The Sooty Show Sweep Hand Puppet

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Now those puppets and sundry other items from the show, including one of Sooty’s notorious water pistols, have been included in the sale at Ewbank’s. Brian Sandford - The Sooty Show, Sooty & Co., Sooty Heights, Sooty, Sooty (1987 - 2001, 2005 - presents) Since his retirement, Matthew has made infrequent appearances on TV including on the Sooty franchise. Mr Jago worked as a musician and actor at theatres, holiday camps, and cruise ships before joining the show with Matthew Corbett, who took over from his father in the 1970s. Unlike mute Sooty, Sweep squeaked, aptly like a dog toy. He too relied on Harry to translate his single-note squeaks to the audience.

Matthew, who was born in Guiseley, continued the show – later Sooty & Co – before his retirement in 1998. The Sooty Show was created by Harry Corbett, a children's entertainer and magician, following the popularity of his puppet character Sooty on children's television and the decision by BBC Television to commission him for several episodes featuring the character. Corbett hosted several episodes for the BBC, originally under the title of Sooty, before later renaming it to the title that would be use throughout its broadcast history, along with creating additional characters that would become key elements to the children's media franchise sharing the character's name. In 1967, Corbett fell into disagreement with BBC producers over the presentation of the programme, and with the decision by Paul Fox, BBC1 controller at that time, to cancel the programme, he signed a deal with ITV to move The Sooty Show to their channel. [3] Production was handled by Thames Television shortly after its return in 1968, with Corbett presenting the programme until he was forced to retire in 1975, with his son Matthew Corbett presenting the programme until its conclusion in 1992, when Thames lost its franchise.Matthew Corbett also operated and voiced him on numerous occasions throughout the Sooty Show, Learn With Sooty and Sooty & Co. Original hand puppets used in The Sooty Show are part of a collection of props from the classic children's TV programme expected to fetch thousands at auction. Super Star (Compilation DVD with ' Danger Mouse', ' Rainbow', ' Button Moon', ' Chorlton and the Wheelies', and ' Jamie and the Magic Torch'.)

Matthew Corbett was already an established TV actor by the 1970s with appearances on Doctor Who and the Children's ITV show Rainbow. In 1955, a magician from Bradford made his TV debut with an amber teddy bear glove puppet called Sooty.His talents extended to making and repairing sets, as well as creating and painting both scenery and props. Sweep – A grey male dog, and Sooty's best friend, who was created in 1957. [4] His trademark voice of bizarre squeaks was achieved by his original puppeteer Leslie Corbett, through a reed from a saxophone in his mouth to create the sounds. Matthew Corbett, already well known for his appearances as a presenter and singer on the children’s TV programme Rainbow, took over the reins in the mid 1970s from his father Harry, who had created Sooty almost thirty years earlier. First aired in 1952, Sooty remains the longest running children’s TV show, according to Guinness World Records.