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 Praline Mr Praline Mr Eric Praline is a fictional character from the television show "Monty Python's Flying Circus", played by comedian John Cleese. The Monty Python team consciously decided to avoid recurring characters. Along with Terry Jones/Terry Gilliam's nude organist, Michael Palin's "It's" man, the Gumbys and Graham Chapman's Colonel, Mr Praline was one of the few deemed popular and useful enough for multiple appearances. Praline's initial appearance was in a first series episode during a vox pop segment, to announce that he would be appearing later in the show. This he did as a Police Inspector, following up on the