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Title: Button Moon
Country of Origin: UK
Produced by: Thames Television
Air Date: 1980-88
Number of Episodes: 91
Episode Length: 10 minutes
Shown in: ?

Info: 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 lyrics

Opening theme tune 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!

Button Moon DVDs

Button Moon DVD

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Follow Mr. Spoon and his family on adventures to Button Moon in their washing-up-bottle spaceship. This collection of the charming 1980s children's programme features 10 animated episodes, including "Planet Doughnut," "Mrs. Spoon's Jumble Sale," "Rag Doll Has a Cold," and more.

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