Button Moon

1980

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Button Moon is a quirky, popular children's television programme broadcast in the United Kingdom in the 1980s on the ITV Network. Thames Television produced each episode, which lasted ten minutes and featured the adventures of Mr. Spoon who, in each episode, travels to Button Moon in his homemade rocket-ship. All of the characters within the show are based on kitchen utensils, as well as many of the props. Once on Button Moon, which hangs in "blanket sky", they have an adventure, and look through Mr. Spoon's telescope at someone else such as the Hare and the Tortoise, before heading back to their home on 'Junk Planet'. Episodes also include Mr. Spoon's wife, "Mrs. Spoon", their daughter, "Tina Tea-Spoon" and her friend "Eggbert". The series ended in 1988 after 91 episodes.

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Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
Aubrey Hackett While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.
Brennan Camacho Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.
Mel J A firm favourite of mine during my nursery school years, 'Button Moon' had a large following of fans in those who were tots in the early Eighties. It was a very low-budget show with the characters were put together using wooden spoons and tin cans but it worked when complimented with simple story-telling and a solid musical score.There was something very surreal about 'Button Moon' that I loved as a child (although I could see why people now link it to a drugs' trip!) but it was a show that proves you don't need high-quality CGI to keep small children (and adults!) entertained. Upon viewing it recently, after a friend bought the DVD, it certainly brought back memories and would no doubt be equally as popular with today's toddlers as it was with kids in the Eighties.
grant mitchell i used to watch button moon all the time, even though it is a very cheaply run program,and it was made from every day items like spoons etc it was still a good memory to hold, when i heard button moon the theme song today i got really happy and cheerfull because its something i haven't seen for like 10 years at least, if you do want to do something today or over the weekend please do me a favour, get me a copy of one episode of button moon so i can show my son please.if you do i will be grateful to you.(07gmitchell@tla.essex.sch.uk) send it to that addresslyrics for button moon....(trust me i know the lyrics
Jackson Booth-Millard In my childhood days of course, this used to be one of my favourite kids shows that I'd ever seen. In a distant galaxy or something, there was a planet with a moon circling around it. This moon was Button Moon. Basically everything around the planet was similar to normal everyday little things, like a button, making the scenery and characters. For example, there was Mr Spoon with spoons for arms, and there was also broom sticks for trees. On this planet or on Button Moon itself these characters had many weird so called adventures or short stories. One of my favourite episodes that I remember was the talent show. This was a quality show. It was number 86 on The 100 Greatest Kids' TV Shows. Very good!
CocaCola18 What a fantastic show this was... I was such a fan as a toddler! I loved that theme tune and thought "I want to go to Button Moon!" Where lives the most annoying sounding doll! and a teddy bear that sounds like a west country cider drinker... POETRY in MOTION!!!