1993 in British music BBC One show "Noel's House Party", with "Mr. Blobby" (the first ever eponymously titled number 1 single). In the final week before Christmas, he was knocked off by Take That's "Babe", making Mr. Blobby the first one-week #1 since U2's "The Fly" in November 1991, and making Take That the first act to have three singles in a row all enter at #1. However, the following week (Christmas week) saw Mr. Blobby climb back up to the top, the first time this had happened since January 1969, and officially become this year's Christmas number 1. Take That's "Babe" became the
Mr Blobby balls and in pantomime, and has made short videos and sketches exclusively for his official YouTube channel. John McLagan stood as "Mr Blobby" in the Littleborough and Saddleworth by-election in 1995, having changed his name by deed poll. He came seventh out of ten candidates, with 105 votes. In 2012, Mr Blobby made a guest appearance on the 23 September episode of "The Big Fat Quiz of the Year" "The Big Fat Quiz of the '90s". In May 2017, Mr Blobby made a guest appearance in the "Ghostbusters" episode of "The Keith & Paddy Picture Show", where he was portrayed