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 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