Mr Blobby Costume

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As head of BBC light entertainment from 1994 to 1999, Leggo created House Party with Edmonds, and he was producer/director/executive producer up to the last series. Killerby has never spoken to the press and has only one professional appearance listed in the past 20 years – on a Big Fat Quiz of the Year 90s special in 2012. You got delicious dramatic irony, because the audience knew something the celebrity didn’t,” namely that Edmonds was inside, says Leggo. His demand has waxed and waned alongside Edmonds’ fame (today’s Guardian booking is only his second since Covid). Mrs Blobby may have ditched her pearls, while someone could have easily fished that one out of the skip.

He has worked as a professional Edmonds lookalike since appearing in a contest on The Late, Late Breakfast Show, which Edmonds presented in the 80s. Pascoe says he’s not surprised Edmonds has retired to New Zealand “after everything he’s been through”, referring to Unique Television falling victim to huge bank fraud in 2017. After a busy day as Blobby, I’m seeing polka dots, so it’s a relief to finally sit on my Crinkley Bottom.Originally, it was Edmonds inside Blobby, recorded for the notorious “gotcha” segments in which, presaging MTV’s Punk’d, Edmonds would stitch up celebrities. I’m under the radar because, as the bids got higher, the messages became increasingly fractious and insulting. They damaged the first, then they got axed after six episodes, so the replacement Blobby was never sent. At least it’s not too hot: my inflatable version (with an inbuilt fan) is more like walking around in my own personal tent. No one on the tube seems to understand the motto: “If you see something unusual, report it to staff …” But, after squishing through the barriers at Piccadilly Circus, I’m a bona fide celebrity.

When Blobby appeared in panto in Peter Pan in Milton Keynes in 2021 (played by a variety of actors, but not Killerby), Unique made two new costumes, which Pascoe confirms they still own, along with a “battered, old” original Blobby. Noel is brilliant at what he does, way beyond the gimmicks,” says Ray Gold, 66, whom I meet outside BBC Broadcasting House in central London.I hope I’m not infringing any copyright, so I don’t tell Paul Pascoe – Edmonds’ business partner at Unique Television, which owns the Blobby copyright – what I’m up to, beyond tallying outfits.

Back in the 90s and 00s, I was responsible for selling BBC formats around the world: Strictly, Antiques Roadshow, The Weakest Link,” he says, confirming my suspicions I’m on the phone to an ex-BBC employee. When I brought an inflatable Blobby home, it freaked my son so much that I was banished from keeping Blobby stuff in the house. Now pull your legs into the costume and tighten the elastics around your ankles so minimal air escapes. Each contained the same waiver: Mr Blobby is copyright, so the suit can be worn for personal use only. Leggo, who now works as a freelance executive producer and director, has since written his first novel, (Not) on My Island.

Father's Day is just around the corner, providing the perfect opportunity to express gratitude and honor the father figures in our lives. I was Mr Blobby’s intellectual-property guardian and had to approve T-shirts, mugs and umbrellas,” he says. Pascoe mentioned something I have refused to acknowledge: the numerous Blobbys created for the three Blobby theme parks and pantos. Independence Day is a time to gather with friends and family, proudly displaying your patriotism and celebrating the spirit of freedom.

Cheap Fancy Dress is a trading name of Gifts and Pressies Ltd, 14 Meaders Road Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight PO33 1HR. Blobby and I have met three times,” says Zippy, or rather Ronnie Le Drew, who has played Zippy since 1973. For example, Gold was sent to present increasingly bizarre TV pilots (“One was like It’s a Knockout meets a quizshow”) to see if they would fly. Put the fan on the inside with the fan sticking out the hole and twist on the orange circle to secure the fan to the Blobby costume so it can suck in air. I’ve forwarded a myriad of requests,” says Mark Borkowski, a PR who is Edmonds’ contact to his previous life.I just doodled a pear-shaped character in mauve felt-tip pen on a piece of A5 lined paper, handed it to the costume designer and said: ‘Can you make something like this? In spite of my best efforts, I fail to track him down to get him to ’fess up to me that he has listed his outfit for a quick Blobby buck.