The
Adventures of Twizzle

UK / Associated Rediffusion / 52x15m-e /1957-58
Creator/ Producer: Roberta Leigh / Director: Gerry Anderson
(episodes 1-26)
Puppet tales of a toy with elastic arms and legs.
Notable for being Gerry Anderson's first contribution (as
director) to British television, The Adventures of Twizzle
concerned a toy with a Wee Willy Winkie hat and
stretchable arms and legs who ran away from a toy shop
and ended up in all sorts of scrapes. At Twizzle's side was
a large cat named Footso (after his enormous paws).
Twizzle and Footso built a haven for stray toys, a sort of
refuge from naughty children. They called it Stray Town,
and that was where most of the adventures took place.
Among the mistreated and neglected toys were Chawky
(a white-faced golliwog), Jiffy the Broomstick Man, Polly
Moppet, Candy Floss (a "Mamma doll' which couldn't
say 'Mamma') and Bouncy (a ball which had lost its
bounce).
The brains behind Twizzle was Roberta Leigh, later
noted for torchy and space patrol. However, it is
largely for Anderson's direction that the series is
remembered today, even though he contributed to only
the first 26 episodes.
With
Denise Bryer as The Voice of
Twizzle
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