The Woodentops
 The Woodentops joined the line-up of Watch With Mother in 1955
- It was Friday's offering on the show, and was brought to the
screen by the same team responsible for Andy Pandy and The
Flowerpot Men.
The Woodentops were Daddy Woodentop (seldom seen with a shirt
on his back), Mummy Woodentop (so busy in the kitchen that she
needed daily help from Mrs Scrubbitt), high-pitched twins Jenny
and Willy Woodentop and, completing the family, Baby Woodentop,
still in his mother's arms.
Also seen was Sam, the man who helped Daddy Woodentop in the
garden, as well as Buttercup the cow and a rascally hound,
appropriately named Spotty Dog (in fact "the biggest spotty
dog you ever did see"!).
With action thin on the ground, the best that toddlers could
hope for was Jenny or Willy getting into a scrape and being late
for dinner, or Spotty taking the odd liberty with his caring
owners. All ended well however, and the whole "cast"
waved good-bye over the closing credits. Once again Audrey
Atterbury and Molly Gibson pulled the strings.
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