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
Noddy (camera) Noddy (camera) Noddy was a camera system used for generating identifications for the BBC1 and BBC2 television networks from 1963 to February 1985. The Noddy video camera was servo-controlled to pan and tilt ('nod') across a matrix of pre-arranged physical objects - captions and mechanical models. The camera was black-and-white, with electronically synthesised colour added to its output. This system eliminated the delay associated with swapping graphics upon a conventional copy stand. It also allowed for the depth required by mechanical objects such as clocks and a rotating globe. The BBC first employed the system in the 1960s, before the