Doodle Do

Doodle Do is a British 2006 arts and crafts television programme, specially designed for pre-school children (2 to 5 years). It aired on the CBeebies channel between 2006 and 2010. The programme features three "Doodle Doers" — puppets called "Dib-Dab", "Scribble" and "Stick" — who interact with a human presenter, Chris Corcoran, a Welsh stand-up comedian. The programme first aired on 30 January 2006 on the CBeebies channel at 9am and again at 1pm and 5pm Local Time.

Format
Dib-Dab, Scribble and Stick are three literal glove hand creatures, as they consist of colourful knitted gloves decorated with eyes, noses, and hair. They are each operated by three puppeteers who remain concealed behind features of the studio set, such as curtains or boxes, or beneath the raised studio floor. One episode was filmed in the French Ski Resort of 'Les Deux Alpes'.

The programme is a loose "how to" arts feature similar to SMarteenies, but aimed at an even younger audience. Chris and the puppets explore making models from boxes, simple collages and so on. A story or game is featured, during which the puppets play characters using the items they have created.

The programme always ends with some "Doodle do" and "Doodle don't" advice, such as "Doodle do: have fun with your model car, and doodle don't: forget to tidy up afterwards".

There are also small 5-minute portions of the show called "Doodle Do Making Moments" which are broadcast. These feature one "make" and do not have much of a storyline.

The three puppets all still have distinctive personalities. Dib-Dab (voiced by Yvonne Stone) is giddily enthusiastic, concerned for others and loves the colour pink so much, that whenever it seems someone else is going to get the pink paper, she will whimper with misery and longing; Scribble (voiced by Adam Carter) is a bit of a comedian with a fondness for puns; and Stick (voiced by Mark Mander) is rather anxious (similar to George from Rainbow, whom Mark Mander has also "played"), and often needs to be reassured by Chris. Stick enjoys chanting the word "Blob" whilst painting or glueing, and seems to get into a trance-like state doing so.

The music includes a gamelan-style tune that accompanies the doodling of animated sandworms in each episode.

Cast and Crew

 * Presenter: Chris Corcoran
 * Dib-Dab: Yvonne Stone
 * Scribble: Adam Carter
 * Stick: Mark Mander
 * Writers: Dean Wilkinson, Trevor Neal, Simon Hickson
 * Music: Richie Webb

Episodes

 * 1) Box Snake
 * 2) Handprint Fish
 * 3) Envelope Puppets
 * 4) Blowing Pictures
 * 5) Paper Plate Kite
 * 6) Gravity Dribble Picture
 * 7) Headband Decoration
 * 8) Wool Collage
 * 9) Colour Snap Cards
 * 10) Box Building Blocks
 * 11) Bottle Faces
 * 12) Treasure Box
 * 13) Rainstick
 * 14) Foil Sculptures
 * 15) Finger Painting Prints
 * 16) Bird Feeder
 * 17) Dipping Pictures
 * 18) Parrots On A Perch
 * 19) Funny Wig
 * 20) Beach Picture
 * 21) Paint ‘n’ Peel Pictures
 * 22) Jelly Fish
 * 23) Salt Water Dough
 * 24) Animals Out Of Pebbles
 * 25) Streamer Flag
 * 26) Winter Special
 * 27) Circle Printing
 * 28) Ball Biscuit Tin
 * 29) Cup and Ball Game
 * 30) Spray and Splatter
 * 31) Tissue Paper Stained Glass
 * 32) Nature Collage
 * 33) Spiders Web
 * 34) Chalk Smudge
 * 35) Ice Cube Drawing
 * 36) Tissue Box Clown Shoes

Award nominations

 * BAFTA Children's Awards 2006
 * Nominated for Best Pre-school Live Action Series