Andy Pandy (series)

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Andy Pandy is a children's television series which began with a puppet series from 20 June 195030 March 1970 on the BBC Television Service, and later gained a revival series on CBeebies from 25 March27 September 2002. The series was created by Freda Lingstrom and Maria Bird, and was part of the Watch with Mother series of shows.

The series stars the titular Andy Pandy, as well as Teddy, among various other characters.

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Andy Pandy and Teddy on a tricycle. (TV: Future Generations [+]Loading...["Future Generations (TV story)"])

The series was among the several earlier BBC productions to be represented in the 1998 Children in Need special Future Generations.

The story featured a young boy walking through the settings of various series while stating the story of the BBC. This began in a garden, where Andy Pandy and Teddy can be seen on Andy's tricycle, and later features two Daleks and the TARDIS, representative of the Doctor Who series.

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Sarah Jane Smith in an outfit compared to Andy Pandy. (TV: The Hand of Fear [+]Loading...["The Hand of Fear (TV story)"])

In The Hand of Fear, an ad lib by Glyn Houston has his character of Professor Watson compare Sarah Jane Smith's outfit to Andy Pandy, something which Doctor Carter agrees with. Later, the novel The Drosten's Curse has Bryony Mailer be reminded of Andy Pandy upon seeing the same overalls in the TARDIS.

The comic story An Unearthly Child: The Unscreened Edition features a police officer called "Andy Pandy".

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