The Roly Mo Show facts for kids

The Roly Mo Show is a fun British children's television series that features a cast of puppets. It's a spin-off from the popular Fimbles show and was created by a company called Novel Entertainment. The series has 100 episodes, and each one is about 15 minutes long. You could watch it on CBeebies. There were also special "storytime" episodes, including some for Christmas!

The show first aired on June 13, 2004, and the last episode was shown on April 8, 2005. Roly Mo was already a well-known storyteller character in the Fimbles show, and this new series focused on his love for books. People really liked The Roly Mo Show because of its kind and friendly characters and its gentle stories.

A special show called Christmas Storytime was also shown on the CBeebies channel in 2007. In Ireland, The Roly Mo Show was broadcast on Network 2 (which later became RTÉ2) as part of a block of shows for younger kids called The Den.

How the Show Works

Each episode of The Roly Mo Show follows a similar pattern. It's like a routine that helps you know what to expect!

• Every episode begins with Little Bo, who is Roly Mo's niece. She visits Roly Mo after school. She hangs up her backpack and hat, then slides down into the main part of Roly's cozy house.
• One of the characters usually has a problem. This problem is the main part of the story for that episode.
• Someone reads a story from Roly Mo's amazing library. Before the story starts, they sing a special song called "When You Take a Look Inside a Book." Most of the time, Roly Mo reads the story. But sometimes, Little Bo, Rockit, Yugo, Migo, or even a few of them together will read. The story they choose is always connected to the problem in the episode. It often gives them an idea of how to solve it!
• Little Bo then looks in her 'Busy Book'. This starts a short animated part where a Fimble character solves an educational puzzle.
• By the end of the episode, the problem is solved, often with a happy song.
• The show finishes with voices talking during the credits. These voice-overs are often funny or give a little more information about what happened.

Meet the Characters

The show features a group of unique and friendly puppet characters.

• Roly Mo - He is the main character and absolutely loves reading books. Roly Mo is a mole with cool purple and green stripes. His voice is done by Wayne Forester.
• Little Bo - She is a younger mole and Roly's niece. Little Bo is very smart and has pink and purple stripes. Tamsin Heatley provides her voice.
• Yugo and Migo - These two characters are called Snoots. They are orange and yellow animals that look a bit like foxes. Yugo has stripes, and Migo has spots. They can be a bit silly and energetic, which often makes younger viewers laugh! Philip Pope is the voice of Yugo, and Duncan Wisbey voices Migo.
• Rockit the Frog - Rockit is a blue tree frog who is very curious and full of energy. His voice and movements as a puppet are done by Wayne Forester.

Famous Phrases

The characters in The Roly Mo Show have some memorable phrases they often say.

• "I'll be back in a Roly Mo!"
• "It's been a Roly Moly day!"
• "Lets roll like Roly Mo!"
• "Story-time with Roly Mo! Our favourite time of day!"
• "Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin."

Other Appearances

Roly Mo has been mentioned many times in the TV series Horrid Henry. This is because both shows were created by the same company, Novel Entertainment.

On December 28, 2007, Roly Mo even appeared in a special puppet edition of The Weakest Link. This game show was hosted by Anne Robinson and aired on BBC One. Before one of the rounds, Roly Mo led the other puppets in singing his "When You Take a Look Inside a Book" song, which everyone enjoyed!

Around the World

The Roly Mo Show has been shown in many different countries around the world!

• In Australia, the show was broadcast on ABC and its digital channel ABC2 until 2008.
• In China, the show (known as 粉宝乐园) started airing in 2007 on Shanghai Media Group's children's network HAHA TV. All 200 episodes were shown, and they were dubbed into Mandarin Chinese.
• In Vietnam, since 2008, The Roly Mo Show has been part of a show called 5 Minutes to Learn English Everyday. This show helps kids learn English.
• From June 2008, the show was also broadcast in India on the CBeebies channel there.
• In Colombia, it was shown on Señal Colombia between 2004 and 2007.
• In New Zealand, you could watch the show on TV2.
• In South Africa, The Roly Mo Show started airing on SABC 1.
• In Singapore, it was broadcast by Central on their children's block Kids Central from 2003 to 2006, and later on Okto from 2011.
• In Hong Kong, the series was shown on TVB Pearl.
• In Malta, The Roly Mo Show aired on TVM.
• In Thailand, the English version of the series was broadcast on Thai cable television TrueVisions (which was called UBC back then) on their children's network UBC Spark.

Awards and Nominations

The Roly Mo Show was recognized for its quality in children's television.

• It was nominated for an award at the Royal Television Society Educational Television Awards in 2004 for Best Early Years Programme.
• It was also nominated again in 2005 for Best Schools Programme - 0–5 Years for the episode called Imagine.