The Characters and other Objects
Iggle Piggle
IgglePiggle is a blue doll with a sideways red mohikan. He always carries his red blanket with him and tends to fall flat on his back when surprised. He is the main character of the show. He arrives at the beginning and leaves the Night Garden at the end of each episode in a boat, for which the blanket doubles as a sail. IgglePiggle does not speak, but he has a bell in his left foot, a squeak in his middle, and a rattle in his left hand. His best friends in the garden are Upsy Daisy and Makka Pakka.He is the only character not to sleep in the Night Garden, because he needs to find his boat, and also the only character to walk on the garden path.
Upsy Daisy
Upsy Daisy is similar to a rag doll, with a brown face and brightly coloured clothes. She has her own special bed, and can move around the garden; sometimes Upsy Daisy has to catch her bed when it decides to run away. A true girlie-girl, she likes skipping through the Garden, blowing kisses to the other characters. Often she will hug and kiss other characters directly . She likes to say "Upsy Daisy" and "Daisy Doo!", and she also says "Pip Pip Onk Onk!". Her hair stands on end when excited or
surprised, and her skirt inflates to a tutu when she dances or pulls the ripcord on her waist. Upsy Daisy has an orange megaphone on a stand and enjoys singing through it, much to the annoyance of the other residents.
surprised, and her skirt inflates to a tutu when she dances or pulls the ripcord on her waist. Upsy Daisy has an orange megaphone on a stand and enjoys singing through it, much to the annoyance of the other residents.
Makka Pakka
Makka Pakka is smaller and more round-bodied than any of the other costumed characters, with three rounded protuberances on his head to represent stones that he uses to make into piles, and is a creamy colour. He lives in a little cave and likes cleaning things, such as his collection of stacking stones, and sometimes the other characters themselves. Makka Pakka often stacks freshly cleaned stones intopilesof three or sometimes more, rather resembling the spirals on his head and body. He sleeps on a stone bed, often cuddling a smooth flat stone. He travels around the garden pushing his trolley, the Og-Pog. The Og-Pog carries Makka's sponge and soap, his orange trumpet, and a bellows-like apparatus called Uff-Uff which he uses to dry items after cleaning them. His house is approached by a stone-walled ditch, as his home is set half-buried in the ground. He says his own name and the phrase "Mikka makka moo" when he is happy, and also the names of the Og-Pog and the Uff-Uff, and other phrases from his "song" such as "agga pang" (his soap and sponge), "hum dum" (his trumpet), and "ing ang oo". Like Upsy Daisy and the Tombliboos, he also uses a phrase meaning "goodbye," represented in publications as "pip pip onk onk."
The Tombliboos
The Tombliboos - Unn, Ooo, and Eee are fat plush dolls dressed in costumes with stripes and spots: red and green is Unn), brown and purple (Ooo), and pink and yellow (Eee). The names Unn, Ooo, and Eee reflect how a young child might say the numbers One, Two, Three, and the Tombliboos always appear in this order by saying their names. They live among the branches of a large bush, on a series of platforms connected by stairs and chutes. The Tombliboos enjoy playing the drums and keyboard, which they have in their bush home, although not with any particular musical talent, and they also enjoy playing with their large stacking cubes. Their trousers are often seen hanging on the washing line outside their bush home, and they usually take them down from the line and put them on before going on an adventure. They often brush their teeth before bed. Tombliboos enjoy kissing each other whilst cuddling and reciting their name Tombliboo. They also have a staying together Tombliboo song, which consists of them singing "Tombliboo, Tombliboo, Unn, Ooo,
Eee!" over and over again. Tombliboo Eee is shorter and smaller than Ooo and Unn and she is a female Tombliboo.
Eee!" over and over again. Tombliboo Eee is shorter and smaller than Ooo and Unn and she is a female Tombliboo.
The Pontipines and the Wottingers
The Pontipines (red) and The Wottingers(blue) are two families of ten tiny creatures similar to peg dolls who live in adjacent semi-detached houses at the foot of a tree. The Pontipines appear in most episodes, while appearances by the Wottingers are rare. The Pontipines all dress in a very similar fashion to each other, as do the Wottingers. Each family sleeps in one room, their beds next to each other in two rows of five. The Pontipines are able to enter their home by flying down the chimney, as well as through the front door. They have no feet. The Pontipines enter the Pinky Ponk through a different door from all the other characters, and stay on a separate deck. They constantly chatter, making "mi-mi-mi" sounds in a high pitch.
The HaaHoos
The Haahoos are five very large
inflatable pillow-like creatures of various shapes and colours with eyes and smiling mouths. They move slowly around the garden with deep springy sounds. The Haahoos appear behind the gazebo during a dance sequences, and are also seen going to sleep, closing their eyes and deflating slightly. They come in the shape of a flower, an x, a star, a circle and a figure of 8.
inflatable pillow-like creatures of various shapes and colours with eyes and smiling mouths. They move slowly around the garden with deep springy sounds. The Haahoos appear behind the gazebo during a dance sequences, and are also seen going to sleep, closing their eyes and deflating slightly. They come in the shape of a flower, an x, a star, a circle and a figure of 8.
The Tittifers
The Tittifers are tropical birds with their own unique songs. There are four small blue Tittifers, three larger pink ones, two big green ones and one multicoloured toucan with a huge purple beak. They sing a lot, and when they sing together, near the end, it is time to sleep.
The Ninky Nonk
The Ninky Nonk is a train of five differently sized and shaped carriages. It's size changes a lot: the moving Ninky Nonk is toy-sized train, while interiors and static exterior shots are done on sets or with life-sized models so that the main characters can easily fit inside. When it stops or starts, the passengers get thrown around in their seats. A range of bells and klaxons warn everyone inside. The Ninky Nonk can drive up and down trees and upside-down along branches. It does not go on the rails, but it goes on the land. The Ninky Nonk seems to stop and go on its own and, like the other characters, goes to sleep. The engine is banana-shaped, and is followed by a green circle carriage used by Makka Pakka and the Tombliboos, a tiny house-like carriage used by the Pontipines, a blue rectangular carriage with a flashing light used by Upsy Daisy and Igglepiggle, and a tall rounded single-seater carriage used by Igglepiggle when travelling alone.
The Pinky Ponk
The Pinky Ponk is an airship speckled with many slowly-waving fins and several small propellers that can spin fast, plus a large propeller at the rear that always turns very gently. The characters often use it to travel around the forest, and during their journey are able to drink Pinky Ponk juice which is dispensed in sippi cups. As well as whirrings and clankings, and a honking sound from the Ponk light at the front, the Pinky Ponk makes farting noises. Like the Ninky Nonk, the Pinky Ponk changes size. It has two doors, one for the big characters and the other for the teeny tiny characters. One table has three seats (for the Tombliboos), another table has two seats (for Igglepiggle and Upsy Daisy), and the third has one seat (for Makka Pakka). The Pontipines take a table with 10 seats in the small room, and sometimes the Wottingers will take the table a level lower than the Pontipines
(from Wikipedia.org)
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