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 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