Show Info

Status: Ended
First Aired: December 8, 1980
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 87
Networks: ITV1
Genres: Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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Button Moon(1980)

TMDB Rating: 6.9 (10 votes)

Overview

Button Moon is a quirky, popular children's television programme broadcast in the United Kingdom in the 1980s on the ITV Network. Thames Television produced each episode, which lasted ten minutes and featured the adventures of Mr. Spoon who, in each episode, travels to Button Moon in his homemade rocket-ship. All of the characters within the show are based on kitchen utensils, as well as many of the props. Once on Button Moon, which hangs in "blanket sky", they have an adventure, and look through Mr. Spoon's telescope at someone else such as the Hare and the Tortoise, before heading back to their home on 'Junk Planet'. Episodes also include Mr. Spoon's wife, "Mrs. Spoon", their daughter, "Tina Tea-Spoon" and her friend "Eggbert". The series ended in 1988 after 91 episodes.

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Season 1

13 episodes • 1980

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Three Little Pigs	Dec 8, 1980
2	The Witch's Toast	Dec 15, 1980
3	Billy Goat's Gruff	Dec 22, 1980
4	Sid and Baby	Dec 29, 1980
5	The Three Wishes	Jan 5, 1981
6	Storks	Jan 12, 1981
7	The Duck Who Forgot What He Was	Jan 19, 1981
8	Scruffy and the Bone	Jan 26, 1981
9	The Grasshopper and the Ants	Feb 2, 1981
10	The Magic Totem	Feb 9, 1981
11	The Hare and the Tortoise	Feb 16, 1981
12	The Fox and the Hen	Feb 23, 1981
13	House For Sale	Mar 2, 1981

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Season 2

13 episodes • 1981

#	Episode	Air Date
1	A Witch Comes to Stay	Dec 29, 1981
2	The Caterpillar Who Loved His Greens	Jan 5, 1982
3	The New Canoe	Jan 12, 1982
4	The Biggest Tomato in the World	Jan 19, 1982
5	Scruffy and the Sparrow	Jan 26, 1982
6	The Dragon Has a Cold	Feb 2, 1982
7	The Flying Jam Sandwich	Feb 9, 1982
8	The Persian Market	Feb 16, 1982
9	Music in the Air	Feb 23, 1982
10	Scruffy at the Seaside	Mar 2, 1982
11	The Little Red Hen	Mar 9, 1982
12	Getting Away from It All	Mar 16, 1982
13	The Lion and the Mouse	Mar 23, 1982

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Season 3

13 episodes • 1983

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Looking For Button Moon	Oct 5, 1983
2	Tina Teaspoon and the School Mouse	Oct 12, 1983
3	A Day Trip To Button Moon	Oct 19, 1983
4	Shoebox Station	Oct 26, 1983
5	Two Sticky Mugs	Nov 2, 1983
6	Button Hole Pond	Nov 9, 1983
7	The Scouts' Garden Fete	Nov 16, 1983
8	Queenie Jelly	Nov 23, 1983
9	Painting The Pipes	Nov 30, 1983
10	Freddy Teddy	Dec 7, 1983
11	The Clown Who Lost His Smile	Dec 14, 1983
12	Happy Birthday Mrs Spoon	Dec 21, 1983
13	Bundle and Fluff	TBA

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Season 4

13 episodes • 1985

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Egbert Goes to Button Moon	Jan 30, 1985
2	The Spaceship Breaks Down	Feb 6, 1985
3	Playing Games on Button Moon	Feb 13, 1985
4	The Gravy Boat	Feb 20, 1985
5	Sticky Sweets	Feb 27, 1985
6	Picnic on Button Moon	Mar 6, 1985
7	The Cake Fairy Goes Ice Skating	Mar 13, 1985
8	Rag Doll Marries a Dinosaur	Mar 20, 1985
9	Egbert Goes Camping	Mar 27, 1985
10	Banana Birds	Apr 3, 1985
11	Pink and Purple Dinosaur	Apr 10, 1985
12	The Shark in the Bath	Apr 17, 1985
13	The Paper Parade	Apr 24, 1985

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Season 5

12 episodes • 1986

#	Episode	Air Date
1	A Hole in Blanket Sky	Jan 7, 1986
2	Tutti Frutti Ice Cream	TBA
3	Granny Spoon and the Missing Apple Pie	TBA
4	Rain Stopped Play	TBA
5	Bottle Party	TBA
6	Paperchase on Button Moon	TBA
7	Winter Sports for the Frozen Vegetables	TBA
8	Ding a Ling Ice Cream	TBA
9	Blue Button Moon	TBA
10	Crazy Games	TBA
11	The Royal Handkerchief Ballet	TBA
12	The Holiday Weekend	TBA

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Season 6

10 episodes • 1987

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Good Luck Bird	Jan 6, 1987
2	Hose on Charlie's Nose	Jan 13, 1987
3	Planet Doughnut	Jan 20, 1987
4	Rag Doll Has a Cold	Jan 27, 1987
5	Honeymoon	Feb 3, 1987
6	Mrs Spoon's Jumble Sale	Feb 10, 1987
7	Buttonhole Pond	Feb 17, 1987
8	Missing Martha Muggins	Feb 24, 1987
9	Barn Dance	Mar 3, 1987
10	Bobbing Bottle	Mar 10, 1987

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Season 7

13 episodes • 1988

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Button Moon Boat Race	Sep 8, 1988
2	Vacuum Cleaner for Sale	Sep 15, 1988
3	Benny Bin	Sep 22, 1988
4	Little Bottle Floats Away	Sep 29, 1988
5	Button Moon Talent Show	Oct 6, 1988
6	Mr and Mrs Spoon's Anniversary	Oct 13, 1988
7	Mice Play on Button Moon	Oct 20, 1988
8	Dotty Teapot	Oct 27, 1988
9	Rag Doll Moves House	Nov 3, 1988
10	What's the Matter with Marrow	Nov 10, 1988
11	Egbert's Birthday	Nov 17, 1988
12	The Snoring Princess	TBA
13	The Snoring Princess	TBA

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