Dooby Duck's Disco Bus was a children's puppet show presented by Dooby Duck, a puppet duck with a shiny showbiz jacket, and a pink bow-tie who introduced puppet

Puppet

A puppet is an inanimate object or representational figure animated or manipulated by an entertainer, who is called a puppeteer. It is used in puppetry, a play or a presentation that is a very ancient form of theatre....

s singing

Singing

Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...

 contemporary songs of the day. Dooby signed off each show laughing and saying 'Dooby Dooby Dooby Dooby Quack Quack' whilst admiring a picture of Tanita Tikaram

Tanita Tikaram

Tanita Tikaram is a British pop/folk singer-songwriter, best known for the hits "Twist in My Sobriety" and "Good Tradition" from her 1988 debut album, Ancient Heart...

. The character first appeared as a segment on the children's sketch programme 'The Satellite Show'.

Series guide

Dooby Duck's Disco Bus: 13 editions. Broadcast 05 January 1989 - 30 March 1989
Dooby's Duck Truck: 13 editions. Broadcast 03 January 1991 - 28 March 1991
Dooby Duck's Euro Tour: 13 editions. Broadcast 30 September 1992 - 23 December 1992

External links

• BFI database entry for Dooby Duck's Disco Bus