The Roly Mo Show is a CBeebies

CBeebies

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 children's television series

Children's television series

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 featuring a cast of puppets; it is a spin-off from the Fimbles show and was created by the same people, Novel Entertainment. There are 100 episodes of 15 minutes in length.

The show first started on June 13 2004 and ended on April 8 2005.
The protagonist

Protagonist

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 is Roly Mo, a green and purple striped mole who lives underground and likes to read books. Roly Mo was a regular storyteller

Storytelling

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 character in the better known Fimbles show, and The Roly Mo Show draws heavily on this. The show is noted for its particularly gentle and pleasant characters and plots.

The show displays similar characteristics to Bear in the Big Blue House

Bear in the Big Blue House

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.

Format

Each episode follows a general format.

• It starts with Little Bo and Bessie Bird (Norman) visiting Roly Mo after school. She hangs up her rucksack and hat and goes down the slide into the main part of Roly's house.
• One of the characters has a problem; this is the main plot element throughout the episode.
• Someone reads a story from Roly Mo's library, preceded by the "Inside a book" song. Most of the time this is Roly, although sometimes this is Little Bo, Rockit, Yugo and Migo or a combination. The story is related to the problem and often gives an idea for its solution.
• Little Bo looks in her 'Busy Book', starting the segment of an animated Fimble solving an educational puzzle.
• The problem is solved, often with a song.
• The show closes with voice-overs during the credits, and is often humorous or providing further closure.

Other characters

• Little Bo - a younger and highly intelligent mole. Little Bo has pink and purple stripes, and is Roly's niece.
• Yugo and Migo - Yugo and Migo are Snoots; orange and yellow fox
  Fox
  Fox is a common name for many species of omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. Foxes are small to medium-sized canids , characterized by possessing a long narrow snout, and a bushy tail .Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species actually belong to...
  
  -like characters. Yugo is striped and Migo is spotted. They are slightly dim and manic, and probably created for the amusement of younger viewers.
• The Fimbles appear in short quiz/puzzle segments, but as animated cartoon characters rather than as live action characters.
• Rockit - a blue frog who makes guest appearances. He was also originally in Fimbles.

Catchphrases

• "I'll be back in a Roly Mo!"
• "It's been a Roly Moly day!"
• "Lets roll like Roly Mo!"
• "Story-time with Roly Mo! Our favourite time of day!"

• Migo: Yugo!
  Yugo: Migo!!
  both: We-go!!! AMIGO!!!!
  (brief burst of Mexican-style music)
  both: Let's A-GO-GO!

Series

The first half of series One first started on June 13 2004 to July 16 2004 it had a seven week break and resumed on September 6 2004- October 8 2004 with another 25 episodes.

Series 2 started on January 10 2005- February 11 2005 with 25 episodes, it resumed on March 7 2005 with another 25 episodes up until April 8 2005 where the series ended.

The Weakest Link

on 28th December 2007, Roly Mo appeared in a special puppet edition of The Weakest Link. presented by Anne Robinson

Anne Robinson

Anne Josephine Robinson is an English journalist and television presenter, known for her assertive views and acerbic style of presenting. She was one of the presenters on the long-running British consumer affairs series, Watchdog, from 1993 to 2001 before returning in 2009...

 at 1800GMT on BBC1, However he was voted off in the fifth round.

Award nominations

• Royal Television Society
  Royal Television Society
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   Educational Television Awards 2004
• Nominated for Best Early Years Programme
• Royal Television Society
  Royal Television Society
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   Educational Television Awards 2005
• Nominated for Best Schools Programme - 0-5 Years (for the episode Imagine)

External links

• CBeebies - The Roly Mo Show at bbc.co.uk
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• Educational content of The Roly Mo Show