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. Show with Bob and David "Arrested Development" features David Cross as regular character Tobias Fünke; the series also had guest spots filled by "Mr. Show" alumni, such as Bob Odenkirk as a marriage counselor, Jerry Minor and Jay Johnston as gay cops, and John Ennis as a mall security guard. Jack Black had supporting roles in "Mr. Show". Cross and Odenkirk would go on to work with Black on producing a show for HBO for the comedy band Tenacious D which would also feature "Mr. Show" alumnus Paul F. Tompkins. In January 2011, IFC began airing 90-minute blocks of "Mr. Show", "The Ben Stiller Show",