Button Moon

Title: Button Moon
Country of Origin: UK
Produced by: Thames Television
Air Date: 1980 - 1988
Number of Episodes: 91
Episode Length: 10 mins
UK Channel: ITV

80s Cartoons retro rating: 4/5
Button Moon Retro Rating: 4/5

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Fantastic simple British animated series, featuring Mr and Mrs Spoon and their daughter Tina. Other characters include Rag Doll, Egbert, the Taps, and the Bottles. They would often use their telescope on Button Moon to watch creatures on other planets. Written by Ian Allen. Narrated by Robin Parkinson. Playboard Puppets with John Thirtle, Ian Allen, Alistair Fullerton, Tony Holtham. Theme song sung by Peter Davison and Sandra Dickinson. Directed by John Darnell. Produced by Charles Warren.

Button Moon theme:

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Button Moon lyrics:

We're off to Button Moon!
And we've followed Mr Spoon,
Button Moon! (Button Moon!)
Button Moon! (Button Moon!)
[- repeat to fade]

Closing theme tune lyrics:

We've been to Button Moon!
Button Moon! Button Moon!
Button Moo-ooooo-ooon!
Button Moon (be back soon!)
Button Mooooooon!