guest" at university balls, cameoing on ''Noel's House Party'' and occasionally invading other shows for kicks before joining the cast of BBC One's SaturdayMorningKidsShow ''Live & Kicking'' for its second series and ''Series/TheGenerationGame'' on Saturday evenings.
----
! '''This work provides examples of:'''
* BreakoutCharacter: Originally, Blobby was meant to prank celebrities by being an obnoxious twat who can't do anything without falling over himself. His (initial) popularity with British children turned him into a standalone act.
* {{Cameo}}: On several shows. [[Series/TopGear Jeremy Clarkson]] cameo'd in his music video, as well.
* CandidCameraPrank: His original purpose.
* CoveredInGunge: During the Series/GetYourOwnBack Christmas special of 1997.
* DistaffCounterpart: The rarely-seen Mrs Blobby.
* TheDogBitesBack: The celebrities in his original shorts tended to do this, but easily the biggest instance was when footballer Garth Crooks "accidentally" sent Mr. Blobby crashing to the floor with a downright brutal tackle. The head came flying off Blobby's costume in the process, leaving a visibly pained Noel asking where the referee was.
* EldritchAbomination: He's blobby, incomprehensible, and will drive you insane if you spend time with him. Jack Whitehall [[https://youtu.be/97fw8xjB5u4 is apparently terrified of him]].
-->'''Jack''': He looked like a fat, jaundiced baby. That anyone would find that amusing - it's horrible. I used to have nightmares-\\
'''Denise''': Series/TheTeletubbies-\\
'''Jack''': Teletubbies? They're joyous things! Mr. Blobby is ''evil''.
* FakeOutOpening: The eponymous single opens with portentous fanfares and the sound of a rocket launch. 22 seconds in, a RecordNeedleScratch and a raspberry lead into the actual song.
* HappilyMarried: [[DistaffCounterpart Apparently]].
* TheKiddieRide: Mr. Blobby became very popular with preschool kids for some reason and actually spawned a see-saw and boat kiddie ride made by Jolly Roger in 1994.
* TheKlutz: His original purpose was to fail at things and cause general destruction.
* PinkMeansFeminine: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]; Mr Blobby is pink and, well, a Mr.
* PokemonSpeak: Only says "Blobby". Or more accurately, "BLOBBY BLOBBY BLOBBY!"
* ThePratfall: All the time, along with the faceplant variation.
