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 (song) is often named as such. Rupert Hawksley of "The Telegraph" ranked it as the worst Christmas number one in history, arguing that Blobby "set the bar so low with this bizarre single, it's hard to imagine that it could ever be usurped". "Daily Record" writer Euan McColm named it the third-worst Top 10 single of all time, while Gemma Wheatley of the "Daily Star" called it the third most-annoying track ever written. It placed first in an HMV public poll of the worst-ever festive songs, and second in a VH1 viewer survey of the worst number one singles of all