Mr Blobby attract substantial criticism. Mr Blobby first appeared in 1992 in the 'Gotcha' segment of the second series of "Noel's House Party", in which celebrities were caught out in a "Candid Camera" style prank. Mr Blobby was presented to the celebrities as if he were a real and established children's television character, in order to record an episode centred around the guests' profession. In truth, there was no "Mr. Blobby" TV series, and he was created purely for the prank. Mr Blobby would clumsily take part in the activity, knocking over the set, causing mayhem, and saying "blobby blobby blobby." His
Mr. D "Mr. D" had been renewed for a sixth season in a press release. On April 6, 2017 Dee confirmed the show had been renewed for a seventh season. On March 11, 2018 the show was renewed for an eighth season. Dee confirmed this would be the show's last. The first episode of the show was watched by 1.23 million viewers, which was the biggest midseason debut for the CBC 2011–12 season. On October 31, 2015, Gerry Dee and "Mr. D" co-creator Michael Volpe announced an agreement had been signed with Will Arnett's newly formed TV production company, Electric Avenue, to