Noddy (character) Hoffmann". Noddy, Big Ears and PC Plod are referred to in the "Two Ronnies" crossword sketch where Ronnie Corbett thinks their names are "Roddy, Big Ears, and PC Plop!" In an episode of "Last of the Summer Wine", all of the characters dressed up as fairy tale characters for a parade. Smiler is dressed as Noddy complete with a smaller version of his car in order to tow a bouncy castle with the rest of the characters on it. But it deflated while they were taking part. Noddy being associated with small children's reading has led to "Noddy" being sometimes
Blue noddy was formerly placed in the genus "Procelsterna". A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2016 found that the five noddies formed a single clade with the blue noddy and the grey noddy in "Procelsterna" nested between the species in the genus "Anous". The authors proposed that the noddies should be merged into a single genus "Anous" and that "Procelsterna" should be considered as a junior synonym. There are five subspecies: The grey noddy ("Anous albivitta") replaces it to the south of its range; the two were formerly considered to be a single species but are now often split. The blue noddy