There are quite alot of childrens shows out there that are forgotten about for one reason or another be it because of the fact that the series itself didn't last long or the series itself just wasn't that good in the first place. Well the episode that i'm going to be talking about today is an example of a show being forgotten about because of the fact that those who grew up watching it just don't talk about it or don't let there kids see something from the same franchise and so then join me as I review the episode that introduces us to the world of toyland with the episode in question being called simply just "Noddy Loses Sixpence" enjoy.
The plot of this episode is when he finds out that Mr. Milko the milkman has lost his watch Noddy sets out on a quest to find the watch and several other things that have been lost as well Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty simple at best and in this case that is a very good as that's all the plot to a kids show should be simple and with the plot of this episode being as simple as it is it does allow for a certain charm to shine on through something which wouldn't be possible if the episode had a much more complicated plot to it which would do alot more harm to the episode then it would do good for the episode with the plot of this episode also being really rather entertaining and as well as being really rather engaging as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.
Starring in this episode is Susan Sheridan as Noddy , Dinah Doll , Martha Monkey , Clockwork Mouse and Miss Pink Cat and Jimmy Hibbert as Big Ears , Mr Train Driver and Mr Milko. What makes this show standout is the fact that instead of having one voice actors play every role in the show it instead has two voice actors playing all of the roles in any given episode of the show which does allow for more variety in not only voices being heard at any given time but also in performances as it could be very easy to assume that since the acting is good in one episode that it's going to be good in all of the shows episodes as well and it also really does allow for the both of the actors to really bounce of each others personalities something which does come through in the final cut of the episode and while alot of other shows do now have multiple people voicing multiple roles in any given episode this was one of the shows that did it and did it well and it's something that really does work well enough in this episodes advantage.
Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty really good. With both of this episodes cast members turning in some really good performances so much that at times it was hard to tell who was playing who as the voices that each actors uses for there respective characters really does fit each character perfectly and perfectly captures the whimsical and playful tone of not only the world that this show takes place in but also the world that this show takes place in as well with the acting in this episode really being helped by the fact that the script for this episode is just so good that all this episodes cast have to do is just say the lines as they are written and a good performance will come out of them naturally which is something that really does help to raise the overall quality of the acting that's in this very episode.
Doing the animation for this episode is the legends and the greats that are currently over at Cosgrove Hall Productions. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual animation that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual animation that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty really good and is something that does hold up all of these years later and while yes some of the animation in alot of these shows and this episode can come across as looking rather dated that does add to the charm to them as they then can also look timeless where as alot of CGI animation is going to look dated in a few months time here because there using stop motion animation it adds a slight timeless factor that is present throughout alot of the episode and while yes some of the animation in this episode does come across as looking rather bad and dated the overall quality of the animation that's in this episode was really good.
The best word that I can quite possibly use to describe this show and this episode is simple and that's because everything about this show is just that it's simple. With that being a really good thing as kids don't like having super dark and super complicated plots and characters in there young kids shows and instead having a show where the plots are simple and very easy to follow and the characters that whilst lacking much in the way of a personality are also simple can often make for a really enjoyable episode as is the case with this episode as due to the fact that the plot and the characters are simple heck even the backgrounds are simple looking backgrounds the whole episode has a certain charm to it that can't be beaten by modern day kids TV shows as those shows are trying to please everyone but end up pleasing no one where as a show like this knows that it's a simple show and and it really isn't afraid to be just that a simple and laid back show for little kids to watch , enjoy and hopefully learn a lesson from.
One of the biggest issue that there is to find with this show is that things are wrapped up a little bit two quickly. As it would have made for a rather exciting finish to the story if we saw Noddy returning all of the things that he found that day and collecting the money that was owed to him from everyone instead all of that happens off screen which in away does make sense as the episodes target audience most likely didn't have enough interest in seeing Noddy return everything that he found but at the same time given that returning those objects was a key part pf the episodes plot it would have made alot more sense to see him returning those objects and seeing if not hearing those people apologize to him after they thought that he lost there objects on purpose and yet because of the fact that all of that happens of screen what we end up with a something that not only feels unearned but also feels rushed as all heck as well when it worked out much more better in the episodes favor if we saw all of that stuff instead of having it happen off screen.
In what was a rather shocking move this episode does actually try to make us the audience cry and feel something for Noddy. Which both does and doesn't work it does work in the sense that the episode has made the Noddy character out to be this really sympathetic character who really will do the best that he can do to help out all of his friends but at the same time tho it doesn't work in the episodes favor as it doesn't really feel earned and comes out of nowhere this is due to the fact that this is only the episodes first series and while a moment like this could have worked if it was much more further down in the series order as by that point in time we the audience would have had alot more time to get to know not only Noddy but all of the other characters as well and as a result of that is the fact that the more emotional moment would worked better but having it here just lessens it's impact a little bit as we don't know the Noddy character all that well yet and neither do we know all of the other characters in toyland all that well yet either,
Now then this episode has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly ten minuets and twenty eight seconds. Which is about the bogstandard running time for a show like this one to have and to the episodes credit it does have more then enough there interms of plot to really cover that amount of running time and it does take as full advantage of that running time as it really could have done and while yes the episode would have worked better if it did have a slightly longer running time as that would allow the characters to become alot more fleshed out then what they already but really at the same time tho that would mean that this episode already thin plot as wonderfully written as it is really would be stretched out even thinner then what it already is and that would be a huge issue for the episode as a whole and that would also mean that the episodes target audience might start to loose interest in the show as a whole but I really will admit that this episode really does have some really good pacing to it tho.
So now then as this is a comedy that means that I have to actually talk about the actual comedy that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual comedy that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty not that bad. However that's also the problem as alot of this episodes isn't all that good either apart from Miss Pink Cat being a really over the top drama queen none of the characters in this episode are that funny nor are they given that many funny things to say or do and as a result of that is the fact that we're left watching these characters that we don't really know all that well just go about there day to day lives and while that is fine for a thirty minuet show that's aimed at an older audience for a ten minuet little kids show however the jokes really do need to be at least passable or something that they'd find to be funny in someway shape or form in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.
Overall while this show was a really good show that kids could really enjoy thanks to the animation and the simple character the episode feels like it should have been alot more further down in the series running order instead of being the first episode of the series as whole in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now then i've talked about all of the good ans as well as all of the bad things that are in this very episode in this very review and as such that really does mean that this very episode really does earn itself a grand old score of exactly a 7 out of 10 from me.
Now then s for where I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review well then boys and girls and as well as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review from the official Cosgrove Hall fandom wiki page , the official Noddy fandom wiki page and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to use to get the images from this very episode that I used in this very review being the really great Google Images really simply just due to the fact that really alot of if not really all of the images that are all really from this very episode and are really of course up and really on Google Images are also really all fairly high in quality and as well as them all being really fairly freaking high in definition.
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