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
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year children of Mitchell Brook Primary School made an appearance acting out "Live Aid". Providing the song lyric as news story segment was original "Newsround" anchor John Craven, reporting on "Thriller". Bunty Bailey, the actress who played the female love interest in a-ha's "Take on Me", appeared as a mystery guest. The four winners were "presented" a Sinclair C5 by Samantha Fox. The show was recorded on 19 September 2012 and aired on 23 September 2012. The teams, which did not take team names for this special, were: The in-studio final bonus questions were provided (after a fashion) by Mr Blobby.