Mr Blobby childish and unprofessional behaviour was calculated to irritate the celebrities taking part. When the prank was finally revealed the Blobby costume would be opened, revealing Noel Edmonds inside. Once the first 'Gotcha' segments had aired, Mr Blobby was no longer usable as part of the 'Gotcha' sequences. He continued to make appearances on "Noel's House Party" with various members of the production team donning the costume created by artist Joshua Snow. Through "Noel's House Party", Mr Blobby was seen in short comedy sketches, 'guest-appearing' on other TV programmes. Examples include "Lovejoy", where he unintentionally broke antique furniture, and "Keeping Up
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (TV series) singer Red Foley as the senator's Uncle Cooter, Rita Lynn as Smith's secretary, Miss Kelly, and Stan Irwin as Smith's chauffeur, Arnie. The series, a Screen Gems Production (Screen Gems was owned by Columbia Pictures, which produced the film), aired at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturday. It followed ABC's short-lived "The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show", a Western comedy and variety show, and preceded the long-running "The Lawrence Welk Show". Its competition on CBS was the legal drama "The Defenders" and NBC's "The Joey Bishop Show". Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (TV series) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington