History YMMV / TheSootyShow

* HilariousInHindsight: If Scampi took off his hat, he'd be dressed like [[Series/{{Glee}} a Warbler]].

* HarsherInHindsight: The episode “Bun Fight” from ''Sooty & Co''. Its premise is that, to draw customers into the shop, Sooty buys some cream cakes. It’s quickly revealed that he purchased them from a joke shop, and, after a short amount of time, they explode; the only indication that this will happen is that the cake starts ticking. Cue the gang trying to dispose of the buns. Granted, the victims are completely unharmed: they just merely get covered in cream. Three years later after the episode's broadcast, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Manchester_bombing Manchester went through a bombing attack]]. Over twenty years later, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Arena_bombing another tragedy occurred]]. As harmless as “Bun Fight” is, the idea of something blowing up in Manchester is now a highly serious matter.

** Matthew Corbett saying [[HaveAGayOldTime "cocks"]] in one episode became popular in YouTubePoops.

* AudienceAlienatingEra: After Matthew Corbett retired in 1998, the franchise took a drastically different turn, both with the AnimatedAdaptation ''Sooty's Amazing Adventures'' -- in which Scampi and Sweep are SuddenlyVoiced, among other oddities -- and ''Sooty Heights'', which seemed to be [[TotallyRadical unsuccessfully doing its hardest to be hip and current in the late 1990s]]. By this time Richard Cadell was the main host, but he lacked creative control. The final season, renamed ''Sooty'', suffered from ExecutiveMeddling, with drastic redesigns of the puppets, and Soo’s voice actress being replaced. It was cancelled due to low ratings and the show ended in 2004, ending Sooty's uninterrupted stint on television since 1955. Once Richard Cadell bought the franchise, it was rumored that he destroyed the master tapes to the cartoon series because he found it so awful[[note]]Although this has since been debunked; the master tapes in question ''are'' still intact; but are kept deep within the ITV archives, and in accordance with Cadell's wishes, they will likely never be shown any time soon.[[/note]] and accordingly returned the show to more like it had been with ''Sooty & Co''.

* AudienceAlienatingEra: After Matthew Corbett retired in 1998, the franchise took a drastically different turn, both with the AnimatedAdaptation ''Sooty's Amazing Adventures'' -- in which Scampi and Sweep are SuddenlyVoiced, among other oddities -- and ''Sooty Heights'', which seemed to be [[TotallyRadical unsuccessfully doing its hardest to be hip and current in the late 1990s]]. By this time Richard Cadell was the main host, but he lacked creative control. The final season, renamed ''Sooty'', suffered from ExecutiveMeddling, with drastic redesigns of the puppets, and Soo’s voice actress being replaced. It was cancelled due to low ratings and the show ended in 2004, ending Sooty's uninterrupted stint on television since 1955. Once Richard Cadell bought the franchise, it was rumored that he destroyed the master tapes to the cartoon series because he found it so awful[[note]]Although this has since been debunked; the master tapes in question ''are'' intact and still exist in the ITV archives, but in accordance with Cadell's wishes, they will likely never be shown any time soon.[[/note]] and accordingly returned the show to more like it had been with ''Sooty & Co''.

** "Cos Tooty Poo Smesh", thanks to WebAnimation/YouTubePoop videos.

* AudienceAlienatingEra: After Matthew Corbett retired in 1998, the franchise took a drastically different turn, both with the AnimatedAdaptation ''Sooty's Amazing Adventures'' (in which Scampi and Sweep are SuddenlyVoiced, among other oddities), and ''Sooty Heights'', which seemed to be [[TotallyRadical doing its hardest to be hip and current in the late 1990s]]. By this time Richard Cadell was the main host, but he lacked creative control. The final season, renamed ''Sooty'', suffered from ExecutiveMeddling, with drastic redesigns of the puppets, and Soo’s voice actress being replaced. It was cancelled due to low ratings and the show ended in 2004, ending Sooty's uninterrupted stint on television since 1955. Once Richard Cadell bought the franchise, it was rumored that he destroyed the master tapes to the cartoon series because he found it so bad -- although this has since been debunked -- and accordingly returned the show to more like it had been with ''Sooty & Co''.

* AudienceAlienatingEra: After Matthew Corbett retired in 1998, the franchise took a drastically different turn, both with the AnimatedAdaptation ''Sooty's Amazing Adventures'' (in which Scampi and Sweep are SuddenlyVoiced), and ''Sooty Heights'', which seemed to be doing its hardest to be hip and current in the late 1990s. By this time Richard Cadell was the main host, but he lacked creative control. The final season, renamed ''Sooty'', suffered from ExecutiveMeddling, with drastic redesigns of the puppets, and Soo’s voice actress being replaced. It was cancelled due to low ratings and the show ended in 2004, ending Sooty's uninterrupted stint on television since 1955. Once Richard Cadell bought the franchise, he destroyed the master tapes to the cartoon series because he found it so horrible (although this has since been debunked), and returned the show to more like it had been with ''Sooty & Co''.

** Matthew [[LiesToChildren trying to convince Sweep to eat runner beans]] because they make consumers run faster (Sweep interprets this as SuperSpeed).

* DorkAge: After Matthew Corbett retired in 1998, the franchise took a drastically different turn, both with the AnimatedAdaptation ''Sooty's Amazing Adventures'' (in which Scampi and Sweep are SuddenlyVoiced), and ''Sooty Heights'', which seemed to be doing its hardest to be hip and current in the late 1990s. By this time Richard Cadell was the main host, but he lacked creative control. The final season, renamed ''Sooty'', suffered from ExecutiveMeddling, with drastic redesigns of the puppets, and Soo’s voice actress being replaced. It was cancelled due to low ratings and the show ended in 2004, ending Sooty's uninterrupted stint on television since 1955. Once Richard Cadell bought the franchise, he destroyed the master tapes to the cartoon series because he found it so horrible (although this has since been debunked), and returned the show to more like it had been with ''Sooty & Co''.

* RelationshipWritingFumble: The franchise has never revealed whether Soo and Sooty are LikeBrotherAndSister, JustFriends or secretly a couple. In most cases, the dynamic is LikeBrotherAndSister with a few moments of ShipTease, but an interview showed Soo saying she loves Sooty and giving him a BigDamnKiss, making him [[PostKissCatatonia pass out in shock]]. Not helping was it was in response to Soo being asked who she loved more out of Sweep and Sooty, essentially inventing a never-openly considered LoveTriangle.

* DorkAge: After Matthew Corbett retired in 1998, the franchise took a drastically different turn, both with the AnimatedAdaptation ''Sooty's Amazing Adventures'' (in which Scampi and Sweep are SuddenlyVoiced), and ''Sooty Heights'', which seemed to be doing its hardest to be hip and current in the late 1990s. By this time Richard Cadell was the main host, but he lacked creative control. The final season, renamed ''Sooty'', suffered from ExecutiveMeddling, with drastic redesigns of the puppets, and Soo’s voice actress being replaced. It was cancelled due to low ratings and the show ended in 2004, ending Sooty's uninterrupted stint on television since 1955. Once Richard Cadell bought the franchise, he destroyed the master tapes to the cartoon series because he found it so horrible, and returned the show to more like it had been with ''Sooty & Co''.

%%* MemeticMutation: "Cos Tooty Poo Smesh"
* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/ArthurDarvill appeared in one episode years before he played Rory in ''Series/DoctorWho''. He was later reunited with Sooty and Sweep when he appeared on Fern Britton's chat show.

* TheWoobie: Sweep, who gets the brunt of a lot of abuse and is often treated as if he's stupid, being called sausage-brain. He normally doesn’t react to this, but there are occasional episodes where he gets his feelings hurt.

* DorkAge: After Matthew Corbett retired in 1998, the franchise took a drastically different turn, both with the AnimatedAdaptation ''Sooty's Amazing Adventures'' (in which Scampi and Sweep are SuddenlyVoiced), and ''Sooty Heights'', which seemed to be doing its hardest to be hip and current in the late 1990s. By this time Richard Cadell was the main host, but he lacked creative control. The final season, renamed ''Sooty'', suffered from ExecutiveMeddling, with drastic redesigns of the puppets, and Soo’s voice actress being replaced. It was cancelled due to low ratings and the show ended in 2004, ending Sooty’s uninterrupted stint on television since 1955. Once Richard Cadell bought the franchise, he destroyed the master tapes to the cartoon series because he found it so horrible, and returned the show to more like it had been with ''Sooty & Co''.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/ArthurDarvill appeared in one episode years before he played Rory in Series/DoctorWho. He was later reunited with Sooty and Sweep when he appeared on Fern Britton's chatshow.
* TheWoobie: Sweep, who gets the brunt of a lot of abuse and is often treated as if he’s stupid, being called sausage-brain. He normally doesn’t react to this, but there are occasional episodes where he gets his feelings hurt.

* DorkAge: After Matthew Corbett retired in 1998, the franchise took a drastically different turn, both with the AnimatedAdaptation ''Sooty's Amazing Adventures'' (in which Sooty and Sweep are SuddenlyVoiced), and ''Sooty Heights'', which seemed to be doing its hardest to be hip and current in the late 1990s. By this time Richard Cadell was the main host, but he lacked creative control. The final season, renamed ''Sooty'', suffered from ExecutiveMeddling, with drastic redesigns of the puppets, and Soo’s voice actress being replaced. It was cancelled due to low ratings and the show ended in 2004, ending Sooty’s uninterrupted stint on television since 1955. Once Richard Cadell bought the franchise, he destroyed the master tapes to the cartoon series because he found it so horrible, and returned the show to more like it had been with ''Sooty & Co''.

* DorkAge: After Matthew Corbett retired in 1998, the franchise took a drastically different turn, both with the AnimatedAdaptation ''Sooty's Amazing Adventures'' (in which Sooty and Sweep are SuddenlyVoiced), and ''Sooty Heights'', which seemed to be doing its hardest to seem hip and current in the late 1990s. By this time Richard Cadell was the main host, but he lacked creative control. The final season, renamed ''Sooty'', suffered from ExecutiveMeddling, with drastic redesigns of the puppets, and Soo’s voice actress being replaced. It was cancelled due to low ratings and the show ended in 2004, ending Sooty’s uninterrupted stint on television since 1955. Once Richard Cadell bought the franchise, he destroyed the master tapes to the cartoon series because he found it so horrible, and returned the show to more like it had been with ''Sooty & Co''.

* TheWoobie: Sweep, who gets the brunt of a lot of abuse and is often treated as if he’s stupid, being called sausage-brain.

%%* TheWoobie: Sweep

* EarWorm: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsRYIk0CiqI The intros]].
* MemeticMutation: "Cos Tooty Poo Smesh"

* TheWoobie: Sweep

* ReplacementScrappy: Cadell

* RetroactiveRecognition: {{Arthur Darvill}} appeared in one episode years before he played Rory in Series/DoctorWho. He was later reunited with Sooty and Sweep when he appeared on Fern Britton's chatshow.

* TheWoobie:Sweep

* RetroactiveRecognition: {{Arthur Darvill}} appeared in one episode years before he played Rory in {{Doctor Who}}. He was later reunited with Sooty and Sweep when he appeared on Fern Britton's chatshow.